bc Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 Sadly, the last time we see our hero for over a decade (and a name change) is Amazing Adventures #6. Dr. Droom is called into settle some perplexing real estate issues in the episode entitled "The Nightmare on Elm Street"... -bc KirbyJack, Frisco Larson and 1950's war comics 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bc Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 After a couple of reprints with the new name in Weird Wonder Tales, he next re-emerged in the Hulk #210 with fashionable new attire. -bc Jasonmorris1000000, 1950's war comics and Frisco Larson 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frisco Larson Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 7 minutes ago, bc said: After a couple of reprints with the new name in Weird Wonder Tales, he next re-emerged in the Hulk #210 with fashionable new attire. -bc Wow, this is surreal, but this issue is one of only a few dozen comics that I had as a kid, 2 to 3 dozen at most, and this issue was among them! I'll never forget this cover as long as I live! Wow, crazy! 1950's war comics and bc 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frisco Larson Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 38 minutes ago, bc said: Because no one demanded it! Here's a salute to the first Marvel SA superhero (kidding aside) - Doctor Anthony Droom ! His origin appears in Amazing Adventures #1 (June 1961, 5 months before the Fantastic Four), the fifth SF anthology of the PHM era. Dr. Droom appears in Amazing Adventures 1,2,3,4 & 6. Later on he had to change his name to Dr. Druid because Dr. Doom kept getting his mail. Without further ado, sit back, relax and enjoy our feature presentation "The Lama's Tests".... -bc Thank you so much for posting these bc!!!! I haven't owned any of these issues since the mid 90s when I sold off a ton of Silver Age to get into Golden Age and I don't even remember these stories. These are a treat to see!!! bc and 1950's war comics 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1950's war comics Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 fabulous Kirby artwork in that Dr Druid story bc, FoggyNelson and Frisco Larson 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frisco Larson Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 10 minutes ago, 1950's war comics said: fabulous Kirby artwork in that Dr Druid story I know I have a copy of it somewhere (not my original though) and it's been SO long since I've had it out, it might be time to find it!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KCOComics Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 1 hour ago, bc said: Because no one demanded it! Here's a salute to the first Marvel SA superhero (kidding aside) - Doctor Anthony Droom ! His origin appears in Amazing Adventures #1 (June 1961, 5 months before the Fantastic Four), the fifth SF anthology of the PHM era. Dr. Droom appears in Amazing Adventures 1,2,3,4 & 6. Later on he had to change his name to Dr. Druid because Dr. Doom kept getting his mail. Without further ado, sit back, relax and enjoy our feature presentation "The Lama's Tests".... -bc Thank you for posting that was a great read. bc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirbyJack Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 1 hour ago, bc said: Later on he had to change his name to Dr. Druid because Dr. Doom kept getting his mail. ... and Anthony kept getting mail intended for a Living Lizard! bc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mysterio Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 On 8/22/2020 at 7:25 AM, Sweet Lou 14 said: One piece of good news for you is that I'm sticking to my guns and buying only 7.0. So there's one less shark in this tank for you to worry about. FWIW just last month I tried to get a 7.0 of this book on Heritage and lost out. Including BP, the book sold for $660. Hope that helps you figure out what this one might go for. Looks like that 7.0 was a smokin deal at that price, the 8.0 went for double that. And not to me. Sweet Lou 14 and Frisco Larson 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frisco Larson Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 9 hours ago, mysterio said: Looks like that 7.0 was a smokin deal at that price, the 8.0 went for double that. And not to me. I didn't win it either . I'm also not responsible for pushing it up to the point it ended at. My high bid was about a grand and when I placed it, it came back with that spider error thingy, so mine never technically registered. It's a beautiful copy, congratulations to the winner! mysterio 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mysterio Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 33 minutes ago, Frisco Larson said: I didn't win it either . I'm also not responsible for pushing it up to the point it ended at. My high bid was about a grand and when I placed it, it came back with that spider error thingy, so mine never technically registered. It's a beautiful copy, congratulations to the winner! I was the underbidder, but the winner got it for a full hundred above me. No telling what their max was, but it was stout. My bid was above my comfort zone and still didn’t get the job done. While surfing last night I found a 5.5 copy on Comic Connect that I ended up getting to salve the wound. Considerably less expensive than the 8.0! Frisco Larson and bc 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bc Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 1 hour ago, mysterio said: I was the underbidder, but the winner got it for a full hundred above me. No telling what their max was, but it was stout. My bid was above my comfort zone and still didn’t get the job done. While surfing last night I found a 5.5 copy on Comic Connect that I ended up getting to salve the wound. Considerably less expensive than the 8.0! Glad you picked up a copy! Man, that 8.0 went for more than I expected - figured it would end about $1,200. My $11 tracking bid never had a chance Again, it still shows our little genre has some demand out there. -bc mysterio 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bc Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 Anyone have any guesses where this beauty will land in tonights CLink offerings? Tied for current highest graded (1 of 3): Currently a deal at $805 ...with about 10 hours to go My bet is it hammers for $1750 (No I'm not bidding on this one either). Couple of other nice PHM books start the night as well..something to watch after golf....(sitting at $1500 right now) as well as this one (sitting at $733)... And yes, I realize that these are not inclusive books. Good luck to all the bidders! -bc KirbyJack, mysterio and Jasonmorris1000000 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frisco Larson Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 4 hours ago, mysterio said: I was the underbidder, but the winner got it for a full hundred above me. No telling what their max was, but it was stout. My bid was above my comfort zone and still didn’t get the job done. While surfing last night I found a 5.5 copy on Comic Connect that I ended up getting to salve the wound. Considerably less expensive than the 8.0! Well I'm glad that you found a copy! I've been buying like CRAZY lately (still more to come tonight) so I didn't want to spend more than a G on it. I'll get one, might take a while, but it'll happen. mysterio and bc 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mysterio Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 1 hour ago, Frisco Larson said: Well I'm glad that you found a copy! I've been buying like CRAZY lately (still more to come tonight) so I didn't want to spend more than a G on it. I'll get one, might take a while, but it'll happen. I’d prefer a 6.0-7.0, but this copy will make me very happy for the time being. I’ve been spending a lot lately as well, and may have a few more bids come in by the end of the week. It’s been a great, but expensive, month for auctions! Frisco Larson, Jasonmorris1000000 and bc 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasonmorris1000000 Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 On 8/23/2020 at 4:44 PM, KirbyJack said: ... and Anthony kept getting mail intended for a Living Lizard! I think this guy dropped out graduate school before getting his PhD. KirbyJack and bc 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasonmorris1000000 Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 Another blast from the past. Mongu hadn’t been seen since Hulk #4 and hasn’t been since. bc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frisco Larson Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 9 hours ago, mysterio said: I’d prefer a 6.0-7.0, but this copy will make me very happy for the time being. I’ve been spending a lot lately as well, and may have a few more bids come in by the end of the week. It’s been a great, but expensive, month for auctions! That copy suited me just fine, a beauty, but no "9" in front so I thought I might have a shot. I'm patient, so a copy of whatever I'm looking for usually comes along and right now, these books are going strong. Maybe bc posting them here gave them a little extra heat, hard to say. I just watched the TOS & TTA books go CRAZY tonight, put my wallet back in my pocket and said nope. There'll be another time. KirbyJack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bc Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 9 hours ago, Frisco Larson said: That copy suited me just fine, a beauty, but no "9" in front so I thought I might have a shot. I'm patient, so a copy of whatever I'm looking for usually comes along and right now, these books are going strong. Maybe bc posting them here gave them a little extra heat, hard to say. I just watched the TOS & TTA books go CRAZY tonight, put my wallet back in my pocket and said nope. There'll be another time. Hard to say these books needed any more heat than they already had going for them. And yes, the hammer prices demonstrate a healthy PHM market (and proves that I'd be a loser on "The Price is Right"). Some of the closings from last nights Clink auction: TOS #8, CGC 9.0 $2,731 TTA #17, CGC 9.2 $2,661 (so much for my $1,750 guess ) TTA #20, CGC 9.0 $2,200 TTA #31, CGC 9.0 $1,355 TTA #32, CGC 9.0 $1,875 -bc Sweet Lou 14, DR.X, Jasonmorris1000000 and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frisco Larson Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 1 hour ago, bc said: Hard to say these books needed any more heat than they already had going for them. And yes, the hammer prices demonstrate a healthy PHM market (and proves that I'd be a loser on "The Price is Right"). Some of the closings from last nights Clink auction: TOS #8, CGC 9.0 $2,731 TTA #17, CGC 9.2 $2,661 (so much for my $1,750 guess ) TTA #20, CGC 9.0 $2,200 TTA #31, CGC 9.0 $1,355 TTA #32, CGC 9.0 $1,875 -bc Well to be fair, I said Maybe bc posting them here gave them a little extra heat, hard to say. not that it surely DID. I also think it's fair to say that it didn't HURT the end result. Regardless of HOW the buyers found the books, I think we can all agree that they found the hell out of them!!! Congratulations to all who managed to grab anything from that buying frenzy!!! The only one happy at my house is my wallet, as I got nothin' outta that bunch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...