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Artifiction

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    Robot Man, thanks for the tip. I'll have to try the baking soda treatment. Interesting what you mentioned about the smell of the Dells.
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    Finally, the moment you all have been waiting for... The last installment of "The Old, Musty Trailer Hoard"! I had run out of mylars, so I just stuck these comics into page protectors. Please excuse the funky glares in the scans. I was too damn lazy to take the books out of the protectors. Thanks for looking, and a big THANKS to those that participated. Happy hunting to all!
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    If only we knew what we know, now. "Pulpy oblivion"
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    I lived in Chiefland for about seven years. Also lived in Bradenton, Sarasota, Ocala, Eureka and Panama City. Oh, and Apollo Beach.
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    Thanks. Yeah, I did exactly that with them. They don't smell as bad as they did when I first got them. I think the main problem is that they are all stored in one box. I think they need to get out to breathe.
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    I finally got to scanning an old, fleamarket rescue from many years ago. I was searching table to table at a fleamarket in Chiefland, Florida when I noticed a tote full of comics below one of them. I thumbed through a few, and quickly noticed that they were all golden age books! Problem was that they weren't bagged and boarded, and they also had a musty, old trailer smell. The seller/collector, a nice, older lady, told me that the trailer she lived in was old, and that the books had always been stored inside of it. If you've never been inside of an old trailer in the state of Florida, I can tell you that they can get to smelling pretty bad. My guess is that the roof must have had some leaks in it, and for a long time, too. Anywho, even though the books had a musty smell to them, I felt compelled to rescue them. I offered $50 for the lot, and then took them home, tote and all. It's been years, now, and the books still have an odor to them, but I'm glad that I decided to rescue them. I thought I'd share these scans of the hoard with those that may be interested. One can see that many of the books are moisture damaged. Shame, too. Otherwise, they would have been pretty decent books. Sorry, but there's no Superhero or Horror/SciFi books, here . These are mainly cartoon characters. I'll post the rest of the hoard after I get them scanned. Until then, here is a taste, or should I say ... sniff?
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    "Since I recently finished off a run of the two EC sci-fi fi big two, I've been able to spread them out as runs. Some killer Feldstein and Wood covers on these. Contents wise a wash. Both are classic stuff. But cover wise, does anyone have a favorite of the two titles as a whole?" It's hard to pick a favorite when they're all awesome.
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    That's 2,500 weeks at $100 per.. I don't think I've got that many weeks left. So, no offer from me.
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    This one ended up being nicer than I had anticipated.
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    Sheesh, you bunch of Turok hogs.
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    Awesome cover on that #15!
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    Only two to worry about. Going to cut a side off of each of the mylars to relieve some pressure. Should work until I get what I need. Had the same problem with silver age books. My record/LP mylars are the same, tight fitting. They're all Gerber mylars. I've never experienced the issue when using Mylites so I think I'll stick with using them.
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    Thanks, jimjum As far as mylars go, I like E Gerber products, and I'm wondering what size bags and boards I should get to house these Dell Turoks? I hate when the fit is so tight that I have to bounce the bag on a table to get the book and board into it. Any recommendations on sizes? Maybe go with an 8X10 1/2 Mylite-4 with full back? 8 3/4X11 1/2?
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    Just arrived, today. It's an ebay purchase, and it actually looks a little better than I had expected! I know one thing, I need to get some larger mylars and backing boards. It's a little scary trying to stuff these bad boys into a SA sized.
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    Can't believe that you found it in the wild!
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    If you're lucky, it's likely to take a month just for the post office to get the books there.
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    8.5 CP 9.0
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    Beautiful. Looks like the copy that I had.
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    Problem is that they have to grade 9.4 or higher. 9.2 or possibly 8.5 for the Dell and Four Color issues.
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    On second thought..... meh.
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    Maybe if they were not actually killed, and just sent back through the portal from which they came?
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    I had sold (gave away) my entire Turok, Son Of Stone collection on the bay. Now, several years later, I've decided to attempt to build another set. It will never be what I had, but oh well, the search is a fun challenge. I sometimes wonder if I've completely lost my mind?