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propita
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My husband and I got into comics around 1990. We checked out Diamond and Capitol (those were the two, right?) every month. When he saw that 'Magnus' was coming back, he ordered two copies. We also tried the other Valiant titles that were starting.

I liked 'Solar' and 'Harbinger'. We ended up with all the titles for quite some time, then lost interest. We also got alot of gold issues from the store owner, since we did the comic ordering for him and he didn't want the golds (he sold books and collectibles, comics was minor for him--he mostly filled orders and had the most popular available for non-orderers).

I got a few signed issues (an 'Archer and Armstrong' and 'Eternal Warrior' signed by Jim Shooter; some others too). There are holes in my collection and some doubles--especially of early issues, but I don't really care.

I should have sold my extras when they bubbled. In LA, people were offering $80 for early 'Harbinger's and 'Magnus' waaaay back when. That's PER COMIC! I should have sold my extra issues then--even $50/comic and 1-6 would have been $300. I was stupid and greedy and kept them all. And then the bubble burst. So they're all in boxes in clean and dry basement.
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Post by mrwoogieman »

Welcome to the boards!

You are one of the few female posters we have here (assuming you are the wife of your husband and you aren't both husbands and weren't married by the mayor of San Fran. And if you are, that's fine too).

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Post by 400yrs »

mrwoogieman wrote:Welcome to the boards!

You are one of the few female posters we have here (assuming you are the wife of your husband and you aren't both husbands and weren't married by the mayor of San Fran. And if you are, that's fine too).

:thumb:
:lol:

Welcome to the boards!
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Welcome to the boards. I can't wait to see a female perspective on issues raised on this board! :D
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Yes indeed welcome to the boards!
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Post by propita »

It's nice to be welcomed so warmly.

Yes, I am the female half of a male-female marriage.

We have tons of comics from the early 90's (about 5000 or so), but had to stop collecting when hubby went back to school.

As for the 'female perspective,' I can only give my own--and I don't seem to be a very typical female. But anyway, if people would be so kind as to point out where on these boards I should especially look, I'd appreciate the help.
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Post by Daniel Jackson »

Look through the General Discussion threads and the registered member section for most of the Valiant info you want to know. If you can't find your answer just ask a question and I'm sure more than one of us can help.

If you are looking to sell or trade there is a section for that too. You can also click on 'price guide' underneath the message board logo in the upper left corner to get the latest pricing info.
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Post by jedimarley »

For your own safety...
Stay out of T.O.

welcome to the boards :thumb:
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Post by Dr. Phil Seleski »

Welcome!

Stay in the shallow end of the cess pool. :wink:
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Cess pool?!
:o
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Got any golds you want to part with?
:wink:
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Post by Dr. Phil Seleski »

jedimarley wrote:Cess pool?!
:o
There are a few or more "weird" threads lurking in the deep waters here. I just felt it was fair to warn her.
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Dr. Phil Seleski wrote:
jedimarley wrote:Cess pool?!
:o
There are a few or more "weird" threads lurking in the deep waters here. I just felt it was fair to warn her.
Weird?!
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GGSAE wrote:Got any golds you want to part with?
:wink:
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jedimarley wrote:
GGSAE wrote:Got any golds you want to part with?
:wink:
:roll:
Don't roll your eyes at me :x
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GGSAE wrote:
jedimarley wrote:
GGSAE wrote:Got any golds you want to part with?
:wink:
:roll:
Don't roll your eyes at me :x
:bigeyes:
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jedimarley wrote:
GGSAE wrote:
jedimarley wrote:
GGSAE wrote:Got any golds you want to part with?
:wink:
:roll:
Don't roll your eyes at me :x
:bigeyes:
That's better dammnit! :o
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GGSAE wrote:
jedimarley wrote:
GGSAE wrote:
jedimarley wrote:
GGSAE wrote:Got any golds you want to part with?
:wink:
:roll:
Don't roll your eyes at me :x
:bigeyes:
That's better dammnit! :o
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Post by slym2none »

Welcome aboard, propita. I am still catching up to all the new posts every day (some of these guys are prolific posters) so I can't help you on where to look for old info. I usually luck out when somebody links to an old topic and I read it then, but until I get some serious "nothing-else-to-do" time, I'm the same boat as you.



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Post by SolarFan777 »

propita wrote:It's nice to be welcomed so warmly.

Yes, I am the female half of a male-female marriage.
(Holy Crap! I'm glad this thing didn't go GAY.)

BTW welcome to the boards! :thumb:
It's Solar... Don't call him Dr. Phil!
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Post by siren3-4 »

:o I think a lot of the posters on this site might be insane.

:x Why don't you shut up !!

:o Don't talk to me that way. Jerk.

Welcome to the boards !! Can a new member welcome another new member ?

Welcome anyway.
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Post by Chuck »

Wow a woman!

Welcome to the boards. :thumb:
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Post by Daniel Jackson »

Yeah, it looks like she will fit in here just fine........unfortunatley for her.
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Post by jedimarley »

Chuck wrote:Wow a woman!

Welcome to the boards. :thumb:
Little to much excitement there Chuck........
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Post by Daniel Jackson »

jedimarley wrote:
Chuck wrote:Wow a woman!

Welcome to the boards. :thumb:
Little to much excitement there Chuck........
Maybe it's been a while for poor Chuck.
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