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Bloody foreigners

I think so, yes I think so, yes I think so, yes What could they realistically say? They can't call it a 'no price variant'. As such, brilliantly intriguing though some of us find it, it's just a regular copy with a sticker on it.

Smell my slabs

It's a shame, as they're really nice covers. She's a treat for the eyes isn't she. The green leggy fellows, not so much. eBay can be so hit and miss. Collecting old Charlton copies is a lottery and I've lost count of the number of books I've received along these lines. It's not too bad when you're collecting with a research purpose, i.e. to confirm they exist, but quite another when they are collection keepers. Hopefully some better copies will surface one day Andy

Again, I like this one the most, probably due to it's unfamiliarity. Quite serene isn't it.

Could newton rings be caused by the accidental encapsulation of the farts of the grading team then? I tell you, a whole lot of gas comes out of my ring under certain circumstances.

Hello redsox The up to date list of confirmed copies is here: If you have a book not on that list, I'd love to see a copy posted here if you can. Cheers

If they are struggling with rings and turn around times, assaulting the front end will only make things worse. We need things to get better, not hamper the front end and add to the problem. My view - hassle those who can do something about it (management), not those who can't (front line staff)

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I think you can add a third scenario The was created post production without nefarious intentions (owner peels off sticker from All no price variant and sticks it on regular price because, well, it was Friday) I still say that is too unlikely. A self made sticker maybe, yes, but only a complete wally would consciously peel one off an existing no price copy for a nefarious laugh

Yes, @ComicWhiz did rather let the side down didn't he

Some fair points there - my copy's previous owner was clumsy!. As you say, maybe the stickerless copies never had stickers on them in the first place, explaining the lack of visible damage.

Power to the people! I think a lot of customers share your frustration Phill, and some would say that CGC deserve it. But it would only impact the telephony team at CGC, and it's not really their fault is it. And it would stop legitimate calls from getting through. It's a bit like blocking a street in town to get your point across. However valid, however much you feel right is on your side, you still run the risk of stopping an innocent person going about their business. I think the better thing to do is to stop submitting and to keep up the pressure through 'peaceful' online means. Maybe write or email Matt / Brittany every day for a year like Andy Dufresne did to get his library. Wear them down! This is a great community to be a part of and many of us post here out of a love of comics, rather than the CGC proposition. In a way, it's a shame that there is not an independent body to take ownership of the site. But there isn't, and I'm reasonably sure that what you are proposing would be viewed dimly by the owners - inciting action against them - so be mindful of getting kicked off But again though, it's clear many share your frustration.

Interesting isn't it. Some extra thoughts - where would someone get an 'unused' sticker from? And why would that person understand it's significance upon finding it? If they did understand it's significance, why would they not have sought out and placed it in the right place on a no price copy without a sticker, thereby increasing it's value significantly? The stickered no price version, to my recollection, has always been a highly sought after book. It doesn't make sense that a person 'in the know' would place an unused sticker on a priced version and, in doing so, lose out on the potential value. In a similar vein, and in respect of your second scenario, why would someone remove the sticker from an existing no price copy and save it? To save it would indicate a knowledge of it's value. To remove it reduces the original book's value significantly, something a person in the know surely would not do. If a person not in the know had the book, I can see why they would want to remove the sticker as they would not understand it's significance. But, being a person not in the know, they would throw it away, surely? Also, what are the chances of being able to remove the sticker in such a way that it could be saved / reused? Looking at the old torn example I posted earlier, very unlikely: So for me we are left with only two scenarios that would be reasonable: The book is legitimate, and is the result of an effective mistake at the time of production (i.e. a priced copy was used in error, with the sticker placement being out of character to other copies itself possibly being linked to the fact that the priced copy was used, maybe because the original supply was exhausted) The book was created as a wind up, long ago, using a self made sticker, by someone who wanted to see a debate like this unfold. To my mind, they would not have done it this way to make money had they had the good fortune to find an original unused sticker. They would have found a no price copy to stick the spare sticker on and made some money. The discussion is certainly intriguing, and I doubt we will ever know for sure, but I'm still going for scenario one at this point.

Afternoon Another new title to add - Iron Man (1996 Series). Here's #1: Being a second wave November 1996 issue, it just sneaks in, and is priced the same as it's other 1996 Series #1 cousins, The Fantastic Four, Elektra, The Avengers....: 97 titles, 1,097 books confirmed. Cheeoow!

That's just great isn't it. I love the simplicity and general lack of finesse

Being in England, I can only get a feel for their availability from eBay and a few other sites. They may be plentiful in Australia but I suspect a few titles may be hard to come by even on home soil. There are parallels to the UK price variants - many of those are scarce to non-existent over here, especially for the lesser collected publishers. Someone is likely cleaning up I'll bet.

Cheers Jim. It passes the time doesn't it...

Good point.

Talk of the Devil...

I see. Here are two pages from the same issue - the original pencil art, and the finished ink page - lifted from Google: If these are authentic, he never used blue ink on that page. The blue in the images you have posted looks odd to me. Intermittent. It doesn't look like blue pencils inked over. It looks like bits of blue here and there. But I'm not an expert, and the images are a little blurry, so maybe someone who is will chip in with a view. Good luck

Fancy popping back in the Tardis. "Where are you going?" "Me? Supermarket. In 1978. Need some washing powder..."

Looks like it's from this comic: http://secretearths.blogspot.com/2019/07/daredevil-versus-mysterio.html Difficult to say if it is the actual original art but it certainly looks like it.