Bronze-Age Spideys 15 15

[Spider-Variant]

On 8/24/2024 at 3:41 PM, jjonahjameson11 said:

I can never remember whether this is Bronze or Copper so I’ll just post it here.

 

First, beautiful books, great signatures. 

I like to use ASM 252 as the start of the Copper Age for Spidey myself, it's just a good starting point.  The JR Jr run being at the very tail end of the Bronze Age.  Hell, if I am completely honest, Ross Andru's last ASM issue (185) is my real end of the Bronze Age, but I am man enough to admit that just because my favorite Spidey artist left, didn't mean the era ended for everyone, lol.

[ThothAmon]

Was gonna show a little love to the Copper age until I checked. 1984 is still Bronze. I’ve got a bunch of these salted away as I remember buying 10 copies when it came out. Shout out to the old Empire Comics in Rochester. 
 

[Webhead2018]

I used to shop there so sad what happened to owners.

[sledgehammer]

In my wildest dreams as a youth, I never would have believed that in 2024, a virtually flawless, perfect copy of ASM annual #9, in 9.8, a reprint, would auction for $5,000.

I'm ok with my copy. 

 

[MattTheDuck]

Good news, perhaps, for this book

 

[sledgehammer]

I was very happy to find the old label book, because it always killed me that I had sold this one years ago.

 

[Spider-Variant]

On 9/2/2024 at 11:08 AM, sledgehammer said:

I was very happy to find the old label book, because it always killed me that I had sold this one years ago.

 

I like this cover better than the painted one.  I feel the details are just sharper.  

[Lee Enterprises]

On 9/2/2024 at 9:02 AM, sledgehammer said:

In my wildest dreams as a youth, I never would have believed that in 2024, a virtually flawless, perfect copy of ASM annual #9, in 9.8, a reprint, would auction for $5,000.

I'm ok with my copy. 

 

I agree. Some of these recent Bronze Age 9.8 prices have been jaw dropping. 

[sledgehammer]

On 9/2/2024 at 11:40 AM, Spider-Variant said:

I like this cover better than the painted one.  I feel the details are just sharper.  

Me too. This cover made such an impression on me, that I remember the drugstore where my dad bought it for me in 1973.

The continuity confused the hell out of me when I first saw it, because I'm almost positive the Goblin was dead when this came out.

[Spider-Variant]

On 9/2/2024 at 12:58 PM, sledgehammer said:

Me too. This cover made such an impression on me, that I remember the drugstore where my dad bought it for me in 1973.

The continuity confused the hell out of me when I first saw it, because I'm almost positive the Goblin was dead when this came out.

Yes, Marvel even told you that on the cover, lol. 

Edited September 2 by Spider-Variant

[Jordysnordy]

On 9/2/2024 at 1:40 PM, Spider-Variant said:

I like this cover better than the painted one.  I feel the details are just sharper.  

[pmpknface]

Just got a box back from CGC.  Only a few ASM's, but this was one of them!  Picked up like 25 or more years ago, super nice copy and thought it had an outside chance at an 8, but I'll take it!

[Webhead2018]

That a very clean 7

[sledgehammer]

I remember somebody in this thread years ago saying nice mid grades are out of reach on this book.

Times have certainly changed.

[MattTheDuck]

A couple of nice upgrades in today's mail from @drbanner.  I'm doing a great job of "replacing" my original books at 170 times my original cost!

 

 

[pmpknface]

It's time to kick off a trend that we're carrying over from the Silver Age Spidey thread to this one!  A book a day until we are through the entire Bronze Age!  When this will end, I'm not sure but we have a few months to figure that out at least.  

We decided to end the SA with #100, so we're starting today with ASM #101 and the first Morbius the Living Vampire!!!

[grendelbo]

2 days until the 1st Gwen bikini cover!

[Webhead2018]

So then if we say unofficially that 100 was end of silver. What is the consensus of when bronze go to?

[sledgehammer]

[ThothAmon]