Grails by age....

[october]

What are your personal grails for each comic age? Yes. I know this topic has been covered before, but I don't care....so please don't just post a snide comment and a link to a thread that ended 6 months ago. Anyways, here are mine (None of which I own). Feel free to share yours...

 

Golden Age : Detective 31, Mask 1 and 2

 

Atomic Age : Weird Science Fantasy 29, Famous Funnies 213

 

Silver Age : X-Men 1

 

Bronze Age : ASM 129

 

Modern Age : Albedo 2

[shrunkenhead]

Golden Age: Great Comics 3 (have), More Fun 52 (don't have) , All-Star 8 (don't have)

 

Atomic Age: Tales from the Crypt 33 (have), Shock Suspenstories 12 (have)

 

 

Silver Age: Spectre 1 in 9.4 or better (don't have)

 

 

Bronze Age: Adventure Comics 431 in 9.4 or better (don't have)

 

 

Modern Age: ??

[october]

Golden Age: Great Comics 3 (have)

 

Weird, I was looking through my photojournal last night and came across this issue. I made note of it and muttered to myself how awesome the cover was.

[goldust40]

All good picks. I'd go for.........

 

Golden Age : Fantastic Comics 3, Detective 31, Captain America Comics 1, Suspense 3.

 

Atomic Age : Weird Mysteries 5 (FN and up), Crypt Of Terror 17, Startling Terror Tales 11, Black Cat Mystery 50 (HG) Captain Aero 26 (FN and up).

 

Silver Age : Amazing Fantasy 15, Fantastic Four 1, ASM 1, JLA 1 (HG)

 

Bronze Age : HOM 174, 175, 179 (NM), Fantastic Four 112 (NM).

 

Modern Age : Cerebus 1 (HG).

[shrunkenhead]

Golden Age: Great Comics 3 (have)

 

Weird, I was looking through my photojournal last night and came across this issue. I made note of it and muttered to myself how awesome the cover was.

 

Yep, it is a keeper. There was a slabbed 5.5 on ebay a few months back, I believe it went for $1200 or so. My copy is a 3.5, but has nice eye appeal.

[shrunkenhead]

BTW, what's Albedo? Please forgive me for being a modern age [#@$%!!!]...

[shrunkenhead]

Er, that's a modern age ...there we go.

[october]

BTW, what's Albedo? Please forgive me for being a modern age [#@$%!!!]...

 

No prob, I am sure there are a lot of people who haven't heard of it. Albedo was a comic published by Thoughts and Images devoted soley to anthropomorphics (fancy word for saying animals that act like humans). Albedo 2 feaured the first appearance of Usagi Yojimbo, as well as a kickass cover. The print run was only 2000 copies and the cover was black, which makes it tough to find at all, let alone in HG. Here is a link to further info if anyone cares....

 

http://www.usagiyojimbo.com/casl/comics/albedo-vol1-nr2/albedo2.html

[october]

Golden Age: Great Comics 3 (have)

 

Weird, I was looking through my photojournal last night and came across this issue. I made note of it and muttered to myself how awesome the cover was.

 

Yep, it is a keeper. There was a slabbed 5.5 on ebay a few months back, I believe it went for $1200 or so. My copy is a 3.5, but has nice eye appeal.

 

I think I remember it, back cover damage, right? I recall thinking 3.5 was harsh....

[rjpb]

I'll limit my list to those books I most want from each era and don't yet have, but have reasonable expectations of aquiring in the next couple of years, although not in the next few weeks.

 

Golden Age: Headline #8 VG or so

 

Atom Age: Blood is the Harvest VG or so

 

Silver Age: Fantastic Four #5 VG- or so (after the movie when the hoopla dies down)

 

Stoned Age: Tales from the Ozone #1 VG/F or better

 

Bronze Age: Some odds and ends, but no real "grail"

 

Copper/Modern: Really only looking for a Next Men #21

[shrunkenhead]

I think I remember it, back cover damage, right? I recall thinking 3.5 was harsh....

 

Yeah, some chipping on the back cover, and the spine's seen better days. But still one of the sharpest 3.5's you're likely to see!

 

[shrunkenhead]

 

Atom Age: Blood is the Harvest VG or so

 

 

Nice pick I'm on the lookout for this one, too.

[Solar]

Cool thread.

 

Gold:

Tec 27, 31

AA 16

 

Atomic:

WSF 29

 

Silver:

AF 15 (acquired)

FF1, 5, random Kirby FF OA page

 

Bronze:

N/A (I have everything that I'd consider a bronze *grail*)

 

Copper:

TMNT 1 1st print 8.5 or better

Cerebus 1

 

Modern:

No books, just a McKean Sandman cover

[FlyingDonut]

What are your personal grails for each comic age? Yes. I know this topic has been covered before, but I don't care....so please don't just post a snide comment and a link to a thread that ended 6 months ago. Anyways, here are mine (None of which I own). Feel free to share yours...

 

Golden Age : Detective 31, Mask 1 and 2

 

Atomic Age : Weird Science Fantasy 29, Famous Funnies 213

 

Silver Age : X-Men 1

 

Bronze Age : ASM 129

 

Modern Age : Albedo 2

 

I'll add Platinum Age: The Yellow Kid in McFadden's Flats nn

Golden Age: Action Comics 1, Captain America 46, Millie the Model 1, Young Romance 1, Phantom Lady 17

Atomic Age: Crime Patrol 15

Silver Age: Any issues of "The Rag", Austin's underground paper, featuring the Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers

Bronze Age: Conan 104 in 9.8 or higher, FOOM 10, Cancelled Comic Cavalcade, original art to the cover of FF 166

Modern Age: I really can't think of anything. TMNT 1, maybe.

 

My collecting grail lately are non-comic items. I'm looking for the self-published Bill James Baseball Abstracts, published from 1977-1981. I have a 1979 original that I found on eBay. The 1977 first issue, the 1977, had 75 copies sold. A reprint just sold for $81. An original? Who knows. I've never ever seen one.

[Jeffreykli]

Interesting thread:

 

Golden Age: Detective 1, 8; Four Color 9; All-Star 3 (have none)

Silver Age: AF15; FF1, 4, 5; Showcase 4 (have none)

Bronze Age: Hulk 181; GL 76; GS X-Men 1 (have all)

Copper Age: Albedo 2; TMNT 1; Cerebus 1 (have Albedo, TMNT)

 

In case you haven't seen one, here's my Albedo 2:

 

[october]

Interesting thread:

 

Golden Age: Detective 1, 8; Four Color 9; All-Star 3 (have none)

Silver Age: AF15; FF1, 4, 5; Showcase 4 (have none)

Bronze Age: Hulk 181; GL 76; GS X-Men 1 (have all)

Copper Age: Albedo 2; TMNT 1; Cerebus 1 (have Albedo, TMNT)

 

In case you haven't seen one, here's my Albedo 2:

 

 

[Jeffreykli]

I have 2 copies, but one has this on the inside page:

 

 

I won't sell either!

[adamstrange]

I have 2 copies, but one has this on the inside page:

 

 

I won't sell either!

 

Those are trully books!

 

I have the whole series in reprint or original comics and love 'em all. I often loan a stack of graphic novels to my dad to read. If there's a Usagi stuck in the middle or bottom of the stack, it will still be the very first one that he reads!

 

OT: The closest thing I've found on video that the has the same feel as Usagi is the Zatoichi series. The Blind Sword Pig is based on Zatoichi the movie character, but this is one case where I love the original more than Stan's take on the character. I can recommend a few titles if anyone is interested.

[october]

The Blind Sword Pig is based on Zatoichi the movie character, but this is one case where I love the original more than Stan's take on the character. I can recommend a few titles if anyone is interested.

 

Recommend away.

[jbud73]

I have 2 copies, but one has this on the inside page:

 

 

I won't sell either!