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Looks like the header is just an e-mail that you print yourself. Better have a color printer. Also, I'd prefer it to say "My Grade" vs "Raw Grade" under the grade field. "raw" and "slabbed" describe the physical state of the book; they are not sub-types of grades (as compared to "I grade this book at..." And "third-party graded at...")

Splash of seltzer to splash of ocean

I'm a Spawn fan...I love that book. Not sure how those that didn't participate in the birth of Image Comics feel about it, but it holds a lot of nostalgia for me. So yes, I would trade for two copies if I were you... Thx! Wasn't sure of true Spawn fans' views on it.

Nine hours for this thread is an eternity....Christmas tree to Christmas tree

So does anyone care about Malibu Sun 13? I'm truly clueless, not making a comment on the book. I'm making a trade with a guy who has two copies. Should I look to get one?

Thank you Richard! I missed that when the 20 led me to scan Gerber. I guess the racist depiction on 20 especially struck me because I think of the funny animals books as targeted to the youngest set of readers, even younger than the intended target audience of GA superhero comics. I can't imagine, for instance, a copper age kids' comic such as Rainbow Brite or somesuch with a racist depiction of an Iraqi after the invasion of Kuwait. WWII covers, especially ones that demonize the face of the enemy, are such enduringly powerful period pieces, snapshots of the culture, for that reason. (To some degree we also saw this during the Korean War/early Cold War). But to see it on a book for the littlest readers particularly speaks to the depth of feeling from that era.

Thanks Bill! Sorry MrBedrock! I don't know how I misread the flow, but I thought I was reading your story in a post by Pat Calhoun. Still, I stand by everything I said...except of course about the part about you being Pat...

I have saved this comic since 1991 as it was part of the first original owner GA collection we ever bought for the store. Denny Cobb was in his early 80s when he walked into a friend's shop with Batman 1-50, Detective 75 - 140, and some various World's Finest and Star Spangled comics. All of them had his name on the cover. My friend gave me a shout and the two of us negotiated a deal with Mr. Cobb to purchase the collection and split it. At one point my friend said to Denny "We would have paid you a lot more money if you hadn't written your name all over these." Denny replied, "If I didn't write my name on them my friends would have stolen them and you wouldn't be able to buy them at all!" Great story, Pat! Like you (and many regulars on this thread, I suspect) I'm old school and do not like writing on books. But more and more, at least with GA, having the historical provenance of an OA's owner on the book bothers me less than the idea of having a book autographed. No offense to any sig series fans, but the point is I am warming to OA provenance.

This is low grade, obviously, but I was happy to find it in the wild. I believe it is the only "war" cover in the run.

Congrats! What's the identifier that enabled them to determine that?

I'd love to see someone do "Ruth Barrows to Ruth Barrows!"

Shadow Japanese villain to Shadow Japanese villain

Girder to girder

Combat to War

Bump

In 1980-81 timeframe, I "traded" them about $100 worth of New Teen Titans #1 and other early issues, shortly after they came out, while it was still "the next X-Men #94." I got one book and a trade credit memo for $90-something dollars. Memo states it expires in six months. The dance went on; I ordered other stuff. Not in stock either. Etc. I still have about $90 in TCM.

In my experience it is a common enough title to find and not many collectors care about. I think there is some good stuff in the series but nothing really major happens in any of the issues which is why the title has faded. Also, the paper quality is too high. Fails to degrade. Therefore plentiful in high grade.

No stretch....I've been saying for a while that Deadpool is basically Daffy Duck in the Marvel Universe. He breaks the fourth wall, gets killed and bounces back, and hops around being a smart aleck. Just missing black feathers.

And I'm glad he does hold onto his warehouse...if he and Dolgoff and Koch and a few others all unloaded at once, the market might be more flooded than we expect, I sometimes think ... But I sure would like to have Chuck's "A" mailing list of his regular, repeat buyers!

+1 I also think Batman 300 doesn't get enough love. I won't argue with any of the lists presented; most are a book or two off from one another, but I will second this sentiment and add that I think the cover with the black biker gang is waaaay underrated! 226, I think? I never seem to come across a nice copy, but I would assume a glossy, high grade one must look sweet.

I am trying very hard currently to join this club via OO collection. I have been in discussion with a gentleman who still has the small remainder of his childhood collection that escaped his mom's purging efforts back in the day. It's about 70 books, all off-the-racks SA Marvel, and the DD#1 is by far the biggest book of the batch. But he said he's only selling them in one shot, so I bid on the whole enchilada. So please fire up any Professor X/Martian Manhunter-level telepathic support you can beam my way!