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If you want to complete your copy there are many coverless copies that come up on ebay. Just be patient and one will pop up. You will have to compete with other collectors for the coverless copy though (including me... one of my copies is missing page 12).

Mike, it's just a little frustrating when you keep saying a "story page" is missing, when it is very obvious that it isn't. On ASM14 the story pages are also numbered so you could see you weren't missing any. Plus it didn't seem like you were listening to all of us who were trying to help you.

I've GOT THE BOOK TOO. Leaf 11 (which shows page 18 & 19 of the Spidey Story) says "continued after next page"..... the next page (leaf 12) is an ad page on both sides. The story picks up again on the backside of leaf 13.

If it's an early MARVEL Silver, page 12 is NOT a story page!!!!!! The front side is ads and the back side is either a pin-up or a full page ad for another Marvel comic.

Mike, Where the confusion comes in is that what CGC calls a "Page" is actually a "leaf" Here's the breakdown: There are 8 interior "wraps" in a Silver age book. There are 16 interior "leafs" in a Silver age book. (a leaf is 1/2 of a wrap) There are 32 interior "pages" in a Silver age book. A page (technically) is on each side of a leaf, so each leaf has 2 pages. When a CGC label says "Missing page 12", what they really mean is "missing the 12th interior leaf" I'll try to break this down even further for you. CGC "page 12" is equal to.... the 12th individual interior leaf. CGC "page 12" is equal to.... the back half of the 5th wrap. CGC "page 12" is equal to.... pages 23 & 24 of the story (or usually an ad page on both sides) You're putting way too much thought into something that's pretty easy to figure out. If you're looking at an early Marvel Silver age comic.... the 12th page is commonly missing either because it's a "pin-up" page, or because it's got a giant cool ad for another Marvel comic, or because the front side of the page has a coupon cut out.

Slabbed books do not count the covers as pages. If your slab says "missing page 12" it is missing the 12th leaf of the comic.

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Cool. I love this sort of thing.

Luckily I have a skill set that they needed for the shoot so I got paid pretty well. The casting agency told me I was getting paid for 8 hours and everything after that would be time and a half (which would be really great) but when I went to sign my paperwork at the end of the day they told me my pay was for 12 hours, NOT 8 hours. I have the emails to back up what the casting agent told me so I should be able to get my extra money (maybe the casting agency will have to pay the extra?) From talking to the other extras, they all got $85 for 12 hours. That's pretty low pay, but they all seemed happy. It makes for a loooooong boring day though. Food was amazing! The catering is exceptional. Seeing Paul B in costume really made the experience for me. Kat Dennings was in the scenes too so I got to see Darcy

I was an extra for the W/V series recently. I can't say anything of import because of the NDA, however I had some real geek out moments. It was SO cool to see Paul B suited up as Vision for the shoot. So, to combat selfies or any spying photos from the extras, when you get there they have you turn off your phone and drop it into a small pouch with a locking mechanism at the top. I'm actually not sure if it was magnetic or something else (there was no key), but I couldn't open it once they locked it. When my day was over the person who released me kindly asked me to show my "photo roll" on my phone so she could check for photos. They're very serious about leaks. One of the other extras had been there for 13 days in a row and he told me how the scenes we were shooting related to some of the other stuff he had shot. So I was able to piece together some plot. Exciting I was there for 12 hours. 70% was boredom, but the other 30% was pretty cool. I was part of 2 scenes on 2 radically different sets. When my episode airs I'll come back on here to let you know who I was. I doubt I will be going back out for any more shoots but I had a good time and I can't wait for the show to come out. That Pinewood Studios facility is pretty awesome.

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Yep. The first time you see this as a collector it really freaks you out, and it makes you think someone is trying to scam you if you're buying on ebay. But the more you buy GA comics the more you see these weird single pages bound in and also the single pages that are "tipped in" (glued) to other pages. The GA was the wild west of comic binding with super thick comics, single pages, tipped-in pages, and then throw in "single staple" WWII comics, and you have a recipe for disaster as comics start to come apart. Thanks for sharing those images William.

you find whichever of the 4 other titles is cheapest and remove the back cover.... but don't tell anyone you're doing it, lol. It's really hard to find "just a back cover". Yes, it's slightly sacrilegious, but...... you get a complete Tec 26.

Auctions like this help you complete comics. I was the underbidder on this one. I just couldn't see going any higher. But there were some great covers there. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Comic-Book-Covers-Golden-Era/193333355012?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Well done AnkurJ, that's really impressive.

The CFs are the toughest things to find (and usually the most expensive). Although I have to say finding the back cover to Superman 1 is nearly impossible!!! I did it though, and it only cost me about $12,000 Everyone is looking for a CF for Cap 1 so there's a lot of competition out there.

I've pieced/completed a Superman 1, Cap 1, and a Wonder Woman 1. You're right..... patience/time is required. It's an amazing feeling when you accomplish it though, especially the mega GA keys.

Everyone remembers Vapo-Man, right? Here's a really dumb sequence of panels. Bad art.... bad story concept....bad execution....worst name ever for a superhero.

This sequence of panels....... ridiculous. Question: How many miles can a knitted thread extend when unraveled?

Possibly the only time in history when Bill Cosby & Lois Lane were referenced together.

You must have heard me laughing maniacally when I found my Af15 7.0 PLOD that turned out to have one dot of color touch. When CT dot was removed & resubmitted I got a 7.0 Blue.

Lois surreptitiously begins the little known reverse "me too" movement of the late 1930s.

I wonder if Brett/Fantasy Comics Unlimited has been notified about this thread yet. Has he chimed in yet? Everything you say is true JJJ this is a PR nightmare for the seller now that it's on the boards.

I'm almost afraid to ask but.......... what is this villain's name?

"Inverted Gonads".... that would be a good name for a Head Banger Band.