Brock Posted December 18, 2023 Author Share Posted December 18, 2023 It's a small hobby, and I don't have an axe to grind with anyone. From my perspective, he's an enthusiast whose suppositions sometimes get ahead of his evidence. There are some who feel he can be a little self-aggrandizing, claiming "discoveries" of things that he perhaps could be more properly said to have helped popularize (e.g., Marvel 35 cent variants). He may or may not have helped contribute to some of the hype around certain kinds of variants (Canadian price variants, for example) where information about things like print runs and survival rates is presented as gospel with only hearsay to back it up. Sometimes, all of this just muddies the waters for people interested in comics history. In the Whitman context, he has written (for example) that DC Whitman books are reprints. MAR1979 and OtherEric 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HouseofComics.Com Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 Thanks for posting the Comic Reader stuff. I'm really impressed at how in-depth Mike Gold's response was. On 12/15/2023 at 4:39 AM, MAR1979 said: All-Star Squadman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThothAmon Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 ADAMANTIUM, OtherEric, Morganmi and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post OtherEric Posted December 21, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 21, 2023 This would be more impressive if @bellrules hadn't just gone "look what I found" three days ago. Very happy to have this one, it may not be the rarest Whitman but I'm pretty sure it's in the top 10. Morganmi, ADAMANTIUM, MAR1979 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellrules Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 (edited) On 12/20/2023 at 11:58 PM, OtherEric said: This would be more impressive if @bellrules hadn't just gone "look what I found" three days ago. Very happy to have this one, it may not be the rarest Whitman but I'm pretty sure it's in the top 10. Awesome find. Definitely one of the more desired books out there and one of the rarer ones. And your copy is higher grade than most I’ve seen Edited December 21, 2023 by bellrules OtherEric 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post OtherEric Posted December 29, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 29, 2023 Not nearly as difficult as the #61, but still on the tricky list. onlyweaknesskryptonite, Brock, MAR1979 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThothAmon Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Morganmi, bellrules, ADAMANTIUM and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post comic_memories Posted December 31, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 31, 2023 ADAMANTIUM, Morganmi, picon3 and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellrules Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 On 12/31/2023 at 11:19 AM, comic_memories said: Very nice! comic_memories 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bellrules Posted January 1 Popular Post Share Posted January 1 Snuck in another find, just under the wire to end 2023 with a bang. Happy New Year friends! ADAMANTIUM, Morganmi, picon3 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post CrocHntr Posted January 3 Popular Post Share Posted January 3 I finally found a Battle of the Planets 1 Whitman. Been searching for a while. Had to pay up for it, but happy to find a nice copy. stormflora, comic_memories, Number 6 and 7 others 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellrules Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 On 1/2/2024 at 9:15 PM, CrocHntr said: I finally found a Battle of the Planets 1 Whitman. Been searching for a while. Had to pay up for it, but happy to find a nice copy. Surprisingly tough to find comic_memories and CrocHntr 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoggyNelson Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 On 1/2/2024 at 9:15 PM, CrocHntr said: I finally found a Battle of the Planets 1 Whitman. Been searching for a while. Had to pay up for it, but happy to find a nice copy. Nice cache 👍‼️ CrocHntr 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Brock Posted January 7 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 7 Two tough ones, courtesy of a seller in San Diego, and one step closer to the full set - though it's a loooong journey. This also means I now have a CGC-graded undercopy of Flash 286, if anyone's searching... bellrules, OtherEric, stormflora and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormflora Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 @bellrules Do you just collect a ton of copies of the same rare Whitmans that you already have pristine bagged copies of? On a side note, if you could offer me a good deal for both T&J #331 and #332 together, I am willing to take them. Can be low grade copies, since I need to save some money. Was scolded by my wife a short while ago about burning too much money on collecting T&J... Or, if anyone else has those two particular issues available for sale, let me know! bellrules 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellrules Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 On 1/7/2024 at 10:29 AM, Brock said: Two tough ones, courtesy of a seller in San Diego, and one step closer to the full set - though it's a loooong journey. This also means I now have a CGC-graded undercopy of Flash 286, if anyone's searching... You got a great deal on that Supes! Congrats! Brock 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellrules Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 On 1/7/2024 at 12:54 PM, stormflora said: @bellrules Do you just collect a ton of copies of the same rare Whitmans that you already have pristine bagged copies of? On a side note, if you could offer me a good deal for both T&J #331 and #332 together, I am willing to take them. Can be low grade copies, since I need to save some money. Was scolded by my wife a short while ago about burning too much money on collecting T&J... Or, if anyone else has those two particular issues available for sale, let me know! I have a lower grade 331, but the 332 is fairly high grade. I would do 80.00 for the pair plus shipping. ADAMANTIUM, stormflora and OtherEric 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormflora Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 On 1/7/2024 at 3:43 PM, bellrules said: I have a lower grade 331, but the 332 is fairly high grade. I would do 80.00 for the pair plus shipping. Any possible chance we could maybe do $80 with shipping included ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellrules Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 (edited) On 1/7/2024 at 2:09 PM, stormflora said: Any possible chance we could maybe do $80 with shipping included ? I’m afraid not. We’re already dealing in CAD and I’m priced whatever is available at the moment right now. I don’t skimp out on shipping as I want to make sure the books get to you in the same condition I send them. If you want to wait, it’s ok. I’m in no rush to sell them. Edited January 7 by bellrules Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormflora Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 On 1/7/2024 at 4:50 PM, bellrules said: I’m afraid not. We’re already dealing in CAD and I’m priced whatever is available at the moment right now. I don’t skimp out on shipping as I want to make sure the books get to you in the same condition I send them. If you want to wait, it’s ok. I’m in no rush to sell them. Okay, you got me. I'll bite. Can you find out how much it'll cost to ship? I'll send you the funds tonight. OtherEric 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
