Your Oldest Comic

[VaultMan]

Whats the oldest comic you have in your collection?

How did you come to own this book? Was it the first comic you ever purchased as a kid, or did you go back an buy it in your old age? :)

I think my oldest is Uncanny XMen #19, 1966, though Im not for certain. My next might be Blue Beetle #1 from Charlton Comics, 1967. Im not sure after that...

[JadeGiant]

Not sure ... I have an old Captain Marvel with a 10c cover and some old Classics Illustrated which cam e from an aunt. I picked up the old Marvel because I loved the old cover:thumbs2:

[heirtoasguard]

ok. oldest comic of mine is Hulk #1. bought that at a convention in NY. the time when NY used to have conventions yearly. LOL. I still have HALF of my first comic that I actually bought. Defenders #10. it was still years later that I started to really collect comics. next oldest is probably #2 and so on.

[JadeGiant]

Hulk #1.

DROOL:eek: :thumbs2: :buttrock:

[heirtoasguard]

hey Jade, 1-6, TTA 59-101 and 102-end and the recent series. yes I know I'm bragging but I worked so hard for them. I'm entitled to. ha ha. LOL.

['Nuff]

Amazing Fantasy #15...Bought it out of an old comic shop where I worked...about a year after it's release for $.05...

[Alex655321]

Amazing Fantasy #15...Bought it out of an old comic shop where I worked...about a year after it's release for $.05...

Bargain of a lifetime:buttrock:

[JadeGiant]

hey Jade, 1-6, TTA 59-101 and 102-end and the recent series. yes I know I'm bragging but I worked so hard for them. I'm entitled to. ha ha. LOL.

brag away! That is impressive! ... I have 102 - current and about half of the TTA series ... still working on it ... 1-6 is not likely for me (other than reprint)

[JadeGiant]

Amazing Fantasy #15...Bought it out of an old comic shop where I worked...about a year after it's release for $.05...

holy shnikies!:eek: :buttrock:

['Nuff]

Bargain of a lifetime:buttrock:

1st issue I bought off the rack was ASM #6...Lizard...I was so impressed...I started buying each issue after that...still do..and bought what I had missed from the old 2nd hand comic store...:thumbs2:

[risingstar]

Fantasy 15, Amazing Spidey 1, Hulk 2-6... I didn't really go after anything golden age back in the day.

['Nuff]

holy shnikies!:eek: :buttrock:

Before that #6 I was a DC fan...Green Lantern was my favorite...but spent all my $ on comics...At one time I had a Batman comic or 2 from the late 40's...Which would have been my oldest...But they and hundreds of others bit the dust when I joined the Navy and my mother threw them away...:mad:

[Alex655321]

Before that #6 I was a DC fan...Green Lantern was my favorite...but spent all my $ on comics...At one time I had a Batman comic or 2 from the late 40's...Which would have been my oldest...But they and hundreds of others bit the dust when I joined the Navy and my mother threw them away...:mad:

:eek:

[ickwinzs]

I have a complete run of Amazing spiderman and a amazing fantasy #15

['Nuff]

Along with 2 shoeboxes filled with baseball cards from the '60's..And my Dad sold my '67 Chevelle...SS396..375 HP while I was there too...No wonder I never went back home...:stick:

['Nuff]

I have a complete run of Amazing spiderman and a amazing fantasy #15

:thumbs2: You and me buddy:thumbs2:

[VaultMan]

hey Jade, 1-6, TTA 59-101 and 102-end and the recent series. yes I know I'm bragging but I worked so hard for them. I'm entitled to. ha ha. LOL.

wow, that's pretty amazing. It must feel good to see those issues sitting in your longbox (thougj they might be somewhere more exclusive like a safe deposit box)! :laugh:

[heirtoasguard]

'Nuff that was a good buy. is it still in great condition?

[ickwinzs]

:thumbs2: You and me buddy:thumbs2:

I almost have a complete run of the uncanny x-men pluss full runs of all the other spiderman titles also! Spidey Rocks!!

[Ink]

amazing spiderman #122

[Jack8022]

My oldest is Fantastic Four 16.

[Underdog07]

I imagine my current oldest if JIM 83 or ASM 2. I previously owned a very beat copy of Sub-Mariner 1 which I traded. Probably should have kept it just for the cool factor.

I am interested in getting a Captain America 1, so that likely will become my oldest. I have yet to fabricate the plan as to how I will get it and how much I will spend to get one.

['Nuff]

'Nuff that was a good buy. is it still in great condition?

Nah...Is beat all to Hell...I read my comics when I was a kid...Over and over and over...But I still have it...and wouldn't take for it....:thumbs2:

[risingstar]

I am interested in getting a Captain America 1, so that likely will become my oldest. I have yet to fabricate the plan as to how I will get it and how much I will spend to get one.


Golden Age Cap 1?




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[VaultMan]

I almost have a complete run of the uncanny x-men pluss full runs of all the other spiderman titles also! Spidey Rocks!!

I'm so glad this question was asked. You all have some incredible stuff. I love reading this stuff.

[heirtoasguard]

VM I do keep Hulk 1-6 in a safe box as I do for Avengers 1-25 and all my J.I.M and my Amazing Spidey before #25.

[onoman]

I have a complete run of Amazing spiderman and a amazing fantasy #15

I used to...but then I sold them to buy my first house, then my fiance' and I broke up and we sold the house..should of never sold those books:bawling:

['Nuff]

I used to...but then I sold them to buy my first house, then my fiance' and I broke up and we sold the house..should of never sold those books:bawling:

Live and learn...:stick:

[Underdog07]

Golden Age Cap 1?




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Yep. I figure if I unload a lot of stuff and save for a year or two, it might be a possibility.

[risingstar]

I used to...but then I sold them to buy my first house, then my fiance' and I broke up and we sold the house..should of never sold those books:bawling:



Sad story...


:(

[Teague]

Most of my older stuff are issues I bought for my holiday decorations...Action 105 (Feb. 1947), Adventure 161 (Feb. 1947), Batman 33 (Feb/Mar 1946), Comic Cavalcades 20 (April/May 1947), Sensation Comics 38 (Feb 1945), etc. I also have some other random issues of old DC stuff, but I'm pretty sure that Sensation 38 is my oldest.

The vast majority of my older collection, though, is Marvel stuff. I have an almost-complete set of Avengers (missing 1, 5, and a few assorted issues late in the initial run when I was buying sporadically), an almost-complete set of Amazing Spider-Man (missing AF15, 1, 9, 14, 18, and again a few issues from the mid-90s when I lost interest for a while...), a near-complete set of X-Men (missing 1-4, a few between 10 and 20, and a few when it was in reprints for a while), lots of early DD, FF, and Hulk, lots of Tales to Astonish, Tales of Suspense, and Strange Tales, etc.

[Roguewarrior]

The oldest I have ever bought off the rack was in the early or mid 70's, could not tell you which one was first though. Avengers #120 (first ed) or Superboy #209 (with Karate Kid and PP on the cover). I know I was a fan of X-men though before it was cool to like them.

Now I have stuff older then that by far. Some WW2 stuff, none are in great shape however. Some old Star Trek, some Dell.

[Wolverine1]

I have Uncanny X Men 3, Iron Man 5, Avengers 6, Amazing Spider Man 41 and Daredevil 14 as my oldest. I have the complete run of Uncanny from 110 on and am only missing a total 40 issues from having them all, have all the Wolverine series, a few Batman and Superman issues from back in the day.

[Captain Late]

Flash Comics Dec 1941. Got it at Baycon (I think) when i was like 9 or 10 ('77- or '78.) I got into the Golden Age real early and have about ten GA comics I bought around that time...

[nemesisenforcer]

Whats the oldest comic you have in your collection?

How did you come to own this book? Was it the first comic you ever purchased as a kid, or did you go back an buy it in your old age? :)

I think my oldest is Uncanny XMen #19, 1966, though Im not for certain. My next might be Blue Beetle #1 from Charlton Comics, 1967. Im not sure after that...

Mine is cosmic spiderman, I think it is spectacular spiderman, not sure. I saw it at my LCS 13 years ago and no it was not my first comic book.

[JadeGiant]

Along with 2 shoeboxes filled with baseball cards from the '60's..And my Dad sold my '67 Chevelle...SS396..375 HP while I was there too...No wonder I never went back home...:stick:

comics and cards ... the double whammy:eek: :eek: Sorry Nuff:redface:

[hawkeyethearcher]

avengers 4 in great condition. now to work on avengers 1.

[firestorm]

Amazing Fantasy #15... got it for $5 at Acme Book Store here in Chi-Town back around '68... purchases of missing issues between Amazing Spider-Man #1 and #67 were also done at this GREAT used comic store back then... any other old-time Chi-Towners remember this store located on North Clark Street off of Hubbard that was run by this chick named Sam LaChapelle (she actually had a brass plaque identifying herself as a comicologist!)... and she was assisted by a creepy-looking old guy named Noah who looked like he was a Steve Ditko-drawn old man come to life (we used to call him Beetle-Brain... in fact, now that I think about it, he kinda looked like the Vulture)... all of my Amazings that I bought from them ran between .50 and $7.50... and I STILL actually have the issues that I got from Sam... to this day, thru good and bad, I still collect Amazing and have the entire run... they ain't all in mint shape, but I've never considered sellin' 'em, even to this day... they're just my collection and they're for my personal enjoyment... :thumbs2:...

[TheJoker]

officially the oldest comic i own is The Mighty Thor 126- March 1966

[VaultMan]

avengers 4 in great condition. now to work on avengers 1.

Wow. Thats a goodie.

[XSE]

I have a complete run of Uncanny from issue #5 to current. I am looking to buy issues 1 through 4 at some point. I may look to pick one or two up this summer at WW Chicago

[whd]

I think FF 26 may be my oldest book.

[Teague]

avengers 4 in great condition. now to work on avengers 1.

You and me both, Hawkeye! :thumbs2:

[Teague]

I have a complete run of Uncanny from issue #5 to current. I am looking to buy issues 1 through 4 at some point. I may look to pick one or two up this summer at WW Chicago

I don't think the cons are great places to pick up key books anymore...the prices all seem so high. The only benefit is that you can see them in person before you buy, but the cost hovers so close to guide (or above, in some cases last year at San Diego!) that it's just not worth it when you can buy the same issue in the same grade for potentially a lot less on eBay.

I dropped $400 or so last year at SDCC on books that later on I figured I could have gotten for maybe $300 on eBay. And I was at the time looking for Avengers #4, and saw nothing under $200, and that was for a FR copy at best. Most decent-looking copies I saw were $800-$1K or more. And I managed to find a great-looking copy (clean edges, little wear, only a slight browning near the UR cover edge) for $200 on eBay just a while ago.

[Lizard King]

I've got an issue of Out Of This World circa mid-fifties. Notable for it being the first artwork of Steve Dikto. Or so the Overstreet price guide tell me.

[Kirbyfan]

Mighty Mouse #1 1946. Purchased this year. A real beauty.

[Teague]

Mighty Mouse #1 1946. Purchased this year. A real beauty.

Cool!

[VaultMan]

I don't think the cons are great places to pick up key books anymore...the prices all seem so high. The only benefit is that you can see them in person before you buy, but the cost hovers so close to guide (or above, in some cases last year at San Diego!) that it's just not worth it when you can buy the same issue in the same grade for potentially a lot less on eBay.

I dropped $400 or so last year at SDCC on books that later on I figured I could have gotten for maybe $300 on eBay. And I was at the time looking for Avengers #4, and saw nothing under $200, and that was for a FR copy at best. Most decent-looking copies I saw were $800-$1K or more. And I managed to find a great-looking copy (clean edges, little wear, only a slight browning near the UR cover edge) for $200 on eBay just a while ago.

I assume those were CGC prices for Avengers #4?

[Teague]

I assume those were CGC prices for Avengers #4?

At the con? With the exception of one, no. They were graded, but not officially. That's what I mean with the cons--at SDCC, anyway, everything seems jacked-up--probably so they can drop the prices by half on the last day and still come away getting what they want.

['Nuff]

Mighty Mouse #1 1946. Purchased this year. A real beauty.

Oops...:banghead: You made a liar outta me...I forgot I have a Feb. 1952 issue of the Lone Ranger...My birth month and year...

[endless1]

Captain america #62. 1947. Bought in an an auction a few years back.

[VaultMan]

At the con? With the exception of one, no. They were graded, but not officially. That's what I mean with the cons--at SDCC, anyway, everything seems jacked-up--probably so they can drop the prices by half on the last day and still come away getting what they want.

Ah, I gotcha now. Thanks...

[XSE]

I don't think the cons are great places to pick up key books anymore...the prices all seem so high. The only benefit is that you can see them in person before you buy, but the cost hovers so close to guide (or above, in some cases last year at San Diego!) that it's just not worth it when you can buy the same issue in the same grade for potentially a lot less on eBay.

I dropped $400 or so last year at SDCC on books that later on I figured I could have gotten for maybe $300 on eBay. And I was at the time looking for Avengers #4, and saw nothing under $200, and that was for a FR copy at best. Most decent-looking copies I saw were $800-$1K or more. And I managed to find a great-looking copy (clean edges, little wear, only a slight browning near the UR cover edge) for $200 on eBay just a while ago.


Thanks for the advice.... I haven't been on ebay in awhile...but I will definitely check it out!

[tigertank1225]

here's mine, tales from the crypt. 1958 i think.

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p184/tigertank1225/Picture029-1.jpg

[risingstar]

here's mine, tales from the crypt. 1958 i think.

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p184/tigertank1225/Picture029-1.jpg




Nice Book!


EC released some great stuff during the golden age of comics. Who knows what else they would have released if it weren't for the Seduction of the Innocent.

[Underdog07]

I don't think the cons are great places to pick up key books anymore...the prices all seem so high. The only benefit is that you can see them in person before you buy, but the cost hovers so close to guide (or above, in some cases last year at San Diego!) that it's just not worth it when you can buy the same issue in the same grade for potentially a lot less on eBay.

I dropped $400 or so last year at SDCC on books that later on I figured I could have gotten for maybe $300 on eBay. And I was at the time looking for Avengers #4, and saw nothing under $200, and that was for a FR copy at best. Most decent-looking copies I saw were $800-$1K or more. And I managed to find a great-looking copy (clean edges, little wear, only a slight browning near the UR cover edge) for $200 on eBay just a while ago.


I can't agree more with your comments.

[Underdog07]

Oops...:banghead: You made a liar outta me...I forgot I have a Feb. 1952 issue of the Lone Ranger...My birth month and year...

12/2 x 2007 - 1952 =? How the heck old are you nuff?

[migsmack]

FF# 18. I hope to display a fullsize Superskrull someday next to it.

[Doctor Pym]

It's not my oldest comic (I've got some Justice League comics from the mid-60s), but my favorite old comic is Avengers King-Size Special # 2, with the Cap, the Wasp, Goliath, Hawkeye and the Black Panther squaring off against Thor, the Silver Age Wasp, Giant-Man, Iron Man and the Hulk, on a beautiful John Buscema cover. That dropped my jaw when I saw it at the supermarket in 1968, and I bought it again as a back issue.

[CanadianMachine]

The oldest comic I have would be ASM #7, bought off of ebay.

[SARPEDON]

The Oldest Book I Have Is A Vg To Fine Fantastic Four #6. I Bought It From A Comic Shop In Brooklyn From The Owner Who Became A Very Good Friend Of Mine. The Reason Why I Say This Is Because He Just Passed Away And Was Hard To Take. Sorry, Just Venting.

[Roguewarrior]

The Oldest Book I Have Is A Vg To Fine Fantastic Four #6. I Bought It From A Comic Shop In Brooklyn From The Owner Who Became A Very Good Friend Of Mine. The Reason Why I Say This Is Because He Just Passed Away And Was Hard To Take. Sorry, Just Venting.

I just lost a good friend last summer too. It was sudden, so I can feel your pain. Best of Luck to you.

[Teague]

I just lost a good friend last summer too. It was sudden, so I can feel your pain. Best of Luck to you.

That can be tough, I know. Sorry for your losses, guys.



In terms of older books, though, this thread is making me want to go buy more of them... :thumbs2: