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I'm going to try something new. Winners get to select the next Artist, Series, Character, era, etc., as long as it isn't too specific. Could even be a combination like Silver Age Bats or something. Stu has selected "Something cosmic." I'll have something up soon.

We have a . Stu got another one. Link Aparo! The Brave and the Bold #112

The Daily Comic Book Panel Thread Here's today's 2nd panel. Identify the issue if you can. I'll be opening new panels and giving clues if no one gets it.

This was graded 8/13 Certification Information Certification #: 1297622009 Title: Silver Surfer Issue: 1 Issue Date: 5/14 Issue Year: 2014 Publisher: Marvel Comics Grade: 9.6 Total Graded At: 15 Page Quality: WHITE Grade Date: 08/13/2018 Variant: Variant Edition Category: Modern Art Comments: Dan Slott story Michael Allred art Francesco Francavilla cover Grader Notes: None Available This was graded on 8/21 (one week ago). Certification Information Certification #: 1990423004 Title: Vampirella Issue: v4 #8 Issue Date: 2017 Issue Year: 2017 Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment Grade: 9.8 Total Graded At: 1 Page Quality: WHITE Grade Date: 08/21/2018 Variant: Variant Cover E Category: Modern Art Comments: Jeremy Whitley story Andy Belanger art Key Comments: ""Virgin"" photo cover. Grader Notes: None Available

We have a . Stu got it. Link Super Powers (1985) #1

Here's today's panel (actually a full page). Identify the issue if you can. I'll be showing more and giving clues if no one gets it. Hint: It's somebody's 101st birthday today.

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Spider-Man’s reclusive co-creator worth $1.3M when he died August 27, 2018 He co-created Spider-Man — yet died with a relative pittance in the bank. Steve Ditko, who helped create the Marvel Comic superhero that morphed into a multibillion-dollar industry, left behind an estimated $1.3 million when he died, new Manhattan court papers show — although that figure may even be a stretch, his lawyer acknowledged to The Post on Monday. “It’s possible that he’s not worth that much,” said the lawyer, Howard Borkan, who added that he only learned about the reclusive Ditko’s life as a comic-book extraordinaire from his obituary after he died at age 90 in June. Ditko’s two siblings, an elderly brother and sister, are his only heirs and will inherit his modest estate since he did not leave a will. The $1.3 million figure is based on an estimate provided by the brother, Patrick S. Ditko, according to Borkan. But Patrick, 83, admitted to The Post on Monday, “I know nothing about his finances or anything about his personal life.” His brother was never in it for the money, Patrick added, and that’s probably a good thing: Copyright laws funneled all the profits stemming from Spider-Man went to Ditko’s former employer, Marvel. Ditko and collaborator Stan Lee first released their creation — Peter Parker and his secret persona Spider-Man — in Marvel’s “Amazing Fantasy” comic in 1962. But Ditko, who never married or had kids, shunned publicity. “Until he passed I didn’t know what he had done,” his lawyer said, adding that Ditko came to him years ago for help renegotiating his lease. Borkan said he only knew Ditko as a “very nice man” whose hearing had gone in the last few years of his life. “He was hard to reach on the phone. I don’t think he had an answering machine,” Borkan said. Patrick said his older brother last visited the family’s hometown of Johnstown, Pa., a few years ago. Patrick and his sister, Elizabeth Russak, 87, still live in Johnstown, where their late steel-mill worker dad introduced his eldest son to newspaper comics. Ditko had been hospitalized for “age issues” at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital in the months leading up to his death June 29, Borkan said. He was six months behind on the $2,000-a-month rent for his West 51st Street apartment when he died, although this was because “he was in the hospital,” Borkan said. Ditko was released from the hospital, only to die alone in his apartment. “His body was not found until a few days later when the NYPD had to be called to gain access to the unit,” Borkan wrote in court papers.

Look at all that dialogue.

This was graded 8/13 Certification Information Certification #: 1297622009 Title: Silver Surfer Issue: 1 Issue Date: 5/14 Issue Year: 2014 Publisher: Marvel Comics Grade: 9.6 Total Graded At: 15 Page Quality: WHITE Grade Date: 08/13/2018 Variant: Variant Edition Category: Modern Art Comments: Dan Slott story Michael Allred art Francesco Francavilla cover Grader Notes: None Available

Yes. Newton rings are a well-known optical effect in both physics and the comic book grading industry. There is NO potential for damage, they are simply unsightly (to say the least) and shouldn't exist if the case is designed correctly. They CAN however be used to identify other problems, such as too much pressure, or non-uniform pressure affecting the comic book inside the slab. And yes, a thin film layer of contamination from the out-gassing of the materials used in the construction of the case could THEORETICALLY cause newton rings under the right circumstances, but there is no current or historical information to back up such a claim. Additionally, we can disprove such a claim through simple experimentation, as was done below. Newton rings seen on CGC cases are caused by contact and pressure between the (outer surface) of the inner well/sleeve and the (inner surface) of the outer case. This is a well-known effect with well-known causes in the comic book grading industry, backed up by years of data from multiple grading companies. What Causes Newton Rings - A Simple Explanation

Last one for tonight. Later.

Here's today's 3rd panel. Identify the issue if you can. I'll be opening new panels and giving clues if no one gets it.

Correct! But Stu beat you by 6 minutes. Don't feel bad, Rocky beat Stu on the Batman #217 by the same amount. Link

Here's today's 2nd panel. Identify the issue if you can. I'll be opening new panels and giving clues if no one gets it. Hint: X-Men

There's a lot of confusion and misinformation out there about what causes newton rings on graded comic book cases. I've posted a lot of information and answered a lot of questions here about the issue, but I can't seem to locate the posts using the search engine. I'm not sure if it's me, the search engine, or the fact that some of these threads were deleted. In any case, I took some time today and created a simple explanation that isn't too technical. I also made a video where I create newton rings on a CGC slab in a location where none existed before to help explain it visually. Hope this helps. What Causes Newton Rings - A Simple Explanation

We have a winner. Bryan got it. Link Crisis on Infinite Earths #8

Here's today's panel. Identify the issue if you can. I'll be opening new panels and giving clues if no one gets it.

Good job Rocky. That's a pivotal issue. In it, Grayson leaves for college and Batman closes down the Bat-Cave (forever!...yeah right) and then moves into the penthouse on top of the Wayne Foundation building.

Awesome! I was hoping someone here might have one in their collection.

Last one for tonight.