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Is this another case when the OPG catches up with a long undervalued book and then we are shocked when that book can no longer command multiples of Guide? I often think back to the example of Mystery Men 1.

A weird one for me. Classic for sure, but she's so stiff and that look on her face, almost as if austere to the point of awkward. If only it was a tad more "come hither."

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So doable, and really rewarding to revisit those runs for years to come!

Whoa, that's a mega-bargain!! Congrats!

That's funny: Four Color is the title I have the most "fillers" for as well. I've never been able to resist a beater example I didn't already own, something that is easy for me to do with other titles. They're in separate box, but they're still well-regarded.

And growing with aplomb! That is a beautiful Barks.

That's one of my biggest complaints as well: when you do find something, you often have to pay-up for it, at least if the the estate company is worth its salt. Now, as they desire to move merchandise, their prices might still be attractive - like half retail for instance - but I've seen just as many cases where a comic or toy has an ABE or eBay printout showing the item and the highest asking price online. That's when the germ of defeat starts to set in...

I'm not sure we have much besides anecdotal evidence at this point, but I surmise you are mostly correct. I don't think as many paperbacks hit the scrap heaps as comics or pulps: they're books, after all, and henceforth literature and more worthy of saving than more "childish" or disposable fiction such as the pulps.

Thanks, Robot Man! Avon's are near and dear to my heart as well. On any given day, they're my number one also, but Popular Library's are always lurking right around the corner.

A few earlier ones:

Here are a few more Avon's from my recent archaeological dig:

That is a nice lot. I've never laid a hand on Diamond Lil. Seen it, but not in person. Strange that you can run across more copies of Dying Earth, Sin in Space, Junkie, Dancing Sandwiches, etc. than a Dell in the 500's.

No corner creases? WAY better than "presentable!"

Similar story here in the Chicago area. You have to be relentless and connected. At some point, my time is worth more to me. I'll just buy it from a dealer at some point...

That's a truly interesting bit of trivia about the solo Batman!

I agree. I still love the charm however of a few dozen of the first one hundred, especially the Paul Stahr covers like Five Murderers and Little Caesar from the first picture.

Alright, back to "man vs. nature" for a trio of rhino covers:

Some of these torture covers are so absurd - and classic- this is right up there. I mean, who thinks of such a thing??

Yeah, you really have to pay up to find them in anything north of fine. p.s. 150/1000 is a pretty good win ratio!!

There's a good chance that half the people in the country that would care about any of our subsets are right here in this thread, so we get to make the rules.

Okay, since I enjoy seeing everyone else's acquisitions, I figured I'd post a pair of group shots from a local show several weeks back. Most of the books pictured were 5 bucks except for the Donald Duck in the top pic and the Aquaman in the bottom pic. Admittedly, I was probably the only person at the show who was interested in a few of them (Merry Mailman?), as most of the people were looking up a few more expensive Batman's and Spidey's on their phones (I can't even imagine having the patience to do that). Even the Frontline Combat was a fin because of a taped-up spine - still, an EC for five bucks?? I was just as excited to pick up the oddball magazines as the comics.