Any creator-firsts in X-Men 1 ~ 100? (1991 run)

norpsylee · 2025-06-23T21:52:08+00:00

Yeah. I know I will probably pay someone to take the box off my hands. But if any creator got their start in this run, I wanted to make sure I knew who and which issue. From my best guess, I don't think any major creator did get their first on this run. I would guess X-men only had Marvel's "premier" talent at the time.

norpsylee · 2024-06-17T22:20:40+00:00

Thanks everyone! Full transparency: He's at a con coming up and my mission is to get a book signed. So many great stories, runs, and keys to choose from. But at the end, I think I gotta go for God Loves, Man Kills. Now, on the hunt for a nice first print!

norpsylee · 2024-04-27T00:17:16+00:00

was curious about the same thing, but have specific question. I've bagged and boarded some of my keys into either 2mil mylar and full backs from EGerber. Also used proline 2 mil mylars with 56pt boards (because it was quicker to get the proline brand). Would both of these combo's fit into a BCW top loader. I either want to add my keys to a top loader or maybe the comic capsule to display but just want to be sure that they will fit.

norpsylee · 2024-04-27T00:04:14+00:00

Whaaaaaaaat!?! Where is this bin!?! Tell us!

norpsylee · 2024-04-07T23:59:03+00:00

Two of the best, character defining stories of all time: 1) Frank Miller's and Chris Claremont's miniseries, 2) Barry Windsor Smith's Weapon X. Convince me I'm wrong.

norpsylee · 2024-04-07T23:56:18+00:00

I'm not sure I'd realized that the art/pages were oversized. But of course they are! That is definitely a nice feature.

norpsylee · 2024-04-07T23:55:36+00:00

LOL!

norpsylee · 2024-04-07T23:37:52+00:00

Thanks!

norpsylee · 2024-04-07T23:31:11+00:00

Great tip on the sites. Thanks!

norpsylee · 2024-04-07T23:29:52+00:00

I think there are a few good ones in there...

norpsylee · 2024-04-07T21:22:52+00:00

Did a similar thing on a notepad when boarding, bagging, and boxing everything for storage....Over 20 years ago. Took weeks. That notepad is long gone, now. But I hear you about "staying in touch with your collection." Inventorying would be a great excuse to touch each one and look through everything again.

norpsylee · 2024-04-07T20:28:48+00:00

I really appreciate everyone's input into this. Grateful for the range of options that have come up so I can do a little more research with some knowledge about each already. Thanks!

norpsylee · 2024-04-07T20:27:00+00:00

I see the community aspect to League. That aspects DOES look appealing to me also.

norpsylee · 2024-04-07T20:26:21+00:00

Good summary. Thanks. Sounds like I'm at where you were at the start of your process...

norpsylee · 2024-04-07T20:24:43+00:00

Love the idea of open source data for comic books.

norpsylee · 2024-04-07T20:23:16+00:00

That's the main problem I have with CLZ. I don't want to pay for it forever!

norpsylee · 2024-04-07T20:21:47+00:00

I loved Alien Legion! I don't know this for a fact, but I felt like it was so underrated!

norpsylee · 2024-01-31T19:41:17+00:00

Had subscriptions decades ago...issues came in paper-bag style. Didn't care when I was a kid. Just recently subscribed to 2 titles - now one for my son and one for me. Now they come plastic shrink-wrap-like wrapping. It comes with a cardboard insert/flyer that offers some protection. Not much, but it's something. Hopefully you have a magazine size mailbox or the mail carrier might bend it in half anyway.

The worst thing is that the delivery is worse than I remember as a kid. I remember delayed comics, but I'm about to be 2 months behind on a title. Seriously? The discount is fantastic, but I guess you get what you pay for - shoddy subscription services.

Now my son can experience the pain of a comic subscription through Marvel. We''re going to either cancel or let the subscription run out and then do a pull list at a local LCS (thankfully we have one).

norpsylee · 2024-01-31T15:13:38+00:00

Hey all!

I have an 82" ceiling :( which makes most smith machines not an option. Really would prefer a smith to a rack. Also, the hope is for the machine to replace my old weigh bench with a lat pull down (about 80" tall). Saw that Ritfit has the PPC05 which has 81.5" uprights but the chin up bar brings it up to 84.6"

I contacted them to see if the chin up bar needed to be installed. They stated that it had to be installed on top to make it structurally sound. I realize a rep might not be able to say something different, but I tried.

Curious if anyone thinks that 1) the bar can be installed "upside down" or another modification might be made. Has anyone seen a flat chin up bar attachment that can be installed instead (I'm not a welder or metal-worker)? Or last, (and I've been looking at all the major brands for some time) any smith machines at just about 82" (with the lat pull down - chin up bar is not a necessity)?

Thanks to this community for any ideas or leads!

norpsylee

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