Whats your top 3 all time favourite books under 5$? 3 3

[BA773]

What's the 3 books under a value of 5 dollars you will keep on your hearts forever?? You can does 2 differents top, 1 for your favourite covers and another for your favourite story! Or just a simple top 3 and explain why these books is so important for you, maybe an emotional part?

I just thought about that at the second so i will wait before take my personal decision, its a really hard question 

[valiantman]

      

Lots of books that I buy every time I see them, but the "under $5" requirement puts these 3 in mind first.

Rai #0 - probably the best single Valiant book published and it was on the stand the day I discovered Valiant in 1992.

Archer & Armstrong #0 - art by Barry Windsor-Smith, first appearances, and printed just before the Unity crossover made pre-Unity Valiant a big deal.

Spider-Man #13 - classic pose which has been copied many times since, this is an homage to Spider-Man #1, but done with the black suit. Hard to resist.

Edited July 15, 2023 by valiantman

[BA773]

On 7/14/2023 at 7:29 PM, valiantman said:

Lots of books that I buy every time I see them, but the "under $5" requirement puts these 3 in mind first.

Rai #0 - probably the best single Valiant book published and it was on the stand the day I discovered Valiant in 1992.

Archer & Armstrong #0 - art by Barry Windsor-Smith and printed just before the Unity crossover made pre-Unity Valiant a big deal.

Spider-Man #13 - classic pose which has been copied many times since, this is an homage to Spider-Man #1, but done with the black suit. Hard to resist.

This spiderman seems to be a good way to steal money to a fool. 

[valiantman]

On 7/14/2023 at 2:08 PM, BA773 said:

On 7/14/2023 at 12:29 PM, valiantman said:

Lots of books that I buy every time I see them, but the "under $5" requirement puts these 3 in mind first.

Rai #0 - probably the best single Valiant book published and it was on the stand the day I discovered Valiant in 1992.

Archer & Armstrong #0 - art by Barry Windsor-Smith and printed just before the Unity crossover made pre-Unity Valiant a big deal.

Spider-Man #13 - classic pose which has been copied many times since, this is an homage to Spider-Man #1, but done with the black suit. Hard to resist.

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This spiderman seems to be a good way to steal money to a fool. 

Under $5, I'd say everyone involved would probably be OK.

[Gonzimodo]

On 7/14/2023 at 1:29 PM, valiantman said:

Lots of books that I buy every time I see them, but the "under $5" requirement puts these 3 in mind first.

Rai #0 - probably the best single Valiant book published and it was on the stand the day I discovered Valiant in 1992.

Archer & Armstrong #0 - art by Barry Windsor-Smith, first appearances, and printed just before the Unity crossover made pre-Unity Valiant a big deal.

Spider-Man #13 - classic pose which has been copied many times since, this is an homage to Spider-Man #1, but done with the black suit. Hard to resist.

Rai #0 would probably go on a list of my all-time top ten favorite comics from any publisher, although I haven't read it in a few years now, so maybe that would change.    I haven't seen one for under $5 in years, though.

[Ken Aldred]

Interesting topic, as speculation and inflation has significantly reduced the pool of likely candidates. Quite a few of the books I’d considered are now out of this budget, bargain bin price range.

Edited July 14, 2023 by Ken Aldred

[ADAMANTIUM]

Piggy backing off posts, none of them are my favorites , but most New X-Men "keys" can be had for under $5 in the bins.

That might be a nice thread to start "worthy books < $$ to pick up", but that mostly has to do with bin diving that is attracted to or hinted at in the "adventures in the dollar bin" thread in the modern section.

So I'm rambling, but to the point, good "garage sale antique" thread in comics general is a good place to start. Doesn't always have to be silver age given away

 

Edited July 14, 2023 by ADAMANTIUM

[Gonzimodo]

I'm cheating a bit, because these are probably now more than $5 in NM, but good mid-grade copies will probably be $5.  (Images courtesy of mycomicshop.com.)  These first two immediately came to mind.

 Good, weird, self-contained issue written by Frank Miller.  It really left an impression on me when it first came out and I read it.  I haven't re-read it in years, so I don't know if it holds up, but I have warm, fuzzy memories of it.

 The final issue of the Under Siege storyline, but the aftermath of the action is the real gem here.  Captain America's grief and loss is so heartbreaking.

 It's almost impossible to narrow all my options down to a third choice, but I wanted to get some Ennis love here, and Hitman is one of my favorite series.  This is the fancy, high-brow, Eisner Award winning issue, so I'll just put it here. 

Edited July 14, 2023 by Gonzimodo

[Cat]

JSA Classified 17 and 18. A terrific 2 part story where the Rex Tyler and Rick Tyler Hourman (Hourmen?) take on Bane. Terrific story, decent art. One I come back to at least once a year, it's just that fun. 

For my third pick I'm going to go for something a bit weird, the first part of a 6 (technically 6 1/2) part storyline. Dreamwave Transformers Generation 1 volume 3 issue 1. It's such a strong opening, with the Combiner Bruticus under the command of Starscream having destroyed a small band of remaining Earth Autobots, leaving rescue up to two unlikely compadres; Brawn and Ratchet, a pair of Autobots we definitely don't usually see together. Not only that, but their own base is set to kill them upon entry, so things go from bad to worse. It's got wit, it's got charisma, it's got character, after a long time it felt like a Transformers comic again, and it was heavenly and I can't detach those initial feelings from this book. It ends with the introduction of the arc's main threat, Sunstorm, as an Autobot Shuttle approaches Earth, unaware that anything has gone wrong. All the elements of a strong story are presented in these 22 pages, and they're done expertly. The art by Don Figueroa is a thing of beauty. This man was born to draw Transformers. Alas, it's unlikely we'll ever see him do it again, but we've still got an epic body of work to refer back to and idolise. 

Edited July 14, 2023 by Cat

[Zonker]

As others have said, I wouldn't swear you can still find these for $5 in nice enough condition, but these are 3 of my low-cost favorites that I happened to have scans handy:

Sword of Sorcery #5.  DC's attempt to compete with Marvel's Conan the Barbarian, here adapting Fritz Leiber's sword & sorcery stories featuring Fafhrd & the Grey Mouser.  The primary draw here is early interior artwork by Walt Simonson and Jim Starlin, from when they were just starting out (1973).

Mister Miracle #9.  Kirby's "The Pact" from New Gods #7 gets most of the attention, but this follow-up flashback story of Scott (Mister Miracle) Free's early days is equally good.  "Himon" owes a lot to Dickens' Oliver Twist, for what it's worth.

Batman #393.  Believe this is Paul Gulacy's first Batman work, both on the interiors and on this should-be classic cover image.  If only more of Doug Moench's first Batman run had been drawn by Gulacy!

 

[ADAMANTIUM]

A lot of mad magazines can be found near me, if I just want to read an under $5 book. I mean older than 1980 as well. None of them are favorites, but I enjoy the title. So pick one for #1)

#2) Spawn #1 or #3 ) Spawn #9 plenty of them out there  

 

[Gaard]

On 7/14/2023 at 4:47 PM, Gonzimodo said:

 

 It's almost impossible to narrow all my options down to a third choice, but I wanted to get some Ennis love here, and Hitman is one of my favorite series.  This is the fancy, high-brow, Eisner Award winning issue, so I'll just put it here. 

I love that issue.

I'll also recommend the Dangerous Habits storyline in Hellblazer (also by Ennis). The tpb might be a little more than $5, but certainly can be had for less than $10.

[Black_Adam]

These Harvey gems were my introduction to comics at the age of 7 in 1975. I still have my original (well loved) copies of all three of these issues and still remember where I bought them (B&L Market and Pacific Books). I still pick them up if I see them in decent condition (and around  $5) on MCS and own all three in CGC 9.4 or better!   

[Dr. Balls]

Ranked best to last:

 

 

 

[bc]

For the read value, been picking up Marvel's Greatest Comics. Got the "Him" saga (FF 65&66) and the Galactus saga (FF48-50) for a whopping $5 for all of them at the last local con.

-bc

[Black_Adam]

On 7/14/2023 at 3:46 PM, bc said:

For the read value, been picking up Marvel's Greatest Comics. Got the "Him" saga (FF 65&66) and the Galactus saga (FF48-50) for a whopping $5 for all of them at the last local con.

-bc

Great picks and a great deal! Still kicking myself as I obviously overpaid and just spent $8 on an MGC #36 (FN/FN+). MUST...RESIST...GALACTUS...

[ADAMANTIUM]

On 7/14/2023 at 5:41 PM, Dr. Balls said:

Ranked best to last:

 

 

 

You're right on the wolverine. I remember as a kid picking up that and X-Men #25 pretty close apart, and I was thinking the covers didn't represent the end story inside to my liking. I was staring at the cover going which is parts one

Edit to say both were on the stands, but idk how to look up the indicia as a kid haha

Edited July 14, 2023 by ADAMANTIUM

[Dr. Balls]

On 7/14/2023 at 4:52 PM, ADAMANTIUM said:

You're right on the wolverine. I remember as a kid picking up that and X-Men #25 pretty close apart, and I was thinking the covers didn't represent the end story inside to my liking. I was staring at the cover going which is parts one

 

I'll admit I got a little misty-eyed when I read this issue the first time. Really good Wolverine story, some very poignant scenes in it that transcend the typical comic book writing of the era.

[ADAMANTIUM]

On 7/14/2023 at 5:55 PM, Dr. Balls said:

I'll admit I got a little misty-eyed when I read this issue the first time. Really good Wolverine story, some very poignant scenes in it that transcend the typical comic book writing of the era.

Especially when one was a cliffhanger to survival, but then all the newsstands were fairly empty, or at least AFAIK as kid to the grocery store. By the time the issues showed up again Magneto had his mind wiped and was a vegetable, talk about 

Edited July 14, 2023 by ADAMANTIUM

[D2]

I don’t know about top 3, but these are 3 I’d definitely recommend, which are essentially one and done books