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Yes, but I'm probably just old-fashioned. There is a thread for "words that pop into your head". I can't seem to find it. I post emoticons because I can post faster. 100 posts a day takes about 20 minutes. No, I get that this is the "increase post count" thread. Do you have a timetable for when you expect to crack the top five in terms of post count? Not sure how often you're logged in, but in less than an hour a day I'd think you'd be easily making at least 7-8,000 posts/month. Here's that thread just in case: Words That Just Pop In Your Head

Yes, but I'm probably just old-fashioned.

Hate to think what this says about me... I mainly lurk here WTTPCT! I used to lurk in this thread, but that was during the time people were still mostly posting words. Times and trends change, I guess.

Is that thread still around or did it get the ax? That thread's still around.

For the most part I'm perfectly happy with a lower grade book that's difficult to find so long as it's got a cover and the pages are in reasonable shape. Later than mid 70's I'd like a book in nicer condition, but then there are few that are hard to find from that point onward.

Almost all the pertinent conversation was scrubbed, including the inappropriate and/or offensive comments on both sides. As for the boardie Donmeca2020 doesn't name, he posted a pic of that boardie who was wearing a purple Hurley sweatshirt in the photo, and a volley of inappropriate posts followed. Quite memorable, but for all the wrong reasons.

I'm here!

We had that. It seemed to skew towards a slightly older audience than Sesame Street, and relied more on live actors than puppets. It came on late in the afternoon and was followed by the Spider-Man cartoon.

Brian: Thanks for the pictures. I have been pulling Mark Jeweler inserts out of my "unloved" boxes and some have stars and some don't. Close to 50 comics, all from the 70s and 80s with Mark Jewelers inserts. Most of these were books we picked up at the many, many yard sales we use to go to as kids. And I forgot all about the other stamps that were used. I'm guessing my Star Wars will have the same markings since we got them together. It's been a long time since I've been in those comic boxes. Just for the boards information, Brian is my brother and we both have/had an extensive amount of Mark Jeweler books from our time in Germany. Any input as to possible numbers of MJI books vs. their regular counterparts? I appreciated BrianR's earlier info regarding the number of overseas bases and potentially how many comics could have been distributed through that system. Adding in the larger stateside bases and how many spinners may have existed among the main Exchange and smaller "shoppette" type locations make me believe 5% isn't off the mark. Any idea if AAFES was accorded the same ability to return unsold copies as other shops in the distribution chain? I understand why people may think the percentage of MJI's was lower than 5%, but I don't think they realize just how widespread the AAFES retailers were, particularly in the 70's and early 80's.

We'd have to determine the total amount of a print run that was distributed through Stars & Stripes and AAFES stores, so that number never seemed entirely out of line. That would only be 10,000 copies of a 200,000 print run for example. That less than 5% of your books have inserts might be more a result of your geography than anything else. If you lived near Fort Hood, Fort Bragg, or a large base in Germany I'd suspect you'd see a percentage greater than 5% of books that had inserts. That's a reasonable guess, but my books have come from every area of the country. Granted, those are anecdotal numbers, but....when you consider that roughly 1.5% of the total US population served in the military during the Vietnam era (and drastically fell off with the end of the draft in 1973), it seems odd that they would print 4-10 times that amount, as a percentage of total copies printed, for distribution to military bases. (Source: http://www.prb.org/source/acf1396.pdf Page 5, figure 1) As well....during this time period, 200,000 was a very low amount of copies printed. Hulk, for example, had a print run of about 375,000 copies, with around 200,000 sold on average, during 1974. 5% of the total print run doesn't seem reasonable, against a group that only represented .5-1.5% of the total US population. That would make around 20,000 copies of Hulk #187, for example. For total numbers of potential customers at an exchange store you would also need to include eligible family members and retirees, and DoD employed civilians. True, but take a guess....how much does that increase the number? Does it double it? Triple it? And would all of those people be likely comic book purchasers? Obviously not every service member is married or has children, but I'd think once you add in spouses, children, and retired veterans that utilize the exchanges that the number triples. Adding more children would add more potential comic book purchasers to the equation beyond adding an adult spouse or retiree I'd think.

We'd have to determine the total amount of a print run that was distributed through Stars & Stripes and AAFES stores, so that number never seemed entirely out of line. That would only be 10,000 copies of a 200,000 print run for example. That less than 5% of your books have inserts might be more a result of your geography than anything else. If you lived near Fort Hood, Fort Bragg, or a large base in Germany I'd suspect you'd see a percentage greater than 5% of books that had inserts. That's a reasonable guess, but my books have come from every area of the country. Granted, those are anecdotal numbers, but....when you consider that roughly 1.5% of the total US population served in the military during the Vietnam era (and drastically fell off with the end of the draft in 1973), it seems odd that they would print 4-10 times that amount, as a percentage of total copies printed, for distribution to military bases. (Source: http://www.prb.org/source/acf1396.pdf Page 5, figure 1) As well....during this time period, 200,000 was a very low amount of copies printed. Hulk, for example, had a print run of about 375,000 copies, with around 200,000 sold on average, during 1974. 5% of the total print run doesn't seem reasonable, against a group that only represented .5-1.5% of the total US population. That would make around 20,000 copies of Hulk #187, for example. For total numbers of potential customers at an exchange store you would also need to include eligible family members and retirees, and DoD employed civilians.

We'd have to determine the total amount of a print run that was distributed through Stars & Stripes and AAFES stores, so that number never seemed entirely out of line. That would only be 10,000 copies of a 200,000 print run for example. That less than 5% of your books have inserts might be more a result of your geography than anything else. If you lived near Fort Hood, Fort Bragg, or a large base in Germany I'd suspect you'd see a percentage greater than 5% of books that had inserts. It would be 5% of the newsstand editions, which would represent an even smaller percentage of the overall print run. Though RMA has indicated that he believes even that number to be high (which I may also agree with). -J. I realize we're only talking about newsstand books. I'm trying to imagine the distribution of the insert books just through AAFES channels.

We'd have to determine the total amount of a print run that was distributed through Stars & Stripes and AAFES stores, so that number never seemed entirely out of line. That would only be 10,000 copies of a 200,000 print run for example. That less than 5% of your books have inserts might be more a result of your geography than anything else. If you lived near Fort Hood, Fort Bragg, or a large base in Germany I'd suspect you'd see a percentage greater than 5% of books that had inserts.

Do you have a source for this information? It would be good to file this away for reference. I don't think anyone has a definitive source. It's generally believed the MJI's were only in copies distributed through overseas (and possibly stateside) military bases. 5% doesn't seem out of line. So total the number of military base retailers and compare that number to total published copies (returnable or not) and that's where the 5% comes from. 10% seems way too high. Maybe it's 7%? Until Mark Jewelers chimes in I doubt we'll ever have an accurate figure on any numbers. So you're saying all star-stamped books have inserts, but not all insert books have star stamps? Star stamped books only came from a few overseas AAFES stores, so not every insert book will carry a star stamp.

OK, lets see! $10.50.

Armbo_comics was brought up in an older thread.

Is anyone else curious why the other buyer edited the word "unconditional" into his post several minutes after being declared the winner in the thread?

How was Thanos able to maneuver the helicopter? There's no sort of controls that I can see.

Wow! A junk donkey, Ninjak, Led Zep, and a mysterious pancake! I'm excited for what's yet to come!

Add them all to the block list in CG and make sure you block his accounts from bidding on your listing. The account packers1181 has been brought up multiple times over the past three weeks. He's been hitting the BIN on multiple sellers, then not paying or replying in many instances.

There's only been a few Marvel titles I've followed regularly in the last ten years, ASM, Daredevil, and Fantastic Four being the main ones. I always see Dan Slott being criticized for his writing on Spidey, but I've enjoyed his books. Ill have to look into more of his stuff. I stumbled upon those Spidey stories in a thrift shop,got the collected Family Ties,Brand New Day collection s and also some Ultimate trades.didnt like the UFF much,but enjoyed the Spidey and Xmen. I didn't care for UFF that much, but the Jonathan Hickman Fantastic Four and Mark Waid Daredevils are worth checking out if you like the characters. The Daredevils have a "Silver Age" flavor to them in the way they're written. It's not gritty or bleak, there's humorous elements and some clever dialogue that makes the stories fun to read.

There's only been a few Marvel titles I've followed regularly in the last ten years, ASM, Daredevil, and Fantastic Four being the main ones. I always see Dan Slott being criticized for his writing on Spidey, but I've enjoyed his books.

ASM 562, 568, 600, 608-610, 645.

Yes, often, more. I put sriracha and mayo on some burgers I made for a dinner party last weekend. Everyone loved it. I go through one of those bottles every three weeks. I haven't found any sort of sandwich, vegetable, egg, or noodle dish that Sriracha doesn't make better.

Fixed that for you. Ditko had nothing to do with Jack O' Lantern or Prof Warren's Jackal. Who created Jack O'Lantern? Ditko certainly drew his first appearance. Tom DeFalco? Certainly Ditko and even Jim Shooter could have had input to the character.