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I believe I know the Wolverine comic - answered on thread , but I have no idea about DC covers Your correct. And your the only one who replied I guess people only enjoy threads when another member is being hung or berated. I can at least send you $5 for one correct answer (thumbs u Somehow I contrived to miss that thread.

I won a low-ish grade Timely last night...I placed my bid four hours before auction end. I'd put in the highest bid that you'd be comfortable with and keep your fingers crossed.

I have. Postage costs are usually around $25-35 You do have to spend a bit to make such costs worthwhile.

I have. Postage costs are usually around $25-35, although if you win a group of books it would be more. It used to be relatively easy to win lots in Heritage's Sunday auctions, but not so much these days. Also, as there isn't a worthwhile sniping software available for these auctions, you have to place a bid at least two hours before auction's end, which does leave you at a disadvantage (I nearly always get outbid, I've noticed, even if I bid above GPA).

Just had message from Sharon and she said my economy books hadn't been graded yet and could be another 2 months! Oh well it's only been 4 months so far, half a year seems like a reasonable turnaround for the money it cost to get the books graded. That's getting beyond the pale.

Those late Planet covers are superb. Congrats.

number 9 # nine #9 You say you wanna revolution, well you know....we don't wanna change the world I GOT BLISTERS ON MY FINGERS! Sey Sadie, what have you done? You made a fool of everyone.... Sexy Sadie she's the latest and the greatest of them all. And I saw her standing there Let me tell you how it will be There's one for you, nineteen for me 'Cause I'm the taxman, yeah, I'm the taxman Should five per cent appear too small Be thankful I don't take it all 'Cause I'm the taxman, yeah I'm the taxman If you drive a car, I'll tax the street, If you try to sit, I'll tax your seat. If you get too cold I'll tax the heat, If you take a walk, I'll tax your feet.

Great copy of a Wolverton classic.

She was smokin'.

You're still hung up on Emma Peel???

number 9 # nine #9 You say you wanna revolution, well you know....we don't wanna change the world I GOT BLISTERS ON MY FINGERS! Sey Sadie, what have you done? You made a fool of everyone....

number 9 # nine #9 You say you wanna revolution, well you know....we don't wanna change the world

Agreed! If we are still on the topic of scarcity - this one is tough in grade - Jeff's is easily the best I've seen. Here's mine: This one is really tough. Only 11 on the census, and only 3 of those are above 6.0. With a lone 8.0 as the highest graded. Also one of the high numbers I still need. Of the 11, I wonder how many are owned by boardies. I have said many times that 65 is the toughest book from 50-73. I can definitely attest that Jeff's 8.0 is super nice. There are other tough ones like 67 and 72 to name a couple, but I think I would agree with a starment before about 34 that "tough" can sometimes be determined by luck. As far as 34 goes, there must be several of us that are lucky to have one, but many more of us who are unlucky in finding a copy. This seems to be true with 8 as well. It looks like a few here have an 8, but it rarely sees the light of day to be sold. Continuing on the luck theme, 8 was one of the first few Planets I ever bought, but it's true scareceness did not hit me until several years went by without seeing 1 single copy for sale. Oddly enough I did a deal in the late 90s at a U.S. show (I think it was Heroes Con in Charlotte) for a stack of mostly GA books that had two copies of Planet 65. Neither was in super-nice shape (they were both around 5.0 - 5.5) but they were decent enough. I must've sold both of them, but I don't recall them being fast movers at all. When I started gaining an interest in GA / Atom Age sci-fi several years ago, I found it impossible to pick a copy of this book up.

You know my name, look up the number. You know my name, look up the number. You know, you, know, you know my name, look up the number.

He did tout the books as an OO collection, didn't he? It's possible that the owner repaired his books, but that isn't a good sign...

Bid on a couple but was outbid. I would've gone significantly higher but for the browning problems.

Junk

One of my favorite Atlas horror covers.

It's de rigeur to own a copy. One must keep with the times....

Vault Of Horror 12 and Crypt Of Terror 17 are considered by all E.C. fans to be the beginning of the New Trend (i.e. the period of E.C. comics that everyone cherishes) when the publisher came into its own. They were to all intents and purposes premier issues, despite certain elements of each title appearing earlier. They are the #1 issues of each title, and they are the first EC horror titles (they came out the same month, which I believe was March 1950). I believe Vault of Horror was previously War Against Crime, and Crypt of Terror was previously Crime Patrol. Haunt of Fear followed suit with #15 (?) being its #1 issue, but I can't remember what it was before....Saddle Justice? Haunt Of Fear had previously been Gunfighter. Saddle Justice became Saddle Romances, which then became Weird Science.

CSS 22 certainly draws its market for its cover. Although the VF+ copy'll do very well in this auction, it shouldn't really hold a candle to Vault Of Horror 12, which is (along with Crypt 17) the biggest grail in the E.C. canon, and is considerably scarcer. However both books are equally scarce in high grade, with CSS 22 having the greater historical notoriety (due to its role in the Senate hearings). An 8.0 copy of VOH 12 sold last year for $3346, and it's quite possible the CSS 22 in 8.5 could go above that. There are so few documented sales on GPA of these books in high grade. A 9.0 Gaines copy of CSS 22 sold for $2358, but that was nine years ago. Lord knows what that copy would go for now. What's the deal with VOH 12 & TFTC 17? What makes them the grails? Vault Of Horror 12 and Crypt Of Terror 17 are considered by all E.C. fans to be the beginning of the New Trend (i.e. the period of E.C. comics that everyone cherishes) when the publisher came into its own. They were to all intents and purposes premier issues, despite certain elements of each title appearing earlier.

Her name was Magill and she called herself Lil But everyone knew her as Nancy. You're making me say that I've got nobody but you But as from today, well, I've got somebody that's new I ain't no fool and I don't take what I don't want. He never listens to them, He knows that they're the fools They don't like him. Turn off your mind, relax and float downstream, It is not dying, it is not dying Lay down all thoughts, surrender to the void, It is shining, it is shining. Yet you may see the meaning of within It is being, it is being Love is all and love is everyone It is knowing, it is knowing

Nice to know that a career criminal who has evaded a custodial sentence for so long has finally been brought to some sort of justice. Never thought it would happen...bravo for your persistence. (thumbs u

Much thanks Gary for all your efforts.

Lot of European boardies on this forum....