the blob Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 We read the bejeezuz out of these when we were kids. None of them were better than 2.0s by the time we were done with them. WernerVonDoom, OtherEric and HighVoltage 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighVoltage Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 18 minutes ago, the blob said: We read the bejeezuz out of these when we were kids. None of them were better than 2.0s by the time we were done with them. I know, right!? There was nothing like having a comic to read that was like the size of your torso! OtherEric 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HighVoltage Posted December 2, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 2, 2020 A few more copies I picked up from Hauser... This is one of my favorite Neal adams covers. He was fully st the height of his drawing powers here. The crosshatching is insane! This was listed as NM- but it has some light splitting along the spine, breaking the outer cover a bit. Probably more like a VF- I still love this book though. greggy, Randall Ries, OtherEric and 4 others 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HighVoltage Posted December 2, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 2, 2020 Another sweet cover, but this one by Aparo. I've always like the purple on this one. It was listed as a VF/NM. It's probably right about there. Randall Ries, wormboy, WernerVonDoom and 4 others 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HighVoltage Posted December 2, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 2, 2020 Another book I always wanted as a kid but could never find. Sweet Garcia Lopez cover. Cool WW2 concept/meeting. Baron Blitzkrieg, Sumo, Einstein, FDR, and an atomic explosion. Whatta book! Hauser listed it as a VF/NM & it's in the ballpark. batmiesta, wormboy, OtherEric and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HighVoltage Posted December 2, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 2, 2020 Ali vs Supes! Ridiculous amount of pop culture figures on the cover. Love this Adams book. Listed as NM- and it might make that if the spine was pressed. Pretty nice copy otherwise. greggy, OtherEric, wormboy and 4 others 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HighVoltage Posted December 2, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 2, 2020 Kirby through & through. Wow. Kirby in oversized format?! Double wow! This copy has exceptional gloss. Listed as a NM- Maybe with a press, but really nice without any help. Love the colors jumping out on this cover. OtherEric, batmiesta, wormboy and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HighVoltage Posted December 3, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 3, 2020 A few more Hauser copies... This copy has outstanding color and gloss. Pretty sharp overall, but a tiny nick on the bottom edge. It was listed as NM. It's right there. I love looking at Kirby's artwork in the oversized format. batmiesta, namisgr, WernerVonDoom and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HighVoltage Posted December 3, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 3, 2020 I always liked the Sinister Six. Spider-Man Annual #1 is one of my favorite Ditko Spidey stories. Having it reprinted here in the oversized format is crazy cool. The incredible full-page splashes that Ditko drew of Spidey fighting each villain presented in oversized format is mind-blowing. I wonder what those pages would bring if the original art ever showed up?! This copy has nice white pages. It was listed as a NM- and I'd say it's all of that, maybe NM. batmiesta, namisgr, WernerVonDoom and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batmiesta Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 On 12/2/2020 at 3:59 AM, HighVoltage said: A few more copies I picked up from Hauser... This is one of my favorite Neal adams covers. He was fully st the height of his drawing powers here. The crosshatching is insane! This was listed as NM- but it has some light splitting along the spine, breaking the outer cover a bit. Probably more like a VF- I still love this book though. Another tough book to find in true NM. Randall Ries 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HighVoltage Posted December 3, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 3, 2020 Another Treasury that I never saw as a kid. For whatever reason, MOKF and Iron Fist and the Kung Fu magazines were never available in my area. Not even beat-up used copies. So - I got into these characters a little later on as a collector. One of my best friends is a huuuuge martial arts fan, so he has all of this stuff. But I think my Treasury might be better than his. I should offer to trade him... At any rate, this one was listed as NM, but it has a few too many spine bends for that. More like a VF/NM. I love the red on this book. Same with the Spidey Treasury #1. batmiesta, wormboy, greggy and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HighVoltage Posted December 3, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 3, 2020 Holiday Grab-Bag?!? Sign me up! The only holiday related story in here is the reprint of MTU #1. But you've still gotta love seeing the Hulk beat the out of the FF and Avengers Kirby style (FF 25 & 26). In going through these, I didn't realize how many of them have the front / back cover art tied together. Pretty unique to this one Marvel format, I believe. This one was listed as VF/NM, but it's probably closer to a VF. Great color & gloss on this copy. WernerVonDoom, OtherEric, greggy and 4 others 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingDonut Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 I have an absolute ton of treasuries, all in super high grade. I have them all because I have no idea how to ship them - for those of you who collect these things, how are they shipped to you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighVoltage Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 20 minutes ago, FlyingDonut said: I have an absolute ton of treasuries, all in super high grade. I have them all because I have no idea how to ship them - for those of you who collect these things, how are they shipped to you? (Ears perk up) Talk to me, Dan! :-) I need a few! It's been awhile since I've sent or received a Treasury through the mail. Do these fit in the USPS Priority mail boxes? I don't have any boxes handy. I think the last time I sent a small stack of Treasuries via mail, I had a random, oversized cardboard box that I used. I put a Treasury-sized backing board in the back and front of each book, then cut cardboard slightly oversized and sandwiched the cardboard on each side of each book & taped them all in a stack/brick. Newspaper or bubble filler on any edges. These things are so heavy - I'm sure it costs an arm & a leg to ship them now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WernerVonDoom Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 Every treasury I've received was in a home-made box. And surprisingly, none were damaged in the mail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PopKulture Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 1 hour ago, HighVoltage said: Holiday Grab-Bag?!? Sign me up! Stellar books! They bring back memories for sure. I have quite a few of the ones you showed, but in very loved and well-read condition. They certainly present better in your grades though. I regret not picking up more in the 80's or 90's when I'm sure NOS copies were quite cheap. Do you have to pay up for copies like this? I only ask because I was shocked to come to these boards once upon a time and find that collecting high-grade Marvel picture frames was even a thing!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zonker Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 (edited) 7 hours ago, HighVoltage said: (Ears perk up) Talk to me, Dan! :-) I need a few! It's been awhile since I've sent or received a Treasury through the mail. Do these fit in the USPS Priority mail boxes? I don't have any boxes handy. I think the last time I sent a small stack of Treasuries via mail, I had a random, oversized cardboard box that I used. I put a Treasury-sized backing board in the back and front of each book, then cut cardboard slightly oversized and sandwiched the cardboard on each side of each book & taped them all in a stack/brick. Newspaper or bubble filler on any edges. These things are so heavy - I'm sure it costs an arm & a leg to ship them now. Treasury sized bag & backing board if available. Whether a backing board is available or not, then tape the bagged Treasury to a cardboard panel cut to have at least a half-inch buffer between each of the edges of the Treasury and the cardboard. Then bubble wrap or newspaper as packing material so no room to shift inside a 1095 USPS Priority Mail box. One Treasury packed this way will typically weigh 1 lb 4 oz, so yeah, the postage cost is severe. But the next USPS Priority postage price tier is above 2 lbs, so there is some headroom to pack multiple Treasuries in the same box if the opportunity arises. Edited December 3, 2020 by Zonker combined shipping workaround HighVoltage and PopKulture 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingDonut Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 I did just order some Treasury sized bags and boards so I'll see if i can get some things out the door. Dale Roberts, ADAMANTIUM and wormboy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batmiesta Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 2 hours ago, FlyingDonut said: I did just order some Treasury sized bags and boards so I'll see if i can get some things out the door. Will you be selling them on here? And if so, can you give us a heads up when you do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post FlyingDonut Posted December 4, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 4, 2020 42 minutes ago, batmiesta said: Will you be selling them on here? And if so, can you give us a heads up when you do? Yes and yes. HighVoltage, batmiesta, JTLarsen and 2 others 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
