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I had this copy of Mangazine 21 for a while, finally got it pressed and graded:

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How about a Brazilian Solar?

Respect the power of the Moon!

The main memories I have of Paris are the swarms of rats in the park around the Eiffel Tower and the urine trenches in the underground metro stations. But I loaded up at Aaapoum Bapoum and Central Comics.

For many of them, I initially searched through Google Maps and then checked the posted photos to see what kind of inventory they had on display, if they had their own website, etc. For some I could read or bluff my way through the language barrier, but for several I had to use the Google Translate built-in to Chrome. I still regret we couldn't seem to find a way to get the SICC word out, even as international editions became more and more accepted throughout collecting. There are websites and references from lots of countries, including indexes and guides to a country's publishing history. At least it's still online so may find its audience yet.

For shops outside the US, it might be worth gleaning some info from the old Society of International Comics Collectors forum. I posted most of the reference material on the site, with my impressions if I went to the store in person. https://siccforum.proboards.com/board/34/sellers Most references will need to be verified in case shops close or relocate.

I've been to these shops in Paris, circa 2017; I don't know if they're still open. Aaapoum Bapoum - 14 Rue Serpente, 75006 Paris Large quantity of old French comics and French editions of US comics Central Comics - 25 Rue de l'Ambroisie, 75012 Paris Large quantity of older French editions of Marvel comics, helpful staff Les Super Heros - 175 Rue Saint-Martin, 75003 Paris

30th Century was the first place I checked for to post here. I spent a fortune there back in 2016 or 2017 picking up vintage Terrific, Fantastic, Super Spider-Man, etc. Other than Covid, I presume retail space in London is too expensive for comic shops to be profitable when the internet is an option.

The item was lost, destroyed, or delivered to the wrong house. Some guy probably ordered a box of steel plates and they stacked it on top of yours.

It's been several years since I shopped London, and some of the best shops have since closed, but there's still: Mega City Comics - 18 Inverness St, Camden Town, London NW1 7HJ

This has changed, but I'm not sure when...

Yeah, in the early 80's Marvel was out there doing everything. I think this was published in one of the Marvel vanity books from back then, like the Fumetti Book or No-Prize Book... Which is more outlandish, a cheesecake pic of Stan Lee or a book of photographs from around the office with word balloons pasted in?

I'm not aware of anything Alex Ross is attributed to have created, so there's no reason to consider them on the same, or even similar, level. Ross has a popular style of depicting well-known characters, but is otherwise not especially influential in the creative or business side of comicdom, as far as I know.

Here's the art from the Kickstarter page, the white is there.

Don't know about the front cover, but here it looks like an arm or a leg, note how the smaller diamond pattern follows the line you've indicated.

If you're looking at 218 and 223, they're just 9.6s. He had a formula set up in his spreadsheet to color-code the cells based on grade.

Looks like 4 of them are 9.9, so yeah... Looks like the only ones below 9.8 are the 35 cent price variants. Remember these are already slabbed, so it's not the usual ebay guy saying "never removed from plastic" or whatever delusion. I suggest anyone who cares enough about PPTSSM to be interested in this already has many of them, which is the downfall of big lots like this.

FedEx routinely signs "for" me, but I wouldn't say it's a problem. I prefer this over failing to deliver for a week by coming to my house at 10:24am Monday through Friday... The fact that you can't use the "Manage Delivery" function to redirect the package to a FedEx store is baffling.

Just double checked, it's now $14...

Yeah, I assume this listing is part of some kind of money-laundering scam... Those issues are about $10 each on mycomicshop right now. Four of the eight are available in slabbed 9.8 for less than the cost of these raws. I'm sure if you buy this you'll get a box of meth.

May I ask how many of your favorite Weird Science and Weird Fantasy stories are Ray Bradbury adaptations? Just wondering if some of your appreciation for EC is actually appreciation for the source material. It may be an unnecessary distinction, as EC definitely deserves credit for the artwork and scripting, as well as the recognition of quality that led to the adaptation itself. Meanwhile, adjacent to the topic, I hope no one interested in this kind of thing has been missing the anthologies by Antarctic Press from the last few years...

I think there are a few characters who are so recognizable as to be immune. Spidey's red and blue suit is just as eye-catching and distinctive either way.

The premise is demonstrated by the Brazilian and Spanish versions on the bottom row...

Not to derail the thread, but in the "VD RELATED" genre, are you aware of 1992's Ninja High School Talks About Sexually Transmitted Diseases? Not rare by any means, but a potentially interesting late entry to the concept.