Red Hook

Nice Covers! Lots of Fun! I'll try to post some more tomorrow. Thanks Shiver! Nice QP too! Ha!

Most of these are in ok, shape....I did some damage removal with photoshop on one or two, but Ditko's artwork on these covers, along with the odd color choices, contribute to a very strange aura about them. There's just something "off". Plus, if you add the odd, disjointed nature of the scripts, the interior art and storys are also quite weird.

Well, I've got my scanner warmed up, so here's four more to make it an even ten.

In honor of your 2,000+ posts Shiver, I present half a dozen Charlton Ditko covers.

How is the website proceeding?

LOVE Gil Kane. Just got a load of raw mid grade Charlton Many Ghosts......will do a quick scan of a couple.....

I didn't do anything. I didn't PM or ask. It just appeared one day. It's a pretty good one, I must say!

Just for the record, I came up with Ian's custom title, and I am quite proud of it.

Here's one I'm willing to throw out to the right boardmember...... Minister of Provocation

Ian is no butt-kisser, that's for DANG sure!

Maybe you should go for a run.... I know it's only because you care about me. Thanks! I ....I .....love you too!

OT, but hey, there's more to life than outing pressers....... Mets win. Braves lose. Nyah! I know, I will pay of this preening.......like tomorrow night.

By the way, I did try calling for the graders notes but CGC had closed for the day. The number on the resubbed 9.6 is 0080526003, so if anyone wants to try beating me to it in the morning, be my guest. Just trying to kill some time..........

Thanks so much Shin. What say you to that Murph?

Ahhhhhh, thanks. What was the first one? Or is it a secret?

Or a friend who alerted him....nothing wrong with that. But still, WHY the pull?

Hi Shin, Thanks for checking in. I don't have a reason to disbelieve Captain Tripps version of the chain of procurement for this book. But (and I am not trying to put you on the spot, Shin) here is your quote from the Feb 4th thread that got things rolling.....you were referring to the 9.4 that Jason won from you and the 9.6 resub that he was offering that day.....and you were very sure at that time about whether the book was pressed...... I mean, I'd be curious if you still felt as strongly about your statement. Cool if you don't. I mean.... Anyway.... The original thread, and I recommend Murph read this, since you signed on to the boards three weeks later and might have missed it....is found here........... The Start of it All I noted that Shin's post was time-stamped 11:09 EST and the auction was pulled at 11:25 EST, a mere sixteen minutes later.. Why?

You talking to me? You talking to ME!? Thanks OG, that is rich! And yes, for the record, I AM LOSING MY MIND!

This isn't a popularity contest. Look, as I said before, I have never stated categorically that Jason did anything. Show me the post, if you disagree. All the evidence I had was based on the undeniable auction of a resubbed book, under his huge banner on Ebay. The original owner of the book was of the opinion that the book might very well had been pressed. And the book was pulled very quickly after the thread appeared. IT HIT A NERVE! Murph, this isn't about Jason. It isn't a witch hunt. It is about the growing possibility that high end books are getting pressed for higher grades, by a growing number of dealers and the cost passed along to the unsuspecting buyers. Whether you agree or disagree that pressing is restoration, I'm only concerned that the information about whether a book I am looking at has been pressed is made available. This is a fine point that you just ain't getting. This issue is not going away.

All I know is that I addressed Jason directly about these questions. He had time to reply to you, but told you not to post his response. Why? What's the problem? Personally, I don't take a second hand nutshell version of anything as gospel. All I am doing is asking some hard questions, I get baloney, second grade level answers that the board is supposed to accept and go away and shut the [!@#%^&^] up. Sorry dude, if I am making you uncomfortable. You took it upon yourself to be Jason's messenger boy, so deal with it, because he ain't coming around, is he. Nope. I knew it before you realized it.

You mean the same file under "Jason told me this, so it's gotta be true!" And no reason why the seller pulled the book either.

Gotta love those dealers, who claim never to read the boards, never to have pressed a book, and never reveal the names of clients or people they sell books for. I mean, my god, it's classified info, isn't it Murph? Also, gotta' love the folks who act as their go-betweens.

And that acct was given to me in confidence. Will not reveal. Sorry, no conspiracy here. If the person who gave it to me says it cool, I'll release it. Trust me, I'd love to.