October's revolving door collection...

[HouseofComics.Com]

 

I can never see either of those two covers enough!

 

The Atom 38 OTOH--well, let's just say being reminded of stacks of unsold Atoms isn't my favorite thing in the world. (They are surprisingly good reads, however.)

 

Marc

[adamstrange]

POST 10,000!

 

Thanks to Marc from Houseofcomics who mentioned it in a PM. I seriously would have missed it otherwise!

 

I figured I should do something special, but what can I really say? Thanks to everybody on this forum, it has been a blast. Hope I am around for 10,000 more.

 

With that, I will just post my very first comic, purchased from Tichler's Finer Foods in Western Springs.

 

 

 

Good taste for one so young!

[october]

Good taste for one so young!

 

It has stood the test of time far better than my other early purchases (X-Force 1, ASM Round Robin arc, Youngblood, ect).

[october]

Here is a GREAT Batman cover that tends to get overlooked because it's a Kaluta book in the middle of the Adams run. I love the brooding tone of the art, and Batman crouching over his own gravestone is a fantastic image. In fact, I liked it so much I had Kaluta do a sketch recreation of it two years ago in San Diego. Thanks to Rocketeer for hooking me up with this gorgeous NM copy.

 

[Wrightson fan]

Here is a GREAT Batman cover that tends to get overlooked because it's a Kaluta book in the middle of the Adams run. I love the brooding tone of the art, and Batman crouching over his own gravestone is a fantastic image. In fact, I liked it so much I had Kaluta do a sketch recreation of it two years ago in San Diego. Thanks to Rocketeer for hooking me up with this gorgeous NM copy.

 

 

One of my favorites too. Kaluta did a pretty darn nice Batman from time to time.

 

 

Scott

[october]

 

Might as well finish off the Sterako Hulk trilogy. I got really lucky and scored the Cap 110 for $25 and the King Size 1 for $26, both on eBay. The 110 is probably a 9.0 and the KS 1 is an 8.0.

 

Doesn't get much better than these...

 

 

[jbud73]

Congrats, just forget about actually reading any entertaining comics for the forseeable future.

 

In your opinion. I get more entertainment out of my Detective Archives than I did from Hush.

 

 

I'm a huge Batman fan and own the first Archive with Tec 27 on up - the only thing its good for is insomnia.

[blowout]

 

Might as well finish off the Sterako Hulk trilogy. I got really lucky and scored the Cap 110 for $25 and the King Size 1 for $26, both on eBay. The 110 is probably a 9.0 and the KS 1 is an 8.0.

 

Doesn't get much better than these...

 

 

 

Great books! It's about time you got around to posting some decent Marvel stuff.

[bigfiver69]

Andy,

 

Great books, great thread. Goood luck on the GA collection!!

 

Shep

[october]

Here is another great Skywald mag that you just NEVER see. I dig covers with falling snow (don't ask me why) and that effect really adds to the almost clusterphobic graveyard atmosphere. I also like the burial shroud on the corpse, and the fact he had to tear his way through it. The bloody handprint was a nice touch.

 

[october]

Here is a recent pickup from a forum member. I love Russ Heath graytones, but this is the first one I have owned. I hope to add a few more Sea Devils under number 10, and the Showcase issues as well. Thanks Jimbo, and thanks for grading it accurately (at VG/F).

 

[jimjum12]

Here is a recent pickup from a forum member. I love Russ Heath graytones, but this is the first one I have owned. I hope to add a few more Sea Devils under number 10, and the Showcase issues as well. Thanks Jimbo, and thanks for grading it accurately (at VG/F).

 

 

Thanks for the kind words.That copy would probably benefit from a nice discrete pressing .GOD BLESS...

 

-jimbo(a friend of jesus)

[october]

Thanks for the kind words.That copy would probably benefit from a nice discrete pressing .GOD BLESS...

 

It probably would!

 

No plans right now though!

[october]

I have been a huge Punisher fan since the age of 12. I avoided his early ASM appearances for quite awhile since I couldn't afford them. That changed awhile back when I placed in one of the final spots in a Comicsupply grading contest. I got some store credit as a prize and I decided to take the plunge. Here is one of the books I picked out. Russ had this at an 8.0. No way Jose. I would say 9.2.

 

[Foolkiller]

I have been a huge Punisher fan since the age of 12. I avoided his early ASM appearances for quite awhile since I couldn't afford them. That changed awhile back when I placed in one of the final spots in a Comicsupply grading contest. I got some store credit as a prize and I decided to take the plunge. Here is one of the books I picked out. Russ had this at an 8.0. No way Jose. I would say 9.2.

 

 

That's a reeeeal nice copy.

[october]

Yeah it is.

 

Here is my most recent Punisher purchase. Big props to Inhuman Fiend for this VERY tightly graded F/VF! Best damn 7.0 I have ever laid eyes on! Thanks Greg!

 

I have wanted a copy of this one for 13 or 14 years and it was probably my #1 obtainable grail.

 

[october]

Back when I was in junior high, my best friend's older brother had a big comic collection and I remember sitting in his basement reading through them on some blazing summer afternoons, when it was too hot out to play baseball or go exploring. He had a bunch of cool books, like some early Tick issues, Groo, Eclipse's Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, Lee's Punisher War Journal run, ect. I really liked the art in New Mutants then, as that style was really fresh at the time. I never got a copy of 87, even though I desperately wanted one. I remember my cousin Steve, who some of you know, was cool enough to send me a copy of 93 along with a Punisher 10. I never forgot that.

 

Anyway, here is something funny. It's my very first want list, made when I was maybe 11, with New Mutants 87 on it. At the time, the Wizard value was $40. That might make a neat thread, posting lists from when you were a kid.

 

 

Six months ago I came across a copy at a shop near my house and got it for $5. Brought back many fond memories!

 

[johnenock]

A want list thread would be cool...unfortunately mine was mainly scrawled and highlighted throuout the Gerber's, which I foolishly sold when I sold the pre-codes a few years back. Of course, now i'm collecting them again.

 

Note to self: never sell pre-codes again.

[october]

One of my favorite Cardy covers. I picked this one up at Chicago Comics as well, for around $15 or $20 I think. The orginal art for this one recently sold for 6-8K which surprised me a little, but I was glad to see that people recognized how fantastic this run is. You almost need sunglasses to look at it...

 

[october]

Here are my three favorite Kaluta horror covers. The great thing about these is that you can still pick them up for next to nothing. I don't think I paid more than $3 for any one of them. I really need to spend some time and pick up his work from the copper age. It's just heads and shoulders above the rest, without any price hike.