Is this right place for advice on first issues?

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Eyeballing these. Plus....Anyone familiar with Analog magazine?

Tales of the Dark Knight:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/353051691886

Analog Magazine - March 1965:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/353051721107

True Comics: First Issue:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/353051723674

[Grasswire2]

1. are you looking to make money? or aquire them for your own collection? nt

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4. I'm not a big collector - my husband has a comic collection, though.

He adds to it every now and then. I found him those first four Amazing Stories I posted about a year or so ago.

Wondering if any of these or all of them would be a worthwhile gift. The seller is a regular at the thrifts I go to, but, I tend to be wary of him and his wife because he comes off as intense. Like it’s more business than fun. Which is the exact opposite of me, as I am casual about it and see it as fun.

Anyway, I figured there’d be trusted opinions here at DU. I can’t ask my husband because that would ruin the surprise..

BTW....The only things I personally collect are books illustrated by Harry Clarke. Yes, I’m a weirdo. Heheh

[Grasswire2]

5. You know that on eBay you can assess the reliability of the seller?

Unlike local sources.

Read the feedback for the seller.

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6. Oh thanks.

I’m mostly into places like ReStore and just buying what I think is cool to me.

[Grasswire2]

2. the value of an item can be ascertained by looking at "sold" value on eBay..

...not the listing value.

[LunaSea]

3. Analog

Long running SF magazine typically leans toward the "hard SF".
That's a great cover.

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7. My husband likes Dune, that's why it caught my attention.

Still debating on the purchase since I think I know the seller, but, feel I have some time to decide as my husband’s birthday is in June.

[LunaSea]

8. The cover artist

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Schoenherr

Was best known for his illustrations for the Dune series.
Frank Herbert once remarked that Schoenherr was the only man to visit Dune.
http://ski-ffy.blogspot.com/2010/08/illustrated-dune.html

Expect collectors interest to increase as there's another Dune movie currently in production.

[Maxheader]

9. I have a ton of paper backs...

From way before Frank herbert and dune..Which I have laying around somewhere..

Thought about selling a few through some buy/sell sites,

But looking through them..remember the woodwos that the trees would birth?

Selling is out of the question..

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10. I hear ya. Whenever mr blm starts thumbing through

his books he usually falls in love with the art all over again.