As my hardcover masterworks' buying had dropped from one or two a month a number of years back to a couple a year, my softcover buying will catch up after awhile.  I still buy hardcovers of Sgt. Fury and will buy Strange Tales and Journey Into Mystery when they reach the Lee/Kirby/Ditko era.  I kept my hardcovers of books that wouldn't be in softcover or Omnibus form for years to come(Avengers 7-10, Spider-Man 11-13, Thor 7-9, Nick Fury 1-3, Ant-Man 1 & 2, Sub-Mariner 2-4, Daredevil 4-6, Human Torch 1 & 2, Rawhide Kid 1 & 2).

I, also, buy the painted covers as a number of these are beautifully done.

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