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Post by xanderthegreat1980 on Jul 11, 2022 21:08:01 GMT -5
i went to a small antique shop this past weekend and found alot of old comic book back issues for just a buck each. they were mostly DC and Marvel with a few old Image Comics Shadowhawk stuff.
the old comics the shop had were these
bunch of old Fantastic Four issues from the mid 1990s
Alpha Flight a few old 1980s issues and a few of the last couple of issues
bunch of Excalibur issues from the 1990s
X-Factor
a thin trade paperback of the mid or late 1990s JLA comic series
a couple of old Marvel G.I. Joe issues that were priced a little higher at 3 bucks each. one issue i saw that they had was issue 98
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Post by Icctrombone on Jul 12, 2022 3:48:05 GMT -5
i went to a small antique shop this past weekend and found alot of old comic book back issues for just a buck each. they were mostly DC and Marvel with a few old Image Comics Shadowhawk stuff. the old comics the shop had were these bunch of old Fantastic Four issues from the mid 1990s Alpha Flight a few old 1980s issues and a few of the last couple of issues bunch of Excalibur issues from the 1990s X-Factor a thin trade paperback of the mid or late 1990s JLA comic series a couple of old Marvel G.I. Joe issues that were priced a little higher at 3 bucks each. one issue i saw that they had was issue 98 You can't go wrong for a buck. Did you get any of them ? |
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Post by Icctrombone on Jul 12, 2022 3:48:31 GMT -5
And welcome to the forum !
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Post by wildfire2099 on Jul 12, 2022 8:23:53 GMT -5
i went to a small antique shop this past weekend and found alot of old comic book back issues for just a buck each. they were mostly DC and Marvel with a few old Image Comics Shadowhawk stuff. the old comics the shop had were these bunch of old Fantastic Four issues from the mid 1990s Alpha Flight a few old 1980s issues and a few of the last couple of issues bunch of Excalibur issues from the 1990s X-Factor a thin trade paperback of the mid or late 1990s JLA comic series a couple of old Marvel G.I. Joe issues that were priced a little higher at 3 bucks each. one issue i saw that they had was issue 98 Always makes me happy when I find stuff like that! My last old book store that had (just a few) comics I got an Asterix book for $3 and the Superman Radio Shack special for $1. That all sounds like stuff I'd grab if I didn't already have it! |
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Post by xanderthegreat1980 on Jul 12, 2022 11:38:00 GMT -5
No but im thinking about walking back downtown whenever the weather isnt too hot outside. its a long walk downtown anyway. the old Excalibur series I was always interested in but not really back then. I was more into regular Uncanny X-Men, Wolverine, X-Men Unlimited and Cable and X-Force. Were there any good decent story arcs going on in Excalibur during the mid or late 1990s? i went to a small antique shop this past weekend and found alot of old comic book back issues for just a buck each. they were mostly DC and Marvel with a few old Image Comics Shadowhawk stuff. the old comics the shop had were these bunch of old Fantastic Four issues from the mid 1990s Alpha Flight a few old 1980s issues and a few of the last couple of issues bunch of Excalibur issues from the 1990s X-Factor a thin trade paperback of the mid or late 1990s JLA comic series a couple of old Marvel G.I. Joe issues that were priced a little higher at 3 bucks each. one issue i saw that they had was issue 98 You can't go wrong for a buck. Did you get any of them ? |
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Post by chaykinstevens on Jul 12, 2022 13:53:00 GMT -5
Were there any good decent story arcs going on in Excalibur during the mid or late 1990s? My favourite issues of Excalibur were by Alan Davis, but he would have departed by the mid-90s. The issues written by Warren Ellis (#83 - 103) were probably the least worst after that, but the artist seemed to change every five minutes. You could try the Soul Sword arc in Ellis's first three issues, or #86, which introduced Pete Wisdom. |
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Post by tartanphantom on Jul 17, 2022 20:04:04 GMT -5
Book hauls from the last couple of weeks-- some from Ebay, some local.
The usually tartanphantom-ish potpourri of stuff, but I'll point out a few things--
First up, the big ones. High-grade copies of a couple of late '50s atomic-age books from Fago, plus Doctor Solar #1 with an Ed Powers cover, which only leaves me needing #5 to complete the series. Last, a decent looking 50's-era pre-DC Plastic Man from Quality.
There's an interesting story behind the Plastic Man book. I bought it on Ebay, but it was actually from one of my local shops, so I arranged to pick it up instead of shipping it. I was telling my son about it, and he asked, "Does it have Plastic Man fighting on top of a cable car?", to which I replied "yes, it does."
My son let out a chuckle and said, "I traded that book to the shop about 3 weeks ago!" I laughed and told him that eventually, he'll have to trade it again somewhere down the line. 
Next, four issues of the hard-to-find Charlton Hee Haw series. This leaves me needing 3 issues to complete the run.
Here is a group of promo/giveaway books, all from the 1950's.
Some miscellaneous Charlton stuff...
More Charlton stuff-- war books this time... love the painted covers by Pat Boyette.
Some Whitman variant goodness-- the top two UFO issues are high-grade.
More Charlton miscellany, and a couple of great Gold Key issues thrown in for good measure.
A mish-mash of DC titles--
More DC stuff, including a really clean copy of Sugar & Spike, plus an early Big Boy Eastern variant
Finally, some newer stuff, plus a Marvel Giant-Size Chillers #1, and probably the cleanest, mint-iest example of an Atlas/Seaboard mag that I have ever seen in the flesh. This has to be either a file copy or a warehouse find... I'd grade it at a 9.2, and I'm stingy on grading.
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Post by MDG on Jul 18, 2022 15:52:05 GMT -5
While I was in Maine, I saw a lot of comics, but only ended up getting a couple of collections:  For the past couple years, it seems like 20%-25% of dealers at the antique co-ops I went to had at least some comics, with many having a short box of 80s-2000s stuff. The problem with those dealers as Crimebuster pointed out on one of his recent videos, is that they often want top dollar. I don't know if they don;t realize that the odds of a collector looking for a specific book in their stock is tiny. <rant> At one co-op (and this was the situation last year) a dealer had 7-8 longboxes full of really neat stuff that seemed all to be from the early-mid-60s + a great old spinner rack. Well, the spinner rack ain't for sale and the comics ain't organized in any way: not by company, not by genre, not alphabetically. And it seemed like most of them started at $15, many in the $20-$40 range. That may be guide, but unless someone happens to wander in looking for the Dell Movie Classics of The Castilian or that particular issue of Burke's Law, or even a specific Metal Men, those books are going to be there forever. </rant> I did see something else that might be of interest to Crimebuster since it was kind've in his neck of the woods:  The picture looks weird because they were in a glass cabinet. I thought this was sweet (but not enough to buy it):   |
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Post by dbutler69 on Jul 18, 2022 16:26:38 GMT -5
Wow, great haul, tartanphantom! I never knew there was a Hee Haw comic. That brings back memories. That DC Super-Start of Space and Superman Family with Batgirl on the cover are recent purchases of mine, as well. |
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Post by EdoBosnar on Jul 18, 2022 16:27:52 GMT -5
(...) I thought this was sweet (but not enough to buy it): Man, I'd love to find a cheap, or at least reasonably priced, copy of Last Son with that UK/Arrow cover. The nice little time-capsule note on the inside cover would just be a nice bonus (and such lovely penmanship, too). How much was it, by the way?
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Post by tartanphantom on Jul 18, 2022 16:37:25 GMT -5
Wow, great haul, tartanphantom ! I never knew there was a Hee Haw comic. That brings back memories. That DC Super-Start of Space and Superman Family with Batgirl on the cover are recent purchases of mine, as well.
Truth is, Charlton would print pretty much anything they could snag a license on... especially TV shows.
Charlton's motto was "Keep the presses running, no matter what... Story continuity? What's that?"
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Post by MDG on Jul 18, 2022 16:44:38 GMT -5
(...) I thought this was sweet (but not enough to buy it): Man, I'd love to find a cheap, or at least reasonably priced, copy of Last Son with that UK/Arrow cover. The nice little time-capsule note on the inside cover would just be a nice bonus (and such lovely penmanship, too). How much was it, by the way?
$5 I think |
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Post by Hoosier X on Jul 18, 2022 22:43:00 GMT -5
I got The Batman Archives, Volume Six, today, reprinting the Batman stories from Detective Comics #120 to #135. Batman stories from 1947 and 1948.
The Black Cat Crimes from #122 is the first time Catwoman was in Detective Comics ... and also the first time she was on a cover!
There’s three Penguin stories and two Joker stories.
And #135 features the one where Dr. Nichols sends Batman and Robin back in time to meet ... the monster of Frankenstein! With art by Lew Sayre Schwartz.
I have read a few these here and there, but not very many.
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Post by EdoBosnar on Jul 19, 2022 2:35:20 GMT -5
Man, I'd love to find a cheap, or at least reasonably priced, copy of Last Son with that UK/Arrow cover. The nice little time-capsule note on the inside cover would just be a nice bonus (and such lovely penmanship, too). How much was it, by the way?
$5 I think Oh, man. I would have snapped it up without even thinking about it. |
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Post by Ozymandias on Jul 19, 2022 3:31:40 GMT -5
Changing my tune of late, I started buying some European (or Argentinian) comics at the end of last month. Summer loot, part 1. From todocoleccion, paid on the 26th, sent on the 28th, received on the 29th! via Correos: This is a big one, contains four different albums and it will soon go OOP. I got it with a 20% discount over cover price, even with postage added. It comes from the authors of the best selling Spanish comic of the last 5 decades. You may notice some Joe Kubert influence, but I'd say he surpasses the master. From todocoleccion, paid on the 27th, sent on the 27th!, received on the 30th via Correos:  Both where a little worse for the wear, but the seller refunded the one on the right, because his listing didn't reflect the condition. Totally opposite attitude to the one farther down. Speaking of influences, the one on the left changed his style at some point, to ride the wave of success the guy in the compilation above was enjoying. From todocoleccion, paid on the 27th, sent on the 28th, received on the 30th via Correos:
 Here he was already imitating the best-seller, although it's not so evident as in some of his contemporary work, because the target of his "homage" never worked in color, or at least, it can be said that Bernet never cared to do the coloring. Ortiz, on the other hand, made and excellent transition from B&W. From todocoleccion, paid on the 27th, sent on the 29th, received on the 1st via Correos: The great Carlos Giménez, active since the 50's, still published his latest work just last year. Obviously he's far from zenith, as seen in the free adaptation of Stanislaw Lem above, but I can't think of any other octogenarian comic book artist. Many compared him to Eisner in the 70's, but I'd say he confers far more emotion without any of the melodrama. From todocoleccion, paid on the 28th, sent on the 29th, received on the 1st via Correos: This is the seller I was talking about before. Advertises something as "perfect", replies in the same sense to a specific question about the condition, sends something FN and eludes any responsibility at all, after lying some more. One of the worst buying experiences ever.
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