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No, then it would've been Dog Spoon Yoghurt. It's an odd filter, really.

Dog Pot Yoghurt Comics?

Fits in well doesn't it. I wonder if there were different boat speeds based on pricing, with 3 months being the cheapest. I recall UK to US post office prices for surface mail (boat) indicating very long delivery times. The books were ballast some sources say - maybe speed wasn't a consideration. You mean he hasn't already?

...and yet the chewing gum exists and has a T&P price stamp on it.

I like those kinds of coincidences. In the absence of actual documentation they can be very indicative. Keep going, Rich. I'm enjoying seeing how overlaying your knowledge of the printer locations and dates is shaping up...

Wanted to avoid the associated fuss, I wouldn't mind betting, Albert.

1921~2021 A worthy send off this afternoon, the kind of which we really are rather good at, here in Blighty. Cheerio, old bean.

It's not working for me either.

Yep, albeit the Marvels in this case are stamped cents UKPV gap copies - not sure exactly how they came to the UK (i.e. direct from the printers or as unsold US returns in line with the DC model) Yeah, go on.

I don't know specifically, but we do seem to have enough anecdotal evidence / commentary that there was one and the DCs that we received were the result. You would've thought that the US sellers would have had the comics on the racks for at least a month (bi-monthly titles etc) so the returns process might have taken 3 months or so on that basis. Maybe, speculating: Aquaman #20 - On Sale Date (US): 14th January 1965 Stays on US newsstand for 2 months to 14th March One month to send back to 'base', repackage ready for onward shipping to the UK - 14th April 3 month shipping to the UK - 14th July One month to prepare, stamp & distribute in the UK - 14th August Stays on UK newsstand for two months - 14th October Something like that maybe?

Thinking about it, six months for the Marvels because they didn't involve a US returns process and 10 months for DC because they did actually makes sense. In this example alone (hampered possibly by involving Marvels in the UKPV hiatus window), the indication seems to be that we may have all wildly underestimated the shipping time in the early years, no?

They really help sometimes - great example here Rich of how they can help prove things: https://www.cgccomics.com/boards/topic/415409-dc-uk-price-variants/?do=findComment&comment=11399451

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My head hurts Gary.

For DC March-April / June 1965 cover dates: From Mike's Comic Newsstand: Aquaman #20 - On Sale Date (US): 14th January 1965 Capt. Storm #41 - On Sale Date (US): 14th January 1965 Superboy #121 - On Sale Date (US): 1st April 1965 Again, assuming that they're filming in the UK on the 11th of November 1965 - that places the earliest DC comics on the rack a massive 10 months behind the US on sale dates. That's quite a window to accommodate a US unsold returns process and then onward shipping to / distribution in the UK, isn't it

So, if we date the likely short filming of Operation Third Form (1966) to late October / early November 1965 due to the images of the 13/10/65 Daily Mirror... ...and the 30/10/65 Victor... ...then these books were on the newsstand in this scene: Marvel July / August 1965 cover dates: From Mike's Comic Newsstand: Avengers #18 - On Sale Date (US): 11th May 1965 Fantastic Four #41 - On Sale Date (US): 11th May 1965 Rawhide Kid #47 - On Sale Date (US): 4th May 1965 Strange Tales #135 - On Sale Date (US): 4th May 1965 So let's speculate that they're filming in the UK on the 11th of November 1965 - that places the Marvel comics on the rack at 6 months behind the US on sale dates. Could that six months comprise 3 months shipping (which has been mentioned many times as a possible average shipping time for the day) and, perhaps, 3 months in the US because the books were unsold returns? Or, does the fact that these were the last books in the UKPV hiatus have something to do with it? What seems to be clear though is that the four Marvels in that scene were cover dated 3 months in arrears. That doesn't seem to fit with some of the personal recollections, unless I'm recollecting wrongly...? Interesting....

Wednesday the 13th of October:

Unpriced books are cool aren't they Albert - good spot. I wonder if a pence copy of this one (#9) will ever show. That would give us a UKPV and no visible cents copy!

OK, so we have five players unless I missed anyone - me, my sister, my Mum (recruited yesterday), Garystar and you Reggie. My Mum and sister will take their goes in the week then I'll pick it up next Friday and have a timed go the at weekend. @Garystar is going to time his own copy - Gary - post your results when you're done mate (with a pic of the completed puzzle if you can). Once I've posted my lots results, I'll post it to you Reggie (PM me an address). I'll keep tabs as we go and try to have some fun with it - expect some ribbing for lousy times and / or lousy excuses for bad times Me Mum's up first and, though I love the bones of her, I don't think she's going to trouble anyone for the Gold Medal placing.

And you Maurice - hope life is treating you and yours well mate

Cool, thanks David. I was hoping to see a newspaper and happily spotted this: I've searched some archive sites for the Daily Mirror in question - "Peace bid by the Commonwealth" appears to be the lead cover blurb - but so far have drawn a blank. If we can identify that newspaper date, then we motoring. It looks to be a genuine paper, and I can't think why they'd either have mocked one up or used a wildly out of date one I quite enjoyed the film too. A nice bit of nostalgia, back to the times of innocence and before technology took over our lives. And I'd forgotten about that curly haired girl who was in every CFF film going too

I thought we'd more or less proven that the Marvel UKPV gaps weren't shipping / strike related, given the abundance of stamped copies for other publishers, but I'm looking forward to the new theory Rich, when you're ready

Nah, twas only jesting D'Artagnan. They were quite consistent as it goes, the stickers (and kudos again to Robot for spotting the cents spines on the UKPVs the other month): It's nice to hear some new theories and perspectives on these things. I'm on the road for a bit from tomorrow - keep it up so I've got something to read when I get back won't you (@themagicrobot Robot! Ask some more questions would ya?)

And these stickers that they rushed out and bought Rich - where do you think they got them from - Woolworths, WH Smiths or John Menzies?

See you guys in a few days