jimm94

I think it's time we one of the best threads in the history of the forums! My only presentable Barks Duck book, WDCS # 197:

I'm not sure where Jon is (he probably got sick of us), but Adam had mentioned in another thread that he'd be busy for awhile with work obligations, so he wouldn't be around too much.

Kirby

Kudos to our resident aerial pastry, Flying Donut, for incredibly fast shipping and a 100% hassle-free transaction involving the FF # 527 variant edition. Sweet copy! Thanks, Dan!

Great book! Now tuck in that micro-chamber paper, soldier!

The "way more" thread ...and every post made by the currently incarcerated William Avrich.

Nice B&B, Scott!

Exactly!

The books in this thread are truly unreal. Wow. You guys are really taking this Marvel zombie to school.

Great covers, Harry! How many books in total were/are in your OO collection?

Thanks, Nik! I'm glad you like them. I'd also like to thank shadroch, nochips and DKB for smooth-as-silk transactions. All of these guys are outstanding buyers! Thank you!

Hi all, Strange Tales 100 has already been posted in this thread, but I thought I'd show off my copy, which also happens to be my very first pre-hero Marvel. Thanks to jeffreykli for setting me up with this low mid-grade beauty.

I love the strategic placement of the GS X-Men # 1 in your pic, Steve!

Glad you like it, 'Hook and sfilosa. BTW - I purchased that book as a raw 9.6 from Metropolis.

I don't want to bog down load times of this thread by showing the book directly in my post, but here is a relatively new book for me: Sgt. Fury # 64 Boston Copy

Thanks for the tip and the kind words, Darth. Kudos to you for being such a great customer! Super smooth transaction. Truth be told, I'm already missing my Superman/Batman books! I never got a chance to read them all, so I bought replacement issues of #4-9, including the variant #8 Turner sketch cover, yesterday from my LCS for cover price (less my usual discount). Unfortunately, they're not all quite as nice as the ones I sent you. Now, it's off to eBay in search of # 1-3 to build another complete set! Hope to do more business with you in the future! -Jim

Like beans?

Hi POV, Can you recommend common (easy to obtain) sources for the chemicals Naphtha and Toluene? I've experimented with Naphtha to remove a tape repair from an interior page of a book, then Toluene to remove the stain that was left because I didn't disassemble the comic and dip the entire page. I also had an incident where I submersed an entire low grade book in that same Naphtha-based cleaner, but I think I left it in too long (about 15 minutes) because much of the ink from the cover literally dripped right off. I suspect the products I used that contained these chemicals were not pure enough. For Naphtha, I used the "General Purpose Adhesive Cleaner from 3M (part # 08984)". The Toluene was an aerosol carburetor cleaner. Can't remember the brand. The Toluene was somewhat helpful, but did not completely remove the stain. Using something with a propellant in it was probably a no-no, although I first sprayed a sufficient amount into a glass cup so I could moisten a cotton swab with it. Thanks, -Jim