I was a HUGE Wolverine fan as a kid. I had an Art Adams Wolverine poster. In Jr. High me and my friends would have random Wolverine battles in the hallways of our school between classes and at lunch. It started off face to face where we would see each other in the hall and one of my friends would shout, “Wolverine fight!” and I would squint my eyes and replied with, “Snikt!”. My claws were my index, middle and ring fingers. We would slash at each other’s torso and arms. Never the face. It was usually two of us fighting but sometimes four of us would go at it. When I told my family this story they had the biggest laugh over it. My daughter said, “😮MG Daddy you were a big NERD!” All I could do was laugh at myself. My daughter never looked at me the same 🤣😂. I was maybe 15 when Wolverine’s first on going series came out. I was sooo excited and then I was quickly let down. I liked Buscema’s art but when he drew Wolverine… I was very disappointed. I continued buying the book for the character but I think I hung in for 10/15 issues. I couldn’t take the art anymore. I couldn’t understand why John Byrne or the new talent at the time Jim Lee (he was drawing Punisher at the time). I have to agree with you on some of the Wolverine covers. The McFarland Hulk cover is really overrated but as a teen it blew my mind. There has been many GREAT Wolverine covers but two of my favorite has to be the X-Men cover from the Days of Future Past where old man Wolverine and grown woman Kitty was standing in front of the wanted poster. John Byrne was the best. My other favorite cover is the Marvel Comics Presents Weapon X #79. B.W. Smith has created many great Wolverine covers. I hope you forgive my long story. I just started reminiscing.
What?!!! Hulk 340?? I love that cover! You need to do a video of your favorite covers!! Covers are my Jam! Lunch money man you have to do a video on killer covers! Fight covers! Fight, fight fight! Battle Royals! Come on that cover with a team vs Hulk or monsters or space creatures! That’s Gold (LMM) = Lunch money man! As the Thing says. It’s clobbering TIME!!! Your fan Wait.G
I'm not a huge fan of Wolverine but growing up, Captain America was my favorite hero. That puts Cap annual 8 as my favorite Wolverine cover. Mike Zeck at his finest!
The Morlocks were named after the underground-dwelling cannibals from the H.G.Wells novel "The Time Machine" (although the X-Men Morlocks don't eat people as far as I know). Uncanny X-Men #190 is interesting because the villain is Kulan Gath, a long-time Red Sonja nemesis who has been used a lot in Dynamite's Red Sonja series - he's an example of those rare characters who migrate from one publisher to another. I like certain Wolverine stories due to the writer and/or artist but I've never collected any of his ongoing series.
Wolverine 8 is a great homage to the Twins movie. This was the reason I really enjoyed that cover. My favourite Wolverine cover is X-Men 251 - just a powerful cover that hits home on all levels including religion.
@@lunchmoneycomics Looking forward to seeing THAT video! Which issues are you still in the HUNT for? AND absoulatley LOVE Lunch Break with Lunch Money Comics! we NEED more videos just like THIS!
@@bradmhuber I have pretty much everything 120 on, maybe missing a dozen that I was hoping to pick up for a few dollars each. But from 94 to 120 I’m missing quite a few and they aren’t cheap. I did pick up a 94 the other day, but that’s a video for a few weeks from now!
Nice pick-ups, I just got Wolverine 8 at C2E2 for 7$! Its about a 9.0 - 9.2 guy had a new collection he hadn't sorted and just said 7$ for anything in the box.
It's interesting, Wolverine is my fav character, but I totally agree he was overexposed for a while. I love him, but he works soooo much better as a support player in the main team and not the focus. There are some solid Wolverine solo stories, though! I promise lol
Good evening Michael What a wonderful way to spend 10 minutes. I love the way that wall is filling up. More display space needed. Great work great show. The Goldkeyfourcolorkidownunda
First off your awesome. I really enjoy watching you're videos. My favorite Wolverine comic is when he hits captain America's shield. It's an annual from Cap A
That’s a great price for the Wolverine 8! That’s my favorite Wolverine cover followed by Wolverine 78. I grew up in the mid 90s so the Adam Kubert run are some of my favorites.
These stories have been reprinted in Brazil in a new collection called "X-Men Saga", and it's the first time we can fully read them because, in the 80s and 90s, stories were cut so many of them could fit in one issue. And the format of our comics used to be smaller, so the editors had to cut a lot of the text.
Sometimes a cover resonates immediately upon release -- ASM #300, Hulk #340 MSH Secret Wars #8 and ASM #316!! Many of us see this immediately and buy multiples! --And many other books catch on a lot later and grow on you, like Wolvie #8. I remember thinking it was "cute" but not iconic. Fortunately I put together the run before the price shot up and have 2 nice copies for only a few bucks! Funny how they look more appealing once they become somewhat valuable!!
Inc Hulk 340 is not a great cover but a fun read… Nice pickups, Mike. Glad that you are still picking up those FANTASTIC x-Men books. Love those Claremont and Romita years…
I love the discussion about the covers. Personally, I love Wolverine but enjoy hearing contrarian opinions. I agree, never loved Hulk 340 motor the way Todd draws Wolverine (or faces outside of masks).
Omg!, same thing happened to me with wolverine 8, are used to think that it wasn’t a great cover, then I bought a small lot and it came with two of them, including the newsstand. After a while, the more I stare at them the more I liked it, and appreciated the detail the colors and so on.
I have a tie between Uncanny X-Men 207 and 212 as being my favorite Wolverine covers. I do think his covers are overpriced but that’s because he’s popular. Anything with Spiderman on the cover also goes for a premium.
Over the years, I’ve sold or traded off many of my X-Men comics but that Paul Smith run (#165-175) is one I’ll never sell! Bought them all new off the rack and still have my originals (and #165 signed by Paul Smith, a really great cartoonist). And anyone who’s interested in Silver Samurai should be searching for late 70s Marvel Team-Ups. He appeared in two Black Widow issues as well as a five part story with Widow, Nick Fury and Shang-Chi…and was even involved in the issue co-starring the cast of SNL (when John Belushi was in the cast). I can remember buying that issue when I was 10 and not knowing anything about SNL at the time.
funny story about that Wolvey 8 cover, made me laugh. For me, my favorite Wolvey cover is X-Men 207 where he is ripping through the cover. Although I do have a very soft spot in my heart for X-Men 211. I've always love those 25th anniversary border covers.
That’s a great one! I’m mad I forgot to show that one off in the video, my son actually owns one signed by Chris Claremont and John Romita Jr, would’ve been a fun one to show off!
I really love the videos Mike!! Keep it up!! You and other collectors have inspired me to make my channel!! Thanks for the awesome content!!! Happy hunting!!
I am guilty of buying comics just for the cover art. In particular, Jack Kirby covers that have monsters and extreme action with insane perspectives. I'm no good at picking favorites so I can't pick a favorite Wolvie cover. There are too many great ones by so many great artists.
My favourite Wolverine cover is What If #59. What if Wolverine lead Alpha Flight. It’s a great Bryan Hitch cover, but mostly because I’m an Alpha Flight fan.
I absolutely love Wolverine! #63 of his series was my very first comic and I just love his character, the mysterious backstory, and his no care attitude. Now having said that, I do agree that covers featuring him are overpriced, but they are iconic. In the 90s he was everywhere because it sold books. I don't love that I have to overpay just to fill out my collection of a random book he is featured on. My own dark confession, I don't love Deadpool. When he went up against Cable and X-Force was cool, now he is everywhere and I could care less. I guess that just the way it goes. Great pick ups by the way!
I’m in the same boat as you, I don’t love comics Deadpool at all, never have, but I have enjoyed Ryan Reynolds’ take on him and it’s made him slightly more like-able.
I'm a huge Wolverine fan (he's right under my favorite character, Batman), so I typically think that the cooler covers are worth the price. I can understand the argument against that, because I've seen some covers of other characters that go for quite a bit of money and question why anyone would pay those prices. Like I learned in econ in college, something is only worth what somebody will pay for it. But kudos on getting that amazing cover for a great price. I'd have to think pretty hard to pick my all-time favorite Wolverine cover. There are so many awesome ones. Great video, Mike!
I agree with you 100% about Wolverine. I’ve never been a fan of him. Wolverine 27 is probably my favorite cover because I like Jim Lee. Issue 24 is another cool cover by Jim Lee.
Just discovered your channel & subbed up. Wolverine is my all time favorite character. I own every book, from the Claremont/Miller mini up through the current volume. I see your point & agree with it. As awesome as he is, things can get a little over rated sometimes. Favorite cover/book is Wolverine #4 the green cover from 1982. It's just a favorite part of my childhood.
Great video, I'm a huge Wolverine fan. I have definitely overpaid on some but I do buy a lot simply for the artwork on the covers. My favorite Wolverine cover is Incredible Hulk 181, I hope to have one someday.
Great bunch of X-men books..... some of the ones you didn't know what was going on the covers are some of my favorite stories. The run around 190 with Khulan Gath (sp?) is a fun read. It has the Avengers, Spidey, New Mutants...great 80's story.
Have to agree. Most of those wolvie covers aren't what I would go after. My favorite, at least the one that sticks out most is uxm 222. Really enjoy silvestri and that cover Thanks for another fun video!
Wolverine happens to be my favourite xmen character. But I really enjoyed Tom Taylor’s run of the All New Wolverine where X-23 takes on the Wolverine title and iconic yellow and blue suit.
You are not alone sir, growing up a huge X-Men fan I always thought of him as a jerk and that he was too unstoppable. I do like him, but he's not my favorite. And yes, I do feel he took away from every other amazing deep character.
I may be biased because I’m a big Wolverine fan, but what you said about the Wolverine 8 is how I feel about the hulk 340 cover. I really enjoy it just because of how creative the cover is with the hulk in the reflection of wolverines claws. I think it speaks to mclfarlane as an artist and how Innovative his art was and still is. But I will agree with you my favorite Wolverine cover is hands down x-men 133. I was actually lucky enough to pick up a copy at a convention a few weeks ago.
Those are some really excellent X-Men books. I get the overhype of Wolverine, and he is one of my favorite X-Men. His face was *_EVERYWHERE_* in the 80s and 90s. To be honest, I think he was more popular than Superman or Batman at the time.
Hey man, you know what you like and there's nothing wrong with that! And I do agree with you on them being a little over priced but you said it yourself...cover collectors are out there and will gobble up a share of books and take from the larger pool. If it's a cover I've always liked I will pull the trigger even if it is a little more. Awesome quick hunt as always Mike.
I do agree that some of the best cover art was in the X-Men books. One of my all time favorite covers was X-Men 101. As to Wolverine l liked his back story. So much history with him. Another great upload Mike!
i do like the wolverine #1 limited series wolvie cover. But I do agree some of the covers for wolverine im not a fan of. I do like that wolvie #8 its a beauty. Nice pickups mike
X-men 172 was the first X-men title I bought in the 80s. I'd later go on to get them all from GS1 onward....then 30% of that collection was destroyed by rats in my storage facility. Including GS1 and 94 😢. Keep in mind I paid 80s prices for these. I'm slowly rebuilding, but ugh...prices now are hurting. I also don't love Wolverine. I used to, but they have reconned him so much and seriously, bone claws are stupid. His healing factor used to be cool, but now....its ridiculous.
Ugh, that’s a horror story losing your collection to rats. I don’t mind his bone claws but I agree the extent of his healing powers are just way too extreme.
Another fantastic video mate!!! Have to say, being a wolverine fan an all, my favourite cover of all time has to be issue 24 of the 1988 series *(vol 2) pure 80's you can almost hear it!!!
That is a nice wolverine book and it seems like it was a nice price. I was the one that said lunch money comics. My name is Luke nemchik. All the wolverine comics are great.
I love hulk 340 because I have loved super heroes all 20 years of life thanks to my amazing father. However before I was into comic's I always heard how Todd changed Spider-man for the better. So Todd has a special place in my heart as it built my bond with my dad even better.
Hi Mike, I absolutely agree that Wolverine covers are overpriced. As a character I love him as part of the X-Men but he is not my favorite X-man. I really like Cyclops, Gambit and Psylocke.
Books are appropriately priced if it's what the market will bear. A bit of a "cop out" answer, I know, but it's true. The thing with all those Wolverine covers commanding a higher price is that so many of them are considered to be iconic. Other comic characters have iconic covers that cause a book's value to be elevated despite the fact that those books aren't really keys either (Batman 227 comes to mind); it's just that Wolverine has so many more iconic covers than most other characters. Love the idea of Friday videos! Always looking forward to your content!
All very true, well said. I think the point I was dodging around is that I guess I just don’t personally like many of the famous Wolverine covers. If I thought they were awesome I’d totally justify paying more for them but they are all a bit “meh” for me… except #8 of course, I like it more every day!
Speaking as a person whose favorite character is Wolverine I wouldn't say you are wrong in that his covers go for a premium and some of them are overrated (looking at you Hulk 340) but I think you run into this with any character of sufficient popularity. Wolverine is just odd because he is not Gold/Silver age so he doesnt really compare to alot of the other "big" names but his popularity puts him in the conversation (and book bloat) of characters like Batman and Spiderman. My favorite Wolverine cover is Wolverine Origins #1 the Michael Turner variant. Its not a big money book but I think its absolutely amazing.
That’s an excellent point, as he’s one of the most recent mega popular heroes you can’t blame the prices on age or scarcity. Thanks for the great take!
I do think the wolverine covers are overpriced. However, I will give credit that they are priced higher because people actually want the books (even if for the cover), vs some of the inflated prices because books are “keys” (referencing minor)when no one would have collected the books I’d they weren’t “keys”.
I like hulk 340. When I saw it in the new release of the week I had to bought it. It’s not only the cover but what it’s promised. A fantastic confrontation between wolverine and hulk . 👍
I think I few the same or similar as you to Wolverine. I think he is great, has his place, but he is not to the level everyone boosts him to. I have always liked him more in team ups or as part of a team. For example, I loved Wolverine in Spider-Man Vs Wolverine. I do like a lot of his covers though. Can’t totally agree with you on that. They just look cool. I also feel the same about Deadpool. He’s a fun character, but I think his popularity is over inflated
I love that Wolverine 8 cover and I’m not a fan of the Hulk or Wolverine/ X-Men but they do have some amazing covers. I agree with you on the Hulk cover. A lot of the McFarlane covers are way over priced but you can find them at a lower price sometimes at shows. Also love it when you feature LCS in New England. Since I live in the 91 corridor I’ll go and check them out. Another one for the list.
Awesome haul! I really like how you deliver your videos. Thanks! I am not a super Wolverine guy, but he's a bit overrated. Wolverine 10 is my favorite cover with Wolverine and Sabertooth. I regret selling my copy. Lol.
Issue 340 of Hulk is a good cover in my opinion. Yes it's Wolverine and yes the two have a history with each other. However, it's Todd's art that really sells it for me.
A lot of those Wolverine covers you showed demand a premium because they're hard to find in high-grade. The Wolverine 8 has that solid Blue background showing every tick. I love Wolverine and he's my favorite X-Men. I always loved how he would rip on Scott because I couldn't stand Scott Summers lol. My favorite Wolverine covers are Eight, Seventeen, and Twenty-Seven. I love the bright colors they make Wolverine really pop. A cover I'm not huge on is ASM 316. I think that cover IMO is overrated.
Haha see I love Cyke as the leader so I always thought Wolverine was being subordinate! But Storm was the better leader anyways and Logan always got along with her so it’s all good!
@@lunchmoneycomics Storm is my second favorite. I really hope they bring her back into the MCU. Even without powers they still respected her as the leader.
Hi Mike I'm not sure if you know who I am I run my own comic book channel called comic book Corner 2.0 I've been watching your channel for a little while now and it's really good The funny thing about this video is I'm currently watching it and I'm wearing the same X-Men shirt lol
@@lunchmoneycomics Absolutely Mike! congratulations on these great books I just picked up that Wolverine book myself at Megacon here in Orlando I paid $80.00 for #1 and #8 after some wheeling and dealing. Anyway have a great Weekend.
Couldn't agree with you more about Wolverine. He may even not be in my top ten of favorite X-Men. But he does have cool covers. My favorite is Uncanny X-Men #251 where he's "crucified" on an X.
Yes we do tend to overvalue some books for the covers only. While I do love great art on these books my real love is the great stories that leave a lasting impression years or decades later. I agree that Wolverine can be a bit over-hyped but his back story resonates with a lot of people. Is that because of the violence associated with the character? Most likely it is but Wolverine is a unique character in the world of comic books and definitely over used especially back in the 90's. Nice haul and I share your love of the X-Men especially the Chris Claremont years. That Hulk #340 is also homage to death as are other great Todd McFarlane covers.
I've now got a mental picture of Mike "nuzzling" his comics that I just can't shake! I agree that Wolverine covers that aren't keys are a little overpriced. That said one of my favourite covers is Secret War issue 2, it gives me massive Hugh Jackman vibes. It's also the 1st appearance of Quake and I love Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
@@lunchmoneycomics Indeed. It's why I check my comics with the curtains closed. I love that old comic smell and I don't want the neighbours thinking I'm weird sniffing my books. 🤣
Totally agree with you on the Wolverine front. I just see him as another member albeit great one of the Xmen. The only Wolvie book I have right now in my PC is Wolverine 75. However, I must admit I am interested in reading his Weapon X storyline in MCP but have never gotten around to it.
I have to say that I prefer the MCU wolverine play by Hugh Jackman and not the cartoon version of wolverine. Comics can be valued very much by the cool covers. And why not it's art. I look forward to your videos and stories in the books while you are showing them. Thanks for the entertainment and knowledge.
I'm with you! Wolverine is an essential part of the X-men stories but he's far from my favorite. I do wish they had cranked out a few more appearances pre-X-men but alas they didn't. Giant size being his second full appearance and 4th overall.
I totally agree with you that the Incredible Hulk #340 cover is really overrated in my opinion as well. The Wolverine #8 cover is an absolute banger. I’m currently waiting to get my hands on one myself. But my all time favorite Wolverine Cover has got to be the uncanny X-Men #207 one! Really nice video again! Thank you for uploading today you really made my day today!
Very nice pick-ups! I like Wolverine as much as the next guy. One of my favourite characters but agree he got over saturated and overpriced from the 90s on. Gotta have words with ya re HULK 340. That would be one of my fav Wolvy covers, and one I don't own yet but would like too. I had it on a favourite t-shirt that I wore till it fell apart as a teenager. Funny thing I always remember as a kid then: No-one I knew (in Ireland) knew how to pronounce Wolverine until the cartoon reached us... up until that point everyone pronounced it (Wolver-eye-n, like iodine). Always laugh thinking back on that.
Haha, happy to concede Hulk 340 to those who owned a tshirt! Also, that’s an awesome story about the pronunciation! I wonder how many other characters are fall into that same category? I know I pronounced Sub-Mariner like an underwater boat lol
I'd say a true wolverine fan has hulk 180 181 I must be I have two copies of each. Without a doubt he has the most demand on the secondary market out of the xmen. Of course his key books fetch a premium.
I am like you when it comes to wolverine but I like him I’m the movies. Also some of this old man Logan issues. Pretty cool Covers. What about marvel presents 72 and. 77. Weapon X. Did you mention xmen 207 and 268?
Hulk 340 is absolutely a key. It’s the first rematch between Hulk and Wolverine since Wolverine’s first appearance
I was a HUGE Wolverine fan as a kid. I had an Art Adams Wolverine poster. In Jr. High me and my friends would have random Wolverine battles in the hallways of our school between classes and at lunch. It started off face to face where we would see each other in the hall and one of my friends would shout, “Wolverine fight!” and I would squint my eyes and replied with, “Snikt!”. My claws were my index, middle and ring fingers. We would slash at each other’s torso and arms. Never the face. It was usually two of us fighting but sometimes four of us would go at it. When I told my family this story they had the biggest laugh over it. My daughter said,
“😮MG Daddy you were a big NERD!” All I could do was laugh at myself. My daughter never looked at me the same 🤣😂.
I was maybe 15 when Wolverine’s first on going series came out. I was sooo excited and then I was quickly let down. I liked Buscema’s art but when he drew Wolverine… I was very disappointed. I continued buying the book for the character but I think I hung in for 10/15 issues. I couldn’t take the art anymore. I couldn’t understand why John Byrne or the new talent at the time Jim Lee (he was drawing Punisher at the time).
I have to agree with you on some of the Wolverine covers. The McFarland Hulk cover is really overrated but as a teen it blew my mind. There has been many GREAT Wolverine covers but two of my favorite has to be the X-Men cover from the Days of Future Past where old man Wolverine and grown woman Kitty was standing in front of the wanted poster. John Byrne was the best. My other favorite cover is the Marvel Comics Presents Weapon X #79. B.W. Smith has created many great Wolverine covers. I hope you forgive my long story. I just started reminiscing.
That wolverine 8 cover always reminded me of the movie twins
How can you not like the Wolverine 8 homage cover to the Arnold Schwarzenegger movie twins?
Big Wolverine fan here, Bub.
What?!!! Hulk 340?? I love that cover! You need to do a video of your favorite covers!! Covers are my Jam! Lunch money man you have to do a video on killer covers! Fight covers! Fight, fight fight! Battle Royals! Come on that cover with a team vs Hulk or monsters or space creatures! That’s Gold (LMM) = Lunch money man! As the Thing says. It’s clobbering TIME!!!
Your fan Wait.G
I'm not a huge fan of Wolverine but growing up, Captain America was my favorite hero. That puts Cap annual 8 as my favorite Wolverine cover. Mike Zeck at his finest!
Agreed. One of the best covers ever!
The Morlocks were named after the underground-dwelling cannibals from the H.G.Wells novel "The Time Machine" (although the X-Men Morlocks don't eat people as far as I know). Uncanny X-Men #190 is interesting because the villain is Kulan Gath, a long-time Red Sonja nemesis who has been used a lot in Dynamite's Red Sonja series - he's an example of those rare characters who migrate from one publisher to another.
I like certain Wolverine stories due to the writer and/or artist but I've never collected any of his ongoing series.
Wolverine 8 is a great homage to the Twins movie. This was the reason I really enjoyed that cover. My favourite Wolverine cover is X-Men 251 - just a powerful cover that hits home on all levels including religion.
Wow. Great price on that Wolverine #8. Congrats.
Great Finds! Always a blast watching your vids❤
X-MEN 141 The days of future past wanted poster cover is one of my favorite Wolverine covers.
I’m with you about wolverine. My favorite was always Colossus and Shadowcat
Great video! Love the honesty! I agree with you 💯! 👊😎
That was the Dire Wrath’s on that one X-Men cover. They are the arch enemy of ROM. You need to check Rom, especially the early issues. Great stories.
Lunch time lunch box trades segment COMING SOON 💥😂 solid content as always buddy
Always love the X-Men pick ups. It would be a ton of fun to see your whole X-men collection.
I was waiting for the whole 94-300 run to be completed to do a video, but my mind could be changed!
@@lunchmoneycomics I had a feeling you were, I think you’ve mentioned it before. You’ve got to be fairly close.
@@lunchmoneycomics Looking forward to seeing THAT video! Which issues are you still in the HUNT for? AND absoulatley LOVE Lunch Break with Lunch Money Comics! we NEED more videos just like THIS!
@@bradmhuber I have pretty much everything 120 on, maybe missing a dozen that I was hoping to pick up for a few dollars each. But from 94 to 120 I’m missing quite a few and they aren’t cheap. I did pick up a 94 the other day, but that’s a video for a few weeks from now!
I remember struggling to pay 15$ for Wolverine 8 thinking it was overpriced then. Still gave in and purchased tho haha😂
Nice pick-ups, I just got Wolverine 8 at C2E2 for 7$! Its about a 9.0 - 9.2 guy had a new collection he hadn't sorted and just said 7$ for anything in the box.
❤The Wolverine #8, great pickup! My favorite is X-Men #4 Omega Red
The weather is nice this weekend in NYC, just picked up 9 books for $1 each at a yard sale, including uncanny X-Men #168
It's interesting, Wolverine is my fav character, but I totally agree he was overexposed for a while. I love him, but he works soooo much better as a support player in the main team and not the focus.
There are some solid Wolverine solo stories, though! I promise lol
Good evening Michael
What a wonderful way to spend 10 minutes. I love the way that wall is filling up. More display space needed. Great work great show.
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First off your awesome. I really enjoy watching you're videos. My favorite Wolverine comic is when he hits captain America's shield. It's an annual from Cap A
Thank you so much, you’re awesome too!
That’s a great price for the Wolverine 8! That’s my favorite Wolverine cover followed by Wolverine 78. I grew up in the mid 90s so the Adam Kubert run are some of my favorites.
These stories have been reprinted in Brazil in a new collection called "X-Men Saga", and it's the first time we can fully read them because, in the 80s and 90s, stories were cut so many of them could fit in one issue. And the format of our comics used to be smaller, so the editors had to cut a lot of the text.
Sometimes a cover resonates immediately upon release -- ASM #300, Hulk #340 MSH Secret Wars #8 and ASM #316!! Many of us see this immediately and buy multiples! --And many other books catch on a lot later and grow on you, like Wolvie #8. I remember thinking it was "cute" but not iconic. Fortunately I put together the run before the price shot up and have 2 nice copies for only a few bucks! Funny how they look more appealing once they become somewhat valuable!!
Super true about Wolverine! Someone finally said it out loud!! Lol
Right!!
Inc Hulk 340 is not a great cover but a fun read… Nice pickups, Mike. Glad that you are still picking up those FANTASTIC x-Men books. Love those Claremont and Romita years…
I love the cover for X-Men 133. Great design, awesome concept, and it's John Byrne. 'Nuff said.
I love the discussion about the covers. Personally, I love Wolverine but enjoy hearing contrarian opinions. I agree, never loved Hulk 340 motor the way Todd draws Wolverine (or faces outside of masks).
Nice books! I love wrap around covers, and have some clear backers so you can see both sides.
I bought that Hulk 340 brand new off the shelf. So it has sentimental value for sure.
True, when you buy them off the shelf they always hold a bit more charm!
I love that Wolverine 8 cover. It's pretty iconic now. I found mine years ago in a dollar bin, if you can believe that.
Great find!
Omg!, same thing happened to me with wolverine 8, are used to think that it wasn’t a great cover, then I bought a small lot and it came with two of them, including the newsstand. After a while, the more I stare at them the more I liked it, and appreciated the detail the colors and so on.
I have a tie between Uncanny X-Men 207 and 212 as being my favorite Wolverine covers. I do think his covers are overpriced but that’s because he’s popular. Anything with Spiderman on the cover also goes for a premium.
Over the years, I’ve sold or traded off many of my X-Men comics but that Paul Smith run (#165-175) is one I’ll never sell! Bought them all new off the rack and still have my originals (and #165 signed by Paul Smith, a really great cartoonist).
And anyone who’s interested in Silver Samurai should be searching for late 70s Marvel Team-Ups. He appeared in two Black Widow issues as well as a five part story with Widow, Nick Fury and Shang-Chi…and was even involved in the issue co-starring the cast of SNL (when John Belushi was in the cast). I can remember buying that issue when I was 10 and not knowing anything about SNL at the time.
Love the videos. Favorite Wolverine cover is Wolverine - Volume 2 - #88D, but that's because I'm a Deadpool fan and not really a Wolverine fan.
funny story about that Wolvey 8 cover, made me laugh. For me, my favorite Wolvey cover is X-Men 207 where he is ripping through the cover. Although I do have a very soft spot in my heart for X-Men 211. I've always love those 25th anniversary border covers.
That’s a great one! I’m mad I forgot to show that one off in the video, my son actually owns one signed by Chris Claremont and John Romita Jr, would’ve been a fun one to show off!
I really love the videos Mike!! Keep it up!! You and other collectors have inspired me to make my channel!! Thanks for the awesome content!!! Happy hunting!!
I am guilty of buying comics just for the cover art. In particular, Jack Kirby covers that have monsters and extreme action with insane perspectives. I'm no good at picking favorites so I can't pick a favorite Wolvie cover. There are too many great ones by so many great artists.
guilty of buying comics by cover art too
Great video as always. I couldn’t agree more about hulk 340. I don’t own it and absolutely refuse to pay what people ask for it.
My favourite Wolverine cover is What If #59. What if Wolverine lead Alpha Flight. It’s a great Bryan Hitch cover, but mostly because I’m an Alpha Flight fan.
Great choice!
@@lunchmoneycomics thanks. My Papa bought it for me when I started getting into the hobby of superhero comics.
I absolutely love Wolverine! #63 of his series was my very first comic and I just love his character, the mysterious backstory, and his no care attitude. Now having said that, I do agree that covers featuring him are overpriced, but they are iconic. In the 90s he was everywhere because it sold books. I don't love that I have to overpay just to fill out my collection of a random book he is featured on. My own dark confession, I don't love Deadpool. When he went up against Cable and X-Force was cool, now he is everywhere and I could care less. I guess that just the way it goes. Great pick ups by the way!
I’m in the same boat as you, I don’t love comics Deadpool at all, never have, but I have enjoyed Ryan Reynolds’ take on him and it’s made him slightly more like-able.
I'm a huge Wolverine fan (he's right under my favorite character, Batman), so I typically think that the cooler covers are worth the price. I can understand the argument against that, because I've seen some covers of other characters that go for quite a bit of money and question why anyone would pay those prices. Like I learned in econ in college, something is only worth what somebody will pay for it. But kudos on getting that amazing cover for a great price. I'd have to think pretty hard to pick my all-time favorite Wolverine cover. There are so many awesome ones. Great video, Mike!
My bro liked wolverine. I liked cyclops. We were kids of the late 70s 80s and 90s.
I agree with you 100% about Wolverine. I’ve never been a fan of him. Wolverine 27 is probably my favorite cover because I like Jim Lee. Issue 24 is another cool cover by Jim Lee.
Just discovered your channel & subbed up. Wolverine is my all time favorite character. I own every book, from the Claremont/Miller mini up through the current volume. I see your point & agree with it. As awesome as he is, things can get a little over rated sometimes. Favorite cover/book is Wolverine #4 the green cover from 1982. It's just a favorite part of my childhood.
Awesome, thanks for the great comment and for subbing! That Wolverine 4 IS a great cover!
Great video, I'm a huge Wolverine fan. I have definitely overpaid on some but I do buy a lot simply for the artwork on the covers. My favorite Wolverine cover is Incredible Hulk 181, I hope to have one someday.
You and me both!
Great bunch of X-men books..... some of the ones you didn't know what was going on the covers are some of my favorite stories. The run around 190 with Khulan Gath (sp?) is a fun read. It has the Avengers, Spidey, New Mutants...great 80's story.
Thanks, I’ll get around to reading that part of the run someday!
Awesome cover. Thank you Mike.
Best Wolverine cover, Iron Fist #15. I mean you can barely see him, it’s perfect for a second rate X-men character.
LOL OUCH!
I agree with the take on wolverine covers haha I too have wolverine #1 but still love it
Have to agree. Most of those wolvie covers aren't what I would go after. My favorite, at least the one that sticks out most is uxm 222. Really enjoy silvestri and that cover
Thanks for another fun video!
Wolverine happens to be my favourite xmen character. But I really enjoyed Tom Taylor’s run of the All New Wolverine where X-23 takes on the Wolverine title and iconic yellow and blue suit.
I am with you. I have never been a big wolverine fan, but I do like wolverine #8 for the cover and have been looking for 1 for a while.
You are not alone sir, growing up a huge X-Men fan I always thought of him as a jerk and that he was too unstoppable. I do like him, but he's not my favorite. And yes, I do feel he took away from every other amazing deep character.
I may be biased because I’m a big Wolverine fan, but what you said about the Wolverine 8 is how I feel about the hulk 340 cover. I really enjoy it just because of how creative the cover is with the hulk in the reflection of wolverines claws. I think it speaks to mclfarlane as an artist and how Innovative his art was and still is. But I will agree with you my favorite Wolverine cover is hands down x-men 133. I was actually lucky enough to pick up a copy at a convention a few weeks ago.
Those are some really excellent X-Men books. I get the overhype of Wolverine, and he is one of my favorite X-Men. His face was *_EVERYWHERE_* in the 80s and 90s. To be honest, I think he was more popular than Superman or Batman at the time.
I'm a big Amanda Conner fan do buy any cover she does,Means I have a strange variety of books but I love the covers.
Hey man, you know what you like and there's nothing wrong with that! And I do agree with you on them being a little over priced but you said it yourself...cover collectors are out there and will gobble up a share of books and take from the larger pool. If it's a cover I've always liked I will pull the trigger even if it is a little more. Awesome quick hunt as always Mike.
And I do love that Hulk 340 cover haha
I do agree that some of the best cover art was in the X-Men books. One of my all time favorite covers was X-Men 101. As to Wolverine l liked his back story. So much history with him. Another great upload Mike!
X-Men 205 is my favorite wolverine cover and issue. If I see it for a good price I pick it up.
i do like the wolverine #1 limited series wolvie cover. But I do agree some of the covers for wolverine im not a fan of. I do like that wolvie #8 its a beauty. Nice pickups mike
X-men 172 was the first X-men title I bought in the 80s. I'd later go on to get them all from GS1 onward....then 30% of that collection was destroyed by rats in my storage facility. Including GS1 and 94 😢. Keep in mind I paid 80s prices for these. I'm slowly rebuilding, but ugh...prices now are hurting.
I also don't love Wolverine. I used to, but they have reconned him so much and seriously, bone claws are stupid. His healing factor used to be cool, but now....its ridiculous.
Ugh, that’s a horror story losing your collection to rats. I don’t mind his bone claws but I agree the extent of his healing powers are just way too extreme.
Another fantastic video mate!!!
Have to say, being a wolverine fan an all, my favourite cover of all time has to be issue 24 of the 1988 series *(vol 2)
pure 80's you can almost hear it!!!
That is a nice wolverine book and it seems like it was a nice price. I was the one that said lunch money comics. My name is Luke nemchik. All the wolverine comics are great.
I'm with you. Wolverine never did anything for me. Never understood, still don't, the fanaticism around the character.
I love hulk 340 because I have loved super heroes all 20 years of life thanks to my amazing father. However before I was into comic's I always heard how Todd changed Spider-man for the better. So Todd has a special place in my heart as it built my bond with my dad even better.
Hi Mike,
I absolutely agree that Wolverine covers are overpriced. As a character I love him as part of the X-Men but he is not my favorite X-man. I really like Cyclops, Gambit and Psylocke.
The covers are the main point of a comic though, it’s what we look @ through the plastic
Books are appropriately priced if it's what the market will bear. A bit of a "cop out" answer, I know, but it's true. The thing with all those Wolverine covers commanding a higher price is that so many of them are considered to be iconic. Other comic characters have iconic covers that cause a book's value to be elevated despite the fact that those books aren't really keys either (Batman 227 comes to mind); it's just that Wolverine has so many more iconic covers than most other characters. Love the idea of Friday videos! Always looking forward to your content!
All very true, well said. I think the point I was dodging around is that I guess I just don’t personally like many of the famous Wolverine covers. If I thought they were awesome I’d totally justify paying more for them but they are all a bit “meh” for me… except #8 of course, I like it more every day!
Speaking as a person whose favorite character is Wolverine I wouldn't say you are wrong in that his covers go for a premium and some of them are overrated (looking at you Hulk 340) but I think you run into this with any character of sufficient popularity. Wolverine is just odd because he is not Gold/Silver age so he doesnt really compare to alot of the other "big" names but his popularity puts him in the conversation (and book bloat) of characters like Batman and Spiderman. My favorite Wolverine cover is Wolverine Origins #1 the Michael Turner variant. Its not a big money book but I think its absolutely amazing.
That’s an excellent point, as he’s one of the most recent mega popular heroes you can’t blame the prices on age or scarcity. Thanks for the great take!
I do think the wolverine covers are overpriced. However, I will give credit that they are priced higher because people actually want the books (even if for the cover), vs some of the inflated prices because books are “keys” (referencing minor)when no one would have collected the books I’d they weren’t “keys”.
I really like Hulk 340, but I agree there are several better. My top 3 are Wolverine 1 Limited, X-men 133, and Wolverine 8
I like hulk 340. When I saw it in the new release of the week I had to bought it. It’s not only the cover but what it’s promised. A fantastic confrontation between wolverine and hulk . 👍
I think I few the same or similar as you to Wolverine. I think he is great, has his place, but he is not to the level everyone boosts him to. I have always liked him more in team ups or as part of a team. For example, I loved Wolverine in Spider-Man Vs Wolverine.
I do like a lot of his covers though. Can’t totally agree with you on that. They just look cool.
I also feel the same about Deadpool. He’s a fun character, but I think his popularity is over inflated
I love that Wolverine 8 cover and I’m not a fan of the Hulk or Wolverine/ X-Men but they do have some amazing covers. I agree with you on the Hulk cover. A lot of the McFarlane covers are way over priced but you can find them at a lower price sometimes at shows. Also love it when you feature LCS in New England. Since I live in the 91 corridor I’ll go and check them out. Another one for the list.
Awesome haul! I really like how you deliver your videos. Thanks!
I am not a super Wolverine guy, but he's a bit overrated. Wolverine 10 is my favorite cover with Wolverine and Sabertooth. I regret selling my copy. Lol.
Great choice on #10! I found several more cool covers after I edited the video, including that one, wish I included them as well!
Issue 340 of Hulk is a good cover in my opinion. Yes it's Wolverine and yes the two have a history with each other. However, it's Todd's art that really sells it for me.
A lot of those Wolverine covers you showed demand a premium because they're hard to find in high-grade. The Wolverine 8 has that solid Blue background showing every tick. I love Wolverine and he's my favorite X-Men. I always loved how he would rip on Scott because I couldn't stand Scott Summers lol. My favorite Wolverine covers are Eight, Seventeen, and Twenty-Seven. I love the bright colors they make Wolverine really pop. A cover I'm not huge on is ASM 316. I think that cover IMO is overrated.
Haha see I love Cyke as the leader so I always thought Wolverine was being subordinate! But Storm was the better leader anyways and Logan always got along with her so it’s all good!
@@lunchmoneycomics Storm is my second favorite. I really hope they bring her back into the MCU. Even without powers they still respected her as the leader.
Hi Mike I'm not sure if you know who I am I run my own comic book channel called comic book Corner 2.0 I've been watching your channel for a little while now and it's really good The funny thing about this video is I'm currently watching it and I'm wearing the same X-Men shirt lol
I know exactly who you are and I’m subscribed to you… So it looks like we have good taste in tshirts AND UA-cam channels!
@@lunchmoneycomics Absolutely Mike! congratulations on these great books I just picked up that Wolverine book myself at Megacon here in Orlando I paid $80.00 for #1 and #8 after some wheeling and dealing. Anyway have a great Weekend.
Couldn't agree with you more about Wolverine. He may even not be in my top ten of favorite X-Men. But he does have cool covers. My favorite is Uncanny X-Men #251 where he's "crucified" on an X.
Tuxedoes ? ... oh wolverine.
Yes we do tend to overvalue some books for the covers only. While I do love great art on these books my real love is the great stories that leave a lasting impression years or decades later. I agree that Wolverine can be a bit over-hyped but his back story resonates with a lot of people. Is that because of the violence associated with the character? Most likely it is but Wolverine is a unique character in the world of comic books and definitely over used especially back in the 90's. Nice haul and I share your love of the X-Men especially the Chris Claremont years. That Hulk #340 is also homage to death as are other great Todd McFarlane covers.
I've now got a mental picture of Mike "nuzzling" his comics that I just can't shake! I agree that Wolverine covers that aren't keys are a little overpriced. That said one of my favourite covers is Secret War issue 2, it gives me massive Hugh Jackman vibes. It's also the 1st appearance of Quake and I love Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
That IS a pretty cool book! And what a man does with his own comics behind closed doors is his own business!
@@lunchmoneycomics Indeed. It's why I check my comics with the curtains closed. I love that old comic smell and I don't want the neighbours thinking I'm weird sniffing my books. 🤣
@@diz5425 LOL!
My favorite Wolverine cover is Uncanny X-Men #207. Classic Romita Jr.
Overrated or overexposed? The 1990s did that a lot.
I'm going to Boston in a few weeks what comic shot would you recommend the most? Love your videos
Totally agree with you on the Wolverine front. I just see him as another member albeit great one of the Xmen. The only Wolvie book I have right now in my PC is Wolverine 75. However, I must admit I am interested in reading his Weapon X storyline in MCP but have never gotten around to it.
I have to say that I prefer the MCU wolverine play by Hugh Jackman and not the cartoon version of wolverine. Comics can be valued very much by the cool covers. And why not it's art. I look forward to your videos and stories in the books while you are showing them. Thanks for the entertainment and knowledge.
I'm with you! Wolverine is an essential part of the X-men stories but he's far from my favorite. I do wish they had cranked out a few more appearances pre-X-men but alas they didn't. Giant size being his second full appearance and 4th overall.
Side Note- Madelyne Pryor1st Cameo is in Avengers Annual #10 🤓
I love your channel I bought the sam superman that you did with mettelo
I totally agree with you that the Incredible Hulk #340 cover is really overrated in my opinion as well. The Wolverine #8 cover is an absolute banger. I’m currently waiting to get my hands on one myself. But my all time favorite Wolverine Cover has got to be the uncanny X-Men #207 one!
Really nice video again! Thank you for uploading today you really made my day today!
snikt! I'm a fan of wolverine and luckily have Hulk #181 - never selling it.
I’m speculating on X-MEN 199 as well. If they bring in Excalibur in MCU, 100% Phoenix will be in it.
Very nice pick-ups! I like Wolverine as much as the next guy. One of my favourite characters but agree he got over saturated and overpriced from the 90s on. Gotta have words with ya re HULK 340. That would be one of my fav Wolvy covers, and one I don't own yet but would like too. I had it on a favourite t-shirt that I wore till it fell apart as a teenager. Funny thing I always remember as a kid then: No-one I knew (in Ireland) knew how to pronounce Wolverine until the cartoon reached us... up until that point everyone pronounced it (Wolver-eye-n, like iodine). Always laugh thinking back on that.
Haha, happy to concede Hulk 340 to those who owned a tshirt! Also, that’s an awesome story about the pronunciation! I wonder how many other characters are fall into that same category? I know I pronounced Sub-Mariner like an underwater boat lol
I'd say a true wolverine fan has hulk 180 181 I must be I have two copies of each. Without a doubt he has the most demand on the secondary market out of the xmen. Of course his key books fetch a premium.
I am like you when it comes to wolverine but I like him I’m the movies. Also some of this old man Logan issues. Pretty cool
Covers. What about marvel presents 72 and. 77. Weapon X. Did you mention xmen 207 and 268?
just scanning down the comments to see if anyone mentioned Barry Windsor-Smith's Weapon X covers. If they count, they're defo some of the best!
I was first like and comment…lol
Keep up the great content, I LOVE your channel!!!
Thanks so much, and you were indeed first! Enjoy the video!