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That “The Man Who Owned a Ghost” is classic Everett!

I’m guessing they didn’t have the rights to name him “Robby the Robot”? very cool RM!

Great books but I believe that Mystic 9 is by Joe Maneely.

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Not exactly sure. Maybe it didn’t, but for me it did. I was 10 years old in 1974 and read RR and other Harvey titles (Casper, Spooky, Wendy and Hot Stuff) up to around 1978ish? I just outgrew the media and other books captured my attention. RR’s last issue was in 1991 so he must have still had a good younger reader following!

Richie Rich comics were geared for a younger audience than Archie. He was very popular for a while (60’s-70’s) and had multiple titles. Billed as “The poor little rich boy”, his was a world of luxurious fantastic adventures. Kids reading this title could fantasize about building treehouses made of gold bricks, playing checkers with diamonds and rubies, etc. He had $$$ to burn!

I know this isn’t a high demand book (although I think it should be). Love the colors, 1st issue and Richard Corben art! This is a series that I would love to see brought to the screen if done right!

While not GA related, this was my most exciting acquisition of 2023 back in April. Reposted from the magazine section: So I have been filled with anticipation for way too long, but it has finally arrived after a long 9 month wait. As most of you may know, I'm a huge Skywald fan. I even helped with the Skywald!: The Complete Illustrated History of the Horror-Mood Paperback by contributing all the magazine covers for the publication. But my dream was to own a piece of original art from one of the early issues. On speaking with David Kerekes who interviewed Alan Hewetson for the book, I had asked (David) if he knew of any OA from the Skywald mags that still existed. David said that Hewetson claimed a flood in the office basement destroyed most of, if not all of the art that they had. Fast forward to this past August and I become aware of an artist taking commissions via Facebook. When I learned who it was, my heart dropped! Could I get him to recreate a page from one of my favorite stories from Skywald that he himself did back in 1971? I will tell you all that this is my first time requesting a commission and I have @Stevemmg to thank for inspiring me to do so. I let Steve know through PMs that by his sharing of so many of his wonderful commissions in the Spanish Artist thread that he gave me the push to contact the artist who graciously accepted to create this piece for me. The artist is in his 70's and has had some health issues during this process that he has thankfully overcome, hence the long wait. But during that time, I was able to correspond with the artist which was as enjoyable as knowing he was doing this piece for me. Here is the issue that the original story was from: The page is a recreation of the final page to the cover story "The Phantom of the Rock Era". This was my first exposure to the artist, and I immediately fell in love with his style. The artist, as you may have guessed, is Ralph Reese. It's been a joy corresponding with him and I've learned a bit of his history along the way. A memorable fact that he was an apprentice under Wally Wood. Here is what greeted me when I got home today. And without further ado, here is the page. To say I'm over the moon with this is an understatement! So while not THE original art from 1971, it's the same page recreated by the original artist! I can't stop staring at it and it will be matted and framed asap. Thank you Ralph Reese! And here it is on display where I enjoy it every day!

Elsa’s a main character though…

Looks way better than the grade, congrats!

That is actually a beautiful page! Not only for the art, but in layout and balance. Love the use of the split black and white panels. It all comes together nicely. Would look great in a frame, congrats!

Dave…Dave…I think you should calm down and take a stress pill. These figures are fantastic! Thank you for posting them Dave. Daisy, Daisy, give me your answer doooo….

I like how they made a Jekyll and a Hyde!

What was the reason for the different size boxes? They didn’t include/exclude any parts or accessories, did they? I believe I had the smaller version with the dinosaur on the box as a kid.

Me too! I actually like the “Love Affair” vignette the best!

I remember first reading the Spice of Life in one of the BA titles as a reprint, “You’re going to try DYING!”

Your name is Mysta? Im now trying to recall where I got this from, Metropolis?

Two that fit into my “Caught in Spiderweb” theme…

Where those hands originally came from.

Mixes great with embalming fluid!