  Customer Appreciation 19th YEAR Auction & SaleIn appreciation to all my FANTASTIC eBay buyers, I'll be auctioning off a good portion of my current eBay Silver/Bronze Age store inventory with low "INSANE" opening BIDs starting at .99 cents, going no higher than $9.99 with NO RESERVE! For some of the more High-End items I'll be reducing the price 25% up to 50% OFF GUIDE. Also adding some NEW Modern Age stuff with starting BIDs at .99 cents, so be sure to get in on the action and check 'em out. Thanks for all your support over the past 19-years on eBay! Thanks for the 3400+ POSITIVE FEEDBACKS and 100% RATING!--with over 5400 TOTAL feedbacks!...Thanks for the NEAR PERFECT 5-STAR (4.9) ACROSS the BOARD DSR RATING!...Thanks to you I am now a TR-SELLER!...and for the rest of the year I'll be auctioning off a super-selection of HIGH GRADE Silver/Bronze/Modern Age Comics, Autographed Comics w/COA's, CGC Graded Comics and Baseball Cards, Sport Cards/Sets and Autographed Memorabilia, Non-Sport Cards/Sets, and loads of other great stuff. Lots of items will include FREE SHIPPING! Always willing to make a fair deal so...feel free to drop me an e-mail if you have something in mind.The Flash Comic StuffFlash Comics began in 1939 and soon became a mainstay of DC's super-hero line. In issue #1, the world met Jay Garrick, a chemistry student who accidentally broke a container filled with hard (or heavy) water gases he had been experimenting on. The room filled with the strange vapors and Garrick barely managed to escape before losing consciousness. When he awoke, however, he found his body chemistry altered by the gas he had inhaled, and became transformed into the Flash, the fastest man alive. The series ran sucessfully until 1949 when it fell, a victim of the declining sales of super-hero titles. The Golden Age Flash appeared as a Justice Society member in All-Star Comics for a few more years, then vanished for more than a decade.Picking up the numbering from the Flash Comics, this (1st- 1960) series featured Barry Allen as the red-garbed speedster and Justice League member. Allen was the second person to take on the role of Flash, replacing Jay Garrick, the Flash of the Golden Age. During the run of this series, Allen squared off against countless colorful villians, including Professor Zoom, Gorilla Grodd, and the Trickster. The series is also notable for the introduction of the hero, The Elongated Man, as well as later witnessing EM's marriage to Sue Dearborn. As can be expected by adventures of The Fastest Man Alive, most of the plots revolved around super-speed antics, including time travel, running across water, vibrating through walls, and creating mini-tornadoes by The Flash whirling his arms at super speed. The series ended in the early 1980's when Allen was put on trial for the murder of Zoom, and Allen later gave his life to save the universe inCrisis on Infinite Earths. In 1987, DC launched it's second modern Flash series with a new face behind the red mask. The contemporary Flash, Wally West (formerly Kid Flash), was more cynical and not quite as fast as his Flash mentor, Barry Allen. In the early issues, Wally had a top speed of 705 miles an hour, which he could sustain for only a couple of hours before collapsing from exhaustion. The old Flash, by comparison, could travel faster than the speed of light, a power which Wally had shared only to lose it through a mental block. Eventually, Wally overcame his psychological speed limit and regained all of his former speed, even surpassing it by tapping into The Speed Force, a mysterious dimension that grants all DC's super-speedsters their powers. Carmine Infantino and Murphy Anderson's work remain the most memorable part of the series early years as they contributed most of the art in this run.The issues that follow are remembered as DC (National Comics) classics. Many consider this period of the The Flash titles to be the apex of the Silver Age, both in terms of art and storytelling. Here is an opportunity to own an affordable, mid-grade copy of these early Flash DC (National Comics) "classics", with only the most minor of imperfections allowable in this graded comic.Item Description Stuff9.4 NEAR MINT (NM): Nearly perfect with only minor imperfections that keep it from the next higher grade. Minor feathering that does not detract from the overall beauty of an otherwise higher grade copy is acceptable for this grade. The overall look is "as if it was just purchased and read once or twice." (If you're careful with handling, there's no way to tell how many times a comic has been read, or if unread, so don't always believe that 'unread' hype.) Subtle bindery/printing defects are allowed. Bindery tears must be less than 1/16" on Silver Age and later books, although on Golden Age books bindery tears of up to 1/4" have been noted. Cover is flat with (almost) no surface wear. Inks are bright with high reflectivity and a minimum of fading. Generally well centered and firmly secured to interior pages. Corners are cut square and sharp with ever-so-slight blunting permitted. A 1/16" bend is permitted with no color break. No creases. Small, inconspicuous, lightly penciled, stamped or inked arrival dates are acceptable as long as they are in an unobtrusive location. No soiling, staining or other discoloration apart from some slight foxing. Spine is tight and flat. No spine roll or split allowed. Staples are generally centered; may have slight discoloration. No staple tears are allowed; almost no stress lines. No rust migration. In rare cases, a comic was not stapled at the bindery and therefore has a missing staple; this is not considered a defect. Any staple can be replaced on books up to Fine, but only vintage staples can be used on books from Very Fine to Near Mint. Mint books must have original staples. Paper is (no worse than) off-white to cream, supple and fresh. No hint of acidity in the odor of the newsprint. Centerfold is firmly secure. Slight interior tears are allowed. Inside Stuff
Scripts - Cary Bates Cover art - Jim Aparo Inside pencils - Pencils: Carmine Infantino, Inks: Frank Giacoia
Captives of the Boom-Boom Boomerang
Flash [Barry Allen]; Colonel Computron [Basil Nurblin]; Captain Boomerang [Digger Harkness]; Fiona Webb; Daphne Dean (cameo); Willard Wiggins; Francine Nurblin; Luna Nurblin; Long John (18th century pirate, introduction)
NM (9.4) OWL-10 CREAMY WHITE PAGES STRICT GRADING! 
I've Guaranteed Satisfaction on all my items sold on eBay for the last 19-years (since my 1st sale...way back in 1998) and my single goal is to make you happy! Just like the asterisk in my eBay I.D. (smittys*stuff), from now on you'll always see them in my item titles...you can rest assure that there's "never a risk when you see the asterisk!" As with all my shipping fees INSURANCE IS INCLUDED. I now offer a 30-day return for full refund/exchange/credit/trade whatever makes you happy, but on winning-bid amount only!...all postage - non-refundable. Items must be returned in the same condition that I sent 'em. I accept CREDIT CARDS through PAYPAL (items will be shipped when payment is received), items ship in 24 hrs...happy? I will be glad to combine multiple items brought or won to save you $$$ on shipping fees! Buyer pays for shipping (and return shipping), a small nominal fee for handling/packaging, it take's time/effort to make sure your item gets to you in a safe/secure manner as my shipping & handling charges for items sold on my auctions ensure the lowest possible fee to the buyer. Most of the cost for handling fees actually comes from the expense of high quality packing, insurance/tracking, advanced product evaluation, product protection and rigorous quality control (I do check every page, cover to cover)...does that make you happy? FREE SHIPPING with BIN price only! I can ship your item Media Rate/1st Class/Priority/Special Standard/Next-Day/Pony Express/Carrier Pigeon, whatever I can do to make you happy, besides...shipping costs really add up, that's why I give you the option. One more thing...insurance is included in the shipping fee (international shipments MUST be insured). Seller (that being me!) is not liable/responsable for uninsured items that are lost, stolen or damaged in the mail. Thanks for lookin' at my stuff!...Happy Hunting and Good Luck!
     
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