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The Leader attended the South Carolina Comicon in Greenville 9 and 10 March 2019. He always attends this show partly because he enjoys staying with his family in nearby Anderson, SC. The Leader lamented the absence of two of his favorite comic book dealers, Rick Fortenberry and David Hinson who were at last year's show. He was pleased to see another dealer friend, Robert Griffin who was attending this show for the first time. The Leader also met for the first time dealer Nik Franks who told him he was the person who bought Dave Hinson's comic book store in Fort Mill, SC a few years ago. And of course the Leader was pleased to see his other dealer friends Dave Burns and Josh Almond and Marvel / Atlas artist Vic Carrabotta who always attend this show.

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Saturday 9 March 2019
E. Brewer Parker
Brewer with a mid-grade copy of Marvel Super-Heroes #13, 1968 that he is asking $465 for. It features the first appearance of Carol Danvers. The price of this book has been climbing recently due to the release of the big budget movie Captain Marvel with Carol Danvers as a female Captain Marvel.
Jeff Avigliano
Jeff of J&J Collectibles with a graded copy of Marvel Super-Heroes #12, 1968 with Marvel Comics’ original Captain Marvel also known by his Kree race name of Captain Mar-Vell. The price on this book will probably never be influenced to much by movie hysteria since this Captain Marvel later died of cancer which should preclude a movie debut.
Michael Steenbergen
Michael of Bedrock City Comic Company from Houston, Texas talking with customers.
Michael Steenbergen
Michael with CGC graded copies of The Incredible Hulk #5 and #6 both from 1962. The #6 (at right) was the last issue of the Hulk having an entire comic to himself until 1968. This #6 issue is noted for having a Steve Ditko cover and with the entire story drawn by Ditko instead of Jack Kirby who drew the first five issues. Mike is holding another popular Hulk related comic, Journey Into Mystery #112, 1963 which is a desirable comic because of the Hulk’s famous and first battle with Thor.
David Burns
I always seeing what David Burns of Granite Falls, North Carolina brings to this show because he deals in lots of interesting material besides just comic books. This year David had a small stack of 1960s girlie magazines, all featuring the famous cult model Bettie Page although she doesn’t appear on any of these covers. The magazine David is holding features movie star and pinup model Jayne Mansfield on the cover.
David Burns
David with two more eclectic magazines, one featuring the Beatles and a high grade example of one of the many types of lurid detective magazines that were popular up through the 1970s.
David Burns
David with a copy of Dark Mysteries #19, 1954. David’s got a big fancy price on it since it has a female torture cover which are always popular.
Bo Carlson, Nik Franks
I had never met comic book dealers Bo and Nik of Nikelspot Comics before and was pleased to learn that Nik Franks was the person who bought my long time friend Dave Hinson’s comic book store in Fort Mill, South Carolina. I knew Dave had sold his store a few years ago but I never knew until now who bought it.
Nik Franks
Nik with the Avon comic Strange Worlds #8, 1952 and the Atlas comic Menace #4, 1953.
Richard Morgan
Richard Morgan owner of Richards Comics & Collectables in Greenville, South Carolina with a publicity photo of recently deceased Marvel Comics legend Stan Lee. Richard told me he’s had this photo since the 1980s. Since Stan Lee’s autograph isn’t rare I don’t know if Richard can get the big price he’s asking here. Origins Of Marvel Comics is part of a series of softcover books by Fireside Books published in the late 1970s.
Randy Taylor
This is the only show that I see Randy Taylor of TNT Comics at each year. He usually has some interesting Golden Age and Silver Age comics like these two Atlas comics, Journey Into Unknown Worlds #6, 1951 and in Randy’s left hand #37, 1950 which is really #2. There were three issues of this Journey Into Unknown Worlds title #s 36(1), 37(2), 38(3) which continued the numbering from a previous title with a different name. Then the numbering started over with #4 and lasted until #59 keeping the same Journey Into Unknown Worlds title. This is one of the interesting Atlas science fiction / horror titles and I was hoping to see it reprinted in Marvel Masterworks “Atlas Era” line of hardcover reprints but that line was cancelled a few years ago with little hope it will ever return.
Robert Griffin
I last saw Robert Griffin at the Fayetteville Comic Con in North Carolina last October and I was pleased to see him at this show for the first time. He always lots of high grade Golden And Silver Age comics. Here he is chatting up a potential customer.
Robert Griffin
Robert with a copy of a rare comic you don’t see much, Justice Traps The Guilty #1, 1947 with an electric chair cover drawn by Jack Kirby. Kirby also drew most of the stories. I bought the Mile High pedigree copy of this book from John Verzyl of Comic Heaven when we both lived in Southern California in the mid 1980s. I’ve still got it squirreled away.
Robert Griffin
Robert with two rare 1950s horror comics. The Thing #17, 1954 is another high grade book I was able to get from John Verzyl in the 1980s. The cover is by Steve Ditko but no Ditko stories are inside. John wasn’t sure or not if the copy he sold me was a Mile High copy so he gave me a little price break off the double or triple Overstreet Guide price that he was charging for Mile Highs in those days.
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