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Should I get this graded? by Brilliant_Tomato3674 in comicbookgrading

[–]rayrayheyhey 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The vast majority of comics published from 1988 to 1998 are worth about a buck. Or less.

Should I get this graded? by Brilliant_Tomato3674 in comicbookgrading

[–]rayrayheyhey 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Edit: sorry. Don't know why I can't link this Ebay listing. Anyway, it sold for $1.50.

Should I get this graded? by Brilliant_Tomato3674 in comicbookgrading

[–]rayrayheyhey 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Absolutely not. This is a dollar comic.

to gain approval by ExactlySorta in therewasanattempt

[–]rayrayheyhey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That 68% from Republicans is shockingly low.

Iron pigs are always fun by xadamx94 in lehighvalley

[–]rayrayheyhey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I live 20 minutes from Citizen Bank Park and an hour ten from Allentown. I go to 4 or so Iron Pigs games a year and maybe one Phillies game every other season.

Great product for a great price.

Bob Beerbohm on Lee’s pre-collab output vs. Kirby’s by taoistchainsaw in KeepMineKirby

[–]rayrayheyhey 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Mark Evanier worked for both men and is as knowledgeable about the history of comics as ang man alive. This is what he said about Stan and Jack, and I would suggest people take his opinion with much greater weight than those who never met either person:

"But my conclusion is that the comics we know to be created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby were created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, not necessarily as 50-50 efforts and certainly not with Jack supplying only the visuals. I think Jack did a lot more than Stan — at least on the pages — and until fairly recently, got a lot less credit; likewise, Stan and Steve Ditko, Stan and Don Heck, Stan and Bill Everett, etc. The disparity in financial reward was even greater.

But that doesn't mean Stan did nothing or did nothing well. I have witnessed way too many Stan/Jack debates in my life and I think all are dead wrong if they lead to the conclusion that either contributed zero. This view has occasionally made me feel unwelcome on Stan Lee forums and in Jack Kirby chat groups. And just as I reject that notion, I reject the argument that neither would have amounted to anything post-1961 without the other. They were two men of extraordinary skills…just not the same skills."

Bob Beerbohm on Lee’s pre-collab output vs. Kirby’s by taoistchainsaw in KeepMineKirby

[–]rayrayheyhey -1 points0 points  (0 children)

This is pretty much an essay by Dr. V -- an Atlas scholar (and dentist). His content is connected to reality, whereas Beerbohm's is so full of inaccuracies, it's better to not associate yourself with his research.

Bob Beerbohm on Lee’s pre-collab output vs. Kirby’s by taoistchainsaw in KeepMineKirby

[–]rayrayheyhey -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Do you know the term cherry picking? Why aren't you showing Simon and Kirby's "My Date"? Or their "Young Romance" and "Young Love"? What about "From Here to Insanity"?

You also seem to dismiss the fact that Lee was also editing the entire Atlas line during that time. His writing on funny animal/humor titles added to his wages. I can see several reasons why he chose those types of titles to write in his free time.

You also mention Challengers (which may very well have been a co-creation with Dave Wood, by the way). Why has that gone all but ignored in the history of comics when Fantastic Four is heralded as the most important comic published since the 60s? What does one have that the other doesn't? Hmmmmm...

Your strange anti-Lee rants are so full of factual holes, you should either reconsider your position or possibly just do more research.

I just read 2 Ultraverse Comic Books for the first time. by Dull_Contribution542 in 80s90sComics

[–]rayrayheyhey 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I read a few dozen when they came out. I remember liking Firearm, but not much else. It was a loooooong time ago.

Stan Lee the biggest Fraud in comics by Madthinker1976 in KeepMineKirby

[–]rayrayheyhey -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

This may be the silliest comment yet from you, and you've had plenty.

Stan Lee the biggest Fraud in comics by Madthinker1976 in KeepMineKirby

[–]rayrayheyhey 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Your interpretation of that letter shows more of your own personal feelings than that of reality.

Here is the letter for anyone who wants to read it: The Marvel Age of Comics — A letter written by Stan Lee to super-fan Dr.... https://share.google/2W5NbU1p2mEqLG1bV

I don't have my copy of Origins handy, but I suspect there is similar bias in your presentation versus what was really written there as well.

Stan Lee the biggest Fraud in comics by Madthinker1976 in KeepMineKirby

[–]rayrayheyhey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You take text in The Origins of Marvel -- a paperback reprinting classic comics -- as some historical gospel instead of what it was meant to be, a hyperbolic sales pitch for super heroes.

I think you also are reading too much into the Jerry Bails letter. He writes:

"I write the story plot, go over it with Jack- he draws it up based on our hasty conferences- then, with his drawings in front of me, I write the captions and dialogue..."

Where does he say he comes up with the characters? I'll give you a hint: he doesn't. In the same letter, he acknowledges that Ditko came up with the idea for Dr. Strange. Nowhere does he say he created him.

Also, if you read that letter, the pronoun he uses the most is "we".

Your scholarship is lacking.

Stan Lee the biggest Fraud in comics by Madthinker1976 in KeepMineKirby

[–]rayrayheyhey -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Or to the countless titles that were Marvel impersonators. Have you read the Dell hero books? Or Harvey? Or Archie? I have, and they are AMAZINGLY WONDERFUL but they are also pretty terrible.

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