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mikeyc67

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  1. 6 hours ago, Get Marwood & I said:

    It is indeed #11, which reprints the Charlton title of the same name, #9 as you rightly say - here's a copy from the bay:

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    As you can see from the certificate from the plate set that I posted that no one liked enough to comment on, there were two AC series of Out of This World:

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    The first series ran for 23 issues - you can view them on the GCD here:

    https://www.comics.org/series/21401/covers/?page=1.2

    And the second, 10 issues:

    https://www.comics.org/series/21402/covers/?page=1.2

    The holy grail of that title is OOTW #17 which reprinted Amazing Fantasy #15 and which now commands eye watering premiums. Here's my old copy, now long gone alas:

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    A recent sale :eek:

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    You can read up on Alan a bit more here:

    https://30thcenturycomics.co.uk/extras/alan-class/alan-class-guide/

    And here is a nice video interview of the man himself:

    We won't see his like again, nor the simplicity of the times he operated in.

     

    What a gentleman. Fascinating.