Popular Post n2wdw Posted July 29, 2017 Popular Post Posted July 29, 2017 I've always thought secret hideouts are cool. Like the Fortress of Solitude and the Batcave, but also the junkyard hideout of the Three Investigators that I read as a kid. That's what I've tried to create with my comic room. It holds my collection but it's also my secret hideout. This thread is about my comic room. I'll give you a tour and tell you all its secrets (well, most of them). Even though my collection spans all ages and includes action figures and statues, I've taken the liberty of posting this in the Gold section since I mostly collect gold nowadays. A little information about me. I'm 55, married for 25 years, 4 kids ages 22, 20, 18 and 16 (by the end of the summer). Three of my kids are in college. I've been collecting as long as I can remember. My favorite comic is Spider-Man, followed closely by Cerebus and Strangers in Paradise. I started collecting as a completest, and I've completed most of the Marvel silver age titles and have long runs of many DC silver titles. Now though, I'm no longer a completest. Instead I primarily collect keys and good girl art. One of my main collecting pursuits at the moment is to get a copy of every comic with a cover by Matt Baker. My wife and I plan to retire in about 6-10 years. We have a little beach cottage and we'll spend our golden years there. When we're not there we hope to travel. A couple years ago we did an addition to the house, and that includes my comic room. Something I love are comics that show maps of hideouts. So here's a map of my comic room. I've labeled everything so when I post pictures you'll be able to see where things are in the room. If you're standing in the hallway and looking into the comic room, this is what you see with the door open: On the right is a shelf I've labeled Mylar in the map. That's where I keep collecting supplies. Here's a picture of the side of the Mylar shelf; I use it to display Miss America 2 (the 1st appearance of Patsy Walker) and Tomb Raider action figures, as well as con badges. This is the front of the Mylar shelf. There's a bin for the different sizes of Mylar. Attached to it are some of my comics, including FF #1 signed by Stan. On the back of the door I've mounted Betty's Bath by Dave Stevens (s/n 200 of 395) and Sitting Pretty by Jennifer Janesko (s/n 10 of 250). I've bolted the frames to the door so they don't move when the door is opened and closed. Thanks for reading! Ricksneatstuff, spidey300, Raze and 18 others 21
Robot Man Posted July 29, 2017 Posted July 29, 2017 Awsome post n2wdw! Welcome over to GA. Love the room! Bet your wife doesn't go into it. My wife pretty much stays out of mine too. Keep your journal and posts coming over here. Love em! toto 1
Yellow Kid Posted July 29, 2017 Posted July 29, 2017 It's nice to have another O/C collector join the group. I look forward to your future posts. Also, if you don't already collect Dell Map Backs, they would fit your interest in maps as each paperback has a map on its back relevant to the story and the novels are from some of the most popular authors of the era like Christie, Stout, etc. Welcome! sagii 1
thehumantorch Posted July 29, 2017 Posted July 29, 2017 Great stuff. More pics please, love what I've seen so far. piper and Larryw7 2
bounty_coder Posted July 29, 2017 Posted July 29, 2017 Bravo!!! That is SO NEAT. Thank you for sharing and providing inspiration.
n2wdw Posted July 30, 2017 Author Posted July 30, 2017 7 hours ago, Robot Man said: Awsome post n2wdw! Welcome over to GA. Love the room! Bet your wife doesn't go into it. My wife pretty much stays out of mine too. Keep your journal and posts coming over here. Love em! Thanks R-Man, I'm happy to be here! You're right, my wife doesn't often go into the comic room, but it's not because of all the girly stuff. I don't play golf, gamble, etc., so she's okay with comics being my vice. This is true even with this in the room: This is, of course, Alice by J. Scott Campbell. Referring to the map, it's leaning against CB2 (CB stands for comic long boxes). The poster is actually a blow up on foam backing I got from Shutterfly of this Campbell print: I've always thought that Campbell's work (and other modern GGA artists, like Dave Stevens) resembles LB Cole. Probably my favorite Cole cover is Popular Teenagers 5. Ricksneatstuff 1
n2wdw Posted July 30, 2017 Author Posted July 30, 2017 On 7/29/2017 at 2:44 PM, Pat Calhoun said: Very nice, this is now on my want list!
n2wdw Posted July 30, 2017 Author Posted July 30, 2017 CB2 and Toys Upstairs in the CBR, I've marked "Toys" and "CB2" in the map. CB stands for long comic boxes. To get upstairs, you go up this ladder. When you get upstairs, right in front of you are Toys and the left side of CB2. Toys is what I call a stack of mostly oversized Star Wars action figures and playsets and the DC Direct Super Friends set. The Star Wars toys are from the Power of the Force set, although in this area I also have a Rebel Fleet Transport and AT-AT from the original movies. Here's a better view of Toys with the JSC Alice poster moved aside. To the right of Toys are comic long boxes. One of my collecting goals is to get every pre-Acclaim Valiant comic. I'm almost there (just missing a few gold issues), and I keep them in the Valiant 1, 2 and 3 boxes. Also in this picture, you can see I've hung action figures on the ceiling -- I display my Star Wars and Star Trek action figure collection on the ceiling. On top of these long boxes, I store treasury size comics, graphic novels and my collection of Serpieri books In my old comic room, where I had over twice the space, I just to store treasuries in treasury-size boxes and graphic novels and other books on bookshelves. But in this smaller room I don't have space for those storage options; I can make better use of space by stacking on top of long boxes. In fact, I layout the long boxes so they sort of form shelves. To the right (this is still on top of CB2) I've got my small collection of Lego mini-figs. In this picture you'll also see my record player and a signed photo of Emma Watson. Thanks for reading!
Robot Man Posted July 30, 2017 Posted July 30, 2017 Man, this ain't just a room, it's a geek's paradise apartment! I think we would all have fun in there. toto, n2wdw and sagii 3
n2wdw Posted July 31, 2017 Author Posted July 31, 2017 On 7/29/2017 at 2:44 PM, Pat Calhoun said: I was searching on eBay for this book and found a variant cover. This must be the PG version.
Johnny545 Posted July 31, 2017 Posted July 31, 2017 That's pretty interesting a (painted variant cover), great pics of the room we need MORE!
n2wdw Posted July 31, 2017 Author Posted July 31, 2017 Recent pickups: Also I just go this back from CGC. This is one of my favorite Betty & Veronica covers.
Popular Post n2wdw Posted July 31, 2017 Author Popular Post Posted July 31, 2017 1 minute ago, Johnny545 said: That's pretty interesting a (painted variant cover), great pics of the room we need MORE! Okay! Here's a teaser to the part of the comic room where I keep the really good stuff: Also, something I love (almost) as much as comics is food and drink. So please indulge me as I post food pics sometimes. Here's the jalapeno margarita and enchiladas I got for lunch with the wife this weekend. Norrin's lawyer, batman_fan, Skunkboy and 3 others 6
Sqeggs Posted July 31, 2017 Posted July 31, 2017 On 7/30/2017 at 5:30 PM, Robot Man said: Man, this ain't just a room, it's a geek's paradise apartment! I think we would all have fun in there. Ain't that the truth? Tremendous!!
Sqeggs Posted July 31, 2017 Posted July 31, 2017 25 minutes ago, n2wdw said: I was searching on eBay for this book and found a variant cover. This must be the PG version. A completist needs them both!
Johnny545 Posted August 1, 2017 Posted August 1, 2017 On 7/29/2017 at 6:22 PM, n2wdw said: Probably my favorite Cole cover is Popular Teen-Agers 5 I am sure you are not alone, pretty great book. Congrats on a fantastic copy. n2wdw 1
n2wdw Posted August 1, 2017 Author Posted August 1, 2017 The Nook To give some background, my house is at the beach. Like most beach houses, the 1st floor is off the ground. Our house is about 4 feet off the ground. That floor is what I'm calling "Downstairs" in the map. We have a ground level shed and an outdoor shower. "Upstairs" is built on top of the shed and it's about 4 feet higher than Downstairs -- that's why I need a ladder to get up. The "Nook" is on top of the shower and it's about a half step lower than Upstairs -- that's why I show a dotted line in the map. Here's the Nook looking at it from Upstairs. Next to the opening is a rendition of Mary Marvel by Rudy Nebres. I got it years ago from Rudy himself, at a SDCC I think. Also here's my copy of the first appearance of the original Miss Marvel. I'm at work now so tonight I'll give you a tour of the Nook. Sqeggs and porcupine48 2
