ciorac Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 and then there was one... Just won this off eBay, completes my Superboy 2-258, leaving only number 1. I would have liked to hold out for a solid fine or better, but this actually presents a bit nicer than a 3.5, and is a tough issue to find in any grade. One more to go! Can't wait to see your series of group shots that will be forthwith! well, never one to dissapoint Superboy 2-16 (52 pagers) I will save the whole run shot for when I get a 1 Thanks for posting them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciorac Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 As many of you may know, I was asking about Batman 1 recently in a thread which was derailed by a more interesting discussion about the investment potential of big books like that. Behind the scenes, though, I was offered a Batman 1 by a boardie I knew little about. He had never sold on the boards, which was a red flag, but he sent me a zillion photos and offered to let me inspect the book in person. He was in Las Vegas, which is not far from where I live, so I made arrangements to fly out for the weekend and meet up with him. I also brought along the girlfriend so we could have a great Las Vegas weekend if the Batman thing went south. We flew into Vegas Friday morning. Our hotel room in Ballys was on the Paris side, so we had the Eiffel Tower right outside our window. I was supposed to meet the seller at 1 pm in the Ballys lobby, We waited. And waited. And waited. Nothing. At 2 pm, I left him a PM and we went on with our day. I was a bit upset, but figured we were going to have fun in Vegas so the weekend would be worthwhile anyway. At 10:30 pm, while we were about to start sucking down some tropical drinks at Frankie's Tiki Bar, my phone rings. It's the seller. He was at Ballys, but the lobby arrangement there is strange and he couldn't find me. He had the wrong phone number for me and didn't get the correct one until he got back to his computer that night. We made plans to meet the next morning at 10 am. I let the girlfriend sleep in, and shortly after 10, my phone rings. It's the seller, looking for me, standing 10 feet away. We go to the conference room area, squat in an open room, and I inspect the Batman. I knew it was a real one the moment I opened the bag and smelled 60 year old paper. (Girlfriend later: "Did you get a woody?" Me: "Almost.) The book was pretty much exactly as described and, IMO, fairly graded. I think an eBay seller would have bumped it up a grade trying to squeeze more $$$ out of it. I decided to buy the book. We went to the bank and I handed over a thick stack of hundred dollar bills. Back in my hotel room, the girlfriend and I leafed through the book and I pointed out the various first appearances and other cool things about Batman 1. Owning a copy of this book has been an on and off goal for most of my life. This one has extensive professional restoration, but who cares? It's a Batman 1. Congrats Sean. It's a beauty!! There is no other book that compares to this one, in my opinion. I'm very happy for you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HouseofComics.Com Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 That's great about the Batman 1! Good job making it happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikephoen Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 Recent pickups at Heroes Lots of great pick ups by boardies lately. This is one of my favorites though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacentaur Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c-mack Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 i know im whoring it out but im just excited!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A.tor Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 i know im whoring it out but im just excited!! gotta love it when a cool book finds its way into a cool collectors' hands (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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G.A.tor Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 As many of you may know, I was asking about Batman 1 recently in a thread which was derailed by a more interesting discussion about the investment potential of big books like that. Behind the scenes, though, I was offered a Batman 1 by a boardie I knew little about. He had never sold on the boards, which was a red flag, but he sent me a zillion photos and offered to let me inspect the book in person. He was in Las Vegas, which is not far from where I live, so I made arrangements to fly out for the weekend and meet up with him. I also brought along the girlfriend so we could have a great Las Vegas weekend if the Batman thing went south. We flew into Vegas Friday morning. Our hotel room in Ballys was on the Paris side, so we had the Eiffel Tower right outside our window. I was supposed to meet the seller at 1 pm in the Ballys lobby, We waited. And waited. And waited. Nothing. At 2 pm, I left him a PM and we went on with our day. I was a bit upset, but figured we were going to have fun in Vegas so the weekend would be worthwhile anyway. At 10:30 pm, while we were about to start sucking down some tropical drinks at Frankie's Tiki Bar, my phone rings. It's the seller. He was at Ballys, but the lobby arrangement there is strange and he couldn't find me. He had the wrong phone number for me and didn't get the correct one until he got back to his computer that night. We made plans to meet the next morning at 10 am. I let the girlfriend sleep in, and shortly after 10, my phone rings. It's the seller, looking for me, standing 10 feet away. We go to the conference room area, squat in an open room, and I inspect the Batman. I knew it was a real one the moment I opened the bag and smelled 60 year old paper. (Girlfriend later: "Did you get a woody?" Me: "Almost.) The book was pretty much exactly as described and, IMO, fairly graded. I think an eBay seller would have bumped it up a grade trying to squeeze more $$$ out of it. I decided to buy the book. We went to the bank and I handed over a thick stack of hundred dollar bills. Back in my hotel room, the girlfriend and I leafed through the book and I pointed out the various first appearances and other cool things about Batman 1. Owning a copy of this book has been an on and off goal for most of my life. This one has extensive professional restoration, but who cares? It's a Batman 1. Very nice looking copy!! Congratulations!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A.tor Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 Recent pickups at Heroes saw the exciting in person...as scotty would say "exciting" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
generic user Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 Not much in itself, but it's another issue off the want list: Typical Swing Sisson death splash: Doll Man story had a few needle panels: Including one near eyes: And the somewhat less common "clock to the head" panel: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larryw7 Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 Very nice books being posted. Congrats on the upgrade on the Tarzan David!. Great seeing you in Charlotte again. Congrats and thanks for all the help Tim! I was able to scoop up some fun books for my collection as well at the show. This one has taken a while to secure. When I bought the More Fun Collection in 1995, the only book the collector kept was his Gene Autry #1. I've looked ever since for an affordable copy. The search has ended. Thanks Tyler! Got this trio from my good buddy Richard (Mr Bedrock). I am very pleased to have them in the house And the highlight acquistion for me was finally landing a solid lower grade copy of this, long sought after, mini-grail Again, thanks go to Tyler for this one Nice books. Love the Captain Marvel Adventures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forbush-Man Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBedrock Posted June 9, 2010 Share Posted June 9, 2010 It's a Batman 1. A belated congrats Sean (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBedrock Posted June 9, 2010 Share Posted June 9, 2010 Bought a batch of Dells at Heroes and thought this one was cool. GREMLINS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinball Posted June 9, 2010 Share Posted June 9, 2010 Very nice books being posted. Congrats on the upgrade on the Tarzan David!. Great seeing you in Charlotte again. Congrats and thanks for all the help Tim! I was able to scoop up some fun books for my collection as well at the show. This one has taken a while to secure. When I bought the More Fun Collection in 1995, the only book the collector kept was his Gene Autry #1. I've looked ever since for an affordable copy. The search has ended. Thanks Tyler! Got this trio from my good buddy Richard (Mr Bedrock). I am very pleased to have them in the house And the highlight acquistion for me was finally landing a solid lower grade copy of this, long sought after, mini-grail Again, thanks go to Tyler for this one Nice pickup Bill! I enjoyed helping you out at the booth!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciorac Posted June 9, 2010 Share Posted June 9, 2010 Thanks Tim. I enjoyed having you with us and appreciated the help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcupine48 Posted June 9, 2010 Share Posted June 9, 2010 Love the Canadian editions! +1 You sir,have some VERY NICE ones! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nearmint Posted June 9, 2010 Share Posted June 9, 2010 Love the Canadian editions! +1 You sir,have some VERY NICE ones! That's what she said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PreHero Posted June 9, 2010 Share Posted June 9, 2010 Superboy 2-16 (52 pagers) I will save the whole run shot for when I get a 1 Congrats on the recent pickup of the #8 and good luck on your search for that last issue! (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
