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Post by shaxper on Sept 7, 2014 21:47:29 GMT -5
Hulk #181 for me. I almost bought a VG copy in my old LCS for $300 in 1996. Now a mid-grade copy commands a grand or two. Youch!  Have you considered pursuing a mid-grade version without the Marvel value stamp? Also, while I'm generally a purist about owning the vintage original, I have a lot of love for this dirt-cheap reprint version:  Reprinted #180 and #181 into one nice package with a gorgeous gatefold cover and contained some really intriguing behind-the-scenes insight about the creation and development of Wolverine from Chris Claremont. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2014 23:18:01 GMT -5
Hulk #181 for me. I almost bought a VG copy in my old LCS for $300 in 1996. Now a mid-grade copy commands a grand or two. Youch! Have you considered pursuing a mid-grade version without the Marvel value stamp? Also, while I'm generally a purist about owning the vintage original, I have a lot of love for this dirt-cheap reprint version: Reprinted #180 and #181 into one nice package with a gorgeous gatefold cover and contained some really intriguing behind-the-scenes insight about the creation and development of Wolverine from Chris Claremont. Yes I'd buy one without the stamp, but those still seem to be in the $500-$800 range, at least online. My best bet is probably at a Con. I have that reprint issue. Bought it off the comic rack when I was eleven.  |
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Post by Randle-El on Sept 7, 2014 23:32:12 GMT -5
Also, while I'm generally a purist about owning the vintage original, I have a lot of love for this dirt-cheap reprint version: Reprinted #180 and #181 into one nice package with a gorgeous gatefold cover and contained some really intriguing behind-the-scenes insight about the creation and development of Wolverine from Chris Claremont. Shax, thanks for reminding me about this issue... this is one of those comics that I used to have as a kid, and dearly loved, but for the life of me, I can't remember what happened to it. I'm pretty sure it didn't fall victim to the parents-throwing-out-old-comics fate common to most folks. I need to track this down now. |
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Post by shaxper on Sept 8, 2014 4:53:34 GMT -5
Yes I'd buy one without the stamp, but those still seem to be in the $500-$800 range, at least online. My best bet is probably at a Con. Yikes! Man, the back issue market has taken off in the last few years. When I was shopping around for my copy circa 2008, a #181 without a Marvel Value Stamp would go for $100 to $300. |
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Post by Icctrombone on Sept 8, 2014 5:13:42 GMT -5
I would have to go for either Avengers #1 or Avengers #4.
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Sept 8, 2014 5:47:16 GMT -5
Conan the barbarian #19, which I thankfully already own! Okay, I'll give. What happens in Conan the Barbarian #19? It's kind of a personal thing, really, because it was a book we had in the classroom in fifth grade (in a black and white version) and I read it over and over. It's the one that really made me discover Conan, although I can't remember of I was aware of the character's existence before that. But the book itself is amazing as well. It is the first issue that Barry Smith drew after his return to the title, and in the few short months he had been gone his style matured dramatically. The story itself is amazingly rich, setting up the equivalent of the Trojan war in a Hyrkanian context; it introduces prince Yezdigerd (who had had a brief cameo in the previous issue), it tells the story of the Tarim, it introduces Queen Melissandra, and it has a few great scenes (Conan throwing a bully to the sharks, a fleet of shipas attacking a city, a fight against nine skeletal warriors... all epic stuff in twenty odd pages). It's also a bit of a curiosity artwise: the inking couldn't be finished in time, so half the issue is printed straight from barry's pencils (a process that, back then, wasn't as easy as it is today!) The printed result has an eerie quality that I found quite impressive at the time, not knowing it was the result of an accident and not something planned beforehand. It may not be a historically very significant issue, but as far as I'm concerned it's the issue I'd want to own if I had no other. With issues 20, 23 and 24 it forms the quarter of issues I'd view as the essential-essential Conan! |
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Post by Daryl on Sept 8, 2014 8:21:29 GMT -5
Amazing Spider-man #1 (1963)
My favorite character. I suppose I wouldn't sneeze at owning Amazing Fantasy #15 either, but this gets the origin stuff already taken care of and helps cement the "Marvel Universe."
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Sept 8, 2014 8:30:59 GMT -5
Well since I own Fantastic Four #66 and Iron Man #55, I'm not sure what else I would want. Hmmm ...
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Post by DubipR on Sept 8, 2014 9:44:00 GMT -5
A couple of them... More Fun #52 or Showcase #4
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Post by MatthewP on Sept 8, 2014 14:45:36 GMT -5
I would go for Action Comics #1. The historical significance is just through the roof, and with that iconic cover it's a worthy grail.
Probably second would be Amazing Fantasy #15. I had actually thought I would have a copy of this by now, but the price has skyrocketed lately, beyond what I'm willing to pay. These days "key" books featuring first appearances are super popular with speculators, and the prices therefore go crazy. As long as comic book movies continue to be popular, I'm guessing prices for keys will continue to be high.
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Post by thwhtguardian on Sept 8, 2014 14:58:00 GMT -5
I don't think there's anything on my wishlist that is particularly expensive, I'd like a copy of Jack Kirby's the Demon #1 or Kubert's first Tor Story in One Million Years Ago #1 but both are reasonably priced.
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Post by speakerdad on Sept 8, 2014 15:45:35 GMT -5
Journey into Mystery #83 for me!
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Post by shaxper on Sept 8, 2014 15:46:09 GMT -5
Okay, I'll give. What happens in Conan the Barbarian #19? It's kind of a personal thing, really, because it was a book we had in the classroom in fifth grade (in a black and white version) and I read it over and over. It's the one that really made me discover Conan, although I can't remember of I was aware of the character's existence before that. But the book itself is amazing as well. It is the first issue that Barry Smith drew after his return to the title, and in the few short months he had been gone his style matured dramatically. The story itself is amazingly rich, setting up the equivalent of the Trojan war in a Hyrkanian context; it introduces prince Yezdigerd (who had had a brief cameo in the previous issue), it tells the story of the Tarim, it introduces Queen Melissandra, and it has a few great scenes (Conan throwing a bully to the sharks, a fleet of shipas attacking a city, a fight against nine skeletal warriors... all epic stuff in twenty odd pages). It's also a bit of a curiosity artwise: the inking couldn't be finished in time, so half the issue is printed straight from barry's pencils (a process that, back then, wasn't as easy as it is today!) The printed result has an eerie quality that I found quite impressive at the time, not knowing it was the result of an accident and not something planned beforehand. It may not be a historically very significant issue, but as far as I'm concerned it's the issue I'd want to own if I had no other. With issues 20, 23 and 24 it forms the quarter of issues I'd view as the essential-essential Conan! Ah yes. I DO love that story, and your background with the issue is beautiful. It's awesome that the comic you want more than any other is one that you already own. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 8, 2014 15:59:54 GMT -5
Brother Power the Geek #3.
Duh.
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Post by shaxper on Sept 8, 2014 16:01:22 GMT -5
Brother Power the Geek #3. Duh. Sadly, this is a legitimate want, as the finished art is actually out there somewhere. Damn, Dan. You screwed up your own running joke. |
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