I grew up in the 80s collecting comic books and the Mcfarlane era of amazing spiderman is by far my most memorable time collecting. His artistry made comics super enjoyable to read.
Nice piece! Bone Thugs and Harmony. Bizzy Bee. I pulled comics for Diamond in the 80s Remembering the day ASM 300 came in at Bud Plant in Denver all the issues of ASM 300 were done being pulled to go out to the Shops when a fellow worker had a double cover and he removed the first cover and gave it to his friend so he would at least have a cover of #300. Nice guy. Anyway great job on your channel!
Thanks for the list. You've really done a great job with this one. Would be great to see more of these kinds of top 10 list now that no new comics are coming out.
I love comic books, BUT I'll be honest.... I subscribed because of the BTNH shirt! I've been a HUGE life long fan of them. They are my favorite musical artist of all time. I did my senior project on their career. Great video, man!
Very cool list and video sir I very much appreciate it. I've been a fan of Todd's artwork for awhile I'm Peter from Hamilton Ontario Canada and 47 years old and went nuts when the first spawn book and toys came out lol
Gave a like for the Bone Thugs shoutout. I'm going to Fan Expo Boston next weekend, so appreciate the info while I'm prepping. Great vid as always my dude.
Cool I have a few of these... I found hulk 340 at a milk bar about a year after its release...still blows my mind how easily I got some really collectible stuff.
Love all your videos even though this is 2 years old. I'm surprised Spider-Man Torment Diamond Distributor's Edition TPB didn't make this list. A signed 9.6 sells for about $13-1500. There aren't any signed 9.8 and only 2 9.8 Blue Labels! Only 22 total graded and limited to only 700 TOTAL!
Everybody talking about that intro but is nobody gonna talk about how Gem made me thing I had a phantom in my kitchen in the end. Made me question my sanity for a hot second. Another great video from Gem tho
'Bone bone bone bone..' hahaha nice. Great video, i recently started re-collecting early 90s spidey / spawn books that i wasnt able to collect 25 yrs ago, timely vid to watch!
I’ve seen a lot of covers and his Hulk 340 cover is one of the best. Of course if you want to gaze upon the master you need to look at Steranko. His covers and double page panels are unmatched
I know what you mean but Spider-Man #1 actually was a ratio incentive variant. IIRC if you preordered 200 copies of Spider-Man #1 you too could have a copy of the Platinum edition. For Superman #75 it was around 300.
Oooh man bro...im new to your channel as of about 6 months ago. 2021. And watching this now in Jan/2022 seeing you rep that BTNH and that shirt really reminded me why i like the channel! NIICE!!!
There is a Gold Foil cover variant going for 1500. Exclusive to comic con 2019. Only 50 sold per day for four days. That book was Spawn 300... Gold Foil edition
Gem! Trolling the haters at the beginning of the video! Ha, that was awesome! This was a great video, man. I'm glad you put this out. For some reason I thought that Incredible Hulk 345 was gonna be on there. I feel like that cover is more known than some of these other covers. I guess it just goes to show you never know what's gonna be a hit.
@Gem Mint Clectibles ~What about the newsstand edition of Spider-Man #16? Its Todd's last issue before going off to co-found Image and create Spawn. To my knowledge, its the only time he ever drew X-Force or Juggernaut.
hell yeah that old school bro fuck what anyone gots to say ur the man I been following since the beginning.stay your self g god bless. stay minty fresh
I remember around 2008-2011 i was selling quite a few books on ebay, i remember selling a hulk 330 cgc 9.8 for $300, a batman 423 cgc 9.8 for $45-60, that chrome spiderman reprint of spidey 300 i remember buying for $2 at the comic shop as they have $2 bin, got cgc 9.8 and sold for about $500. I only knew that book was worth money was by checking ebay auctions, i could not believe it
Before Malibu Sun #13, Rust #1 had the first appearance of Spawn in a two page centerfold in the comic, look it up. Totally undervalued and super rare book.
Is it cool if I make a suggestion for a video! My suggestion would be if you can make a video about getting into omnibus, absolutes and other types of graphic novels! I am trying to get into them but it’s just so overwhelming and I literally don’t know where to start at! Thanks man love the videos and channel! Stay up!
I feel like you should have included ALL STAR SQUADRON #47 (origin of Dr. Fate, drawn by and cover by Todd) Should have been on the list, as it's VERY hard to find in Mint or even Near mint, and it does have Todd's early work re-telling the Origin of a popular golden age hero. Also, it has a HTF canadian price variant.
The problem with the remaster covers is that they aren't paying Todd for those covers. In the Venom fb group, Todd talked to the group about it. He is a little salty that he isn't getting paid but he finds it funny that they have to use his art to sell their books.
Thank you for the information. Didn't get any hits but that's alright though. I got some know how. And keep the shirt it may be a collectors item one day.
I got to say man I really like how passionate you are about comic books and collect I just don’t Collect statues myself Because of how expensive they are I do however Collect action figures or anything smaller that’s not so expensive hell my wife has more comic book statues and I do you lol.
I was a huge McFarlane fanatic in the late 80s early 90s I bought everything he did until around 1994. You can tell especially in his earlier work he was heavily influenced by John Byrne, another master! All my era of comic buying. None of mine are slabbed either. 😉
I still don’t understand what the difference is between a newsprint version & a normal version, he says here that a newsprint version of *Spawn* *#1* is 4 times the price as a regular version. What’s the difference?
I would have included the G.I. Joe Special (The Death of Cobra Commander) instead of ASM 301 since the Special is rare even raw, but this is a good list overall.
Gem Mint, i finally got a copy of Spawn#1 Black and White CGC 8.0 but i want to get it signed by Todd Mcfarlane so how do i go about getting it signed????
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Tattoos, Hip-Hop, and Comics? This is my kind of guy right here!
Welcome to the Gempire dude
Im ink-less myself but same.. Maybe in the future.. Actually was thinking of getting a spawn piece but idk
I grew up in the 80s collecting comic books and the Mcfarlane era of amazing spiderman is by far my most memorable time collecting. His artistry made comics super enjoyable to read.
💎 Mint you are 1 of the coolest and realist brothers. I 💘 this channel keep the videos coming ya dig.
Nice piece!
Bone Thugs and Harmony. Bizzy Bee.
I pulled comics for Diamond in the 80s
Remembering the day ASM 300 came in at Bud Plant in Denver all the issues of ASM 300 were done being pulled to go out to the Shops when a fellow worker had a double cover and he removed the first cover and gave it to his friend so he would at least have a cover of #300. Nice guy. Anyway great job on your channel!
Great list. Even better channel. Epic content right here.
Paying homage to one of the greats! Nice video Gem! Thanks!
Great Pics Mint, Keep up the great work with these videos. As A Long time collector, I really appreciate your work.
Also, this list was straight fire. Clear, concise, on fucking point! That's how it's done!
Great video! Top list videos are always the best
Like the new content and the direction the channel is heading !
Thanks for the list. You've really done a great job with this one. Would be great to see more of these kinds of top 10 list now that no new comics are coming out.
Love McFarlane! The reason I got into comics. I didn't realize the ASM 301 was that pricey in a 9.8. Good info!
This is one of my favorite videos from you yet. The knowledge is great and you have done your research as well. I want more!!
I love comic books, BUT I'll be honest.... I subscribed because of the BTNH shirt! I've been a HUGE life long fan of them. They are my favorite musical artist of all time. I did my senior project on their career. Great video, man!
I want that collection in the background!! EPIC!
Love your videos! Just wanted to me mention you forgot the Spawn 189 sketch cover & 227 sketch! Those are both worth about $1000 each or more!
"Spider-man, venom, CARNAGE"- Todd have never drawn any Carnage comic :) But yeah he started this whole symbiote madness.
Dude, literally just came here to comment on your shirt. Very nice! OH and the content was good too.
Very cool list and video sir I very much appreciate it. I've been a fan of Todd's artwork for awhile I'm Peter from Hamilton Ontario Canada and 47 years old and went nuts when the first spawn book and toys came out lol
Gave a like for the Bone Thugs shoutout. I'm going to Fan Expo Boston next weekend, so appreciate the info while I'm prepping. Great vid as always my dude.
Cool I have a few of these... I found hulk 340 at a milk bar about a year after its release...still blows my mind how easily I got some really collectible stuff.
Nice Todd McFarland episode, love those Spider Man comics !
I loved McFarlane. I'm so glad I collected comics when Spawn came out. I gotta see if I got the others.
You seem like a chill dude, keep the content coming bro
Love all your videos even though this is 2 years old. I'm surprised Spider-Man Torment Diamond Distributor's Edition TPB didn't make this list. A signed 9.6 sells for about $13-1500. There aren't any signed 9.8 and only 2 9.8 Blue Labels! Only 22 total graded and limited to only 700 TOTAL!
Everybody talking about that intro but is nobody gonna talk about how Gem made me thing I had a phantom in my kitchen in the end. Made me question my sanity for a hot second.
Another great video from Gem tho
Really enjoyed this video! looking forward to others like it!
Love this style of vid gem! I would love to see more of these
Nice work and an entertaining listen; thanks!!!
'Bone bone bone bone..' hahaha nice. Great video, i recently started re-collecting early 90s spidey / spawn books that i wasnt able to collect 25 yrs ago, timely vid to watch!
Solid video! Appreciate your time and effort into these.
I’ve seen a lot of covers and his Hulk 340 cover is one of the best. Of course if you want to gaze upon the master you need to look at Steranko. His covers and double page panels are unmatched
Great review! Very good,valuable information!!👌🏻👌🏻
Just found yo channel and I am excited to watch all of yo vids peace
Nice work Gem. You should do a top 10 list for certain heroes/villains or all lol..it gives us collectors a list to shoot for.
Stay minty.
i plan to
Haha...love the intro, great hint relating to your recent encounter on instagram😂
You are on fire today 😄. Like your sentiment, nice video you put together!
Super fun video!! Do a Jim Lee one next!
Awesome! You DEFINITELY earned a like
I know what you mean but Spider-Man #1 actually was a ratio incentive variant. IIRC if you preordered 200 copies of Spider-Man #1 you too could have a copy of the Platinum edition. For Superman #75 it was around 300.
Loved the intro. More videos like this!
Oooh man bro...im new to your channel as of about 6 months ago. 2021. And watching this now in Jan/2022 seeing you rep that BTNH and that shirt really reminded me why i like the channel! NIICE!!!
You should definitely do more of these types of videos.
I have the chrome edition of spider 1 Cgc’d 9.4 signed by Todd McFarland and Stan lee
Damn that's awesome man!
so you sold your house for that or?
:D
@@theanti-hypemonitor9079 nah. Lol. I got it raw on eBay for 400 and then had it signed and graded later
Dope video I'm already on the hunt for the Spider man covers that Todd McFarlane did which he also has the same spawn covered paying homage to those.
Very cool!! Love that bone thugs n harmony shirt. Been a fan since thuggish Ruggish bone. Wish they would release another album.
That intro was great man, this kind of video is really good
Some of the Spawn variants fetch big money, 222, is about $1500-$1800 in 9.8 ;-)
- Great list man some of those issues are fire!!! You should do a J.Scott Campbell & Dell Otto list next they have some rare books that are pricey...
will do!
There is a Gold Foil cover variant going for 1500. Exclusive to comic con 2019. Only 50 sold per day for four days. That book was Spawn 300... Gold Foil edition
Gem! Trolling the haters at the beginning of the video! Ha, that was awesome!
This was a great video, man. I'm glad you put this out. For some reason I thought that Incredible Hulk 345 was gonna be on there. I feel like that cover is more known than some of these other covers. I guess it just goes to show you never know what's gonna be a hit.
He has haters?
@@Howard_the_Duck he had someone unsub because of his tats and shirt he was wearing. So yeah, kind of. Lol
I actually have no.5, the grayscale Spawn#1. The only thing is that, it has not been graded or sent to CGC but it is still in great condition.
Awesome top 20! It is always difficult to come up with a list that everybody can agree on.
Nice list. You should do a Jim Lee version too.
@Gem Mint Clectibles ~What about the newsstand edition of Spider-Man #16? Its Todd's last issue before going off to co-found Image and create Spawn. To my knowledge, its the only time he ever drew X-Force or Juggernaut.
hell yeah that old school bro fuck what anyone gots to say ur the man I been following since the beginning.stay your self g god bless. stay minty fresh
I remember around 2008-2011 i was selling quite a few books on ebay, i remember selling a hulk 330 cgc 9.8 for $300, a batman 423 cgc 9.8 for $45-60, that chrome spiderman reprint of spidey 300 i remember buying for $2 at the comic shop as they have $2 bin, got cgc 9.8 and sold for about $500. I only knew that book was worth money was by checking ebay auctions, i could not believe it
I loved the hell out of this video. It would be cool to see more like it that has most valuable 9.8 comics by other artists 😀
working on em
Love that new intro. Could get used to that!
Haha nice one Gem, best intro yet!
You got a like just for the shirt alone 🤙🏼
Before Malibu Sun #13, Rust #1 had the first appearance of Spawn in a two page centerfold in the comic, look it up. Totally undervalued and super rare book.
Dope list! Thanks, brother. “To this day!”👍🏽 Can you do Mike Zeck top 20?😃
todd mcfarlane respect. dope list, gem!
Is it cool if I make a suggestion for a video! My suggestion would be if you can make a video about getting into omnibus, absolutes and other types of graphic novels! I am trying to get into them but it’s just so overwhelming and I literally don’t know where to start at! Thanks man love the videos and channel! Stay up!
Lol that intro though very informative video Gem
Great channel man I have my own independent coming out soon good to see someone talking about comics !!!
I feel like you should have included ALL STAR SQUADRON #47 (origin of Dr. Fate, drawn by and cover by Todd) Should have been on the list, as it's VERY hard to find in Mint or even Near mint, and it does have Todd's early work re-telling the Origin of a popular golden age hero. Also, it has a HTF canadian price variant.
Love the btnh shirt homes. Thanks for the vid
new favorite channel
I got spawn #1 in basically brand new condition. I might CGC grade it, I never thought it was worth it before
The problem with the remaster covers is that they aren't paying Todd for those covers. In the Venom fb group, Todd talked to the group about it. He is a little salty that he isn't getting paid but he finds it funny that they have to use his art to sell their books.
I love comics and bone too...your a original dude like my self
Good video, great information.. Thanks!
Thank you for the information. Didn't get any hits but that's alright though. I got some know how. And keep the shirt it may be a collectors item one day.
Great video love the enthusiasm.
I got to say man I really like how passionate you are about comic books and collect I just don’t Collect statues myself Because of how expensive they are I do however Collect action figures or anything smaller that’s not so expensive hell my wife has more comic book statues and I do you lol.
Holy shit I better bust open my long boxes. Great video! Thanks for finding me. Go Browns Tribe Cavs. Woof!
My own honorable mention goes to Spider-Man #16 with his farewell cover.
Like the video, but after seeing the bones thugs n harmony shirt I had to go listen to the new tool song that came out today. 😁
Talking about Todd Mcfarlane in a Bone Thugs n Harmony shirt. Nice.
I was a huge McFarlane fanatic in the late 80s early 90s I bought everything he did until around 1994. You can tell especially in his earlier work he was heavily influenced by John Byrne, another master! All my era of comic buying. None of mine are slabbed either. 😉
Love the Bone Thugs shirt. From the Akron-Cleveland area myself. So keep repping!
Dope list, I have Amazing spider-man 316 and 301 sign by Stanley
Amazing to see that at one point, some of these keys were only a dollar, and now, many worth a grand or more.
talking about McFarlane and wearing a Bone thugs thsirt. A true product of the 90's. Love it
Preach, and keeping it 100, Gem
I still don’t understand what the difference is between a newsprint version & a normal version, he says here that a newsprint version of *Spawn* *#1* is 4 times the price as a regular version. What’s the difference?
smooth intro haha. armed and dangerous. ain't too many can bang with us. straight up weed, no angel dust. label us notorious....
Thing asa niggas who love to bust...
Spawn 185 Headless Todd Mcfarlane variant. Very expensive 9.0+.
Mine has a blue line in the middle when I bought it so I might never CGC it
Great video. Subscribing right now. Thanks man.
I would have included the G.I. Joe Special (The Death of Cobra Commander) instead of ASM 301 since the Special is rare even raw, but this is a good list overall.
Yes G.I joe
Love the video. What about that black variant to Venom Lethal Protector #1?
love that book...but nothing by McFarlane there
Yyyyyyyup, you are correct sir, totally didn’t think about it lol
@@rmolloy1984 i have a whole different video planned for that book...i think ill shoot it now
Gem Mint, i finally got a copy of Spawn#1 Black and White CGC 8.0 but i want to get it signed by Todd Mcfarlane so how do i go about getting it signed????
I just got my spiderman torment # platinum back from CGC and it came back 9.8!🙌🏽🙌🏽 I paid $300 for it and I'm so happy I invested in it
Awesome video, Todd is one of the best
great video. love these types of videos.
Great video! Thanks
Great Top20 list. I got a B&W Spawn, not a 9.8 though
Great list!!