If you were in my area perhaps you saw this listing on Craig's List...
For sale: A long box of 245 comic books ranging from good to mint condition. They are from the late 1970's- 1990's. Here are some that are included in the long box:
SUPERMAN
- Action Comics: 584, 585, 588, 592, 594, 595, 599, 601, 602, 603, 604, 606, 646, 650, 656, 657, 658, 661, 666, 668, 669, 670, 671, 672, 673, 687, 687 Collector's, 688, 689, 690, 691, 692, 693, 694, 695, 695 Collector's x2, 696, 697, 698, 699, 700, 701, 702, 703, 704, 706, 707, 708
- Superman (Volume 1): 332, 383, 388, 413
- Superman (Volume 2): 2, 11, 75, 78, 82, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90 x2, 91 x2, 92, 96, 97 x2, 118, 123
- Adventures of Superman: 425, 426 x2, 427 x2, 428, 429, 430 x2, 431, 432 x2, 433, 434 x2, 435, 437, 438 x2, 439, 441, 443, 445, 447 x2, 448, 456, 457, 467, 469 x2, 471, 474 x2, 481 x2, 482, 483, 484, 487, 494, 499, 500 x2, 500 Collector's x2, 501, 501 Collector's x2, 503, 505, 509, 510, 511, 512, 513, 515 x2, 0, 518, 519, 520 x2, 521, 523
- Man of Steel: 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 21 x2, 22, 22 Collector's x2, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 30 Collector's, 31, 32, 33, 34, 0, 38, 41, 43
- Others: Man of Steel (Mini-Series) 2 & 4, Wedding Album The World of Smallville 2, The World of Smallville 3, The World of Smallville 4, Daring New Adv of Supergirl (Volume 2) 6, Supergirl (Volume 3) 1, Superman Aliens (Graphic Novel), Steel 14, Three Dimensional Adventures (1997 reprint), JLA/Wildcats, JLA Rock of Ages 1, Superman Red Superman Blue, Superman: The Doomsday Wars (Set of Graphic Novels)
SUPERBOY
- Superboy the Comic Book: 2 x2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14
- Adv of Superboy: 15, 16, 19, 20
- Superboy: 3, 12, 14
OTHERS
Further Adventures of Indiana Jones 1, All-Star Squadron 27, Super Powers (1984) 3, Super Powers (1984) 4, Super Powers (1986) 2, Captain America (Volume 1) 290 & 296 & 293, Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes 323, Best of DC 64, Annual Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes 4, Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 3) 15 & 19, Cases of Sherlock Holmes 5 & 8 & 10, Doom Patrol (Volume 2) 10, Batman 424, Judge Dredd (Volume 2) 40, Shadow Strikes! 21, Batman (Volume 1) 460 & 465, Robin III: Cry of the Huntress 4 x2 & 5, Batman Adventures 5, Green Lantern Annual #1, Marvel Super-Heroes Fall 1992 Special, Darkman (Vol 2) 2, Star Trek: The Next Generation (Volume 2) 43, TekWorld 15, Star Trek (Volume 4) 61 & 63 & Annual 5, Marvel Tales 283, Batman VS Predator (Graphic Novel)
That's quiet a set even though many of them are modern comics. Why would I sell them you ask? As I mentioned previously I was starting to lose track of my collection and it was time to start cleaning house.
We started the offer at $100 knowing that we would be talked down. Pretty early on we got an offer for $50 and although it was less than I wanted, I was ready to take it. My wife however decided to continue the bartering and unfortunately they bowed out. Whammy! Like a kryptonite knife through Superman!
It seemed like we were doomed, but wait...
We had a buyer offer $75 and then pick them up the same day. For good measure I also threw in Where Monsters Dwell #15 and Weird Worlds #5 which I had trouble selling recently on eBay.
And with that, over half of my uncle's collection was gone. I thought it was going to be tough to do given how much effort and money he had put into the collection and my desire to do right by him. But honestly he doesn't care about the comics anymore so for me there was little sadness. I was selling off things I didn't need that had become a distraction in order to focus on the things that mattered.
Kinda like my version of Matthew 5:29. So if your eye—even your good eye—causes you to lust, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.
Although I didn't have to cut out my eye. Just get ride of what my eye was distracted by. Same result, less mess.
All comic book images in this post are from
Superman:War of the Supermen #o
which was downloaded from readdcentertainment.com
at the time it was free