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    No, it's not us. Our eBay name is the same as the name I use on the boards: "ecgt"
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    The only other Canadian book I picked up this morning. Two-Fisted Tales # 22. It's definitely a little worse for wear, but the price was right!
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    Beautiful condition Terry and the Pirates # 19 (Super Publishing) that I picked up this morning.
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    I came came across this today at an antiques show, but did not purchase it. It's not a comic, but the cover art looks familiar to me. The interior is a text-based rule book and the only art appears to be on the cover. Does anyone recognize the artist as being a WECA contributor? The artist's signature is part of the cover art, but I don't recognize it.
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    Here is perhaps the most valuable of all comics from the giveaway era. It's certainly the sexiest. ACA Comix # 1: The Death's-Head Knight is John Byrne's first published work from when he was a student in Calgary at the Alberta College of Art and Design. It was published in a very small batch and was given away for free at the A.C.A. Exhibition in May, 1971. Few copies exist in private collections and it has become the grail of John Byrne collectors. Good luck finding one for less than $1000. There is a CGC 8.5 on eBay for 10,500 USD right now, that belongs to fellow boardie SW3D, but the price has already been lowered price several times. I am not sure that he will achieve his asking price, but it's definitely a book that has room for serious growth as more collectors learn about it. SW3D purchased his copy from Mid Town in 2012 for only $3! You can read about his find on the boards here. It's a great story for bargain bin hunters!
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    I'm pretty sure that's an American giveaway from the Association of American Railroads. I've never heard of a Canadian version. If yours is Canadian, I'd love to learn more.
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    I'm not familiar with Train Police. Anyway you can post some scans/pictures?
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    What's Canada without hockey? Much to my surprise, two additional Ganes books were brought to my attention this evening by a collector here in Halifax. In 1962, Ganes produced two (maybe more) hockey mini-comics for Chex Cereal (The Ralston Purina Food Company of Canada). Both are 5 x 7 inches in size. First up, Chex Sports Series: Hockey Hints by "Toe" Blake. The second book I have been able to identify is Chex Sports Series: "Punch" Imlach Hockey Tips. Note that there are two cover variants with separate colour schemes. I am not sure if either is significantly rarer than the other. Both of these comics appear to be readily available, though more of the Toe Blake ones seem to be on the market at the moment. Asking prices on eBay are ridiculously high which is likely the result of dealers hoping to cash in on scarcity and the fact that these are cross-over collectables. A quick look through Worthpoint shows that they rarely sell. Sellers are definitely overvaluing these at the moment.
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    A Ganes book that I was previously not aware of surfaced on eBay today. Here is The Wonder of Electricity from 1967 (published in conjunction with Ontario Hydro). The seller has several copies available (as well as Radiation and Man), if anyone is interested: http://www.ebay.ca/itm/WONDER-OF-ELECTRICITY-1967-Ontario-Hydro-Comic-Book-Ganes-Production-PUC-Canada-/142444821807?hash=item212a5f7d2f:g:Y1gAAOSwIhxZZ~e0
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    Herauts Album 14 ending on eBay in a couple of hours if anyone wants a French Canadian copy of "Is This Tomorrow?": http://www.ebay.ca/itm/HERAUTS-TOPIX-CG-1947-IS-THIS-TOMORROW-À-QUAND-NOTRE-TOUR-FRENCH-COMIC-HITLER/192238101603?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649
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    Here's the email that Power Sellers received. Clearly, the only change is that seller fees are now subject to GST/HST/QST. There is no mention of PST.
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    A copy of the third Binkly and Doinkel comic surfaced on eBay the other day for $50 CAD. I hope that someone didn't get some silly ideas about value reading this thread: In my opinion, this is extremely overpriced. Most of the comics I have posted pictures of or have discussed here have very little monetary value. http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Adventures-of-Binkly-and-Doinkel-comic-Canadian-Government-1988-Rare-F-VF-/172737692170?hash=item2837f8020a:g:Gl8AAOSw6ShZRtLX
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    take it
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    87
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    Somebody got a deal last night. I, frankly, forgot about this auction and didn't bid: http://www.ebay.ca/itm/361996763729?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
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    Here is a particularly scarce comic published by the Canadian Department of Forestry and Rural Development in 1968 called "Bill Northwood." The comic is about the eponymous character arriving at a park as the new resources manager at the beginning of forest fire season. The art is signed by "Wilson," but I have not been able to figure out who this is. It is doubtful that this is a Ganes comic, but without further information I suppose that it's possible.
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    You're likely right in this assessment. That said, I suspect that there are copies of the Herauts Album no. 14 floating around Quebec (or even New Brunswick) without people being aware of the content.
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    FYI, if anyone is on the hunt for a French Canadian edition, Fides also released "À Quand Votre Tour?" as part of the Herauts Album no. 14. The Herauts albums are quite scarce from what I understand, but it's good to know that there is a second option if you're on the hunt. One popped up on eBay recently. I had long thought that the albums only reprinted issues of Herauts: http://www.ebay.ca/itm/IS-THIS-TOMORROW-A-Quand-Notre-Tour-HERAUTS-Fides-1947-Communisme-Au-Canada-/142306221858?hash=item21221c9f22:g:IN4AAOSwTuJYwJXS
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    I'd say you made out alright, even adjusting for inflation. Consider this: the seller of the copy I linked to doesn't have any other comics for sale. Word on the street is that Canadian comics must be valuable! The seller probably saw the incomplete one that Mycomicshop has had online for months and based their price on it: http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Is-This-Tomorrow-1947-1CANADIAN-PR-0-5-/361992605447?hash=item544870cf07:g:S3sAAOSwlY1ZKoau
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    I'm kicking myself now for passing on one a few years back for $200 CAD. Guessing you paid even less.
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    A low grade Canadian "Is This Tomorrow?" just popped up on eBay, if anyone's on the hunt for one: http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Is-This-Tomorrow-1947-CANADIAN-EDITION-Catechetical-Guild-/142411008821?hash=item21285b8b35:g:3gAAAOSwbiFZPEWq
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    I recently learned that Owen McCarron created Louie the Lightning Bug. The character was prominent in Canada and the United States in the 1980s. Here is what I believe is the comic that McCarron produced (though there were coloring books and other merchandise from this era, so I cannot confirm that this is indeed the comic). The PSAs featured the voice of Jack Sheldon, who many will remember from Schoolhouse Rock!