Awesome art. Have a Happy New Year. The comic community is awesome. Stevie D channel is awesome. I started out watching jacobs comics.

Merry Christmas, Jason! I hope you're having a great holiday season.

Merry Christmas, Jason! I do appreciate the shout-out. More than that, though, I appreciate your friendship. Getting to meet fellow collectors and just hang out and talk nerd stuff is so cool and definitely the best part of this whole KZbin thing. This was a great video, man. You're speaking from the heart and that's just so cool. I hope you get to relax some this holiday season and enjoy some good books!

Awesome detective work brother! Love that you and your friends do a "guys Christmas"; really enjoyed the books they got you; Awesome! I really loved the ASM #134, to be honest though, at that time as a kid when I bought one, I was more stoked over the Tarantula, I thought he was a cool character with his pointy boots! LOL Comic pick ups were cool as well! Awwww, super cute gift from Lettuce! You can hang that from your Ghost Rider Tree! 🤗 I always like your books, but I like your "Conversations to the viewers via your camera" even more!. Feels like you're talking to everyone directly. Thank you for the kind words as well; I sure wish we could "Gift" our subs to someone else; I for sure would send all of mine to Stevey D, he's a sweet heart! Have a great Christmas double R! Looking forward to more of your content as always!

Awesome aok from Crom.

Comics are indeed a great escape. Sometimes you just need a good story where good triumphs evil.

Glad you didn't have a couple of them brother! That black cover "Ghost Rider", is actually an issue of "Marvel Comics Presents", GR was just the star of that one issue. Lastly, the Original art Is Signed... It's the little *"M" in the box* on the bottom right of the drawing. I just for the life of me, do not remember who did signatures that way LOL. It's a _Hellish Mystery_ for you to solve. 😉 I wish I had more obscure GR stuff for you, but just consider this a consolation prize for doing so darn well in the Comic Collector of the Year Tournament. I am sure you will back stronger than ever next year!!😁😁

I hope you have a Merry Christmas, Renegade! That Ghost Rider and sleigh cover is amazing!!

Thanks for the shoutout, Renegade! It's greatly appreciated! Son of Crom's contest is a fun concept. Of course, West Coast DAVEvengers beat me in round 2. Heh. 😉 It was fun to be included, regardless. 😁 I completely agree about comic books being an escape. This was true for me when I was a kid. The same is true for me regarding Dungeons and Dragons. I'm still a diehard gamer. For comic books, my interests as an adult has been more sporadic, but after I started watching comic book KZbin, I've begun collecting once again. Even more so than before. Merry Christmas!

Good job on your haul, and putting out the "Vote for me" message! I hope you get your package soon (did I send you the tracking number)? The contest is more work than I thought it would be, but I am having fun doing it! It is also exciting to watch the lead flip flop between the top 8. It's still anyone's to win. So best wishes to you and the whole final 8. I get off at 3 pm normally,... so anytime after that the voting could close. Good Luck Brother! Loved your message about comics, and the blissful escape the world they present can offer.... we are never too old to enjoy a comic book. Spot On perspective from my point of view. Happy Holidays Double R!

Great video! I think the way to go for me would be to scale back on new monthly books AND sell off parts of my collection that I no longer have an attachment towards to fund a bigger book (ASM 300 in my case). The hard part honestly is DISCIPLINE. There’s a thrill to get new books weekly or score a stack of $1 comics that I’d actively have to fight against and remind myself to value quality over quantity. Clearly I’ve pondered over similar questions and I want to wish you the best of luck to whatever your 2025 collecting goals you land on!

Good luck on your 2025 goals. Would love to see you get a full Spotlight run of Ghost Rider's. I am glad I got mine back in the 90's for cheap.

I will trade a GR goodie for you! All you have to do is reach out to me. 😁 Hope you reach your spotlight goals, I have never even read those issues, so excited to see you get them. I am selling stuff on Ebay, just to make room LOL, plus, focusing more on 70's books or older now. I will let you know that selling on Ebay is super slow for new sellers (IMO). I had a couple of big things sell right away, but all the little stuff just sits there. I just need more space, so I will be adding everything I can think of to get rid of (like cheerio boxes with NASCAR hotwheel included, and junk like that)! I will try selling for a few months, but eventually I will just take them to the goodwill, or throw stuff away. LOL Trading can be fun; *IF* the person trading with you is giving you a fair deal; but, not if they are a "used car salesman" in disguise! 😆Good luck brother, reach out to me please.

Cool Stuff 😎- Thanks for the Shout out

I was a run collector until I finished Cap and Ironman. Now that I have done that. I just buy what appeals to me. Dollar bin diver, cover collector, limited series is cool because you can feel like you explored the character and finished a story. I collected the Midnight Sons last year. Have not read but a few. No slabs in the collection.

I think we're all a combination of the types you outlined and can even dip in and out of them. I'm a reader first, then a run collector, and probably 5% cover buyer although I think I'm dropping that last part as it's not as fulfilling picking up a comic I don't actual enjoy the interior of the book.

Congratulations on completing your Ghost Rider run!!

Damn! Your killin' me man. I had to go look and see what I had of Vol. 2........1-17 so, evidently I quit collecting around Sep./Oct of 91 - thought it was later than that. I had no idea those last few issues were so hard to find. I guess I know what books I will be concentrating on getting now will be. Thanks for the info. I appreciate it!

Before I quit collecting in the mid- 90's I was a character completionist collector. That was the reason I quit......as you know if you collected Wolverine, Ghost Rider, and Punisher (which I did)......you basically had to buy every book Marvel put out. I got burned out and quit and started back collecting a couple years ago (Thankfully I never sold my collection). Now I'm not sure what kind of collector today. I do know I'm not a fan of modern books though.

Great video. you brought back some great memories with this one.....buying Wolverine L.S. #4 off the rack, ordering comics from Mile High & Lone Star Comics. Those were the good 'ol days!

Awesome ❤❤❤

Tex is my favorite GR artist. 15 is iconic and still holds up well today even if it didn't glow in the dark.

Sweeettt #1!!! I hope you have a reader copy as well! I LOVE all those damn 90's cool covers!! I also enjoyed how Marvel made even issue #25 a "milestone" back in the 90's! LOL Ghost Rider (at least I felt), was the most popular character at Marvel for a while there in the 90's, or at least comparable to Logan. Dang! After watching the whole video, you are making me want to collect that run too!😆😆😆 Really enjoyed the video, thanks for doing this! BTW, I have no new GR books... I did buy the 1st issue of the one with the car when it came out....but after I threw up in my mouth, I never kept buying it. 🤣🤣

I had to watch this one for sure! Love that index, that SOB is sweeeettttt! Key collectors sound awesome, but you probably need a smart phone, huh? lol Enjoyed seeing all those old GR again. I fondly remember them from my youth, and loved issue #50. I had it pinned to my wall for a while with a thumb tack! LOL It wasn't through the book though, just the plastic bag (don't think they had boards that I knew of back then). Looking forward to whenever you are going to do part 2! Bring on Danny!!!!

You had me at DC! Loved the Winnick run of the Outsiders in the early 2000's. I've always wanted to check out these later runs. Just so many characters I like a lot. Especially Metamorpho. Good luck at the dentist, bro. My hell with wisdom teeth and braces makes me very sympathetic.

I'm very behind on my reading. Thanks for showcasing those Outsiders books. It's a team I'm very interested in reading. I have some of the original Batman and the Outsiders series. I want to try to get all the first 12.

You are a hero if you read all those random DC. Can't get near a book with the Outsiders.... I am still butt hurt that they are what DC cancelled the original Brave and the Bold for. Have never read Nightwing either... Still can't get the image of Robin all those years (sorry, one of the few people that don't like the Robin character(s)... I know, minority here). Now the Punisher game, I would love to play that. Left to Right scrolling videos were the best!! Hey Jason.... I think your spot on with your Raj take... would have loved that character to be around longer (and more accurate of course). I was on the heroes for heroes for a short while, but you "youngin's" stay up too late for this old fart! LOL But my whole life is taking care of Vet's and their families... it's my actual job, that I love doing everyday! We like to call it; "Serving those who Served". Have a great day... hopefully you get that kind little dentist from the Rudolph cartoon I remember from years ago... loved that little guy!

I'm starting to collect a lot of English manga that was published in the 80s and 90s. A lot of those books tend to languish in $1 bins, so I pickup issues here and there, usually based on the covers.

I'm a reader first. I don't buy it if I don't want to at least give it a read. Next, I'm a run collector. There are series I just want to see complete...but again for reading. Last, I'm an archivist. If there's something weird, odd, out there...I want it. I want to keep it and let people know about it. All that said. I still collect modern books and definitely get caught up in the FOMO. No question, I can be an idiot at times.

I’m a reader first … but I love to collect historical old books like PRECODE horror.

Awesome shirt brother. 👊

I'll be there! 😊

Awesome memories! …. Nice meeting you on Nate’s channel last night.

I love this short video! I am so feeling everything you stated in this video. It was the same in the 70's as well. I want a spinner rack so bad LOL! I still have vivid memories of picking great comics off the rack like my first Avengers (115), my first Batman (251), my first Marvel Team up (14), and grails like Hulk (181) and GSXM, etc etc etc. I also remember not paying taxes on comics and being able to get 5 for one dollar. Gosh, if I could go back in time, I would have bought every issue on the rack!! 🤩🥰

VH.. What?

Nice pick ups. I make the pull list mistake too. I often don't add new series to it. I want to check them out first before committing.

Dang your background music was smooth, yo! I think I have more regrets of pick ups than things I didn't get or missed out on. I too often let FOMO get me. Absolute Batman is going to have some more printings soon, you'll get to read it and see if you think it's worth it. I think the first print is a speculation and false scarcity bump right now. Dude, Ferret for life! LOL

Just got done watching MONComics, and I saw that even though you were not a member on the live stream; you were the number 1 most supportive person on that chat! I am not a RR fan for Ghost Rider either. I tried the book back in the "Marvel Now" days and I didn't care for it, or the way they make his head look. Johnny or Danny for me, 100% When you said there is a GR on Roller Blades, I think I threw up a little bit in my mouth! LMAO! I bought a Werewolf by Night Redband, and it wasn't that gory as I thought it would be. I sent it to Brandon! LOL 46... well, you are still a young man in my book! I turn 60 in December, and I love comics just as much now as I did in 1969! LOL There were no LCS anywhere (that I know of) when I was a little kid. Most older books we saw or obtained were from trades with friends that dad's collected. I also have remorse for sure, so I feel you brother. My worse regret was marrying my ex-wife lol. Because of her I had to sell all my comics from childhood to pay for the divorce. The ones I wish I still had was an ASM #1 that I bought for about $225 back around 1981; and also the TMNT 1, 2, 3, and 4; all first printing from the creators at a comic convention back around 1986 or 87? They wanted around $400 dollars, but by the end of the day, they sold me all 4 for $350 (that's all I had). The Ferret!!! LMAO! I love that you have that book, so awesome! This was one of the funniest endings to any video ever!🤣🤣🤣 Happy to say, *I am now a new Subscriber!* Best wishes RRC on your journey to 2K subs! Have a great weekend, stay safe, but always stay Savage! ~ Son of Crom

I so thought you had a Renegade comic for a minute and I would have died! Elementals have some weird covers for sure. I have that Flash Special - that show was so great. Loved that JWS came back for the modern Flash series. LOL, Nic Cage! Thanks for sharing these! You've got some good weird here for sure.

Great stack of books. Hope you are feeling better.

Getting footage in the wild is rough, man. I have yet to crack that formula. Love the DC pickups you got - New Gods, Demon! New Mutants Sienkiewicz Covers are SO GOOD! And Secret Defenders, sign me up - Darkhawk and Nomad! Deadman and Supergirl, man this is a great haul! Seriously, love these books, brother. Great video - thanks for sharing them with us! I'll be doing a live stream tomorrow with a buddy showing off some books we picked up at a small con yesterday. You can be the judge if we overpaid or not, lol.

At least in my case, as a 30s guy, Facsimiles are the closest I have to tasting old comics as they were published. I'm so proud to have Batman's very first appearance, with the older strips and ads included, even if my copy of DETECTIVE COMICS 27 (the first edition from 2022) has the same size of a current comic book. Not only do I have more Batman facsimiles than any other character, but also other crucial comics, like THE FLASH 123 and GIANT SIZE X-MEN.

Big ghost rider fan?

Thank you so so much ❤❤❤

Nice walls

nice video

That store looks big! I'd spend hours digging in there. Hey, it's Dazzler! I have the facsimile too. One day, I will drop the cash for a real copy when the price settles down. Love that Spectre too. The current Nightwing ongoing is seriously good. One of my favorite books right now. Nice video, bud!

Thank you sir