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Great stuff Zonker, thanks for posting it.

I vote Blumberg flies to the UK to hand-document all of Ian's stuff so Ian doesn't have to risk scans of inside indicias. And Ian, GREAT stuff. For once, I'm on your side of the argument.

What about my PM?

I've always loved that cover. I just won one on Ebay and I'm hoping it looks that nice.

It's beneficial to be looser at the high $ books. Metro is all over the place with their grading. I have found them to be a little tighter with HG BA on more recently aqcuired books. My rule with them is, if something's been on the site for a while, avoid it. If it's new, it's probably more accurately graded.

Here's another...

Somewhere, Johan Roux is crying because you guys are so cruel.

Since we already did the top 5 favorite issues, how about the top 5 worst BA horror books. I guess we'd have to specify DCs & Marvels since Charlton would probably have 45 of the 1st 50. I'd have to nominate HOM 269 (I think that's the right number) that has a tremendously gay heavy metal KISS ripoff. They were dying for "I Vampire" at that point.

you're an insufficiently_thoughtful_person.

Shameless plug for some BA horror listed in the marketplace (or Marktplatz if you're German) Das Books

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Here's the story from CBM (Well, actually it was from "Gold & Silver - Overstreet's Comic Book Quarterly" that took the place of CBM for a few months. Issue 6)

http://boards.collectors-society.com/rem...021&Main=772936 Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwww

You might want to wash your hands before reading your books in the future.

I started buying these books back in the early-mid 90s for speculation and got hooked on the great stuff. Even back then, they weren't easy in HG. It helps to find a box full of HOM/HOS/Unexpected with a few 9.4s though! In terms of my top 5: 1) HOS 151 - cover to cover greatness 2) HOM 186 - see Shiv's comments 3) HOM 207 - best damn cover of them all - with the proper colors and gloss, I pick this one over HOM 236. 4) HOS 119 - Archetypal 70s DC book with Suydam to boot 5) HOM 191 - Killer puppets and Adams, what more can you ask for?

Tim, no, there has not been an article in CBM about Dennis. There is a certain snobbery in the comic hobby, I feel, where some titles are not deemed worthy of recognition. Many Archie & Harvey collectors I know feel the same way. It is an egregious oversight, especially considering Dennis has had numerous movies, tv shows, multiple comic series ranging across decades, and continuous worldwide syndication for over fifty years even after the death of his creator. Dennis is more of a household name in this day and age than Uncle Scrooge or even Tarzan. (If not for the recent Disney movie, I'm not sure any of today's kids would even know who Tarzan is.) It's a blight on the hobby that Ketcham could not see his creation on the cover of the Overstreet Guide or CBM before his death. The only homage I've seen paid toward Ketcham in our hobby is by Fred Hembeck and one of Ketcham's biggest fans, Matt Groening. Joe Au contraire...IIRC there was a GREAT article in CBM about Dennis, only not what you're expecting. The premise was that DTM has been replaced by a doppelganger of sorts - as evidenced by the fact that he is no longer the "menace" he used to be. The troubles he causes now are nothing in comparison to those he did in the 50s & 60s. I'll see if I can dig it up and scan it. Incredible thread, by the way. Should definitely be archived.

I hate you.

If you bought em to keep em, then that's the best thing. I think Wayne Howard gets overlooked because he was a Wood imitator. The covers on that run are great. I'm trying to finish it out in 9.0 or better, and I'm 1/3 there.

This was a great buy! Wish I'd seen it... Jim Actually, I was watching that lot. It wasn't a great buy. You can see that those books are all in the VG-FN range, and for Charltons, that's essentially $0.50-1.00 territory. Total value is about $10-15, and with S&H he paid near $30. Midnight Tales is a slow mover. But, if you're happy with them, it's a moot point.

Larson copy....VF+/NM- (you guys remember what these letters mean)...white pages....a beaut.... I'll trade you my GD copy plus $100 for it?

Or your avatar!