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What is your best monster comics or cover with monsters
Get Marwood & I replied to Namtak's topic in Comics General
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Problem with the Board Software Update Yesterday
Get Marwood & I replied to dena's topic in Comics General
https://invisioncommunity.com/news/product-updates/45-topic-view-summary-and-more-r1191/ This seems to show that only admin can switch it off. It looks very easy to do, just untick a box. -
Double Cover Treasury...Does One Exist?
Get Marwood & I replied to comicginger1789's topic in Comics General
I know. They were yours for a while though. Nice memory to have. -
My understanding is that the DD's and 1967 T&P annuals were comprised of stock that didn't sell in the UK (hence the occasional cover stamp in the still covered annuals). I've seen it mentioned that the DD's were effectively illegal, but I'm not sure why if T&P had paid for them and had distribution rights. If it's true that they were unsold UK copies, putting a new cover on would make them appear a new thing and increase the chances of a sale I would have thought. If none of those comics sold on their own, a group together with a lower overall price might encourage a sale. There are Archie equivalents in the US - repackaged remaindered comics. I'll dig some examples out later as I can't remember where I posted them now.
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Problem with the Board Software Update Yesterday
Get Marwood & I replied to dena's topic in Comics General
I'd like to know how you did that if you're willing to share For me, my daily digest email ( titled "Your CGC Comic Book Collectors Chat Boards digest") has the full post for each entry in the threads I follow. But my email notifications for individual events (person quoted me / responded to my post) and personal messages are cut to only the first line of text. I also would prefer those to revert to full text if possible. I also have a question about a change to journal entries outstanding which is important to me. I think we're long overdue an update on these things. Here's my issue summary from another thread: -
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I've probably told this story before, but I can't remember my first comic, or how I came to collect. But I have one burning memory of the first time I felt overwhelmed by the pursuit of comics. I was seven or eight years old and was on holiday in Clacton or Walton on The Naze. We alternated between those two seaside resorts most of the years of my childhood. Me and my brother were walking along the front - a big concrete thing as I recall, and we came across one of those beach huts which sold buckets and spades and such like. And there was a spinner rack with a load of back issue British Marvel reprints. I can remember the feeling to this day - that mix of intense amazement, like we had discovered the Arc of the Covenant or something, coupled with the sudden fear that we had no money. We ran back to our parents faster than gazelles and I can recall the sheer terror of the thought that someone might beat us to them. Back we went and bought a load. I have a rotten memory generally but can remember everything about that moment. I swear if I close my eyes I could almost describe the whole thing as if it were yesterday right down to smell, touch and the sense of the day. The feelings were raw and, though I can't remember what preceded them, clearly the startings of my lifelong love of comics and collecting. Last week I received a parcel in the post with 70 old comics in it. Nearly 50 years later, that same feeling of excitement came over me. I have always, it seems, loved comics.
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Double Cover Treasury...Does One Exist?
Get Marwood & I replied to comicginger1789's topic in Comics General
Yeah. No way little Johnny "I keep my second detached cover separate and in super neat shape" would let his inner copy get all bashed and creased. He'd have it wrapped in cling-film, minimum -
Double Cover Treasury...Does One Exist?
Get Marwood & I replied to comicginger1789's topic in Comics General
It's a fair point Artboy, and just as likely as the one I proposed I suppose. I just think that the kid that takes the care to look after the outer wouldn't let the inner get in that state. He'd be careful with that too. But we'll never know. People do funny things and act in strange ways. It's probably pointless applying logical arguments retrospectively to their behaviours. Good discussion though. -
I've seen a lot of examples of things like that and I think you're right - old stuff made it's way through again, as did stuff that (if extant systematic examples are anything to go by) shouldn't have. I've got a good one coming up soon. A stamped book that technically should not exist. Kind of the reverse of your scenario above....
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Double Cover Treasury...Does One Exist?
Get Marwood & I replied to comicginger1789's topic in Comics General
I know Randall, I'm just jabbering. I was always very attentive to condition as a kid. Records, books, comics - everything was looked after. I still have 7" singles that I bought at 10 years old and they look like new. Not all my storage solutions were successful though. I wrapped some old fanzines carefully in cling film once - it seemed like a good idea at the time - and years later when I tried to remove it it brought the newsprint with it. But it was the thought that counted - the notion that things needed to be protected. -
Double Cover Treasury...Does One Exist?
Get Marwood & I replied to comicginger1789's topic in Comics General
Good point. But wouldn't the kid who cared enough to keep the outer cover, and eventually reunite it with its inner cousin, have taken better care of it? -
Roc and Roll!
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Post your Garage Sale/Flea Market/Antique Mall Finds Here
Get Marwood & I replied to Shark's topic in Comics General
There's nothing better than sorting through a huge pile of comics, looking for treasure (and not just of the financial kind). When you consider how expensive everything is nowadays, you should factor into the price the value of the entertainment. $150 for all that fun is a bargain regardless of what you find, especially nowadays when we're all largely stuck indoors with not much to do.