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Finally got my Avengers #28 and MSH#18 back! The wait is over and yes I peeked at my grades prior to receiving them First up is my Avengers #28 which features the very highly sought after first appearance of The Collector, who will have a large presence in upcoming Marvel Universe Movies. Graded copies of this book are almost impossible to find and I'm happy with the 8.5 Grade that I received for this copy! Next up is another Marvel first Appearance of The Guardians of the Galaxy a book that seems to be on fire and gaining more momentum as we draw closer to the movie release date. This is not the same team that will appear in the movie, but I do believe the original team will be referenced at some point in time moving forward in one of the future movies if not this one. This copy received a 9.0 which is a nice grade for the square bound 1960's comics and especially with the dark blue cover. Check out photos below. I'm waiting for another shipment which has Marvel Graphic Novels, Famous Monsters of filmland and a surprise DC Graphic Novel. I received a couple 9.8's in that group one of which only had one other book Graded at 9.8. So stay tuned To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.

I don't like signatures on my comics unless it is by the artist responsible for the actual cover art. Hi gang, this is a topic that I have struggled with for quite some time. I really do not like having signatures all over the covers of my comics especially if it is a really cool book/cover. The exception are photo covers where there is an actual person instead of a drawn image. Another example is having writers and others that contributed to the interior of a comic but had nothing to do with the actual cover. What's your view on this subject, I like to know if there are any others that share my opinion. I guess one of my pet peeves is seeing all of the covers that have Stan Lee scrawled all over them. I understand that he is responsible for the majority of the Marvel Universe but he didn't ink the covers so at best I would allow him to sign the interior page. Most of the comics I have purchased, I was drawn to because of the intensity of the art and the beauty of the colors. A black cover with high gloss, perfect spine and straight corners is a definite rarity and the last thing I want to do is ruin it. Give me a mint copy of Amazing Spider-man #28 free of signatures over an SS copy in the same grade any day Also not all artists will get a free pass to sign a cover even if they did work on it If I don't like their signature I can live without it. So in the end I won't have very many comics with multiple signatures in my registered sets unless it something I purchased off E-bay which I really do shy away from. I will leave you with a photo of Swamp Thing #4 that I recently picked up on E-bay free of signature, but I would have liked to had Berni Wrightson's sig on this one since he signs very nicely. To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.

Neal Adams Art with a Special Autograph! I happened to run across a couple of mags that I consider to be truly one of a kind. About 10 years ago i had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Bolo Young when he appeared at one of the Los Angeles Shrine shows. I didn't have a photo or magazine for him to sign, so I thought. Then I remembered I had brought along a group of magazines called Deadly hands of Kung Fu, you may have heard of them So I pulled 2 copies from a box, issue #3 and annual #1 issue #3 being a Neal Adams issue and proceed to take them over to Bolo to have them signed. I get up to the front of the line hand Bolo my books and he tells me "he's not in either of them" to which I replied I don't care, I'm a fan of his movies and wanted his auto on a martial arts magazine. Bolo being the great sport that he was signed both of my books which I have kept hidden away and now plan to have them stabbed even at the expense of getting the dreaded been label Bolo Yeung passed away a few years ago, but I still have a great memory and story to go along with my one of a kind signed books Thanks for reading To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.

The Collector and Guardians! Nuff Said With new marvel movies on the horizon and the introduction of some great character for the first time to the mass/general public and movie going audiences. I give you the first appearance of The Collector as presented in Avengers #28, and The Guardians of the Galaxy as presented in Marvel Superheroes #18. These 2 books are on there way to Sarasota as soon as I complete this journal, and I hope the grading gods bid them safe passage I have been picking up high grade copies (as high as could find) of the Guardians first appearance for the last 20 + years knowing that someday their importance to the Marvel Universe would be recognized. The Avengers issue is a copy that I redirected from the Book Rack deal (see previous post/journal) of which I had several copies but alas now have only the copy you see remaining. So the next time you seed these, they along with a few others will have sparkling new cases and be assigned to b one of my registry sets. Happy Hunting and Good Luck To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.

Skyrocketing Graphic Novel Prices. As some of you know I pay a great deal to market trends with regards to CGC graded books. Recently there were very high grade (CGC 9.8) issues of Marvel Graphic Novels selling on E-bay. I was a little curious as to where the prices might settle since I use the info to gauge whether to submit some of my own books for slabbing in order to take advantage if the prices are trending high. Below is a list of actual prices realized, some of which seemed to even shock the pants off of yours truly. #2 Elric The Dreaming City (3 bids) $109.00 #3 Dreadstar (3 bids) $265.00 #4 The New Mutants (12 bids) $536.88 (no surprise on this one). #15 Raven Banner (3 bids) $134.77 (definite surprise) #17 Revenge of the Living Monolith (2 bids) $158.05 Wow! #18 She Hulk (6 bids) $290.00 (big surprise) #23 Doctor Strange (4 bids) $179.77 #29 Hulk & The Thing (3 bids) $102.50 (thought this would go higher. NN Avengers the Vault (3 bids) $109.49 NN Wolverine Bloody Choices (57 bids) $332.77 by far biggest surprise due to the number of bids placed on this issue. Overall I think that this was a huge shot in the arm and motivation for anyone that collects Graphic Novels whether high or mid grade as prices will also rise for reader copies at some point or another. Thanks for reading, A~ To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.

This one has it all folks! Hello everyone and Happy New Year. It's been awhile since I have posted anything, been keeping pretty busy with work and the holidays. But I happened to snag this little beauty from an ebay auction last week and I am so excited I actually couldn't wait until it arrived, so I am bragging about it now. First I am very old school and love my old time artists especially Jack Kirby. I happen to own about 90% of all his 4th world work with multiples on many issues. What I don't have is a very high grade CGC set of any of them. Enter the Black Racer and issue #3 of the New Gods. The colors on this book are amazing and it really is one of those books that I myself have found to be very hard to obtain in high grade over the years. There is one issue graded higher at 9.9 but I will be very happy with this copy. Enjoy, A~ To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.

2003 CBC's Eye on E-bay Some of you may remember To Comic's Buyers Guide Weekly Fandom Publication which was devoted to everything comics. This was the Internet for comic collectors prior to the Internet I have added a clipping that I manager to keep from a 2003 edition with an article an chart indexing CGC pricing for the week of January 19-25, 2003. The attached index was right on the money for the most part when it came to superhero books and to some degree may still be of some use 10 years later. SW3D, I hope this will be of some help to you and everyone else. If you can read The whole page you will see there were some interesting books moving at even more interesting prices. Enjoy To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.

Modern Age Books That I think I will have graded. I'm usually not one for collecting much of the Modern Age Comics especially most of the independents. I do happen to have a lot of stuff that I am starting to go through and find some nice pieces Tnerb, Bagofleas it's so much fun reading post about your adventures and your passion for the Hobby especially the New Mutants. You remind me a lot of myself in years past. Thanks so much for sharing your stories with us. That goes for the rest of the community as well, for all of the great post and discussions regarding comics, shows/cons and anything related to the hobby I read each and every post as well as all of the comments. Now, the Hidden Treasures! I found a few Lady Death Issues as I was going through some boxes of stuff over the weekend. I have seen these a number of times but really never paid any notice since they were not Silver or Bronze Age books. I'm starting to warm-up a little to some of the Modern Age books especially those with great cover artwork. So I thought I would take a minute and research the trio and found that they are half way decent copies to have. Lady Death Limited Series #1 Chromium Cover Lady Death The Crucible Silver Embossed Cover & Lady Death II Between Heaven & Hell #1 Chromium I really like the covers on these so I am going to ship them out for slabbing and maybe down the road I might even add signatures. I'm sure there's more goodies to dig up but it will have to wait until the next weekend Thanks for reading! To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.

Scoring A Snake Eyes Autograph! I had the chance a while back to meet and talk with Ray Park, the actor who plays Snake Eyes in the live action G.I. Joe movies and also play the character Darth Maul in Start Wars The Phantom Menace. I must say that I was very excited to meet Ray and tell him what a huge fan he had in my grandson, who is practicing Jui Jitsu. Ray Park being the total gentleman that he is, not only signed a Snake Eyes (color) photo but he also personalized it to my grandson with words of encouragement to keep up the good work on his martial arts! Oh, and he also took time to pose with me for the great picture below. I know this isn't a picture of a comic or cgc graded book, but to me it really was an experience worth so much more! If you get the chance let Ray know what a great job he had done bringing to life one of the major comic book characters in Snake Eyes. To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.

Newest addition to my X-men Set This came in the mail today! I was very excited to have this added to my X-men set that I am slowly trying to build. My goal is to assemble a 9.4 or higher set of all of the New X-men up to about issue 200. Most of the issues I already have and just need to submit but there are a few scattered issues below issue #110 that I need to obtain. Generally I am all over the board with my collecting and really not very focused on any one set. I find it so much more enjoyable to just buy things on a whim (or if I get a really good bargain at a show). I do have a number of great sets that I plan to have submitted in time for next years Registry Awards, with at least a dozen if not more easily placing as the top sets based on the current standings This issue however was available on E-bay at a great price so I pulled the trigger and crossed my fingers! Thanks for reading To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.

How could they do that to one of the greatest characters ever created Ok so I picked up a group of books recently off E-bay. The books consisted of all X-men CGC's 9.4 all with White Pages. First was X-men #134 Titled "Heroes and Hellfire". In this issue Phoenix becomes dark Phoenix after being transformed into the Black Queen by the Hellfire Club. This is a classic with story by Chris Claremont, art by John Byrne and Terry Austin Cover. I so loved this story arc that began in issue #131 and remember purchasing multiple copies when it was originally released. Next is one of the greatest stories of all time in my opinion. X-men #137 "Phoenix Must Die". Seriously, is exactly what I said when I first picked up a copy of this book and saw the cover way back when (1980). No way they would actually really kill off one of the founding members of the X-men. No way they would actually kill one of the most powerful characters of the Marvel Universe. Well we all know what happened, yes they did whack Jean Grey aka Marvel Girl, aka Phoenix, aka Black Queen aka Dark Phoenix, R.I.P Jean. This is what kept me in this hobby for over 40 years. The possibility that every once and awhile a great story line might come along that totally captures my imagination and transports me into the actual storyline where I feel as if I am actually living and battling alongside my favorite heroes. This is where I realized that no matter how great I thought my heroes were and how strong the team, ultimately someone will die in the end. Lastly, X-men #140 which features the disbanding of Alpha Flight, an appearance by The Wendigo as well as a Blob Cameo appearance on the last page. Again great storytelling, great artwork and now part of my collection and X-men set. Hope you have enjoyed this little commentary See Pic! To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.

I have had this book for some time and just realized that there was a Bronze Age DC Number One Set that I could add it to Laurel and Hardy easily one of the most popular double acts of all time. Best known for their slapstick comedy, they became well know during the 1920's to the mid 40's. The pair made more than 100 short films together before expanding into feature length films in the 1930's. Stan passed away in 1965 and Oliver in 1957 but I remember so many evenings and even Saturday Mornings being entertained by their hilarious antics. The pair had an Academy Award to add to their credit for the short (1932) film Babes in Toyland. With Stan's catchphrase "Well, here's another fine mess you gotten me into!" being highly recognized and used often in their films. It's hard to believe that these guys were working in show business as early as 1921 and both had numerous short movie credits to their name before putting their act together. If you haven't seen any of their movies, I suggest you take the time to check out some of their material. These guys were in my opinion Great Actors and truly Masters of Their Craft. Enjoy To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.

I just started collecting Signature Series Books this year. So I find it a lot easier for sure to just purchase a book already signed and slabbed as well as it saves a heck of a lot of time I do enjoy the chase of tracking down my favorite artists to meet face to face and obtain an auto on one of my favorite works of theirs. But man thanks to E-bay I can actually just wait for some items to arrive via USPS. My most recent purchase and addition to the family is a CGC SS 9.8 copy of Crisis on Infinite Earths #1. This book represents what I believe was one of the most important books published by DC in the last 30 years. It totally re-defined the DC Universe as we know it today. Not to mention the series went on to produce multiple events that would completely alter the course of the future for the company and all of its characters. This along with a slew of others is the highest graded SS copy available at the time of purchase and as many of you know I am a huge George Perez fan. I may attempt to complete the entire set as SS otherwise I will simply send in one of the sets I have and have them slabbed just to show the completed set. Enjoy the pics To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.

Just ended E-bay Auction for SS #15 maybe new record. Only (1) of (2) 9.8 copies sold for............................... I don't know about many of you but I have it bad watching ending comic book auctions on ebay and keeping a record of books that I feel sell for prices that are higher than I would expect for the particular book to sell for. Sparkle City just closed a bunch of auctions this evening and one of the books that sold was a perfect copy of SS#15 in CGC 9.8 condition. I started watching it earlier this evening and was astonished when the bidding went above the $1,000.00 mark. This book is definitely a rarity in that there have only been (2) copies to receive the grade of 9.8, so I was surprised but not totally shocked. Well the bidding ended and some lucky buyer will be adding that beautiful book to his/her collection (it could be a female Oh and the final gavel price was .................... $2,555.50 I thought this was worthy information to share with the group especially those that may not sit and eyeball the computer for as many hours on end as I do. Happy Hunting/Collectiing P.S. It's the issue where the Surfer battles the Human Torch To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.

Ready for press and slab! I am so excited to share my most recent purchase with you guys! I bought a lot of raw books off ebay last week and they arrived today. The group consisted of a run of early Teen Titans from issue #6 through #25 and was two issues. The group was advertised as mostly vf and vf to nm. I usually expect the worst even after I do my homework and check out all of the pictures. But something told me this was going to be a great group of books, and I'm glad I followed my instinct. Of the 21 books maybe 2 or 3 would fall into the vf category scoring around 7.5 to 8.0. Over half of the books will rate at least a 9.0 or higher without pressing with maybe half a dozen having a shot at 9.6 to 9.8's with pressing. So Matt my friend get ready for a Titan-ic Quick Press! Once pressed I will have them slabbed and decide what I want to do with them. Anything higher than 9.2 I intend to keep The rest I will sell. This helps me with this title a great deal since I have every issue from #30 up but had previously sold off all of the earlier issues. See pic below To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.

But I think I will just shoot for Stan's and be happy This is one of those great covers from back in the day that just jumps Out at you! Every time I look at this cover I can imagine Stan telling us how this one has it all. Nuff Said! Enjoy To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.

A few books I picked up at the LA Convention recently. During the 1960's and 70's Gold Key was one of the great comic book companies that was able to compete with Marvel and DC. Maybe not totally on the same level since they didn't have quite as many characters ad the "Big Two". Nonetheless they had great characters and great stories. What made it hard for collector's of the early issues was that most of their comic books were slightly wider and a little longer than the standard comic book so they didn't fit well in to comic bags. This I know first hand as a lot of the books I would just leave unbagged way back when. As the 70's came and went so did the popularity of the Gold Key Characters with Superhero comics now as strong as ever. A lot of the Gold Key books I believe were and still are undervalued to this day. With the re-introduction of some of the major characters like Magnus and Solar through the Valiant Comics many collectors have become familiar with the a few of the more popular titles of the 60's and 70's but there are many more that deserve a little investigation such as Dark Shadows, Bonanza, Mighty Samson, Korak: Son of Tarzan, M.A.R.S. Patrol and many other titles. This is also where Star Trek originated in comic form and was one of the best sellers. I am slowly trying to accumulate as many high grade copies as I can (Kinda Like Bagofleas) in an effort to take over the world or at least a registry position. At current I have completed the first 40 issues of Korak all super high grades which will easily allow me to accomplish that set (we are talking 9.4 - 9.8 on the first 30 issues here guys). I will post pics of some of those books under a different Journal Entry I intend to dedicate to Korak. So for this posting I am including a pic of a couple of books that I picked up at the show. The total war books have such cool covers I couldn't pass them up and the condition was pretty nice to boot. Thanks for Reading To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.

What's your take on flipping comics? I thought this would be an interesting story to share with my New Registry Family About 7 years ago give or take a year, while on one of my regular visits to the local outdoor swapmeet I happened upon a box of comics from one of the regular vendor's. Now this guy was also one of my competitor's for buying storage units at auction. He was a well seasoned buyer and dealer to say the least. So when I searched through his box of comics on his table I never expected to find anything of tremendous value, but from time to time I find a gem. Well it's the middle of summer and if you know Vegas on a normal day it's well over 105 degree's so i'm ready to high tail it out of there. I start making my way towards the exit and make a stop by this guys table to see what he might have in this small box of about 40 comics on his table. Well at first glance I can see he has a few magazine sized comics near the back of the box but I take my time and go through the rest of the books first. When I get to the larger books I find that they are copies of TMNT #1. Ok I'm thinking that they are all 3rd prints since I already had a couple of copies and could tell the difference by looking at them. But there was another copy that looked slightly different. I ask Tony what he was getting for the books and he says 25 cents each. Ok, you don't have to be a genius to realize even if they are all 3rd printings you will still make a lot more than a quarter a piece. So I buy them all and the rest of the books in the box. Not paying much attention or mind for that matter I get the heck out of there and head home. I didn't research the books right away because I was late for taking the wife to breakfast so they had to wait. 2-3 hours later after we return home and settle down I finally get the chance to open up and check what print runs they are actually from. Holy ! One of the TMNT books is actually a first print and the other 2 copies are 3 prints. Well now I am really excited because I really didn't collect that title anyway and could see $$$$$$$ and a profit on my 25 cent investment. What follows next is documented somewhere within my many sales records on E-bay. I package up the book and ship it to CGC for express service so I can have it back in a week. They get the book and it comes out with a grade of 8.5. Ok now we are really talking some serious cash for the 25 cents I spent. It was well worth the $85 for the slabbing that I paid. I get the book back and list it with a starting price of $2250.00 knowing that I would get offers of much less I wanted to at least not under price this little gem. So offers start coming in, the first was $1400 (nice) I wait and another comes in $1100 considering my investment and total cost this was also a nice offer but it's the first day and I think there's more to come. The next offer is $100 yep that's right one hundred dollars. Never the less I inform the guy that I was blocking him form ever bidding on any of my items for making such a ridiculous offer. He apologized and I didn't block him. Later that evening I received what I thought was a great offer of $1700 and accepted the offer hoping the guy would honor and pay for it. And yes within 24 hours the sale was completed and the book was shipped. So within a little over a week I managed to flip a TMNT that I picked up at the local swap meet for 25 cents and pay the $85 for rush service at CGC and make a profit of well over $1600. The books are out there guys, but you do have to look under every rock to find them sometimes and it's true the early bird gets the worm. But in this case I was actually late and quite a number of people had already gone through the box of comics from what Tony told me. (I never told Tony about the flip) To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.

Very Hard to Find Wrightson Item! While digging through some stuff today I came across this item that I'm sure not very many collectors have seen. This book was a guide for those attending the gallery show in 1977 and showcased some of Bern's best work of the day. I had the chance to meet Berni about 15 years ago and he was great to talk to and signed as many items as you would put in front of him, so I couldn't pass up the opportunity to have the first 3 issues of Swamp Thing signed. The title of the illustration used for the book cover is titled "Coming Out Party" and it was done With ink and magic markers. Enjoy! To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.

A Jack Kirby Classic-Kamandi #28 I love the weekends especially Sunday! I usually take some time to retreat to my comic room and piddle around or read comics Over the last couple of days I have been wanting to read the Kamandi series from start to finish. I have read a number of issues but never the entire series. This is such a great title to me because it showcases Jack Kirby's full range of talent. Most of the issues were Written, drawn and inked by the great one and show his very distinct style of art. One of my favorite issues has or hero on the cover yelling " Stop, Stop This Massacre". With the title "Bulldogs Dying Like Men". Talk about imagination and originality. It just doesn't get much better than this for a Sunday afternoon of relaxation To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.

This was an apparent Promo for Bally's Casino Las Vegas. Hey everyone, I have what I believe is the original artwork for a complete promo comic for Bally's Casino Las Vegas or Bally's Gaming. I have all of the original pages plus the cover. The pages are dated 1993 and the only signature on the pages is the name Henderson. All of the pages originated from Image Comics and are on Image Art Paper as seen in the attached photo's. Does anyone have any idea if this was actually published and or distributed? Thanks for any help you can give. To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.

A weekend at "The Amazing Las Vegas Comic Con" For many years I have wanted to meet Neal Adams to shake his hand and obtain signatures in person for some of the items that I wish to keep in my private collection. Well this weekend presented the opportunity and let me say that I definitely took advantage of it. I really had a ton of items that I want to get Neal's signature on from Batman, Flash, Green Lantern, Avengers and X-men with the first Havok appearance to name a few, but I need to get those witnessed for signature series which will be a long process with the number of books I need to submit. So, to make things easy I just took (3) items. Both issues of "The Batman Illustrated by Neal Adams and a copy of Strange Adventures #216 for a friend who also wanted Neal's signature. Let me say I absolutely adore Neal, he is quite the showman when it comes to promoting at shows and makes you feel really at ease being so easy to approach. I was also able to obtain a beautiful print of The Joker/Batman (see Pic). So now I can't wait to start sending off books to have signed and slabbed. Thanks for reading To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.

George Perez a tribute! I really got into George Perez in the early 80's when I started reading some of the New Teen Titans issues that he had done. I came across those issues by luck and picked up issues 12-15 all signed by both Perez and Len Wein (way before signature series). I thought to myself what detail this guy draws. Not just the cover but the entire book page after page of jaw dropping detail. Not to mention some of the greatest fight scenes ever drawn in comics to my knowledge were either Justice League of America, New Teen Titans, Wonder Woman and how can I leave out all of the great covers from Crisis on Infinite Earths! I know I'm leaving out a lot of material that George has done both prior to and after my short list. I just want say that I don't think there has been an artist since Kirby that has in my opinion produced as much, as frequently with such quality as George Perez. I saw a set of History of the DC Universe available both signed by George and had to have them. For anyone who has not had the opportunity to read these, I strongly suggest you add them to your collection even if you are not a DC fan. These two books actually redefine the DC Universe at the time of production and are beautifully done in squarebound format. Check out the pics below, I intend to keep these in my collection forever To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.

Neal Adams Cover SS to add to my collection. I don't really buy many new comics these days unless I find a great deal at a show where I can pick up a couple thousand. But Captain Marvel has always been one of my all-time favorites especially the Jim Starlin issues. So when I saw this cover it really jumped out at me from my computer screen. I mean really it just does not get any better than this. Neal Adams has always been one of my personal favorite all time top 5 artist and I can't wait to get to meet him for the first time here in Las Vegas at the Comic Con. I hope you enjoy the pic of the great cover to Captain Marvel 15 from 2006. To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.

Avengers #57 with double covers from a recent lot purchase on E-bay! Every once and awhile you can get really great deals looking for deals on E-bay. A couple months ago I purchased a Silver Age Lot of about 40 really beat up comics. They were advertised as such and the pictures that were attached confirmed it! Out of the lot though I noticed a copy of Sub-mariner #1 and Avenger #57 (1st Vision App.). There were a couple of other nice books that for the price would be great to have as readers. So even though I had read most or still have high grade copies I just couldn't pass up bidding on the lot. Ok, I win the lot they arrive and I said to myself, that was a bad purchase Most of the books were even worst than the pictures showed in the listing but it's hard to tell sometime. I couldn't complain the price was still fair, however this past weekend while going though some of the books I noticed that the copy of the Avengers #57 felt a little thicker than it should have. Did I not check it out when I first got it? I think not, I was disappointed that it was actually in the shape as advertised and just tossed it into a box. Well this copy had received 2 covers during production, so even though the exterior cover was a complete mess, the interior cover was very nice. So nice that I now plan to send it to Matt Nelson for pressing and then get an autograph by Stan. I'm hoping it presses out to a 6.0 or better on the interior cover the exterior the best I can hope for is a 4.0 and I will keep everyone posted on the books journey through each process. See attached pic! To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.