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I hope June the Swan isn't too far away. 

29 minutes ago, Big s said:

Those are pretty tough to find in not so beat up condition these days. Great cover art there for sure. I know a few big frazetta fans that have posters of that same cover.

This issue in particular is very hard to find  The (1.5) was a lucky eBay find..... but a (4.5) is impossible!!

I had no choice but to buy off an owner of an auction win a Heritage Auctions.

Took me 8 months to save up for it with my broke ass minimum wage self.

Definitely gonna hold these long-term.

44 minutes ago, Mommar said:

That's a great cover, but you can't read 'em!

Actually I'm really looking forward to reading a photocopy version!! Best of both worlds.

BTW I love your indie book Kit Carter Galactic Ranger. Seems like a homage to EC Comics. Good read?

On 5/15/2025 at 11:28 PM, Big s said:

Moderoids are snap kits

Great to know.

Thanks Big s

Just picked up a copy of Frank Frazetta Famous Funnies #214 in a beat up (1.5) & (4.5) 

Anybody know if this Moderoid kit is a snap together? 

Invest in this now & you'll be able to put your kids through college!!

11 hours ago, Froy said:

Hmm

Those intakes placement look out from a VF-2SS, very far away from the fuselage.

https://www.facebook.com/story.php?id=100064184163387&story_fbid=870904095059055

I really love that over head pic of fighter. Thanks Froy for posting. On a stand banking on an angle, taking photos from above. I think that'd look pretty good!!

Does anyone know the print run numbers for MTF volumes? Couldn't seem to find it on Wikipedia.

I'm assuming that it would be a low print number as it was in Japanese compared to 10's of millions if it had been printed in english? .... hoping for "low" print as a long-term investment.

I like the VF-2SS feel it has to all 3 modes. Wanna see a few "birds eye" view pics   from above to see the silhouette of fighter. As long as it locks together tight. A nice change from lineart.

Love it!!

I think it was fighter mode that got me excited about this. Definitely keeping an eye on this. More interesting than three zero.

Another golden age "tangible NFT" 

Action Comics #162 from 1951.

Another pick up.

World's Finest #66 1953!!

This will be the last golden age comics I buy raw. (Restoration & color touch is rampant in golden age comics raw)

Pick up my UV flashlight next week and see if there's any color touch....if there is gonna reduce the value by $100s  ... fingers crossed.

From now on just gonna buy CGC slabs with golden age. But this comic has beautiful dark colours for it age & looks amazing in person!!

Arrived in the post today!!

Rare late golden age Detective Comics #174 1951. Beautiful dark colour ink strike. This comic has been out of the sunlight for most of it's life. 

Text ink transfer from the inner front cover bleeding through the yellow on the cover... but with the ink/pulp paper used back then, I can live with it. Besides it's Batman throwing a fight in the boxing ring, hilarious 

Perhaps it was mis -transformed when in fighter? Is there a gap behind it's neck in battroid? 

Love the chunkyness of it ....but after all the advancements in toy engineering over the years the legs still can't do a full squat & wings still can't retract. I don't see enough there for me to purchase one. 

1 hour ago, Big s said:

Even his derpy armor suit had an open chin. I love Batman and all, but there’s some questionable stuff going on

The elephant in the room is maintaining a secret identity with current surveillance tech as soon as they step outside. 

A Batman movie set in the 1930's or a Spiderman movie set in the 1960's would help future audiences suspend their disbelief & except that a masked crime fighter would be able to keep their secret identity. 

2 hours ago, Big s said:

That’s back when Batman was the world’s worst detective and couldn’t see a trap if it looked him in the eyes and said it was a trap. He was captured so many many times back then. 

World's greatest detective but he insists on revealing the lower half of his face. Turning up to crime fighting clean shaven. It's like he wants to get shot in the face.

Just acquired this beautifully coloured , late golden age Detective Comics #189!! After a dry clean this cover is really gonna pop. 

Picked this up raw. After a clean & press, hoping for a 9.4

Didn't know where else to put it. But I'm looking forward to getting the FEXT spiral staircase. Only bought one set, was sold out the other day but back in stock. Might pick up a few more to scale upwards. Gonna look great with my mafex Knightfall Batman in May!!

It's a shame mezco didn't sculpt Robin's green shoes to come to a point at the back ankle profile.

It'll be interesting to see how the vinyl holds up after moderate posing on the ASM figure.

14 hours ago, electric indigo said:

Dark had great world building and character arcs, but the concept got very bloated in the later episodes. There are some graphics avaible if you really want to untie the knot of the timelines. It still comes to a satisfying solution IMO, unlike the recent time loop based "Bodies" on Netflix.

Just finished season 1.

So far pretty good!!

I hope a satisfying end is the same conclusion I come to.

13 hours ago, Big s said:

I’m tired of the usual time and multiverse stuff, so I’ll probably skip it unless I hear it’s really great, but so far it sounds like just another of the same gimmicks 

U have a point. I just happy to have a break from Hollywood. Really enjoying a lot of foreign films and TV series.

Just getting through the first season of Dark. A German series (2017) 

Creepy music, atmospheric build. Fleshed out characters. Non spoiler context: past, present & future happens simultaneously. If U want a break from Hollywood schtick... check it out.