arexcrooke Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 I wasnt planning on it But it came down to where we needed the money for family related things and they needed to go to help pay for other things. Ill not work on GL again for a while, if ever though. At least not slabbed copies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john72tex Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 Well, hopefully I can take at least 1 or 2 off your hands... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arexcrooke Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john72tex Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 Good luck on your auctions tomorrow!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arexcrooke Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 thanks! im hoping there is still room for some more upward movement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john72tex Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 They'll do better than those SA Actions that didn't do diddlely squat. I could have cleaned up on those if I was collecting Superman books... Your GL 76 looks strong BTW... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arexcrooke Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 They'll do better than those SA Actions that didn't do diddlely squat. I could have cleaned up on those if I was collecting Superman books... Your GL 76 looks strong BTW... The books are looking good right now. Im not complaining either on the 76 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MutantKeys Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 Cool, now dont spend the money since it will be going into my BA when you lose the bet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arexcrooke Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 Im going to buy a nice HG Unexpected or use it for part of a HG Ghosts or Weird War Tales book Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john72tex Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 You sold that 76 for $951!!! Congrats Arex!! I won your 39 BTW along with the #45. I got outbid on the 63. I won the Firestorm 1 for $47 and I won the Hawkman 4. I made out like a bandit this time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arexcrooke Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 Yeah, needless to say im stoked on the 76 price Some of them went for lower than I thought, but i aint complaining :naughty: as there were about 5 books that made up for the difference. Thanks for picking up the ones you did Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john72tex Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 You did well Arex considering some of the prices that other SA DCs were selling at. That 59 did awesome too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john72tex Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 Here are my two GLs I won in the last Comiclink focused auction: This is one of Arex's old books I had a 9.4 that I traded to Harley Yee, so this isn't that bad of a downgrade, plus it was about $400 cheaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bUff_mOnkEy Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 (edited) That Green Lantern #45 is one of the most collected books in the Silver Age Green Lantern series, but interestingly, not a single 9.8 or even 9.6 have been "discovered". I've always been very intrigued by the absence of higher grades, especially since there isn't anything unusual or obvious about the cover that might lend itself to being difficult to find in higher grades. Needless to say, I'm still waiting for a copy that fits into my collection. I love the colors on that Green Lantern #39. They're so conflicted. Just another example of Gil Kane et al's brilliant cover art throughout the Silver Age on both GL and other titles. I'm still looking for a 9.4 or 9.8 to add to my collection (no 9.6s in the Census yet), so if you ever hear of anything... Congrats on the new pickups. Edited March 30, 2008 by spunkydo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bUff_mOnkEy Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 (edited) I figured I would share my Silver Age Green Lantern collection by posting a book every day or so, including descriptions of the story(ies) and significance(s) of each issue, and see how it is received by Green Lantern collectors and others who are interested. I would love to hear what others think about the book, its contents and why, in particular, they might like it. Enjoy... Edited March 30, 2008 by spunkydo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bUff_mOnkEy Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 (edited) Here is the first, Showcase #24 8.5. It was published in January/February 1960 and features the third appearance of the Silver Age incarnation of Green Lantern in the Showcase title. It is a very difficult book to find in high grade, as evidenced as this 8.5 being the second highest grade. It includes two stories, the second of which is illustrated on the cover. In the first story, Green Lantern traces a spy ring to a museum after top secret plans are lifted from Hal Jordan's pocket. The second story is the better story and is also more significant. In it, Green Lantern battles a monster made of cosmic rays and discovers that even his ring seems useless against the yellow beams from the monster's eyes, reinforcing the notion that Green Lantern's ring is not effective against the color yellow. The cover of this book falls into one of my favorite types of early Silver Age covers which had 50's-style, nuclear-era giant monsters, similar to Green Lantern #8 and #34. Showcase #24 8.5 (Third Silver Age appearance of Green Lantern) Edited March 30, 2008 by spunkydo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monstro Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 nice. keep em coming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arexcrooke Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 Very nice John! Please keep em coming amigo! Arex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bUff_mOnkEy Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 (edited) The next book in my collection is Green Lantern #2 9.4 from what is often casually forgotten to be the second Green Lantern series, with the first being the Alan Scott era of the 40s and the Golden Age (For my own purposes, I label this book, Green Lantern v2 #2 9.4 since it is more accurate). Obviously difficult to find in high grade, there is a single other 9.4 that sits alongside this one in the Census, with one of the highest number of submissions for a Silver Age Green Lantern. Every Gil Kane cover is in some ways another Kane masterpiece -- he was easily, IMHO, the greatest cover artist in comics, creating some of the most memorable covers for DC Comics in its Silver Age. His palette is always wonderfully rich with some of the most improbable colors and interesting hues. Besides being the second appearance of Silver Age Green Lantern in his own title, this book is also significant for the start of a three-part story arc that continues over the following two books, GL #3 and #4. In these issues we learn about the parallel anti-matter universe of Qward, which also happens to be yellow in color and the ultimate origin or Sinestro's yellow power ring. We also learn about the evil inhabitants of that universe, the Weaponers of Qward. In the first of two stories, Green Lantern learns about the existence of Qward from an escapee and about its inhabitants' intentions to invade the Earth-One universe. The second story also holds great significance since it includes the first appearance of Thomas "Pieface" Kalmaku. In it, Hal Jordan finds out that his mechanic, Pieface, is returning to his native Alaska, and Green Lantern thwarts the efforts of a gang of crooks in finding a gold mine. Any thoughts from onlookers? Green Lantern #2 9.4 (1st Qward anti-matter universe. 1st Weaponers of Qward. 1st "Pieface".) Edited March 30, 2008 by spunkydo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john72tex Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 That's a gorgeous book!! BTW, do you own any of the Pacific Coast books? I've thought about buying one or two from Comiclink, but can't get myself to shellout that much for a book unless it's a super-key issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
