August 30 Day Comic Book Stuff Challenge

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August 11 – Your most valuable or cherished comic book issue.

I guess my hardcover of We3. I read it every year.

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August 11 – Your most valuable or cherished comic book issue.

That's tricky. I have a good number of signed issues, but most of the bigger names (like a Johns GL and a Millar Wanted) I bought at a store and didn't meet the person. Of the ones I did meet, Oeming was probably the biggest, but I don't even remember what issues I had him sign.

So, I guess I'll say my copy of Green Lantern/Green Arrow #76. It took me a while to find a copy and although the grading is just above "craptacular," I still like to take it out and look at it every now and then.



As to actual value, I do have older issues that are worth more, but I doubt I have any single (non-signed) comic worth more than about $80. Could be wrong. Sometimes some variant ends up skyrocketing.

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August 11 – Your most valuable or cherished comic book issue.



I have older comics, including golden age JSA issues of All Star Comics, All-Flash, Green Lantern and All-American Comics, but I wouldn't have ANY of it if it wasn't for my love of Green Lantern volume 2. I have all over volume 2, so I suppose the crowning jewel has to be Showcase #22.

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August 11 – Your most valuable or cherished comic book issue.

That's tricky. I have a good number of signed issues, but most of the bigger names (like a Johns GL and a Millar Wanted) I bought at a store and didn't meet the person. Of the ones I did meet, Oeming was probably the biggest, but I don't even remember what issues I had him sign.

So, I guess I'll say my copy of Green Lantern/Green Arrow #76. It took me a while to find a copy and although the grading is just above "craptacular," I still like to take it out and look at it every now and then.



As to actual value, I do have older issues that are worth more, but I doubt I have any single (non-signed) comic worth more than about $80. Could be wrong. Sometimes some variant ends up skyrocketing.

That is a fantastic choice for a favorite!

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That is a fantastic choice for a favorite!

It actually is a valuable comic too. If you look at Overstreet, the earlier comics in the #60s and through #75 are pretty cheap, then #76 shoots up. Which is why my comic is readable (probably fair), but far from "near mint."

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August 11 – Your most valuable or cherished comic book issue.

Uncanny X-Men #173 It's the comic that launch me as a comic book reader.

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August 11 – Your most valuable or cherished comic book issue.

If we're talking monetary value, it would be Spiderman #300 (that I can't find for the life of me), Stripperella #1 signed by Stan Lee, Infinity Gauntlet #1 signed by Jim Starlin and George Perez or Amazing Spiderman #607 signed by J. Scott Campbell.

If we're talking personal value, it would be Green Lantern/Green Arrow #1 signed by Neal Adams. I've had that book since I was 11, and it's a little beat up, but I've kept it all these years and was fortunate enough to get it signed. Now, it's hanging on my wall in a case.



Funny how Hal and Ollie are supposed to be best friends, yet they're always arguing or kicking the crap out of each other on the covers.

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...Stripperella #1 signed by Stan Lee...

I love when people get famous creators to sign the non-obvious stuff.

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I've never put a lot of effort into autographed comics growing up, but not that I'm getting older and a lot of my comic creator heroes are gone or passing on, I feel differently about it now. I wish I had more, but I do have some good ones.

I have a 10th anniversary slipcase hardcover set of Batman The Dark Knight Returns, and Frank Miller signed mine, which is #38 out of 10,000. That might be my favorite.

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It actually is a valuable comic too. If you look at Overstreet, the earlier comics in the #60s and through #75 are pretty cheap, then #76 shoots up. Which is why my comic is readable (probably fair), but far from "near mint."

Two years ago I was getting ready to go to Boston Comic Con and put my copy in a backpack to get signed by Neal Adams. Then I saw how much it was going for and took it back out, going for the slipcase hardcover collection of HTH to sign instead. I would have hated to have had that stolen or damaged.

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August 12 – The first live action movie based on a comic book you recall watching




Definitely Superman. Even though it came out the year before I was born, I saw it early (probably on HBO). It's possible I saw #2 first (since I was actually alive then), but they're mixed in my early memories.

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August 12 – The first live action movie based on a comic book you recall watching

Batman (1989)...just not in 89.