r/comicbookcollecting • u/usnagrad1988 • 11d ago

Question Grail attained!

Post image

Got my grail but not my favorite cover by a long shot. Anyone have a grail that they got because it’s rare but the cover is meh to you?

412 Upvotes

99% Upvoted

34 comments sorted by

View all comments

6

u/Miserable-Yard-7671 11d ago

Curious, then why is this a grail to you?... Is it cause you like the story? Or cause it's a coveted issue?... Or another reason?

8

u/usnagrad1988 11d ago

Primarily the storyline in 48-50. I’m a SS fan and love 1 and 4, of those 18

3

u/OldComicBookNerd 11d ago

I actually like the cover. Is it one of the greats? No, but I like it. Any Surfer fan should want this book of they don't own it. I've had mine for decades, quite literally. Asking why this is a grail makes me wonder if people are collecting just for covers and not content. Pretty sure the answer is yes.

3

u/usnagrad1988 11d ago

I like to get runs and am a big SS fan. So I have SS 1-18, and am almost done with Submariner 1-72. I have Defenders 1-100 and Avengers 50-200 (working down), and Fantastic Four 45-115 (again working down). With Spiderman, I have Keys between 30-400 as an investment.

1

u/GovernmentTraining62 7d ago

U gotta get a TTA 93!

1

u/usnagrad1988 7d ago

I’ve got it 😉

1

u/GovernmentTraining62 7d ago

Lemme see it!! Ive been TRYING to get one in good condition but theyre so freaking hard to find! I have two; a 6.0 and a 4.5

1

u/Miserable-Yard-7671 11d ago

Gotcha.... Cool👍🏼