Sub-Mariner #52 August 1972 With Sunfire as the Villain
Aug 4th
August 1972 Sub-Mariner #52 Great Condition Click on the image to the right to view the auction
This is an awesome Bronze Age copy of the Sub-Mariner #52 Aug. 1972 from Marvel Comics Group. In this issue, the Sub-Mariner battles Sunfire, the Atomic Samurai. Namor and Nomorita attempt to save the world from a misguided Sunfire who is being brainwashed by the evil Dragon Lord
There are no rips, tears, writing or discolored pages. The back page is great, the front page has a small knick on the bottom center, but is not very noticeable at all. There is a crease mark on the top right corner, however it is not a big deal and the comic has been stored in a plastic sleeve with backer board making it very flat and not bent. The comic itself is in good condition as the spine is pretty good and the corners are sharp. The pages are very, very minimally yellowed and the coloring on the pages is very nice for its age. Overall, I think it’s in great condition for a 1972 comic.
Marvel Comics Group Star Wars Issue #5 November 1977
Aug 1st
This issue continues the storyline of our heroes: Luke, Leia, Han Solo and Chewbacca as they attempt to destroy the Death Star. Great Bronze Age issue for any Star Wars fan looking to complete that set or just starting out with the old issues. Click on the image to the right to view the auction
There are no rips, tears, writing or discolored pages. The back page has a crease on the bottom left corner, but has been stored flat and the page is not bent. There is a little stain on the front cover in the blue burst on the word Skywalker and to the right of that there is a smal 1/2 diagonal line on the bottom of the “W” in the word wars. The comic itself is in fine condition as the spine is pretty good and the corners are fairly sharp. The pages are very minimally yellowed and the coloring on the pages is very nice.
SOLD-Mad Magazine 1988 Back Issue w/ Parody of Michael Jackson-SOLD
Aug 1st
SOLD! – March 1988 Issue 277 of Mad Magazine Featuring Michael Jackson for sale on eBay. Click on the image to the right to check it out.
This issue mirrors the Michael Jackson Bad album cover. Inside are 48 pages of classic Mad magazine humor featuring Robocop, the Super Bowl, Michael Jackson, Nancy Reagan and more. There are no rips, tears, writing or discolored pages. The back page has a crease in it from the Mad Fold-In, but has been stored flat and the page is not bent. There is a small rectangle mark on the front cover near the “A” in Mad from a grocery store price label that has been carefully removed years ago.
Gary Carter Head Coach of the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League
Jul 21st
As weird as this may seem, I am a Gary Carter fan. Yes I’ve been following and loving the Red Sox for a very long time, but some players you just like and follow. For instance, I bet no one knew I liked watching Steve Carlton pitch. I’m not a huge Phillies fan, but I liked watching him pitch, especially the intensity in which he had during the game. Another player I liked watching was Rickey Henderson. He signed with the Red Sox in 2002, but only played in 4 games. That was awesome, he was one of the oldest players playing and it was for the team I liked watching. Unfortunately it was the end of his career so he wasn’t the dynamic base stealing threat he used to be, but still thrilling nonetheless. And one of my favorite players is Curt Schilling. I really enjoyed watching him pitch and play the game. I still have most of his cards from back when he was a rookie with Baltimore up until his retirement with Boston. I’d love to get an autograph of his live in person rather than online.
Tonight I am going to the Lancaster Barnstormers game with some friends and I get to see Gary Carter coach for the Long Island Ducks. Gary Carter is one of those guys I liked watching play the game. From 1982 when I really started collecting cards to around 1995 when I stopped, by basement was full of baseball and football cards. I would buy random packs of cards all the time in hopes of completing my sets. It’s not like today when the biggest reason for buying a pack of cards is the hope of pulling a rookie autographed jersey card to sell on eBay. Back then it was for the love of the game, the players and the thrill of completing a set.
There are some cards that you remember as a kid when you got them and they stick on your mind. For instance, the 1983 Topps Porfi Altamirano card sticks in my mind. Also, the 1984 Topps Wade Boggs and Don Mattingly cards. Oh, and how can you forget the 1982 Topps Rickey Henderson? Anyway, the point is that two of those cards I remember that I had were the 1980 and 1982 Topps Gary Carter cards. I just liked them for some reason and this lead me to watching him when I could.
I’m hoping to get his autograph tonight at the game, and it’s not because I want to sell it on eBay. It’s because I want to put it in my memorabilia case with the Rickey Henderson Autographed ball, the Jim Rice autographed ball, the Dustin Pedroia Autographed ball and the two Curt Schilling balls. So this posting is just my way of saying I think it’s cool that I can see one of the players I liked watching as a kid up close and personal as a manager.
Steve McNair Farrah Fawcett Ed McMahon Michael Jackson – RIP
Jul 5th
Well it looks like I could not get any comments from my Michael Jackson posting so I guess not too many people read my blog. I did not know Steve McNair, nor did I ever see him play football live and he did not influence my life in any way. But, just like Michael Jackson, he was a very passionate football player and played hurt all the time. He did some great things on the field and seemed like he was a pretty good guy off the field.
I have to admit, while watching ESPNews yesterday, I got chills watching the news coverage. My arm hairs were standing up on end and that did not happen while I watched the coverage of Jackson or Ed McMahon or Farrah Fawcett. I guess my passions run in the sporting world and not so much the entertainment or music worlds.
What I do know is that all of thos people will be missed and all contributed to the world in their own particular way. Again where I am not saddened by their deaths, I can understand how some others are affected and would be sad. It is a shame to lose high profile people just as it is a shame to lose close family members.
I am thinking I need to do one of to things. I should either blog more about anything and everything, or I should just stick to posting things that are for sale. I guess I will try both and see which works best for me. If you do read this, please register and post a comment or follow me on twitter or on facebook.
My Personal Opinion on the Death of Michael Jackson
Jun 26th
I know what is going to happen now, the media is going to play this up and have tributes all over the place. His songs are going to be overplayed on the radio as well as satellite. I even heard American Idol is going to replay the top 13 show that had all of his songs on it.
The point of my rant is to not make such a big deal out of a celebrity’s death. Everyone dies, deal with it.