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@Malacoda Rich, some more related musings in this old thread: https://boards.cgccomics.com/topic/417827-are-there-pence-titles-for-ga-books/?do=findComment&comment=11581770 Kev had a UKPV purist induced coronary in it, if I remember correctly....

Just to reiterate, Rich, and just for the 1946 Bells, I didn't find any examples among this lot where there were different printed pricing scenarios - every book with dual pricing has DP on all copies, every 10c only had 10c only in existence (with a UK sticker attached): Comic Crimes #11, Jet Man #10 and Joke #28 all crop up once in a while in the UK. The others, I've never seen one available issue - only old scans from online sources. Anyway, I'm supposed to be knocking all this on the head. Stop asking questions!

I have, haven't I? They're all the same though, Rich, the 1946 Bells - every applicable issue (and printing) is dual priced so there are no 'UK price variants' to find, which was the original purpose of the thread. Well, I never found any. Yep, all the same printed info, just with some 6d and shilling stickers dotted about. There's some Manchester vs London commentary going on, as I recall reading somewhere. Maybe that had something to do with it. Maybe not. Techno fear....... There are some very good sites that discuss the Bells and the Canadians, Rich. The authors appear very clued up and likely have the answers. I was just looking for UKPV candidates, to be honest, but stumbled across the separate printings whilst tinkering. That's my trouble, you see. Always tinkering. I should get out more.

Not sure if this has already been mentioned, but I'm seeing an awful lot of room for movement at the top there. And not straight, either. Can anyone else see that? What happens if that case gets turned upside down, or takes a knock? It looks quite snug in the inner sleeve horizontally, so the guts could easily move independently, vertically. Or the whole book moves, and the right corner hits the inner well indentation before the rest of the top edge does. Wouldn't you want it to be a little more snug than that? Still, it's only a 7 figure book. Nothing to worry about, eh... https://comics.ha.com/itm/golden-age-1938-1955-/superhero/action-comics-1-kansas-city-pedigree

My favourite

First thing I did Yoz! But just for you...

Welcome to the thread, Jason. Any lovers of the stamps Tee and Pee are welcome among we, with books that are nice to see

A new earliest for Girls' Romances, snaffled for the files from the line that is never off:

Always nice to see some Millered Harveys I've got one of those too, Albert, and the stamp is just as unclear... This one below is a bit more seeable, and yellowy agreeable:

That's very kind, thank you Rich

Well said. Jon, thanks for running this contest again. It puts a smile on my face every time and I appreciate all the effort you go to as, I'm sure, do all the players. Well done mate. Hopefully see you next time

@AJD

Afternoon In my post last Saturday we learnt that there are different printings of the 1946 UK distributed Bell Features Joke Comics #28. Well, I did anyway. I haven't seen that fact posted anywhere else. When I was mucking about with the other UK distributed Bells a few years back, I made up folders to gather evidence on these titles below: One of them is Comic Crimes #11, which reprints the guts of Chesler's 'Red Seal Comics #14' and, for reasons known only to Bell, the cover to their own 1945 'Triumph Comics #24'. I picked up a nice shilling stickered copy a few years ago - here she be: The GCD seems a little confused with this book, citing an additional two 'variant's' as follows: Obviously they're not variants, just the same comic but with two different UK price stickers on them (in my world, price stickers do not a variant make): Anyway, I nabbed another copy off the bay in the week and thought I'd compare the two as I did the Joke Comics #28. Here they are - two Bells, ding-dong: Both are one shilling stickered copies but, as it turns out, both have different covers. The main differences are as follows: They have different back cover configurations - the comic titles are in a different order and the 10c price is notably higher on one copy: Like the Joke 28, they have different inside front covers: And also like the Joke 28, the indicia wording is set in a different position: It's less clear to me whether the guts are separate printings as they look quite similar and do not betray any obvious signs of being reprinted. Indeed, on this occasion, it could be that they are actually remaindered copies of the original Chesler. I can't afford a copy of that, alas, to make a detailed comparison. There are some production issues in one copy though, with the yellow and magenta plates being off register on some pages: That could indicate a separate printing or a plate slip mid run I suppose, so isn't conclusive. In summery, it gets hot, and in summary, it's clear that the covers at least are separate printings on these two books. One has a lighter paper stock too. I don't suppose I'll venture much further into this area now as I was intending to shelve this entire journal entry. But at least we know that the variations between printings exist for at least two of the Bells that found their way to the UK all those years ago. And even though the pre-1960s isn't really my field, I've quite enjoyed mucking about with some of these old books even if none of them could be classified as UKPVs (the original purpose of the exploration). Thank you to the few that played along! Be seeing you...

That's Marwood. He is indeed a pushover. Here's I though:

BOGOF

Well, it's always worked for me and I don't think I've done too badly on it.

I don't know either, sorry BA.

Sea horse? Of course!

I meant that in the context of your Miller pricing question. Who is 'they'?

You wouldn't believe how many comics I've bought down the years just to prove things, large and small. I've always liked to own the comics I write about where I can, rather than use other peoples scans. I've sat on discoveries for months, sometimes years, waiting for the book(s) I need to surface to complete a picture. Some of my pending folders are so old I have to remind myself why I created them in the first place

There's no shame in it. Oh, hang on. You're below Adamantium... OK, there's shame in it.

Cheers for the comments boys. I've hopefully got another variation example to post soon. It all depends if the millimetre that was visible in the listing is telling me what I think it is...

They need to be replaced, Eric.