Yorick

Nice! That's sort of the middle-ground between the two I posted. I was considering selling mine, but I'm with you in the "holding pattern"! One can't have enough copies of this issue.

I should have kept going on that Action 2, but shifted focus over to the 10.... Sweet copy and CONGRATULATIONS!

Need to put Baker back on page one of the boards... -bump- Interesting color variation on this one (the one on the right). I have not seen such dark greens before.

It's the "Black Light" variant!

I agree - it's probably just a printing "defect". Printers running out of the right color inks toward the tail end of a print run (or the initial printing before they corrected the color). I say "defect" because it really isn't. I'm sure many of us have seen this before.... Such as NERV's pink PT6.

I just noticed (because I love looking at this copy), but does that label notation say "Creig Flessel cover"?!!

What the heck is going on here? Running away from the cops really turns them on....

I kinda like the Blonde over the Redhead....

I guess I'd better head over to peruse your store! ...and buy a few breath-mints! These are so wonderful.

She's got a black eye in #2! Now who'd do that to such a pretty girl?!!

I just went and bought myself a copy. Could not resist this cover. Any idea who did these painted covers?

Someone - please share some Ace books!

Oh damn!!! Not even SECOND fiddle! What a "playa".

I typically like to be selfish and keep things for my private viewing pleasure, but you Baker fans are sharing really wonderful stuff... This is quite interesting. Guess who's name is under the white-out? Yep - it's him! I think what happened is that he was falling behind schedule and needed Thornton to finish the Sunday. With the extra help, they chose to white out Baker's name on the by-line rather than adding another name and run out of space. Flamingo here in the first panel is 100% Baker. I see hints of Baker in the following panels, but more Thornton than Baker. Probably Baker pencils and Thornton inks. I can't believe that HA didn't put this on a lightboard to see what was under the white-out. I would guess that there would have been more interest in this if they had noted it.

Oh, you're quite right! That hand is going OUTSIDE the picnic basket!

She's grabbing a picnic banana with her left hand...

Good score! I've always liked this one quite a bit.

Too many of these have VERY dark blues on the main woman's dress and you just can't see the line work. I like this copy a lot in that it is very light. Sqeggs copy, in the other hand, has that really awesome looking fade on the title logo (besides being the current highest). I've put down ridiculous bids on every copy of this one I see. I believe its one of the top five toughest TAR issues. I was able to get the 45 before I found one of these.

Maybe he wants a cat-fight?

Jock just wants to drink his milkshake peacefully!! Incredible copy....

Was just about to write that... CGC... The last time I saw this issue for auction, even the seller didn't note that. Probably would have seen a lot more bidding if they had.

No way. Is it her?!!! (...just added to the top of my list... however impossible it is to find)

Oh! It's THAT hottie. Didn't even recognize her in that photo.

Tell those of us who don't know! What a hottie!

Wasn't he burnt out with collecting after his Action #1 was stolen? That might end my collecting career too.