1995 Youngblood figure of Rob Liefeld’s Troll by Todd McFarlane Toys

From Image comic’s creator Rob Liefeld, Bartholomew J. Troll is a government agent who has been working on the side of American ever since the Revolutionary War. A former member of the superhero teams Youngblood and Brigade, Troll is in fact a mythical troll and is over thousands of years old. Though naturally all covered in blue fur, he chooses to appear more like a grayed haired version of Wolverine.

Here is a 1995 Youngblood action figure of Rob Liefeld’s Troll by McFarlane Toys.

When a pipe broke in my garage this item happened to be in a cardboard box on the floor. Though the water never got more than a couple of centimeters high the cardboard box soaked up the water and so did the backboard of this item’s package. I decided to just remove the backboard and place the figure in a Ziploc bag. The only time I have removed the item from the bag since then was to take these pictures.  None of the parts are missing and as you can tell from the pictures the item is in excellent condition.

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1996 Spawn Series 4 figure: Cy-Gor the cybernetic gorilla by Todd McFarlane Toys

In an attempt to create the ultimate supersoldier the entity simply known as “The Agency”, sanctioned an unholy project which would combine man, beast, and machine into one. The plan of Dr. Fredrick Whilhelm’s was to fuse the mind of Sergeant Stephen Smith with that of a silver back gorilla which he had enhanced with cybernetics. However, Dr. Whilhelm, who was apparently running the entire operation single-handedly, suffered a debilitating stroke leaving his work incomplete and as a result the mind of the monstrosity known as Cy-Gor would be more beast than originally planned. The then uncontrollable Cy-Gor eventually broke free from the layer of Dr. Whilhelm in order to extract his revenge on all those that had a part in his creation including his onetime mentor Al Simmons.

Here is a 1996 Spawn Series 4 action figure of the part beast/part man/part machine known as Cy-Gor by McFarlane Toys.
 

When a pipe broke in my garage this item happened to be in a cardboard box on the floor. Though the water never got more than a couple of centimeters high the cardboard box soaked up the water and so did the backboard of this item’s package. I decided to just remove the backboard and place the figure in a Ziploc bag. The only time I have removed the item from the bag since then was to take these pictures.  None of the parts are missing and as you can tell from the pictures the item is in excellent condition.

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Printer’s Proof of the Recalled Spider-Man Teaser Poster Featuring the World Trade Center

Before the tragic events of September 11, 2001 Sony Entertainment released a number of teaser posters for their upcoming Spider-Man film. The poster featured Spider-Man hanging on the side of a building with the reflection of the World Trade Center’s Twin Towers in his left eye. In light of the events of 9/11 Sony decided to recall these posters along with all other material using that same image, instantly making them a highly sought for commodity by collectors. Three versions of the teaser poster exist with slightly different taglines:

The North American version states “3 MAY 2002”
 The International version states “COMING 2002”
The South American version states “2002”

An even rarer version of these posters would be a printer’s proof. Before a batch of posters is printed a limited number of test posters are printed with a color chart along the left edge of the poster. Once they are given the ok the proofs are normally destroyed.

Here is an authentic printer’s proof of the highly sought for recalled Spider-Man teaser poster.

The poster has a slight tear on the left border and some white spots are noticeable near the bottom and top of the poster upon close inspection (shown in the pictures). Other minor defects are due to wear from rolling the poster. I have provided several images to help you determine the condition of the item and its authenticity for yourself. If you have trouble authenticating movie posters for yourself you can go to movieposterauthenticating.com for help.

The poster measures approximately 28 x 40 3/4 inches.

Here are few of the reasons why I feel this poster is authentic.
1) In the original cut version of the poster there is a yellow cab that can be seen partially on the left side of the poster traveling on an overpass. In reprints of the poster this cab is usually not visible due to a difference in cropping of the image. In this printer’s proof the entirety of the cab is clearly shown as it’s an uncut version of the poster.
2) The small red text under the tagline includes the word ‘sale’. This word has been left out in reprints apparently in a move to make them more sale-able.
3) Original versions of this poster also state under the tagline, “THIS FILM IS NOT YET RATED. FOR FUTURE INFO GO TO FILMRATINGS.COM”. Reprints, possibly made after a rating was given to the film, are missing this line.

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Point of No Return Movie Poster Autographed by Cast

Point of No Return is a 1993 American remake of Luc Besson’s 1990 film Nikita. It tells the story of a drug addict, Maggie Hayward, who was found guilty of murdering a police officer and sentenced to death. However, her death is staged by a secret government agency that transforms her into a deadly assassin. As Maggie begins to fall in love with her house manager she starts to hate her job as a professional killer. Having had enough, she asks to leave the agency; unfortunately for her leaving the agency proves to be no simple task.

Here is an authentic double-sided movie poster for the film Point of No Return signed by five of the main members of the cast: Bridget Fonda (the femme fatale, Maggie Hayward), Gabriel Byrne (the love struck secret operative, Bob), Dermot Mulroney (Maggie’s apartment manager and lover, J.P.), Harvey Keitel (the ‘cleaner’, Victor), and Anne Bancroft (the secret operative instructor, Amanda).

Tape has been previously used on the back side of the poster, apparently for when it was on display, and it has left marks in six places. On the front side of the poster there is also a mark left by tape by after the ‘N’ in Return which possible got there when it was being rolled or taken down. Other than the tape marks, the poster is in great condition with only a few other minor defects.

The poster measures approximately 27 x 40 inches. The certificate of authenticity for the signatures comes from All-Star Entertainment Inc.

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Sean Connery Autographed James Bond: Goldfinger Reprint Movie Poster

Released in 1964, Goldfinger is the third film in the James Bond series and is considered by many to be the best Bond film of all time. This quintessential Bond film with its pre-credits sequence; unforgettable characters such as Pussy Galore, Oddjob, and Auric Goldfinger; and first look into Q’s laboratory with its stockade of technological gadgets established the formula for all Bond films to follow. A huge success which gave the James Bond series its first Academy Award, Goldfinger announced to the world that James Bond was here to stay.

Here is a reproduction of a vintage movie poster for the classic James Bond film, Goldfinger, which was autographed by James Bond actor Sean Connery.

The poster has some minor defects and wear from being rolled but is in otherwise excellent condition. The poster measures approximately 25 x 39 ¼ inches.

Just to make things clear, the poster is a reprint for the 1964 film Goldfinger; Sean Connery’s signature in gold colored ink of is NOT part of the reprint design.

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1994 Limited Edition A Distant Soil Print Autographed by Colleen Doran

A Distant Soil is the work of writer and illustrator Colleen Doran. Since its creation the story has gone under a number of reversions as the title moved from one publisher to the next. Current issues of A Distant Soil are now being published under the Image banner.

The story of A Distant Soil focuses on a 15 year old earth bound girl, by the name of Liana, who is the heir of a religious dynasty on a distant plant, called Ovanan. When the current leaders of Ovanan learned of Liana’s existence they decided to assassinate her. Fortunately for the young heroine the leader of the Ovanan Resistance, Rieken, travels to earth along with his body guard, D’mer, to protect young Liana. With the help of her brother, Jason, and new found friends Rieken and D’mer they set off to gather a team of heroes who will travel back with them to Ovanan in an attempt to overthrow the corrupt regime. 

This is a 1994 limited edition autographed print by Colleen Doran featuring Liana and Rieken from A Distant Soul titled Liana's Gift. It is numbered 1,315 out of only 2,000.

Colleen Doran is a well-known illustrator and writer who first began working professionally as an illustrator at the young age of 15. Since then she has gone on to do illustrations for hundreds of comics, graphic novels, books, magazines, and other works. Some of the titles she has worked on include The Sandman, Wonder Woman, Legion of Superheroes, Teen Titans, Gone to Amerikay, Mangaman, and her own title A Distant Soil.

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Original 1983 Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (Episode VI) Lobby card

The final conclusion to George Lucas’ epic sci-fi trilogy, Star Wars: Return of the Jedi brought the battle between the Rebel Alliance and the Galactic Empire to the Endor system as the Rebels try to prevent the completion of another Death Star. In order for the Rebel fleet lead by Lando Clarissisan to have a chance at destroying it, a small strike force lead by Han Solo travels to the forest moon of Endor to disable the force generator protecting the Death Star. While Han Solo and the rest of his team are being introduced to the Ewoks on the moon, Luke Skywalker decides to confront Darth Vader and Emperor Palpatine upon the Death Star for the last time.

Here is as single lobby card for the 1983 box office hit Return of the Jedi featuring the heroes of the trilogy in the cockpit of the Imperial shuttle Tydirium as they attempt to bypass the Imperial security forces and land on the forest moon of Endor. From left to right, starting in the back you can see: R2-D2, C-3PO (Anthony Daniels), Princes Leia (Carrie Fisher), Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), Chewbacca (Peter Mayhew), and Hand Solo (Harrison Ford).

The card has turned yellowish in the back and has a bit of wear; however, it is still in fairly good condition. I have provided several pictures to help you judge the condition of the item for yourself.

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