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Axanar Confidential celebrity comic expert interview...

These don't necessarily have to be combat or military covers, but something demonstrating democratic values and respect for those who've served & sacrificed... (painting by Donato Giancola) Note: It's Veteran's Day, but not limited to a day or weekend; now it's your turn...

Never intentionally bought a brittle or tan book, ...and cream is iffy.

Purple and green women to purple people and green clothed couple...

Agree completely on a Gerber-style Book of Pulp covers; m'thinks it would be a Herculean task, but well rewarded. That said, a major paper-based Guide is probably needed every so often as a basis for ball-park pricing given the rapid increase in values in recent years; this is far from "zero sense" in my estimation and less of an unknown now than a few years ago. Published paper Guides provide a tangible reference source that both collectors and dealers can go to quickly and rely upon for basic values and pricing estimates. IMO, pulp prices haven't been on a roller coaster, they've been on a multi-stage rocket ascent. While values may level off at some point, pulps will likely achieve a low orbit and remain there, eventually sharing popularity with GA comics where cover art has always been king.

gripping a victim to Amazon Prime escort service...

Almost every book I add to my collection these days is a grail, so I tend to collect at a grail's pace! That said, here are several examples of books acquired in recent years that are definite grails... Jack Binder cover; Jon Berk Collection. Note: Label of Prize #20 isn't CGC, so can't post it here.

Yeah, it's highly unlikely there's any connection with a lower grade '49 Jungle Comics. The post-war date, the condition, the lack of any similarity to either the stamps on the back or penciled notation on the front of other SF/Reilly pedigree books pretty much precludes any connection with the books which surfaced in the early 70's. Just taken as a one-off penciled name, "Reilly" probably isn't that uncommon.

Having a serious falling out to having a serious falling out...

That's the issue since the grading error appears substantial. It depends on how much he overpaid and whether he feels that it's in his own best interest to return the book for a refund or request compensation/credit from the Auction House.

I'm still planning on attending the Sundae Summit, but it's a tougher climb this year with glacial melting. Keep your camera's powder dry for this rare sighting, ...my daguerrotypes are investment quality!!! If arriving, I'll be traveling with my buddy Clark (GreatCaesar'sGhost) and show up on the scene around noon give or take, Daylight Saving Time notwithstanding...

I perceive aggressive Promise Collection spending and subsequent losses without benefit of lubrication as a perfect storm of misguided judgment. Yes, newbies dropping lots of bitcoin capitol into the market without analyzing anything besides top grade status and well publicized pedigree story is an ideal set-up for a rube fiasco, but there's never been a pedigree marketing strategy as efficiently spun as the one for these books. That isn't a criticism of any aspect of it, but the end result contributes to anxiety in the marketplace when there's as precipitous a drop in values as incurred by many examples from this collection. My two cents and change, not adjusted for inflation.

Colorized, probably or the color balance was corrected badly, but my guess would be sometime in '42 or early '43. You could almost estimate the month by backdating the Boy Commandos by the splash page of that story.

love story to the going rate...

no eyes to almost no eyes and lots of noise...

Normally, I refer to all 10 cent or more comics produced before the CCA as the golden age. But just for the sake of all my fellow obsessive folks ...a category in which many collectors find or lose themselves... just for the sake of ridiculousness, I've broken the GA into smaller groups that are about as anally retentive in the extremis as I can make them: Funny Book or Platinum era: Comics produced between 1934 and 1938 (before Action #1 changed the trajectory of comics; Sunday comic reprints and variety short subjects ruled) Gen-U-wine GA (pre U.S. entry into WWII; nice meaty sized books; costumed heroes introduced and flourished; with rare exception variety acts were the filler): 1938-1942 (early) Men in Tights Age (WWII era, economic tightening, dimensions and page count downsized as paper rationing occurred; colorful costumed heroes ruled): 1942-1945 (mid/late) Nuclear Nookie Age (atom bomb and bombshell era; decline of the superhero, blossoming of teen romance, western, crime and GGA ruled): 1946-1949 Wertham Age: 1950-1954 (aka Pre-code Horror...vampires, ghouls, skeletons and crazed psychiatrists ruled with cold war and juvenile delinquency fears and rampant paranoia)

My doubles (I probably should take more photos for a better group presentation where possible)... Signature authenticated copy (7.0)... 8.5 copy (not CGC) Raw under-copy... graded copy...

man holding a rat to evil femme fatale with a cat and bats...

Hoarding had a different context in WWII, especially with rationing limited resource commodities involved. Even today there are laws that vary from state to state that restrict holding and overcharging for commodities like gas and water. In the context of collectibles hoarding is an entirely different animal, and a sport of sorts, but not without risk (IMO, with SA to Modern books numbers it's of questionable value). That said, cornering some part of the GA market has been tried to some extent and may be feasible. The two clear examples that come to my mind are Stephen Fishler's acquisitions of Fox's Fantastic Comics #3 and West Stephan's collection of Cat-Man #28, the latter of which I've actually seen gathered together in one location...

Duet performance with a coffin to Bucky hitting sharp notes in a popular tomb...

Beautiful books, ...color pops, tight registration, sharp edges & spines! These look better than grade, the non-ped HT every bit as nice as the SF pedigree!

And this, an original composition so scary that I had to hide it in a spoiler!!!