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    Unfortunately, I do not know who published these puzzles... This puzzle was acquired from a Jones' original art collector years ago...my understanding is that Jones personally gave him the puzzle... This unopened example was consigned to Heritage last week. A link to the TBD auction will be posted...
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    First upgrade...which presents incredibly well for the technical grade. Certainly, those pesky color breaking creases are somehow to blame...
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    "Looks like he's been using BRAND Xssss!!".... This 1.8, verified sig. with amateur conservation, has the cover re-attached with glue & three pieces of tape on interior cover... #FF1CLUB
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    Great idea!
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    Is there any vaulation data for an unopened Jeff Jones The Swamp Creature jigsaw puzzle?...
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    Newsstand...just graded...
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    Story time... Anthony Snyder drives to & from SDCC each year & on his return trip this past July, he stopped in San Antonio, TX for a one day pop-up show. Although he would also stop in Houston, TX the very next day, I was not willing to wait & risk losing the opportunity to be first in line because he always has 'new' comics & original art for sale. And, San Antonio is home to many 'serious' original comic art collectors. I suspected that they too would make an appearance just in case Anthony had something 'worth' buying... So, I loaded up the car with two CGC comic boxes full of graded books, stopped at the ATM & left at dawn... I was so early to the pop-up show that the art/comic displays were barely halfway up, & the only other person already flipping through art portfolios was Sam De La Rosa!...yes, the Inker! A 'classic' several hour long negotiation ensued, where we were both repeatedly "way off" & "not even close", I even left to run an errand & later returned to eventually hear, "let's flip for it"...there would be no flip... In the end, a deal was made. I can't hardly wait to see what Anthony has for sale this summer...
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    With the latest posts regarding Jeff Jones' works, I thought to share this relic...
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    After researching some of the characters featured on this cover, I suspect for several of them that it is their FIRST APPEARANCE... Combined with TRANSFORMERS NOSTALGIA, COVER status, & FIRST APPEARANCES, this piece is a personal favorite in the collection...
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    Transformers: The Movie #1, Cover Signed by Don Perlin (breakdowns?)... Inking credits, Ian Akin & Brian Garvey
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    VENDORS INCLUDE: THE POP CULTURE COMPANY FUNNY BOOKS RICK'S COMIC CRYPT THE TOY TYCOON DESTRO'S Comic y Plastik Armory TAZMAN'S COMICS TOYllector N Games y mucho mas...!!! SUNDAY APRIL 29th 2018 10:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. HOUSTON COLLECTORS' SHOWCASE Featuring vintage & modern era comic books, toys & action figures, original comic art, & much more !!... WIN a $100 SHOPPING SPREE with paid $5 admission. Drawing held at 3:30 p.m. Must be present to win ! HOUSTON MARRIOTT SOUTH at Hobby Airport 9100 Gulf Frwy Houston, TX 77017 (Just south of the I-45 South & Loop 610 South interchange) The Houston Collectors' Showcase is hosted bi-monthly by local purveyors with collections ranging from vintage to modern era comic books, toys & action figures, original comic art, & a whole lot more awesome things ! Join us & spend the day BUYING, SELLING, & TRADING alongside the BEST group in the hobby ! Remember to bring in your vintage collections as vendors will be BUYING ! Hours: 10:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Admission: $5 (Kids 10 & younger are FREE with paying Adult) Vendors: 30 - 6 ft. tables are available. Pre-pay with PayPal, $40 each table. For vendor tables contact Bini at 281-250-2433 or email us at: houstoncollectorsshowcase@gmail.com Like us on Facebook / Houston Collectors' Showcase
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    This example has just enough defects & structural damage to keep it from grading higher...
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    Four Color #386...White pages. This example was first from that original owner collection to be graded. It now resides in a new collection... Like that of the DD #26, the subscription crease is prominent...
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    Soon to be encapsulated...
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    Dreams do come true... This Donald Duck #26 was in that same original owner collection & like the Uncle Scrooge #12, it is just back from Sarasota...
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    Mike Deodato's Wolverine Annual #2 (2nd Series), Cover
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    Just returned from Sarasota...
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    SUNDAY APRIL 29th 2018 10:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. HOUSTON COLLECTORS' SHOWCASE Featuring vintage & modern era comic books, toys & action figures, original comic art, & much more !!... WIN a $100 SHOPPING SPREE with paid $5 admission. Drawing held at 3:30 p.m. Must be present to win ! HOUSTON MARRIOTT SOUTH at Hobby Airport 9100 Gulf Frwy Houston, TX 77017 (Just south of the I-45 South & Loop 610 South interchange) The Houston Collectors' Showcase is hosted bi-monthly by local purveyors with collections ranging from vintage to modern era comic books, toys & action figures, original comic art, & a whole lot more awesome things ! Join us & spend the day BUYING, SELLING, & TRADING alongside the BEST group in the hobby ! Remember to bring in your vintage collections as vendors will be BUYING ! Hours: 10:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Admission: $5 (Kids 10 & younger are FREE with paying Adult) Vendors: 30 - 6 ft. tables are available. Pre-pay with PayPal, $40 each table. For vendor tables contact Bini at 281-250-2433 or email us at: houstoncollectorsshowcase@gmail.com Like us on Facebook / Houston Collectors' Showcase
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    Perhaps...
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    Buy every HOS 92 you can afford...Purchased this past Sunday at the Houston Collectors'Showcase...
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    The 1st Houston Collectors' Showcase was a huge success thanks to the amazing vendors & fantastic guests who made the event possible! We loved seeing all the families & new faces! Mark your calendar for the next one on Sunday, April 29, 2018, at the Houston Marriott South at Hobby Airport...
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    Not exactly...The receipt was found in-between the front cover & first page of an Uncanny X-Men book that was just one of nearly a couple dozen each, of three different issues in an old comic distributor box...issue 140, 141, & 142... A friend of mine used to work for Roy & would often received store credit as payment. Although, he would also buy whatever he wanted, like nearly two dozen copies of Marvel and DC present the X-Men and the Teen Titans... Most likely, 'Uncle' Roy, or whomever rang up the sale, did not input single issues but rather grouped them together. The math would have been easy with 50¢ cover prices...
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    This store receipt is a relic from Houston Comicdom...
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    I failed to check the indicia before having this book graded...