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shrunkenhead

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  1. I'll cast a vote for less-than-wonderful asesthetics. The gray background seems too business-like to me. I feel like I'm visiting a work-related website, not something that is relevant to (for nearly all of us) a hobby.

     

    I feel like the new look suggests an attempt to legitimize CGC's corporate brand for the non-comic book world ("hey, we're serious folk, no goofy graphics here"). But I have to wonder why that's necessary. I mean, there are plenty of bigger business enterprises out there with more colorful and less straightlaced-looking websites.

     

     

  2. Even though the scan is blurry, that looks like a really nice 3.5. What damage does it have?

     

    In addition to the tear near the price, there is about 1/2-inch tear on the back cover (at the top, close to the middle of the book). Not very noticeable, though. I imagine both those tears knocked the book down considearably grade-wise, yet the eye appeal is not really sacrificed as a result.

  3. Here it is, my last big purchase of '05, and for awhile after that. It's back to the bargain bin for me for the next few months. wink.gif

     

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    Sorry for the weird scan with the mattress background or whatever that is. This is the seller's original scan, and my scanner's kaput.

     

    Pretty psyched about this one, as it's my first purchase of major Marvel key since I bought a Silver Surfer #1 about 13 years ago.

     

    Book looks really nice for the grade. There is a tear at the 12-cent mark that probably knocks the grade down a notch or two. Still very nice eye appeal though. yay.gif

  4. I'm pretty sure the DC label is fairly explicit on most of their horror output, which would make sense given that their stuff was so much tamer than the work of their competitors. I mean, it's really not in the same category at all, so much of the DC pre-code is almost post-code in its refusal to delve into the deeply taboo stuff.

     

    I seem to remember the DC logo being prominent on the early House of Mystery books. Can anybody confirm?

     

    And I admit I dunno jack about romance comics, much to my chagrin. blush.gif

  5. I got outbid on a VGF copy recently, the high bid being $250. So $180 for a decent VG seems reasonable...

     

    $250 doesn't sound too bad... I was surprised that this book, with the cgc resto check and all, (I mean, this is not ewert-style territory, right?) did not climb a little higher.

     

    Killer ditko cover on that sucker. hail.gif I've yet to check the cgc census and gpa, but I shudder to think at what a VF or better copy would go for.