Slab Comics

Best GI Joe Comic Book Ever

2013-08-24T14:13:00.000-07:00

The best G.I. Joe comic I ever read was G.I. Joe Yearbook 3 "Hush Job". Buy this issue from mycomicshop.com It was published in March of 1987 for $1.50, and was approved by the Comic Code Authority. This issue starts off with a twenty-three page silent comic. No one speaks a word, it is all about the artwork and the story unfolds very naturally. This issue is also unique in that it does not have any advertisements in it.

After the opening story, there are still a lot of great features in this book. It goes on to a brief article about the cartoon, followed by the previous year of comics cover gallery. It then recaps everything that happened in the comic book series for the last year, leading right up to and explaining the events of this issue. After the recap, is a short retelling of the first time Serpentor had pizza (52 B.C.). Along with that, are several pin-up type portraits of some of the best Joe and Cobra characters.

Some of the best parts of "Hush Job" are:

A 23 page silent comic!
A pyramid style building with the Cobra logo on it in New York City
Snake-Eyes is being tortured/brain scanned by Mindbender
Storm Shadow and Scarlett are trying to get to Snake-Eyes
Snake-Eyes is stronger than the machine, and escapes
Storm Shadow helps Snake-Eyes escape and they fight together
Mindbender escaped
Storm Shadow and Snake-Eyes are captured by Baroness

I love this book. Silent comics are a rare treat and this one really delivers!

2013-08-22T02:05:00.000-07:00

I grew up reading comic books. It is how I learned to read. I started with a lot of very memorable books. The most memorable one has got to be DC Comics Presents NO. 41 "The Terrible Tinseltown Treasure-Trap Treachery!". Buy this issue from mycomicshop.com It was published in January of 1982 for sixty cents, and was approved by the Comics Code Authority.

This series was dedicated to telling stories about Superman teaming up with another super-hero. This issue, however, has Superman teaming up with the Joker. It starts with the clown prince freeing the Prankster from jail. They are after half a million dollars that was supposed to be their payment for an earlier "job". When the Joker is betrayed, and thrown out of his own helicopter, Superman saves him and they become partners. Until it is time for the Joker to betray Superman!

Here are some of the key points to this issue:

Joker breaks Prankster out of Jail
Superman/Clark calls Alfred to keep Bruce Wayne in the dark (he is injured)
Clark flies on plane to LAX with Perry and Lois
Prankster kidnaps Perry White
Superman has to stop a runaway Winnebago
Prankster throws Joker out of his own helicopter
Superman and Joker team-up and stroll down Venice Beach
While Superman is putting out a fire, Joker injects Prankster with nerve-toxin
Superman takes Prankster to the Fortress to filter his blood
Superman stops Joker from getting the money
Joker eludes Superman by using a decoy and some K-Dust
Prankster recovers, and tells Superman where Perry White is
Superman arrives in time to keep Perry from getting hurt
Superman catches up to the Joker, takes him to jail
Alfred replaces the picture tube to the TV for Bruce Wayne
Jimmy Olson puts a Whoopee Cushion in Perry White's chair
Perry White says "Great Caesar's Ghost"

That is a lot for one issue. If you take your time, this one is a fun read. It also has that classic 80's feel to the whole story. Also, just so you know there is a sixteen page preview of the new Wonder Woman comic book included in this issue. So after all of these years, this one is still one of my favorites.

Dallas Comic Con Fan Days 2012

2012-10-19T06:07:00.003-07:00

Today is the beginning of the three day Dallas ComicCon Fan Days 2012! I'll be at the show, trying to get Stan Lee's signature, along with Ethan Van Sciever and others.

We still have some high grade issues of the Walking Dead available, along with some other miscellaneous items, all on ebay right now:

http://www.ebay.com/sch/slabcomics/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=25&_trksid=p3692

2012-09-29T08:07:00.001-07:00

Our first round of slabbed comics are up for sale on eBay! Click on the links below the pictures to place your bid today!

I've had these Walking Dead issues for years, and I'm glad to see that the series has done so well.

Walking Dead #3 CGC 9.6

Walking Dead #4 CGC 9.8

Walking Dead #5 CGC 9.8

Walking Dead #6 CGC 9.8

September Auctions

2012-09-05T01:05:00.000-07:00

We are waiting on our first two groups of books to come back from CGC. Until then, we do have a second round of great auctions up for bidding on, right now.

September 2012 Auctions Here!

Our first round of Auctions helped to get 15 comics graded, so thanks for you support!

The Hunt

2012-07-25T20:15:00.000-07:00

This is a short film I made a couple of years ago. It's pretty low quality and the music sounds a little bit like a seventies porno, but it's lots of fun!

The Collector's Society

2012-07-20T18:29:00.002-07:00

I received my welcome packet from the collector's society today. Ironically, it is on the same day as the Aurora Colorado Massacre. Batman is one of the characters that solidified my interest in comic books. My first subscriptions were to Batman and Detective Comics in 1989, right before the first Batman movie came out in theaters.

So now, I can prepare my first two shipments. I'll be posting info about them as they go out and come back from the grading process. Check back with us!

July Auctions

2012-07-17T22:39:00.001-07:00

http://www.ebay.com/sch/slabcomics/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=25&_trksid=p3692

We currently have 100 Auctions listed on eBay. These are a lot of random items, but all of the money is going towards our start-up. That means that everything made on this sale will be used to grade comics already on hand. We have signed comics with COA's, TPB's Marx Toys, Trading Card games, an Apple PowerBook, and more. If everything goes we will be able to grade 80+ comics. Thanks again for your support!

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Certificate of Authenticity

2012-07-16T11:01:00.000-07:00

Someone recently asked me if I would provide a certificate of authenticity. It wasn't a horrible idea, so I decided to look up more information about them. Most certificates are only as good as the person who is issuing the certificates reputation is.

So to let people know, here are some of the things that make my certificate trustworthy. I learned to read using comic books. My first comic books were printed when I was only three or four years old. That gives me over thirty years involved with my hobby.

I began going to conventions in the DFW area starting in 2006. I went to work in 2007 for Lone Star Comics, and managed one of their eight stores in 2008. Lone Star Comics has eight stores across Dallas and Fort Worth, and their website, mycomicshop.com has the largest online inventory of comic books around.

Donate $50 and include your address; and I will send you a comic book signed by the artist or writer of that issue. I will include with it a certificate of authenticity that lists the date and location in which the comic book was signed. We are not currently a nonprofit organization so please be aware of that when making donations, although we do appreciate all of your help and support. Please share this blog with people who may be interested. Follow us to watch our progress, and check out all of our websites:

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2012-07-10T12:01:00.000-07:00

Thank you for visiting us at Slab Comics. Our goal is to preserve modern comic books, which are key issues, or variant covers of key issues, by having them graded and added to the National Registry.

For every eighteen dollar donation that we receive, we will be able to add one comic book to the national registry. Please help us preserve our history so that future generations can enjoy this uniquely American Art Form (as described in this Congressional Resolution).

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c112:H.+Res.+250:

112th CONGRESS

H. RES. 250

Congratulating and commending Free Comic Book Day as an enjoyable and creative approach to promoting literacy and celebrating a unique American art form.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 4, 2011

RESOLUTION

Congratulating and commending Free Comic Book Day as an enjoyable and creative approach to promoting literacy and celebrating a unique American art form.

Whereas Free Comic Book Day promotes literacy by distributing free reading material on the first Saturday of May;

Whereas Free Comic Book Day is dedicated to increasing awareness of and an interest in comics through an innovative marketing campaign;

Whereas comics have proven to be a wonderful educational tool to help reluctant readers to take an interest in, and develop a life-long love of, reading;

Whereas comic books are a fun and exciting way to introduce kids to reading and help children comprehend storylines;

Whereas a growing number of schools are using comics to teach kids narration, dialogue, and visual design;

Whereas the fastest growing section of public libraries is the comic book `graphic novel' section; and

Whereas comics and graphic novels are increasingly being recognized as serious literature: Now, therefore, be it

Resolved, That the House of Representatives congratulates and commends Free Comic Book Day as an enjoyable and creative approach to promoting literacy and celebrating a unique American art form.

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For every fifty dollars donation include your address and I will send you a comic book signed by the artist or writer of that issue. I will include with it a certificate of authenticity that lists the date and location in which the comic book was signed.

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