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jdandns · 07-24-2015, 04:01 PM

Thank you all, it has been a joy owning these. I've had them all for 20 years or longer, so longer than the original owner is most cases. I've taken the same care of them I would've any book I've ever bought new since I got them, so they are just as I found them back when. It really was a crapshoot however what was done to them, up until they came into possession of the stores I bought them from (none were ever bought online, all shown are from shops).

I have a very nice run of Silver X-Men that the owner took very good care of, BUT wrote her name on the top of the first page, usually in ink, with a number showing which overall number the book was in her collection. Even so, they're still beauties, I got them for a song, and I never would have been able to afford the same books without her name in them. She must've been an MMMS member, or FOOM certainly. Based on the numbering, she bought every title it seems, and, as I said, took care of them.

Then there's the "Bill the Kid", uh, pedigree. Did anyone ever run into a book from this large collection, two of which I have shown in the pictures, unfortunately. It is a fascinating case. This guy took overall very good care of his books, but would do a few strange things to certain skin types and hair colors within the interior with pencil or colored pencil in every single book, in addition to writing his name, BILL THE KID, on every cover, and although in pencil, with fairly deep impressions. A very strange fellow, I would not have wanted to have met this person in person, but I'm glad to have these books. Again, I wouldn't have been able to buy better ones in the 1990's anyway, so I'm glad for what I got. Anyone else have a "Bill The Kid" issue? He had a huge collection of Silver and Bronze Marvels, at the minimum.

07-24-2015, 04:01 PM	#7
jdandns Member Join Date: May 2015 Location: Southern California Posts: 23,337	Thank you all, it has been a joy owning these. I've had them all for 20 years or longer, so longer than the original owner is most cases. I've taken the same care of them I would've any book I've ever bought new since I got them, so they are just as I found them back when. It really was a crapshoot however what was done to them, up until they came into possession of the stores I bought them from (none were ever bought online, all shown are from shops). I have a very nice run of Silver X-Men that the owner took very good care of, BUT wrote her name on the top of the first page, usually in ink, with a number showing which overall number the book was in her collection. Even so, they're still beauties, I got them for a song, and I never would have been able to afford the same books without her name in them. She must've been an MMMS member, or FOOM certainly. Based on the numbering, she bought every title it seems, and, as I said, took care of them. Then there's the "Bill the Kid", uh, pedigree. Did anyone ever run into a book from this large collection, two of which I have shown in the pictures, unfortunately. It is a fascinating case. This guy took overall very good care of his books, but would do a few strange things to certain skin types and hair colors within the interior with pencil or colored pencil in every single book, in addition to writing his name, BILL THE KID, on every cover, and although in pencil, with fairly deep impressions. A very strange fellow, I would not have wanted to have met this person in person, but I'm glad to have these books. Again, I wouldn't have been able to buy better ones in the 1990's anyway, so I'm glad for what I got. Anyone else have a "Bill The Kid" issue? He had a huge collection of Silver and Bronze Marvels, at the minimum.