Comic book collecting with a foreign variant focus 19 19

[Gonza_Araña-migration]

show the link please...

[Define999]

Interesting bit about the rarity of UK pence variants which reminds me of my golden years of collecting.

 

I got my Incredible Hulk 1 1962 pence variant from an auction in Trafford Park Manchester UK. There was a national fuel crisis that week (ie the pumps were dry) and very few people came in person to look at the lots advertised. I popped down on foot saw this beauty (about a fine minus) put on an absent bid as I didn't trust myself 'live'. Few people turned up I was later told and most of the comic lots went to someone from Bristol who was rewarded for their long journey and deliberate petrol saving, sensing, I presume, a low turnout....except for this one comic .He bid several times apparently but packed in just £5 short of my bid !

 

Never good to gloat. But as there have been many many more disappointments, I'll allow myself a silver glow this once...

 

Story would much better with a picture....

 

WTTBs!!!

+1 WTTB

 

I'd be interested in seeing some pics too.

 

Welcome! Love to see scans.... The UK pence variants are very interesting indeed..... They are the only foriegn variant I know of that were printed at the same time as the American versions.... (thumbs u

Edited November 4, 2012 by Define999

[Define999]

My latest buys.....

 

Spotlight 5 Italian... High freakin grade!

 

Mexican Star Wars 1 A weird novaro digest size that I had never seen...

 

Greek Mcfarlene Spidey 1

 

Brazilian Spawn 1 with poster intact!

 

The biggy! The ultra rare Greek Iron man 55!

 

1st red Sonja Mexican... nice page quality!

 

Italian Ghost rider #1

 

Dutch Web#1

 

Dutch 1st C&D, I was very happy with this one!

 

Dutch 1st Kingpin

 

This one I was very excited about! Dutch Infinity Gauntlet, come on Thanos!

 

Supes 236... Novaro Mexican

 

One of my favorite things to do is to compare/contrast covers… I scanned my American book for this and I love looking for differences in the covers however subtle…. The devils pitchforks, some different coloring in the flames and what appears to be less blacks in the color separations of the Mexican cover…. All make me very happy! Merry Christmas to me! Thanks again LSCOMICS!!!!!!!

 

 

Thanks for sharing in my foreign maddness!

Edited November 5, 2012 by Define999

[lscomics]

You know I'm always happy to help you spend your money. (thumbs u

[marmat]

Time to bring this thread back to the first page

 

How about this insanely high grade Hulk 181 from Spain?

 

 

GSXM 1

 

 

FF 48

 

 

Spiderman 1

 

Edited November 7, 2012 by marmat

[marmat]

The FF 48 has an awesome cover by Rafael Lopez Espí.

[Chespirito]

 

 

Mexican Star Wars 1 A weird novaro digest size that I had never seen...

 

 

1st red Sonja Mexican... nice page quality!

 

Dutch 1st Kingpin

 

This one I was very excited about! Dutch Infinity Gauntlet, come on Thanos!

 

Supes 236... Novaro Mexican

 

 

I'm loving these books!!! :headbang:

[Chespirito]

Time to bring this thread back to the first page

 

How about this insanely high grade Hulk 181 from Spain?

 

 

FF 48

 

 

 

Hells to the yeah!!!!!!!!!

[gyro-1]

Turkish comics ?

who knew ?

http://calgary.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-sell-books-Spider-Man-Thor-Turkish-comic-book-Marvel-Comics-Turkey-foreign-W0QQAdIdZ248536519

[Chespirito]

I have a Turkish ASM 301

[lscomics]

A few more I acquired recently.

 

[Chespirito]

:applause: :applause:

[Eerie Publication]

My latest buys.....

 

Spotlight 5 Italian... High freakin grade!

 

[Eerie Publication]

Time to bring this thread back to the first page

 

How about this insanely high grade Hulk 181 from Spain?

 

 

[vaillant]

My latest buys.....

 

Spotlight 5 Italian... High freakin grade!

 

 

Soon Define999 will have a spare copy…

[lscomics]

Got a couple books in today.

[Andy J.-migration]

That hulk#181 Spanish edition is fantastic! Love the orange

 

Couldnt be bothered to post, so I'll just throw a link. My slabbed Norwegian edition collection so far:

 

Photobucket

 

More comming when I get around to slabbing another batch. I have a thing for scarse romance books

Edited November 16, 2012 by Andy J.

[lscomics]

That hulk#181 Spanish edition is fantastic! Love the orange

 

Couldnt be bothered to post, so I'll just throw a link. My slabbed Norwegian edition collection so far:

 

Photobucket

 

More comming when I get around to slabbing another batch. I have a thing for scarse romance books

Great stuff Andy.

[Chespirito]

Cool stuff Andy!!!

[vaillant]

I love this:

 

 

Do you think it’s possible to find a copy of some of those early norwegian FFs?

 

and how they used internal artwork for this cover:

 

 

(bought these stories at the newsstand, love the Molecula/Klaw storyline )