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On 9/18/2023 at 12:44 PM, WolverineX said:
I got an invincible 1 9.8 and it looks immaculate except the very back there are two little scuffs on the top Staple and the bottom staple on the back.
Other than these two defects the remaining book is very sharp with sharp corners and pretty much a perfect front.
These could be production related defects that are widely known on this book that keeps this in 9.8
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On 9/15/2023 at 1:20 PM, WolverineX said:
looks like an animal bite
As an exterminator by trade. THAT my friend is silverfish chewing.
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On 9/5/2023 at 6:46 PM, HemiGTX said:
Here ya go. It's the Spokane copy.
That's pretty enough to sell my rims for.🤑
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On 8/25/2023 at 7:18 PM, Jayman said:
And now my showpiece of the set. This is a book I only became aware of about 3 years ago and every time I’ve seen one it was in the poorest quality. I was surprised that New English Library made a hard bound Annual that contained all 1-12 issues in the same high quality paper as the individual issues. Ironically I found this within days of getting the last issue I needed to complete the set.
For the Annual, I took a chance on a 0 feedback seller with a BIN. The book looked in great condition and it was. I researched the seller who had a bookstore in the UK so I decided to risk it. Seller was great, provided overseas tracking and it arrived very quickly and is currently my most prized tome!
I present the NEL Dracula Annual.
it is a thick book!
WHAT?
I never knew this book existed. Thanks Jay for the set walk-through they are all stunning, and incredibly tougher to find in high grade, kudos.
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On 8/19/2023 at 10:05 PM, OtherEric said:Creepy #32 thoughts:
General issue note: this issue is listed as "scarce" in Overstreet, and it ties for the third most valuable according to the listings. I'm really not sure why, it's not particularly hard to find, and it doesn't have the excuse the Eerie #17 or Vampirella #3 do of having sold out unusually early in the back issue ads. They were asking $20 for it near the end of the run, which was even more than the #1, though. This was actually one of the earliest Warren issues I got when I started picking them up more consistently a few years ago rather than the handful of odd issues I had gotten over the years. I want to say I got it from @TerrysComics at the Jet City Comic Show (now Grit City) in Tacoma for $10.
Cover: I agree with the indexer that it looks to me like a more human sized creature staring down on the town, but there really isn't that much to indicate the scale properly and I figure Ellison interpreting it as a giant is equally valid. More comments further on.
Loathsome Lore: Sutton is really good at these, which is probably why they keep assigning them to him. Not his best but still pretty decent.
The Story Behind the Story: While I'm sure some of this is perhaps exaggerated, it says here... and Ellison repeated it other places... that the cover came first and Ellison based the story on the cover. So I'm really not sure why the index seems confused on the sequence of events here. It's also worth noting that this unusual hype page is probably a rare case where a story probably deserved the hype, at least in terms of the creative team. Ellison was a highly respected writer who had won multiple awards, Neal Adams was probably the hottest artist in comics at this point, compared to his debut in the Warrens a few years earlier, and Frazetta was, well, Frazetta. Getting them as a team on a story was undeniably a coup for Warren at this point.
Rock God: Comics were never Ellison's primary writing, but he dipped his toe into the field pretty much throughout his long career. He's another EC alumnus they got for Warren, with his first professional sale being a story in Weird Science-Fantasy. His Warren output ties his EC output... one story each per publisher. The short story version of Rock God appeared at close to the same time as the comic version, in the November 1969 issue of the short-lived digest "Cover 13". No, I never heard of it before I just looked it up either. I've never felt this was one of Ellison's better stories, in either text or comic form, honestly. But the Adams art is magnificent, and lesser Ellison still hits a fairly high minimum level of quality.
Death is a Lonely Place: A nice, moody, introspective piece. I almost want to describe it as an un-horror story, taking the trappings of horror to tell a story that really isn't. Great stuff.
I... Executioner: I guessed the twist on page three. Decent filler for the issue, but nothing terribly impressive.
A Wall of Privacy: A great concept, a very nice twist, and great art by Colon (as David StClair for some reason).
V.A.M.P.I.R.E.: I can only assume this was meant as a parody and the writer failed at the goal. "Willamsune"'s art seems rather uninspired by the --script as well.
Movie Dissector: Amusing but slight, I have almost nothing to say on this one.
The 3:14 is Right on Time: An excellent conclusion to the issue. Billy Graham continues to amaze me, and Ken Dixon provided a story worth of his talents, with a surprisingly sympathetic murderer character. Great stuff.
Overall, a very good issue, but I'm starting to wonder if increasing the page count back up wasn't slightly counterproductive, and we might have a better book if they dropped one or two of the lesser stories. I'm definitely not sure about that, though, because often you can't tell what will work and what won't until it's actually done, at which point they pretty much need to print it to stay in business. Never mind the fact that creators get better by making mistakes.
Thanks for the kudos in your story.
Yes,I drew this on charcoal for a board member, and am obsessed with Frazetta's work ever since. This piece literally took me 6 months to complete. That's how crazy awesome Frazetta's work is.
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On 8/18/2023 at 12:53 PM, Gaard said:
It's so obvious that CGC is lying when they say each slab is inspected, or their QC people are inept. Both are correctable ... especially when you have years to do it. Unfortunately, it is also obvious that CGC chooses not to correct it.
If it's not cost effective, they won't do it. Unfortunately every book should be considered a one off collectable. Hence they should be treated as such.
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On 8/13/2023 at 9:48 PM, jimjum12 said:
Most outfits that do mass production do QC on sample lots, not on every single unit made. I would venture that the problem here is in the procedures and the training. If the process is on point and the employees are engaged, the failures should be minimal. I would imagine, in CGC's efforts to shorten TAT's, they have cut too many corners, unrealistic expectations, Overtime overload, etc. Once employee morale plummets, the quality dovetails. GOD BLESS...
-jimbo(a friend of jesus)
This isn't a pallet of dish soap. Every book needs quality attention. Just another thing in my life that's been tainted by insufficiently_thoughtful_persons.
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On 7/26/2023 at 2:18 AM, Domo Arigato said:
I believe he did move on from CGC.
It appears he may have started his own company.
Boats and hoes.🤣
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On 7/25/2023 at 9:19 PM, StillOnly25Cents said:
special appearance of the Wasp?
Exactly! A yellow jacket wasp.
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On 7/8/2023 at 5:52 PM, Randall Dowling said:
First cover, correct Dave?
Oh. Sorry....
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On 7/8/2023 at 3:28 PM, jr70 said:
I saw what looked to be a NM raw copy of web of horror 3 at a store. Dealer was asking 450 for it but I felt that was pretty high. Any thoughts? First Wrightson work.
Not 1st Wrightson work. That title belongs to Creepy #9
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I'm sorry I haven't been around much these days, work is so crazy this time of year.
Have a happy 4th, and remember the true meaning as well as the partying too.🤠🥳
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I'm at a loss.
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On 4/22/2023 at 2:30 PM, Jayman said:
Vampirella was at the 1939 Worlds Fair?
🤣😉
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On 4/13/2023 at 4:23 AM, batmiesta said:
Personally it would have to be a 9.6, but that's just me.
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I find this hilarious.
I mean the difference between 9.4 and 9.6 is negligible really.
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Here's two for you.
Make me an offer.
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On 4/10/2023 at 2:09 PM, Axe Elf said:
Fortunately, I was able to convince them of the absurdity of their position, and help them to use better judgment.
Thus, I am now the proud owner of THE ONLY 500-PIECE, ALL-CREEPY-COVER JIGSAW PUZZLE IN THE WORLD!!!
It's printed large enough and the resolution is good enough that you can read most of the writing on the covers, although some of the finer print is a little hard to see.
Awesome!
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On 3/27/2023 at 2:21 PM, SAKI said:
Oh my......
I won't break up my run for anything.
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Is this a 9.8?
in Hey buddy, can you spare a grade?
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I do see the same defects as the one you showed me of yours.