adamstrange Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 You have amassed an incredible PH collection! My collection will probably be the last books I ever sell off, when the time comes. Thank you very much ! After lurking the boards and this thread for 24% of my life, glad I can finally contribute Got to give a shout out to the people who inspired & educated me on the PHM world : Nelson (my first comic dealer who steered me toward the PHMs), Punyhuman (for starting this thread), Forbush-Man, Sharkey, Red-Hook, Divad, ThatPOVGuy, Silver Surfer, AdamStrange, SFilosa, TheWatcher, TRMoore54, AtlasFan, Cheetah, KirbyJack, JimJum12, Bronty and you ! Sorry if I missed any others ! After 7 years of focusing on these books, I'm almost halfway to having all 164 of the PHMs in VF/8.0 or better grade. I gave up collecting SA Marvel superheroes around 2008, because "collecting" became more like "ordering" from eBay or another website and not hunting - these PHMs have been a small game hunters dream ! And like you, these books will probably be the last to go when I finally sell it all off. -bc You've made fantastic progress! Good luck on the rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirbyJack Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 Bravo, BC! I will soon be rereading Strange Tales 101-146, so I'll get to revisit some pre hero gems! Looking forward to it! You kept some of your collection??? I'm keeping the stuff I really love. Thor/JIM, Strange Tales 101-146 (and of course ann. 2!), select Captain America stuff like Avengers 4, ToS 59, etc., cherished Bronze I bought as a kid, a handful of PHM, ASM 1-5 (so if I want to, I can re-collect the run. Nobody tell Mrs. KirbyJack!), 3 GA books, and naturally, my beloved Fantastic Four! I'm not out, it's just a super-purge! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Bronze age fan* Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 Bravo, BC! I will soon be rereading Strange Tales 101-146, so I'll get to revisit some pre hero gems! Looking forward to it! You kept some of your collection??? I'm keeping the stuff I really love. Thor/JIM, Strange Tales 101-146 (and of course ann. 2!), select Captain America stuff like Avengers 4, ToS 59, etc., cherished Bronze I bought as a kid, a handful of PHM, ASM 1-5 (so if I want to, I can re-collect the run. Nobody tell Mrs. KirbyJack!), 3 GA books, and naturally, my beloved Fantastic Four! I'm not out, it's just a super-purge! It did hurt my heart to see you sell what you did. I have been in a not interested collecting funk as of late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirbyJack Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 I'm still very happy with my collection, and still quite interested in the entire hobby. I'm going to post about this whole endeavor when it all settles out. No need to feel bad about my purge! I always seem to enjoy what's left even more after these things! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bc Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 I'm still very happy with my collection, and still quite interested in the entire hobby. I'm going to post about this whole endeavor when it all settles out. No need to feel bad about my purge! I always seem to enjoy what's left even more after these things! Couldn't agree more having done it myself several times due to various reasons. Also, very glad to see your collecting interest continues! To BAF - With what you've shared the past several years, it's okay to take a break !!! -bc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
divad Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 Man, I love this place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bc Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 (edited) Glad to see you Divad ! Here's another that got dorked in a prior post because I actually spent time organizing my photobucket : -bc Edited July 31, 2016 by bc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttock Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 I picked up very little in SD, but I did find a very nice Kid Colt 100 which now puts me at having 3 of the 4 Pre-Hero Marvel monster/westerns in nice shape. I don't think I'll ever pay up for a 2GK 56, having had one I struggle to consider it a true "monster" book. But if a sharp copy fell into my lap on the cheap, I wouldn't turn it down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
divad Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 That's. Freakin'. Beeuuutifull. Man! That TOS was a "coffee table" book of mine in college . . . unfortunately, it ended up getting quite a few roach burns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 Quite a trio, buttock! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Pontoon Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 Wow! Those are fantastic, might be the best copies I've ever seen. Congrats! None of them are "true" monster books, but I'd put KCO #100 as the odd man out. The dino-creature in TGK #58 even though phony is drawn like every other Kirby/Ayers house-stomper and appears in panel after panel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
october Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 That might be my old copy, if you got it from Dale. It was sharp. Beauty! I have yet to find a nice one to add to the collection. Such a cool book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mysterio Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 I picked up very little in SD, but I did find a very nice Kid Colt 100 which now puts me at having 3 of the 4 Pre-Hero Marvel monster/westerns in nice shape. I don't think I'll ever pay up for a 2GK 56, having had one I struggle to consider it a true "monster" book. But if a sharp copy fell into my lap on the cheap, I wouldn't turn it down. Those are beautiful. I've got the bottom two, I've never run across the others in decent shape for a price I wanted to pay. I may need to get around to scanning my copies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirbyJack Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 Those are phenomenal! Really beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttock Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 That might be my old copy, if you got it from Dale. It was sharp. Probably so. Did you upgrade? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttock Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 Wow! Those are fantastic, might be the best copies I've ever seen. Congrats! None of them are "true" monster books, but I'd put KCO #100 as the odd man out. The dino-creature in TGK #58 even though phony is drawn like every other Kirby/Ayers house-stomper and appears in panel after panel. KCO is a true monster book, the guy is an alien just like on the cover. I'd put RK 22 as the next most "monsterish" and I'll concede on the other two. But TGK 58 has a lame cover IMO and the story failed to do anything for me when I did own a copy or two, while KCO 100 just has a spectacular cover. The completionist in me is torn... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttock Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 I picked up very little in SD, but I did find a very nice Kid Colt 100 which now puts me at having 3 of the 4 Pre-Hero Marvel monster/westerns in nice shape. I don't think I'll ever pay up for a 2GK 56, having had one I struggle to consider it a true "monster" book. But if a sharp copy fell into my lap on the cheap, I wouldn't turn it down. Those are beautiful. I've got the bottom two, I've never run across the others in decent shape for a price I wanted to pay. I may need to get around to scanning my copies. I think I got my KCO 107 around 1996, my RK 22 around 2006, and my KCO 100 in 2016. A decade per book seems fair, no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Pontoon Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 Wow! Those are fantastic, might be the best copies I've ever seen. Congrats! None of them are "true" monster books, but I'd put KCO #100 as the odd man out. The dino-creature in TGK #58 even though phony is drawn like every other Kirby/Ayers house-stomper and appears in panel after panel. KCO is a true monster book, the guy is an alien just like on the cover. I'd put RK 22 as the next most "monsterish" and I'll concede on the other two. But TGK 58 has a lame cover IMO and the story failed to do anything for me when I did own a copy or two, while KCO 100 just has a spectacular cover. The completionist in me is torn... An alien yes, but drawn by Jack Keller. I try not to be disparaging about artists but his work on those Kid Colt books really dampens my enthusiasm for reading them. I always prefer the backup stories by other folks. I haven't read the Totem in a while, but the dino-critter from TGK #58 aesthetically would fit right into an early Tales of Suspense or Tales to Astonish. I agree it has a weak cover, looks like a bit of a rush job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
october Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 That might be my old copy, if you got it from Dale. It was sharp. Probably so. Did you upgrade? No. It went away during one of my periodic collection purges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bc Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 That might be my old copy, if you got it from Dale. It was sharp. Probably so. Did you upgrade? No. It went away during one of my periodic collection purges. Those books rock ! Beautiful glossy copies of tough issues Gratz ! -bc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
