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My 10 Best in the U.K.

Category:  My 10 Best
Owner:  Robin Bain
Last Modified:  10/2/2024
Set Description
My set is made up of eight Silver Age and two Bronze Age comics. I have shown their points and listed them from highest to lowest score, which I am sure is the intention

Set Goals
I would love to acquire one or two high scoring key issues that would knock my two lowest scoring comics off the scoreboard

Slot Name
Item Description
Grade
Owner Comments
Pics
First appearance of Amazing Spider-Man.Quite an attractive copy with off-white/white pages despite its grade. The presence of "Marvel Chipping" along the top edge precludes it from reaching a higher grade. 25,667 points. Amazing Fantasy 15 Universal 4.0 Origin and first appearance of Spider-Man (Peter Parker). First appearance of Uncle Ben and Aunt May. I purchased it from ComicConnect in September 2016, just two months after I bought the 2006 Amazing Fantasy issue number #15 (the first appearance of Amadeus Cho). The original issue is the Silver Age Holy grail of comic books. View Comic
The first appearance of Storm, Nightcrawler , Colossus and Thunderbird,and the formation of the new X-Men. 20,000 points. Giant-Size X-Men 1 Modern 9.4 Old label. First appearance of new X-Men. First Storm, Nightcrawler, Colossus and Thunderbird. The background to my purchase of this comic is that in May 2001 I purchased a raw 7.5 copy, and in January 2003 I part-exchanged it for an 8.5 slabbed copy. Then in January 2005 I part-exchanged that book for this 9.4 copy with Silver Acre Comics in the U.K. View Comic
First appearance of the Incredible Hulk 16,667 points. Incredible Hulk 1 Universal 4.0 Origin and first appearance of the Incredible Hulk.First appearance of Rick Jones, Betty Ross and General Ross. I purchased it from Comiclink in September 2017. View Comic
First appearance of the Avengers. 6,600 points. Avengers 1 Universal 6.5 Origin and first appearance of the Avengers.Teen Brigade and Fantastic Four appearance. I purchased it from Metropolis Comics at the London Super Comic Convention, Excel Centre, London in February 2012. In addition to this 6.5 copy I have a 5.0 off-white pages copy and a 4.5 cream /off -white pages copy, all of which feature with greater detail in my Custom Set "Avengers 1 in the U.K" View Comic
First appearance of the new Black Knight. 6,250 points. Avengers 48 Universal 9.6 Dane Whitman becomes the new Black Knight. Magneto and Toad appearance. White pages. I purchased it from Comiclink in March 2016 View Comic
First Silver Age appearance of Captain America. 5,360 points. Avengers 4 Universal 8.5 First Silver Age appearance of Captain America. Sub-Mariner appearance. Story reprinted in Avengers Annual issue number #3 (1969). I purchased it from High Grade Comics in December 2008. It was my 50th birthday present! View Comic
First appearance of Thor. 5,133 points. Journey Into Mystery 83 Universal 4.0 Origin and first appearance of Thor (Doctor Don Blake). White pages. I purchased it from ComicConnect in September 2016. View Comic
First appearance of Hank Pym as the Ant -Man. My only Silver Age 10¢ issue. 4,200 points. Tales to Astonish 27 Universal 5.0 First appearance of the Ant-Man (Hank Pym, not in costume). I purchased it from Comiclink in October 2010. I cashed in a low-performing investment that I had held for some time to pay for the comic and, so far, the comic has out-performed its predecessor View Comic
New X-Men begin. 2,917 points. X-Men 94 Modern 9.0 "Modern" label. New X-Men begin. I purchased it for £475 from Silver Acre Comics in the U.K. in June 2002. It was my first "big-ticket" comic book purchase. View Comic
First appearance of Dane Whitman. 2,667 points. Avengers 47 Universal 9.6 First appearance of Dane Whitman (becomes the new Black Knight in the next issue). Magneto and Toad appearance. I purchased it from Comiclink in August 2020 View Comic

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