Infinite Marvel Picture Frame books 23 23

[LordRahl]

On 2/19/2024 at 3:01 PM, Ghost Town said:

When I was growing up and first saw Ghost Rider in a comic, it didn't strike me as unusual that his head was flaming skull. But fifty years later, I'm thinking, "Wow, his head is a flaming skull!"

Zoiks!!! What a book!

[Pitboss]

On 5/14/2024 at 7:17 PM, d_russ84 said:

My first 25 cent giant!

[batmiesta]

On 5/12/2024 at 6:03 PM, workingdog said:

A new addition

 

One of my favourite PF covers. 

[southern cross]

I do enjoy this cover even though I'm not a big Western fan.

Though I really dislike the Spidey ad on the cover and would have preferred it looked something like this.

[namisgr]

My November, 1971 set of unslabbed picture frames - unabashed plug: it's been listed on the marketplace tonight.

    

  

  

    

    

Edited May 20 by namisgr

[Silver Surfer]

Did anyone score the X-Men #76 on Clink?

[batmiesta]

On 6/1/2024 at 9:44 PM, Silver Surfer said:

Did anyone score the X-Men #76 on Clink?

Considering the cover is supposed to be turd, someone sure liked it.  

[Off Panel]

Just added a new picture frame book, and it's a minor key.

Like a really, really, really minor key.

More minor key than a Gregorian chant. 

West Coast Avengers 45 looks at this book and says, "Dang, that's a deep cut..."

Jerno (who famously maintains every comic ever printed is a key) looked at this one and said, "I dunno, dude..."

 

 

Anyway, here's my Monsters on the Prowl 16 -- first comics appearance of Thulsa Doom. (You know, James Earl Jones from the 1982 Conan movie. If I were classier, I'd say, "You know, from Delcardes' Cat, the Robert E. Howard story.")

I haven't read much King Kull, so tonight I'll crack a beer and see what that's all about. (Reading the digital version of course -- a beer is all I'll be cracking.)

The one other interesting thing about the book (to me, at least) is that it's from the Fantast collection. I've got some pedigrees, but I've never had a "collection" book before. My wife says she'll watch the Selling Superman documentary with me when it comes out, but from the little I know about the story, that seems like maybe a bad idea...

 

 

Edited June 1 by Off Panel
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[Ghost Town]

On 6/1/2024 at 1:56 PM, batmiesta said:

On 6/1/2024 at 1:44 PM, Silver Surfer said:

Did anyone score the X-Men #76 on Clink?

Considering the cover is supposed to be turd, someone sure liked it.  

I'm a big Picture Frame Marvel Fan. I'm a big Gil Kane fan. I'm a big fan of black Picture Frame books. I'm a big fan of 9.8 Picture Frame books. 

I think it's a beautiful book even with the less than stellar Kane cover.  Still, my bid didn't even come close.

[LordRahl]

On 6/1/2024 at 5:55 PM, Ghost Town said:

I'm a big Picture Frame Marvel Fan. I'm a big Gil Kane fan. I'm a big fan of black Picture Frame books. I'm a big fan of 9.8 Picture Frame books. 

I think it's a beautiful book even with the less than stellar Kane cover.  Still, my bid didn't even come close.

Same but then I was pretty sure I wouldn't come close. Was trying to justify it because I can sell my 9.6 but still didn't come close

[LordRahl]

On 6/1/2024 at 1:56 PM, batmiesta said:

Considering the cover is supposed to be turd, someone sure liked it.  

One of my favorite X Men covers so your opinion is def not universal.

[batmiesta]

On 6/4/2024 at 3:09 AM, LordRahl said:

One of my favorite X Men covers so your opinion is def not universal.

It's not my opinion, just going by what others have said about it, it's not his best by any stretch, but I wouldn't call it turd. 

[Ghost Town]

It took me about 20 years to get an X-Men #79 in CGC 9.6. I bought the book below in the prehistoric days before CGC. So the #76 will take even longer.

I think Frank Giacoia or Mike Esposito inked the #76 over Kane's pencils. I wish Tom Palmer or Klaus Janson had done the inking. I think those guys always did a good job of fine-tuning Kane's pencils.

[mr_highgrade]

On 6/1/2024 at 8:55 PM, Ghost Town said:

I'm a big Picture Frame Marvel Fan. I'm a big Gil Kane fan. I'm a big fan of black Picture Frame books. I'm a big fan of 9.8 Picture Frame books. 

I think it's a beautiful book even with the less than stellar Kane cover.  Still, my bid didn't even come close.

What was the final hammer price? 

[mr_highgrade]

On 6/3/2024 at 11:32 PM, Ghost Town said:

It took me about 20 years to get an X-Men #79 in CGC 9.6. I bought the book below in the prehistoric days before CGC. So the #76 will take even longer.

I think Frank Giacoia or Mike Esposito inked the #76 over Kane's pencils. I wish Tom Palmer or Klaus Janson had done the inking. I think those guys always did a good job of fine-tuning Kane's pencils.

It also has the famous Gil Kane nasal shot. 

[LordRahl]

On 6/3/2024 at 8:47 PM, mr_highgrade said:

What was the final hammer price? 

$6300

[LordRahl]

On 6/3/2024 at 8:32 PM, Ghost Town said:

It took me about 20 years to get an X-Men #79 in CGC 9.6. I bought the book below in the prehistoric days before CGC. So the #76 will take even longer.

I think Frank Giacoia or Mike Esposito inked the #76 over Kane's pencils. I wish Tom Palmer or Klaus Janson had done the inking. I think those guys always did a good job of fine-tuning Kane's pencils.

Yeah but that's a smoker of a 9.4. I'd probably take that copy over my slightly miswrapped 9.6.

[mr_highgrade]

On 6/3/2024 at 11:51 PM, LordRahl said:

$6300

What is a 9.2 going for now in days? 

[LordRahl]

On 6/3/2024 at 8:54 PM, mr_highgrade said:

What is a 9.2 going for now in days? 

I don't follow that grade so I don't know how many have sold on CL but GPA has only 1 sale in the last 7 years for $505 in 2021.

[Ghost Town]

On 6/3/2024 at 9:06 PM, LordRahl said:

On 6/3/2024 at 8:54 PM, mr_highgrade said:

What is a 9.2 going for now in days? 

I don't follow that grade so I don't know how many have sold on CL but GPA has only 1 sale in the last 7 years for $505 in 2021.

And 9.4s are all over the map in 9.4. Since 2021: $695, $795, $432, $249, and $1000 (last sale this year).