The Nedor Quest posted by telerites

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Out to acquire complete runs of:

 

America's Best Comics

Black Terror

Exciting Comics

Fighting Yank

Startling Comics

Thrilling Comics

Wonder Comics

 

Some years ago when I re-entered the hobby after a nearly twenty year absence, I decided to focus almost entirely on Golden Age books. I had a few but most of my collection (that I had retained and sat dormant) was Silver and Bronze Age. I loved Timelys but they were far outside my budget for the most part.

 

Also, given that I am inclined to be a completest and want to get entire runs, I know Timely was a publisher I could afford. So what to do - the Nedor/Better/Standard line seemed like the place to be. They offered everything I wanted plus at that time they were fairly affordable (can't say the same today) as I really don't consider them a poor person's Timely.

 

My desire was to get nice presentable examples of every issue. Grade wasn't a huge deal although most of my current collection probably falls around 7.0-7.5. So the quest began and still goes on. I picked up many dupes as I have upgraded as I have gone along. Some peds are scattered throughout, some highest graded examples also. To date, I have completed the following:

 

America's Best Comics (the only run that is all slabbed)

Black Terror

Fighting Yank

Wonder Comics

 

I lack around 65 issues to complete my quest. Still at this point, it is not a lack of finding issues - it is a matter of fitting into my budget. And since I stray from this focus often - most recently I purchased a Spider-Man #1 for my Marvel SA collection (now just lack the big boy AF #15), my funds continually get depleted fairly quickly. I have gone through stages of getting out of the hobby again to making purchases like a man with nothing standing in my way.

 

For now the quest goes on, and on, and on.....

 

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