Back-Issue Buys

Joshua wrote:I bought a ton of back issues this weekend.
-Exiles
-The Flash (Johns' run)
-And a smattering of Ex Machina I was missing.

I caught up on Exiles, too, a while back. I neeeed that Flash run of Johns'. Ex Machina, you have to tell us if it is good. I know it is Vaughan, but still. I need more opinions before I would think of getting this.

I used to read Ex Machina until summer 2007 (when dropped all my reads). It annoys me that it's being remembered mostly for the surprising end of issue #1, but the book has so much more to offer. Sometimes I don't really get it (politics and superheroes?!) but it's nice take by BKV on politics and heroism post-9/11.

Joshua, I don't know in what point your at, but the last issue I read was toward the end of the bizarre futuristic old man story; it was my least favorite story of the book.

Last Thursday I bought volumes 3 and 4 of Scalped and volume 1 of Young Liars.

(Copy and pasted from another thread. Just in case some of you on here are getting deja vu. )

Another killer buy!

Incredible Hulk (2nd series) #106-112. For some reason I'd never got the WWHulk within the main series. Weird that I skipped it. Oh, and also Hulk: Future Imperfect #1 & 2!!! They cost me, surprisingly, under $10 each for NM. So surprised to find them. Finally got Danny Ketch #2, completing that mini and the latest Ghost Rider has to offer.

Brit: Cold Death. The second one-shot GN, completing my Brit collection.

America vs. Justice Society #1-4
Last Days of the Justice Society Special
Jonni Thunder #1-4. (Obscure mini based off of Johnny Thunder, but with a girl and an idol that turns her into a genie of sorts.)
JSA: Strange Adventures #1-6.
JSA: All Stars #1-8
JSA: Secret Files #1 & 2
Justice Society of America (1st series) #1-8.
Justice Society of America (2nd series) #1-10.
JSA: Our Worlds at War (one-shot)
JSA: Classified #1-39
JSA: The Liberty Files #1 & 2
JSA: The Unholy Three #1 & 2.

^ These means that I finally have every titled JSA comic ever. B)

Other DC:
The Brave and The Bold (2nd series) #1-6. The entire mini featuring The Butcher, Green Arrow, and The Question!
L.A.W.: Living Assualt Weapon #1-6. A mini based on Charlton characters. A different one eache ish. This and the one above give me all the prominent Question stories in the history of the DCU. All I need is the Charlton Ted Kord series and Mysterious Suspense #1, and I'll have The Question, Vic Sage, completed.
Showcase #73. That's right! The first appearance of THE CREEPER. Cost me $45 for this CGC graded, 8.0 comic. I finally have it.


Sorry for the flaunting, but it was fun. I'm still salivating!

I love Ex Machina. I was working at a comic shop when it first came out and would read it for free. I stopped reading for awhile after I quit. It wasn't until issue 25 that I started buying it, but I still love it.

That's cool.

These aren't quite back issue "buys" because I acquired all of them without spending any money, but a lot of them are really awesome. I apologize for the long list in advance.

Thor (1st series) #368
Batman: A Death in the Family Parts 1, 3, and 4
Birds of Prey #56, 57, 59, 62, 65, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 77, 78, 79, 80
House of Mystery #1 regular and variant cover
Action Comics #863 regular and variant cover
Action Comics #864
Action Comics #866 (first printing)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #4
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #5
Wolverine #67 (I've been looking everywhere for this issue)
X-factor (3rd series) #35 Marvel Ape variant
Titans/Young Justice: Graduation Day
Superman: Red Son Rising
Superman: Red Son Setting
The Flash (2nd series) #205
Exiles #5
X-force (3rd series) #10 variant cover
Nova (4th series) #20 variant cover
Final Crisis #1-7
X-23 #2
Seaguy (2004) #3
Justice League: Another Nail #1, 2
X-23: Target X #6
Deadpool (1997) #1-4
Superman #75
Kingdom Come #1-4
Loveless #4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 19
X-factor (3rd series) #3
My Faith in Frankie #4
The Rocketeer #1, 2
Green Lantern #1, 13 variant covers
All-star Superman #4, 5, 7
Web of Spider-man 31, 32 (Kraven's Last Hunt)
Watchmen #8
Jonah Hex (1st series) #17, 21, 53, 55, 85
The New Mutants #98 (1st app. Deadpool)
Astonishing X-men #1 variant cover (Wolverine)
Infinity Gauntlet #2, 3, 4, 6
Mouse Guard: Winter 1152

^ Im pretty jealous of a few of those........The rocketeer

^ Ha! That was my numero uno "whoa, cool" on the WUMB.

The guy I got them from also had signed copies. I nearly dropped a load in my pants when I saw them.

^ *Gasp* Was he askin' a bunch?!

In the last few months I've gotten a hold of at least 4 of the Spawn: Godslayer issues. At some point I plan on gettin' the AoA issues, Onslaught series, and the ones leading up to Wolverine getting his adamantium ripped out. Wouldn't mind gettin' some old Spider-Man issues too.

BlueMaxx wrote:^ *Gasp* Was he askin' a bunch?!

While he was letting me take some issues for myself, I refused to ask for anything with a cover price of $0.40 or below or anything that was signed.

L.A.W.: Living Assualt Weapon #1-6

Wow that mini sucked pretty hard you must be a hell of a collector to think of getting this one

Meanwhile my fables quest is nearly complete all I now need is the last castle and I have an unbroken fables run

Joshua wrote:

BlueMaxx wrote:^ *Gasp* Was he askin' a bunch?!

While he was letting me take some issues for myself, I refused to ask for anything with a cover price of $0.40 or below or anything that was signed.

I see. If he is still up, you may want to do a little research on prices and go have another look see. Dave Stevens, creator/writer/illustrator of The Rocketeer, died last year. His signed books would be worth...who knows how much if it is the right person.

shining knight wrote:

L.A.W.: Living Assualt Weapon #1-6

Wow that mini sucked pretty hard you must be a hell of a collector to think of getting this one

Well, that's a downer. I just basically impulsed this one. It was a buck an issue, and me being a Charlton fan, especially The Question's, I said what the hay.

BlueMaxx wrote:

Joshua wrote:
While he was letting me take some issues for myself, I refused to ask for anything with a cover price of $0.40 or below or anything that was signed.

I see. If he is still up, you may want to do a little research on prices and go have another look see. Dave Stevens, creator/writer/illustrator of The Rocketeer, died last year. His signed books would be worth...who knows how much if it is the right person.

Well that's just the point, I wasn't taking the really valuable stuff. That seems like it would be kind of rude.

^ Oh. I took it as he was giving away, but also haggling for the good stuff.

I was helping him organize his collection to sell and most of the stuff he was letting me take with me. He probably would have let me take more valuable stuff if I had asked, but I didn't want to take advantage of his generosity. I did tell them that if he couldn't get a good price for his Silver Age Flash comics that I would make a him a reasonable offer.

^ Ooo, good stuff. I'm envious of your relation to this guy. Rocketeer and now Silver Age Flash. Sheesh.

As you may have saw, I recently made a deal to purchase 26 Silver Age Flash comics for $100 and I had to insist on that price, he probably would have just given them to me.

^ My chest hurts. Who is this...mystery man? *passes out*

Just picked up a nice copy of Ultimate X-Men #1 (Diamond variant cover) autographed by Adam Kubert and Mark Millar. See here The link is only an example of what I purchased. It's in great condition and only cost me $25. Not bad.

^ Fantastic. Can't say I'm a fan, but nice nab.

BlueMaxx wrote:^ Fantastic. Can't say I'm a fan, but nice nab.

Yeah Ultimate X-Men used to be good when they had Millar/Kubert doing the book. Kind of took a dump when Kirkman took over.

Just got a huge run of Superman/Batman so now I have the entire 60 plus issue run of the series.