lou_fine Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 On 10/22/2017 at 6:33 PM, mr_highgrade said: Reminds me of a comic con I was at back in the day when a dealer had something similar on his wall, except it was Batman 428 when the Death In The Family story was just wrapping up and the 4-issue series was still red hot. The dealer actually had the nerve to post a huge sign in front of his table declaring how "rare" the book was. Lucky Baru 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Aldred Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 1 hour ago, lou_fine said: Reminds me of a comic con I was at back in the day when a dealer had something similar on his wall, except it was Batman 428 when the Death In The Family story was just wrapping up and the 4-issue series was still red hot. The dealer actually had the nerve to post a huge sign in front of his table declaring how "rare" the book was. I had a similar experience the day 428 was released in the UK as distributed copies. A guy in London's big Forbidden Planet store claimed, with the weepiest-sounding voice, that so few had got into the country that they had to charge £8-50 each. Despite the tragic sob story, I knew that stacks of them were available around the corner at another comic shop, at cover price, 50p. The last time I bought from FP, unsurprisingly. lou_fine 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Baru Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 On 10/23/2017 at 6:54 AM, Marwood & I said: Tis a cool distinction for sure @masterlogan2000 - and more pronounced between the newsstand and directs as I recall... That's a great idea. Must be why Marvel didn't keep doing it. 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelangelo Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 I used to think my last submission was awesome until I saw this thread. ADAMANTIUM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Marwood & I Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 4 hours ago, Lucky Baru said: That's a great idea. Must be why Marvel didn't keep doing it. I miss the newsstand years, the once upon a time, the lovely long ago.... Ken Aldred 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Aldred Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 (edited) 32 minutes ago, Marwood & I said: I miss the newsstand years, the once upon a time, the lovely long ago.... Yup. Fond memories of going several times each month to the local bus station newsstand to look at the often rainsoaked, well, okay, slightly-dampened T&P stamped, Marvel All-Colour Comics or pence-stickered DCs, back in the 70s. The frequently-miserable weather in the Manchester area couldn't kill my enthusiasm for these fascinating, imported treasures from the States. Edited October 24, 2017 by Ken Aldred Get Marwood & I 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Marwood & I Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 1 minute ago, Ken Aldred said: Yup. Fond memories of going several times each month to the local bus station newsstand to look at the often rainsoaked, well, okay, slightly dampened T&P stamped, Marvel All-Colour Comics or pence-stickered DCs, back in the 70s. The frequently-miserable weather in the Manchester area couldn't kill my enthusiasm for these fascinating, imported treasures from the States. ....those daaaays of me and you! We lost, along the waaaaay..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
