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Post by Icctrombone on Aug 14, 2018 5:25:08 GMT -5
beccabear67, I would love to look at some pictures of the comics that you purchased.
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Post by beccabear67 on Aug 14, 2018 11:08:10 GMT -5
beccabear67 , I would love to look at some pictures of the comics that you purchased. My camera is pretty flakey (the flash and focus parts) but I could take some photos on a tabletop in natural light. Also I did get my old flatbed scanner working... still I'll have to see if Photobucket still works for me in terms of hosting images, or perhaps blogspot. I've set limits on my '70s Marvel buying... cover dates May 1974 (first month of 25 cent) to October 1980 (second month of 50 cent). I'm not sure why I've done that, but I can say of a November 1980 comic or April 1974, 'no, doesn't fit' and stick to it.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2018 13:19:39 GMT -5
beccabear67 , I would love to look at some pictures of the comics that you purchased. My camera is pretty flakey (the flash and focus parts) but I could take some photos on a tabletop in natural light. Also I did get my old flatbed scanner working... still I'll have to see if Photobucket still works for me in terms of hosting images, or perhaps blogspot. I've set limits on my '70s Marvel buying... cover dates May 1974 (first month of 25 cent) to October 1980 (second month of 50 cent). I'm not sure why I've done that, but I can say of a November 1980 comic or April 1974, 'no, doesn't fit' and stick to it. Photobucket no longer lets you post images to other sites unless you pay them an extortion fee (I mean pay their subscription price). We have a whole thread here on how Photobucket screwed everyone who used it over, and if you browse older threads here you may still find some with the "nice" message photobucket replaced everyone's pictures with. Many here have spent hours upon hours replacing the pics that used to be hosted on photobucket to fix those threads and make them complete once again. I'd suggest finding a new image hosting site. Many here have used Imugr, but there are other options. -M
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Post by Rob Allen on Aug 14, 2018 13:23:00 GMT -5
I'll have to see if Photobucket still works for me in terms of hosting images, Photobucket changed their policies last year and basically made themselves useless. There's a thread about it on the Community board - classiccomics.org/thread/4635/got-kidding-me-photobucketImgur and Flickr work well.
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Post by beccabear67 on Aug 14, 2018 17:41:59 GMT -5
I'll give it a try anyway, photobucket was working for me past that changeover, maybe different rules in Canada... Chronologically from May 1974...
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Post by beccabear67 on Aug 14, 2018 17:43:31 GMT -5
This top one has the two big issues...
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Post by Icctrombone on Aug 14, 2018 17:55:29 GMT -5
Nice, you have the first appearance of Firelord in that bunch.
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Post by beccabear67 on Aug 14, 2018 18:02:10 GMT -5
The first Firelord and the first Deathlok are the 'spensive issues. Not sure if their second appearances are even a third or fourth as valued, oh well, had to have the full stories.
The worst shape is Marvel's Greatest Comics #50... just all over wear but maybe VG-, the shiny/newest/whitest looking would be Thor #223 except the value stamp is cut (affecting a Roy Thomas column on the other side which I can read in another comic from that month), and the other two Marvel's Greatest and Sub-Mariner #70 are about equally crisp and bright and sharp and clean.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2018 21:11:30 GMT -5
Couple of minor pick ups today
Hawkman #27 (60s series) Hawkman 10 (90s series)
both at my lcs while picking up a few weeks worth of new comics
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Heavy Metal #72 (March 1983) (at Half Price Books)
I also picked up a handful of mid 80s issues of Starlog that were a buck apiece at my lcs
and 4 of the later Burroughs' Tarzan paperbacks (late teens ealry twenties in the Tarzan series) that were 88 cents each at HPB.
-M
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2018 8:12:42 GMT -5
I purchased Steel #1 from way back in 1977. Excellent story (to me) from Gerry Conway and Don Heck. Heck gets lots of flack for his art, but he is on point here. I loved reading this issue..if it were told today, this one issue story would take 12 issues to tell. I am going to look for the remaining issues of the series too.
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Post by brutalis on Aug 15, 2018 8:28:40 GMT -5
I purchased Steel #1 from way back in 1977. Excellent story (to me) from Gerry Conway and Don Heck. Heck gets lots of flack for his art, but he is on point here. I loved reading this issue..if it were told today, this one issue story would take 12 issues to tell. I am going to look for the remaining issues of the series too. I picked up those few issues of Steel in the day off the rack. REALLY liked it and was sad to see it gone due to the Implosion. It could have really been a good series if it had been allowed time to develop. Same for Firestorm at the time. I am glad that both heroes found a "niche" as cult favorites and been given their place in DC history. Kind of cool that both found their way into television via Legends of Tomorrow I adore Heck's DC run and have all of his Steel, Flash, Wonder Woman and Justice League goodness! Same goes for loving Colan's Wonder Woman, Detective/Batman, Superman, J'emm of Saturn, Nathanial Dusk, Silverblade runs!
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Post by Icctrombone on Aug 15, 2018 10:48:22 GMT -5
I purchased Steel #1 from way back in 1977. Excellent story (to me) from Gerry Conway and Don Heck. Heck gets lots of flack for his art, but he is on point here. I loved reading this issue..if it were told today, this one issue story would take 12 issues to tell. I am going to look for the remaining issues of the series too. Timing is everything, I had all 5 issues up until a few months ago and I gave them away. They could have been yours gratis.
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Post by dbutler69 on Aug 16, 2018 12:40:12 GMT -5
I purchased Steel #1 from way back in 1977. Excellent story (to me) from Gerry Conway and Don Heck. Heck gets lots of flack for his art, but he is on point here. I loved reading this issue..if it were told today, this one issue story would take 12 issues to tell. I am going to look for the remaining issues of the series too. I bought Steel #1 (in a dollar bin, I think) a few years ago and I enjoyed it. It was a good story, except for the Nazi caricatures, and it did have the typical selfish girlfriend/wife who wants her man to stay with her instead of save the world (not that I can blame her, if I'm being honest) but all in all a very enjoyable issue and I wish that I had the rest of the series. Also, there's a scene where Steel is supposed to be lifting a 1,000 lb dumbbell, but it looks more like 300 lbs. Don Heck must not know a lot about weightlifting.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2018 13:55:59 GMT -5
I purchased Steel #1 from way back in 1977. Excellent story (to me) from Gerry Conway and Don Heck. Heck gets lots of flack for his art, but he is on point here. I loved reading this issue..if it were told today, this one issue story would take 12 issues to tell. I am going to look for the remaining issues of the series too. I had the first 12 issues and drats -- I sold them a year ago! If I still have them -- I would be gladly given to you!
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Post by Rob Allen on Aug 17, 2018 15:46:17 GMT -5
@mechagodzilla - he's talking about this series. 5 issues, 1977-78:
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