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Flex Mentallo

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  1. Venus Namora Sun Girl The Black Angel Mysta of the Moon
  2. Copies should be available, but if not, it was reprinted by Fantagraphics: https://www.amazon.com/Great-Comic-Book-Heroes/dp/1560975016/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1498571231&sr=1-2&keywords=Great-Comic-Book-Heroes-Feiffer%2F
  3. "My problem with Wonder Woman was that I could never get myself to believe she was that good. For if she was as strong as they said, why wasn’t she tougher looking? Why wasn’t she bigger? And why did I always feel that, whatever her vaunted Amazon power, she wouldn’t have lasted a round with Sheena, Queen of the Jungle? "No, Wonder Woman seemed like too much of a put-up job, a fixed comic strip—a product of group thinking rather than the individual inspiration that created Superman. It was obvious from the start that a bunch of men got together in a smoke-filled room and brain-stormed themselves a Super Lady....I see now that my objection is just the opposite of Wertham's: Wonder Woman wasn't dykey enough." —Jules Feiffer, The Great Comic Book Heroes
  4. Jawdropping condition for such a rare book.
  5. By the way, as most are well aware, BZ's collection is not for sale, so pointless anyone asking.
  6. Here is BZ from 2007: Probably 95% of my collection was purchased from original owners. The 'pedigrees' in my collection are not known by fandom, they're only known by me. When I look at most of my comics, I can spot the Kolmorgan, Foote, Starr, Clarke, and Gilchrist issues immediately. It makes the collecting a little more special. Having said all of that, I do understand why there is so much ruckus about prices and potential appreciation. Collectors today spend so much money on their hobby, they'd be foolish not to give some thought to possible downsides in their investments. Almost all my buys were 30-40 years ago. I think the most I ever paid for a single issue was $55 for Superman #1. It was purchased from a dealer who advertised it in the old fanzine, The Rocket's Blast. The market must have been slow back then because he gave me (13 years at the time) 30 days to raise the money. Things have sure changed.
  7. Here are a few of his pulled from the first few pages of his magnificent thread. As Bronty said.