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2007 Gem City Comic Con

by Mike on Sun 15 Apr 2007 11:12 PM EDT | Permanent Link | Cosmos

Ragman #1
Aug-Sept 1976

This morning we attended the 2007 Gem City Comic Con at Wright State University and as far as I can tell, the event was a huge success. The event hall was full of vendors with all kinds of good stuff, from Golden Age comics to Star Wars and Masters of the Universe toys. Even Thomai and the kids walked away with some cool stuff this time. As for me, I came prepared with my "want list" and some key listings from my collection inventory. I was really surprised at how easily I found some of my most sought after titles and issues at this show. The first thing I picked up was a great, great copy of Ragman #1, which was something I really hadn’t expected to find. Still better was the fact that the seller’s entire stock was 50% off, so the book was really a steal. At the same booth, I found another book from my list, Iron Man #109. This issue features the first appearance of the Soviet super-villain Vanguard. Again, this book was a whopping 50% off. What a find!

I had a long look around the hall, keeping a close eye out for my favorite stuff, such as Golden Age Airboy books and Captain Marvel/Whiz Comics issues. Sure enough, I found some here and there, but nothing really jumped out and grabbed me for some time. I made my way back to the booth with the 50% books and I was thrilled to find a huge cache of Luke Cage, Hero for Hire issues. I ended up with a fistful of those, all of which were half price. Luke Cage is one of my favorite Marvel heroes and some day I think it would be pretty cool to have a full run of the Hero for Hire/Power Man titles.

Real Clue vol. 2 #6, 1947

I passed on a stellar copy of a Whiz Comics issue because I really wasn't getting a good vibe from the vendor. Instead, I ended up snagging some good Golden Age stuff from a booth belonging to one of the bigger Dayton-area comic shops. I kind of hated handing over my comic con cash to an establishment that I can visit any old day of the week, but they had some stuff that I really didn’t want to pass up, including a beautiful copy of Airboy vol. 8, #6 (It was graded as a 4.0 but it is a really nice book, especially considering the fact that it is almost 60 years old). I also scored a copy of Real Clue vol. 2, #6 which includes artwork by the legendary Jack Kirby.

I can’t believe that we have such a great comic con here in Dayton. It is — by far — my favorite of the handful of Ohio shows I’ve attended and I am, of course, already looking forward to next year’s Gem City Comic Con!

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