Today I got: Comics thread!

Tragic Angelus · Post by **Tragic Angelus** » Sat Mar 24, 2012 2:04 pm

Picked up Saga 1 yesterday since our reorder came in. Today in Muncie I found six copies of Manhattan Projects 1 so I bought four of them. 1 for me and 3 for my shop back home since we've been out. All first printings too.

I also got the classics Avengers Toon Tumbler as well. So woohoo!

Mr Wallstreet · Post by **Mr Wallstreet** » Mon Mar 26, 2012 6:24 am

You will not be dissapointed.

In other news:
Dark Victory 0-13. Issue #5 had some real wear on it so I'll eventually need to replace that

Tragic Angelus · Post by **Tragic Angelus** » Sun Apr 01, 2012 2:01 pm

Uncanny X-Men 64 (first Sunfire), 96, 102, 106. My highest missing issue is now 103. The 64 isnt a great copy but it'll do for now. And I got the 106 at under half of what he had when I found a defect the dealer had created when he bagged it. Back cover corner folded which sucks but it wasn't an end all for me at that point. It'll hold over for now.

Mr Wallstreet · Post by **Mr Wallstreet** » Mon Apr 02, 2012 6:09 am

Tragic, how complete is your UXM collection? I'm curious because I see you picking up a lot of really early back issues

Tragic Angelus · Post by **Tragic Angelus** » Mon Apr 02, 2012 1:23 pm

I'm now missing 86 total issues from the series, including the nearly 30 reprint issues. Add in Giant Size X-Men 1 and the total is 87. It's definitely an attainable goal now. I've started limiting myself to buying only old Uncanny back issues at shows rather than anything else unless it's a complete run I've wanted to read or own, like Secret Wars or those first 12 issues of Alpha Flight. It's my main reason to go to smaller shows and puts some real fun back into collecting that book.

jedispyder · Post by **jedispyder** » Thu Apr 05, 2012 3:46 pm

Found a guy on eBay with cheap variants starting at $3:
Incredible Hulk #600 1:25 Tim Sale Variant
Incredible Hulk #635 Variant Marvel Blank White
Incredible Hulk #1 Variant Marvel Blank White
New Avengers #1 Blank Variant
New Mutants #35 1:15 Jason Pearson Variant
New Mutants #3 1:10 Yanick Paquette Variant
Secret Avengers #1 1:15 Yardin Heroic Age variant
Secret Warriors #3 1:10 Gerald Parel Wolverine Art Appreciation Variant
Siege #3 1:25 Dell'Otto Variant

Bidding on a lot of others one from him going off in the next day. I'm a sucker for cheap variants...

wolf_2099 · Post by **wolf_2099** » Thu Apr 05, 2012 3:54 pm

Tragic Angelus wrote:I'm now missing 86 total issues from the series, including the nearly 30 reprint issues. Add in Giant Size X-Men 1 and the total is 87. It's definitely an attainable goal now. I've started limiting myself to buying only old Uncanny back issues at shows rather than anything else unless it's a complete run I've wanted to read or own, like Secret Wars or those first 12 issues of Alpha Flight. It's my main reason to go to smaller shows and puts some real fun back into collecting that book.

Have fun!

I've put mine on the back burner. I realized for the amount I spent on sketches this weekend I could have finished my UXM run, but I like the sketches a lot more.

I think if I had the access you did, it'd be different though.

I spent a while haggling over Fine copies of UXM at ECCC. They were priced high, but they are priced high everywhere, but they guys won't budge. I tried to get $200 for $150 (which was a very fair price) and he wouldn't go down.

THERE IS NO MARKET FOR MID TO LOW GRADE X-MEN DAMNIT. (ed's the only other person I've seen buying them that isn't looking for 9.8)

jedispyder · Post by **jedispyder** » Thu Apr 05, 2012 4:10 pm

When I still went to conventions I would get low to mid-grade Uncanny issues just so I could have at least a "place holder" issue. It's been awhile since I tried for any back issues, not even sure what I need anymore (then my dad did a lot of comic buying on eBay so we just considered us to have a single collection instead of each of us having one). I'm going to ask him if he has a list of which Uncanny we need and may start hunting for some cheap copies. I think last I looked we only needed something like 60-75 or so copies to have the full series (obviously needing mainly issues in 1-25). My main problem is I don't want to spend $50+ on any issue right now. Maybe later on in life, but for now I'm content with cheap copies...

Tragic Angelus · Post by **Tragic Angelus** » Thu Apr 05, 2012 4:45 pm

It really is hard to find books that aren't Very Fine+ to Near Mint at some shows. I'm nearly paying top dollar for some books.

I had to make the choice between a VF+ copy of 102 ONLY or the four issues I got this weekend at VG+ to Fine. I really am in the 'placeholder' mode right now. Just getting the issue is the big thing for me right now. Eventually when I have more money and can trade in lower grade books for some money off higher grade books I might do that, but I'm not looking for a Near Mint to Mint copy of UXM 32 or other random issues. I typically spend about $35-50 a book. I think I only went over that with issue 50, 95, and 100, but not by much on those.

There really is NO market for lower end X-Men books. Almost every is trying to sell high end books that I just can't afford. It's great to see some of them, but I know it means there are less copies of books I could get or want there then. I saw my first copy of #1 last weekend, and it was great, but having books like that means all of the other back issues that dealer carriers are probably going to be high quality books that I just can't afford right now.

Tragic Angelus · Post by **Tragic Angelus** » Thu Apr 05, 2012 4:46 pm

wolf_2099 wrote:I've put mine on the back burner. I realized for the amount I spent on sketches this weekend I could have finished my UXM run, but I like the sketches a lot more.

This is my dilemma too! Now that I've started moving into the sketch side of things, I find it so hard to choose between a sketch or another back issue. I keep telling myself to prioritize the back issues but that never happens.

C2E2 will be a sketch/signing priority rather than a back issue one. But we'll see if that sticks.

wolf_2099 · Post by **wolf_2099** » Thu Apr 05, 2012 5:27 pm

That's the other thing with uxm.
They are always there.

At every co. I can find almost every xmen I need. It makes the urge to buy them far less.

I always just wait till I see them at a great price.

I'd rather buy stuff I know I wot find again.

Mr Wallstreet · Post by **Mr Wallstreet** » Fri Apr 06, 2012 5:57 am

The last few weeks I've been working on trying to expand, if not complete my UXM collection as well. Im finding that the early UXM books going as far back as #129 sell for a fairly reasonable price if they are in F- VF condition. When I'm buying UXM books I almost always pick up the ones that are in Fine or Very Fine condition. Anything Mint or NM is usually out of my price range so I skip those with no problem. Once I get as many UXM books as I can, I'll post what I've picked up.

Midtown comics just recently got a copy of Uncanny X-Men #1 CGCd at 6.0 and it was priced at nearly $5,000.00. It was cool to finally see a copy UXM in real life and they also have a copy of Action Comics #2, in very poor condition not graded priced at around $2,500.00. Again very cool to see but all the same, I'm not interested.

jedispyder · Post by **jedispyder** » Fri Apr 06, 2012 4:22 pm

All cover price or cheaper:
Shadowland #2 1:15 variant
Shadowland #5 Billy Tan 1:15 variant
The Shade #1 variant
Superman: World Of New Krypton #1 variant
Superman: Secret Origin #2 1:10 variant
Superman: Secret Origin #6 1:10 variant
Superman #677 1:10 variant
Superman #712 1:10 variant
Superman Beyond #0 1:10 variant
Thor #600 Gabriel Dell’Otto 1:20 variant
Thor #600 Marko Djurdjevic 1:1 variant
Thor #601 Marko Djurdjevic 1:10 iPod variant
Thor #604 1:15 gatefold variant
Uncanny X-Men #523 variant
Wolverine #2 Arthur Adams 1:15 variant
Wolverine #2 1:15 vampire variant
Wolverine #300 Blank Cover variant
Wolverine: Weapon X #1 Copiel variant
Wolverine Weapon X #4 David Finch 1:15 variant
Wolverine: The Best There Is #5 1:15 Thor Goes Hollywood variant
Wolverine Origins #38 Variant Marvel 1940's
Wolverine And The X-Men #1 Blank Cover variant
X-Men #7 Fantastic Four 50 Years variant
X-Men #7 Blank Cover variant
X-Men #16 Fantastic Four 50 Years variant
X-Men #17 Fantastic Four 50 Years variant

jedispyder · Post by **jedispyder** » Fri Apr 06, 2012 4:23 pm

All cover price or cheaper:
Shadowland #2 John Cassaday1:15 variant
Shadowland #5 Billy Tan 1:15 variant
The Shade #1 Cully Hamner 1:10 variant
Superman: World Of New Krypton #1 Ladronn 1:25 variant
Superman: Secret Origin #2 Gary Frank 1:10 variant
Superman: Secret Origin #6 Gary Frank 1:10 variant
Superman #677 Renato Guedes 1:10 variant
Superman #712 Stanley Lau 1:10 variant
Superman Beyond #0 Ron Frenz & Sal Buscema 1:10 variant
Thor #600 Gabriel Dell’Otto 1:20 variant
Thor #600 Marko Djurdjevic 50:50 variant
Thor #601 Marko Djurdjevic 1:10 iPod variant
Thor #604 Olivier Coipel 1:15 gatefold variant
Uncanny X-Men #523 1:15 Iron Man by Design variant
Wolverine #2 Arthur Adams 1:15 variant
Wolverine #2 Mike Mayhew 1:15 vampire variant
Wolverine #300 Blank Cover variant
Wolverine: Weapon X #1 Olivier Copiel 1:20 variant
Wolverine Weapon X #4 David Finch 1:15 variant
Wolverine: The Best There Is #5 1:15 Thor Goes Hollywood variant
Wolverine Origins #38 1:10 1940's variant
Wolverine And The X-Men #1 Blank Cover variant
X-Men #7 Paolo Rivera 50th Anniversary variant
X-Men #7 Blank Cover variant
X-Men #16 Joe Quinones 50th Anniversary variant
X-Men #17 Marko Djurdjevic 50th Anniversary variant

wolf_2099 · Post by **wolf_2099** » Fri Apr 06, 2012 5:39 pm

Mr Wallstreet wrote:The last few weeks I've been working on trying to expand, if not complete my UXM collection as well. Im finding that the early UXM books going as far back as #129 sell for a fairly reasonable price if they are in F- VF condition. When I'm buying UXM books I almost always pick up the ones that are in Fine or Very Fine condition. Anything Mint or NM is usually out of my price range so I skip those with no problem. Once I get as many UXM books as I can, I'll post what I've picked up.

Midtown comics just recently got a copy of Uncanny X-Men #1 CGCd at 6.0 and it was priced at nearly $5,000.00. It was cool to finally see a copy UXM in real life and they also have a copy of Action Comics #2, in very poor condition not graded priced at around $2,500.00. Again very cool to see but all the same, I'm not interested.

I go for GD-F, depending on the issue. The sub 15's I need, I generally go fo good, even fine gets pretty damn pricey for these.

The near mint any age comics lately have had their prices sky rocket over the last two years, everything else is going way down.

jedispyder · Post by **jedispyder** » Sat Apr 07, 2012 3:58 pm

Fuck, I'm buying way too much stuff this month x_x Just ordered this from Midtown Comics:

Avengers Vol 4 #7 Variant Blank Cover
Avengers X-Sanction #1 Variant Blank Cover
FF #1 Variant Blank Cover
Infinite Vacation #3
Infinite Vacation #4
Rebel Blood #1
Supurbia #1 1st Ptg
Uncanny X-Force #1 Variant Blank Cover
Uncanny X-Men Vol 2 #1 Variant Blank Cover
X-Men Vol 3 #1 Variant Blank Cover
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Clear) 4-Piece Pub Glass Set [old school animated colors, the glass is all green except for mouth/nose/eyes/mask, pretty damn nifty]

Tragic Angelus · Post by **Tragic Angelus** » Sat Apr 07, 2012 9:32 pm

Uncanny X-Men 44

I am missing only about 4 issues from a straight set of ten books under #100. Not too bad.

jedispyder · Post by **jedispyder** » Sat Apr 07, 2012 11:14 pm

Captain America: Reborn #2 John Cassady 1:25 variant
Captain America:Reborn #2 Tim Sale 1:25 variant
Captain Britain and the MI13 #6 Zombie 1:10 variant
Dark Avengers #6 Rafa Sandoval 1:15 variant
Dark Avengers #7 Simone Bianchi 1:20 variant
Dark Avengers-Uncanny X-Men: Exodus Simone Bianchi 1:20 variant
Dark Avengers-Uncanny X-Men: Utopia Jae Lee 1:20 variant
Dark Avengers-Uncanny X-Men: Utopia Simone Bianchi 1:20 variant
Dark Tower Treachery #1 Midnight Opening variant
Dark Wolverine #76 1950's Pablo Raimondi 1:10 variant
Dark Wolverine #79 Khoi Pham 1:15 variant
Fantastic Four #554 Simone Bianchi 1:15 variant
Hulk #7 Frank Cho 50:50 variant
Hulk #7 Michael Turner 1:10 variant
Hulk #11 Wolverine Art Appreciation 1:10 variant
Hulk #14 Red She-Hulk 1:10 variant
Incredible Hulk #601 70th Anniversary 1:10 variant
Incredible Hulk #601 Ed McGuinness 1:20 variant
New Avengers #51 Chris Bachalo 1:15 variant
Secret Invasion #7 Leinil Yu 1:25 variant
Secret Warriors #1 Jim Cheung Parents 1:15 variant
Secret Warriors #6 Tomm Coker 1970's 1:10 variant
Ultimate Avengers #1 Carlos Pacheco 1:25 Foil variant
Uncanny X-Men #508 Wolverine Art Appreciation 1:10 variant
Uncanny X-Men #512 1980's 1:10 variant
Wolverine #55 Greg Land 50:50 variant
Wolverine: Weapon X #1 Adam Kubert 1:10 variant
Wolverine: Weapon X #2 Marko Djurdjevic 50:50 variant
Wolverine: Weapon X #4 Adi Granov 50:50 variant
X-Men: Messiah Complex #1

wolf_2099 · Post by **wolf_2099** » Tue Apr 10, 2012 1:13 am

Picked up 5 UXM today, online.
Uncanny X-Men Marvel 50
Uncanny X-Men Marvel 14
Uncanny X-Men Marvel 70
Uncanny X-Men Marvel 66
Uncanny X-Men Marvel 64
Uncanny X-Men Marvel 59

This leaves me with 16 to go.

6 between 2-10, and 10 assorted through 49-88.

2,5,6,7,9,10,49,54,55,59,61,80,81,85,86,88
To be exact

Tragic Angelus · Post by **Tragic Angelus** » Tue Apr 10, 2012 5:00 am

Out of curiosity, what grade is the 50 that you picked up? That was a book that I personally wanted to handle myself while buying rather than have someone pick it up or order it online.