Are any of you coin collectors, also comic book enthusiasts?

dizzyfoxx · February 24, 2007 8:23AM

What say you?

jbsteven · February 24, 2007 8:24AM

Are there Battle Creek comics?

notlogical · February 24, 2007 8:26AM

My dad has a box full of his old comics from the 1960's. They're really fun to read.

dizzyfoxx · February 24, 2007 8:28AM

<< Are there Battle Creek comics? >>

Well..... now you're on to something. I'm going to scour the Battle Creek, Michigan area and if I find a collection of comics there, all will be right with the world.

MrEureka · February 24, 2007 8:28AM

Formerly.

My last purchase was 2400 copies of Star Wars #1, direct from the distributor. The last few boxes were the second printing with the diamond shaped price label, which we were at the time disappointed to get. Unfortunately, I think the most I got for any of these was two bucks.

dizzyfoxx · February 24, 2007 8:30AM

<< Are there Battle Creek comics? >>

Thanks for the idea. I'm on my way to Battle Creek, MI on a hot search for BC Comics...

marxbuff · February 24, 2007 8:35AM

<< My dad has a box full of his old comics from the 1960's. They're really fun to read.

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And he lets you

notlogical · February 24, 2007 8:36AM

<< 

<< My dad has a box full of his old comics from the 1960's. They're really fun to read.

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And he lets you

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Yep.

librtyhead · February 24, 2007 8:40AM

comics are cool but only 50's to 70's (for me at least) I've got a bureau full to go through when I get bored with coins. Still waiting for my pet seahorses though!

BobaFett72 · February 24, 2007 8:49AM

I got into the X-men, Avengers, Fantastic Four & Daredevil about 10-15 years ago. Before the holographic, lazer etched, glow in the dark cover craze ruined the industry. I appreciate good stories, good art, competent dialogue. Something is lacking these days. I miss Frank Miller doing Daredevil, classic storylines, dark, twisted, depressing lol. Chris Claremont for Xfiles, real meaty stuff.

Bugs me with the recent movies how they bend and twist origins, plotlines and character mythology. Anyhoo, thats just me. I was disappointed with the recent Superman movie, the Jesus like reverance for him, the way they shot and portrayed him, very unlike his true demeanor and personality.

The last Xmen movie was garbage, the FF movie was crap.

The last Batman movie was extremely well done as were both Spiderman flicks.

I havent bought a comic in several years, and I dont see that changing unless it's to grab some vintage back issues.

Cheers
Leo

CoinHusker · February 24, 2007 8:54AM

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<< My dad has a box full of his old comics from the 1960's. They're really fun to read.

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And he lets you

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Yep.

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Well, actually, it's more like, I get to look at his coins if he gets to read my old comics.

mrpaseo · February 24, 2007 10:02AM

I still have a foor locker full from the 80's... Probably not worth more than a buck each

Spider Man and Spawn are probably the most complete, I have a few older Amazing Spiderman... Do they even still make Amazing Spider Man?

I enjoyed Todd McFarlan art the best (Not sure if I spelled his name correct or not)

Ray

stockwiz · February 24, 2007 10:21AM

I was into spawn and other Tom Mcfarlane comics back 10-15 years ago. I've got a box full of assorted comics and lots of spawn ones.. from 1 to around 45. Your average comic is a bad investment and doesn't sell for squat I've noticed.. the price guides may say they're worth one price but you can't get that price on ebay. Only the rarest of the rare get attention.

HonoluluDude · February 24, 2007 10:33AM

I used to collect comic books, back when I was a kid. Comics used to mean something when Jack Kirby was still around.

originalisbest · February 24, 2007 10:52AM

Yeah, golden age stuff - particularly '50s horror books and the three GhouLunatics. '30s-'40s is great but basically overpriced, and with few exceptions, utterly UNreadable. Sixties Marvel is always great (excelsior!) but I like low-grade readers, the gems are more plentiful than people realize, and they overpay for high grades, compared to how many are still extant (think warehouse copies by the truckload.)

billboat · February 24, 2007 11:04AM

Does any one remember the really old weird comics from the 50's--something like the Tales from the Crypt, etc., as I recall, they were banned at some point because they were too graphic and explicit. I remember them fondly! (As a teenager I loved explicit!)

Jdurg · February 24, 2007 11:06AM

I used to be a HUGE Spiderman fan and have quite a few vintage Amazing Spiderman books. (First appearance of the Green Goblin I and II, death of Green Goblin I, Death of Gwen Stacey, first appearance of Venom, etc. etc.). I also have a bunch of spinoffs such as Web of Spiderman, Spectacular Spiderman, Secret Wars, etc. etc. I eventually quit collecting in the late 1990's when you needed to buy ten or twenty comics each month in order to keep up with the current storylines. Not to mention that the "current storylines" were full of crap. I think the last comic book I ever bought was right before Spiderman decided to completely destroy the 40 years of history and lineage they had and start over from scratch. At that point I said "f*&$ off" to the comic book industry and will NEVER look back.

I haven't even touched my comic books in nearly 5 years now.

BECOKA · February 24, 2007 11:12AM

<< I'm good friends with two well known guys in the comic book biz: Mr. Bob Overstreet, and Steve Geppi. I intorduced them to Mark Salzberg who was the first to certify comic books.

Steve has a private museum that he loaned me to host the 1913 5C party we threw at the Baltimore ANA. He had on display all his "gem" #1 books and drawings.

Up until 2 years ago, I had one of the finest collections of original comic art. Herirage sold it for me as the "Seashore Collection". I used tro go to Comicon in San Deigo every year (that makes the ANA look like a slumber fest).

Jim Halperin (Heritage) has one of the biggest and finest collections of MAD art and comics. I know he has many of his comic books as well.

Coins and comics, how could that not happen? >>

Just curious were you able to find a buyer for the 1913?

Back to the topic, I had a friend about 20 years ago who had a whole room with Isles of metal shelving floor to ceiling with comic book boxes. At the time he was subscribed to every major comicbook in production and had some in the collection that was worth over 50K.

For myself I stopped collecting when I was in Jr. High.

Michigan · February 24, 2007 11:19AM

I work part time in a university special collections dept. that has the second largest comic book collection outside of the Library of Congress.
I type up labels and tags for the collection and I see all sorts of comics from the 1940s up to the present day, also comics from other
countries as well (worked on a big pile of them from Mexico a few days ago). There are so many different super heroes it is really amazing,
some I have never heard of before. The main cataloger is the real expert (he has also written a book about comics) and I have learned
some interesting things about the comic business from him. Nearly everything we have is donated as the budget we work with is not
real high, occasionally a comic will be bought to complete a collection of a certain super hero.

originalisbest · February 24, 2007 11:25AM

Yep billboat - hence my three Ghoulunatics reference! The Crypt-Keeper, the Vault-Keeper, and the Old Witch of EC fame.

originalisbest · February 24, 2007 11:28AM

Legend, as you know, Mr. Halperin and Mr. Overstreet are both very pleasant comics conversationalists. Unfortunately I've not had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Geppi, but I've met more comics "pros" than other collectibles fields.

MrEureka · February 24, 2007 11:34AM

Does any one remember the really old weird comics from the 50's--something like the Tales from the Crypt, etc., as I recall, they were banned at some point because they were too graphic and explicit. I remember them fondly! (As a teenager I loved explicit!)

Those were EC Comics. They've been reprinted, so you can get them cheaply and actually read them. Go HERE to buy them. (Disclaimer: Maybe cheaper elsewhere.)

HighRelief · February 24, 2007 11:46AM

I mostly collect Golden Age from the 40's like Wonder Women, Batman, Superman, Aquaman and a few other super heros.

Many comic books made during the war had only one staple instead of two, so they could save metal for the war effort.

Here is Porkey Pig when comics were only a dime.

MrEureka · February 24, 2007 11:53AM

I like Porky's outfit. It leaves just enough to the imagination. That is, if you're into pigs, of course.

originalisbest · February 24, 2007 12:03PM

Ken Pierce is not a bad source. EC reprints are available also via eBay, or by getting on Russ Cochran's mailing list (the publisher of said reprints.)

HighRelief · February 24, 2007 12:16PM

<< I like Porky's outfit. It leaves just enough to the imagination. That is, if you're into pigs, of course.

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Looking at the picture again, I would consider Porky Pig as being made a eunuch.

FullStrike · February 24, 2007 1:01PM

Could someone please give some comments on Phantom Lady #17 ? Just your own personal thoughts on value and desireability would be fine.

That's one expensive Kitty.

Zoins · February 24, 2007 1:02PM

I have a bunch of comic books from the McFarlane Amazing Spiderman era as well. I enjoyed certain writer/penciler combinations the best and would focus on series with specific writers and pencilers. My understanding with TPG comics grading is that the comics get sealed and you can't read them any more which takes away part of the experience but what can you do.

I haven't purchased comics in a very long time. These days I go to the Borders every month and sit down to read a bunch of recent comics as well as some of the book-bound story line reprints. Helps me get my comic fix for free

ziggy29 · February 24, 2007 1:04PM

Used to be as a kid. I also bought some comics that I thought would be worth something some day, either at the store when it came out or shortly after.

X-Men #94 and Spider Man #121 and 122 were among them. Paid a quarter for X-Men 94 off the rack and about a dollar a piece for the Spider Man comics. These later became "keys" to the series, if you will, but I lost track of them. They were presumably thrown out at some point.

seateddime · February 24, 2007 1:18PM

I have a nice set of Avengers, Submariners, Silver Surfer and Xmen all from the 60's and a 1/2 dozen Captain Marvels from the 40's including #10

The only graded book I have is Avengers #2 in a 7.5

larrynj · February 25, 2007 4:36AM

i managed to hold onto a #1 daredevil from the 60's, pretty beatup but i saved it. i wish i still had all my spiderman,hulk and fantastic four comics. i was buying them all when i was 12 or 13 years old. when i accumulated a couple hundred, i'd sell them back to the comic book store for a penny apiece. i have a picture of my dog, laying on a #1 hulk. i remember he tore off the cover when he got up, and i later trashed it. d'oh!!

Classof67 · February 25, 2007 5:23AM

Yep, 12,000 and counting -1940's thru mid 60's-, plus over 1000 slabbed and graded like these.

JT

foxxze · February 25, 2007 8:40AM

<< Could someone please give some comments on Phantom Lady #17 ? Just your own personal thoughts on value and desireability would be fine.

That's one expensive Kitty. >>

This single comic is the epitone of desire ........a comic lusted after by all ; yet owned by very few .

I collect comic`s right alongside my coins - and have always wanted Phantom Lady`s ........but never had the gut`s to lay out the big bucks for them .

topstuf · February 25, 2007 9:22AM

About 3 weeks ago I finally sold my old comics. Mostly Disney Scrooge and Donald Duck. Some 3-D ones.

Still mulling the run of MADs I have from being a subscriber since issue #5.

Michigan · February 25, 2007 9:51AM

<< About 3 weeks ago I finally sold my old comics. Mostly Disney Scrooge and Donald Duck. Some 3-D ones.

Still mulling the run of MADs I have from being a subscriber since issue #5.

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Early MAD magazines could be worth some decent money, the early format of the magazine were spoofs of then current
comic books with titles like "Superduperman", they later changed the format but I believe still have "The lighter side of....." which
is in a comic format. I have seen a number of early MAD's in my special collections library job.

leothelyon · February 25, 2007 10:27AM

Not a avid collector but I have bought them when they interest me.

Leo

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