Lee K's Bio
I have collected comics for as long as I can remember. I think my defining moment happened when I was about 7. I had all of my comics stacked neatly in the corner of my bedroom closet well away from the toys & shoes - anyway I woke one morning to find that my precious cat had chosen that wonderful pile of Fantastic Fours, JLA's, Avengers, and Green Lanterns as the perfect location to nest and give birth to her kittens. Obviously, these were probably not the 'finest, highest graded' versions known to man - but I loved them and there was a big glob of afterbirth on Galactus' head (I remember this vividly).

Over the years I have continued to buy & read current comics while collecting whatever caught my eye. Recently, I have begun collecting slabbed books as well as slabbing some of my better pieces. I decided that if I was going to collect CGC books I should have a more defined focus, and I have selected the Checkerboard covers issued by DC in 1966 & 1967. I feel that, thematically, these books comprise a beautiful set. DC introduced and re-introduced a number of important characters in these books, as well as some first issues - plus there are enough issues over the numerous titles, that I need never struggle to find a prticular issue. While there are a lot of nice books in this set (2nd SA Spectre, 1st Barbara Gordon, 1st Poison Ivy) there are also a number of less important issues (Inferior 5, B'wana Beast), so a nice cross-section is available for me both in desirability and price.
As I don't have unlimited funds, my target grade is 9.0 & 9.2, but I am considering anything from 8.5 to 9.4 that is universal and doesn't have any date stamps or writing on the front cover.

Good to know you, and good hunting.

Lee

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Posted 1/5/2009

is an old friend of mine - 15 years and counting now... (viewed 194 times)

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Posted 12/12/2008

for my first submission to be graded... (viewed 248 times)

Competitive Sets

Gallery

A - C

Set Type Name	Set Name	Desc	Comic Count	% Completed	Score	Rank
Action Comics #301-#500	Checkerboarded Action	The Checkerboard series runs f (...)	5	2	410	11
Adventure Comics #1-#503	Checkerboarded Legioniers	The Checkerboard series runs f (...)	2	0	100	52
Adventures of Bob Hope	Checkerboarded Bob!	The Checkerboard series runs f (...)	0	0	0	5
All-American Men of War	Checkerboarded All American War	The Checkerboard series only r (...)	0	0	0	6
All Star Batman & Robin, the Boy Wonder	Nasty Bat, Rotten Children, and a black, black Gotham	I enjoy reading this book so m (...)	1	4	60	25
Aquaman (1962)	Checkerboarded Fish-man	The Checkerboard series runs f (...)	2	3	200	15
Atom #1-#45	Checkerboarded Ray Palmer	The Checkerboard series runs f (...)	0	0	0	34
Batman (Complete)	Deadshot!	I think of all the different i (...)	1	0	410	84
Batman #101-#200	Checkerboarded Bats	The checkerboard series runs f (...)	2	2	250	14
Blackhawk	Checkerboarded Blackhawk	The Checkerboard series runs f (...)	5	1	163	5
Brave and the Bold #1-#200	Checkerboarded Brave & Bold	The Checkerboard series ran fr (...)	7	3	1090	27
Capt. Storm	Checkerboarded Storm	The Checkerboard series runs f (...)	0	0	0	3
Challengers of the Unknown	Unknown Checkerboards	The Checkerboard Series runs f (...)	1	1	90	7

D - I

Set Type Name	Set Name	Desc	Comic Count	% Completed	Score	Rank
Detective Comics #301-#400	Checkerboarded Detectives	The Checkerboarded series runs (...)	3	3	205	20
Doom Patrol (1964)	Checkerboarded Elasti-Girl	The Checkerboard series runs f (...)	1	2	100	10
Flash #105-#350	Checkerboarded Barry Allen	The Checkerboard series runs f (...)	0	0	0	80
G.I. Combat	Checkerboarded Jeb	The Checkerboarded series runs (...)	2	0	165	14
Green Lantern (1960) #1-#89	Checkerboarded Hal Jordan	The Checkerboarded series runs (...)	0	0	0	68
Hawkman (1964)	Checkerboarded Hawks	The Checkerboarded series runs (...)	4	14	270	20
House of Mystery #1-#173	Checkerboarded Robby Reed	The Checkerboard series runs f (...)	1	0	40	11
House of Secrets #1-#80	Checkerboarded Secrets	Tied for the second shortest C (...)	0	0	0	4
Iron Fist #1-#15	Ruling with an Iron Fist	Sweet Christmas! I'm cool with (...)	1	6	100	46

J - P

Set Type Name	Set Name	Desc	Comic Count	% Completed	Score	Rank
Justice League of America (complete)	Checkerboarded Leaguers	The Checkerboard series runs f (...)	10	3	1610	16
Metal Men	Checkerboarded Heavy Metal	The Checkerboard series runs f (...)	1	1	90	13
Metamorpho	Checkerboarded Morph	The Checkerboard series runs f (...)	2	9	138	5
More Fun Comics (1936)	More fun with Oliver Queen	I like Ollie. Always have. T (...)	1	0	340	11
Mystery In Space	Checkerboarded Space Mysteries	The Checkerboard series runs f (...)	1	0	55	18
Our Army At War #81-#301	Checkerboarded Sarge	The Checkerboard series runs f (...)	3	1	590	9
Our Fighting Forces	Checkerboarded Capt. Hunter	The Checkerboarded series runs (...)	0	0	0	12
Plastic Man (1966)	Checkerboarded Plas	The Checkerboarded series coin (...)	2	10	320	4

Q - S

Set Type Name	Set Name	Desc	Comic Count	% Completed	Score	Rank
Sea Devils	Checkerboarded Sea Devils	The Checkerboard series runs f (...)	3	8	195	6
Secret Hearts	Checkerboarded Romance	The Checkerboard series runs f (...)	0	0	0	3
Showcase #1-#104	Checkerboarded Showcase	Th Checkerboarded series runs (...)	9	8	710	32
Star Spangled War Stories #1-#150	Checkerboarded Dinosaurs of War	The Checkerboarded series runs (...)	1	0	240	5
Strange Adventures (1950)	Checkerboarded Buddy Baker	The Checkerboard series runs f (...)	1	0	100	22
Superboy	Checkerboarded Superboy	The Checkerboard series runs f (...)	0	0	0	34
Superman #1-#423	Checkerboarded Clark Kent	The Checkerboarded series runs (...)	2	0	200	54
Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane	Checkerboarded Lois	The Checkerboarded series runs (...)	3	2	370	16
Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen	Checkerboarded Jimmy	The Checkerboarded series runs (...)	1	0	85	20

T - Z

Set Type Name	Set Name	Desc	Comic Count	% Completed	Score	Rank
Tales of the Unexpected	Checkerboards of the Unexpected	The Checkerboard series runs f (...)	0	0	0	5
Teen Titans (1966)	Checkerboarded Titans	The Checkerboard series runs f (...)	0	0	0	28
Tomahawk	Checkerboarded Tomahawk	The Checkerboard series runs f (...)	1	0	225	5
Weird War Tales	Weirdness Unleashed	What is there to say? Multipl (...)	1	0	45	24
Wonder Woman #1-#200	Checkerboarded Diana	The Checkerboarded series runs (...)	5	2	780	16
World's Finest (1941)	Checkerboarded Finest	The Checkerboard series runs f (...)	4	1	820	15
X-Men #94-#143	XXXX-men	Because you can't collect comi (...)	2	3	190	153

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