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Supersnipe has a few - I got these pics from the internet.

Last year I was in the same boat that you were in - I'd had a winning bid, but wanted to wait until the auction was over - and I got a similar email. I think that Buzzetta is right in that these emails are just automated and sent out to all and sundry. Nothing to really worry about. I paid up when the auction was over, and all was good. --ElJay

per PM!

Thanks for the response; that was a helpful clarification. --ElJay

So are the boards saying that a comic that is date stamped from 1944 and has no other markings could be an Okajima?? Or does that Blue Bolt have other markings that aren't visible in the scan provided by SushiX that would confirm its pedigree? --ElJay

...and whatever GA isn't hot is still cool.

This has been fun! I live in Thailand, and for once my schedule allowed me to follow this thread as things were posted. I didn't manage to snag anything, but there's always tomorrow!

I'll second that question! --ElJay

My lone pickup from the recent CLINK auction.

Here's National 33. I've got a #25, too but no photo. I'd like to have most of the Nationals from 24 -41, but I've noticed that this title is getting scarce these days!

The duck is a little too old to be duck balut....

Spy Smasher 7

The photo of the longbox looks like termites, but it's hard to be definitive from a photo!

Hey Robotman, You think that area has gone downhill? Have you been to Pomona's Antique Row recently? I was there last summer, and there were only two antique stores still there. Most of the storefronts were empty but there were some trendy little cafes. Sad when you look back only a few years and this area was 3 solid blocks of antique stores and malls. One of the bigger malls had just recently vacated when I was there, and they had a sign in the window: "After 28 years of doing business here we're closing; the rent is too high" (not an exact quote, but that's the gist of their sign). --ElJay

I've been to Big Red's a couple of times in the last two years. Not much of interest. I'll swing by this summer and see if Torpedo is any better - here's hoping!

Long Beach Veterans Stadium - maybe their monthly antique swap meet?

Spy Smasher 2 and 11 from ciorac (?)

So why did the blonde get fired from the quality control room at the M&Ms factory? She kept throwing out the ones that said WW. Ba da bum.

... and here's a photo of an AVG pilot in China during WW2.

The Chinese flag with -script below it was used to assist Allied airmen who were shot down in China to get back to the Allied side of the lines. The AVG (Flying Tigers) used these, as did others. From the net: "The old American Volunteer Group, better known as the “Flying Tigers”, was taken into US AAF service as the 14th Air Force in March 1943. Still calling themselves the “Flying Tigers”, they flew P-51 Mustang fighters and B-25 Mitchell bombers against the Japanese in the CBI. Many of those pilots wore US made “blood chits” on their flight jackets to aid in survival and rescue if their aircraft was forced down. One version featured the Nationalist Chinese flag and a message in Chinese, identifying the man as an American aviator, and encouraging locals to offer friendly assistance to the pilot." Also look up "Blood Chit" on wikipedia for more info. --ElJay

The Victory Garden was a way that everyone could be part of the war effort in WW2, but it doesn't show up much comic-wise. The photos show the only comics that I'm aware of that reference this aspect of the homefront during the war. Are there any other "Victory Garden" covers out there? The photos are from the internet; I do have all of these, but I'm in Thailand and my collection is in the US! --ElJay

Bet I know which one you're hoping for! I wouldn't mind a shot at it myself!

Hey, it's Clark and Lois from the 1950's Superman TV show!

Pure unobtanium.