!?_Clark Kant-Waite

(; I was expecting maybe ONE 9.8, on 2 titles, AND...) ...all SIGNED by DAVE STEVENS (!), ..20th March, 1983, at the old Comics & Comix location, on Irving St. in San Francisco, where I write from Starbucks, also on Irving St. [near 9th Ave.], now. So, take a look at this: Pacific Presents #1 Modern 1201951001 9.8 WHITE Pacific Presents #1 Modern 1201951002 9.8 WHITE Pacific Presents #2 Modern 1201951003 9.8 WHITE Starslayer #2 Modern 1201951004 9.8 WHITE Starslayer #2 Modern 1201951005 9.8 WHITE Starslayer #3 Modern 1201951006 9.8 OFF-WHITE TO WHITE Starslayer #3 Modern 1201951007 9.8 WHITE (If the worst is Owtw, ...?) ...PROOF POSITIVE, celebrating 31.5 years, later.

You are the nicest looking girl here ... TO SUSAN -- You are the nicest looking girl here Dave Sim (Here's CEREBUS No 4, from an old CBG purchase (1983). I have only 5 of the original 11, never had the No 1 or the No 3. The susan was dressed as Red Sophia at the Atlanta Fantasy Fair [Autumn, 1979]. Dave signed No 11 The Latest Issue. I have 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 from the set; ...just sent these off to CCS, and CGC....) {...probably SOLD my best No 4 on ebay 2004, but I hope I can get a 9.8 out of my Deni Loubert File Copy. I've got her No 2 and No 4. No 2. is not so good.} THANKS CGC for making these MODERN.... (no number Journal Entry)

BIST Awards for 2014, from 7 in 2013.. ...books. ...down two BIST Awards for 2014, from 7 in 2013, on 11 books.

.. [label of death] Now, I have.. more BEFORE pics.... Nevertheless, despite threats of gun violence, from the SFPD for sleeping in the park (i.e., GGP), and.. after ALL [the other], MOST ASTOUNDINGS, I am.. to witness on a daily basis, I don't think.. I could be more thoroughly disgusted.. with 'Equality', 'Fair Employment', and MOST IMPORTANTLY, 'Justice' in America, < So! Where is THE JUSTICE LEAGUE > and 'responsibility' as 'a way of being'.. ..., AND despite collapsing from exhaustion, every night, [sleeping] on the ground, in the dirt, waking with no hot water.. I ask, 'What do you expect me to do? ...just sit there?' (I've been waking up before 5:AM, without the alarm, and that's WHEN.. I start my day, and when I finish, it's well after [bBC] World Service begins at midnight.) Hopefully, I live long enough to see [more of] these, Fish Police and all, through.... (..., but now, I feel like the song: '24 hours', like, I don't know.. IF ..I've got another.) Now,.. let's celebrate the slain heroes. (Let's mourn the loss, and rejoice for.. knowing....) REST IN PEACE Wally WOOD. (img.: 3 of 4 CGC Coll. Soc. 'coupon' books, missing: Zap Comics No. 0, 2nd, Don Donahue File Copy; est.: 9.6 + ?) *** P.S. ..., and as to.. (Q: 'Another Silver!!!' - A: 'O! ...nice!')

This is A.. ..from, where else, FISH POLICE No 7, with 8 SIGNATURES (!!!!!!!!), and my hand-written note from 1987, (O, God! ...26 years?) plus my X-Stamper Recd. Date, and mylar snug with acid-free board, in the background. *** Now, IF I can submit this....

(...inhales through teeth.) ...FITTS, sports fans? Owner&amp's Description: THIS.. IS.. 'THE FITTS'! ________(i.e., THE.. 'First In The Top Spot'!) '...nuthe' steak sand''''', Hon'', ove' he'e; ..ra'e.' - Tony Soprano Yeah, this [book] IS 'Overstreet' 'rare' (i.e., 'ra'e'), but how.. did David Chase.. write that stuff? By adding one 'T' to FITS to get FITTS, C K-W has another 'coin' on 4-21-2014. *** ...not part of original [ks] collection; ...new HA. *** (At the 10-year anniversary, I Clark Kant-Waite, currently own this book. THEREFORE, I.. AM.. wishing you a.. VERY.. HAPPY.. 'Birth Cert.' Day )-( 'BC-Day' See Grade Date below in 'Cert. info.' BC Day, and FITTS, both were coined here by CKW aka KSS, on 21 April 2014. Also, a VERY HAPPY Birthday-BIRTHDAY, as you.. WERE.. BORN.. THIS MONTH.. 45 Years ago.. Ares Snake. (...inhales through teeth.) *** Certification #: 0123110002 .. _____Grade Date: 04/21/2004 & & & 'Work-Horse' it through, sports fans, we're in the middle of the 'Derby'....

I preserved these for a reason. (..to live, not to die.) Now, I have four G-Ls-O-D.... Three are manufacturer's errors (guts set upside down and backwards, and two without [certain] inks), the last is signed/dated by Gilbert Shelton and Paul Mavrides (with cartoons), which I, as well as Rory Root, witnessed. (Can the Spirit World vouchsafe for me? - silence) * I'll likely get a Green Label, for my Wally Wood signed and panel-noted Weird Fantasy #9, purchased in ''83, about 30 years ago. Nevertheless, she's at the top of the list with three others (i.e., Zap #0, 2nd print, high-grade, Donahue File; Motor City Comics, 1st, from C & C, likely will tie, maybe best the highest grade of 9.2; and Freak Brothers No. 1, first, was tough to find, but well worth the dollars) for.. my upcoming Premium Membership Coupon usage. Now, though, I'll take pictures of ANY SIGNATURES on books BEFORE I send them in (7 Dave Stevens books, Journey 1-11 and Fish Police 1-7 come to mind), and use those images, with the Comic Details, as part of the 'Owner's Description.' (I really want to get those Journey's done, and have a run of Green Labels, to fetch a BIST!) The MEs I won't worry about. Heck! They should be rare to begin with...! (img = HUP no 3, Qualified, Inks, bc) (...y'u think this's an OAK?) ***

(...apologies for the orientation of the image.) I bet this IS, AND post-dates FOOM, by quite a bit. Can you place this page? (I found this page blowing on the street, afternoon last, here in SF, and photoed, this side of 4 total.) FF-FOOM = Fantastic Four - Friends Of Ol Marvel (Introduce: Can You Place This Page?)

I am convulsing, with laughter, I just got another one w/F-I-T-S.[This book is..]NOT part of Original Collection; - new HA. *** ..., BUT this IS.. First In Top Spot (FITS, anyone? ... THIS.. IS.. The G - O - A - T - S; G - Greatest O - One A - At T - Top S - Spot (Questionable, Debatable, and is Temporary)..., and THIS.. IS.. The G - R - E - A - T - S; G - Grading R - Recorded E - Earliest A - At T - Top S - Spot ..., as well as a wack, one of a kind. (No? Really? [yep. ~s true!] ...really, lucked out, on this one, too!)

'without', 'with', 'interior', 'exterior', and 'Upside Down' - (Holy Smokes! Those are HUGE BITES!) (I probably would have heard 'Error' instead of 'working' - computer NCC-1701). So, THANK YOU, thank you, thank you. Thank you for your majick. Thank you for taking 'our sport'.. to higher levels.. still. I say, 'Wow!', and I think 'Where will this thing, the CGC CS, go?', the reply from my RAC, sounds as clearly as the song: 'Forward Ever, Backwards Never' So, 'Thanks!' again; this bunny's bouncing.

..OATTS (What?) Can we introduce OATS (One At Top Spot), or.. ..OATTS (One At The Top Spot)? ? ..., where one OATS BEATS an one OAK.. ..., and where OATTS sounds like Watts? 'What?', 'Watts?', I hear you say....

Is it true? I cannot find an obit.. .., but these two guys.... ..., that these two guys (John Barrett, right, Bob Beerbohm, left) I saw on a regular basis, in my life, and I am feeling VERY THANKFUL for their presence of mind, and for their presence. (...pics 20+ yrs. apart) (RIP, JB. The next drink is yours, Cheers!) On the JB pic, I walked past EVERY BOOK, except for the few I bought (see Cerebus?) on THOSE VERY STANDS. ...you see the Alpha Flight, the Indiana Jones, & the Robotech in hand?

oddballs in rare form. CHEERS! ...may your live-work, life-dreams.. become more.. truer this year, but the year of the Snake is not quite shed. (Hence the Anomaly No 4, Corben Cvr..) I, too echos 109's: "I just want to say I have enjoyed reading all the journal posts for the past year or so and I'm looking forward to reading many more...." (Aren't we all at the drawing board [of life] ?) (...pictured are the two oddballs in raw form.)

..here's another [book] to add to the registered [Flaming Carrot Comics] sets....'Thanks' to Lisa Berzins, Customer Service (NGC)an Eric Downton (on the CGC side) an las', but not least: > Nicole Paternostro > for Today at 6:14 AM (Look a that!) > ~ > This has been added. > Thanks, > Nicole (...of the three Total Visions #3s encased this is the third of three, and the second 9.0, with one higher than both at 9.4). ...not a stupendous book grade, but well worth it, and perhaps the first in any set. Besides, after 27 years, I STILL think of this as a Fantastic book*, with a Classic WILLIAMSON COVER.. with a 'Crawler-on.' * This one was signed by BB in 1986.

GAK = a Gak is someone, or something that gets in your way. The BEST e.g., is a car cuts in front of you, and puts on the brakes. The noble friend gives you another portal into objectivity and perspective, in stead of blockage. (Gak - 1980s colloquialism) Richie Rich Dollars and Cents No 29 *** Item Name: Richie Rich Dollars and Cents #29 File Copy (Harvey, 1969) CGC NM/MT 9.8 Off-white pages. Giant Size V (This book is Unique, and, unbeknownst to me, Very Special. - ks) So, here goes.... Richie Rich Dollars and Cents No 29 File Copy Harvey 1969 CGC NM.MT 9.8 Offw pages Giant Size Here's how this was described: Richie Rich Dollars and Cents #29 File Copy (Harvey, 1969) CGC NM/MT 9.8 Off-white pages. Giant size issue. (Cert. #: 0123110002 - ks notation) Overstreet 2013 NM- 9.2 value = $45. CGC census 11/13: 5 in 9.8, none higher. From the Quinton Clem Estate. *** Last SOLD for: (unknown, no record of sale, or data. - ks) *** ..., and here's th' Certification Information: Certification #: 0123110002 Title: Richie Rich Dollars and Cents Issue: 29 Issue Date: 4/69 Issue Year: 1969 Publisher: Harvey Publications Grade: 9.8 Pedigree: File Copy Page Quality: OFF-WHITE Grade Date: 04/21/2004 (l/u b.day. - ks) Category: Universal Key Comments: Giant Size. Census: (see below) Grader Notes: None Available V V V (PLEASE NOTE: This Cert. Grade Date PRE-dates ALL OTHER Certificate Grade Dates, making THIS COPY THE FIRST.. (HIGHEST GRADED COPY) [CGC] {...of the 5 in the "Top Spot."} 9.8s of Richie Rich Dollars and Cents No 29. - ks, 2 Dec 2013, 11:A) The proof: 0123110002 = Grade Date: 04/21/2004 OW 0910570020 = Grade Date: 04/15/2008 OW 0910740010 = Grade Date: 07/06/2009 OWtW Best page Q 0911172017 = Grade Date: 10/02/2009 OWtW Best page Q 0914632016 = Grade Date: 04/04/2011 OW V 0910570020 = Grade Date: 04/15/2008 in Tom Skahan's 'Richie Rich Dollars and Cents' set V 0910740010 = Grade Date: 07/06/2009 - in Harveyfanatic's 'Richie Rich Dollars and Cents(1963)' set V 0911172017 = Grade Date: 10/02/2009 in timern's 'Richie Rich Dollars & Cents(1963) CGC' set 0914632016 = Grade Date: 04/04/2011 ...dunno where this one is. - ks (This Cert. Info. look/up is AS OF 3 December, 2013; 6:P PDT. - ks) (Note other certs.. - ks) (check) *** ..., and here's th' CENSUS: Title: Richie Rich Dollars and Cents Issue: No. 29 Date: 4/69 Year: 1969 Publ.: Harvey Publications Grade Univ. Qual. SSer. Rest. Total GMint 10.0 0 0 0 0 0 Mint 9.9 0 0 0 0 0 NM/M 9.8 5 0 0 0 5 NM + 9.6 3 0 0 0 3 NM 9.4 1 0 0 0 1 NM - 9.2 0 0 0 0 0 VF/NM 9.0 0 0 0 0 0 VF + 8.5 0 0 0 0 0 VF 8.0 0 0 0 0 0 VF - 7.5 0 0 0 0 0 F/VF 7.0 0 0 0 0 0 F + 6.5 0 0 0 0 0 F 6.0 0 0 0 0 0 F - 5.5 0 0 0 0 0 VG/F 5.0 1 0 0 0 1 VG + 4.5 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 10 Total 10 (...nothing below 5.0. - ks) (This CENSUS data is AS OF 2 December, 2013; 11:A PDT. - ks) * To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.

FREE SCANS ...y'u ever cry in a Starbucks? ..., ON, 'So, where's the Baxter Building?' Posted: 11/15/2013 by itonarely "My very first Journal" (or, "Let's see if anyone cares..."). , WELCOMING itonarely: (I'll jus' pick it up where I left off, and let it go. - ks = > ) COMICS: ...folk in which I felt I could not relate to, especially the ones who were trying to emulate people living in city environments and fabricating a fake "hard-core" lifestyle! > '''s jus' like when punk broke, on the West Coast; > the monkeys didn't make sense. What was realer > became [more] evident. I still like disco. I was > sixteen by a few days when we entered into the > 1980s. I was skirting back into to COMIC BOOKS, > then. It was later in 1980 when I wanted in put > my money into comics, in stead of the bank. It > was the dawn of The Reagan Era, but I felt > confident then that.. > going out of my way to find and procure.. be a > COMIC BOOK COLLECTOR > was.. the best thing I could do. > , AND would be.. much more enjoyable than an > account statement! > (Besides, even then it was said that, Comics can be > a (PRETTY, GOOD - ks) hedge against inflation). > (I had no inkling of what the world held. > ..from ERB to Weird Tales, The Golden Age!, back > from Conan to Howard, Disney that other Sag., > The Spawn of MC Gaines! and on and to FOOM.. > I just soaked up whatever I liked, and listened to > what other people like, and ventured to things > that may not have been popular but appealed to me, > and for other reasons....) since the age of sixteen (1994 to be exact)! professor pecora *** P.S. 'Comics make us smarter.' - Prof. 'P' > I think so, and so do many others. > I have learned so much through [American] Comic Books; > I think my life is so much RICHER for it, at the > heart level. Yeah, I am supposed to pay my mortgage too! I can't wait until January -- my bank will offer me the new lower monthly mortgage payment without paying the closing fee! Save about $300 a month. Maybe, I can buy more comic books but it is important to pay the mortgage so my wife and kids are happy to live under the roof. > Much of the value of things is not appreciated. > ..a comfortable chair, hot food. *** ...and this: Member Journal Entry: So, where's the Baxter Building? By: itonarely ... It was a beautiful hobby (and still can be I guess) and for this young boy growing up in New York it was all about the stories and the wonderful artwork that accompanied them. It was about adventure and wonder.... and, even at fifty-one (tomorrow), it still is... See you soon. > Maaannn.. I'm cryin'.... > (When I read this I started to break up....) Reply 1: Welcome to the sharing! What a great experience you've shared either us, I hope you enjoy the interaction you have started and continue to share more. Happy Hunting! Lee K and this Reply 2: I'm sure all of us collectors here have a similar story to yours. I came into the love and adventure of comics in '85/'86, when I was 12 years old. For me it was Indiana Jones, New Mutants and Booster Gold that started me off, but the results were very much like yours. > I did. Welcome to the journal writing club! Your thoughts and experiences are always welcome, as are everybody's!!! > ~, I do. and this (from ScreenWriter3D) Reply 3: Great to read a journal from a fellow Queens boy!.. and I hope to read many more! I grew up buying comics in Jamaica, Briarwood, Kew Gardens and Forest Hills. I bought comics here and there from 74 - 78, but didn't take collecting seriously until 1979, when I was ten. I am going to wish you an early Happy Birthday! I hope you have your comic book wishes come true! SW3D > awe man; awe man.... > ...y'u ever cry in a Starbucks...? > My fiftieth is two weeks away, and reality is more > astounding than fiction.. > but > man, > the fiction helps. *** Welcome aboard!! I may be one of those Marvel Guys referred to by SW3D, but that doesn't mean I don't like DC stuff. I'm just far more partial to The Marvel Universe storylines than the DC ones. But it really doesn't matter what your interests are, as long as you are collecting and enjoying what you are into. And we here on the registry love it when people get on the journals and talk incessantly about their interests and their collections and acquisitions. As TNerb said, it would be great to see some of your issues on the journals and get an idea of what you've submitted so far to CGC. Again, welcome to Club Addiction and may your comics always come back better than you expect!!! But seriously, the Journals and it's community welcome all sorts of collectors bringing their wealth of knowledge and passions to share. We love to know what you collect, why you collect, what your collecting goals and ambitions are, and especially love to read things about how collecting is the make-up of your soul as it is for all of us (that's a constant reassurance we're not the only one's doing this). > Thanks, folks.. thanks ALOT. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>... Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue (in image, clockwise, starting from th' upper left) > On the SOMETHING OLD: this is the 25th cgc'd Judge Dredd > #3 (Eagle Comics), and the 10th 9.8, Cert.# 008. This is > a BEST OF TWO WORLDS copy; it came from 'the inner sanctuum.' > This Baby is 30! > Cert. # -011 may be the last of the JD3s from the files, it > is possible that an issue may have been misplaced. Next, > for my Eagle Comics issues are the number ones. Hopefully, > I can get the 175th spot. ...may be out-debted until Feb., > though. > Nevertheless, it's GREAT to read of the [/your] year end, > and begining preparations in the journals; it gives me > hope and confidence in the coming season.... >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>... < To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.

(sorry image next time) (You can't see it on this one) (and 'this' = > is according to the ComicsPriceGuide website) > MINT GRADES > GEM MINT: 10.0 > MINT : 9.9 > The best possible existing condition of a comic book. A > near perfect book. It is very rare especially in older > comic books pre-1990 (...got one! - ks) > to discover a comic in either Mint or Gem Mint condition. > Books in this condition pre-1980 are virtually non-existent. (heh-heh.. virtually. - ks) > An extremely exceptional comic with only very minute > printing or bindery defects. The books cover is flat and > without surface wear. > No autographs or writing is allowed on either the cover > or interior pages. (What? ...no writing is allowed on either the cover or interior pages? This is what concerns me most. My books may be locked out of their true/higher grades. - ks) > Cover inks are exceptionally bright with high gloss. The > books corners are perfectly square and sharp. Interior > pages must me white in color and supple to the touch. Okay, sports fans, so I had t' call CGC on this one.... ...spoke w/ CGC, this morning on this 'no writing' thing.. ..about ink/pen writing on the IBC and on interior pages.... specifically, I asked about an X-Stamper date stamp, with day/month and RECD or YEAR in ink on interior pages as well. The CGC CS Rep., she put me on hold, and confirmed that it would, unless/otherwise on the IBC, but not on interior pages. So, interior pages are okay, but IBC is not, for ink/pen writing. Date stamp is okay on 1st page (tech- nically p3). So, will some of mine BE EXCLUDED, due to 'ks code' on the inside back covers?? In my case, it was first page date stamp for newsstand (File) copies, and some kind of ks code, sometimes with the date stamp, and sometimes neither. Even then, I was aware that writing, as pressed as I do, would detract from the book. Therefore, I DO recall writing on the IBC, in pen I am fairly certain, but not in all cases, sometimes there was nowhere else to write as lightly as possible (in border, lower right, or upper left if there was no room). For example, I wrote "ks/ds" on the lower-right, I think, of the IBC of Dave Sheridan's 1st Plymell printing of Zap #1, but no X-Stamper REC'D date. The date stamp was for tracking the "rec'd. date" as the comic books were being released, and as I was buying them as they hit the stands.. of Comics & Comix, in Berkeley, and The Best of Two Worlds, also in Berkeley, but BEFORE COMIC RELIEF. Then, I was buying 4 mil mylar snugs, Silver size, with cut-down Golden or Magazine size acidfree/backing boards, in Acid Free Boxes, and putting THESE COMICS into them. In past few days, I remebered how I would tuck them under my shirt when it rained; they were in paper bags! Some of these books made it through the rain, by bicycle delivery, and by brown bag, never mind the 2-D 3-D Alien Terror #1 (Cert. # 0190247001), which came via USPS from Eclipse HQ. *** I was holding an encased book today, and just marvelled at it, thinking.. 'I couldn't have imagined this little jeweled case.. [when I was buying these books thirty years ago]; It REALLY is marvellous; ..what a gem this thing is.... (I just wanted to hold it and look at it) I was mesmerised.... (It's such a beautiful thing, a cased book is.) (I can confirm that this WAS far from my mind, but "framing" these comics was not.) ...Grades and Pops.? That's a different story. Now, we have added Dimensions.... Thanks to CGC. The thing that gets me thinking now is the cert.# does what my ks code was intended to do: link them to my ownership and, I guess, just be specific books to me.. ...like I said added Dimensions. I cannot imagine where these will go! StarDate: twenty-seven, eleven,twenty_ thirteen,seven Starship: Starbucks, Mariposa, Bryant can't out To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.

ON THE CONS (of collecting cgc books) ON THE CONS (of collecting cgc books) THE CONS 1. You Will Become a Nerd. > ...too late! Yes, you heard me. > !I know; es verdad! You will become a nerd. > You said that; I got it. > I know I'm an 'Original' Nerd. Yep! ...an 'Oh-Enn.' > I know; I'm a first wave 'Gak' even though I DO NOT > look like it at all. > I'm 6 feet 3 inches in bare feet, and I weigh 174 pounds, > fighting weight, with less than, about, 8% body fat. > I can cook, clean, and do your taxes. > I'll fix your plumbing, cook some wort and brew some beer > I'll fend off bears, catch salmon by hand, and overcome > human foes, too! > Last year, I out-worked two young men (boys with tits, > I defined them), less than half my age! Don't they breed > 'hustle' anymore? > I've been a vegetarian since I was 18 years old, and > that was in 1980. I turn FIFTY THIS YEAR; > ...like Spidey, and th' X-Men, > and Michael Jordan! > I am fitter than ever.. ''cept for a few things. > My muscles are defined as if I were the model for > Michaelangelo's 'David.' > Yep. I'm strapping alright. I've got a 'six-pack' and > you can see the sinews, ripples and fibres in my arm, > chest, and leg muscles. > I really should be eating more, > but > this restricted calorie thing is over-toted, today, > to me. > [You should] > See Richard Corben's illustration Robert Ervin Howard's > 'The Dark Barbarian'. (...appeared in Heavy Metal.) Try to invite a {omitted} girl over to your house for.. > First of all, what house? > Second of all, I have NEVER got a 'yes' answer, > (I AM 100% rejected; > do you > [females, really] think > I'll ask [you]?) > Third, I have NEVER got a correct phone number, and > EVERY woman I've ever met at a bar, > which I very, very, very, rarely, go to [alone] > has told me the same thing, after hours, or so, of > light conversation; they say, > '...my boyfriend....', or > 'I have a boyfriend.' > Furthermore, and dishearteningly, every female > I have been intimate with has, > at least, > had an abortion behind my back and I was 5th to know; > said was on the pill, wanted me to pay for an abortion; > was cat-sitting for her, but she was ~ some one else; > and the MOST.. > It's why I am on SSI, for extraordinary rendition.. > (Civil, Human, and Constitutional Rights Violations) > that's MY 2 out of 10, starting at 29, for 20 years. > (So, ARE my comics better?). dinner > Dinner? > I'M starving! > (with a healthy sex rate = twice per week, I'm > back-dated for over 416 times, for the past 5 years.) > (I've had 'sex' once since 2007.) and have to explain to them the gigantic collection of comic books you have. > I got that.. often. > Didn't you grow up? > That's kid stuff. It doesn't really leave a good impression. If you remember the scene on the 40 Year Old Virgin where she comes over his house and he just has loads of action figures and comics all over the place. > I didn't see the movie; > I wouldn't WANT TO afford it, > when > I could buy a couple of comics for the price of > admission, and have something to show for it, now, > and later. > Besides, > BEFORE > there was the 40 year-old virgin, I got to see what > life was like as a 29 year-old virgin, and now at 49, > I've never had a girl-FRIEND! > That's my REALITY folks. > I'd rather stack comic books, than be a person who > has seen the latest 'Hollywoodland' blockbuster > production. > Nevertheless, being truly gumpy, I AM curious about > James Cameron's new film 'Gravity.' > Why wouldn't I be...? I got to play the part of a > Russian sailor in 'The Abyss', and was in the > 'Director's Cut', which first appeared on Laserdisk > in '92, or so, but I'm not gonna look it up now. This will be you. > THIS IS the GREAT THING > about COMIC BOOKS (, or ANY books, in general).. > As a child, > we learn to ASSERT ourselves, sometimes, > BY 'What we eat', > and certainly > BY 'What we read'*. * > AND WHEN WE READ.. > We armchair travel, > to worlds (see Wally Wood's 'My World', EC, > Weird Science, #?), to places, that equate to > replacement behavior.. > , and, in the process, > we FIND ourselves > by > losing ourselves > in what we love, > liked. > which becomes, > Those things, our parents > CANNOT DICTATE. > It's a matter of taste! > ...like Politics, or Religion. Not really, > No, really, RUNE, > capital 'R' Reality is WAY STRANGER than fiction, > which is > what makes geeks such great writers, > and they have a tendency to start at 'the bottom'.. > (Who am I kidding? Ask Fellini about Alex Raymond > and storyboarding, and he'll kick you in.. > your bottom!) > and tendency to start in comics, which, > most [boys] are familiar with. but definitely take that under consideration if you are self conscious and what-not. > Need we get into the most important person in a > child's life (= the same-sex parent), and the > likelihood of neglect under the auspices of a > female, as opposed to a male, and your rolling > 70%, in stead of 30%? > 'What a terrible way to divide a pie.' - can't 2. You Will Become Obsessed. > (ibidem) > Just take a look above. ...too late! Just like collecting anything, you will easily become obsessed with comic books. > Replacement Behavior is addictive, but can serve > as a substitute for far more 'wicked' things like > OCD, sex, drug and gambling addictions. Every time you see one you might like at a store you will buy it. It will bankrupt you. > It's like being a Shop-A-Holic, > or > a thief. > You get the rele To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.

with The Flaming Carrot. Today, Thursday, 27 June, 2013, I celebrate over 30 years with The Flaming Carrot, and of the 29th anniversary (to the day!) of owning these books! (see photo) *** The following Certificates, and associated books from Bud Plant invoice 007482, are, of "The 20", related (i.e., sisters/siblings): X (9.2) 0188275002 (9.6) 0188940005 (9.8) 0210518001 (96th, 9th 9.8), 0210518002 (97th, 10th 9.8), 0210518003 (98th, 32nd 9.6), 0210518004 (99th, 11th 9.8), 0210518008 (100th, 33rd 9.6), 0210518009 (101st, 12th 9.8), 0210518010 (102nd, 1st 9.9), 0210518015 (103rd, 13th 9.8) *** (11 of the original 20 were corner-stoned.) To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.

Father's Day. On Father's Day, this year, someone stole my property, broke it, then lied about it. *** So much for the Precious Gift, and have a new unreconcileable, while you're at it. *** The next day, I got my grades for 210518, and low and behold, there was this: (see photo) *** So, .... This, the first 9.9 of A-V's FCC #1, is LIVE-icated to Dave, Deni, Bob, Roxanne, and especially Jimmy! (RIP, Jimmy! RIP! This one's been corner-stoned.) *** Whoa, Congratulations on such an awesome book! - A453 > Thank you! Thank you for writing.... *** Yeah... Double Whoa! Awesome... very awesome! Sorry to read about the theft on Father's Day... bummer... > ...yeah; what can I do? but maybe that beauty of a 9.9 can ease the pain a bit. - SW3D > It did, > a lot; > ..., and your notes, too. > Thanks you two. To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.

..plus 29 years. ...just another share, sports fans. *** Here's a copy of [Clay Geerdes] Comix Wave, number 17, with one of my favorite covers; this, is a Comics & Comix newsstand copy, and.. my first SS book. *** However, to add to the B's of this book, I will include the fact that Kevin signed this on Bastille Day, twenty-twelve! *** ...special thanks to Kevin, Peter [Dixon], the folks at Paradise, CGC, and of course, Clay. *** "Rest In Peace, Clay, this one's been corner-stoned." - cant To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.

I've co-opted.. to bring you another CGC first: a scan of my copy of The Fantastic Art of Frank Frazetta (i.e., Cat. #3, 1991, a CGC first). *** (5$ + 22 years = "C'mon, Lizard-breath, ....") To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.

...into The Best of Two Worlds. THIS IS A SIMPLE SHARE: One evening in Berkeley long ago, I walked the tunnel to the inner sanctuum of The Best of Two Worlds. Rory was working that night; I said something like "Hey. What's Up?", or "How's it goin'?", and it wasn't long before I saw this SPACED #1 up on the wall. I immediately said, "Can I look at that...?", knowing full well that I would buy it, and I did. Rory was glad to see it forwarded, f'r sure! I had been hunting this one down and by issue #5 (i.e., years), I found ONE with Rory. Now, I think it was 75$. I didn't care; it was SO hard to find (i.e., unconfirmed +/- 1500 or 850 copies?? - cant), BUT, for ME & THIS HERE, there's usually one of these, when I got the book home, & took a look & opened it up I found THREE COVERS! Holy Smokes! She's a Keeper. (UA! This one's been corner-stoned!) To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.

Seduction Of The Innocent 3-D #2, Eclipse Comics, 4/86, Special Edition, #55/100 ...one of a kind.. so far. This book is.. the only cgc'd, the Special Edition: (Printed in black and white for color blind readers). I bought this from Eclipse Comics Publisher, Cat Yronwoode, at the time; it came through the mail via USPS ("It's a MIRACLE!"). This one graded 9.6, and it is #55/100.... ...with a Wrightson cover? (I had a nightmare like that, BUT the ANCHOR was on my FEET. ...a sinking, trailing camera, attached above.)(I snapped to!) Plus, it's a 2-D 3-D comic! ...gotta love that. To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.

5 out of 10 is really good. Ultimately, five out of ten is REALLY good. I was pleasantly surprised to find this submission of mine, in which grades, that is, 2 - 9.4s, 3 - 9.6s, and 5 - 9.8s, is.. really good, I think. !Sheesh! I bought these when I was just twenty-one! (NOPE. ...was not at a bar.) and now, well.. you do the math. That was 84. By far, this was my favorite Judge Dredd cover no word ballons, has a black cover, no Judge Dredd, himself, on the cover, BUT a girl possessed by an evil-evil spirit: Judge Anderson, and the ghost of Judge Death (^that evil-evil spirit) to ring in The Cowboy Ronnie Round-Up 2, and the real 1984 (perfect) The 1984 APPLE MACINTOSH ad was weeks away.), and the story, the story and the pin-ups, and the full page drawings, and the two-page center-spread illustration. I thought this comic book had alot going for it. AND NOW. Now, here comes THE JUDGE DREDD MOVIE, with what looks like.. JUDGE ANDERSON prominently featured. (This is the kind of good news I could really use, after all.) RORY? I hope you are having fun! To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.