Dragon Ball Figures: Chuck Buys More Silver Age Comics

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Chuck Buys More Silver Age Comics

Howdy!

Yesterday, I (once again) let my desire to be of help to others overrule my common sense. The story is a familiar one: I am a comic book retailer of 51 years experience who frequently gets called upon to buy a collection of comics and graphic novels, but then finds himself instead immersed in a collection that consists primarily of vast quantities of toys, sports memorabilia, and nostalgia items that are (at best) tangential to our core business. Sigh…

Some of the comics in the basement.

While it is absolutely true that the comics that were offered as a part of this single-owner collection were excellent (tomorrow and Friday's Premium New-In-Stock should both contain enough high-grade Silver Age comics to knock your socks off…), but in all honesty, the last thing that I needed yesterday (just eight days before my scheduled double cataract surgery), was to have to drop everything else that I was planning to do in order to arrange the logistics for today of moving a vast quantity of toys and other stuff.

Some of the miscellaneous items in the basement.

So why did I buy everything in this immense collection, instead of just the comic books? Because the lady selling the collection has become so infirm that she can no longer lift anything, or even navigate stairs. That makes her basement filled with vast numbers of boxes filled with comics and collectibles highly problematic. Her husband (a lifelong Mile High Comics client) is currently hospitalized, and has debilitating health issues that now preclude his helping in any way. Before his latest illness, he was trying to liquidate (in some measure) by selling portions of his amazing collection directly to individual collectors. At this point, however, that is simply no longer possible. Finally selling off the entirety of what remains of his lifetime collectibles hoard has now become simply unavoidable.

Some of the miscellaneous items in the basement.

Where I fill a critical role in resolving such a dilemma is in our ability to integrate darn near anything/everything related to comics and/or pop culture into our vast Jason St. Mega-Store. As a case in point, we may not currently have any showcases in Jason St. devoted to limited edition Barbie dolls, but I am confident that Pam will utilize her brilliant design abilities to figure out a way to get his 100+ Barbie figures visible to our Mega-Store clients. At the same time, Lisa will find a way to display his 500+ character-themed Beanie Babies. The hundreds of GI Joe figures he accumulated will be easier for us to display, as there are already at least a couple of our huge showcases entirely devoted to that genre. The 500+ Hallmark Christmas ornaments are a thornier problem, but some way, somehow, we will figure out a way to have them available for our holiday shoppers. Don't even ask me about all the sports memorabilia, as I haven't a clue.

Some of the miscellaneous items the basement.

The point that is most cogent here is that I refuse to abandon our lifelong comics and/or pop culture fans who are in distress. I may not be entirely thrilled in making an offer for the entirety of a half-century accumulation of vastly differing collectibles, but I also am quite aware that (for most sellers) bringing in half a dozen (or more) specialists to buy vastly different genres of collectibles is simply not a viable option. So, I go ahead and buy the whole darn accumulation, and then leave it to Pam, Lisa, Mike, and Dave to try to figure out how to somehow recover our sunk cost. Blessedly, they usually succeed.

Some of the miscellaneous items in the basement.

OK, I now need to cut short my newsletter, as I need to head over to pick up the rental truck that we are going to need to utilize to haul my ridiculously large purchase of toys and comics over to Jason St. Before I leave you, however, I want to mention that we have a few copies remaining (each) of the two ULTIMATE FALLOUT #4 (the first appearance of Miles Morales) editions that I offered to you as a Black Friday special on Monday. Suffice it to say, this special has been incredibly popular. Presuming that we do not run out beforehand, this special ULTIMATE FALLOUT #4 special offer will absolutely need to expire on Saturday.

ULTIMATE FALLOUT (2011) #4 2ND BAGLEY

ULTIMATE FALLOUT (2011) #4 2ND PICHEL

Today's new Black Friday special is for six of our exclusive Mile High Comics variant editions, at only $19.95 each. Truth be told, this is the first time that I have ever offered any of our variants at anything below our usual premium prices, and is prompted only by my having run out of time this morning to come up with a different Black Friday offer for you today. Our exclusive Mile High Comics variantst are quite rare, and we never (ever) wholesale them to other comics dealers. 'Nuff said.

CHAMPIONS (2016) #1 MILE HIGH EXCLUSIVE

DOCTOR WHO: 12TH DOCTOR (2014) #1 MILE HIGH EXCLUSIVE

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY (2013) #1 MILE HIGH EXCLUSIVE

POWERPUFF GIRLS (2013) (#1-10) (IDW) #1 MILE HIGH EXCLUSIVE

SECRET WARS (2015) (#1-9) (MARVEL) #2 MILE HIGH EXCLUSIVE

My only other item for today is a quick reminder that our 50% off BLACKFRIDAY! codeword sale now allows you to purchase any of our ten million+ back issue comics and magazines listed on our vast website (or in Jason St.) for half of list price. Only new issues, a few variants, and our professionally-graded items are exempt. The newly-arrived issues listed for you at the end of this newsletter ARE included in the half price sale.

Happy collecting!

Chuck Rozanski/Bettie Pages,
President - Mile High Comics, Inc.
November 3, 2021

New arrivals:

MARVEL

AMAZING ADULT FANTASY (MARVEL ATLAS) (1961) #10

AMAZING ADULT FANTASY (MARVEL ATLAS) (1961) #10 Good

AMAZING ADVENTURES (1961) (#1-6) (MARVEL ATLAS) #4 Good
AMAZING ADVENTURES (1961) (#1-6) (MARVEL ATLAS) #5 Good

AVENGERS ARENA (2012) #1 Near Mint/Mint
AVENGERS ARENA (2012) #1 Very Fine

CONAN (1970) (#1-275) (CONAN THE BARBARIAN) (MARVEL) #20 BRITISH Fine

FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) (#1-416) (MARVEL) #30 Very Good

JANN OF THE JUNGLE (1955) #14 (Marvel Atlas Titles) Good
JANN OF THE JUNGLE (1955) #15 (Marvel Atlas Titles) Good

JOURNEY INTO UNKNOWN WORLDS (1950)(#36-38-59)(ATLAS) #6 (Marvel Atlas Titles) Very Good
JOURNEY INTO UNKNOWN WORLDS (1950)(#36-38-59)(ATLAS) #46 (Marvel Atlas Titles) Good
JOURNEY INTO UNKNOWN WORLDS (1950)(#36-38-59)(ATLAS) #54 (Marvel Atlas Titles) Very Good

X-MEN (1963) (#1-113, UNCANNY X-MEN #114-544) (MARVEL) #202 NEWSSTAND

X-MEN (1963) (#1-113, UNCANNY X-MEN #114-544) (MARVEL) #256

X-MEN (1963) (#1-113, UNCANNY X-MEN #114-544) (MARVEL) #345

DC

ALL-AMERICAN MEN OF WAR (1952) #6

ALL-AMERICAN MEN OF WAR (1952) #6 Very Good
ALL-AMERICAN MEN OF WAR (1952) #9 Very Good
ALL-AMERICAN MEN OF WAR (1952) #43 Very Good

ANIMAL ANTICS (DC) (1946) #1 Good

ANIMAL MAN ANNUAL (DC VERTIGO) (CHILDERN'S CRUSADE) (1993) #1 (DC: Vertigo Press) Very Fine

ARCANA ANNUAL (BOOKS OF MAGIC) (DC VERTIGO) (1994) #1 (DC: Vertigo Press) Fine

BIG TOWN (1951) #20 Good

BLACKHAWK (1957) (#108-273) (DC) #144 Good

BOOKS OF FAERIE (1997) #2 (DC: Vertigo Press) Near Mint/Mint

BOOKS OF FAERIE: MOLLY'S STORY (1999) #4 (DC: Vertigo Press) Fine

BOOKS OF MAGIC (1994) (#1-75) (DC/VERTIGO) #47

BOOKS OF MAGIC ANNUAL (1996) #3 (DC: Vertigo Press) Near Mint/Mint

BOY COMMANDOS (1942) #6 Very Good
BOY COMMANDOS (1942) #33 Good

CHILDREN'S CRUSADE (1993) #2 (DC: Vertigo Press) Very Fine

CONGO BILL (1954) #2 Good

DEATH: THE TIME OF YOUR LIFE (1996) #1 (DC: Vertigo Press) Fine

DOOM PATROL ANNUAL #2 (DC: Vertigo Press) Near Mint/Mint

DREAMING (1996) (#1-60) (DC VERTIGO) #10

DREAMING: TRIAL & ERROR SPECIAL #1 (DC: Vertigo Press) Very Fine

GANG BUSTERS (1947) #10 Very Good

HELLBLAZER/BOOKS OF MAGIC (1997) #1

HELLBLAZER/BOOKS OF MAGIC (1997) #1 (DC: Vertigo Press) Very Fine
HELLBLAZER/BOOKS OF MAGIC (1997) #2 (DC: Vertigo Press) Very Good

HOUSE OF SECRETS (1956) #2 Very Good

HOUSE OF SECRETS (1996) #20 (DC: Vertigo Press) Near Mint/Mint
HOUSE OF SECRETS (1996) #21 (DC: Vertigo Press) Fine
HOUSE OF SECRETS (1996) #23 (DC: Vertigo Press) Near Mint/Mint
HOUSE OF SECRETS (1996) #24 (DC: Vertigo Press) Fine
HOUSE OF SECRETS (1996) #25 (DC: Vertigo Press) Near Mint/Mint

HOUSE OF SECRETS: FACADE (2001) #1 Near Mint/Mint
HOUSE OF SECRETS: FACADE (2001) #2 Near Mint/Mint

LUCIFER (2000) (#1-75) (DC/VERTIGO) #2 (DC: Vertigo Press) Fine
LUCIFER (2000) (#1-75) (DC/VERTIGO) #5 (DC: Vertigo Press) Fine
LUCIFER (2000) (#1-75) (DC/VERTIGO) #7 (DC: Vertigo Press) Near Mint/Mint
LUCIFER (2000) (#1-75) (DC/VERTIGO) #8 (DC: Vertigo Press) Near Mint/Mint
LUCIFER (2000) (#1-75) (DC/VERTIGO) #9 (DC: Vertigo Press) Near Mint/Mint
LUCIFER (2000) (#1-75) (DC/VERTIGO) #10 (DC: Vertigo Press) Fine
LUCIFER (2000) (#1-75) (DC/VERTIGO) #29 (DC: Vertigo Press) Near Mint/Mint

MOONSHADOW (DC) (1994) #4 (DC: Vertigo Press) Near Mint/Mint
MOONSHADOW (DC) (1994) #6 (DC: Vertigo Press) Very Fine
MOONSHADOW (DC) (1994) #11 (DC: Vertigo Press) Near Mint/Mint
MOONSHADOW (DC) (1994) #12 (DC: Vertigo Press) Near Mint/Mint

SANDMAN (1988) (#1-75) (DC/VERTIGO) #39 (DC: Vertigo Press) Very Fine
SANDMAN (1988) (#1-75) (DC/VERTIGO) #40 (DC: Vertigo Press) Near Mint/Mint
SANDMAN (1988) (#1-75) (DC/VERTIGO) #41 (DC: Vertigo Press) Near Mint/Mint
SANDMAN (1988) (#1-75) (DC/VERTIGO) #42 (DC: Vertigo Press) Fine

SANDMAN (1988) (#1-75) (DC/VERTIGO) #43

SHOWCASE (1956) (#1-104) (SHOWCASE PRESENTS...) (DC) #2 Very Good
SHOWCASE (1956) (#1-104) (SHOWCASE PRESENTS...) (DC) #10 Very Good
SHOWCASE (1956) (#1-104) (SHOWCASE PRESENTS...) (DC) #18 Good
SHOWCASE (1956) (#1-104) (SHOWCASE PRESENTS...) (DC) #29 Fine
SHOWCASE (1956) (#1-104) (SHOWCASE PRESENTS...) (DC) #29 Very Fine

STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION (1989) (#1-80) (DC) #66

STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION (1989) (#1-80) (DC) #66 Very Fine

STARDUST (NEIL GAIMAN & CHARLES VESS) (DC VERTIGO) (1997) #1 (DC: Vertigo Press) Fine
STARDUST (NEIL GAIMAN & CHARLES VESS) (DC VERTIGO) (1997) #2 (DC: Vertigo Press) Near Mint/Mint
STARDUST (NEIL GAIMAN & CHARLES VESS) (DC VERTIGO) (1997) #3 (DC: Vertigo Press) Near Mint/Mint
STARDUST (NEIL GAIMAN & CHARLES VESS) (DC VERTIGO) (1997) #4 (DC: Vertigo Press) Very Fine

SUICIDE SQUAD (1987) (#1-67) (DC) #10 Fine

SWAMP THING, SAGA OF ANNUAL (1982) #7 (DC: Vertigo Press) Fine

TOMAHAWK (1950) #1 Very Good
TOMAHAWK (1950) #2 Good

VALOR (1992) (#1-23) (DC) #1 Fine
VALOR (1992) (#1-23) (DC) #1 Very Fine

WESTERN COMICS (1948) #1 Good

WITCHCRAFT: LA TERREUR (1998) #1 (DC: Vertigo Press) Fine
WITCHCRAFT: LA TERREUR (1998) #3 (DC: Vertigo Press) Near Mint/Mint

WORLDS FINEST (1941) (#2-323) (DC) (WORLD'S FINEST) #285

DARK HORSE COMICS

CONCRETE: STRANGE ARMOR #2

CONCRETE: STRANGE ARMOR #2 Very Fine

PREDATOR (1989) #3 Near Mint/Mint

WORLD BELOW (PAUL CHADWICK) #1 Very Fine
WORLD BELOW (PAUL CHADWICK) #2 Fine
WORLD BELOW (PAUL CHADWICK) #3 Very Good
WORLD BELOW (PAUL CHADWICK) #4 Very Fine

IMAGE COMICS

BONE (2005) (#1-27) (IMAGE) #21 Fine

INDEPENDENTS

3-D ZONE (1987) #2 (3-D Zone) Fine

BONE (1991) (#1-55) (CARTOON BOOKS) #14 (Cartoon Books) Fine
BONE (1991) (#1-55) (CARTOON BOOKS) #15 (Cartoon Books) Very Fine
BONE (1991) (#1-55) (CARTOON BOOKS) #16 (Cartoon Books) Fine
BONE (1991) (#1-55) (CARTOON BOOKS) #18 (Cartoon Books) Fine
BONE (1991) (#1-55) (CARTOON BOOKS) #19 (Cartoon Books) Fine
BONE (1991) (#1-55) (CARTOON BOOKS) #20 (Cartoon Books) Fine
BONE (1991) (#1-55) (CARTOON BOOKS) #38 ROSS (Cartoon Books) Fine
BONE (1991) (#1-55) (CARTOON BOOKS) #40 (Cartoon Books) Fine

ROSE (2000) (#1-3) (CARTOON) (JEFF SMITH)(CHARLES VESS) #1 (Cartoon Books) Near Mint/Mint

TWISTED TALES (1982) #10 (Pacific Comics) Near Mint/Mint
TWISTED TALES (1982) #10 (Pacific Comics) Fine
TWISTED TALES (1982) #10 (Pacific Comics) Very Fine

TWISTED TALES (1982) #10

TWISTED TALES (1982) #10 (Pacific Comics) Very Good

UNCLE SCROOGE (1990) (DISNEY) (#243-280) #248 (Walt Disney Company) Fine
UNCLE SCROOGE (1990) (DISNEY) (#243-280) #248 (Walt Disney Company) Very Fine

VALIANT FREE-VIEW #1 (Acclaim/Valiant) Very Fine

YUMMY FUR (1987) (#1-32) (VORTEX) (CHESTER BROWN) #1 (Vortex Comics, Inc.) Very Good

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Dragon Ball Figures

Thursday, November 4, 2021

Chuck Buys More Silver Age Comics

MARVEL

DC

DARK HORSE COMICS

IMAGE COMICS

INDEPENDENTS

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