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Visited some local comic book stores this weekend in Cleveland. Here are some of my highlights . . .

Action Comics #5 (2011, Morales variant, NM) $1.00
Animal Man Annual #2 (2011, VF) 50-cents
Batman: Arkham Unhinged #17 (1:10 variant, NM) $3.99
Batman Incorporated #11 (2012, Ricken variant, NM) $2.99
Cable & X-Force #7 (1:20 variant, NM) $5.00
Captain America #18 (2011, Komen variant, NM) $1.00
Green Lantern #24 (2011, 1:25 variant, VF-) $2.99
Higher Earth #1 (1:15 variant, VF) $1.00
Hoax Hunters #0 & #1 (Phantom variants, NM) $3.50 each
Lackluster World #1 (VF+) $1.00
Lazarus #3 (VF+) 50-cents
Peanuts #12 (2012, "Joe Cool" variant, NM) $4.00
Rachel Rising #18 (NM) 50-cemts
Uncanny X-Men #12 (2013, 1:25 variant, NM) $3.99
Zero #1 (Phantom variant, NM) $3.50

. . . and my favorites from my stops:

Thor: God of Thunder #14 (1:20 variant, NM) $5.00

Got these books on a recent store run...

Strangers (1993) 1-C for $2.99
Ultimate Spider-Man (2000) 7-A for $1.99
Ultimate Spider-Man (2000) 111-B for $2.99
Ultimate Spider-Man (2000) 111-D for $2.99

Thank you for responding, that sounds very interesting. What didn't you like that you've read of DC? Personally they are my first choice but I can see where some people wouldn't necessarily like them. Have you tried Geoff Johns' Flash or Hawkman runs? His Green Lantern (pre-Brightest Day), first JSA run and recent Aquaman runs were very good as well.

Picked up a few titles at a comic shop that I visited for the first time. The comic shop is not in an area that I am usually in because it's about an hour away. But found myself there so looking on my phone for comic book shops in the area and I found this one. Love finding new comic shops that I have never visited before. While I was there. I saw some titles that I wanted to read that weren't already on my pull lists at my local comic stores. Two in particular was Infinity #4 and Action Comics New 52 #24. First Infinity #4. I won't get into too much of the story but if you are a Thor fan. Buy this. God of Lightning? More like, God of Kickarse. Next Action Comics New 52 #24. I always thought Psycho Pirate sucked as a villian. Not anymore. This is not your daddy's Psycho Pirate. He gives Superman a run for his money. Both issues are great reads. If you got room on your comic pile. Buy these books.

One of our local comic book stores in Columbus is having a 60-percent off sale on back issues. Here are some of my purchases . . .

Action Comics #3 (2012, NM) $1.70
Atari Force #20 (Final issue, VF) $1.00
Avengers Arena #14 (1:30 variant, NM) $3.99
Ballistic #1 & #2 (NM) $1.50 each
Captain America #616 (1968, 1:20 variant, VF+) $4.40
Day Men #1 (VF+) $1.70
Doctor Who Classics: Series V #1 (VF+) $1.70
Guardians of the Galaxy #4 (2013, 1:25 variant, NM) $3.20
Harvest #1 (NM) $1.50
Hulk #33 (2008, 1:20 variant, NM) $3.20
Rocket Raccoon: Tales from the Half-World #1 (NM) $3.30
Sensational Spider-man #27 (1996, Sensational Hornet variant, NM) $1.30

. . . and my favorite from this sale:

Wolverine #8 (2013, 1:30 variant, NM) $5.20

I actually spent a few days in Ohio checking out comic shops recently, wish I'd caught that sale! For those who are curious, it's not bargain heaven, all through the midwest the deals in general are easier to find than with stores at the coast though. Some Ohio stores weren't worth a visit but I can highly recommend a place called "In The Ball Park", it's in Lancaster which is SE of Columbus. Lots of .50 and $1 bins, huge selection of back issues in the $2-3 range, just about the only store with Harley Quinns too (which I snagged).

For older stuff I really liked World's Greatest Comics (in Columbus). One of the few smart & strict graders out there, enough deals in the bins to keep you browsing for a while. Another place in NE Ohio called Bill's Books also had a ton of $1 bins with some deals. There's a lot of comic stores in general in Ohio, it's worth a roadtrip. Only pisser is you have to plan it right because the hours open are sometimes limited.

Some other areas I had luck were the OK City & Tulsa area, there's also a store just a couple miles west of the CCL main office where I found some paydirt, name escapes me at the moment though.

Just filled in most of what I wanted for my Doom 2099 collection thanks to a few sellers here at CCL!

Now all I need is the last issue (Doom 2099 #44), 2099 A.D.: Genesis, and 2099: World of Tomorrow #8 and I think I have all I want.

I got this bad boy from Goodwill yesterday for only $1.49!



Full TPB!

It's Mark Waid writing Superman, it's got to be good!

From what I remember I liked that story, nice find.

I picked up 4 TPB's for 50-cents each the other day.
Top 10: Beyond the Farthest Precinct
Ultimate Fantastic Four: Doom
Wolverine: Soultaker
X-Men: Deadly Genesis

And picked up X-Men Visionaries Featuring the Art of Adam and Andy Kubert and Nightwing (2003) for $1 each.

Plus picked up nice runs of some stuff for cheap.
Booster Gold vol 2 0, 1-6, 8-20, 22-24, 26-28, 31, One Million
52 (complete series)
Countdown (complete series)
Batman 593-595, 597-603, 631-632,
Batman: Gotham Knights 2-4, 12, 16-17, 19-22, 25, 27-28, 30-31
Detective Comics 720, 746, 762, 764-769, 774
Birds of Prey 104-108
DC vs Marvel 1-4
Final Night: Parallax
Flash 8-9, 16, 29, 62-65, 68, 83, 95-102, 149, 152
Gambit - complete '97 mini plus Gambit/Wolverine: Victims mini
Justice League of America (2006) 0, 1-12, 27-44 (44 is variant cover) plus 80-Page Giant 1
Secret Six 1-6, 8-10, 13-16
Spider-Man: Maximum Carnage storyline all but two issues
And a couple of OGN's: Darkseid vs Galactus and Batman/Aliens I-II

And at FallCon picked up a bunch of 25-cent comics and got my first volume Waid bind signed.

Got a shipment in today from CCLs B&D Comic Shop.
It was a trial order so it was on the smaller side. They get high marks from me. Good prices, reasonable shipping charges, fast shipping (came in a day earlier than expected), well-packed and accurately graded.

Aphrodite IX (2013) 2-A
Sojourn 17-A, 24-A

Picked Up The Walking Dead
TPB Vol 1 thru 10

Also The Walking Dead #1 10th Anniv addition
The Walking Dead #1 NYCC Exclusive

I know I am a little late alright a lot late in getting into this but man are the books awesome, in my opinion way better then the show

Just snagged this!


Actual scan too!!!

Just Picked Up The Walking Dead TPB Vol 11 and 12

Nice copy!

One of my favorites.

I had the opportunity to attend the Champion City Comic Con in Springfield, Ohio yesterday. It was a smaller Con, but multiple vendors had 50-cent boxes for me to rummage through. I was able to snag these (and many others) for just 50-cents a piece . . .

Batman #400 (1940, F)
Bravest Warriors #1-A & #1-B (NM)
Daredevil: Dark Nights #1 & #2 (NM)
Demon #43 (1990, NM)
Detective Comics #19 & #20 (2011, NM)
First Wave #1 (2010, Neal Adams Black & White Cover, NM)
Flash #1 (1987, VF)
Incredible Hulk vs. Venom #1 (NM)
Marc Spector: Moon Knight #56 (NM)
Rat Queens #1 (NM)
Silver Surfer #34, #35, #37, #38 & #47 (1987, Thanos issues, NM)
Spectacular Spider-man #119 (VF)
Superior Spider-man Team-Up #1 & #2 (NM)
Thor #412 (1966, First full New Warriors, VF)
Warlock and the Infinity Watch #32, #34 & #41 (VF+)
X-Files Season 10 #3 (NM)
Young Avengers #4-#6 & #9 (2013, NM)

. . . and my favorite from the bargain bins:

Iron Man #282 (1968, First War Machine, NM)

just picked up amazing spider man 238 with tattoos still intact for $40 in vg/fn shape.my asm run isn't as extensive as freakydylan's but i'm almost complete from 200 to 406 and that's where i'll stop.also just picked up metalmen 1 to finish up my metal men set for $45 in vg.local comic con this Saturday so hope to finish up my incredible hulk run from 183 thru 400.

Just received some bronze age beauties in the post this morning.





Completed my Champions collection with this last issue. And I always love grabbing Marvel horror mags from the early 70's.




....Plus these two, hard to find treasures for a low price:

I have a couple of those Monsters of the Movies magazines. Pretty cool stuff.

I picked up the Superstar by Busiek HC for $3 at Half-Price Books and Young Justice (animated series) 2 and Day of Judgment 5 (1st Hal Jordan as Spectre) for 75-cents each.

At the Savers next door I got a brand new (still wrapped) Buffy the Vampire Slayer Tales Library Edition HC for $3.99!