Bullet123

I was in Baltimore with the family and friends this weekend and got a chance to view the museum in person and here are my impressions 1. Not only is GEM wonderful but the sports legends museum in the same building is very nice as well. It is well worth the combo ticket price. 2. My kids loved it. They have been exposed to a bunch of the things in the museum at our home as I collected Cartoon movie posters before comics yet the incredible way they were displayed (I wish I had the room) made even my jaded kids stare in astonishment. 3. The interactive treasure hunt is a great way to keep the kids (and the bigger kids) looking around at even the things that at first glance may or may not appeal to them. One suggestion.... in addition to having a hard and easy choice for questions take it one step further and break the questions into "which decade were you born" to bring a topical and nostalgic aspect to the line of questions and searches. 4. Arnold, please get a U/V shade for the window behind the Superman statue in the center hallway. Even with U/V resitant glass on the artwork, I was cringing at the thought of the pieces on the wall (especially the animation cels) slowly deteriorating over time with direct sunlight. I believe there is also some artwork just off the main entrance near the stairs to the third floor that were also in direct sunlight because of the window at the landing of the stairs. 5. I went to the vistors center at the Inner Harbour (only a few blocks away from the museum) and could not find any literature on the museum there. ( they even advertised the gentlemens clubs there) If I missed it then I apologize, however if you want visitors from out of town to see the museum, the vistitors center is not a bad place to advertise. 6. My only regret was that I would have liked to have had an entire day instead of a few hours to peruse the museums so I guess I will be going back in the near future (sans kids) so I can geek out properly. Kudos to everyone involved in the setup and maintenance of the museum as I only hope is that it catches on as it is something everyone both young and old can enjoy. (not just us collecting junkies)

Thanks for looking. Officially I am at 41% complete but it is more like a little more than 50% complete as I have a batch of raw books that have just not made their way down to CGC yet. As you can see by the set, if it wasn't for the Crippen copies and the Dell File copies, this would be an impossible task to complete in higher grade. Thanks to EBAY, most of these books can be found in lower grade on a regular basis, with a few issues almost never showing up. Most of the Silver Age pedigrees do not go back far enough to be included, but I do have a White Mountain copy along with Crippens,Dell File, Rockford, Edgar Church, Crowley, and a few more in my sights to be added shortly.