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X-Men #221, the first appearance of Mr. Sinister, is a great book, but probably not the best buy, and it’s mainly because of the cover, which isn’t that good, which could keep people away from this book mainly. But a CGC 9.8 of this book is going for $400, maybe less. But now let’s talk about the best buy that anyone should get. If you want to jump on the Mr. Sinister bandwagon, then you should buy X-Men #239, the first cover appearance and second overall appearance of Mr. Sinister, which, to me, is a way better buy than #221 because he’s on the cover. A CGC 9.8 of #239 last sold for $159, and no other sales after that, probably because sellers are trying to flip it for $200+, but still, I believe #239 is the better buy. I never wanted #221 because the cover is that bad, in my opinion, but buy whatever you want.😁

What’s the definition of a prototype in comics? And can a prototype be an actually real first appearance of a character? I know there are tons of prototype characters. In comics like Blackhawk #117, the first prototype of Mr. Freeze 🥶a prototype of the Batman villain, but the prototype has the same name and uses the same weapon as the Batman Mr. Freeze in Batman #121, so it makes you think, should Blackhawk #117 still be just a prototype? 🤔

Does anyone actually know why Detective Comics #298's first Clayface is so undervalued? Compared to another comic like Batman #121, the first Mr. Freeze 🥶, and before I hear the "Well, Batman 121 is more rare or hard to find," I mean, sure, maybe, but if you compare the CGC census count of these two books, you see a pretty decent difference, like Detective Comics #298 has only 650 copies graded by CGC, but Batman #121 has a little over 1k copies graded by CGC, a 350-copy difference, but let’s compare prices. A Detective Comic #298 in a CGC 4.0 goes for $600 to $650, but a Batman #121 in a CGC 4.0 is over $2,000. Maybe the price difference is because Batman #121 is older. Well, yeah, by only 2 years, not as long as I would have thought, but anyway, let’s talk about population. Clayface is hands down more known and popular than Mr. Freeze. Heck, Clayface has been in more comics than Mr. Freeze, and knowing Clayface is getting a whole movie just for him, this book may change, but who knows? I know I’m happy with my copy coming to me, and it’s not leaving my collection for a long while. What do you think? 🤔 Yes, I know it's the market, but the market can always change.👌

I saved up enough money 💰 to finally buy one of my favorite Batman villains' first silver age appearance, and that is Detective Comics #298, the first silver age appearance of Clayface Matt Hagen, the Clayface we all know and love. I can’t wait to see this amazing comic in person when it’s available. This is also a CGC 5.0. Who is ready for the new Clayface movie 🎥? Because I’m definitely excited to see it, and yes, I’m taking this comic to the movie theater with me.🙂‍↕️

I saved up enough money 💰 to finally buy one of my favorite Batman villains' first silver age appearance, and that is Detective Comics #298, the first silver age appearance of Clayface Matt Hagen, the Clayface we all know and love. I can’t wait to see this amazing comic in person when it’s available. This is also a CGC 5.0. Who is ready for the new Clayface movie 🎥? Because I’m definitely excited to see it, and yes, I’m taking this comic to the movie theater with me.🙂‍↕️

I saved up enough money 💰 to finally buy one of my favorite Batman villains' first silver age appearance, and that is Detective Comics #298, the first silver age appearance of Clayface Matt Hagen, the Clayface we all know and love. I can’t wait to see this amazing comic in person when it’s available. This is also a CGC 5.0. Who is ready for the new Clayface movie 🎥? Because I’m definitely excited to see it, and yes, I’m taking this comic to the movie theater with me.🙂‍↕️

This is a question for all the dealers and sellers, but what is your percentage of FMV when you buy a big key or big first appearance, you know, big books like ASM 129 or Hulk 181 or even ASM 300? Because I know different dealers or sellers have different percentages, like I understand the higher the percentage, the more customers you would be happy to sell to, but what’s your percentage that you would offer for bigger keys or first appearances?👀

Who is the most underrated comic book artist in your opinion? I may be biased because I'm a big fan of his, but I always loved Dave Stevens's comic covers; they are just so well-drawn and eye-catching, and that’s why I’m putting Dave Stevens as my number 1 most underrated comic book artist. 👨‍🎨 But who is your most underrated comic book artist? 🤔

Who is the most underrated comic book artist in your opinion? I may be biased because I'm a big fan of his, but I always loved Dave Stevens's comic covers; they are just so well-drawn and eye-catching, and that’s why I’m putting Dave Stevens as my number 1 most underrated comic book artist. 👨‍🎨 But who is your most underrated comic book artist? 🤔

I saw this post today, and it’s kind of made me laugh because, like I said before, this book is massive. Printed, just give it some months, and I can guarantee that the CGC census is going to 2x, maybe 10x, because of the prices for a CGC 9.8 in this book. A regular direct CGC 9.8 is a little over $300, and a CGC 9.8 newsstand is $500, but let’s see what the market will be like in a couple months.😬

It sucks when sellers cancel your order out of nowhere when I’m trying to collect every modern trainer from rainbow to full art. I would have been more okay about it if they gave me a reason, but there’s never a reason, and it’s crazy when I've been active talking to those sellers about putting in a lot for me, but they cancel it and block me. Also, I paid market for them, but oh well, I will find these cards again.🫩