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Fellas, Just got this in the mail today. Extremely happy to have found the Dominguez cover for HOS 127. I love bronze horror comics and pool, so this is pretty much all I could ask for in one package. It will be up on the wall as soon as I can get it in to my framer. A big thanks to Norrin Radd for the heads up on this. Took a big chance on a low feedback seller on ebay and everything worked out well.

I was talking about the two 9.6 copies...but I wish I was on the winning end of the $80 book... All completed Heritage sales had White pages except for the 9.8.

Both the last 9.6 and 9.4 on Heritage had White pages.

Well if you check out the Heritage archives, you can see the impact that many copies have had on recent selling prices. The last 9.6 went for $138 and the last 9.4 went for $80 and that's with the juice. I'd say if someone ends up paying near your guess, they haven't done their homework on the book. And welcome to the boards!

Yet another coming up --> HOS 103 If you take a look at the cert. numbers for the batch it looks like one submission order alone had 9 or 10 9.4 and up HOS 103s in it (including a 9.8), 5 HOS 108s and 4 Unexpected 147s. That'll swell up the census numbers for those issues pretty quick. HOS 103 is still a way cool black cover. Just will make it more affordable in slabbed higher grade I guess.

Another from the US run in SSWS. Too bad about the miswrap though.

Very nice book. I was watching that one. Congrats!

Thanks. I included some SSWS in my latest pre-screen as well - hoping they add a SSWS registry set.

Thanks man. Here's one to tease you

Just got word of this book coming back from CGC. It is currently lone top census. Pretty sweet partial photo cover as well:

What is the deal with this issue? Did Heritage find a stash or something? There are more 9.6s (12) than 9.4s (10) in the census and I have noticed them busting them out in their recent auctions.

I still haven't found a decent 302. I think it is harder than US 205. Anyone have any idea if the print runs changed when OAAW and SSWS had their title changes? Or did they remain the same?

Props go out to: tkg2627, wormboy, and blazingbob for some great DC Bronze war books and to: kidcolt and sterlingcomics for purchases. Everyone was hassle free and uber-cool...

You have some sick books Greg. Do you continue with Sgt. Rock or do you end with OAAW and the title change? Or do you have a cutoff time for books?

Shep, In the SSWS run (including a 144), I have 5 slabbed books so far. For storage and protection, I have left all of them in the slabs. I will probably break them out at some point and save the labels as you have done. My Oakland SSWS books look fine in mylar and the others would too. I have been wondering lately if CGC will ever put up a SSWS 151 on up Registry set (or Bronze OAAW/Rock, GIC, OFF, or US - for that matter). Even though I am not into the Registry thing, that may prompt me to start slabbing my high grade/pedigree copies in the run. SSWS would probably be the only title I would do that with.

Slowly making progress on getting SSWS 151 and up in VF or better (hopefully, with most at VF/NM or above). I had seen this one on Mile High for a while, but it looked like a bottom corner piece was loose in the slab so I never pulled the trigger. Took a chance and bought it and the corner looks like an odd production error instead of normal damage. It is like a piece of the cover that is in addition to where the cover would normally end - like it wasn't a clean cut and this little bit is still hanging on. I dunno - doesn't bug me enough for me not to keep it.

Thanks Greg. Sharp looking copy.

Has anyone ever seen the CGC 9.8 Star Spangled War Stories #151?

Nice books and your comment is dead on. I think they are the best stories in the 1950s too, compared to other DCs. And the 1970s, though I'd put the Weird Westerns up there too. Let's face it, the war (and DC western) books are just more adult than most other genres. For obvious reasons. Marc I just started reading the Weird Westerns and you are absolutely right, they are excellent as well. The subject matter just lends itself well to comics. I just finished reading the first 100 pages or so of the Showcase Presents Jonah Hex. Excellent stuff (most of which I have already read). Can't wait to get to the Fleisher issues.

Another very nice book from tkg2627. Neal Adams cover. In the story it's a brunette. And he doesn't quit.

Andy, you wuss! Awesome book Burntboy. One I wasn't aware of until I started visiting these boards and I now consider it one of the best covers ever imo. Sweet.

Congrats. I'm jealous. I still need it and that is a nice copy.