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I'll take it (even though I've never seen an awning like that in venice)

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Could these be added to the Lady Mechanika set? Thanks. These were added already. Please note that when you attempt to add a book to the wrong slot we receive a "failed add" notification. These are handled similar to the chat board requests.

I was surprised this closed so high on eBay earlier this week, at about $620. Lady Mechanika is one of the two modern registry sets I compete in (along with the Dave Stevens Covers set). This is a sexy cover with the stockings flash, but it's by Steigerwald (the regular inker) rather than Benitez, and also I didn't think there was as much interest in LM as a few years ago. Anyway, my high bid (I think it was around $300) was trounced by the winner. These sketch covers are very rare. They were produced for issues 0, 1 and 2 of the original LM series, and only 200 copies were made of each. I have never actually seen a copy without a sketch, so I wonder where they are. I once asked Benitez at a con if he had any, and he said he did not (although who knows, maybe he has a stack that he forgot about). Anyway, I have 4 copies with Benitez sketches. Thanks for reading.

take at 40% off Comic Book Heaven #1. $4 comic book marketplace #33 Catman cover. $6

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I think this is a really cool book, but I don't think people here are generally looking for something like this. I think you'd get a better response on eBay even at your original price of $1150. Just my HO. GLWYS.

Here are some additional comics I've gotten back from CGC lately. I actually have no open invoices with CGC at the moment, which is kind of a bummer because it's nice to have something to look forward to. I do have a small stack of comics to send in, so I'll need to work up the courage to venture out to the post office.

I'm like you. I think a lot about what I buy before I buy. A big part of it, is a space issue. I also want to keep my collection focused. So before I buy, I think about how the comic fits in my collection, and where I'll store it. There are a few titles I'm still trying to finish, but mostly nowadays I'm a covers collector. Mostly GGA, but even within that genre, there are so many categories. I've created my own categories to help keep my collecting focused. So when I think about buying a comic, I say to myself, which category does this comic fit into?

No wins last night in the Comic Link auction. For tonight, I've got a bunch of bids out, but only one that's still in my price range. Here are a few things I've gotten back from CGC lately:

ComicLink Auction March/April 2020 I haven't bid in any CL auctions in a while, but again since I'm bored at home, I'm looking for any distractions (especially comic related). I got a couple of wins last night. First is this Marilyn Monroe cover. Lately I'm been buying a few Marilyn paper collectibles. I'll be sending this CBCS to CGC for their trade-in program. And I also won Young Romance 22. I like this photo cover. Also, speaking of Young Romance, a couple of months ago, I picked up one of my grails on eBay, Young Romance 1. This is the classic Kirby cover. Thanks for reading.

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I haven't posted in a while as I've been busy (like everyone else) with the Coronavirus. Transitioning to working from home, doing all we can for our young adult kids who are scattered around the country, stocking up on necessities, etc. Here where we live, I haven't seen toilet paper in stores in over 2 weeks. And I'm worried about Trump calling this the "Chinese Virus." I'm Chinese, and I've heard about multiple instances of violence against Chinese Americans. And we're only into this by a couple of weeks. What will the country look like 2 months from now? Anyway, the Heritage magazine auction (which closed last night) was a welcome distraction. The past 2-3 years, I've gotten more interested in graded magazines. Finding high grade mags is so tough, harder on a relative basis than comics of the same age. I picked up a couple of books for the Lady In White collection. I had an internal debate with myself over whether the Famous Monsters qualified, because the girl's gown is pinkish. But I decided that the girl's gown was in fact white, and the pink tones were from the lighting in the room since the walls and floor are pinkish too. My big purchase of the night was Playboy V2#2. Lately I've been getting more into Bettie Page collectibles. This magazine has a Bettie Page centerfold. Here's Heritage's full description: "The Bettie Page centerfold makes this one of the most valuable issues in the entire run. Fiction by Ray Bradbury, Erskine Caldwell, and John Steinbeck, and a pictorial of Eartha are highlights. Not listed in Overstreet. CGC census 1/20: 8 in 7.5, 42 higher. From the Wayne A. McDonald Collection." The information about the person who put the collection together was also interesting: "Playboy enthusiast Wayne McDonald begin putting his impressive magazine collection together some nearly 45 years ago. He joined the Playboy Club in Boston in 1971, and shortly thereafter began the ambitious quest to meet as many Playmates as possible, and more importantly, to meet the Head Playboy himself, Hugh Hefner. Over the years, with the associated issues of Playboy in hand, Wayne not only met dozens of Playmates, he chronicled the meetings with photos and signatures of Playmates on their centerfolds. Wayne's presence at the events did not go unnoticed by Hef and his Playboy associates. As a result, he was interviewed on multiple occasions, including for a 2008 German documentary "Let's Play, Boy" commemorating Hefner's 80th birthday and for "Las Vegas Round the Clock."" Below is the Bettie centerfold. It's one of her most famous photos with the Christmas tree. Apparently, in 2002, Playboy issued a porcelain statue of this photo. It's on my want list, although it's rare (only 5000 numbered pieces). I've never actually seen it. Thanks for reading.

I'll take these too. I plan to give to my daughter who is now making her living via photography and videography.

I'll take this Bob

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I certainly understand this. I'm the same way.

I think, ideally, the question should be "does the cover (either front or back)" represent art? I think all three of the above back covers qualify as art. The only questionable one would be Twisted Tales 4, and I wouldn't argue if someone argued it should be removed from the set. This is just my opinion, but I don't think all the Rocketeer Adventures comics with the same house ad on the back cover qualifies as "art". My issue with those comics is they used the same house ad in so many comics. That's what I mean by diluting the set, since it's the same house ad in multiple comics. But again, this is just my opinion. I suppose that giving those comics 0 points is a reasonable compromise. I tend to agree with @Iconic1s that it kind of detracts from my enjoyment of the set to see so many empty slots (as I'll never buy those comics). But I also agree with @Taxmick1 that this is all subjective.

I applaud @Taxmick1 efforts to identify all these comics, both his recent posts and ones in the past in this thread. He's really added to the Dave Stevens' covers set in a good way. But with all respect, it seems to me that these back covers -- with the same promotional ads -- kind of flies against the spirit of the Dave Steven's cover set. I suppose they satisfy the requirement to be added to the set, but I think they dilute the set. But that just my opinion. @n2wdw Thank you for your feedback. The boards are a great way for everyone to communicate their ideas, preferences, etc regarding sets in a public forum. We agreed that the advertisements may dilute the set but the books technically contain Dave Stevens Art. The slots will continue to be added to the set but only as non-competitive which allows everyone to add and manage the books without being detrimental to those who disagree as points will not be awarded. @Taxmick1

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