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One of the reasons given for the dislike of the go-go check banner was that it "used up" valuable space on the cover with no measurable gain.

A review of go-go check examples makes me question this explanation. As can be seen below, it was typical for paste ups and cover blurbs off all kinds to encroach into the go-go check area, even the masthead is sometimes overlayed in such a way as to obscure the checked pattern.

Today I consider the go-go checks an excellent thematic element that helped tie my collection together into a whole. Forty six years ago, someone with the power to instigate change didn't agree.

Happy Hunting!

Lee

P.S. Don't you just loathe a hole in your set?

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