OtherEric

Found at the local store today, or more specifically the owner pointed out some PKD digests he had just gotten in. This one was the one I picked, because of this news this week, although I may get others if they're still there next time I'm in: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/philip-k--vulcans-hammer-francis-lawrence-1235043911/

Happy Veteran's Day! Air Force was my branch when I was in:

You're welcome. I was lucky, I did my four years between the gulf wars and got out unscathed, with only one occasion where they were even sending scud missiles in my direction. I don't pretend to compare myself to those who spent months or years in combat zones.

Maybe you already noticed this and that's why you were laughing... I'm about 98% certain the copy at the UNCW site IS my copy! I picked it up at KAYO books in SF in July, but beyond that I have no idea how it made its way to me... The UNCW image and a new scan of my copy, showing the edges more clearly:

And for fun, here are the flip sides of the PKD doubles:

Here's a few more flip sides. Which raises the question... it's pretty clear on these books which is the headline book and which is the also-ran. (The D-1 is arguably the exception, but even there I think most people view Too Hot for Hell as the 'front'). I can think of several single-author doubles where both sides are equally in demand, but are there any multiple creator doubles where both sides are in demand beyond the normal run in the range? The only one I can think of off the top of my head is D-227; Gunner Cade is a well-regarded title and Crisis in 2140 is wanted by the H. Beam Piper fans (like me!) because Ace never reprinted it when they finally brought back the rest of Piper's works in the late 70's- early 80's. But it's a pretty weak candidate, I think.

Your Spiderweb actually looks similar to my copy, down to the creases near the spine and lower right corner... not a perfect match, but I think I could mistake your copy for mine if I didn't have them both to compare. I've got half of the 10 books you show, I guess I'm off to a decent start on these given that I only started getting non-SF doubles 3 years ago or so...

@batmiesta posted the other two treasuries, so I'll just hop in with the third. The three treasuries are the only Marvel HB books I own:

All great books. I do wonder why Steranko ever only did one cover for Warren sometimes, though.

Secret Wars #3 is first Titania, who is supposed to turn up in the She-Hulk TV series they're working on for Disney+. It may not be a good reason, but it's definitely a reason.

Just happy I have a copy at all these days, at least it’s readable (with extreme care). Really wish Marvel would release a second masterworks volume finishing the run:

I suspect that would be restored, not conserved, but that's a personal guess. Genuinely curious how much it would cost to get somebody to do something like this... I've got a Venus 18 in similar condition (it still has staples and a couple inner wraps are still connected) where it would probably be well worth getting done, even if it did qualify as restored.

Only one I can think of off the top of my head would be mycomicshop.com; since I know they do carry back issues. Not sure how good an offer they would give you, but it couldn't hurt to ask.

https://digitalcomicmuseum.com/index.php?dlid=19694 I've read most of the issue, enough to feel comfortable saying it's pretty bad other than the cover. Everybody's tastes differ, though.

I do, assuming you count me as "people". I know, I'm distressingly old-fashioned with my comics.

Suspense 3. Not only is the book garbage other than the cover, it's not even the best cover of the run. (If I could have any issue of the run I would take Cole's #8 over Schomburg's #3 any day.)

Nothing slabbed... but I'll drop these here anyway:

Fine, here's the NatLamp yearbook cover, since people are asking:

My copy is just a reader, but I've seen pics of this with the Classic Cover designation on the slab:

Even lower grade than the Adventure, but when I got this in my early 20's it taught me that I could actually own key books.

It's complete, I can actually read it without worrying about depreciating it, and I can actually say I've got a complete Legion run because of it. One of my most treasured books.

Not a comic, unless you count the one page cartoon by Gahan Wilson, but I figured with the recent discussion of Bode people here would appreciate this as well:

At the risk of stating the obvious... they asked? For decades, the Gaines estate seems to have a nice level of letting decent products be made without just letting any cheap hack turn something out for a quick buck.

GCD has the on-sale date of Tales of Ghost Castle #1 as February 4th compared to this issue on February 20th. But since it was monthly when Ghost Castle was bi-monthly it does have the earlier cover date.

A handful of readers in from MCS today. Given how notorious the later issue is, I'm not sure the #64 shouldn't be labeled "Preprints cover of #113", rather than saying the #113 is the reprint...