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One of the more "inserts" knowledgeable boardies explained it to me like this - for key issues - might get a 25% bump in price. The insert books can be rare (especially the early ones) , but it is an internal variant so not a huge bump for uniqueness. For non keys - would get closer to guide and probably sell quicker. So a benefit - but not a large scale windfall.

(thumbs u ya - stars are actually more desirable than just the inserts - the inserts were distributed to any armed forces base (which would include US bases) - while the stars indicated overseas shipments. The assumption is that the "stars" are even more rare to find.

Congrats on the find !!! out of curiousity what does one pay or offer someone for 29 boxes of comics? As little as possible! - I got the "sets" for around 15 cents each. I should be able to get at least a dollar a book for 50% or more of the books.

Some decent sets - some dogs - but the cost was low enough to make it a decent deal.

Al N Anns in Mchenry Il? Yep - Loved that place, they really did themselves a disservice by marking all their books down to $1 without going through their stock and checking prices. Eh - they did not do that to all of the stock - plus they were trying to blow out everything they had. I was able to snag up a lot of the decent back stock at the 40$ a shorbox sale - snagged most of the x-titles and wolverine along with some ok new 52 stuff.

Al N Anns in Mchenry Il? Yep -

Some of the "better" backstock left (ok - it is modern - but most are at least somewhat desirable)

Bittersweet buy today - Local shop closing up - one of the owners passed away earlier this year - other is retiring. Shame - the store was too far from me to be a regular - but they had a killer wall book section so I was there from time to time. Snagged their remaining "sets" lot for a song. They were trying to maximize sales over the weekend - so these were not discounted as much as the other stock. Some dreck - but even selling that at .50 a book is money in the bank. Bought out some of their better back stock too. Total of 29 of the longer "short" boxes. Back seat of the truck The bed - full up

Robot ChipEn........

Got one through Amazon - aside form the person not knowing how to ship- they left the top feeder in place and did not secure it properly. So - one of the plastic mounts busted when unpacking - but I really do not need the feeder anyway for slabs. Works good with vuescan (windows 8). I had to tweak sizing to get the full slab to scan and brightness, but good reliable accurate scans from there. Some minor glare- but 100% better than my camera shots. I did download the HP drivers. Do not know if that helps. Would try that first. The grinding sound - makes me worry a bit. Might be something functionally off with the scanner that kicks in when everything warms up. Try only 1-2 scans - then wait an hour and try 1-2 again. Wait another hour - then try several (you want to see if you can get it to fail again). You may have to bably the scanner - which is not the greatest solution, but unless you can return it may be a workable one.

I am still holding out for GRODD involvement - a true reveal of reverse flash is almost too early in the series. Working together I can see. Take some shots from an accomplice is a great way to throw others off of the trail. Plus - when trap was first sprung - wells was surrounded by people. Sure he could have super speeded over people - but seems way too long of a distance to pull off the double.

Probably the comic geek in me thinking too much - but zoom is just TOO obvious - Wells definitely has something going on - they are teasing a lot on the "yellow" guy - just too simple for them to be the same - a conspiracy or some extra connection between the characters gives them more story lines to follow. I am probably thinking too much - but I really like the show and my son is into it - so it all works for me.

-- but AFTER the explosion - no Grodd--- I am speculating that Grodd took his place somehow - being from the future - just seems so obvious, same with being zoom - What about Impulse? - would help explain the "barry must survive" thing - even to the extreme of killing to protect him. More warped - but a twist that could keep things interesting.

Most people don't realize that BO is a product of the animal products we eat eminating through the skin and as a race, I personally believe we eat way too much of it. It's so damn tasty though. I'm currently ripping into a chicken shawarma (cheers to Tupenny). I never heard of shawarma until the Avengers movie. Yet to try it. http://www.pita-inn.com/menu.php tried it at the pita inn - pretty good stuff.....

Darn, with so many comic-related shows and plot lines to keep up with, I don't remember this - did that really happen? Is so, that would seem significant. He did stand up in the first episode we saw him in before he was 'crippled' and in the subsequent flashback to the night the accelerator exploded. (he was popping a champagne bottle to celebrate). CISCO doesn't have an evil bone in his body and will eventually become VIBE. They keep hinting at it even with his dialogue pertaining to 'energy' and 'power', etc. CAITLIN is good...for now. She's absolutely going to become the villain known as "Killer Frost", or rather the 3rd incarnation of that character. Some accident that hasn't happened yet is probably going to account for both of their transformations. Before that happens we'll have to see the introduction of Firestorm, which is getting even more confusing by the day....since they're incorporating at least 2 versions if not 3 versions of Firestorm into the upcoming character. Even her dialogue pertaining to her relationship stated they were 'like fire and ice'. Caitlin will probably be 'evil' simply because she needs heat from other sources to survive.....and people are clearly one of those sources....but she can use Firestorm's heat to abate her hunger for energy. It's going to be one of those vampire that doesn't really want to hurt folks but has to eat things. I will have to go back to the DVR and check - but I seem to remember a very short scene where he stood in front of them after getting out of the wheelchair. I HAVE been wrong before........ He stood up in the secret room and he stood up when he killed the guy in the multiple man episode. Never was Caitlin and Cisco around. I was probably thinking of the flashback - must have been a scene where he was sitting - then stood up (and I missed that it was a flashback) - it stuck in my head as really strange --- need to pay more attention to my TV watching, self face palm

Darn, with so many comic-related shows and plot lines to keep up with, I don't remember this - did that really happen? Is so, that would seem significant. He did stand up in the first episode we saw him in before he was 'crippled' and in the subsequent flashback to the night the accelerator exploded. (he was popping a champagne bottle to celebrate). CISCO doesn't have an evil bone in his body and will eventually become VIBE. They keep hinting at it even with his dialogue pertaining to 'energy' and 'power', etc. CAITLIN is good...for now. She's absolutely going to become the villain known as "Killer Frost", or rather the 3rd incarnation of that character. Some accident that hasn't happened yet is probably going to account for both of their transformations. Before that happens we'll have to see the introduction of Firestorm, which is getting even more confusing by the day....since they're incorporating at least 2 versions if not 3 versions of Firestorm into the upcoming character. Even her dialogue pertaining to her relationship stated they were 'like fire and ice'. Caitlin will probably be 'evil' simply because she needs heat from other sources to survive.....and people are clearly one of those sources....but she can use Firestorm's heat to abate her hunger for energy. It's going to be one of those vampire that doesn't really want to hurt folks but has to eat things. I will have to go back to the DVR and check - but I seem to remember a very short scene where he stood in front of them after getting out of the wheelchair. I HAVE been wrong before........

-- My thought process - Grodd - always the schemer - is using Star labs to gather the "new" villains up - not to imprison them, but to make a new team (Legion of DOOM!!!) From a recruitment standpoint - he is using Barry to do the dirty work. Why risk himself - when he can send his new "toy" out to take the risks. He could also be grooming him to turn bad at some later date. They keep showing the Grodd cage - and the connection to Wells. In my head (not a place you want to visit) - I am thinking that Wells was killed during the event - and Grodd was amplified at the same time. Since they had extended contact - Grodd was able to mimic him easily. Another option would be that Wells lived - and Grodd is still at star running everything remotely. Or reverse it - and Grodd is impersonating him, but keeping Wells alive in the basement to help with memories if needed. As far as knowing the future elements- Grood working with zoom makes sense (or he read zooms mind). Would also explain how Zoom then knew the investigation was still open. Why the chair? - well a gorilla is not small. People tend to give someone in a chair room to maneuver. Keeps them at a distance. Bigger entrances, vans with open areas, --- lots of "room" for that big frame. Chairs are heavy too - helping again to disguise the mass. As for him standing - I thought it REALLY strange that he stood up in front of Catlin and Cisco with no reaction. They could just be accomplices in a larger scheme - but that is one big secret to contain. Plus - Cisco seems to be too much of a fanboy to be "evil". Eddie - is the strange character to me. He is a detective. Detectives are not stupid and are trained to investigate ( - in a perfect world) --- In the last episode - he just saw too many off things (for me) - to NOT want to ask questions. It takes a LOT of power to knock a golder off of a mounted heavy bag - and someone who trains on one would know it. He is helping Barry get better - (like wells) - but why? Hey - you are my girlfriends best friend who is male - lets be buddies? The comments on "improving speed" - just seems too snarky to not be intentional. of course- I wear a tinfoil hat to prevent MLB from reading my thoughts too...... later

Wells - is Grodd - telepathically manipulating people to see him as human. Zoom = way too obvious - more likely that Eddie is zoom. Wells probably died in the event. Would explain him standing in front of people and no explanation.

yep - I would say it keeps random finds into one area - not a bad thing - otherwise there would be many similar thread variants for books "found in the wild"

from the local antique mall First EvilHeart!!!!- someone needs to make a movie of that,

Quality comics will probably need to stop too

which three?

+1 on that - no shops like that near me

Newer ospg's have price guides for older ospg's it is near the back. I might be missing it then - but I have the "big big" version (for us blind guys) - nothing at the end past the "z" comics list. No big deal -

I know some collect overstreet guides - any idea on values for them? - 10,11 and 20 in the group - all in pretty good shape - - top 10 "most valuable" books list from - 1981 Marvel Comics 1 Action 1 Motion Pic Funnies Weekly 1 Whiz 1 TEC 27 Superman 1 Wow 1 Capt Marvel adv 1 Walt Disney C&S 1 Cap America 1