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Well, could I just get a dog?

So you're saying, if I only had one shortbox instead of two, I'd me married, with a kid and a dog?!

Cash, in small denominations, £ sterling only, on a street corner somewhere in the UK, after midnight on Midsummer's Day. [As you can see, I'm reading far too many books!]

To each his own. I can understand why a collector would want to. It's the reverse for me. Over the past few years, as my posts in other threads show, I've built a library of hardcover books that span the whole spectrum of my various interests and I'm now enjoying reading them. Effectively, my apartment became a three room library. To do so I stopped buying comics, though I held onto what I had. I've no idea what the books cost me, but while it would probably have been more than their resale value, I can be fairly sure that what they cost me would have bought me no more than a handful of GA comics, as opposed to some 1500 to 2000 hardbacks. And I'd have nothing to read. While its certainly true that the hypothetical handful of GA books would have had greater investment potential, I don't think that would have been adequate compensation.

FWIW the article Mitch refers to does seem to imply that the Cap will be the next volume. In fact according to Taschen customer services, the second volume will be The Avengers, in June. They are aiming to bring out two titles a year. So my guess [and it is just a guess] would be, look out for the Cap volume in 2023.

That's a very sharp copy.

Well, I'm not cheap!

I just ran the C'link scan through Photoshop's screen filter - et voila.

By the time he gets them I will be even younger.

Great looking books, Billy! Lots of very tough issues in that run!

It was interesting to see some of the less heralded issues perform well in the latter part of the C'Link Auction, particularly #38 [CGC 7.5 $1436]. #55 is another favorite, and the CGC 7.5 did very well [$1467 - not to far below what I paid for a CGC 9.4 about eight years ago]; and #29 in 6.5 also did well I thought [$1855]. These all had strong colors, and it does seem as if the cat is most definitely out of the bag now regarding FH colors - even if the Promise results disregarded this.

One of my favorite covers - still doesn't get the love it deserves IMHO.

Cool book!

That's how it felt!

..and the other vicarious thrill was seeing Planet #19 explode. I bought mine raw off Ebay about 20 years ago, in a 3 book lot that included copies of #27 and #29. I recall my winning bid was around $750.

Going from memory, I paid around $450 for mine circa 2010, PQ not great which may have deterred stronger bidding. Though I'm not complaining as it presents far better than the given grade. Of the Planets I currently have, I've had this one the longest. I've always thought it was Whitman's greatest cover.

Catch 22!

Wiuld that be a sanity test, Jack?

Those are great!

Personally I hope its not - then it wouldn't just be good, it would be funny.

Whereas #43 and #52 went very high when compared to other - and better covers.

Did you mean to, or was it accidental?

Apparently out futures are oat-of-register.