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Man, that's a beaut!! p.s. You may want to hide the competitor's label on the Little Lulu (97).

p.s. Look at the War Action 9 above: there's obvious spine wear and spine shear, but both the top and bottom edges are exactly aligned? That's a tough pill for me to swallow.

I bought this copy of War Action a month or so ago on the Bay from a leading seller of books and it was starkly obvious it was trimmed. It's over an 1/8 inch shorter than ANY other Atlas book I compared it to, and the "fuzz" on the top edge had to be tamped down as the static of being in the bag had it standing up on end. Not only that, the book had sharper corners on the upper back cover than a modern variant. The book pictured is the one I received, even though it's a mix-up of sorts and still listed as the seller has multiple copies. When I messaged them my concerns, I got the terribly generic response: "We are sorry to hear that you disagree with the grade of the comic. Please initiate a return through eBay's return system and we will happily refund you for the item and the shipping..." I thanked them for just that, a generic response, and asked if they had the book pictured in the description of the copy I purchased, at which point they said it was sold (it's not; it's still listed with them). I had bought books from them before without incident, but the lack of any sense of priority on their part to address the possible trimming or send me the book I PURCHASED is disappointing in the least. At least lie to me and tell me you'll look into it... Below is the number 6, as well as a few suspicious examples of books for sale. Of course it's more difficult to tell from a cover scan than having the book in hand, but what do you think? Is there something amiss with these books?

I like the mixture of sci-fi and lost civilization books on the lower shelf!

The ship is definitely picking up steam... It seems quite natural as collectors are squeezed out of genres like PCH and GGA - in addition to a little genre fatigue - that they migrate to other genres, and it seems Atlas books, especially war, are seeing obvious upticks. I just wish we spread the love around so that we don't see the same price spikes that drove us out of other genres! Collecting comics for me loses a lot of lustre when examples throughout a genre routinely sell for hundreds. (I'm admittedly a little stuck in the 80's when I would ask to see a Zip 2 from a dealer's wall at a local con and it was priced $75, but c'mon...)

I've always loved Private Secretary! It looks more like a paperback cover than a comic. So cool.

I don't see any hint of Wood either.

Great Atlas books, and great pick-ups!!

Except that people will always realize that Superman is the great discontinuity, and comicdom's greatest spark. Batman is utterly derivative of so much that immediately preceded him, especially in the pulps.

Tough to disagree with that statement!

Seeing these terrific reports always gets me psyched for all manner of local memorabilia shows! Thanks as always.

I still love MAD. Good luck at the show!

Those monochromatic color schemes on books like Tales to Astonish 98 and Avengers 57 are pretty memorable!

Thanks. I've always encouraged some of the old-timers in the Chicago area to put pen-to-paper so similar tales about the local culture won't be lost to the ages. And too many have already been lost as it is...

Sounds like a cool read - I'll take it!

I certainly agree! Very cool book.

Visually, this is an interesting device to narrow the frame and direct the viewer's attention to the threatened victim. Very compelling!

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Not a comic, but a fun image of Donald nevertheless:

I am beyond impressed!!

That's awesome! I take it by your statement you've completed the run? The only Timely/Atlas runs I've cobbled together are some of the shorter western runs like Outlaw Fighters.