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Textbook "punched out villain/rival hero" layout from Kane. In addition to up the nose panels, this is another oft-repeated staple.

Glad to see you're sorting out your personality crisis there, Jacob, I mean Cain, I mean Sterling.

If OS would do that, that would be pretty sweet. My main thrust, though, is trying to figure out why OS has come up with such terms as "weird", "supernatural" and "horror" and broken specifics books out based on such terms. I want to know the experts in the genre that contributed to the definitions OS is currently using, and the criteria used to determine these definitions. To me it is a rather shoddy approach with no real basis beyond, possibly, some dealers and advisors giving a stab at these definitions. I'd say they're fudging the issue partly (as you stated) because of their EC bias, but also to allow for more issues to gain importance. There can only be one 1st horror comic, one first cover featuring horror as its' main constituent, one 1st horror series, one 1st horror story and one 1st horror adaptation. That's five comics. Using terms such as "weird" (which was banned from usage by the code, but is nevertheless too vague a term) and "supernatural" (which IMO is not a genre but an element that can be used in many other genres) merely allows for more key or significant issues.

I remember buying that book when it came out - still a personal favorite......

"Going to have a bloody baby"! Nice work Red.

Yeah, a green tie with a gray suit - horrendous!! I daren't look!!!

Why do I not feel especially reassured? Brilliant. Careful you. or i'll turn up on your doorstep with several mice for ya! How will I know which mouse is you??

Why do I not feel especially reassured? Brilliant.

Well, Andy, at least I got the photos done without Gary Cove. I was just making a point about a naysayer. Needless to say, great pics. An installment on the Comic Zone should be in the offing.........

And I love you too. And I still think I'm the first. He's just being shilly.

Dagnabbit and consarn it, Pov is right. The Thing! 16 may be common, but it has a damn fine cover. The cover is a depiction of Pov after a night on the town.

Two questions: 1) What indicates that the comic is a 'Stan Lee File Copy' 2) How do you determine the value of such a comic? The Stan Lee File Copies came with a certificate - that would be the only indicator, as they vary wildly in grades and defects. The market dictates the value - although for research purposes you could try completed ebay and Heritage auctions to get an idea of what sort of premiums are expected for each book.

That book went for way more than 2 X guide........

So is Goldust. Only one I've seen (not that I've been looking) was sold by Heritage in 3/02. $12,650 including the juice, which means it went for 4 X 2002 OS. Ah well, it is a truly scarce book. Wonder who won it?? Probably the same guy who has every other copy of FANTASTIC #3(except for the two owned by Jon Berk!). Yeah, I know, it was a rhetorical question. Anyone here know Jon Berk, and whether he might part with one of his two copies???

So is Goldust. Only one I've seen (not that I've been looking) was sold by Heritage in 3/02. $12,650 including the juice, which means it went for 4 X 2002 OS. Ah well, it is a truly scarce book. Wonder who won it??

Great book, and seldom seen as well. Looks better than the assigned grade. Err, anyone got a copy of the next issue??

Interesting intro to the world of pre-code horror and crime, and a decidedly odd cover (never seen it before, either). As usual with pre-code Ace covers, there's too much unwieldy exposition, although that does lend them a certain charm.

Sadly he died over two decades ago.

You stated in an earlier thread you were Heterosexual. Are you sure? This coming from a "man" who wears a skirt. Lets get this straight Mr. october_Fire If a kilt is a skirt. How come you never see any women wearing them with their sporrons? I'm the Englishman here and I have to tell you that it's spelt sporran???

Excluding Marvels I'd go for Witching Hour. And I think the Unexpected is underrated........

$185? Dammit. That would've been a steal, although it's not the best cover of the run. Any worthwhile title above FN with decent pages always has competition and serious bidding, and it's always the usual suspects. There just isn't that much quality pre-code horror on ebay.......

You guys forgot this one........

Great cover - one of the best of the run. Looks very HG.

The only thing I know is that Mike Goldman of Motor City Comics bought the collection in portions over a period of time - maybe there's something on his website about it.......