Popular Post drbanner Posted February 4, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 4, 2022 Did somebody say DC? OtherEric, JollyComics, JTLarsen and 9 others 11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JollyComics Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 I think you Marvel people discriminate DC Comics collectors. Terry E. Gibbs, drbanner and MusterMark 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adampasz Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 On 2/2/2022 at 3:49 AM, Jaylam said: What's so special about that rag? Looks like something I'd line my cat's litter box with! Is your cat named "Streaky" by any chance? Terry E. Gibbs, OtherEric and Sandflea 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTLarsen Posted February 5, 2022 Author Share Posted February 5, 2022 On 2/1/2022 at 4:37 PM, MAR1979 said: Picked this raw in the early 90's. Back then in my youth had enough for no more than $40-50 in total purchases at show/con then that was it, might as well go home. I decided to go with this over books like ASM50 in similar grade. DC's were much more rare in high grade and Marvel in higher grades seemed to be everywhere. I figured how many more chances would i get at 1968 Batgirl cover in high grade. I was wrong the correct answer was it does not matter how many there are the smart money purchases Marvel. Once again with Supply and Demand takes two to tango. Throughout the 90's I repeated that mistake over and over and over. So yeah perhaps I'm bitter but when I see folks say DC is undervalued I know they are wrong. DC is appropriately valued for the subset of Comics demand it has compared to Marvel Note: much of my Silver Age is un-scanned with nearly all DC still being raw. Raw most of my DC will remain. Other than Keys and Batman at current CGC rates it pays to submit the Silver Age Marvel I do have. You picked a non-key over a classic cover/first appearance of a major Spider-Man/Daredevil villain and you’re blaming the publisher? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaylam Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 On 2/4/2022 at 4:22 PM, adampasz said: Is your cat named "Streaky" by any chance? Yes, funny you should ask! innocuous 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAR1979 Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 (edited) On 2/5/2022 at 7:41 AM, JTLarsen said: You picked a non-key over a classic cover/first appearance of a major Spider-Man/Daredevil villain and you’re blaming the publisher? Huh??! How am I blaming the publisher? Its a comment on the Comic market and that DC is not undervalued. DC and Marvel to best of my knowledge have zero concern with the value of their Silver age back issues. The memories are old and I was very young, it could have been #69 as I recall it was a Kingpin 12 cent cover and obviously no idea if it would graded same as the JLA? Still even a standard run 1967-1972 ASM would have been a wiser choice than a 1968 JLA, even if the ASM was 9.2 or 9.4 vs 9.6. Most major Marvel character tiles non-key issues from 1968-1970 also would have been a better expenditure than the 1968 JLA. Which brings us to: My only point is for folks not to fall into the trap of thinking DC high-grade "scarcity" equates to being undervalued. DC is appropriately valued for its demand, which is significantly lower than Marvel. P.S. At least when I moved to Comic Art most of what I picked up early on from 1999-2002 was 70's Marvel. I figured correctly that the DC stuff would stay lower in price and when the Marvel stuff jumped I did pickup a decent amount of DC. Now all 60', 70's Marvel art is sky-high and still rising and much of the DC is doing the same, at least for "name-brand" characters or artists. 80's stuff is now becoming insane as well. For me luckily the lessons learned stupidly buying DC books in the 1990's allowed for intelligent choices with Comic Art as that decade ended. Edited February 5, 2022 by MAR1979 silverseeker and tth2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jesse-Lee Posted February 8, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 8, 2022 On 2/4/2022 at 3:10 PM, drbanner said: Did somebody say DC? Imagine trying to summon a cool demon to do your bidding, and instead you just get tea-bagged. innocuous, Sandflea, drbanner and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tri-Color Brian Posted February 11, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 11, 2022 (edited) I started with Harvey and Gold Key, then moved up to DC. Didn't read a Marvel until 1968. I got hooked on Spiderman in 1972. And while Marvel is a better investment, I still enjoy picking up cheap DC back issues. However, the main difference i see is that DC has realistic covers and stories. Things that could actually happen, while Marvel covers and stories are just unbelievably ridiculous fantasy...as these DC examples will prove: I rest my case. DCs are much more believable than Marvels... Edited February 11, 2022 by Tri-ColorBrian innocuous, drbanner, silverseeker and 5 others 4 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
innocuous Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 On 2/11/2022 at 3:29 AM, Tri-ColorBrian said: I started with Harvey and Gold Key, then moved up to DC. Didn't read a Marvel until 1968. I got hooked on Spiderman in 1972. And while Marvel is a better investment, I still enjoy picking up cheap DC back issues. However, the main difference i see is that DC has realistic covers and stories. Things that could actually happen, while Marvel covers and stories are just unbelievably ridiculous fantasy...as these DC examples will prove: I rest my case. DCs are much more believable than Marvels... Hey, no teenage angst with DC. Just real stories. Terry E. Gibbs, Tri-Color Brian and Jaylam 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kagemusha7s Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 (edited) New name for people who still collect DC... Big Five Collectors Edited February 14, 2022 by kagemusha7s JTLarsen, MusterMark and Tri-Color Brian 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
innocuous Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 On 2/14/2022 at 12:25 PM, kagemusha7s said: New name for people who still collect DC... Big Five Collectors Not mine, but one of the five is for sale right now in the for sale forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLUECHIPCOLLECTIBLES Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 Ecchs Men Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry E. Gibbs Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 On 2/12/2022 at 1:15 PM, innocuous said: Hey, no teenage angst with DC. Just real stories. Sometimes you didn't know where it was a romance book or a SH comic. Pepper Happy and Tony, Warren Jean and Cyclops, Betty, MJ & Gwen with Peter, Hulk Bruce and Betty. and my favourite was heroines who continually strained because obviously women are weaker and fainted - that one was straight out of 1941 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
