Cover Grab – Fawcett’s Funny Animals #37
You may remember that I had said that I’d be noting some books I run into on the web that (putting them under the Cover Grab tag) cause me to put them on my want list (and with that, several dealer/auction house watch lists). I’ve mentioned before at other sites that I’m a greytone cover enthusiast. In a world of multiple variant covers that we sadly (still) live in, I kind of love these eye catching, unique, covers that get it done on the first try. Some of the most beautiful covers in all of comics can be found on DC war greytones. This one isn’t a war or DC book, but it does lead me to consider a pitfall in current comic book collecting.
Cover Grab – Action Comics #206
By far the best online resource for comic collectors or comic enthusiasts (in terms of back issues, and just general knowledge of comics) is the CGC boards. It doesn’t matter if you agree or participate in graded comics or not, the community there is an outstanding source of information on this hobby. I’ve spent hours going through older threads just reading about comics history (a lot of which is first hand) that you simply don’t get anywhere else. Part of that community is a – in my experience – a terrific forum marketplace, one that’s self-policed and has within in it some of the best dealers and well regarded collectors in the biz, both buying and selling. I haven’t bought a ton from there, but its certainly over a dozen times and I’ve never had a problem. However, for every book I have bought, there are literally hundred that I get exposed to, many of which end up on my want list, or at the very least give me some sort of odd happiness in seeing (you have to be a comic fan to get that–I call it the cover grab)–something even more welcome when its a run that I thought I had a comprehensive mental gallery of.
