Re: [scifinoir2] Lost and Found
(rubbing rave's e-mail, hoping that his luck is transferrable) On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 10:34 AM, Kelwyn wrote: > > > I recently discovered I own a copy of DC's Superman vs. Muhammad Ali. It > literally fell out of a box I accidentally knocked over in my ridiculously > cluttered office. I suspect this may have been part of my late brother's > collection as I was an unrepentant Marvel snob back in 1978. > > Two things jump out at me immediately: first, how BIG the book is. It is 13 > and 1/2 inch long and ten inches wide and 72 pages. The pencils by Neal > Adams, the inking of Dick Giordano and the colors by Cory Adams are big, > bold and vibrant - and frankly - stunning. > > Whenever I sample a comic book these days I am startled by how slight and > expensive they are. > > Superman vs. Muhammad Ali cost $2.50 (currently $34.99 on Ebay). > > Also in the box: > > Superman vs. Wonder Woman ($2.00 in 1978) with great pencils by the > incomparable Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez. > > and > > The Astonishing Spider-Man #18 (A special collector's edition of Spidey's > Greatest Team-ups featuring The X-Men, Iron Fist, Werewolf by Night and > Ghost Rider - $2.00 for 80 pages). > > ~rave! > > >
Re: [scifinoir2] Lost and Found
Any of those worth any dough? I can relate to size/pricing. When I was a wee lad, my mom used to take me on errands with her, and we'd always stop by the neighborhood drugstore (back when it was a true neighborhood store, locally owned, soda fountains, etc). The drugstore was the local source for comics, and Mom would always buy a few for me. The cost? Ten cents each. I still budget for my weekly comic run--to specialty stores now--and I still choke at the average price now of three to four bucks, with specials going up to five or six dollars. - Original Message - From: "Kelwyn" To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, April 7, 2010 10:34:30 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [scifinoir2] Lost and Found I recently discovered I own a copy of DC's Superman vs. Muhammad Ali. It literally fell out of a box I accidentally knocked over in my ridiculously cluttered office. I suspect this may have been part of my late brother's collection as I was an unrepentant Marvel snob back in 1978. Two things jump out at me immediately: first, how BIG the book is. It is 13 and 1/2 inch long and ten inches wide and 72 pages. The pencils by Neal Adams, the inking of Dick Giordano and the colors by Cory Adams are big, bold and vibrant - and frankly - stunning. Whenever I sample a comic book these days I am startled by how slight and expensive they are. Superman vs. Muhammad Ali cost $2.50 (currently $34.99 on Ebay). Also in the box: Superman vs. Wonder Woman ($2.00 in 1978) with great pencils by the incomparable Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez. and The Astonishing Spider-Man #18 (A special collector's edition of Spidey's Greatest Team-ups featuring The X-Men, Iron Fist, Werewolf by Night and Ghost Rider - $2.00 for 80 pages). ~rave!
[scifinoir2] Lost and Found
I recently discovered I own a copy of DC's Superman vs. Muhammad Ali. It literally fell out of a box I accidentally knocked over in my ridiculously cluttered office. I suspect this may have been part of my late brother's collection as I was an unrepentant Marvel snob back in 1978. Two things jump out at me immediately: first, how BIG the book is. It is 13 and 1/2 inch long and ten inches wide and 72 pages. The pencils by Neal Adams, the inking of Dick Giordano and the colors by Cory Adams are big, bold and vibrant - and frankly - stunning. Whenever I sample a comic book these days I am startled by how slight and expensive they are. Superman vs. Muhammad Ali cost $2.50 (currently $34.99 on Ebay). Also in the box: Superman vs. Wonder Woman ($2.00 in 1978) with great pencils by the incomparable Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez. and The Astonishing Spider-Man #18 (A special collector's edition of Spidey's Greatest Team-ups featuring The X-Men, Iron Fist, Werewolf by Night and Ghost Rider - $2.00 for 80 pages). ~rave!
