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Lois was under Superman? I'm not going to say another word Sharon. No, not another word....

If it's missing, you know who to call...

Yes. Go find another. I'll take me time with it.

Just me and you in this thread is it?

No doubt..

I doubt it, nowadays.

Quite good at football too, as I recall. His wife aint much cop though, as a singer.

What would it have been worth if it was do you think?

...oh, and some sellotape

It's from one of those 'read comics for free' sites, and it looked like the images were cobbled together somewhat. It does seem to be the right one though doesn't it. All you need now is the cover and innards and you're up, up and away!

Yes, he did. It was the wrong colour though, apparently, and I heard the Younglings were pretty cut up by it.

It's an insult. Did you see how well he bubble-wrapped that lightsabre?

Yup

Superman #7, if this article is correct: https://www.goodgirlcomics.com/red-ryder-comics/

Yes, I was trying to give them the benefit of the doubt I suppose. The finger bends at the top seem to have gotten a pass too, don't they. We don't have to buy it though, do we.

I haven't checked their other listings to any degree, but maybe they brought the 9.2 over from a previous template and neglected to amend it in error? That possibility aside, I'm always surprised, generally, at how sellers who can't grade, and can't pack, maintain faultless feedback. One of life's mysteries.

People seem to be falling for it in high, satisfied numbers though: People are funny, aren't they.

Spot on summary there Andy. The things you used to be able to do in the early days. Unthinkable now. And I agree with your current content summary - very slim pickings nowadays isn't it. Add to that the fact that everyone knows what everything is worth now and prices accordingly. And I swear that some people must sit there 24/7 swiping all the rare bargains, as they appear. On you last point, you're right again. They can do what they like, eBay, and do, just like most companies today. It's the same with the company whose site we are on right now - a hundred reasons for us to complain about this and that but, at the end of the day, it gets dark, and they can do as they please. All we can ever really control is the extent to which we involve ourselves. Accordingly, I'm off to perform my six thousandth eBay search this week for Charltons. Wish me luck!

I'm generally a fan of eBay, Golders, as I get most of my comics from them (usually the ones no one else wants). And it's an invaluable research resource for people like me. But they do make it hard don't they. Yesterday, the following three things happened: I was reminded again that I had to go to managed payments if I want to carry on selling. I haven't looked into it that much, but what I have seen of it doesn't look overly inviting and I'm inclined not to join in. As a result, my 15 year selling history may now be at and end. Which would be a shame As this thread has illustrated, searching has now become onerous. With perseverance, I can find what I want, but I have to click so many more times to get there and the various selections don't always seem to carry over to the next search I was the high bidder at 99p on seven auctions which I knew, as they drew to the close, I would need to battle for to get them for their usual, natural selling price of around five or six pounds each. Then I get seven emails from eBay saying that my bids have been cancelled, and that I can see the reason for cancellation on the bid history page. I go there, and there is no explanation listed. The seven lots then appear as £20 BINs, giving me my answer. I used to think this kind of thing was against the rules but it seems sellers can do as they please nowadays if the largely impenetrable eBay Q&A pages / help functions are anything to go by Not a great day to be an eBayer then. A company going out of its way, it seems, to get on peoples tits. Fortunately, mine are developing quite nicely in later life, so there is room for some more punishment yet.

Not much really Ewan... ...welcome back

Rather than amend the opening entry, which is my usual approach to updating my journal entries, here are the above mentioned data tables which have advanced somewhat since I created them back in October 2020. Firstly, a new, hopefully self-explanatory table which shows which DC books in the first four stamp cycles should / could exist as 9d stamped copies: Next up, the plotting tables for DC which prove the sequential numbering theory - they're almost impossible to read now from the CGC images, alas, sorry, but I will find a better way of presenting that data at some point (portrait didn't work). The data you see below is based on the plotting of over 2,300 examples now, and the majority of the issues for all the 56 titles in scope are captured. Unlike some other online reference points, I can prove everything posted here from the examples saved in the files - everything is fact based: I have extended the plotting for selected titles all the way up to the 20th cycle at which point the sequencing begins to unravel. A post for another day! Finally, from the above table, the section showing the earliest known DC stamped examples by cover date: The discussion thread has moved on somewhat from my original premise and is no longer a 'brief' review of the early UK distribution period - have a peek here if you're at a loose end one day...

Ah, I misunderstood what you meant, sorry. Here are the updated tables - firstly, the table which shows which DC books in the first four stamp cycles should / could exist as 9d stamped copies: I'll continue to look out for the 'missing' books (noting Gary's point about the later issues for certain titles), and will post updates when I can. Next up, the example plotting for DC which proves the sequential numbering theory - it's almost impossible to read now from the CGC image, alas, sorry, but I will find a better way of presenting that data at some point (portrait didn't work). The data you see below is based on the plotting of over 2,300 examples now, and the majority of the issues for all the 56 titles in scope are captured. Unlike some other online reference points, I can prove everything posted here from the examples saved in the files - everything is fact based: From the above, the table showing the earliest known DC stamped examples by cover date: Thanks again to everyone who has contributed an image Here's one more!

Well what can I say - thank you Gary, those are some brilliant examples you just posted. I love the romance - and that Pat Boone #5! Wonderful stuff I've updated the lists and will post the latest versions shortly. When you say you bought from US dealers, is the inference that the stamped copies were on US soil - if so, presumably taken back to the States from the UK somehow? I ask because some of the images I captured were on eBay USA, not UK, which is intriguing. I think you're probably right Gary - when you plot them out, and see the extensive list of 'later' missing issues, that's what your gut tells you. I don't know what I did there? I've amended it, but just to be clear I'm deliberately using the printed cover dates in the documents where the indicias are dual month copies. It's too complicated to plot otherwise. Again, thanks for sharing your copies which you didn't have to do - I really appreciate it