HUGE find. So awesome.
I just did a photoshop recently that I didn't realize looks like a semi-homage cover
Edit: Two things I noticed on close up glance. Writing on top left means little compared to that condition, looks really pretty, I obviously can't tell 100%, but I bet there be some possible white pages in there. Second thing I noticed and liked because it does mean something... that they were in bags at all. I remember getting a collection where some comics were wrapped in syran wrap lol, I can't hate, better than nothing.
Lol. Fantastic use of the photoshop!!
Yeah getting a collection that’s in bags n boards or even bags helps most of the time. Means someone at some point gave a shit about them.
Nothing hurts more than somebody rolling in with a duffle bag crammed with old loose books. I pulled out an Iron Man 55 out of a duffle bag once. That hurt. Just mangled and stuffed in.
Yeah the numbering in pencil usually indicated a destroy date for newsstand and has no bearing on price or grade as it’s very common on Golden and silver books.
I can't imagine a duffle bag, so scary, because you know it wouldn't be full of 90s books, but something crazy like that Iron Man 55.
Before I was even into buying and reselling, but just collecting for myself still, I had driven out to the sticks, it was at least an hour drive, no joke dirt road, old old old lady, in the 80s old, had the oldest comics in a photo album. Three ring binder style, comics were actually underneath the plastic part where the photos go. I was not as well versed in gold/silver age books back then so I don't even think I got anything that day (big regret as I type this out and haven't thought about it in forever).
Oh man...to think about all the regrets on passing on collections.
So many of them to tell.