Multiple Copies of a Book 11 11

[Tec-Tac-Toe]

[sckao]

Slabbing a few seemed like a good idea at the time... (Didn't want to go overboard.)

[skybolt]

[the blob]

I’d need to dig them up but I have about 8 copies of Our Army at War 151. 1st Enemy Ace. It is not a cheap book, but not super expensive either. I read the graphic novel with George Pratt art and was turned on to the character. As a spec move, yes, folks collecting Kubert Sgt Rock books could die out and these go the way of Roy rogers comics as DC has barely done anything with him (guest app in Legends of tomorrow?) and who reads war comics? But Enemy Ace seemed like an interesting character

[the blob]

On 1/15/2022 at 11:10 AM, shadroch said:

I was trying to put together a complete run of Marvel 12 cent books. I had less than fifty to go at one point. I was at a show and a dealer from Florida had a huge run of mid grade Marvel SA. An hour or so of digging had produced about twenty of the books I was missing and I was negotiating a price with him when it dawned on me I was about to spend a weeks salary on a bunch of books I didn't really want, just so I could accomplish something no one else would care about and would mean nothing. Would I be a better man for having 100% of the books instead of having 98% of them? Would it advance my goal of world peace?

I returned most of the books in my hand and grabbed a handful of SME 15s he was selling for $10 each. That was the day I became a type collector. 

Koch had a seemingly endless supply of nice SME 15s he never got more than the $9.99 opening bid on for years in the early 2000s. Ahhh the good old days for buying. 

[the blob]

Like 50 Thor 339s I won’t take a pic of. My old LCS closed in 2001 and he sold them to me for 10 cents each. He had speced 1000 of them when they came out after 337 had become an instant wall book and these were what were left after years of sprinkling them in his 25 cent box to get rid of them.

[jokiing]

Bought 56 copies of Wolverine Limited #1, wholesale thru Bud Plant, back in the day..... Nuff said.

Edited December 22, 2022 by jokiing

[lizards2]

On 12/22/2022 at 9:56 AM, the blob said:

I’d need to dig them up but I have about 8 copies of Our Army at War 151. 1st Enemy Ace. It is not a cheap book, but not super expensive either. I read the graphic novel with George Pratt art and was turned on to the character. As a spec move, yes, folks collecting Kubert Sgt Rock books could die out and these go the way of Roy rogers comics as DC has barely done anything with him (guest app in Legends of tomorrow?) and who reads war comics? But Enemy Ace seemed like an interesting character

Enemy Ace is definitely one of my favorites!

[the blob]

On 12/23/2022 at 8:16 AM, lizards2 said:

Enemy Ace is definitely one of my favorites!

Hoping for an enemy ace movie but a sympathetic nazi might be a tough sell

[littledoom]

From my neighbor’s collection 

 

He’s also got around 50 copies of Miracleman 1 including a double cover 

Edited December 24, 2022 by littledoom

[littledoom]

Don’t get me started…

Edited December 24, 2022 by littledoom

[reptilekingdie]

I remember buying a collection of moderns, 100 copies of alpha flight 1, new mutants 1, x-men 175, x-factor 1, secret wars 1, 25 copies marvel graphic novel 4.. forget the rest

Edited December 24, 2022 by reptilekingdie

[davet75]

On 1/15/2022 at 1:18 AM, Math Teacher said:

If you have multiple copies of the same book, could you please explain your reasoning about that? I would like to be enlightened.

Every time I see this book, I have to buy it.  Must be something about the cover... 

 

[goldsilverap]

On 1/15/2022 at 11:16 PM, unclezebo said:

I wish I could say this was me...

I've seen this picture a few times on these boards, what is the story behind it?

[lizards2]

On 12/23/2022 at 12:26 PM, the blob said:

On 12/23/2022 at 5:16 AM, lizards2 said:

Enemy Ace is definitely one of my favorites!

Hoping for an enemy ace movie but a sympathetic nazi might be a tough sell

It was WW I  

[Artboy99]

On 12/24/2022 at 10:22 AM, goldsilverap said:

I've seen this picture a few times on these boards, what is the story behind it?

well,

Come and listen to my story about a man named Jed
A poor mountaineer, barely kept his family fed,
And then one day he was shootin at some food,
And up through the ground come a bubblin crude.

Oil that is, black gold, Texas tea.

Well the first thing you know ol Jed's a millionaire,
The kinfolk said "Jed, buy some comics there"
Said "Catman Comics are the ones you better bet"
So he loaded up his truck with every copy he could get

skulls, that is. Top hats, monocles.

 

 

 

[reptilekingdie]

On 11/18/2022 at 1:29 PM, Juno Beach said:

 

No thread about multiple copies is complete without this pic:

 

How many?

[goldsilverap]

On 12/24/2022 at 2:58 PM, Artboy99 said:

well,

Come and listen to my story about a man named Jed
A poor mountaineer, barely kept his family fed,
And then one day he was shootin at some food,
And up through the ground come a bubblin crude.

Oil that is, black gold, Texas tea.

Well the first thing you know ol Jed's a millionaire,
The kinfolk said "Jed, buy some comics there"
Said "Catman Comics are the ones you better bet"
So he loaded up his truck with every copy he could get

skulls, that is. Top hats, monocles.

 

 

Wasn't expecting this type of response, I approve and tip my hat to you

[FoggyNelson]

On 12/23/2022 at 9:28 PM, littledoom said:

From my neighbor’s collection 

 

He’s also got around 50 copies of Miracleman 1 including a double cover 

Your neighbors cornered the market on those Blue Beetles🤣👍❤️

[southern cross]

I got up to 5 then traded 3 copies, a vg+ , vg and vg- for a Marvel spotlight 2 in vg/f. I'm not the best at trading but thems the breaks.