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Yes, among other things. I think that copy was cleaned and pressed too. You guys are good! It never even occurred to me to look at a scan that closely for resto.

Wow, that is gorgeous!

Wow! Nice copy, you should probably be expecting to receive a PM from BleekerBob any moment now! What do you and Doug grade it at?

Adam, think of these boards as your blank slate to write any kind of article you'd like. Seriously, start a thread on this topic, I bet you'd have numerous contributors. There are some real art afficionados here. I for one could spot Vince Colletta's fine line inking style from a mile away, no matter how much I tried to avert my eyes.

What? Who are you and what have you done with the real FFB?

Well, you have to remember this was first published in 1966, so the inference (or hint of an inference) was more relevant back then. And of course Disney couldn't tolerate even a whiff of controversy. They actually did take breaks in the afternoon in these parts of the world back in the pre-airconditioning days (they didn't call them siestas, of course). It's hilarious talking to old Brits who were here in Hong Kong back in those days, people only really worked in the mornings and the evenings for much of the year because of the heat. They pretty much spent the day after 11 am totally blotto, sobering up enough in the late afternoon to read telegrams as they started coming in from the head office in England. Lee Kuan Yew has stated that in his opinion, the most important development in Asia during the 20th century was not some major political or economic development, but rather that most mundane of things, the advent of airconditioning, because of its impact on productivity. End of geo-social history lesson.

Is this the Bark's story with the veiled critique of Vietnam? Do you know if has been reprinted at all? I would like to read it. That's correct. I know that Gladstone reprinted it in the late 1980s, but I don't know if it has been subsequently reprinted since then.

What a cool cover! I gotta get me one of those!

That's a beautiful copy of DD Beach Party. In terms of keys, you could say that almost every appearance in Four Color is a key Duck book, because they're all classic stories. But using the normal definition of key, my list off the top of my head would be: FC 9 (the uber-key, the AF 15, Showcase 4 and Action 1 of duck-dom: the first Barks duck book) FC 178 (first Uncle Scrooge) FC 199 (classic cover) FC 386 (considered to be first issue of Scrooge in own title) US ? (first Magica deSpell) US 64 (treasure of Marco Polo, banned by Disney from being reprinted for many years) WDC&S 98 (first Uncle Scrooge appearance in WDC&S) The first FC with a Scrooge cover, and the first Flintheart Goldglom appearance, would also be keys, but I'm spacing on which issues they were and I don't have a copy of the Guide at work with me. Arty and hkp are lightyears beyond me in terms of Duck expertise, so perhaps they could contribute to this list. To keep this thread going, here's a minor key, WDC&S 140, first appearance of everyone's favorite egghead, Gyro Gearloose.

Nice Don Rosa, BTW. Hard to imagine that anyone could have ever assumed Carl Barks' mantle, but Rosa did it in spades.

Yup, done already! Check it out! Thanks, it's been a lot of fun and everybody's contributions have been greatly appreciated. Sometimes the squeaky wheel is successful in getting Arch to pin threads, he finally did it in the Marketplace with the eBay IDs, after numerous bumps.

Beaumonts, wow, that is quite the B&B run that you have!

Do a search for "Pacific Coast" and "PC" on these boards. There's some good anecdotal information about the collection, and I believe Namisgr and others have posted some scans of Robert Roter's original ads. I'm not aware of a complete checklist, at least not that has been publicly posted.

The last time Adamstrange asked me to start up a thread, it produced some pretty good results. So in the hopes that lightning can strike twice, I invite everyone to post their favorite Duck covers (there've been a lot posted on these boards, but never all collected in one place, to my knowledge). Although this thread is in the GA forum, please feel free to post your duck books from all eras. As in the 10 cent thread, I'll get the ball rolling with a triumvirate of Uncle Scrooge firsts: FC 178, the first appearance of the world's richest duck WDC&S 98, his first appearance in WDC&S and FC 386, the first issue in his own run

Everyone else has been doing the heavy lifting on this thread for a while. Here's a scan I managed to find in one of my files.

I've been thinking of starting a Ducks thread, but wasn't sure where to put it, as they run from GA to modern day. So in the general forum? GA? SA? thoughts, recommendations? I vote GA for Ducks as I think you'll find collectors who are into that are more likely to be into the Ducks. Whevever you put 'em, I'll contribute. Isn't your scanner broken? Scanner's still broken, but I was able to scan a few of my ducks before it went down.

I've been thinking of starting a Ducks thread, but wasn't sure where to put it, as they run from GA to modern day. So in the general forum? GA? SA? thoughts, recommendations?

The drawing style is nothing like I've ever seen on a Batman cover. Any idea who the artist was?

Harry, that's hilarious. They placed the stamp so well that I can see why you missed it all these years, it looks like it's part of the art.

Maybe it's because you bumped it up that it caught someone else's attention and they felt compelled to post too. Feeling a little starved for attention? Okay, I'll admire your books and give you a big

Arch, thanks for pinning this up (finally)!

So you finally pulled the trigger, huh? Out of curiosity I just checked the listing on Pedigree, you did a great job of knocking the price down! The 9.6 WM copy cheaper than a 9.4 copy of #40? It pays to be friends with the Doug-ster!

Anyone know what grade Ian's is?

Anyone know who did the cover art on the Fly? Nice work, very clean lines.