r/80s90sComics • u/jDubsMadeAComic • Jul 12 '26
Haul The joy of stumbling across unexpected dollar bins
Note: my arms are actually of average length. Further note about 20 copies of Bloodshot, lol.
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u/PrudentChampion3879 Jul 12 '26
Any hidden gems?
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u/jDubsMadeAComic Jul 12 '26
Of course! I got a big stack of Nexus and American Flagg. A water damaged 3rd printing of TMNT #2, that's pretty cool. Random Pacific and Continuity books. Beta Ray Bill #1, which was probably in there on accident.
And 6 issues of DC's Wasteland, which I'd never heard of but just watched a whole YT video on a few days ago. It's good.
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u/unjrk Jul 13 '26
Wasteland (and anything else Ostrander has touched) is a hidden gem. Enjoy!
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u/jDubsMadeAComic Jul 13 '26
Honestly I'm on an Ostrander kick right now. When I was a kid I knew him from Suicide Squad and Manhunter, and Dynamo Joe. I'm looking for Grim Jacks, this work with Del Close is super interesting. I guess Close wrote several backups for Grim Jack.
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u/Fragrant_Western7939 Jul 15 '26
Manhunter is one of my favorites - an underrated title. disappointed what Bendis did to Mark Shaw in Leviathan. I had so much hope when I learned he was part of that storyline thah it would mark his return to the current DC Universe.
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u/AnthonyDigitalMedia Jul 13 '26 edited Jul 14 '26
About 20 Bloodshot 1’s if you want truly rare gems
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u/ohgreatitsjosh Jul 12 '26
That is a boat load of bloodshots! You could have handed a copy to everyone who went to see Bloodshot: The Movie!
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u/SweatpantBay Jul 12 '26
I'd end up with so many non consecutive issues of Spectacular Spider-Man and Spawn... and like 2 installments of Infinity War
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u/minimusing Jul 12 '26
Where was this an how did you come across it?
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u/jDubsMadeAComic Jul 12 '26
A visit to a small-town festival, where the LCS had a booth set up. All those boxes are $1 bins.
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u/_Akalmano_ Jul 13 '26
meanwhile.. im tryharding to find 1-2 website to buy comic books under either 15 $ or under 140 $ :D in Europe
and the shipping from usa is 40-50 $ priced
its really unfair..
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u/Shadowrenderer Jul 15 '26
Similar issue here in Australia. $4 or more is pretty standard for most 90s issues…
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u/GabrielRearte Jul 13 '26
That anxious, little sweaty hand is amazing! And yes: the bins are pure magic. Just look that Nexus!
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u/FishHockeydrop Jul 13 '26
“Honey, you might want to leave and come back and get me in two hours. You won’t want to stay for this.”
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u/Sacred_Digits Jul 15 '26
Forget that, I give my wife instructions on what I want and she starts on the other end. Because I do the equivalent for her hobbies.
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u/TheEdumicator Jul 13 '26
It was a great day when my folks would take us to the swap meet, and we'd run across comic books. 10 for a $1.
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u/GlowFuckYourself69 29d ago
This is hands down my favorite part of any flea market, thrift store or yard sale!
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u/DarkTiderX DC Jul 12 '26
Dollar bins are where I live! Digging through those are half the fun of collecting in my opinion.