Get Marwood & I

On 4/29/2024 at 9:18 AM, zzutak said:

I'll repeat what I said here: this race is gonna be all peloton, no breakaway, unless we see some low/mid-grade specimens.  Hence, I think it's entirely possible that 6~12 contestants are tied for the lead just prior to the Tiebreaker Round.  Maximum bunching is a feature common to most contests that test only one or two skills (like counting spine ticks and color breaks).  Think Tour de France, but with no mountain stages that test the full range of each rider's fitness/skill.

At the half-way point, we have 27 contestants within 3 points of the lead (     ) and 58 players within 6 points of the lead (which I believe is an all-time high).

It should be a fun finish, zzu.

When it's all over, we may find that grading the actual books was easier than working out who to give 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 6th to 

Holidaying in the United States of Kingdom, judging by the weather...

On 4/29/2024 at 12:30 AM, Malacoda said:

Wow. Nice.  Yes, it would almost be worth the money just for the chat.  I have a horrible feeling that all the questions I would like to ask him, he would long have forgotten the answers to.  

Maybe we should put a few together and I'll send them to him, what do you think? If you haven't already seen it, there's a good interview in From The Tomb #18 and 19 which gives a flavour of what he remembers (albeit 20 years ago). And the 30th Century video interview from 2015 of course.

I posted this over in the Alan thread, but those of you who don't go there might like to see it - or even buy it...

On 4/28/2024 at 6:44 AM, Get Marwood & I said:

Classy item on the 30th Century website this morning:

https://30thcenturycomics.co.uk/british-comics-update-alan-class-printing-plate-set-sinister-tales-23

I'm sorely tempted, if only to spend 30 minutes on Zoom with the man himself!

 

How cool would that be!

Great to see he's still with us, and looking good 

On 4/28/2024 at 5:11 PM, Malacoda said:

Just tried to amend it and no matter how many times I deleted the picture AND the one in 'choose files' at the bottom, it just kept putting it back in.

The boards can be quirky like that sometimes Rich. Sounds like you tried this, but make sure you delete the image in the body of the post itself, but also in the 'choose files' field too (see below):

That usually does it.

On 4/28/2024 at 12:49 PM, CGC Mike said:

Apology accepted, Steve.  I am ready to move along like it never happened.  There is no need to punish yourself.  You have been a great  help to me with these contests.   

Thanks Mike, it was a silly thing to do, but I won't die in a ditch over it 

On 4/17/2024 at 7:50 PM, Get Marwood & I said:

The picture above is from the eBay listing I won - I'll replace it when the book arrives

Here it is, along with my copy of Flash Space Age Comic #3:

 
Crime-Buster #2, dated MCMLIX, 'Commencing in March' back cover.

 
Flash Gordon Space Age Comic #3, dated MCMLIX, 'Now on Sale' back cover.

There are other WDL titles to check, Brick Bradford and Manhunt being two, but I've only found the 'Commencing in March' blurb on the Crime-Buster #2 so far. The ad appears on the last four issues in the six book Flash run, and the 'Now on Sale' wording appears on all of them.

Sooper 

Classy item on the 30th Century website this morning:

https://30thcenturycomics.co.uk/british-comics-update-alan-class-printing-plate-set-sinister-tales-23

I'm sorely tempted, if only to spend 30 minutes on Zoom with the man himself!

How cool would that be!

Great to see he's still with us, and looking good 

On 4/28/2024 at 1:32 AM, Malacoda said:

Indeed.  I think it came up a buttload of times.  I certainly captured it a few.  As you said about Albert's one (though that 9d and Albert's one are not the same comic). 

I think you misunderstood me Richmond - in your post with all the copies, the first and last copies are the same 9d stamped image. I thought that was by mistake. 

On 4/28/2024 at 1:32 AM, Malacoda said:

Yes, yes and I believe it did.

Consensus! 

On 4/27/2024 at 11:05 PM, Yorick said:

except that one without the numbering.  just a big circle 10d 

Probably an after-market sale?

Who knows, Yoz. Miller occasionally used branded and unbranded 6d stamps. Maybe there was a reason for that, or significance to them, maybe there wasn't. I've not studied the ones that appear during T&P stamping runs to any great degree to reasonably determine if they are even theirs. 

On 4/27/2024 at 10:08 PM, Malacoda said:

.....also noting with interest that both the 9d ones and the 10d ones are 5 stamps.  Mmmmmm. Interesting.

 

You have the same 9d copy up twice Rich. 

Assuming the manufacturer was asked to make them up new 10d stamps, the presence of the numbering indicates that it was still important operationally at this point. They could have just carried on with what went before without thinking I suppose. It likely was intentional though, as they would have continued with that months number if it still had operational meaning. 

On 4/27/2024 at 8:14 PM, Yorick said:

I'm thinking if someone just put 9.2 for every book, would they win this? 

Many a true word, Yoz... Well ask zzutak at the end.

On 4/27/2024 at 6:39 PM, F For Fake said:

I usually feel like I do a respectable, middle-of-the-pack job on these contest, but I am really eating carp this time around.

On 4/27/2024 at 1:52 AM, AJD said:

Wow, after doing a Hindenburg impersonation in round 1, I think I'll take four bulls and the +2 for my correct grade on that "9.6"

Fantastic! Go on and win it, Andy. I'm living vicariously through you now 

On 4/26/2024 at 7:16 PM, Benjamin S. said:

Awesome post, thank you Kenyata!  This list will help me greatly.

You're in luck Benjamin. He's due back in a couple of weeks for his second annual 'did anyone reply to my post' thread check 

On 4/26/2024 at 5:16 PM, Albert Tatlock said:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/183778651143

The seller of this item (Action # 317) on ebay says it is a rare version, not the usual 10d one.

 

The prices changed from 9d to 10d around that issue with the majority being 10d.

The linked copy is the one I have saved in the files, so it must have been on eBay for yonks.

On 4/26/2024 at 1:26 PM, skypinkblu said:

I'm wondering about dart boards...as Bizzaro would say. "?these am hard"

Guesses in

These am hard very.

Sharon, if dart boards are a thing, I've hit the bloke doing the scoring five times this round. 

Do you think there's a book below 7.5 anywhere in our future? If I see another ten high grades with camera glare spines on black backgrounds I'm packing it in. Probably!

On 4/25/2024 at 3:33 PM, Malacoda said:

What do you notice about this?

How well the in-laws took a photo back in the day?

On 4/25/2024 at 2:24 PM, comicginger1789 said:

My grades were in  days ago! Last year even!

I think I'd be doing better in this one if I had submitted last year's grades 

On 4/25/2024 at 12:48 PM, Hudson said:

@Get Marwood & I

It takes me a long time to get out the dart board, darts and blindfold to determine what wild guess of a grade I am going to submit on these seemingly impossible books. 

              

I know. We're all doomed this time, Hudson. The winner will be whoever's the luckiest guesser. Unless it's me of course, then it will be down to the application of long-honed skills and judgement. 

On 4/25/2024 at 12:40 PM, Malacoda said:

MMmmmm. And the Miller stamps are both 6d's which makes it look like they both got sent back to the wrong distributor but then re-priced and sent back out anyway, because....why wouldn't you?

I note 70 is a 1 but 74 is still only a 2.  The usual DC chaos. 

Indeed.