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Detective Comics #400 (1970) |
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Detective Comics 400 Universal |
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CGC |
| Cert #: |
4148962006
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Owner Comments
Origin and 1st appearance of Man-Bat. 1st Robin and Batgirl team-up story. 400th anniversary issue. Bought for $248 through Dave and Adams due to them not having in stock 2 things that I ordered. They didn't have the 1st and offered credit with $100 extra, so I ordered again, only for them to not have in stock the "next thing!" Good on Dave and Adams owning up to their mishap, I pray they're rewarded. Man-Bat can be moody and done well in all things, if we call to mind the depravity of science mishaps as well. At least the desperateness can make for a good story, all "detective" things considered. A sort of plight that can be remedied, but not without the Batman on the case and the good will of the "BATS" to make some sort of human man charity. Got to love that Neal Adams cover, with them looking like modern "mecha" (mechanical robots that tower over cities, man powered like Power Rangers or VR Troopers) and before that was a thing, to terrorize Gotham City!
Complete with a back cover picture of the prescreen pass before released to theaters of DC/Vertigo Film, "The Kitchen!" Cooked up in the mixing bowl and based on the comic of the same name, after the original monster gangster-husbands go to jail for three years, barely supported wives take over to show their prowess in being leading "Man-Bat-Beasts!" Hey, they married them to begin with!
Grader Notes:
spine stress lines breaks color;
light creasing to cover;
very light wear to cover.
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Detective Comics #405 (1970) |
| Item: |
Detective Comics 405 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC |
| Cert #: |
4112838014
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Owner Comments
1st appearance of the League of Assassins. Batgirl backup story. A nice slab pick-up on a wing and a prayer, or just before it is out of reach. A lowly CGC 4.5 bought off Ebay for $193 shipped. Indeed, a last resort to some, as the League of Assassins is just beyond the wild reach of Batman for Prey on the horizon. Does a body good to get in a workout before dawn! By necessity though, as the bounty is set and something this way comes. Here comes the judge, as the summons has been laid in on a contract, for the Bruce Wayne of yesteryear, the Batman sees it as all too eerie to creep up on him like that! Dawning this "DETECTIVE" cover, the Bat suit is decked out for the Batman realizes the subtlety of the situation. Good and creative writing over at DC, only to dawn again in this collection with another Neal Adams glorious display of art! Currently saving for cons and doing the best I can! As every year we all seek the best that remains of this market for our collections, we take what has been afforded to us and don't look back!
Complete with a back cover picture of the prescreen pass before released to theaters of, "John Wick: Chapter 3 Parabellum!" That's how bad they're coming after the Batman in this issue. Film or screen time can't portray the full effectiveness that the Batman has had to shake the trail of those that follow in the shadows. He's resorted to guns very seldom if at all!
Grader Notes:
light creasing to cover;
spine stress lines to cover;
wear to cover.
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Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #134 (1970) |
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Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen 134 Universal |
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CGC |
| Cert #: |
1463681002
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Owner Comments
1st appearance of Darkseid in cameo. Neal Adams Cover. A black cover difficult in High Grade, makes it that much more appreciated! Darkseid came before Thanos! I had to pay up for a high-grade copy, it was a must for the collection. We have an awesome Neal Adams cover of Superman in defeat. This will be a precursor to the seriousness of what the Darkseid will bring. It is all very scrappy at first and might even be overwhelming in the end. Darkseid came before Thanos in the scheme of things, and that matters because he could be considered way worse. Thanos beat Darkseid to a completed story with onscreen time. That might be to the bewilderment of fans, but what can you do? Darkseid will usher and attempt to complete his quest the same as any demented ruler, who goes around destroying, in this case by farming worlds.
Complete with back cover picture of Adam Hughes rendition of the whole Superman kit and kaboodle, the ages handed down from parent, child, love and hero!
Grader Notes:
crease right bottom of front cover breaks color;
crease right center of front cover breaks color;
light spine stress lines breaks color.
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Batman #232 (1971) |
| Item: |
Batman 232 Universal |
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CGC |
| Cert #: |
1565938002
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Owner Comments
1st Al Ghul!!! I thought, "What just happened?" When I first saw this cover, it struck deep to the heart! Ghul was an interesting character on the Batman Animated Series and one that I would always hope to be in rerun. Not your typical villain, and also very methodical in planning! Ghul should be revisited again and again, and each time I'll read it! That awful green cover with a hint of yellow, that backdrops the shot! Almost gives you the ill feeling upon seeing it. Robin suffers a fatal blow? These pages get a look at a new theory of the life and death scenario, and who will win out over all? Bang. Pow! Boom!?! See the results of the Al Ghul. Relatives follow him to the grave and beyond. Is it spiritual or something mystic? Batman can't help but to look inside the creaking door to view for himself. Answers are broad at first, and it takes some faith to believe in a final outcome. Can it be done?
Complete with a back cover picture of the prescreen pass before released to streaming of, "Pennyworth!" Batman has a fall back if Robin's trade places in life or death. This shows that the butler Alfred had capabilities too, and he can take his experience to then help Batman cope with the death of his parents!
Grader Notes:
light cover tanning to cover;
light spine stress lines to cover;
tear center of spine.
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Detective Comics #411 (1971) |
| Item: |
Detective Comics 411 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC |
| Cert #: |
1238596004
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Owner Comments
1st Talia Al Ghul Neal Adams! A pivotal storyline. Classic Cover, with a hard to find in high grade black cover. A very eerie looking cover, as was all the stories of Al Ghul and/or Talia. They seemed to be from the "old country" or some such well-versed reference. These older ways give us insights to possible other ways that have been considered as a "day to day". Talia isn't always a bad person. She feels loyalty and keeps her own choices and beliefs to herself. Not always following the direction that is wanted. She still must be stopped sometimes as old habits die hard, but living with her choices make her die harder. She hasn't always proven to be the ultimate villain, though she comes from hard stock. It takes a special kind of someone to pierce through the veneer that is developed over time of hard crime. Then sometimes it is the most needed healing touch, the Batman proves able and willing.
Complete with a back cover picture of Detective Comics #441, which is the first appearance of Detective Harvey Bullock! The actual character Detective that appeared in the 1989 movie of the Batman. They played him off as an obese man, that was a little belligerent in attitude, but mainly he had an unkept appearance.
Graders Notes Unavailable.
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Forever People #1 (1971) |
| Item: |
Forever People 1 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC |
| Cert #: |
2006001010
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Owner Comments
1st Full Appearance of Darkseid. 1st Appearance of Forever People! Whoa! Jack Kirby claps back with the ultimate in DC Villains! Who is an Ultimate Force? Darkseid and he doesn't care for Superman. Jack Kirby once again invents a world where the biggest and the baddest need an attitude adjustment. Superman will do just fine! Presents very well for the grade, I'm noticing that small stains can drop the grade, yet aesthetically still be pleasing to the eye. Darkseid approves. The Boom Tube can be complicated, yet the Darkseid eyes are the real seekers of destruction. Only human to escape them was the Batman, which speaks to the mind as well agility. Superman can be taken down by the Bats as well, but Superman and the Darkseid are the ultimate match. Then comes Doomsday! "Who or what?" Will succeed first? As the Darkseid wants to usher in to enslave the planet and is often seen as the Doomsday seeker!
Complete with a back cover picture of 1978 Superman Birthday Cards, with mine coming up this 2023, I'm reminded of all marketing. It doesn't get much bigger than the Superman for publicity and all things childishly wholesome!! Haha
Grader Notes:
light crease left bottom of back cover;
light spine stress lines breaks color;
light stain left top of front cover;
light staining to cover.
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Mister Miracle #6 (1972) |
| Item: |
Mister Miracle 6 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC |
| Cert #: |
3951830002
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Owner Comments
1st appearance of the Female Furies (Bernadeth, Lashina, Mad Harriet and Stompa). Some lovely characters for our own Mister Miracle to figure out if friend or foe!?! Indeed, the miracle is that they didn't call him "miracle man", but I suppose that had been used before; although, this is DC! With a way out of a jam and every single time, the Mister Miracle relies on his skills. Indeed, these are some 1sts that I picked up cheap and on the fly with Local Comic Shop Duncanville Bookstore, via their Facebook Live Feed. Sometimes when going for cheap reads and not picking up "in hand", it would appear that I am not able to inspect before buying, but with such an inspiring type "daredevil" like cover, I hope to be justified even in 5.5! Sometimes the heart wants what it does, but be careful, Mister Miracle always walks in when the trap is set and still escapes!?! Justice is served.
Complete with a back cover picture of a prescreen movie pass before it hit theaters! "New god's" show their Fury, with the "Shazam Fury of the Gods" prescreen pass before it went to theaters. New God's such as Jack Kirby and Mister Miracle may make their DC debut eventually, as DC has a lot to work with and a lot to be thankful for, great movie!
Grader Notes:
moderate cover tanning;
moderate creasing to cover;
moderate foxing to cover;
moderate spine stress lines to cover;
moderate staining to cover.
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Swamp Thing #1 (1972) |
| Item: |
Swamp Thing 1 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC |
| Cert #: |
2074379010
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Owner Comments
Origin of Swamp Thing! 1st appearance of Lt. Matt Cable, and both Alec and Linda Holland. Great new story telling, Bernie Wrightson does not disappoint with the art, and you can feel the eerie Swamp! With the Swampers and how He Exists. Lucky enough to snag this on eBay, I should have paid up for it a long long time ago ha-ha! A well worth it addition to the collection, making it to the forefront with the Swamp Thing. Some like the 1st app Swampie better as a character, although this version was definitely beloved. As a first ongoing, the rest of the series is just as sweet in art and story. Many collectors have made it their mission to complete and read. A lot of interesting forms of story writing ending with a culmination of "love" and hey, Swampie even meats the Batman for a frolicking good time, eventually with DC.
Complete with a back cover picture of the DC Cover girl's hardcover, by Adam Hughes, picture of the covers and readable history that is the Swamp Thing. Swampy came through two origins with different thoughts and or ideas. Living in the "backwoods swamp" stimulates a certain viewpoint, but the Swamp Thing likes to think himself a self-made creature. Outsiders, they can decide for themselves!
Grader Notes:
light scuff left top of front cover breaks color;
very small crease right top of front cover breaks color;
very small, multiple crease right bottom of front cover breaks color.
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Shazam #1 (1973) |
| Item: |
Shazam 1 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC |
| Cert #: |
2040456008
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Owner Comments
1st appearance of Captain Marvel, Captain Marvel Jr. and Mary Marvel, since the Golden Age. Origin retold. I saw the 2018-19 movie twice as a prescreen. The 2 separate times I brought 2 different people, and they enjoyed it. I thought it was very family friendly. Shazam! Taking home the hearts of a lot of people, this movie made the grade. I got a couple of free posters from the movie and hung them on the entrance to my comic room. Sometimes it is hard to believe that so many heroes can be in just "one" movie at a time. IMO Shazam made quality happen 1st to put people in the seats for DC in the future. They are a bunch of great characters, and they definitely went all in on the ground swell, and they did do a lot of character building too. It will be worth it for years to come, in comics and more! We always will seek more for the thrill of the hunt.
Complete with a back cover picture with one of our prescreen passes to see the first "Shazam!" We actually got 2 different tickets, since they only seat 2 at a time I took my mom the 1st time and my brother the 2nd. Both were enjoyable, and as of Oct 15th, 2022, I now have a prescreen pass to see Black Adam. I plan to take my brother this time, one shot only.
Grader Notes;
very light rust stain right bottom of back cover.
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Swamp Thing #2 (1973) |
| Item: |
Swamp Thing 2 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC |
| Cert #: |
3709849005
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Owner Comments
1st Full Appearance of Dr. Anton Arcane. 1st cameo of Patchwork Man! Beautiful Bernie Wrightson cover and art, keep it together Swampie or ye walk the plank! Gives me the chills to think it's so high in the tower, swampy go squashy! A very nice presentable copy in grade, with that spectacular view. The Aurora ad on the back is a nice period time article too. Glad to have this in the case it is in, with white pages. Swamp Thing being who he is today with a CW TV show, I hope it gets some buzz going and keeps it relevant. Surely if they can make the written stories into film, it can go the distance. Summing it up with more questions, as the Swamp Thing is an enigma to the surrounding area, but the swamp is big and the stories seem to be tall tales to most, just the same. Swamp thing in the 70's was also represented in audio form.
Complete with a back cover picture to represent the audiophile that was news to this era, with records! The 70's were really about pushing boundaries after the liberty and innovation of the 60's. It is kind of hard to top going to the moon and driving around in a space car, which was in the reality back then, and not that long ago in retrospect. Pressing Candidate.
Grader Notes;
very light spine stress lines to cover.
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All-Star Comics #58 (1976) |
| Item: |
All-Star Comics 58 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC |
| Cert #: |
1109839020
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Owner Comments
1st Power Girl. I got this with Ebay bucks! I still paid out of pocket the going price, yet it was like there was no tax :) super happy! I found a raw of this at Half Price Books to read, so it's a nice thing to see the cousin of Superman and read it. For the collection, a 9.4 to round it out with a Near Mint Copy! They team up but are having many disturbances at once, so they seem to tackle the best they can on their own as well. Power Girl Explains that she is capable and willing to do her best, with a splash page near the end in all her cute blonde glory. Keeping this nice Near Mint example, as I've run into many "raws" in the wild, but none as fine as this one. Those that testify of the search are rewarded eventually, by not being weary in well doing. Seek and find, knock it will be open, ask and you will receive! It happens as the effort of so many, and or anything else you set out to do!
Complete with a back cover picture of the Power Girl performing as a team, we all need help in the subsequent issues following the first appearance. Duking it out and dealing the blows! Census is spread on this issue, which is still a decent amount as even some lower grades are being slabbed!
Grader Notes:
Right Bottom Front Cover Small Crease Breaks Color;
Spine Stress Lines.
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Shazam #25 (1976) |
| Item: |
Shazam 25 Modern |
| Grade: |
CGC |
| Cert #: |
2135353003
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Owner Comments
Shazam! 1st ISIS, my brother also chipped in for this, for my birthday 2020! I sent it off to be graded, not too shabby, it's a marvel captain! Maybe a love interest or just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to Marvels Shazam. There was so much to see in the movie, and the actors and actresses were picked out very well! A lot of them became public figures and did charity work. When Shazam comes again there will be swift Justice. A love interest for good old Shazam would be hard to do, they may have attempted it in a way or in the future. We need the story to grow naturally too, and without being clingy to one way of writing. Being open to new ideas can prolong the inevitable, we've got to be like children and enjoy the time we have! Woo-hoo! It takes all types, that it does, but pivotal moments cause us to look back and appreciate from where we've come.
Complete with a back cover picture of my pass to see Black Adam as a prescreen, before coming out in theaters. It had a very human or people plight to it, comparatively, the same as the first film. The Justice Society misappropriates what the Black Adam is capable of, which is a little jarring, but overall, a worthwhile film!
Grader Notes:
light creasing to cover;
light spine stress lines to cover;
very light tears to cover.
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Firestorm #1 (1978) |
| Item: |
Firestorm 1 Modern |
| Grade: |
CGC |
| Cert #: |
1266374001
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Owner Comments
1st appearance and origin of Firestorm. Hot to trot and eventually cold as the storm ice winter in this series. It's all up for grabs, and it will be something if it catches the flames! I tried like the dickens to find this series in the dollar bins, never was that lucky. I had found run fillers, but not in the best shape. I would take a gander at or read some of the issues in the bins at the used bookstore, but what I really wanted was the 1st app and the origin. How this character escaped me for the longest time still eludes me. Innovative for the time, in the way it isn't caused by a radioactive biter or anything, instead it is straight up the source of a "reactor!" Nuclear fission can be delicate, but often the results don't present that way in the magnitude of force. The math is calculated only to provide a certain thesis, as to more controlled effects that can affect the outcome. Glad I'm not responsible for learning it, although someone needs the correct confidence!
Complete with a back cover picture of the prescreen pass before released publicly to theaters, of the namesake kids would think of when seeing blazing flames infomercials in the 70's through 90's: Playing with Fire! Including wrestler John Cena who played Peacemaker for rival comic company DC! We all had infomercials before cartoons and even during them to not strike the match "for fun", even Smokey the Bear, that now we have the "Firestorm Firemen" heroes that has all the boys and girls clamoring: "You Can't See Me!"
Graders Notes Unavailable.
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Firestorm #3 (1978) |
| Item: |
Firestorm 3 Modern |
| Grade: |
CGC |
| Cert #: |
3911685021
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Owner Comments
Origin and 1st Appearance of Killer Frost. (Doctor Crystal Frost) It's a Nuclear Winter, with the Kiss of Ice, on the Lips of Fire. Sure to survive the storm! A bit of a mystery origin wrapped into a retaliation book, to be honest. This series has potential. It has statues and other types of ephemera, but they are more of Killer Frost rather than "Firestorm." Do not despise small beginnings, this is the way, and what the good book says. Featured here and there in the Frost, is a chilling and nice addition to the collection and genre. A villain of just emotions of ice, she'll warm up to the idea of being a fleshed-out character. Bought from eBay, which still had to be bought quick, or so I thought. Purchased in 2018, it stayed relatively small in gains. I'm not specking on it, but I found the matchup between polar opposites amusing! Given the age of the book and the science of the plot, spoken for in the issue, it is worth keeping this Near Mint (NM) copy. I'll take it!
Compete with a back cover picture of the prescreen pass before released to theaters of, "The Idea of You!" Similar to this issue, a single and attractive woman finds herself infatuated when it turns too real for her, due to the spotlight of the other party! Firestorm here has to fend off Crystal who turns into Killer Frost, after there is unrequited love, and upon transformation she then loses some stability in that sense creating motives.
Graders Notes Unavailable.
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