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WTTB! Awesome book! (thumbs u

Very nice! (thumbs u

Love me some low-grade Timely goodness!

This really is just a powerhouse of a book. Not only is it the first appearance of Archie but it has a classic GA cover! (thumbs u

These Daredevils are very

Yeah, a nice spidey #16 is high on my want-list.

Thanks Roy! (VintageComics)

Thanks Roy! (VintageComics)

That is really awesome! Congrats! (thumbs u

Nice!

And they fit right in with my yellow and red fetish They fit right in with my "Killer Timely Babe" fetish You already have a set don't you? Nope, just a lower grade #1, which I'd like to have Ken sign and get into a sig series holder!! (thumbs u

Really nice books posted lately, everyone, but you all will have to excuse me if I this one.

Nice! I'm always happy when I see a cover for the first time!

I have been a fan of the Flash since I read Showcase 4. It was a thrill to see the golden age flash return in Flash 123. I really like that Halloween cover. Is it in your pile? That #78 is really cool! One of my favorites! (thumbs u

Some day, it'll be one of those things that guys tell their great-grandkids about, like ivory-billed woodpeckers: "When I was your age, Sonny Boy, there used to be some comic books that wasn't all flattened out and creased along the spine, almost like they didn't bother to iron 'em after they was printed. I saw one myself back in aught-nine at Wizard World. Some say a few might still exist somewheres..." Pressing has been around long before CGC existed. On page 472 of the 17th edition of Overstreet ( 1987 ), there's an advertisement from Fantazia ( Danny Dupcak ), that lists pressing/spine-roll removal among other things. So are these beautiful spines in the old label slabs you're referring to truly untouched or were they pressed 15-20-25 years ago? Can you tell? Depending on the nature of the flaws that are being removed, I think that it's possible to press a book in a way that does not flatten the spine. For example, I've seen books pressed by Matt Nelson in a way that left the spine in its original rounded condition. But, unfortunately, there are a lot of less skilled pressers out there who simply smash the book. And it's become so prevalent that books with spines like Sarte's are becoming as rare as hen's teeth. [font:Times New Roman] +1 Bad presses and poor judgment in respect to which books are suitable candidates for the process are the likely reasons pressing is held in such low esteem by so many folks. OTOH, I have as much respect for the care Matt takes with books as I have for the quality of sartre's collection. Both are first class.[/font] (thumbs u Here's an example of a bad press job. (I have no idea who did it.) http://comics.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=7073&lotNo=93045 The book was a 9.2 before the press (no tear near the upper staple): http://comics.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=804&lotNo=5126 Ouch!

Thanks for posting the splashes! Really cool to see the insides! (thumbs u

I dig your style! Congrats on putting those together Very, very impressive!

I can't believe how gorgeous these books are. Thanks for posting!

Nice grab Billy boy This is the one that was tempting me! Great book, great grab! (thumbs u

Gotta love that Larson!

Nice! (thumbs u

Man, those are really pretty!

Haven't seen that one before! Nice! (thumbs u

Great grab!! Nice pages too (thumbs u Thanks!

From the shallow end of the pool! Thanks to El Toro Rojo for sending me this life preserver!