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Dave Stevens!! Showing up in style. These are keepers and other's that I can show love for, it's nice that these are still readily available. Finding them often has become difficult, but I need to get them while they last. Those yellow pair of covers are easy on the eyes as well. Will there ever be a ground swell for these "common" classics? Nothing common about the art! Curves rule the day, with a bit of "rue" even, as these have a fondness that has been around for decades!
 
Dave Stevens is the curator of his own style, inspiration comes and goes, but his lives on in many modern artists and genres. Almost more than a niche if you think about it!
  
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Visions of models and many hours to "get it right", right? Those may be the convoluted passages that take the brainstorming of any creator, writer, or artist. That isn't the end but a beginning or the workings and plot of some tales that knock sock's off. Indeed, long hours is not to be scoffed at, for the limited recognition that would be paid earlier in time, but to live on in a way as to say, "That one was mine, I did that!" It echoes the sentiments of fans who have passed on that heritage, as well those who put the pen and ink to published print! Dave Stevens was and is a great! I often give the most credit due to the innovation, but that becomes accredited to all media, and it is NOT just in film or the loudest that will prevail.
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3-D Zone (3-D Zone) 16 |
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3-D Zone 16 Modern |
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CGC |
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1240250006
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Owner Comments
Dave Stevens is the complete package! The Boardie F for Fake piqued my interest in Dave Stevens by easily finding them in the dollar bins! I agree that the art is magnificent! Pin Ups that go well with "planes." Pin-ups seemed all the rage during the war plane era, with wars and other hobby related flights pilots would have females and other ephemera painted on their plane hull or wings! These covers signify the heroics and raw spirit it takes to be ready to "go" at a moment's notice. To take to the skies and prepare the cargo and complete the missions! These "all type" and all around "good-guys-and-gals" hope to have what it takes. A "foreign substance" had me worried in the graders notes though. The Stevens art makes good on the style for that era. Be it the 1980's, or even a little before or after, the man drew as he lived. He had seen a lot, in order to draw, period the end. Many emulated and praised his work, but not everyone is put equally on his level, except by fans. We fans love them all!
In short, too good a back cover to replace it with something else! Looks fine all on its own.
Grader Notes:
foreign substance center of back cover;
multiple scratch top of back cover;
spine stress lines right center of back cover breaks color.
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Airboy (Eclipse) 5 |
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Airboy 5 Modern |
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CGC |
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4035368016
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Owner Comments
Another Aerial adventure brought to us by the remarkable Dave Stevens. Yes, with the splash of a cover! Stevens takes to the skies with the smooth moody air currents of attitude and a bit of cave like backdrop features. These war-torn heroes aren't in chains yet, and it takes the savvy to keep their wits about them. A game of reasoning and imagination fits well on the set of the Dave Stevens Rocketeer and even the Airboy #5. CGC 9.2 keeps it read, but near mint as well. Bringing back to life the old, with a bit of new, too! Got to hand it to the era of the 80's for "big guns" and the nostalgia available for the times. Damsels are no longer somewhat the "distress of the situation", and are now fighting, as they had before, standing in purposed effort on the side of the "good!" Examples of role models are taking a turn for truth and honor, by the strength of their fighting fist and their gut! Stay tuned good warrior, there will be new avenues to learn of what the cost of battle brings!
Complete with a back cover picture of some of the doubles or triples, and some decent finds and reads. I found several at a used bookstore for a dollar a piece, which were great finds, and a few were gifted to me. While they were read and put away, I've managed to keep ahold of several, and now a near mint minus slab isn't bad!
Grader Notes;
light bends to cover.
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Alien Worlds (Pacific) 4 |
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Alien Worlds 4 Modern |
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CGC |
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4222409014
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Owner Comments
Bruce Jones story, Dave Stevens cover. Bruce Jones, Dave Stevens, Jeff Jones, Al Williamson & Bo Hampton art. Worlds of THEM!! They are somewhere in the imagination of the lunar and solar, but what will become of fellow adventurers that then find themselves among the stars? It takes the trip and busts out the hijinks of bewilderment and thrills that "expect the unexpected!" Those books are now playing on the science fiction of the past, but will they continue to create "new realities?" Passerby and those who long for home are taking up the action, and when portrayed by Dave Stevens it has the allure of the 80's and some 90's curves around the bend. Maybe play some Led Zepplin and pull up a highchair to the series that spoon feeds you tales with tails, all around the alien worlds! You have happened upon the eerie twilight, in the zone, or other sometimes off-guard adventure.
Complete with a back cover picture of the first Alien comic I obtained when coming back to comics, given out at a prescreen to the movie of the same name, "Valerian: And The City Of A Thousand Planets!" Sporting space cops and adventurers beware! They have their mission, and it takes on new meaning when protecting the other worldly!
Grader Notes Unavailable.
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Alien Worlds (Pacific) 2 |
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Alien Worlds 2 Modern |
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CGC |
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4348428005
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Owner Comments
Bruce Jones & Dave Stevens stories. Ken Steacy & Bruce Jones art. Dave Stevens cover & art! The whole package and still ticking the waves of fancy like a countdown clock to rockets going to Alien Worlds. Dave is speckling the rainbow by taking his whims of imagination to new stories and heights with the covers to this series. R.I.P. It takes a one-of-a-kind person, in retrospect, to produce gains now nearly over 40 years past for the 80's conceptions of big guns and big sticks. Enter Alien Worlds where the women, while beautiful, are sly and cunning in the job of survival. Making worlds their own and portraying the seeds of purpose. Found it at Fan Expo Dallas 2024 for a cool $90. It was an eventful day making it memorable, and as the last two days of the con approach, those in tow are ready for the upcoming adventures of comic Dom and other fan favorites!
Complete with a back cover picture of the science fiction's own Gollum, from the Lord of the Rings! From a novel that has themes and morals of old, for it is a tale trying to tell or portray feeling, emotion of a "knowing" of that which may seem "alien" to us. To help win out over the supernatural seemingly, it only takes ONE who IS supernatural. It is true that today's science was yesterday's fiction, it bears true that outcomes CAN be avoided, clinging to the One who is Faithful and True.
Grader Notes Unavailable.
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Crossfire (Eclipse) 12 |
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Crossfire 12 Modern |
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CGC |
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1272575024
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Owner Comments
Dave Stevens cover. Seemingly a classic cover, but a little off kilter though. Still a great portrayal of Good Girl Art. Supposed to be Marylin Monroe and the effect of passing. These portrayals take us back to the uproar and celebrity status of old. A memoir and taking these stills to heart can be eye opening. Dave Stevens takes a serious attempt at giving insight to what it may feel like, and resulting in what it may seem to look like, to be in an era gone by. Those serious issues and how they are viewed let us know the long conversation, and how it has been handled in "those days!" There is so much Marilyn Monroe information out there, even now an adaptation on Netflix, rated NC-17 at that, and I'm not sure the world will truly have a motif for it besides what has already been established. The rumor mill has swiftly, unfortunately, been the winner, and most of it is also confirmed, which is the sad part.
Complete with a back cover picture of the time I met Pamela Anderson for a photo op at Comic Con! I believe 2019, and she was decked out in a party dress the night before, which made me sad that it was spandex for the photo I had with her. I tried to get a picture of the Barbwire comic I posed with, as it may be signed eventually. She is a hard worker herself who has always been in media whether good or bad.
Grader Notes;
light bends to cover.
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Pacific Presents The Rocketeer (Pacific) 2 |
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Pacific Presents 2 Modern |
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CGC |
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4428773007
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Owner Comments
Dave Stevens & Steve Ditko stories & art. Dave Stevens cover! Hand that man his Jet-Pack! With inspirational future dynamics, and a way of inking the curves to the sky comes the Rocketeer! A Dave Stevens production that takes time for the common man to show their tested nerve of courage and all around take down attitude under pressure! Learning curves with steadfast girlfriend Betty, that means these passions are going to take you to the honor of patriotic semblance. Dave coins a phrase a time or too, but the fisticuffs are on display when rocketing through the enemy lines, to keep innovative jet-pack technology under wraps! All in a day's work of an American with a gritty style, and the gumption to make it his own. Personal goals aside, we know the movie rocked and rocketed showing the era's style for the war abroad and how it felt at home, with everyone wanting to "do their part!"
Complete with a back cover picture of the prescreen pass, again to see the first couple of episodes in theater before released to streaming, of "Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power!" Season two now to be released after a long hiatus, but with the same drama of discovering the "missing" and is he "man or Sauron!" Same as the missing man in this Rocketeer, it takes the underground to get things going and or keep things moving, the plot needs a little less conversation and a little more action please!
Graders Notes Unavailable.
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Planet Comics (Blackthorne) 1 |
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Planet Comics 1 Modern |
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CGC |
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1301751019
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Owner Comments
Packing Heat!!! Dave Stevens. This cover has inspired artists like Adam Hughes, with Dave Stevens once again being the original. Classic Good Girl Art! With flair. Keeping with the vixens and the yellow covers! We've got to steam it up again and try to give the story some desirability. Mostly or at least sometimes found in the $1 bin, these can be tough to find in great shape. As near mint comes, these would have been flipped through and gaga'd over to the delight of readers. Comics like these stand the test as pleasing to the eye, and yet publishing has chosen to take covers like these, as of late, and make foil versions of them for mass production. In some cases, it has hurt the overall makings of what would be "harder to own" causing options easing the price of admission, but then again, the originals sometimes get more sought after depending on supply and demand, completists and those who count original as the "real thing."
Complete with the back cover picture of the "screen" at the prescreen before released to streaming of, "Beverly Hills Cop 4: Axel F!" Foley back to show a family friendly stakeout party to learn and give heed to those who are in the line of fire, making a somewhat love for the profession. AXEL!! Knowing it takes any means necessary, in film, and also Eddie Murphy being the main focus who also was co-owner of "Planet Hollywood!" A dinery in the late 80's to early 90's that makes a generation remember the collaborative efforts of stars to make money but also share with the fans of the decade in comic, film, and with "planet" as the joining comradery when it came to art, food, and parties!
Grader Notes;
foxing top of back cover.
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Starslayer (Pacific) 2 |
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Starslayer 2 Modern |
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CGC |
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4024200016
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Owner Comments
Origin and 1st full appearance of the Rocketeer, by the illustrious creator Dave Stevens; pin-up on back cover to boot! On the label at least, and yes, it is the fine, super fine, damsel that needs impressing and protecting. Classic adrenaline that keeps pace with Rockets! It is the one that made film with a beautiful display all around. Back drop of old-time war days, where these rockets seem to just strap to ones back, and then you can fly! What are you high? Only the daring daredevil The Rocketeer dares defy those dastardly deviants. It'll straight up take guts and a few mess-ups while in flight, then you've got it down pact! Do not forget to account for the angle, the girl, the good guy needs one, and Dave Stevens makes it believable and serves it up right. Don't forget the Home of the Brave! Bought at Fan Expo Dallas Comic Con 2022 on the 2nd day, Saturday, for $105. I traded in a bit, 3 books, including 1 silver age a very good condition Hawk and Dove #1. The cost of the trade in was basically nothing, but it marked the Starslayer down from $135 to a straight $100! Nicely done according to GoCollect, although at this time according to the latest Ebay sales, I might could have scored a higher grade. It may go back up in value, collect the book not always the grade!
Complete with a back cover picture of the insides to issue #3- with Betty! The Rocketeer flies to a rescue! Coming to save the day from the side of a plane! Including talk of some experimental engine!?
Grader Notes:
light creasing to cover;
light spine stress lines to cover.
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