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2/18/2017 Topic: Treasury of comics #nn Defiant1	It looks like this is missing from the guide: https://comics.ha.com/itm/golden-age-1938-1955-/treasury-of-comics-1-st-john-1948-condition-gd-/a/121206-13444.s Defiant1
2/18/2017 Topic: New to Comic Books Defiant1	It varies from one publisher to the next. Some publishers might publish a series from #1 to #100 and then have a different volume listed every year, but the issue numbers are kept consecutive. Another publisher might start over with a new volume every year and also restart the numbering with a new #1 when the volume changes. I've seen dozen of different scenarios. Older publisher would start a series, count it up to 20, then change the name of the series. The new title would pick up at #21 and go a few more issues and the title would change again. The volume # might not change unless they went back to a titled that had been used before. Essentially, anything goes.
2/19/2017 Topic: Ultragirl #1 Defiant1	Put a space between ultra & girl when you search. I'm not sure what the indicia says, but it pulls up 1996 series if you do that. Defiant1 - http://comics.vforums.co.uk/
2/25/2017 Topic: Live Bands Defiant1	I got to meet Michael Hutchence in 1983 after seeing INXS twice (two cities). He was pretty cool, but they were still climbing the ladder of fame. I saw AC/DC in '81 & '85. I don't recall seeing any other Aussie bands live.
2/26/2017 Topic: So You Want to Sell Your Comics? Defiant1	Beehlerharley wrote: I came across over 200 comics and I'm trying to determine the value of a handful of them, one of the comics I have is #3 Mavericks. I know the value of the issue it's self isn't crazy but it is signed by Chad hunt, in sharpie on the cover can anyone help me figure out the value of this comic? Close to worthless. He's the inker, but there are no large number of people collecting his autograph. Autographs can be forged, so the comic is likely worth less than if it had no writing on the cover. Defiant1 edited by Defiant1 on 2/26/2017
2/26/2017 Topic: Legion Defiant1	http://comicspriceguide.com/collection/dc/legion/58/wbqwo You have to put the "." after every letter. Defiant1
2/27/2017 Topic: Treasury of comics #nn Defiant1	kds_comics wrote: $142 in 2.0 condition per Defiant1's link. Yowzer! Yep! He said it was rare. Look at the horrible condition too! Help the guy out! List his rare comic.... somebody! Defiant1
2/27/2017 Topic: Juliet Jones #16 Defiant1	mnaz21 wrote: Any way to find a value on it? Comics from that publisher seem to be pretty rare. It's really going to be whatever the market can bear and that's not established. I think you should set your own value, but understand that the market is small and the value is probably going to be whatever amount it would take for you to want to part with it if a buyer does surface. Defiant1
2/28/2017 Topic: S. Clingerman's Sometimes Interesting Stuff Defiant1	I had high hopes for that movie when it came out but was horribly disappointed. They could probably remake that with modern special effects and trash can the cheesy looking robot and make a decent movie. The comics are still neat. edited by Defiant1 on 2/28/2017
2/28/2017 Topic: Defiant1's Random & Odd Comic Art Collection Defiant1	This was my most recent art purchase. It is a Kevin Eastman sketch in a custom frame made by letterer Roxanne Starr. The purchase came with a free hug. The framed sketch The back The label Close-up of the sketch Defiant1 - http://comics.vforums.co.uk/ edited by Defiant1 on 2/28/2017
2/28/2017 Topic: Defiant1's Random & Odd Comic Art Collection Defiant1	This is an old backing board sketch that I got in 1994. Joseph Linsner Sketch Defiant1 - http://comics.vforums.co.uk/ edited by Defiant1 on 2/12/2020
2/28/2017 Topic: Bedtime Stories for Impressionable Children Defiant1	This is probably the first comic I've preordered in many years. It includes a 7 page story by Jim Shooter. I'm not please with the number of variants. There is a least one more cover from a store signing. Bedtime Stories for Impressionable Children #1 (Cover A) Bedtime Stories for Impressionable Children #1 (Cover B ) Bedtime Stories for Impressionable Children #1 (Cover C) Defiant1 - http://comics.vforums.co.uk/
3/1/2017 Topic: Defiant1's Stuff Defiant1	My copies. None are very high grade. It's just a comic that I buy whenever I see it in a back issue bin. Copy 1 Copy 2 Copy 3 Copy 4 Defiant1 - http://comics.vforums.co.uk/
3/1/2017 Topic: Defiant1's Stuff Defiant1	A lot of the stuff I scan and post online were bought in the 90's or newer. This is actually from my original collection of stuff bought new that rarely gets touched. This was bought new in 1977 and it is from my original childhood collection. Howard the Duck Annual #1 Defiant1 - http://comics.vforums.co.uk/
3/1/2017 Topic: Defiant1's Stuff Defiant1	Marvel Spotlight #5 I don't hate the movies. I think someone walking around with a flaming skull for a head is cool and it doesn't need a plot or dialogue. Defiant1
3/1/2017 Topic: Defiant1's Stuff Defiant1	Thanks Gilgandra! Sifting through my photobucket uploads of scans from my collection. Not sure where I got this, but it sure looks like Superman vs. Popeye. Defiant1 - http://comics.vforums.co.uk/ edited by Defiant1 on 3/1/2017
3/1/2017 Topic: Defiant1's Stuff Defiant1	I don't collect Swamp Thing, so this is one of those things I'll find in my collection and think "I didn't know I owned that?!" After originally making a typo above, I wondered how disgusting it would be to have a "Swamp Thong" comic.
3/1/2017 Topic: Defiant1's Stuff Defiant1	I'm pretty sure I have several Strange Tales #135's with the first SHIELD. Strange Tales #135 (Copy 1) Strange Tales #135 (Copy 2) These are the only 2 I've scanned. Defiant1 - http://comics.vforums.co.uk/
3/2/2017 Topic: Clones: Spider-Man vs Wolverine Defiant1	As a kid, I was very displeased with the death of Gwen Stacy. Her clone started all of the clone stories in the 70's. The clone stories in the late 90's are perhaps the worst Spider-man stories ever written and they are the reason I quit buying Marvel Comics despite Marvel having the largest number of characters I like. It does not shock me that you have issues with the clones. I think many people do. The damage done to the Marvel in the 90's cannot be fixed. It can only be ignored. Your frustration about the clones is just a fraction of my dissatisfaction with the introduction of clones at all.
3/2/2017 Topic: Defiant1's Stuff Defiant1	Gilgandra wrote: Defiant1 wrote: I don't collect Swamp Thing, so this is one of those things I'll find in my collection and think "I didn't know I owned that?!" After originally making a typo above, I wondered how disgusting it would be to have a "Swamp Thong" comic. This was at Supernova Comic Con. in Sydney back 2 years ago...He wanted way to much for it, Also it was a crappy-dappy copy In all honesty, I've never tracked the value of this comic. I was more of a Marvel fan. I was buying long boxes of comics in the 90's when the industry imploded and stores started closing. I was also buying "reader copy" collections during the same time period, but most weren't that great. This was never something I intentionally sought out. It was just something that ended up in a bulk collection that I bought very cheaply. I do have an appreciation of Wrightson's art, so this was something I set aside when I discovered I owned it. I then forgot about it until I scanned the cover a few years back. I forgot about it again until I saw the scan in my photobucket account. I do think it's neat. I've been collecting so long that when I see Hulk #181, my mind remembers plopping down 25¢ for it at a convenience store. When I see what some of this stuff goes for now, I'm actually horrified because I would never pay that much. When I pay $100 for some non-key pre-hero Tales to Astonish issue, newer collectors are horrified. It works both ways. Pick up what you can afford when you can afford it, and eventually other people will be looking at your collection with envy. I had to be creative or stretch my budget to get the silver age Marvel keys I own, but those are the comics I appreciate the most today.