While thumbing through some 1980s ASM books...

[Aces]

I got of collecting around '85 for about 7 years and here is a ad from 1985.

I wish I bought these then.

 

Sorry for the poor scan, but the inks were fading and the size was the best I could do.

 

The ones that stand out:

Cap 100 $8.00

FF 73 $3.00

112 $4.00

Hulk 102 $9.00

141 $3.00

181 $20.00

 

 

On the second page were the ink is so faded a scan would be worthless...

Spider-man

21-25 $12.00@

39,40 $10.00@

121,122 $15.00@

125-150 $2.00@!!!!!!!!!!!! 129 for $2

Is that a misprint or wasn't it a key in 1985?

 

Grades are:

VG or better for the older ones (?Silver)

VF or better for the newer ones (?Bronze)

[blowout]

i think it is fair to say that most people spent their money on the wrong books in the 80's.

[awe4one]

ASM #129 didn't become a key until the mini-series was released in 1986.

 

Jim

[shadroch]

This was still during the first issue phase.Silver Surfer #1 used to sell at about the same or more than FF48 and JLA #1 used to book above BB #28.

But lets not forget just who was selling these books either. I'm not sure I'd care to have many of Chuckles VGs in my collection after seeing what his VF/NMs look like.

[jduran1]

I remember those prices since I lived here in Denver and used to talk to Chuck alot just to stay abreast of what was happening in the comic world. (The world according to Chuck) They sure brings back memories..

 

I didn't buy the hulk 181s at his Nm prices for 20 bucks because the data I had showed they were only worth 15 dollars and Chuck was charging to much. . No way was going to pay above market value. I did get a killed a few years later when I had to pay 45 dollars to Chuck for NM 181s which were double the 85 prices.

 

Thanks for you cool post.

[Aces]

My memories are worse from the 70s.

I would get my 20cent and 25cent comics at the comic shop and tell my mother/grandfather/(whoever the adult was I was with) to buy me the old ones, like that Amazing Fantasy 15 for $100 (It was a VF/VF+ or so) that was hanging on the wall. "They would be worth big money someday..." I would say.

 

They would say it was foolish to spend $100 on a stupid comic book...