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In regards to topics from the past, here is a comic regarding possible pre-Columbian contact in North America... Produced locally in Minnesota. A great read!

But I really want to see your synthesis of Garuda and Mothman...

Always enjoy this thread. Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge and insight. For further reading...

A couple more of these British Classics-type comics:

I'm going to guess there aren't too many copies of this exciting adventure out there...

Giant squarebound 1973 comic by "Action Text, Inc." Anybody seen another copy?

1973 giveaway from Royal Crown Cola, published by Pluribus Associates, with art by Bill Rechin (Out Of Bounds and Crock). Never seen another copy...

Never seen another copy of this. Anybody else? Don't you want to go for a walk with Mr. Sneekers?

Two "Silly Putty Man" comics. Supposedly produced by DC, but not credited on comics. These are supposed to be rare...can't say for sure. Saw one for sale here a while back, otherwise the only copies I've seen.

Any Jim Woodring fans here? Proposal for his "Frank In The River" graphic novel. Handmade comic, signed and numbered "4/50". Believe this was sent to publishers as a proposal for what became the breakthrough book for his "Frank" character.

Wow,i always wanted to see one of those,is it yours,and any interiors? Thanks for sharing all the cool pics,made my week! Thanks! This is a scan I made a while back. I'll try to dig it up and get some interior pages...

This is so cool!

That list is a joke, correct? Most of that list contains comics that are not rare! How about the Tellurider comic? Very cool! (thumbs u Your copy? (thumbs u Thanks!

Rarest zombie comic? Anybody ever see another copy of this? Features a great book-length psychological horror story...

That list is a joke, correct? Most of that list contains comics that are not rare! How about the Tellurider comic?

Three promotional "hero" comics, including "Microsoft Man". Only copies of any of these I've ever seen. No date on Microsoft Man - must be early in their history, though..

Here's issue #4 of Comic Monthly from 1922. Anyone a member at comics.org? Please feel free to post this to correct the cover they have up there now...

Here is A Medal For Bowzer, also from Bo Hogg's list, a pro-animal experimentation comic book from Will Eisner. One copy with black and red printing. Another copy (not mine) with yellow and blue ink also... Also another Eisner rarity. But since it's from around 1950, it would fall within the Golden Age...

Here's a copy of the Special Olympics Coaches Manual, as listed by Bo Hogg... Over 180 pages, squarebound giant, all color. Features unlisted Superman story, as well as many famous sports personalities like Arnold Schwarzenegger, Julius Erving, Pele, etc., etc.

1964 Youth In The Ghetto. Comic book style "Harlem Youth Report" #5

Here is a promo comic for producer/animator J.J. Sedelmaier featuring his characters The Ambiguously Gay Duo, with an Alex Ross cover. Distributed by Sedelmaier with a DVD to prospective clients...

There are so many rare comics...It is what makes comic book collecting so challenging yet rewarding. Yet it makes comic book collecting unique among collectibles. With stamp and coin collecting, many rarities are well known, since the production of stamps and coins is generally limited to government agencies. But thousands of different businesses, agencies, and individuals have produced comic books. So many really rare comic books are pretty much unknown to most collectors. The fact that so many rare comic books are almost unknown works both for and against them as collectibles. Since they are relatively unknown, some really rare comic books can sometimes be found cheaply. Some rare comic books become well-known and prices rise accordingly, like the Superman Bradman comic book. But many others still fly under the radar. Because collectors who are still hunting for them aren't likely to promote news of their existence. Here are just a few comics I've seen only once or twice over the years. Feel free to tell me they are common as dirt... I'd also love to see other people's rare comics. That would be a lot more interesting than stories of inept eBaying... (thumbs u First, Wings Comics movie prop produced by DC for Spielberg's 1987 film of the J.G. Ballard story Empire Of The Sun. DC produced a cover and some interior pages and married them to a copy of a Superman comic. Don't know how many copies they produced... Below is the cover and a couple stills from the movie showing Christian (Batman) Bale reading it, and then John Malkovich taking it from him and looking at it. Note how the character on the cover of the comic resembles Malkovich's character, foreshadowing his appearance...

Final issues from bound volume...

More from the bound volume...

Here is a bound volume of Prize Comics Western with some of the early American Eagle issues...