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@Cpt Kirk What happened here then

I love that Similar theme, three Spidey #188's: The regular newsstand copy on the left has a very strong, dark red Spidey outline, suggesting it was printed early. The MJI copy in the middle has much lighter red, indicating that the ink was running lower at that stage. The second regular newsstand copy on the right shows the red starting to degrade completely, and it shows as yellow on the cover (Spidey's feet) We know that the guts and covers are printed separately. They would have run off all the covers and, at some point, taken a batch of them to assemble the MJI copies (which we think were done on a different stapling machine as the staple position is often different, and more power would be needed to drive the staple through the comic with a MJI insert). We have no way of knowing whether they took the covers from the top, bottom or middle of the finished cover stacks. So, even though we can see cover variations - errors and reduced ink strength - we can't really use that information to form any robust order of printing guesses, as all scenarios are technically possible. The MJI above may have a mid run cover and a start or end run guts. It looks like the cover came mid run, as how could a cover missing red have preceded it - or a cover with stronger inks followed it? Unless they topped the ink(s) up mid run. Did one lot of ink last an entire cover run? And who won the FA Cup in 1964? And am I taking bollocks now? I feel like I'm talking bollocks now.

He's a proper collector, is our Captain

I see your 12c 9 and raise you to a 15c 9!

I love that cover. There's something unreal about it all, out of place. It's hard to work out who has got the biggest head.

Oh, what rotten news. What a year this has been. I do like the positivity of the farewell message. It's nice to know that the site, which was indeed AMAZING, will remain for those of us that have found it an invaluable resource down the years, but also for the newcomers whose comic inquisitiveness leads them one day to find it. Mike, wherever you are in Comic heaven, I salute you. You gave the hobby this wonderful site. RIP

Try and find a 159 John

What, fish?

I'm going to say that they definitely wont, Gary......... ....in the hope that they immediately will

Still no sign of a 10d oblong on a 42, but here's a nice gaggle of stamp-ridden Spideys courtesy of that line that's on

That's actually illegal, Kev.

Reasons to be cheerful, part three. Reasons to be cheerful, six pee. Reasons to be cheerful, f*** me! Reasons to love Postmen. Up-grade-me.

I always loved that picture of the Lizard. It stirs feelings that are hard to put into words ASM Annual #1 was an outstanding comic.

I miss the days when the discovery of a new Marvel UKPV was still a possibility. And the days when this thread would chug merrily along.

Bless ya, Yozza

"Do it boss, do it. Turn him into a monster. Go on. Turn him into a monster."

@Garystar Remember this one Gary? I think this is the first copy I've seen to buy since one finally turned up years back: I won't be going for it myself, but if anyone else is frantic for a copy....

Blimey, is that what happened? I just thought someone had farted.