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Good bulletpoint, sacentaur. (thumbs u After four pages of Fawcett installations, maybe a change of pace would be an acceptable diversion (rumor has it that this book has been banned in Wisconsin).

Thank me for leaving it there for you thanks! Beautiful book, Billy! IMHO, Raboy was the only artist of the era who consistently created the illusion of effortless human flight.

These came back in January; my humble abode was in disarray from remodeling, so it took me awhile to photograph and post 'em, but here they are... Also, here's a nice raw baby Mystic, Vol. 2, #2 (9.2 graded) acquired from Metro last month (one of the more twisted Timely covers)... Enjoy! (thumbs u

I made an appointment with my optometrist after viewing your post because I thought I was seeing double! As it turns out my vision needed no correction! That's a handsome collection of books, silvers. (thumbs u

You gonna keep rubbing that one in my face, eh? That's a lab cover that I "need" too. Is there a scene anything like it in the Plastic man story? It's G Fox, not Cole, right? (Maybe that's the discssion -- I didn't read back very far.) Jack Not exactly. There is the Jeckyl/Hyde mad scientist thing goin' on (and surgical scene), but the closest thing to a laboratory I found in this issue of Police was relegated to the Spirit origin story (taken from the first newspaper "comic book" appearance). Note: I checked my microfiche of this issue; no slab was harmed in the completion of this production. (thumbs u

Gorgeous book. Im working on a run of 1-15, and anticipate great difficulty in finding a 6 as nice as this one. they are fun indeed. (worship) Parker - could you please scan and show a pic of the back cover of number 5? if parker won't, I will *spoon* ... C'mon, you guys! This is seriously making me contemplate building "a run" of Silver Streaks even though the very idea of single title runs goes against my empirical training and collecting philosophy. Must ...resist ...all temptations ...from the dork side of the farce. Arrrrrgh!

Thanks, Senormac! I'll take your recommendation under advisement. (thumbs u

I'm enjoying this myself Heres some older Cole. Police 9 .... and Police 11 ..... Wow! Those splashes are awesome! I believe Gil Fox did most of the early PM covers; I'm not a big fan of Fox's covers generally, but the one he did for Police #11 was exceptional. Can't bring myself to liberating slabbed GA books (maybe Plas can seep out around the edges), so I console myself to drooling over the DC Archive editions and microfiche of Plas. BTW, that's a great scan, Senormac.

Point taken; I fear my humor may have been a bit too localized. (thumbs u

Agreed, more than a bit far fetched, David! Thanks for your comments, I respect your opinion, as I do Dark Knight's. I hope my fellow boardies will forgive me the indulgence of a fairly lengthy reply, and let's not lose sight of the fact that the big news here is gator's return! For which I am duly grateful and fully agree that the place aint the same without him! You asked, what happened to the so-called second world and the answer is, it kind of disappeared when the wall came tumbling down! The term "First World" refers to so called developed, capitalist, industrial countries, roughly, a bloc of countries aligned with the United States after World War II, with more or less common political and economic interests: North America, Western Europe, Japan and Australia. "Second World" refers to the former communist-socialist, industrial states, (formerly the Eastern bloc, the territory and sphere of influence of the Union of Soviet Socialists Republic) today: Russia, Eastern Europe (e.g., Poland) and some of the Turk States (e.g., Kazakhstan) as well as China. "Third World" are all the other countries, today often used to roughly describe the developing countries of Africa, Asia and Latin America. The term Third World includes as well capitalist (e.g., Venezuela) and communist (e.g., North Korea) countries, as very rich (e.g., Saudi Arabia) and very poor (e.g., Mali) countries. Third World Countries classified by various indices: their Political Rights and Civil Liberties, the Gross National Income (GNI) and Poverty of countries, the Human Development of countries, and the Freedom of Information within a country. The term "Fourth World" first came into use in 1974 with the publication of Shuswap Chief George Manuel's: "The fourth world : an Indian reality" The term refers to nations (cultural entities, ethnic groups) of indigenous peoples living within or across state boundaries (nation states). As for me I work a lot in mental health & often with people suffering from stress and other disorders which significantly affect true quality of life. Such a high percentage of people will suffer from mental ill health in their lifetime it too could be thought of as a fourth world cultural entity - or at least as a community of interest! Stress-related illnesses are on the rise in the West and stress is a greater killer than we generally recognise - though there are strong indications that the recognition has begun to permeate and re-shape our outlook and values. I'm no expert, but much of this seems to me to be a product of capitalism, (for which read not a political interpretation but a values one based on materialism) - and to some extent on factors related to urban living. As for poverty, there are many layers to it - but it is possible to live a comfortable life in - say, an indian village - with very little money or possessions. And there are over a million villages in India alone. There are many contradictions! There are a great many people living lives of abject misery - but they are not confined to third world countries and of course not all misery is based on economic indices. I have found the East both humbling and enlightening. All I can say is that among village people in the third world I have never found more open hearts, made more friends, been more enriched, felt more loved, been more fulfilled. I admire gator for his work in Thailand, which I hope he has found richly rewarding and free of infectious diseases (ie cholera and hep B)! And envy him because he is going back in September! Now there is something to look forward too! I actually reconsidered that last comment as possibly being a bit too caustic after posting it (given the state of the world we live in), and removed it prior to your response. For the record, your reply was very astute, well informed and greatly appreciated. ...but I don't recommend opening with that monologue at a comedy club. I was trying to toss in a bit of levity, hence the jest about the missing second world. I guess I aimed a bit too high or too low with that one. BTW, you still haven't told us what you have against pets (creature comforts)!

Sweet book Vern (thumbs u That's bangin' bro!

First, let me welcome Gator back to the good 'ol US of A. Even though the local Thai constabulary shorn him of his hair and made him wear funny pants they obviously didn't find his stash because he's back home safe and sound! If there's a first world and a third world, what the heck happened to the second world? Your spirit of adventure is moving, but when my dormant yearnings are awakened I just head for the nearest Thai restaurant. (thumbs u What do you have against pets!

Beeeeautiful!

+1 (thumbs u

That's a beauty, Surfer; definitely a key book in any Timely or Marvel collection. Great catch, dude!

Nice book, sufunk! But having passed through the looking glass into the GA world of good girl art, mad-hatter horrors and legions of colorful costumed characters fighting for just causes can one ever really leave?

Say, ...are you the dude responsible for the Appalachian pedigree? http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQrPpk_cEqjzmqyLOmW-u0amqsUE7gW8USpZRTDg2xWfoPTx1eQuA

Knowing that, why would anyone leave the tape on the bag when they pull the comic out? Anyone that does deserves to have the tape stick to the front of the comic. True, but have you ever tried taking tape off mylar? Not pretty. Simple solution (especially for valuable books): double-bagging, ...larger, sealed mylar bag on outside; interior mylar bag untaped/unglued. (thumbs u

Mostly I collect GA books, but here's a nice Ditko Strange Worlds image taken at the same time I was photographing other books in my collection... Enjoy! (thumbs u

That PM#1 is a real beauty, Doohickamabob! From your scans it's about the best copy of that "Vital" book I've seen; real eye-popping color. Congratulations!

That's a beauty! Do you have a #2? 2nd series? Not yet, but I'm workin' on it! (thumbs u

My only Hitler depiction cover, but it's a great one (S&K on steroids). The not-so-subtle symbolism of Pandora's box vis-a-vis Hitler's "Trunk of Terror" is perfect.

Those are all great images BB Gun ...and you picked two of my favorite Cole Police covers (25 & 26) to boot! This copy of Silver Streak #7 isn't the Mile High book that I regrettably sold long ago, but it's almost as nice in every way. While there are several GA books in my collection that I like almost as much, this remains my fave, with a spectacular Jack Cole cover and four awesome Cole illustrated stories (38 pages of Daredevil, Silver Streak, Dicky Dean and Pirate Prince)... For Cole fans, it just doesn't get much better than this!

Nice Raboy!