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Post Your Top 3 Personal Comic Book/Original Art Acquisitions of 2021!
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On 12/3/2021 at 5:08 PM, Galen130 said:

Okay, as promised...my three best acquisitions this year, out of half a dozen.  But first....:bigsmile:

I'm just as interested in all the old, valuable classics as any avid comic collector would be.  My only 'problem' is that I read all the books in my PC, which I've been selling off a bit at a time.  I didn't invest in comics as much as I do now, but it also means I can't afford the grails like AF 15, TEC 27, etc.  I usually find myself gravitating to books I remember owning/reading as a kid in the 70's, which started with Ghost Rider #1 (I don't have it anymore).  I read my comics, I didn't think about future value.

As I alluded to in another post, I like Sig Series stuff too...it's a fairly recent thing.  I'm always on the lookout for unique and/or hard to find signed comics...even obscure.  I'm all about comics that most people wouldn't think twice about, especially if it catches my eye. (thumbsu

This year, however, I came across some CGC SS slabs that were graded a while ago...meaning the older slabs.  I kinda like those, even though they aren't as beefy.  I won't pay to have a comic signed by someone, I'd rather buy them already slabbed.  I did that 'signature' thing for awhile, but I stopped doing it about three years ago.

So I buy stuff like this: Uncanny X-Men #177 and #301, both signed by John Romita, Jr.  Then there's my gem of the year...Twisted Tales #1, signed by Richard Corben.  All three of these slabs were purchased from these boards, TT #1 being the most recent and the last for the year (I think).

Twisted Tales #1 and #2 were comics that I had as a kid, but I stopped sending comics in to be slabbed so I sold them off.  Then I found this one...I couldn't pass it up. lol  My apologies, but I tend to ramble when I'm excited about something.  I almost fell out of my office chair when I found Twisted Tales #1, signed by Richard Corben!!!  I went to greater than normal lengths to get my hands on that one.  It would've been sweeter to have my own copy signed by him, but it was a reader copy and not worth the investment to have graded.  Okay, I'm done!!! :roflmao:

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That Twisted Tales is awesome. Sweet cover, I’ve never seen that before. 

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On 12/5/2021 at 9:03 AM, sevans1979 said:

I’ve picked up a decent amount of keys in 2021. Nothing too crazy but stuff that I enjoy to read/look at. I’ve mainly been focusing on $1-$4 bins trying to fill runs and find cool reading material. Like everyone else I’m having a hard time narrowing it down to 3 but I’ll go with these. 
Im a lover of the beater copies and so is my wallet, wife.

Honorable mentions Iron man #1, Secret Wars #8 CGC 8.5, Incredible hulk 102,105,182
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Man I'd love hos!

I remember when lol, the iron man 2nd & 3rd appearance were undervalued a long time, along with Thor!

Nice pick ups :)

 

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On 12/5/2021 at 9:09 AM, ADAMANTIUM said:

Man I'd love hos!

I remember when lol, the iron man 2nd & 3rd appearance were undervalued a long time, along with Thor!

Nice pick ups :)

 

Thanks. I almost got a TOS 40. Might still try to get one when the time is right. Pair it with my 41 and iron man 1. I missed the boat on TOS 39. Out of my league now 

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On 12/4/2021 at 6:52 PM, conan09279 said:

Here are my three for the year:

1. Vampirella 1 - I had a hard time finding this but finally scored one from a fellow boardie. 

2.  Vault of Horror 35 - One of my favorite covers and another board pick up.

3.  Sanjulian Original Art - A painting from my favorite artist (not sure why he spelled Frankenstein wrong, but hey, we cant have everything).

 

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No joke one year our annual Christmas cards to family and friends was Vault Horror #35 with a Happy Holidays at the top! lol    Such a great cover! 

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On 12/6/2021 at 6:08 PM, NewWorldOrder said:

No joke one year our annual Christmas cards to family and friends was Vault Horror #35 with a Happy Holidays at the top! lol    Such a great cover! 

I'm curious the response or if they held it as evidence! Haha

:jokealert:

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On 12/12/2021 at 7:10 PM, MGsimba77 said:

In reverse order.... 

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You know at this point, my most important comic acquisition of 2022 will be a measure of self restraint!!! To say that my buying habits are recklessly out of control is like saying a T Rex was a little bit feisty :whatthe:

Here's to less self restraint!(thumbsu

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On 12/12/2021 at 7:10 PM, MGsimba77 said:

In reverse order.... 

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You know at this point, my most important comic acquisition of 2022 will be a measure of self restraint!!! To say that my buying habits are recklessly out of control is like saying a T Rex was a little bit feisty :whatthe:

Well you did find some beauts!

You probably took your time finding those well centered copies, so I'm calling it "guilt of a premeditated t-rex!"

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On 12/12/2021 at 8:15 PM, ADAMANTIUM said:

Well you did find some beauts!

You probably took your time finding those well centered copies, so I'm calling it "guilt of a premeditated t-rex!"

Yeah they were not impulse buys that's for sure. I mean I can take solace in that little sliver of control right? 😂 🤟

I'm optimistic I can be more successful in this attempt next year based on limited interests and just having already bought so much carp the last number of years. There's only so much left! I can only hope 🙏

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On 12/12/2021 at 7:21 PM, MGsimba77 said:

Yeah they were not impulse buys that's for sure. I mean I can take solace in that little sliver of control right? 😂 🤟

I'm optimistic I can be more successful in this attempt next year based on limited interests and just having already bought so much carp the last number of years. There's only so much left! I can only hope 🙏

Im excited when I save up to $500, and even then I still can't find too much that I want that I can then afford. For some odd reason I've never been just an "upgrade" person. I have on a lot, it's just never a goal.

I admire that anyone can save and buy what they'd really like lol

So you've got that going for you. The biggest items I thought I'd "save" for I got already. Things I've missed, I've seen the run up in price, and I don't want to pay that much.

That was 2021 in a nutshell for me 

Although I remember similar stories from others in years past haha

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On 12/5/2021 at 7:55 PM, szav said:

I didn't buy many actual comics this year on account of inflated prices...but selling a few comics at inflated prices enabled me to buy some fun things (Spongebob and Patrick placed for dramatic effect, and this is how in intend to display them eventually...looking upwards at something tawdry.)

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Where can i find original garfield like that wow

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