The Day Mile High Comics Nearly Died... Howdy! I am back in Denver today, and working hard on selecting comics for Will and Pam to "intentionally downgrade" from NM into less expensive lower grades. My extra effort of the past month in this regard is already paying gratifying dividends, as our sales of lower and mid-grade comics have really exploded. That wonderful positive response makes me all the more determined to sort through long boxes all the faster, as I want to make absolutely certain that everyone who orders gets some truly great bargains. BATMAN (1940) (#0-713) (DC) #429 It is precisely with thought in mind that I decided this morning to share a story with you, one that is based upon events from exactly 25 years ago today. Not only do I think that you will like reading this bit of Mile High Comics history, but by incorporating it into today’s newsletter I leave myself more time for sorting through more long boxes. Just saying... I have now operated Mile High Comics for 53 years, beginning the company when I was in junior high school. In those earliest of days, I sold scarce older comics only to my buddies in school, and through hand-typed ads that I placed in the old "Rocket’s Blast" fanzine. Beginning with a purchase of a massive private collection of 3,500 comics in January of 1970, however, (financed via a $140 loan from my mother) I turned pro. Chuck as a teenage The first problem that I had to overcome was my age. I was only 14, and looked even younger, so the owners of the monthly Colorado Springs Antiques Fair were profoundly dubious of my skills, and (more importantly) my ability to operate a booth. My mother helped me to persuade them to give me a chance, however, and I quickly rose in the ranks to become one of their most successful vendors. This led directly to my exhibiting at my first national comic book show (Oklahoma City) when I was barely 17, and opening my first comic book store when I was but 19. The point of today’s post is not to focus upon those early successes, but rather upon my failures. While it is true that I always maintained an upward trajectory, the harsh reality of beginning an entrepreneurial enterprise with zero working capital is that you are going to suffer endless episodes of embarrassment. I cannot begin to relate how many times that I had to beg for more time to pay past-due invoices or to cover overdrafts at my bank, as they were a constancy. Truth be told, there were innumerable moments when it was only through my powers of persuasion, and the relentlessness of my upbeat demeanor, that I was saved from total ruin. Chuck in 1974 San Diego Comic-Con (Thank you, Jackie Estrada, for this photo of me) That having been said, the greatest single challenge that I ever faced was on this date, December 7th, 1997, when I bounced about $20,000 in checks at a bank that had just taken me on as a client. This came about after after my previous bank had become weary of my nonstop forays into insolvency, and (essentially) kicked me to the curb. This new bank loaned me $575,000 on July 1st, which paid off my previously-existing SBA loan of about $440,000, thus leaving me (after their fees) with about $110,000 in fresh working capital. The fact that I was then already back in overdraft just five months later totally freaked out my new bank’s senior management, and they questioned as to whether there was need for an immediate liquidation of Mile High Comics. Long story short, I was called into my new bank’s conference room on December 7th, 1997 to meet with their Executive Vice President in charge of lending, where it was demanded of me that I give an immediate explanation of how I was going to rectify our deficiency in cash flow. This is where fate (not any abundance of talent or skill on my part...) intervened to save me. Simply put, while we were generating almost all of our revenues at that time through the publication of thick paper catalogs that listed tens of thousands of back issue comics for sale, during the previous three months I had been experimenting with offering back issue comics to people via the brand-new "Internet" thingy. We initially just asked people e-mail us their "want lists," but in recent days had been experimenting with converting our entire catalog files (which we hand-typed four times a year, and then teletransmitted to our printer to convert into what became our printed catalog pages...) into a "website." What happened next was pure Kismet. Over the course of a frantic twenty-minute spiel, I laid out to the bankers how converting our entire back issue comics business from paper catalogs to electronic marketing would immediately eliminate approximately $320,000 in annual printing and mailing costs, while still allowing us to reach tens of thousands of our customers. Helping me to add substance to my extremely optimistic rhetoric (and projections of vast revenue gains) were graphs and bar charts created by my staff showing how we had already grown our online business from essentially zero at the beginning of the year, to over $10,000 per month in November. Give me just six more months I pleaded, and I promise you that I will turn everything around. To my profound relief, the bankers believed me. Or, at the very least, they rationalized that giving me a little more time would not materially affect their ability to seize my collateral. I still had to follow through on my representations, however, so my next move required unrelenting resolve my part. Simply put, I informed my staff that we were going "cold turkey" off of our addiction to printed catalogs, requiring all of our customers to order from us online, or not at all. This truly radical decision on my part was met with waves of disbelief, as only about 30% of our clients had computers at that time, and many had already told us that they would never order from us online. My response to them was a harsh admonishment that they needed to either learn how to shop online, or to find another comic book supplier, as our catalog-printing days were over. Mile High Futures Catalog from 1991 Today marks exactly 25 years since that incredibly scary meeting, where I had no choice but to tap-dance frantically to save my beloved Mile High Comics. Blessedly, I was soon proven right on all counts, as our website blossomed during 1998, and our previously-crippling printing and mailing costs were totally eliminated. To be clear, there were still many other challenges and operational difficulties that I had to resolve, but through a combination of good fortune (and unrelenting tenacity), I somehow got through them all. As a postscript, that bank that had threatened to shut us down? They themselves folded in 2012 due to over-lending on vacation homes, while our avaricious catalog printer (that had been sucking us dry) also went bankrupt. In the meantime, our total revenues (over 53 years) have now exceeded a quarter of a billion dollars, most of which were derived from our website. We are now also blessedly completely debt-free except for our operating costs and our building mortgage. Does this mean that we are now made in the proverbial shade? Oh. Hell. No. All businesses suffer ups and downs, and there are new challenges to be overcome every single day. In point of fact, I caution my staff and clients that, given the endless caprice of fate, that our every day in business might well be our last. That being the case, I urge them to truly savor every single moment of our existence. Above all else, the one absolute that I have learned during my 53 years of struggle is that businesses are like rare flowers that bloom only after a desert rain, stunningly beautiful, but also incredibly fragile, and destined to disappear. As I now approach the end of my days, I can but to hope that my wonderful Mile High Comics outlives me. Please believe me when I say that, despite all of the hardships that I suffered, that my journey of this past half of a century has been truly wonderful. Love is love Anyhoo, don’t forget that our 50% off HOLIDAY! codeword is in effect for you right now on all of our ten million-plus back issue comics and magazines. Only new issues, a few variants and restored comics, and our professionally-graded items are exempt. Your orders today are especially appreciated, as they will help us to pay for Christmas. Happy collecting! Chuck Rozanski/Bettie Pages, President - Mile High Comics, Inc. December 7, 2022 P.S. Here are a few of the items just added: MARVEL 5 RONIN TPB (2011) #1 Fine AMAZING ADVENTURES (1970) (#1-39) (MARVEL) #2 AMAZING ADVENTURES (1970) (#1-39) (MARVEL) #2 Fine AMAZING ADVENTURES (1970) (#1-39) (MARVEL) #4 Good AMAZING ADVENTURES (1970) (#1-39) (MARVEL) #7 Very Fine AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1999) (#1-58, #500-700.5) (MARVEL) #599 VARIANT Near Mint/Mint AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (2017) (#789-801) (MARVEL LEGACY) #800 LAND Very Fine AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (2017) (#789-801) (MARVEL LEGACY) #800 ROMITA Very Fine ARES (GOD OF WAR) (MARVEL) (2005) #2 Near Mint/Mint ARES (GOD OF WAR) (MARVEL) (2005) #4 Near Mint/Mint AVENGERS (2017) (#672-690) (MARVEL LEGACY) #675 LENTICULAR Fine CAPTAIN AMERICA (1968) (#100-454) (MARVEL) #103 Fine CAPTAIN AMERICA (1968) (#100-454) (MARVEL) #122 Very Good CAPTAIN AMERICA (1968) (#100-454) (MARVEL) #131 Good CAPTAIN AMERICA (1968) (#100-454) (MARVEL) #146 Very Good CAPTAIN AMERICA (1968) (#100-454) (MARVEL) #149 Good CAPTAIN MARVEL (1968) (#1-62) (MARVEL) #7 Very Good CIVIL WAR: YOUNG AVENGERS & RUNAWAYS TPB (2ND ED.) (2016) #1 Fine DAREDEVIL (1998) (#1-119, 500-512) (MARVEL) #500 Near Mint/Mint DEADPOOL (2008) (#1-63, 900, 1000) (MARVEL) #1 Very Good FANTASY MASTERPIECES (1966) #10 Good HULK (1962) (#1-6, #102-474, #600-635)(INCREDIBLE)(MV) #116 Very Good HUNT FOR WOLVERINE: ADAMANTIUM AGENDA (2018) #1 HUNT FOR WOLVERINE: ADAMANTIUM AGENDA (2018) #1 Very Good HUNT FOR WOLVERINE: CLAWS OF KILLER (2018) #1 Near Mint/Mint HUNT FOR WOLVERINE: WEAPON LOST (2018) #1 Fine INCREDIBLE HULK VOL. 2: FALL OF THE HULKS HC (2010) #1 Near Mint/Mint INVADERS (1975) (#1-41) (MARVEL) #1 Good INVADERS (1975) (#1-41) (MARVEL) #17 BRITISH Good IRON FIST (1975) (#1-15) (MARVEL) #2 Good IRON MAN (1968) (#1-332) (INVINCIBLE IRON MAN)(MARVEL) #3 Good IRON MAN (1968) (#1-332) (INVINCIBLE IRON MAN)(MARVEL) #5 Very Good IRON MAN (1968) (#1-332) (INVINCIBLE IRON MAN)(MARVEL) #6 Good IRON MAN (1968) (#1-332) (INVINCIBLE IRON MAN)(MARVEL) #12 Good IRON MAN (1968) (#1-332) (INVINCIBLE IRON MAN)(MARVEL) #12 Very Good IRON MAN (1968) (#1-332) (INVINCIBLE IRON MAN)(MARVEL) #14 Good IRON MAN (1968) (#1-332) (INVINCIBLE IRON MAN)(MARVEL) #17 Good IRON MAN (1968) (#1-332) (INVINCIBLE IRON MAN)(MARVEL) #18 Fine IRON MAN (1968) (#1-332) (INVINCIBLE IRON MAN)(MARVEL) #19 Very Good IRON MAN (1968) (#1-332) (INVINCIBLE IRON MAN)(MARVEL) #21 Fine IRON MAN (1968) (#1-332) (INVINCIBLE IRON MAN)(MARVEL) #23 Fine IRON MAN (1968) (#1-332) (INVINCIBLE IRON MAN)(MARVEL) #31 Good IRON MAN (1968) (#1-332) (INVINCIBLE IRON MAN)(MARVEL) #35 Good IRON MAN (1968) (#1-332) (INVINCIBLE IRON MAN)(MARVEL) #36 Good IRON MAN (1968) (#1-332) (INVINCIBLE IRON MAN)(MARVEL) #99 Fine IRON MAN 2020 (2020) #3 Very Good KLAWS OF THE PANTHER TPB (2011) #1 Fine MARVEL PREMIERE (1972) #16 MARVEL PREMIERE (1972) #16 Good MARVEL PREMIERE (1972) #17 Very Fine MARVEL SPOTLIGHT (1971) (#1-33) (MARVEL) #33 Fine MARVEL ZOMBIES (VOL.3) (2008) #3 Fine MARVEL ZOMBIES (VOL.4) (2009) #1 Very Good MARVEL ZOMBIES (VOL.4) (2009) #4 Near Mint/Mint MARVEL ZOMBIES RETURN (2009) #1 Very Fine MARVEL ZOMBIES RETURN (2009) #4 Fine MARVEL ZOMBIES RETURN (2009) #5 Very Fine MORBIUS (1992) (#1-32) (MARVEL) #1 UNBAGGED Good MORBIUS (1992) (#1-32) (MARVEL) #3 Fine NAM TPB (2009) #2 Fine NFL SUPERPRO (1991) (#1-12) #5 Fine NFL SUPERPRO (1991) (#1-12) #5 NEWSSTAND Near Mint/Mint NFL SUPERPRO (1991) (#1-12) #6 Fine NOMAD (1992) (#1-25) (CAPTAIN AMERICA) #4 Fine NOMAD (1992) (#1-25) (CAPTAIN AMERICA) #5 Fine PUNISHER ANNUAL (1988) #5 Fine RED SONJA (1977) (#1-15) (MARVEL) #1 Very Good RUNAWAYS (2017) (#1-UP) (MARVEL) #1 RUNAWAYS (2017) (#1-UP) (MARVEL) #1 Fine SECRET WARS (1984) (#1-12) (LIMTED SERIES) (MARVEL) #11 HASBRO Very Good SPIDER-MAN (1963) (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN) (#1-441) #126 Good SPIDER-MAN (1963) (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN) (#1-441) #137 Very Fine SPIDER-MAN (1963) (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN) (#1-441) #164 Very Good SPIDER-MAN (1963) (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN) (#1-441) #165 Good SPIDER-MAN (1963) (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN) (#1-441) #167 Very Good SPIDER-MAN (1963) (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN) (#1-441) #168 Very Good SPIDER-MAN (1963) (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN) (#1-441) #195 Very Fine SPIDER-MAN (1963) (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN) (#1-441) #201 Fine SPIDER-MAN (1963) (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN) (#1-441) #239 NEWSSTAND Good SPIDER-MAN (1963) (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN) (#1-441) #258 NEWSSTAND Very Good SPIDER-MAN (1963) (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN) (#1-441) #261 NEWSSTAND Very Good SPIDER-MAN (1963) (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN) (#1-441) #315 Near Mint/Mint SPIDER-MAN (1963) (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN) (#1-441) #315 Very Fine SPIDER-MAN: EXTREMIST TPB (2011) #1 Fine STAND: AMERICAN NIGHTMARES HC (2009) #1 Fine STAR WARS (1977) (#1-107) (MARVEL) #10 Very Good STAR WARS (1977) (#1-107) (MARVEL) #14 WHITMAN Good STRANGE TALES (1951) (#1-85 ATLAS, #86-188 MARVEL) #145 Fine STRANGE TALES (1951) (#1-85 ATLAS, #86-188 MARVEL) #149 Fine STRANGE TALES (1951) (#1-85 ATLAS, #86-188 MARVEL) #162 Fine STRANGE TALES (1951) (#1-85 ATLAS, #86-188 MARVEL) #167 Good SUB-MARINER (1968) (#1-72) (PRINCE NAMOR SUB-MARINER) #11 Fine SUB-MARINER (1968) (#1-72) (PRINCE NAMOR SUB-MARINER) #12 Good TALES OF SUSPENSE (1959) (#1-99) (ATLAS/MARVEL) #47 TALES OF SUSPENSE (1959) (#1-99) (ATLAS/MARVEL) #47 Good TALES OF SUSPENSE (1959) (#1-99) (ATLAS/MARVEL) #79 Very Good TALES OF SUSPENSE (1959) (#1-99) (ATLAS/MARVEL) #83 Fine TALES OF SUSPENSE (1959) (#1-99) (ATLAS/MARVEL) #83 Very Good TALES OF SUSPENSE (1959) (#1-99) (ATLAS/MARVEL) #85 Very Good TALES OF SUSPENSE (1959) (#1-99) (ATLAS/MARVEL) #87 Very Fine TALES OF SUSPENSE (1959) (#1-99) (ATLAS/MARVEL) #90 Very Good TALES OF SUSPENSE (1959) (#1-99) (ATLAS/MARVEL) #98 Fine TALES TO ASTONISH (1959) (#1-21 ATLAS, #22-101 MARVEL) #79 Very Good TALES TO ASTONISH (1959) (#1-21 ATLAS, #22-101 MARVEL) #82 Good THOR (1962) (#83-125 JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY, 126-502) #130 Good THOR (1962) (#83-125 JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY, 126-502) #141 Very Good THOR (1962) (#83-125 JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY, 126-502) #151 Good THOR (1962) (#83-125 JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY, 126-502) #156 Good THOR (1962) (#83-125 JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY, 126-502) #181 Fair THOR & LOKI: BLOOD BROTHERS HC (2010) #1 Near Mint/Mint THOR: GODSTORM HC (2010) #1 Near Mint/Mint TRUTH (RED, WHITE, & BLACK) (2002) #1 Good UNLIMITED ACCESS (1997) #1 Very Good UNLIMITED ACCESS (1997) #2 Fine UNLIMITED ACCESS (1997) #3 Near Mint/Mint UNLIMITED ACCESS (1997) #4 Good WHAT IF... (1989) (#1-114, & 200) (MARVEL) #49 NEWSSTAND Good WHAT IF... (1989) (#1-114, & 200) (MARVEL) #57 Very Fine WHAT IF... (1989) (#1-114, & 200) (MARVEL) #200 Near Mint/Mint WHAT IF: ASTONISHING X-MEN (2009) #1 WHAT IF: ASTONISHING X-MEN (2009) #1 Fine WHAT IF: AVENGERS DISASSEMBLED (2006) #1 Near Mint/Mint WHAT IF: DARK REIGN (2010) #1 Near Mint/Mint WHAT IF: FALLEN SON (2008) #1 Very Good WHAT IF: IRON MAN - DEMON IN AN ARMOR (2010) #1 Near Mint/Mint WHAT IF: NEWER FANTASTIC FOUR (2008) #1 Near Mint/Mint WHAT IF: SECRET WARS (2008) #1 Good WHAT IF: SPIDER-MAN THE OTHER (2006) #1 Very Fine WHAT IF: SPIDER-MAN VS. WOLVERINE (2008) #1 Near Mint/Mint WHAT IF: WORLD WAR HULK (2009) #1 Fine WHAT IF: WORLD WAR HULK (2009) #1 Very Good WINTER SOLDIER: WINTER KILLS ONE-SHOT (2006) #1 Fine X-FORCE (2020) (#1-UP) (MARVEL) #1 BAGLEY Near Mint/Mint X-MEN (1963) (#1-113, UNCANNY X-MEN #114-544) (MARVEL) #201 Near Mint/Mint X-MEN (1963) (#1-113, UNCANNY X-MEN #114-544) (MARVEL) #201 NEWSSTAND Fine X-MEN (1963) (#1-113, UNCANNY X-MEN #114-544) (MARVEL) #201 NEWSSTAND Fair X-MEN (1963) (#1-113, UNCANNY X-MEN #114-544) (MARVEL) #201 Very Fine X-MEN (1963) (#1-113, UNCANNY X-MEN #114-544) (MARVEL) #211 Fine X-MEN (1963) (#1-113, UNCANNY X-MEN #114-544) (MARVEL) #211 Very Fine X-MEN (1963) (#1-113, UNCANNY X-MEN #114-544) (MARVEL) #212 X-MEN (1963) (#1-113, UNCANNY X-MEN #114-544) (MARVEL) #212 Good X-MEN (1963) (#1-113, UNCANNY X-MEN #114-544) (MARVEL) #212 NEWSSTAND Good X-MEN (1963) (#1-113, UNCANNY X-MEN #114-544) (MARVEL) #213 Good X-MEN (1963) (#1-113, UNCANNY X-MEN #114-544) (MARVEL) #239 NEWSSTAND Very Fine X-MEN (1963) (#1-113, UNCANNY X-MEN #114-544) (MARVEL) #258 Very Fine X-MEN (1963) (#1-113, UNCANNY X-MEN #114-544) (MARVEL) #269 Fine X-MEN (1963) (#1-113, UNCANNY X-MEN #114-544) (MARVEL) #350 Near Mint/Mint X-MEN (1963) (#1-113, UNCANNY X-MEN #114-544) (MARVEL) #460 Very Good X-MEN ANNUAL (1970) #10 Fair X-MEN/FANTASTIC FOUR (2020) (#1-4) (MARVEL) #1 Fine X-MEN/FANTASTIC FOUR (2020) (#1-4) (MARVEL) #3 Very Fine YOUNG AVENGERS (2005) (#1-12) #1 Fine YOUNG AVENGERS (2005) (#1-12) #2 Very Good YOUNG AVENGERS (2005) (#1-12) #3 Fine YOUNG AVENGERS (2005) (#1-12) #4 Near Mint/Mint DC BATGIRL (2011) (#0-52) (DC NEW52) #1 NEWSSTAND Very Fine BATMAN (1940) (#0-713) (DC) #206 Good BATMAN (1940) (#0-713) (DC) #228 Good BATMAN (1940) (#0-713) (DC) #368 Fine BATMAN (1940) (#0-713) (DC) #368 Good BATMAN (1940) (#0-713) (DC) #368 NEWSSTAND Very Good BATMAN (1940) (#0-713) (DC) #387 Near Mint/Mint BATMAN (1940) (#0-713) (DC) #400 NEWSSTAND Good BATMAN (1940) (#0-713) (DC) #400 Very Good BATMAN (1940) (#0-713) (DC) #427 Fine BATMAN (1940) (#0-713) (DC) #428 BATMAN (1940) (#0-713) (DC) #428 Near Mint/Mint BATMAN (1940) (#0-713) (DC) #429 Very Fine BATMAN: LAST ANGEL TPB (1994) #1 Very Fine BATMAN: THE GOLDEN AGE OMNIBUS HC (2015) #9 Fine CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS (1985) #7 Near Mint/Mint CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS (1985) #7 Very Fine DAMAGE (1994) (#0-20) (DC) #16 Near Mint/Mint DAMAGE (1994) (#0-20) (DC) #20 Very Good DARKSTARS (1992) #34 Fine DARKSTARS (1992) #37 Good DC UNIVERSE VS. MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE (2013) #1 DC Near Mint/Mint DC UNIVERSE VS. MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE (2013) #2 Near Mint/Mint DC UNIVERSE VS. MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE (2013) #3 Near Mint/Mint DC UNIVERSE VS. MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE (2013) #4 Near Mint/Mint DOOMSDAY ANNUAL #1 Fine FLASH (2016) (#1-88, #750-UP) (DC REBIRTH) #21 LENTICULAR Very Good FLASH (2016) (#1-88, #750-UP) (DC REBIRTH) #22 LENTICULAR Very Good GONE TO AMERIKAY HC (2011) #1 Very Fine GREEN ARROW (1988) (#0-137) (DC) #100 DELUXE Fine GREEN ARROW (1988) (#0-137) (DC) #101 Very Good GREEN ARROW (1988) (#0-137) (DC) #102 Fine GREEN ARROW (1988) (#0-137) (DC) #104 Very Fine HARLEY QUINN (2000) (#1-38) (DC) #3 HARLEY QUINN (2000) (#1-38) (DC) #3 Good HAWKMAN (1993) (#0-33) (DC) #23 Near Mint/Mint HAWKMAN (1993) (#0-33) (DC) #29 Very Fine INFINITY INC. SPECIAL (1987) #1 Fine JIMMY OLSEN (1954) #97 Fine JIMMY OLSEN (1954) #101 Good JIMMY OLSEN (1954) #110 Fine JIMMY OLSEN (1954) #140 Very Good JLA: YEAR ONE (1998) #7 NEWSSTAND Fine JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA (1960) (#1-261) (DC) #191 NEWSSTAND Good LEGENDS OF THE DC UNIVERSE (1998) #6 Very Good LEGIONNAIRES (1992) #31 Near Mint/Mint LEGIONNAIRES (1992) #32 Near Mint/Mint LEGIONNAIRES (1992) #33 Near Mint/Mint LEGIONNAIRES (1992) #35 Near Mint/Mint LEGIONNAIRES ANNUAL (1994) #2 Fine LOIS LANE (1958) (#1-137) (SUPERMAN'S GIRL FRIEND) (DC) #44 Very Good LOIS LANE (1958) (#1-137) (SUPERMAN'S GIRL FRIEND) (DC) #82 Good SALVATION RUN (2007) #6 Near Mint/Mint STAR TREK (1984) (#1-56) (DC) #50 STAR TREK (1984) (#1-56) (DC) #50 Very Fine STAR TREK (1989) (#1-80) (DC) #74 Fine STAR TREK (1989) (#1-80) (DC) #75 Near Mint/Mint STAR TREK (1989) (#1-80) (DC) #76 Very Fine STAR TREK (1989) (#1-80) (DC) #77 Near Mint/Mint STAR TREK (1989) (#1-80) (DC) #78 Very Good STAR TREK (1989) (#1-80) (DC) #79 Very Good STAR TREK (1989) (#1-80) (DC) #80 Very Fine DARK HORSE COMICS ALIENS/PREDATOR FCBD (DARK HORSE) (AVP) (2009) #1 Near Mint/Mint DEVIL'S FOOTPRINTS TPB (2003) #1 Near Mint/Mint ROCKETEER: CLIFF'S NEW YORK ADVENTURE TPB (1996) #1 Fine SERENITY: FLOAT OUT ONE-SHOT (2010) #1 CHEN Near Mint/Mint STAR WARS: CLONE WARS TPB (2008) #2 Near Mint/Mint STAR WARS: HEIR TO THE EMPIRE (1995) #1 SLICKCOVER Near Mint/Mint TARZAN: UNTAMED TPB (1999) #1 Near Mint/Mint TOO MUCH COFFEE MAN: GUIDE FOR THE PERPLEXED TPB #1 Near Mint/Mint WYRD (2018) #1 A FUSO Near Mint/Mint IMAGE COMICS ARTIFACTS (IMAGE TOPCOW) (2010) #0 FCBD10 ARTIFACTS (IMAGE TOPCOW) (2010) #0 FCBD10 (Image Top Cow) Near Mint/Mint NEGAN LIVES (2020) #1 SILVERFOIL Fine SIDEKICK TPB (2007) #1 Very Good SPAWN (1992) #305 A MATTINA Near Mint/Mint SPAWN (1992) #306 A TAN Near Mint/Mint WE STAND ON GUARD TPB (2017) #1 Very Fine WITCHBLADE: DEMON (2003) #1 DFE CVR A (Image Top Cow) Near Mint/Mint WITCHBLADE: DEMON (2003) #1 DFE CVR B (Image Top Cow) Near Mint/Mint INDEPENDENTS 13TH OF NEVER GN (2004) #1 (Amaze Ink) Fine CHEAT GN (2003) #1 (Oni Press Inc.) Near Mint/Mint CITY OF HEROES (2004) (#1-12) (BLUE KING) #1 (BLUE KING STUDIOS) Very Good CITY OF HEROES (2004) (#1-12) (BLUE KING) #3 (BLUE KING STUDIOS) Very Good CITY PEOPLE NOTEBOOK TPB #1 (Kitchen Sink Publishing) Very Fine CLERKS HOLIDAY SPECIAL (1998) #1 (Oni Press Inc.) Fine CLERKS THE COMIC BOOK (1998) #1 (Oni Press Inc.) Fine CLERKS: LOST SCENE (1999) #1 (Oni Press Inc.) Very Good COBRA KAI: KARATE KID SAGA CONTINUES (2019) #3 A MCLEOD (IDW Publishing) Near Mint/Mint COLLECTED JACK KIRBY COLLECTOR GN (1999) #1 (Twomorrows Publishing) Near Mint/Mint DEAD RUN (2009) #2 A DEAD RUN (2009) #2 A (Boom Studios Publishing) Near Mint/Mint DEAD RUN (2009) #3 A (Boom Studios Publishing) Near Mint/Mint DOCTOR WHO: 50TH ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION (2013) #1 (Puffin Graphics) Fine DROPSIE AVENUE GN (1995) #1 (Kitchen Sink Publishing) Fine EVERYTHING'S ARCHIE (1969) #106 (Archie Comics) Fine FLASH GORDON (1966) (#1-11) (KING) #5 (King Comics) Fine FLASH GORDON (1969) (#12-18) (CHARLTON) #12 (Charlton) Very Good GI JOE OMNIBUS TPB (2011) #1 (IDW Publishing) Very Good GRIMM FAIRY TALES TPB (2006) #2 5TH PRINT (Zenescope Entertainment Inc) Fine GRIMM FAIRY TALES TPB (2006) #2 5TH PRINT (Zenescope Entertainment Inc) Very Good GRIMM FAIRY TALES TPB (2006) #13 (Zenescope Entertainment Inc) Very Fine GRIMM FAIRY TALES TPB (2006) #13 (Zenescope Entertainment Inc) Very Good GRIMM FAIRY TALES: ASCENSION TPB (2014) #1 (Zenescope Entertainment Inc) Fine GRIMM FAIRY TALES: CODE RED TPB (2014) #1 (Zenescope Entertainment Inc) Fine GRIMM FAIRY TALES: LIBRARY TPB (2011) #1 (Zenescope Entertainment Inc) Fine GRIMM FAIRY TALES: MYTHS & LEGENDS TPB (2011) #5 (Zenescope Entertainment Inc) Fine GRIMM FAIRY TALES: QUEST TPB (2014) #1 (Zenescope Entertainment Inc) Fine GRIMM FAIRY TALES: ZOMBIES & DEMONS TPB (2013) #1 GRIMM FAIRY TALES: ZOMBIES & DEMONS TPB (2013) #1 (Zenescope Entertainment Inc) Fine HARDLEE THINN (2017) #1 COOLCOMICS (Counterpoint Inc.) Near Mint/Mint HIGHEST HOUSE TPB (2018) #1 (IDW Publishing) Near Mint/Mint HIGHLANDER: AMERICAN DREAM (2017) #3 (IDW Publishing) Near Mint/Mint HIGHLANDER: AMERICAN DREAM (2017) #4 (IDW Publishing) Fine HIGHLANDER: AMERICAN DREAM (2017) #5 (IDW Publishing) Near Mint/Mint JAY & SILENT BOB #1 VARIANT (Oni Press Inc.) Fine KING GN (2005) #1 BLUE SC (Top Shelf Productions) Very Good LOVE & ROCKETS: NEW STORIES TPB (2008) #1 (Fantagraphics) Very Fine MANKIND: STORY OF ALL OF US TPB (2012) #1 (Zenescope Entertainment Inc) Fine MANKIND: STORY OF ALL OF US TPB (2012) #2 (Zenescope Entertainment Inc) Very Fine MONSTER JUNKIES: SANCTUARY TPB (2016) #1 (Red Anvil, Inc) Fine NINJETTES TPB (2012) #1 (DYNAMITE Entertainment) Very Fine ONI DOUBLE FEATURE #1 (Oni Press Inc.) Fine ONI DOUBLE FEATURE #12 (Oni Press Inc.) 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