Azkaban Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 beautiful books Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azkaban Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 Ghost Town's books are really amazing...and after looking at those I'm embarrassed to post these pieces of drek I picked up a long time ago for a dollar each... Or this one I got for free... I'd be proud to show those off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tri-Color Brian Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 Well thanks. I am proud of them, but compared to 9.6s...well...you know...I just take comfort in knowing I have nothing invested in them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Readcomix Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 Finally completed my run in 2016 with a trade for #1 (and a spare #4). Gave up a stack of 18 books from Gold to Bronze, probably highlighted by an ASM 129. But I am complete. It is my all-time favorite title, and I will read it straight through before ever parting with it. My favorite story arcs in addition to the obvious classics are the Korvac saga, the Count Nefaria trilogy, and the long Masters of Evil storyline that culminated in #275, off the top of my head. Avengers #4 is probably my favorite book, and the last one I will part with, along with Flash 123, if I can help it. To me, they symbolize everything I have loved about comics with the melding of the golden age history into the silver and thus the rise to prominence of continuity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tri-Color Brian Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 Finally completed my run in 2016 with a trade for #1 (and a spare #4). Gave up a stack of 18 books from Gold to Bronze, probably highlighted by an ASM 129. But I am complete. It is my all-time favorite title, and I will read it straight through before ever parting with it. My favorite story arcs in addition to the obvious classics are the Korvac saga, the Count Nefaria trilogy, and the long Masters of Evil storyline that culminated in #275, off the top of my head. Avengers #4 is probably my favorite book, and the last one I will part with, along with Flash 123, if I can help it. To me, they symbolize everything I have loved about comics with the melding of the golden age history into the silver and thus the rise to prominence of continuity. Feels good to complete a run, doesn't it? I'm not sure if I have a complete run of anything...except maybe Eagle Comics from 1945...it was two issues... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Readcomix Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 Finally completed my run in 2016 with a trade for #1 (and a spare #4). Gave up a stack of 18 books from Gold to Bronze, probably highlighted by an ASM 129. But I am complete. It is my all-time favorite title, and I will read it straight through before ever parting with it. My favorite story arcs in addition to the obvious classics are the Korvac saga, the Count Nefaria trilogy, and the long Masters of Evil storyline that culminated in #275, off the top of my head. Avengers #4 is probably my favorite book, and the last one I will part with, along with Flash 123, if I can help it. To me, they symbolize everything I have loved about comics with the melding of the golden age history into the silver and thus the rise to prominence of continuity. Feels good to complete a run, doesn't it? I'm not sure if I have a complete run of anything...except maybe Eagle Comics from 1945...it was two issues... It does, but I found that for myself I had to keep it selective or my head would explode. I started working on every damn mid-size bronze run out there and damn near went insane from SVTU, Freedom Fighters, Prez, Champions, Stalker, Secret Society of Super Villains, etc. Remaining sets now are just Avengers (mind you, I mean only 1-402), Iron Man (same thing, original run, 1-332), Defenders (1-152) and the entire Marvel Godzilla run from childhood, mostly because Herb Trimpe and Dan Green autographed the whole thing for me when I was a teenager. Everything else got read once more and dealt off in trade. But I'm off-topic, sorry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Town Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaolingoat Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 That #52 is a beast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicquant Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 The 51 and 52 look better than any 9.8 I've ever had! Awesome books! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Surfer Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Barton you should one day get around to regrading those old 9.6's because they sure look like 9.8's to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Town Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Thanks, Peter. I'll probably give them a closer look one of these years. Some earlier issues again. The #15 is one of the very few books I have in an old holder that suffers from newton rings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
entalmighty1 Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Finally got the big book! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Town Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Congrats, Robert! That books presents really nicely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
entalmighty1 Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Thanks Barton! Really great colors I thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
namisgr Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 Thanks, Peter. I'll probably give them a closer look one of these years. Some earlier issues again. The #15 is one of the very few books I have in an old holder that suffers from newton rings. None of the comics you posted with their old serial numbers have the pages sticking out or a twisted front cover. Really sweet to see high grade comics the way they're meant to look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaolingoat Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 Finally got the big book! Congrats on the purchase! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halbert Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 ghost town... more like heaven town amazing doesn't do it justice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercury Man Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Fairly recent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Town Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicquant Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Another awesome batch of books Barton! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
