New Codeword + Link to Edgar Church Collection Story

Howdy!

I kinda, sorta, blew up our Mile High Comics Facebook page today. I didn't mean to, but by simply sharing on our page a short post that I had made earlier to a group of 1970's residents of Boulder (where I still live...), I ignited an interest in the old Mile High/Edgar Church collection that far exceeded my expectations. Honestly, given the already worldwide notoriety that already exists of that legendary collection of NM/M Golden Age comics that I rescued from destruction in 1977, I did not anticipate anything approaching the outpouring of interest that manifested from my sharing my little post:


Facebook post

Truth be told, however, I think that the story of that amazing collection (and it's long term implications for my life) is certainly worth repeating. Here is a link to my 17-chapter serialized essay that I wrote for the Comics Buyer's Guide magazine about 15 years ago. I have been told by many that it is a quick, and truly engrossing, read:


Chuck and Nanette June, 1977

As a postscript to that original story, my life has taken many unexpected twists since that original discovery. Getting married, raising four awesome daughters, and continuing to operate Mile High Comics are the easily-expected outcomes. Nearly going broke half a dozen times, being infected by just a single mosquito bite in 2003 with recurring West Nile-enduced encephalitis of the hypothalamus, having to stop working on my beloved farm, and having my gender identity subsequently become totally fluid, are outcomes that I could never have predicted.


Chuck and Nanette today

Throughout all, however, I have never stopped my personal mission of working whenever possible for the poor and disadvantaged, and have dedicated my life to also enhancing freedom of speech and equal rights for all. Life is surely capricious and unpredictable, but the key for survival to me has been to try to always be the light for those who have none. All other considerations aside, I think that Edgar Church would approve of my efforts.


Chuck in the Ocean of Comics

Moving on to the here and now, our new 50% off WINTER! codeword sale is now in effect for you on all ten million of our back issue comics and magazines. Only new issues, a few variants, and our professionally-graded comics are excluded from this system wide discount. My beloved wife, Nanette, wanted me to especially thank everyone today who has been kind, and who have supported us in recent years. The comics business has been our home for nearly 50 years now, and both of us are truly grateful to everyone who has helped us along the way, on what turned out to be our awesome journey of a lifetime. Love is love.

Happy collecting!

Chuck Rozanski/Bettie Pages,
President - Mile High Comics, Inc.
January 6, 2020

P.S. Collections of great comics and books continue to arrive at Jason St. every day!

MARVEL

A-FORCE (2016) (#1-10) (MARVEL) #2 JONES Near Mint/Mint


A-FORCE (2016) (#1-10) (MARVEL) #3 BROOKS

A-FORCE (2016) (#1-10) (MARVEL) #3 BROOKS Near Mint/Mint
A-FORCE (2016) (#1-10) (MARVEL) #8 RAHZZAH Near Mint/Mint

ALL-NEW ALL-DIFFERENT AVENGERS (2015) #13 ANKA Near Mint/Mint
ALL-NEW ALL-DIFFERENT AVENGERS (2015) #14 RENAUD Near Mint/Mint

ALL-NEW INHUMANS (2015) #1 COSPLAY Very Fine

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN FAMILY (2008) #1 Very Fine

AMERICA (2017) (#1-UP) (MARVEL) (AMERICA CHAVEZ) #1 Very Fine

ANNIHILATION (MARVEL) (2006) #3 Fine
ANNIHILATION (MARVEL) (2006) #4 Fine

ANNIHILATION CONQUEST: WRAITH (MARVEL) (2007) #2 Fine

ANNIHILATION: HERALDS OF GALACTUS (MARVEL) (2006) #1 Fine

ANNIHILATION: NOVA (MARVEL) (2006) #3 Fine
ANNIHILATION: NOVA (MARVEL) (2006) #4 Very Good

ANNIHILATION: NOVA CORPS FILES (MARVEL) (2006) #1 Very Fine

AVENGERS CLASSIC (REPRINTS AVENGERS #1-12) (2007) #12 NEWSSTAND Fine

AVENGERS FOREVER (1998) #1 WESTFIELD Fine


AVENGERS FOREVER (1998) #4 F. QUITELY

AVENGERS FOREVER (1998) #4 F. QUITELY Near Mint/Mint
AVENGERS FOREVER (1998) #4 F. QUITELY Very Fine
AVENGERS FOREVER (1998) #4 C. PACHECO Near Mint/Mint
AVENGERS FOREVER (1998) #4 J. BUSCEMA Near Mint/Mint
AVENGERS FOREVER (1998) #12 Near Mint/Mint

AVENGERS INDEX (OFFICIAL MARVEL INDEX) (1987) #1 Near Mint/Mint

AVENGERS PRIME (2010) #3 Near Mint/Mint
AVENGERS PRIME (2010) #4 Near Mint/Mint
AVENGERS PRIME (2010) #5 Near Mint/Mint
AVENGERS PRIME (2010) #5 Very Fine

AVENGERS ROUGH CUT (AVENGERS 1997 #1) #1 Near Mint/Mint

AVENGERS STANDOFF: ASSAULT ON PLEASANT HILL - ALPHA (2016) #1 ADAMS Near Mint/Mint

AVENGERS UNDERCOVER (2014) #1 Near Mint/Mint
AVENGERS UNDERCOVER (2014) #7 Near Mint/Mint
AVENGERS UNDERCOVER (2014) #9 Near Mint/Mint

AVENGERS UNIVERSE (2000) #5 NEWSSTAND Fine

AVENGERS VS. AGENTS OF ATLAS (2010) #3 Near Mint/Mint
AVENGERS VS. AGENTS OF ATLAS (2010) #3 VARIANT Fine

AVENGERS VS. X-MEN (AVX) (2012) #0 5TH PRINT Near Mint/Mint


AVENGERS VS. X-MEN (AVX) (2012) #0 6TH PRINT

AVENGERS VS. X-MEN (AVX) (2012) #0 6TH PRINT Near Mint/Mint

BLACK PANTHER (2005) (#1-41) (MARVEL) #25 Very Fine

BLACK PANTHER (2016) (#1-18) (MARVEL) #4 YARDIN Near Mint/Mint

CABLE (2008) (#1-25) (MARVEL) #25 Near Mint/Mint

CABLE AND DEADPOOL (2003) #10 Fine

CAPTAIN AMERICA: STEVE ROGERS (2016) #7 Near Mint/Mint
CAPTAIN AMERICA: STEVE ROGERS (2016) #15 Near Mint/Mint
CAPTAIN AMERICA: STEVE ROGERS (2016) #16 Very Fine

CAPTAIN MARVEL (2016) (#1-10) (MARVEL) #1 Near Mint/Mint
CAPTAIN MARVEL (2016) (#1-10) (MARVEL) #2 Near Mint/Mint

CHAMPIONS (2016) (#1-27) (MARVEL NOW) #5 Very Fine

CIVIL WAR II (2016) #1 PUTRI B&W Near Mint/Mint
CIVIL WAR II (2016) #2 STERANKO Very Fine

CIVIL WAR: HOUSE OF M (2008) #1 Fine
CIVIL WAR: HOUSE OF M (2008) #2 Fine
CIVIL WAR: HOUSE OF M (2008) #3 Fine

CRAZY (2019) #1 NAUCK Near Mint/Mint
CRAZY (2019) #1 NAUCK Very Fine

DAREDEVIL (2016) (#1-28) (MARVEL) #1 HIP HOP Near Mint/Mint


DAREDEVIL (2016) (#1-28) (MARVEL) #2

DAREDEVIL (2016) (#1-28) (MARVEL) #2 Near Mint/Mint

DEADPOOL (1993) (#1-4) (CIRCLE CHASE) (MARVEL) #1 Near Mint/Mint

DEADPOOL (1997) (#0-69) (MARVEL) #0 Fine
DEADPOOL (1997) (#0-69) (MARVEL) #6 Fine
DEADPOOL (1997) (#0-69) (MARVEL) #7 Very Fine
DEADPOOL (1997) (#0-69) (MARVEL) #9 Very Fine
DEADPOOL (1997) (#0-69) (MARVEL) #12 Near Mint/Mint
DEADPOOL (1997) (#0-69) (MARVEL) #13 Very Fine
DEADPOOL (1997) (#0-69) (MARVEL) #15 Very Fine
DEADPOOL (1997) (#0-69) (MARVEL) #30 Near Mint/Mint
DEADPOOL (1997) (#0-69) (MARVEL) #33 Very Fine

DEADPOOL (2008) (#1-63, 900, 1000) (MARVEL) #1 Fine
DEADPOOL (2008) (#1-63, 900, 1000) (MARVEL) #2 Fine
DEADPOOL (2008) (#1-63, 900, 1000) (MARVEL) #3 Very Fine
DEADPOOL (2008) (#1-63, 900, 1000) (MARVEL) #4 Fine
DEADPOOL (2008) (#1-63, 900, 1000) (MARVEL) #18 Very Fine
DEADPOOL (2008) (#1-63, 900, 1000) (MARVEL) #22 Near Mint/Mint

DEADPOOL (2013) (#1-45, 250) (MARVEL) #15 Very Fine

ESSENTIAL MARVEL TEAM-UP TPB (2002) #2 Fine

ESSENTIAL X-FACTOR TPB (2005) #5 Fine


GHOST RIDER (2006) (#1-35) (MARVEL) #28 VARIANT

GHOST RIDER (2006) (#1-35) (MARVEL) #28 VARIANT Near Mint/Mint

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY (2019) (#1-UP) (MARVEL) #1 Fine
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY (2019) (#1-UP) (MARVEL) #1 Near Mint/Mint

HULK (2008) (#1-57) (RED HULK) (MARVEL) #5 Near Mint/Mint

INVINCIBLE IRON MAN (2008) (#1-33 & 500-527) (MARVEL) #7 Very Fine

INVINCIBLE IRON MAN (2017) (#1-11) (RIRI WILLIAMS) #1 FIGURE VAR Very Fine

INVINCIBLE IRON MAN (2017) (#593-UP) (MARVEL LEGACY) (2017) #597 Near Mint/Mint

MARVEL ZOMBIES (2005) #1 3RD PRINT Very Fine
MARVEL ZOMBIES (2005) #2 Very Fine
MARVEL ZOMBIES (2005) #3 Fine
MARVEL ZOMBIES (2005) #4 Near Mint/Mint
MARVEL ZOMBIES (2005) #5 Near Mint/Mint

SPIDER-MAN (1963) (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN) (#1-441) #252 NEWSSTAND Very Fine
SPIDER-MAN (1963) (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN) (#1-441) #361 Very Fine

DC

52 (2006) #9 Fine

BATMAN (1940) (#0-713) (DC) #655 Very Fine
BATMAN (1940) (#0-713) (DC) #656 Very Fine


BATMAN (1940) (#0-713) (DC) #657

BATMAN (1940) (#0-713) (DC) #657 Very Fine
BATMAN (1940) (#0-713) (DC) #667 Fine

BATMAN: ORDER OF BEASTS (EDDIE CAMPBELL) (ELSEWORLDS) (2004) #1 Near Mint/Mint

BLACK CANARY (2015) (#1-12) (DC) #3 Near Mint/Mint

DEATHSTROKE (2016) (#1-UP) (DC REBIRTH) #1 Near Mint/Mint

GREEN LANTERN (2005) (#1-67) (DC) #22 Fine
GREEN LANTERN (2005) (#1-67) (DC) #25 Near Mint/Mint

JUSTICE LEAGUE (2016) (#1-44) (DC REBIRTH) #1 ASPEN Near Mint/Mint

DARK HORSE COMICS

STAR WARS: TALES OF THE JEDI TPB (1994) #1 3RD PRINT Fine

IMAGE COMICS

BEAUTY (2015) #1 B FRISON Near Mint/Mint

BLACK CLOUD (2017) #1 Near Mint/Mint

CHRONONAUTS (2015) #1 A MURPHY Very Fine


CURSE WORDS (2017) #2 B ZDARKSY

CURSE WORDS (2017) #2 B ZDARKSY Near Mint/Mint

WALKING DEAD COMPENDIUM TPB (2009) #1 5TH PRINT Very Fine

WALKING DEAD VOL.15: WE FIND OURSELVES TPB (2011) #1 Fine

INDEPENDENTS

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER/ANGEL: HELLMOUTH (2019) #1 C MATTHEWS (Boom Studios Publishing) Near Mint/Mint
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER/ANGEL: HELLMOUTH (2019) #1 C MATTHEWS (Boom Studios Publishing) Very Fine
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER/ANGEL: HELLMOUTH (2019) #1 A FRISON (Boom Studios Publishing) Near Mint/Mint
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER/ANGEL: HELLMOUTH (2019) #1 C MATTHEWS (Boom Studios Publishing) Fine

GI JOE DREADNOKS: DECLASSIFIED (2006) #2 B (Devil's Due) Near Mint/Mint

GI JOE: DECLASSIFIED (2006) #2 SEELEY (Devil's Due) Near Mint/Mint

TIM GINGER TPB (2015) #1 (IDW Publishing) Near Mint/Mint

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