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DC Comics Presents #26 (1980) |
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DC Comics Presents 26 Modern |
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CGC |
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1622361005
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Owner Comments
1st app of the New Teen Titans. Picked this up at Titan Comics for cheap, when I brought it in late to sub to CGC through them, the owner said "oh, you got one of those!" I think that I snagged a deal! The owner was nice about it though! He was glad I got a deal, and so was I! Still, the Teen Titans have been in theaters with cartoon style melt your brain silliness. It was something different and hopefully current, and it was definitely upbeat! Keeping with the times these hijinks are still regarded today as fun, hip and interesting. Those quirky antics can only be made for certain audiences, and such as the modern cartoons were made to be, but they had a serious tone when it came to fighting in the name of Justice and or the American Way. It has been almost long forgot that the Teen Titans mostly came from serious teams with their own back and forth banter. Yet with the Titans and in cartoons, in a more childlike manner!
 Many firsts within the original series but an ongoing of "new" Teen Titans was needed, and still maybe more dollar bin books in later iterations that are worthy reads!
Complete with back cover picture of my prescreen pass to see Teen Titans Go! I took my brother, and it was complete with Deathstroke/Deadpool jokes and a drumming dolphin. It really fried our brains, but was a kid's movie, they even gave away Titans posters to color with crayons! There was enough frivolity that day that I was glad to be sober minded, because that was a lot! Just a lot! Ha-ha!
Graders Notes Unavailable.
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New Teen Titans #2 (1980) |
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New Teen Titans 2 Modern |
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CGC |
| Cert #: |
2040699014
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Owner Comments
1st Deathstroke. A key character for the Teen Titans! Bought from the boardie "arexcrooke" I believe! I'm glad to have a well presenting copy that would be followed in the movies or cartoons, and internet videos! I think the boardie told me it could do better with a press. DC are some great reads, but most, as collectables, fly under the Marvel radar. I enjoy the characters, and anything to do with the Teen Titans seems to be the best writers and or artists, like George Perez, RIP. I guess DC valued the property more. If they come to live action film, they need to find a producer, and or, similar writer as the comics when getting it to production. All good when you're experienced in comics, and the 80's had some hits. All in all, it's nice to wax nostalgic, but I wonder what the current generation really thinks, and there are still some readers out there! Casual readers, if anything, with trade paperbacks, until they are older with more disposable income.
 Even "death" happened in those "new" Teen Titans, when their ongoing was barely beginning.
Complete with back cover picture of issue #23 that is collectable, but cheap enough to buy a raw copy and later a slab! Ominous cover to boot! Showing the effect of the destruction facing the "new" Teen Titans in this series!
Grader Notes;
spine stress lines.
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Detective Comics #523 (1983) |
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Detective Comics 523 Modern |
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CGC |
| Cert #: |
3804994021
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Owner Comments
1st Killer Croc in cameo. I really needed an upgrade, so here is a slight one, done with eBay bucks! Paid in full for a 9.0 for this cameo. Many think the controversy of Croc's first appearance is jaded, with him being in a suit or trench coat. The Croc is not a Lizard, yet that is even semi a cross-reference to Spidey villains. They needed someone new, and in the Batman the Animated series, we almost feel sorry for Croc's plight. Not always are the surface actions the real source of contention. The deeper meaning isn't always a justified cause either. The Batman does his best as a social worker sometimes, that though he never wants to kill, he need only do what is necessary! Croc the killer got it handed to him several times. The Bats said here are your walking papers with a similar upper cut to the gut. Traded blows sometimes is the Batman's motto yet can also be sincerely gentle! Ask Catwoman!
 Croc is a cheetah, but like most games, cheetahs are crocs.
Complete with a back cover picture of a similar orange cover in a close by issue #577, for great reads as well, can't go wrong with a McFarlane cover with pistol smoke! Picked up raw for $10 at half price books.
Grader Notes:
light bends to cover;
moderate spine stress lines to cover.
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Omega Men #3 (1983) |
| Item: |
Omega Men 3 Modern |
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CGC |
| Cert #: |
0226253010
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Owner Comments
1st appearance of Lobo, and given the circumstances, the name will come to mean something! His reputation proceeds him, but he hates goody 2 shoes Superman! Given his need for a reputation to be the baddest, he'll have a hard time if he ever suffers defeat! Bought from boardie Stormshadow_80. Lobo is a loudmouth baddie and keeps his character in the form of trying to one up any bad guy. His stories are over the top, like someone who tries to one up a story. We all know those people, and we are those people from time to time, admittedly. He'll get some more development in Superman stories. Here in Omega Men, he's trying to help the others get what they need quicker and has a bunch of ideas. Still these issues aren't valued moneywise except #3 but are all easy reads. Pretty consistent "good" writing from what I read, I think the "plot" or goal could be more aspiring, yet an easy fun read.
 Many handymen out there, not all built Ford tough.
Complete with a back cover pic of the readers: 2nd (#5) and 3rd (#9) cameo and 1st solo (#10) Lobo story! Readers get read beware the flipper of pages as the eyes peruse and succinctly analyze! From what I have read though, it moves along at a brisk pace, making Lobo have an interesting starting point.
Graders Notes Unavailable.
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Tales of the Teen Titans #44 (1984) |
| Item: |
Tales of the Teen Titans 44 Modern |
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CGC |
| Cert #: |
2020258011
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Owner Comments
1st Nightwing and Jericho. Origin of Deathstroke! The cover makes you say, "shenanigans!" Can there really be 3 awesome origins? To tell all, I got this at the Fan Expo Dallas Comic-Con 2019 from the Duncanville Bookstore who was set up there. Paid a fair amount, fair enough to learn of Duncanville and respect their pricing. They're located in Dallas! New to me! The book meant that I could finally own a Nightwing book that I want to learn more about. I have seen him referenced in other media: TV, the internet, and in Batman lore! I had not the pleasure before this issue to read on my own. A Hard black cover in grade, although there are a lot, it could be harder to keep in grade raw. I'm happy to have picked it out slabbed already. Time is on the side of the Titans, but if all are "newer" characters, is this book still about the old Titans or making a transition?
 Circa, 2019! Jim Lee, too!
 Firsts within the Titans prove a Wonder, Girl... and there are guys as well, usually upon their first joining comes with big comradery!
Complete with a back cover picture of the insides from a $7 under copy picked up at Half Price Books, showing the transformation of "Boy'z to Men" of Nightwing and Jericho. Don't steal the spotlight, we've got to be adults about it!
Graders Notes Unavailable.
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Batman #386 (1985) |
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Batman 386 Modern |
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CGC |
| Cert #: |
2027089012
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Owner Comments
Origin and 1st Black Mask appearance. This character had a part in the movie Harley Quinn Birds of Prey, which I got to see as a prescreen and got a Harley Quinn mallet pin! It makes the cost free as well with these prescreens, when you know how to get passes! I've met friends who dress up for the comic movies, there are often prizes, gift bags, comics, and other frivolity! I went with my brother, and it was a popcorn movie. I got this slab off of the app Mercari, after my 1st purchase fell through and Mercari said sorry by giving me a 10% off coupon, so I got this after discount for $120 shipped. Really even as of 2022 it is the going price for this issue but still has that 80s grit in art and color. The cameo of the "Black Mask" was short and sweet in the movie though. The comic shows a more thought out and gritty side, with the backdrop of Gotham!
 Wristbands carve out stamps for prescreens.
 Sidekicks will have their say when the heat is on, but the black mask will build it slow to grease the wheels for a "need" rather than speed.
Complete with the prescreen pass before released to theaters, as a back cover picture of, "Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of Harly Quinn)!" A nice memento from the film with the DC roller derby like action, that has also been featured in comics furthering the Harley Quinn storylines. It does kind of fit that style, and the Black Mask overlay was a nice touch in the movie!
Graders Notes Unavailable.
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Batman: The Dark Knight Returns #1 (1986) |
| Item: |
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 1 Modern |
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CGC |
| Cert #: |
2027918003
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Owner Comments
1st app of Carrie Kelly. Two-Face is first on the Dark Knight's dominoes to topple with purpose. The Dark Knight is on the case and justice shall prevail! Frank Miller keeps the mood eerie to see the ties that bind, and how well knit the community is at DC! Glad I got the graders notes and someone used this as a turntable. A head scratcher for sure. Now a classic, this cover has stood the test, and reflection of it has some trying to repeat the success or even hype. Frank Miller even has coined back-ups and future stories to coalesce. Not always to the same fame or respect, it is just nice to see these still be relevant for the classics they are and the time or era they represent! I remember Klaus Janson also getting his first big hit on his hands by inking Millers art, and I'm glad that this issue is under his completed repertoire, as it is a very fine piece of interior!
 This is what happens when the Batman tries to call "shotgun" in a helicopter!
Complete with a back cover picture of my long-owned 3rd print reader, got to love the collection enough to have reader copies! A bit of a dystopian uprising that The Batman is having to simmer down, almost through any means necessary, although even here at age 55, he has his calm wits about him!
Grader Notes;
large scratch top of back cover.
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Booster Gold #1 (1986) |
| Item: |
Booster Gold 1 Modern |
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CGC |
| Cert #: |
3959870014
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Owner Comments
1st Appearance of Booster Gold, Skeets, and Blackguard. When talking about a BOOSTER, I mean Booster Gold of Course! Complete with a self-help robot himself, the Booster series run were issues used as underlying plots within the Death of Superman Novel, that I used to read on long road trips out of town as a kid. Booster Gold was full of newfound equipment, even worked as a "Hero" for the government. It took a lot to make his energy drain, but Doomsday was always able. Sometimes even hero's get worked out of a job! Found at Duncanville Bookstore, a LCS, it got hammered in grade. I'm starting to notice a trend with that LCS. They price mostly at "FMV" of what they believe there grading criteria is, and I will have to be more diligent in what I purchase from them. It has been a while, anyway, been waiting for stuff to come back from CGC. Booster Gold was innovative, but now we have travel luggage that you can buy that is automated to roll by itself, that will follow your signal from a remote in your pocket at the airport! That is a robot butler if I've ever heard of one!
 Booster was laid up injured more often than not and that meant attitude improvements.
Complete with a back cover picture of the Superman Novel, my childhood edition that was my introduction to Booster Gold on long backseat car trips out to the country!
Grader Notes:
large bend center of front cover;
light cover tanning;
small chews right top of back cover;
small tape pull left bottom of front cover breaks color.
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Watchmen #1 (1986) |
| Item: |
Watchmen 1 Modern |
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CGC |
| Cert #: |
3708750003
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Owner Comments
1st ever appearance of the Watchmen! Rorschach, Ozymandias, Dr Manhattan, Sill Spectre, and Nite Owl, with the death of the comedian! Woot Woot! This copper age classic comes home to roost! And the "heroes" need to go to therapy by stopping crime! I've got to give credit where due; this is well written. Other stories I've read of the Watchmen are hard to read, not because they're bad writing just real-life tough reads. The things written and sorrow or emotions expressed, man! Just because you know there is nothing new under the sun, but we ourselves can only humanly imagine based on experiences we have. Knowledge is a powerful thing, and some of the stories made me sad to know people suffer, maybe not quite to the extreme as portrayed. Man! It isn't easy describing what can go down by the minds of men, it can be sobering.
 There are many watchers.
Complete with a back cover picture of the movie that was long and entailed some backwards type scenarios. Quite a theatrical experience that went on to be mentioned in the Big Bang Theory TV show and gave a glimpse into the Watchmen!
Grader Notes;
light spine stress lines to cover.
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Batman #405 (1987) |
| Item: |
Batman 405 Modern |
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CGC |
| Cert #: |
2125689003
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Owner Comments
Part 2 of "Year One" storyline. 1st appearance of Carmine Falcone. Frank Miller story. David Mazzucchelli cover & art. Batman had it all, but it took training and his cause to bear and when it comes to servicing his justice, he'll need a place to call home, based in heartfelt recovering over suffering. Not at all alone for the good of himself nor soul but stretched out as menacing to the law for what comes his mercy in thwarting by his expertise the crime. Not sweeping it nor himself under the rug but daily taking the plain jane call for those villains to recant, recall, or just rehabilitate. It isn't something he'll force but it will cause him to enforce his own convictions that would do well for the others to listen. He makes a name as in early days with confronting from his long training, a Gotham, and a city. Not to bend his will but to stay determined that neither he nor the city afoot to be moved. Psalm 121:3, He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keep thee will not slumber.
 Shell out for bounty, regulators!
Complete with a back cover picture of Pizza Hut Days and the RoboCop's "Bad Boy's whatcha Goin Do!?" Spend five nights crime fighting with the Freddies of drop-dead types of kicks and giggles, he-he ha-ha-ha. "Your Move!'
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Hellblazer #1 (1988) |
| Item: |
Hellblazer 1 Modern |
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CGC |
| Cert #: |
4119165005
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Owner Comments
1st John Constantine in his own title. 1st appearance of Papa Midnite, Cedella, Mnemoth, Gary Lester & Chas Chandler. With every breath I will sing, of the goodness of God, and as it sits the Hellblazers like John Constantine might not enjoy it until their final breath when he was baptized by the Catholic Church. Those bewildering paranormal searches just prove that ignorance is bliss but also proving to be a formidable "proof" of the "not always" variety. Some don't like the power that is stated for salvation, namely the Christ, but it is life and still kicking the proverbial stones away from the tombs of draconian ableness. The name "John" even means "gift from God", but will this Constantine prove formidable to withstand his own demise, and without calling in his own salvation? The faith is in the believing, and I believe that others "believe" more than they let on, but it is in the announcing of said belief that puts the Faith into works.
 That is ever present to be on the Hellblazer's mind to deal with, in the "supernatural" of this comic it is unfortunately more "death" than living, it is even a character. Featured on DC Cover Girls study book by Adam Hughes.
Complete with a back cover picture of the prescreen pass before released publicly of the movie, "Conclave!" Hellblazer and the movie both having to do with the POPE! Who even has a special car, and some mystery included, we have to ride up front and even take the wheel of our own lives to then surrender it by what salvation we know of as the way, the truth and the life.
Grader Notes;
light spine stress lines to cover.
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Batman #404 (1987) |
| Item: |
Batman 404 Modern |
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CGC |
| Cert #: |
1224946012
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Owner Comments
""Year One"" storyline begins. These are the inner struggles that live within the ocean of love. It is better to have it than not at all, but those lone guns are treacherous after a fall in humanity. We must learn to sink our own teeth in the whisky sour, if not for the bitter herbs and cherries, it is life's aroma. Dwindling scenarios that call us to think on noble things: goodness and honor, all things lovely, and being respectful; even if it is just for ourselves. Forgiveness is a hard road, but again it is for us, if not all the more, actually, than for others. Narrow is the road, and it is the wisdom that beckons and calls from street corners and beyond. It lets us know that in suffering we are not alone. Let the joy return and don't be afraid to treat your neighbor as yourself, one foot in front of another. Bought this early November 2024, with a Holiday Cheer to be in the minds of everyone soon, we try for year-round. Got it at Titan Comics for $42.
 Meg Koozie, the real thirst quencher after snapping into a Slim Jim!
Complete with a back cover picture of the "screen" pass that I won to see, "MEG 2: The TRENCH!" Saw it on screen X, which is literal and a semi 1989 Batman movie reference, "Got to love that Joker!" It takes some teeth in the ocean to make the fight or flight in the heart then see straight towards action, and a fun "B" movie slaughter filled to the gills.
Grader Notes;
spine stress lines breaks color.
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Sandman #1 (1989) |
| Item: |
Sandman 1 Modern |
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CGC |
| Cert #: |
4328348003
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Owner Comments
1st appearance of Morpheus. Wesley Dodds cameo. A kerfuffle of waywardness and leading into an abyss of dismal proportions. Taking the cake and trying to eat it too, after being imprisoned, as the Dream character doesn't ever recant! Save to analyze the futility, and those are the breaks when recompensing on your own. It isn't as beneficial for the good, except when to learn and lean not to your own understanding. Peace comes by way of the fight, which is in the pursuit of that princely purpose, and all while knitting together within our own lives in order that we can then encourage others. Those who live by seeking out morality, and asking for it to be fruitful, while knocking that it may open to avenues of blessing and not to curse; those are the attributes that will make and take the greatest effort of all and are worth it in the end. Not by hook or crook, but by the way we were born and becoming instead born again. Not flashy, nor easy, and not even hip to be square, but knowing it is not in our own right standing alone but in the higher power so that we can trust to live and walk therein!
 That is ever present to be on the Sandman's mind to deal with, in the "supernatural" of this comic it is unfortunately more "death" than living, it is even a character. Featured on DC Cover Girls study book by Adam Hughes.
Complete with a back cover picture of "The Sandman!" Adam Sandler circa 2023 stand-up, in which me and my brother had balcony seats, and were laughing to encourage the Sandman for his performance, where he even broke out the guitar to play the Chris Farley sendoff salute. "Hungover 'as all else', that Catholic boy still showed up to morning Mass!" "We told him to slow down, or you'll end up like Belushi; He said those guys are my heroes, that is all fine and dandy..." ~ Adam Sandler speaking of our now departed friend.
Grader Notes Unavailable.
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