:gossip: divad's selling his HG TOS Tomato Boxers!

[divad]

These are all OO books (unless noted otherwise). They are all in pristine 4mil Mylar Archives with buffered fullbacks. They have not been pressed, dry-cleaned, restored or manipulated in any way, shape or form.

 

Tales of Suspense #97

January 1968 (Iron Man vs. Whiplash Cover App)

NM 9.4 White Pages

OSPG = Irrelevant / Your Price = $125 - SOLD!

 

 

[divad]

These are all OO books (unless noted otherwise). They are all in pristine 4mil Mylar Archives with buffered fullbacks. They have not been pressed, dry-cleaned, restored or manipulated in any way, shape or form.

 

Tales of Suspense #96

December 1967 (Captain America Cover by Jack Kirby)

NM 9.4 White Pages

OSPG = Irrelevant / Your Price = $175 - SOLD! (via PM)

 

 

[blue808]

Sweet books David.

[divad]

Sweet books David.

Thanks Bill.

[divad]

Tales of Suspense #96 SOLD via PM!

 

[divad]

What? No love for Colan's Shellhead? That's the Golden Avenger there, my friends (getting a whipping!)

 

These are all OO books (unless noted otherwise). They are all in pristine 4mil Mylar Archives with buffered fullbacks. They have not been pressed, dry-cleaned, restored or manipulated in any way, shape or form.

 

Tales of Suspense #97

January 1968 (Iron Man vs. Whiplash Cover App)

NM 9.4 White Pages

OSPG = Irrelevant / Your Price = $125 - SOLD!

 

 

[divad]

At home today, may get the next two up before lunch

 

[jools&jim]

 

#94

[Boboset]

Thats a beatuiful #97. Rumor has it that whiplash is gonna be in the next Iron Man movie...

[divad]

This one is not from my OO collection, but is included nonetheless for completeness.

 

Tales of Suspense #95

November 1967 (Iron Man vs. The Grey Gargoyle Cover App)

Another sweet IM cover by Gene Colan

VF- 7.5 Off-White Pages

OSPG (6.0/8.0) = $18/39 / Your Price = $25

 

 

[divad]

#94

 

Yes, and it's a beauty!

[divad]

Thats a beatuiful #97. Rumor has it that whiplash is gonna be in the next Iron Man movie...

Dang, I better double the price then . . .

[divad]

These are all OO books (unless noted otherwise). They are all in pristine 4mil Mylar Archives with buffered fullbacks. They have not been pressed, dry-cleaned, restored or manipulated in any way, shape or form.

 

Tales of Suspense #94

October 1967 (Captain America Cover by Jack Kirby)

1st Appearance of Modok

NM- 9.2 Q (3/8" by 1/4" tape pull at Sharon's head) O/W to White Pages

Your Price = SOLD via PM

 

 

[Boboset]

I'm very interested in some of the books, but could you explain the origin of this collection or at least point me to a specific thread? Thanks

[divad]

I'm very interested in some of the books, but could you explain the origin of this collection or at least point me to a specific thread? Thanks

 

Here you go . . .

 

Hey David...

Don't recall asking this of you before, and I'm sure it's common knowledge to many here, but what's a "Tomato-Boxer"?

 

Inquiring minds gotsta know...

 

And and early HAPPY NEW YEAR!

 

T

 

Hey T,

 

"Tomato Boxer" is my eponymously self-named pedigree and refers to those books which I bought off the rack from approximately 1967+/- through 1978+/- when I was actively collecting as a young'un. I peaked at about the time Hulk 181 hit the shelves, my interest dwindling as the cover price rose to $.35 and they started putting bar codes on the FC. (Still, the dumbest idea ever. )

 

The books were originally stored in poly-bags (post 1970) without backing boards, alternating L to R every 10 issues in stacks in California Tomato Boxes (the most durable box available at the time). Each box held about 75 - 80 books, and I believe I had about 11 or 12 boxes, in addition to one of those old steamer trunks packed the same way. In 1974-5, I was buying about 3-5 copies of each Marvel issue off the stands, virtually all of them from the drug store that I worked at. I had about 2,800+/- books by my count, although I never inventoried what I had, only what I needed.

 

The TB's stand out primarily as to PQ . . . "ultra-white" due to the fact that I didn't use any backing boards (which we all know now, was the worst thing you could do.) That, and being stored in a closet at my parent's split level in the Connecticut River Valley untouched for some 25 years (1977 - 2002) made for some ideal storage conditions. I decided to re-enter the hobby about that time after having them shipped to me in California. The first book I sold was one of my Hulk 181's which paid for furnishing my then two-year old daughter's new bedroom. My first mistake was not having that copy slabbed as it turned out to be a CGC graded 9.6 White copy (when they're weren't many of them around).

 

-d

[divad]

I'll get to a couple of more later this afternoon - thanks to everyone watching!

 

[Green]

I'll get to a couple of more later this afternoon - thanks to everyone watching!

[Monkeyman]

These are all OO books (unless noted otherwise). They are all in pristine 4mil Mylar Archives with buffered fullbacks. They have not been pressed, dry-cleaned, restored or manipulated in any way, shape or form.

 

Tales of Suspense #97

January 1968 (Iron Man vs. Whiplash Cover App)

NM 9.4 White Pages

OSPG = Irrelevant / Your Price = $125

 

[divad]

These are all OO books (unless noted otherwise). They are all in pristine 4mil Mylar Archives with buffered fullbacks. They have not been pressed, dry-cleaned, restored or manipulated in any way, shape or form.

 

Tales of Suspense #97

January 1968 (Iron Man vs. Whiplash Cover App)

NM 9.4 White Pages

OSPG = Irrelevant / Your Price = $125

 

 

Merci beaucoup, my friend. (thumbs u

[divad]

Must first read my daughter a story . . . then I'll be posting the next two in line.