gadzukes Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 5 hours ago, KirbyJack said: I see at least 4 different artists on that cover. I’d love to see the original art. KirbyJack did you guess this or take a peek at the GCD notes? GCD says Marie Severin likely did a cover sketch and handed it off to Jack Kirby. Kirby penciled then handed it off to Bill Everett to ink. Then John Romita altered (redrew?) the Falcon. And finally.... they decided they needed Diamondhead added to the cover so Marie Severin squeezed him in. (The cover looks off balance with Diamond head squeezed in). It really would be an interesting piece of original art to look at. KCOComics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirbyJack Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 I had guessed Gene Colan did the Diamondhead, but no: I didn't cheat! Readcomix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtlevy1 Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 I've seen a picture of the original but not clear enough to be sure of the whiteout situation - there is certainly a Marie Severin rough though Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morganmi Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 On 3/27/2021 at 1:58 PM, the blob said: Two sales at $55 and $59.99.. the higher one is maybe a 6.0-6.5? The other one is also mid grade with a wonky spine. So I think it is triple digits for a really nice looking raw copy if one comes up. Frankly, I don't have a guide in front of me, but isn't that what it is in guide in NM? I picked up a decent copy of this off the boards a few months ago just because it was nice quality and cheap. I Graded it as a 9.0 and Gocollect right now says it's worth 85$ slabbed just for reference. So I guess if those are going for that much raw than I guess it looks like it is trending up. littledoom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsilverjanet Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 (edited) Sold a X-men 129 9.2 for $601 - Buyer has paid Edited March 29, 2021 by jsilverjanet greggy, bluehorseshoe, Chillax23 and 2 others 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluehorseshoe Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 7 hours ago, jsilverjanet said: Sold a X-men 129 9.2 for $601 - Buyer has paid Well done. Out of curiosity, PQ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsilverjanet Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 Just now, bluehorseshoe said: Well done. Out of curiosity, PQ? White pages bluehorseshoe 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsilverjanet Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 Just now, jsilverjanet said: White pages Another copy had sold a few days ago at $465 which was the high at the time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ft88 Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 Sold an Xmen 129 VG/F on the boards for $140. Book is legit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batmiesta Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 That book has gone potty recently . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Less Blob Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 On 3/24/2021 at 8:45 PM, FlyingDonut said: 1994 $12 = 2021 $21.30. My tuition in law school in 1994 was $18K a year. Now tuition there is $64K a year. My first apartment (a small studio) on my own in 1997 was $650 a month. It would be $2000 now. But yeah, my first laptop in 1996 cost $1500, refurbished, it was 1/1000th as good as my $600 laptop now. Gas was $1.11 a gallon. A lot of big ticket things are up a lot more than the "official" inflation rate (a figure that is suppressed for political reasons and to keep COLAs on entitlements lower), some stuff is down. Albert Thurgood and jcjames 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Less Blob Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 4 hours ago, batmiesta said: That book has gone potty recently . Is "potty" a good thing now? Or are you thinking like "explosive" potty? PeterPark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batmiesta Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 (edited) Potty = Mad./Crazy. Edited March 29, 2021 by batmiesta greggy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADAMANTIUM Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 Just now, batmiesta said: Potty = Mad. ooooooh potty mouth....ooooooh I'm tellin! batmiesta 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsilverjanet Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 5 hours ago, ft88 said: Sold an Xmen 129 VG/F on the boards for $140. Book is legit. 4 hours ago, batmiesta said: That book has gone potty recently . I think most keys from the Byrne run to be honest have gone up but 129 seems to be moving faster than the rest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post gadzukes Posted March 29, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 29, 2021 (edited) I don't know when I bought this but it's pretty cool to look into my collection and see it (and not even know I had it). 9.8 no less Edited March 30, 2021 by gadzukes Chaos_in_Canada, jcjames, littledoom and 6 others 7 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littledoom Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 (edited) X-Men 133 on fire also.. long undervalued and under appreciated. Classic Wolverine cover. Gone are the days of getting a 9.8 under a thousand Not long ago it was selling for $700-800 Jan-early March.. now it’s easily above $1k Edited March 29, 2021 by littledoom gadzukes and Chaos_in_Canada 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadzukes Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 OK, I've got a 9.0 of this. Now, Falcon..... for the love of God...... don the costume before the "Falcon & Winter Soldier" series ends. (cgc needs to start putting "1st time Sam Wilson dons Caps costume" on the label too) ThothAmon and littledoom 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littledoom Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 (edited) 8 minutes ago, gadzukes said: OK, I've got a 9.0 of this. Now, Falcon..... for the love of God...... don the costume before the "Falcon & Winter Soldier" series ends. (cgc needs to start putting "1st time Sam Wilson dons Caps costume" on the label too) That’s a good one. I picked up another copy yesterday to sell so I can keep my high grade copy and not feel bad Edited March 29, 2021 by littledoom gadzukes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffro. Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 4 hours ago, the blob said: 8 hours ago, batmiesta said: That book has gone potty recently . Is "potty" a good thing now? Or are you thinking like "explosive" potty? It means toss it in the loo MetalPSI and batmiesta 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...