Aman619 Posted December 31, 2005 Share Posted December 31, 2005 (edited) this pic just goes to show that even tough books are pretty easy to come by, if you keep buying them in whatever grade you see... One or two, maybe three are nice...but nothing like Dougs Vault copy! yikes! Edited December 31, 2005 by aman619 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aman619 Posted December 31, 2005 Share Posted December 31, 2005 thanx Adam! yeah, my 4 sure looks nice dont it? from afar! and Im into the rest a lot better than the Showcase 4. That book, as you know, got red hot for a while which shot the Guide up a lot back then, and it hasnt budged much since, or not as much as other keys.... So this was, of course, another "unimprovable, once in a blue moon" killer copy and was over Guide by a bit as I recall. lets put it this way: it wasnt sold or stickered at VF Guide!!! At least noowdays, the only boooks that ARE priced at multiples ARE real 9.4 quality copies! Not the VFs like the "good old days!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FFB Posted December 31, 2005 Share Posted December 31, 2005 heres Showcase 1-15. As before they all 'look' sharp, but arent nearly gonna be highest graded copies... Ive upgraded a few of these since then... Great books, Aman! I'd love to see close-ups of the Showcase 8, 13, and 14 too, since you hardly ever see those books in nice shape. Also, how about some pix of the Brave and the Bold #1-25? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HouseofComics.Com Posted December 31, 2005 Share Posted December 31, 2005 heres Showcase 1-15. As before they all 'look' sharp, but arent nearly gonna be highest graded copies... Great picture. Thanks for sharing. I'm with Scott, Brave and Bold would be great. Marc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aman619 Posted December 31, 2005 Share Posted December 31, 2005 heres Showcase 1-15. As before they all 'look' sharp, but arent nearly gonna be highest graded copies... Ive upgraded a few of these since then... Great books, Aman! I'd love to see close-ups of the Showcase 8, 13, and 14 too, since you hardly ever see those books in nice shape. Also, how about some pix of the Brave and the Bold #1-25? all in good time! maybe just 1 - 24 since youve already seen the 25! : ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FFB Posted December 31, 2005 Share Posted December 31, 2005 heres Showcase 1-15. As before they all 'look' sharp, but arent nearly gonna be highest graded copies... Ive upgraded a few of these since then... Great books, Aman! I'd love to see close-ups of the Showcase 8, 13, and 14 too, since you hardly ever see those books in nice shape. Also, how about some pix of the Brave and the Bold #1-25? all in good time! maybe just 1 - 24 since youve already seen the 25! : ) Yeah, but I'd love to see an even bigger picture of it because it is so friggin sweet! And how about a nice pic of the interior pages too. My "top census" (not "highest known grade," thanks to you ) copy is CR-OW. But leaving the 25 aside, I have been far more interested in the BB 1-24 lately. The first three Showcases you have are sweet too, and I am just not going to say a WORD about that sick Show #4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tth2 Posted December 31, 2005 Author Share Posted December 31, 2005 after much ado and hand wringing (not to mention some subtle neck wringing by certain parties over the past few months.) I took a few snapshots of some comics to show. I hope it was worth the wait..... Well, all I can say is IT`S ABOUT FREAKIN` TIME!!! In all seriousness, I had a feeling you were going to show some mind-boggling stuff when you finally got around to it. I`m highly impressed, for whatever THAT`s worth! I echo the sentiments that you should show the B&B 1-24, and I`d love to see closer up shots of the Showcase 8, 13 and 14. Finally, interesting to see how different collectors` philosophies can be so divergent. The number of multiple copies you have is amazing, particularly of B&B 28. In contrast, I have rarely ever had doubles, let alone triples and quadruples, because I wanted to fill in the runs and would prefer to sell my duplicates to raise the money to buy more books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Hook Posted December 31, 2005 Share Posted December 31, 2005 this pic just goes to show that even tough books are pretty easy to come by, if you keep buying them in whatever grade you see... One or two, maybe three are nice...but nothing like Dougs Vault copy! yikes! I LOVE the cover to that first Strange Tales Annual! Great Pix, Aman! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aman619 Posted December 31, 2005 Share Posted December 31, 2005 after much ado and hand wringing (not to mention some subtle neck wringing by certain parties over the past few months.) I took a few snapshots of some comics to show. I hope it was worth the wait..... Well, all I can say is IT`S ABOUT FREAKIN` TIME!!! In all seriousness, I had a feeling you were going to show some mind-boggling stuff when you finally got around to it. I`m highly impressed, for whatever THAT`s worth! I echo the sentiments that you should show the B&B 1-24, and I`d love to see closer up shots of the Showcase 8, 13 and 14. Finally, interesting to see how different collectors` philosophies can be so divergent. The number of multiple copies you have is amazing, particularly of B&B 28. In contrast, I have rarely ever had doubles, let alone triples and quadruples, because I wanted to fill in the runs and would prefer to sell my duplicates to raise the money to buy more books. I was bummed last night that you werent around as I put them up. As for multiple copies, I just kept buying, figuring if one copy was a good deal, two or more were even better long term. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted December 31, 2005 Share Posted December 31, 2005 after much ado and hand wringing (not to mention some subtle neck wringing by certain parties over the past few months.) I took a few snapshots of some comics to show. I hope it was worth the wait..... Well, all I can say is IT`S ABOUT FREAKIN` TIME!!! In all seriousness, I had a feeling you were going to show some mind-boggling stuff when you finally got around to it. I`m highly impressed, for whatever THAT`s worth! I echo the sentiments that you should show the B&B 1-24, and I`d love to see closer up shots of the Showcase 8, 13 and 14. Finally, interesting to see how different collectors` philosophies can be so divergent. The number of multiple copies you have is amazing, particularly of B&B 28. In contrast, I have rarely ever had doubles, let alone triples and quadruples, because I wanted to fill in the runs and would prefer to sell my duplicates to raise the money to buy more books. I was bummed last night that you werent around as I put them up. As for multiple copies, I just kept buying, figuring if one copy was a good deal, two or more were even better long term. If I'd known you were posting more I would have stayed up longer. I was only up past my bedtime as I'd been responding to some inane General Forum posts. It's definitely cool to see multiple copies of key books as that's something I enjoyed when perusing dealer booths whe I first hit comic book conventions. I will admit that this is the first time I've seen a collection with that many duplicates. I did that with a few books myself, but nothing key like you have (think ASM 28 and 50 as opposed to B&B 28, ST Ann 1 etc.). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
namisgr Posted December 31, 2005 Share Posted December 31, 2005 after much ado and hand wringing (not to mention some subtle neck wringing by certain parties over the past few months.) I took a few snapshots of some comics to show. I hope it was worth the wait..... A group shot first, in no particular order.... still struggling to get the perfect size and res files.. Nice [embarrassing lack of self control] collection! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
namisgr Posted December 31, 2005 Share Posted December 31, 2005 heres Showcase 1-15. I'd say you have a few books with which to enrich this thread. Say, you wouldn't by chance be one of those collectors JC is always yammering about, you know the one who is hoarding in unecapsulated mylars vast reams of high grade Silver Age gems? HERE'S WISHING EVERYONE A JOYOUS AND HEALTHY NEW YEAR! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aman619 Posted December 31, 2005 Share Posted December 31, 2005 well, yes and no. my 'hoard' both proves and disproves JC pet theories about vast hoards of SA books. YES he is correct that plenty of copies are nestled in mylars out there. ...and...NO (as MY collection illustrates) the true NM and NM- books are NOT there in the vast quantities he claims. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aman619 Posted January 1, 2006 Share Posted January 1, 2006 (edited) by "popular" demand.... Brave and Bolds 1-24 (the #1 was elsewhere and could not make it to the photoshoot!) Edited January 1, 2006 by aman619 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aman619 Posted January 1, 2006 Share Posted January 1, 2006 (edited) #2 of three Edited January 1, 2006 by aman619 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aman619 Posted January 1, 2006 Share Posted January 1, 2006 (edited) #3 of three... Edited January 1, 2006 by aman619 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveLRoberts5 Posted January 1, 2006 Share Posted January 1, 2006 I love your copy of Adventure 210. That's in pretty high grade. What grade would you give it? I just bought one last summer though it was only a 3.5 or 4.0. Still I feel I was lucky to have found one. I'm always looking to upgrade so let me know if you ever want to sell yours. Great Book! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FFB Posted January 1, 2006 Share Posted January 1, 2006 Thanks Aman! That is a sweet set of books you've got there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forbush-Man Posted January 1, 2006 Share Posted January 1, 2006 Beautiful books there, Aman! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aman619 Posted January 1, 2006 Share Posted January 1, 2006 (edited) thanks guys.. that wasnt so hard! heres one more cool book I found shooting the B&Bs: Edited January 1, 2006 by aman619 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
