Popular Post Badlands Posted November 28, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 28, 2022 Pretty stoked to FINALLY get a few of these for my walls! B2D327, alexgross.com, bentbryan and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JupiterE Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 (edited) Does anyone ever show or own all 24. Which ones are the best? Edited December 9, 2022 by JupiterE No replys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badlands Posted November 29, 2022 Author Share Posted November 29, 2022 (edited) On 11/29/2022 at 11:05 AM, JupiterE said: Are these real vintage or from the reprint tribute book Marvel released recently? How did you acquire? Yes, these are the originals from 1971. Went to a flea market, struck up a conversation with this dude, turns out he has TONS of hard to find and rare items. Got a solid deal too, $900 for all three. Edited November 29, 2022 by Badlands Misspelled a word Dr. Balls, wormboy and JupiterE 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattTheDuck Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 One of my LCS's has several of these up on the walls - not for sale, unhappily, but they look really cool. Would love to have them. Nice score! Badlands 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Balls Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 On 11/29/2022 at 9:48 AM, Badlands said: Yes, these are the originals from 1971. Went to a flea market, struck up a conversation with this dude, turns out he has TONS of hard to find and rare items. Got a solid deal too, $900 for all three. Wait until you get the black light on em! JupiterE and Badlands 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badlands Posted November 30, 2022 Author Share Posted November 30, 2022 On 11/29/2022 at 7:34 PM, Dr. Balls said: Wait until you get the black light on em! I guess I'll need to buy one! 1webslinger and JupiterE 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexgross.com Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 On 11/29/2022 at 10:01 AM, MattTheDuck said: One of my LCS's has several of these up on the walls - not for sale, unhappily, but they look really cool. Would love to have them. Nice score! ha, yes excalibur comics! i asked the same question and got the same answer. so nice seeing them all together there. love these things! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post lhcomics Posted December 2, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 2, 2022 I have a few of these from 1971 still in original roll. Kinda like a CGC 9.8 bronze comic though. Don't want to crack it out. Just buy a low grade poster to enjoy and keep this beauty in it's original form. bentbryan, manetteska, wormboy and 17 others 19 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
workingdog Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 I used to (operative phrase 'used to') have the Captain America and the Falcon one growing up. Hung it up on the back of my bedroom door. It was so cool. ADAMANTIUM and alexgross.com 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badlands Posted December 2, 2022 Author Share Posted December 2, 2022 On 12/2/2022 at 2:47 PM, lhcomics said: I have a few of these from 1971 still in original roll. Kinda like a CGC 9.8 bronze comic though. Don't want to crack it out. Just buy a low grade poster to enjoy and keep this beauty in it's original form. Wow...just wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yecul Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 I have the Silver Surfer one but not displayed. I need to change that! Badlands and Artboy99 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Balls Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 On 12/2/2022 at 12:47 PM, lhcomics said: I have a few of these from 1971 still in original roll. Kinda like a CGC 9.8 bronze comic though. Don't want to crack it out. Just buy a low grade poster to enjoy and keep this beauty in it's original form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JupiterE Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 Rolled 1971 Wow!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JupiterE Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 On 12/2/2022 at 1:47 PM, lhcomics said: I have a few of these from 1971 still in original roll. Kinda like a CGC 9.8 bronze comic though. Don't want to crack it out. Just buy a low grade poster to enjoy and keep this beauty in it's original form. What are these valued at? They were sold to stores for $1 and stores sold them for $2. I think they have increased in value so much its hard to know what to think. I think the economy has been tough on these perhsps. How did you acquire rolled 1971 Third Eyes? Maybe someone closed a store and put stock in storage is all I can guess. How else then .. i guess one inherited an old head shop that closed and thus, perhaps mint items were found a storage unit find provided these ? or how? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizards2 Posted December 10, 2022 Share Posted December 10, 2022 On 12/9/2022 at 1:29 AM, JupiterE said: What are these valued at? They were sold to stores for $1 and stores sold them for $2. I think they have increased in value so much its hard to know what to think. I think the economy has been tough on these perhsps. How did you acquire rolled 1971 Third Eyes? Maybe someone closed a store and put stock in storage is all I can guess. How else then .. i guess one inherited an old head shop that closed and thus, perhaps mint items were found a storage unit find provided these ? or how? Just from looking at possible purchases on eBay, they could go for around $400 a piece, more or less. I would be leery of posters that have been rolled that tight for 50 years, as the paper may be really difficult to flatten back out into its original form. Dr. Balls 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Balls Posted December 10, 2022 Share Posted December 10, 2022 On 12/10/2022 at 7:23 AM, lizards2 said: Just from looking at possible purchases on eBay, they could go for around $400 a piece, more or less. I would be leery of posters that have been rolled that tight for 50 years, as the paper may be really difficult to flatten back out into its original form. The Third Eye posters are serigraphs and are on heavier paper stock - those posters are pretty tough, and would require a little bit of heat to get them flat, but I think they would be fine. The bigger problem of storing these rolled is that the oil in the heavy coverage of the printing ink saturates the paper over the years due to separation or migration (I'm not sure why) - you can see this when you look at the backside of the posters (I think all but one of mine had some discoloration). My concern over storing them rolled would be that the oil separation/migration would discolor or stain the image on the front side of the poster. The caveat being that the oil discoloration might come from the environment in which the posters were stored. I'm not sure the origins of my posters, where they came from, etc. I'd be curious if other boardies who have these posters unframed can see any sort of discoloration on the backside? Personally, I would remove the posters from the rolls, flatten them and store them properly. These are 50+ years old and are not offset lithography - they should be cared for like an actual piece of art, which they kind of are, if you are familiar with the serigraph process. D2 and lizards2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D2 Posted December 10, 2022 Share Posted December 10, 2022 On 12/10/2022 at 12:01 PM, Dr. Balls said: The Third Eye posters are serigraphs and are on heavier paper stock - those posters are pretty tough, and would require a little bit of heat to get them flat, but I think they would be fine. The bigger problem of storing these rolled is that the oil in the heavy coverage of the printing ink saturates the paper over the years due to separation or migration (I'm not sure why) - you can see this when you look at the backside of the posters (I think all but one of mine had some discoloration). My concern over storing them rolled would be that the oil separation/migration would discolor or stain the image on the front side of the poster. The caveat being that the oil discoloration might come from the environment in which the posters were stored. I'm not sure the origins of my posters, where they came from, etc. I'd be curious if other boardies who have these posters unframed can see any sort of discoloration on the backside? Personally, I would remove the posters from the rolls, flatten them and store them properly. These are 50+ years old and are not offset lithography - they should be cared for like an actual piece of art, which they kind of are, if you are familiar with the serigraph process. I agree. Rolled for extended time is bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizards2 Posted December 10, 2022 Share Posted December 10, 2022 On 12/10/2022 at 9:01 AM, Dr. Balls said: The Third Eye posters are serigraphs and are on heavier paper stock - those posters are pretty tough, and would require a little bit of heat to get them flat, but I think they would be fine. The bigger problem of storing these rolled is that the oil in the heavy coverage of the printing ink saturates the paper over the years due to separation or migration (I'm not sure why) - you can see this when you look at the backside of the posters (I think all but one of mine had some discoloration). My concern over storing them rolled would be that the oil separation/migration would discolor or stain the image on the front side of the poster. The caveat being that the oil discoloration might come from the environment in which the posters were stored. I'm not sure the origins of my posters, where they came from, etc. I'd be curious if other boardies who have these posters unframed can see any sort of discoloration on the backside? Personally, I would remove the posters from the rolls, flatten them and store them properly. These are 50+ years old and are not offset lithography - they should be cared for like an actual piece of art, which they kind of are, if you are familiar with the serigraph process. Mine have no discoloration, but I've lived under ideal storage conditions for all my life. I bought mine at the Import Market (might not have the name right), which was downtown Portland 50 years ago. Dr. Balls 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BitterOldMan Posted December 10, 2022 Share Posted December 10, 2022 These posters have been reprinted and you can hang them up without fear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azkaban Posted December 10, 2022 Share Posted December 10, 2022 Would love to get the Iron Man, Captain Marvel, Surfer and Conan for my room one day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...