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I had opened up the theme to covers with the four suits on them - Royal Flush Gang, that National Comic, and in this case, the Joker logo DC used for a while. Books with the Joker or Jack of Hearts were not automatically included. (I'd never be able to get some of those books.)

I'm a fan of any Cap with Golden Girl on the cover Nice pickup (thumbs u Thanks. I think Cap's cherub-like face was part of it - in addition to the Biro-esque balloon filled cover (except I usually like Biro covers). Golden Girl is welcome on a cover any time.

ya, good luck with that....

Incredible run - and a great book to finish it - congratulations.

Probably my second best week for adding books. This one isn't as nice as the one I sold. I should have waited, Rockfords suck! And one without cards:

This thrill bid book is cool, but I'll probably be unloading it pretty quick (no playing cards. I need to keep repeating to myself "Stop buying books not in your niche".) Cheap Mile Highs are fun though.

My other "big" recent purchase, this one from CLink. I'm not a fan of this cover, but I am thrilled with this copy. The major flaws are around the edges and make the book affordable, but the cover has bright colors and great gloss.

After looking at this thing on ComicConnect for months, I finally pulled the trigger. Book looks as expected and it's one of the better card covers, in my opinion.

They do when the question are strictly related to comics and not newspaper strips. It is quite the surprise that the adventure strips that are now the most highly praised didn't rate high or at all in these surveys. If anyone ever wondered why one of Goodman's longest running comic / mag was Miss America, one only needs to look at this 1948 survey to see that it would have been his only point of pride at rubbing elbows with much more mainstream and high-class publications - Obviously, this must have been taken before Hey Pal came on the scene!!! Incredible and fascinating research. I'd love to see someone make that kind of effort on comics, magazines and the Internet today. I think the 10,000 words per comic is staggering and more than I ever would have guessed. (Makes sense, once pointed out.) Thank you for the incredible information.

They prefer the swap meet out of spite while you are still alive. When dead it's a toss up between eBay and the neighbor kid.

As for rough value, good luck. I could find only a couple sales - both on Heritage. The most expensive book went for $60. Earlier a batch of a few books went for less. I didn't see a #26.

From Wiki: Australian Revision Cat-Man would appear in a radically-altered, black-and-white version by Australian publisher Gordon & Gotch when American import laws during WWII hindered access to the Holyoke comics. In this Australian revision, Cat-Man had no secret identity or powers, and continued to wear the Crash Comics outfit. However, Cat-Man was a superb fighter and a brilliant inventor, armed with a Luger pistol, a pair of night vision goggles with the ability to temporarily blind foes with a light that emanated from the goggles, and a utility belt similar to Batman's. Cat-Man was based in a mountaintop headquarters, with his primary area of operations being that of the Australian outback. However, when situations needed he would range all over the globe to fight crime. When he did so, he was assisted by his male sidekick, Kit; his fiancée Terri West, an employee of the United Nations; and her father, Professor West, a famous scientist. The Australian Cat-Man would run for a shorter period than its predecessor, spanning twelve issues. In the 1950s, Tricho would reprint them as Catman Comics #13-22. The characters also appeared in the Giant Phantom Comics series.

No robots, and I lost out on the one I really wanted on ComicLink, but a few decent Western covers. Galaxy with a Wally Wood cover and some interior work.

The students appreciate CAL!

Probably my grail for giveaways. I am assuming there must have been some kind of discovery of several copies. I picked up this beauty on Heritage recently - I assume it was the one Dale Roberts owned. Before it was offered on Heritage I picked up a very nice high grade raw copy of the same book and there seem to be several Gene Autry books from the Quaker giveaway set available. The back of the book has an add for Quaker Puffed Wheat which is "Shot from Guns"

A commission piece featuring my great Danes in a very cool setting.

He says Ho Ho Ho and has a sidekick named Sprout. As for the one not in the frozen food section, I stole this description from a Heritage auction for a CGC 8.0 that sold for $8,500 five years ago: Green Giant Comics #1 (Pelican Publications, 1940) CGC VF 8.0 Off-white to white pages. You're looking at one of the few copies of this book in existence. Overstreet calls it "rare," while Gerber terms it "very rare," signifying that only six to ten copies are thought to still exist. Overstreet also notes that the book was distributed only in New York City, and says that even the book's publisher "believes the book never reached the stands." If, despite all of this, you still believe a nicer copy will come along, let us curb your optimism by noting that only two other unrestored copies have been certified by CGC as of this writing, and they are a FN+ 6.5 and a lamentable FR/GD 1.5. Overstreet 2007 VF 8.0 value = $7,800. CGC census 5/07: 1 in 8.0, none higher.

The publication of this article in the Houston Post marked the beginning of Houston Fandom. Gene became the focal point as collectors around here realized there were others that shared their passions. Roy Bonario, Glenn Kessler, Earl Blair and others all read this and then got in contact with Gene. As a result the Houston Comic Collectors association was formed. From there HoustonCon started in 1967, and became one of the big national shows by the early 70's. Roy Bonario also started selling comics through a record shop in 1967 and then opened Roy's Memory Shop in 1970, the first true comic store in town. Gene was a fixture at the early Houston Cons but moved more and more towards movie paper. He eventually opened The Emporium, selling movie posters through the mid-nineties. He now sells exclusively through the internet. An updated version of that article ran in 1970 and a new group of collectors were brought into the fold. I attended my first HCCA meeting in 1972. The greatest thing imaginable, at least to a dorky nine year old. He centerpieces a Giant-Size Batman and a Tracy, but that book in the lower right corner appears to be the $100 gem of his collection.

Will the buyer of the book please post it for sale on the boards for $2,800 next week so we can stir up some hassle? You guys resolved this too amicably, too fast.

Signatures certainly can change over the years, but these are supposedly authentic ones. Seems like some big differences, but I'm no CSI. I would love to find out it was his book.

With artwork like that on the Flash, how could kids not get excited? Did they make it such a childish drawing because they had not yet finalized how the character would look or did they just not care?

As long as I am in a questioning mood tonight. Did any Communist/Socialist organizations ever publish a comic of their own to express their views?

Eliminate Jesus, gods and caveman pictures. In comic books, who was the first costumed superhero to appear in newspaper strips or comics? What prompted my curiosity was the Metropolis newsletter noting the sale of Frew's Phantom #1 and this: “Many collectors may not be aware, but the Phantom was first published as a newspaper strip in 1936, making the him the 1st costumed super hero” stated Metropolis COO, Vincent Zurzolo. He may be right - and if he is wrong, it can't be by much, but I would just be surprised if the very first costumed superhero anyone could think of creating happened to be a classic character who has been constantly published for more than 70 years.

GGA! Nicely done Bill. Mike Now THAT'S how you name a comic book!!! Hey Ted, if you are heading to the drug store, can you pick me up a copy of TWPOTJFTWDMC?

Apparently dem funny animals don't play too many card games. These are the only two I know of - and the Alice doesn't really quite fit. Anyone know of any other cards on animal covers?