mica Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
selegue Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 .... Today I got this bad boy in, so to you mrs. comicshop owner: up yours you porky mouth-breathin dumplin. Congrats! Great copy -- is it hard to find in high grade? #1 and the Showcase MM issues are some of the few books I'd consider dropping some real money to upgrade. My #1 is about good minus -- I think little Billy read it while he was eating lunch one day -- but I only paid $18 for it. The Showcases range from #37 with no back cover to about vg+ with a variety of defects. Someone can translate my old-timey grades into decimals. Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttock Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 don't tell anyone but I still speak old-timey grades too. I'm waiting for nice VGs of the Showcase run. The MM1 is somewhat notorious for being hard to find in grade, but I don't know how valid that is. It is a 1963 book though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frederic9494 Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 Got this in the mail : Mass. Copy of Strange Tales #103 ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timulty Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 Whoa!!! That is nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mica Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 Whoa!!! That is nice. Careful. You're not old enough for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tilleycs Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 Nice ST book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidcolt Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 I am in the process of collecting the complete Marvel GI Joe run. My new addition is an upgrade of the last issue #155 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crows Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 Nice one frederic9494 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickHigh Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 Got this in the mail : Mass. Copy of Strange Tales #103 ! Beautiful book! Congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
innocuous Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 Hi. My first cover post. I just got this one in yesterday. btw - what is the optimal size to scan and/or post cover scans at? My first attempt and the board told me the file was too big. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
innocuous Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 Hi. My first cover post. I just got this one in yesterday. btw - what is the optimal size to scan and/or post cover scans at? My first attempt and the board told me the file was too big. Sorry, getting the hang of things here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocketeer Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 Hi. My first cover post. I just got this one in yesterday. btw - what is the optimal size to scan and/or post cover scans at? My first attempt and the board told me the file was too big. Sorry, getting the hang of things here. ...Very frickin nice book bud,... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wally's Comics Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 Hi. My first cover post. I just got this one in yesterday. btw - what is the optimal size to scan and/or post cover scans at? My first attempt and the board told me the file was too big. Sorry, getting the hang of things here. It is kind of weird, but the villian on this cover reminds me alot of "Mel Blank" the secret identity of the Gibbon in ASM 110-111. I wonder if this guy was an inspiration for that character? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrightson fan Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 Hi. My first cover post. I just got this one in yesterday. btw - what is the optimal size to scan and/or post cover scans at? My first attempt and the board told me the file was too big. Sorry, getting the hang of things here. It is kind of weird, but the villian on this cover reminds me alot of "Mel Blank" the secret identity of the Gibbon in ASM 110-111. I wonder if this guy was an inspiration for that character? That is a gorgeous Metamorpho book. He has always been one of my favorite "B Tier" heroes. Congrats on that pretty book. Very nice colors. Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnenock Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 Great B&B. Don't make a habbit of making all your books this nice...I'll get jealous. And the size of the scan is perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE_BEYONDER Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 Grabbed this off Ebay last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnenock Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 Toot! Toot! Nice sketch. Did Austin draw Popeye regularly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE_BEYONDER Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 Toot! Toot! Nice sketch. Did Austin draw Popeye regularly? Not that I'm aware of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burntboy Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 here are a few books that only a mother (or Mica) could love............ they were in a package of 35 classics illustrated and all but one was the old "line drawn" covers. they are far from 1st editions but are still all pre 1950!!! pages are off-white and the colors just drip off the covers............. these are 4 of the nicest. and the average price was only $3ea on e-bay............... the seller did a fine job of grading, IMHO - these are considered VF 8.0 (look more like e-bay NM)!! #23 - Oliver twist.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
