Your first Overstreet Price Guide

[jaeldubyoo]

When did you buy your first Overstreet Price Guide? I bought my first one in 1975, #5 with a great Tarzan cover by Joe Kubert. I read it from cover to cover countless times. I think I spent way more time leafing through that book than any of my text books in school. It's a wonder I graduated from college. I faithfully bought Overstreet for the next 13 years and have only bought them sporadically since. I still have that tattered book.

So when was your first?

[Gallinator]

When I was 12 I stumbled across a box that had a few old Overstreets in it, so those were the inspiration and source of learning for my addiction. I think the first Overstreet I actually bought was, surprisingly enough, only about 10 years ago. I would just look at my LCS owner's guide if I ever needed to know anything, or go to Waldenbooks or something.

Now I'm in protest mode due to the change to NM- 9.2 as the top value, so I'm buying it every other year. That means I'm skipping this year. Oh, well.

[SILLYSHIP--pirate eye--]

Around the early 1970's I'm guessing, but I can't be sure.

GALL, what year was 12 for you?

[fulltimer56]

It was lucky #13 for me with Superman, Wonder Woman & Batman on the cover looking at a #13 Price Guide and I paid $9.95 for it new in 1983! The art on the cover was by Don Newton & Joe Rubinstein (hope I have the names right) And I still have it and it was in my nightstand. I still like to read it and compare prices.

The last one was #34 The Big, Big Comic Book Price Guide because the old eyes ain't what they use to be and I have been having trouble reading the little print in the reg size book!

Linda

[habib]

My 1st price guide was in 1975 but it wasn't Overstreet....it was a smaller guide.

My 1st Overstreet guide was the next year 1976 (#6). I have bought one every year since except for a couple in the early 80's during my College days.

[Gallinator]

I was 12 in 1983, sillyship! I just turned 35!!!! :cry:

I had been collecting American comics casually up until that point (I had a great collection of weeklies in England when I was 8-9 years old), but seeing that OPG and learning all about comics made me go to as many flea markets and yards sales as I could, searching for those four-color wonders!

[btdhome]

I'm pretty sure it was #16.

[malaprop]

It was #4, 1974, the year I got married. I always refer to her as my first wife even though we're still married, keeps on on her toes. Anyway, I think it has JLA on the cover.

[malaprop]

Or maybe the JSA.

[jaeldubyoo]

Although #5 is the first that I bought, I managed to snag a nice copy of #3 at a used book store. Apparently the old Overstreets are collectible. I find it ironic for Overstreet to have a price guide for Overstreet price guides in his own price guide.

[disneyteddies]

Well, my first Overstreet was about #25....My first one THIS year is this one. Just picked it up tonite and I've got some reedin" ta do.



It was this one or Wonder Woman or the hard bound Thor. I stand by my decision! My all time favorite Overstreet guide is the one with Superman, Wonder Woman and Batman on it. 8)

[fulltimer56]

[fulltimer56]

I really don't think Superman or Batman are looking at the book, do you?

8)

[disneyteddies]

That's the one!!! Thanx Linda, I LOVE that cover annnd I agree, they are NOT looking at the book LoL. :twisted:

[stupidman]

I've collected since I was a kid in the 70's, but I think this was my first OPG (1990). I didn't have money for comics while in college, so I got back into it around 1989 and then bought my first OPG. I still have this one, because it has some great articles on The Silver Age and a cool checklist of most of the important books (with a small blurb on each) of that era.

[marvelguy]

My first Overstreet was a gift from my aunt for my BD. It was a Happy Birthday to Marvel. I can't remember the year, it has a cake on the cover with all the Marvel heroes looking at it. I don't have it now because it's all worn out and pages were falling to pieces, so to the trash it went. :cry:

[fulltimer56]

Hi MG,

It wouldn't be Vol #16 from about 1986 or so would it?

This is about the only pic I could find of this one.



Linda

[marvelguy]

Yes!!It is that book. Ahhh...the memories. That book and the other one with the JLA that is posted in another pic were the only guides I've ever had.

[marvelguy]

It was a Happy Anniversary cake, not a BD cake. :roll:

[rowand]

My long gone Number One. It replaced my Cheroke Comics price list. Cheeze a Marvel Mystery 12 goes for $30, who has that kind of money?

[The Charlton Guy]

I had a #1 too.

Previous to that inaugural issue, my only experience with pricing was from the seller Robert Bell. You can see his ads in most of the Marvel Silver Age issues. I picked up a lot of books from him when I was a teenager. He sent me a copy of the OPG #1 with one of my orders. You could pick up SA books from Mr. Bell in the $0.50 to $2.00 range. Sweet copies too.

I remember thinking that I would NEVER get together the $20 I needed to get that Amazing Spiderman #1. And F.F. #1? Forget it. That one was $30.

I never did get either one. Well, I did get a copy of AS #1 from a neighbor kid, but it was a beater. I think I traded a couple of SA Batmans for it.

I'm getting very old.

[fulltimer56]

Ain't we all!! :cry: