I bought a collection of comics with a lot of Silver and Bronze Age Marvel keys I already had. So, I’m keeping the highest grade one for my personal collection, then flipping the duplicate in my eBay store or antique booth to keep my hobby sustainable.
But I will say that there are some pretty sweet keys in this lot…
You are welcome to look over my shoulder. You’ll likely see covers that you have never seen before or have seen once yet are long forgotten. I’ll talk about some of the major keys, big events, comic trivia, and lore of late Silver Age and Bronze Age Marvel Comics as we go.
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+ Here is my eBay store where I’ll occasionally sell my doubles.
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As a bonus, here is a video where I show off some Tales of Suspense, Strange Tales, and Tales to Astonish comics from the Silver Age of Marvel!
But I’m not done! Below is a video of some wonderful and interesting Golden Age comics I bought off my friend’s parents. They were from their childhood collection and had been in their basement since the 50s!!
I invite you to look over my shoulder as I the sweet comic books I’ve aded to my collection. You’ll likely see covers that you have never seen or have long forgotten and, as we go, we’ll talk about some of the major keys, big events, comic trivia, and lore of late Silver Age and Bronze Age Marvel Comics. OK, a few Moderns too, especially if it’s Star Wars.
TITLES LIKELY TO BE SEEN IN THESE AND OTHER VIDEOS FROM NERDS ON EARTH: Marvel Team-Up, Daredevil, Dazzler, The Defenders, West Coast Avengers, Star Wars, Sub-Mariner, The Invaders, Iron Fist, G.I. Joe A Real American Hero, Thor, Amazing Spider-Man, Nick Fury Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., Marvel Two-In-One, Avengers, Howard the Duck, Captain America, The Incredible Hulk, Uncanny X-Men, Werewolf by Night, Man-Thing, Tomb of Dracula, X-Factor, Excalibur, Fantastic Four, Marvel Team-Up, Ka-Zar, Adventure into Fear, Thor, Web of Spider-Man, Marvel Age, Marvel Fanfare, Peter Parker the Spectacular Spider-Man, Journey into Mystery, Tales of Suspense, Tales to Astonish, Strange Tales
NOTABLE CHARACTERS: Peter Parker, Gwen Stacy, Mary Jane Watson, Matt Murdock, Black Widow, Karen Page, Daredevil, Foggy Nelson, The Inhumans, Valkyrie, Captain America, The Thing, Man-Thing, Hulk, Rhino, Spider-Man, Wolverine, Moon Knight, She-Hulk, Nightcrawler, Rogue, Iceman, Doctor Strange, Spider-Woman, Peter Parker, Snake Eyes, Storm Shadow, Dazzler, The Grapplers, Wrecking Crew, Peter Parker, Darth Vader, Doctor Aphra, Ahsoka Tano,
NOTABLE CREATORS: Stan Lee, Jim Steranko, Steve Ditko, Herb Trimpe, Chris Claremont, Marie Severin, Louis Simonson, John Byrne, Walt Simonson, Roy Thomas, Jack Kirby, Jim Shooter, Mark Gruenwald, Larry Hama, Jim Starlin
PUBLISHERS: Almost always Marvel Comics for me.
ERAS: Silver Age, Bronze Age, Copper Age, with only an occasional Modern. Frankly, my interest has been drifting toward the Golden Age and some of those wonderful genre comics they did back in the days of yesteryear.
TOPICS DISCUSSED: Comics, Comic Books, Unboxing, Vintage Comics, Collecting Comics, Comic Book collecting, Variants, Comic Haul, Flea Markets, Antique Shops, Cleaning Comic Books, Mark Jewelers.
I have 40 years of experience in comics and try to be accurate as I present the comics, but I’m doing it on the fly, so an occasional mistake will be made. But trust me, although I don’t ask for it, people are more than happy to get pedantic in the comments on YouTube.
TERMINOLOGY USED: first appearance, 1st appearance, 1st app, key issue, first issue, 1st issue, origin, classic cover, iconic cover, direct sales, newsstand edition, comics bag, spine, spine bend, spine tick, cover crease, reprint, reprint series, spoiler, death issue, costume, water stain, king-size, second printing, raw single, corner box, logo, masthead, 100-Page Super-Spectacular, Bronze Age
MISCELLANEOUS: @NerdsonEarth superheroes, MCU, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Nerds on Earth, Covr Price, Shortboxed, BCW Supplies, Gemini Supplies, Mylar from E Gerber
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