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This is one of the great fan sites about any character by the way: http://www.spiderfan.org/

I have a real soft spot for Mr. District Attorney so I'm glad to see it hit the list. Who are the biggest crime comics experts on the boards? Marc

I love that story in X-Men 112 and 113!

>>Early Barks originals are the giant squids of Duck hunting as far as I am concerned. Great line and great pickup. Congrats. Marc

He found me a great book at Chicago 2005 too! I think he deserves re-kudos for that. Thanks 143ksk! Marc

Hmm, just going by the grade that could be the copy of #37 I had in high school!

Kudos to Scottish, Paratrooper, and Shiverbones for really nice recent transactions!

Welcome back to the boards!

I confess, when I hit latest post and was scrolling up to get the new stuff, I saw that and had to look to see who was posting! Mopsy is very cool btw. And I loved that GI in the foxhole story.

Yeah, I know. I enjoy the updates you've been giving us on your collection both here and on the Big Five list.

Not "overdue" kudos since I got the package today but thanks to ft88 for three DC war books, accurately graded and shipped quickly. Marc

It's only been the lead image in our war section on our site for the last two years that you've been reading my posts on the Big Five yahoo mailing list! However, it sold last night which is why I was reminded of it and posted it. Sorry. Marc

Speaking of additional details so the kids know who is who...

Never seen that one. I like it.

And that one detour to the Alleutian Islands. I thought I was going to have to mention that. And Rock's kid brother was in the Pacific.

The irony is that you have now saved that cover for me as it was about my least favorite. Or was until now--with the way cool swastika on skull motif I am growing fond of it. Marc

Ah, Big Fiver's was even better.

I collect books too. Right now it's mainly books on tennis. Not instructional--tennis history, biographies, and such. Of course I end up with a lot of military history books too but that's so broad I don't feel I'm "collecting" them. Maybe in a sense I collect most books by Wallace Stegner, John Updike, and Ernest Hemingway. I collect books about comics too, of course. Sooner or later I will build a complete set of Dragon magazine as well. Marc

Thanks for ruining them for me! Now I see swastikas everywhere on those covers! I do agree, it's a very powerful symbol and probably an editorial decision. While I doubt they had them stamped on machine gun barrels, perhaps the swastika was used in a lot more places. When I was in college we had a freezing rental house (and this is in California). The utility guy came out to relight our horrible furnace that wasn't working. Hey, look at this, he said. I've seen this before. Our old furnace was obviously from the 30s and german-made because one of the little valves had a swastika on it! Just stamped right on as a matter of course. Marc

Awesome, awesome posts Scrooge!

Yeah, if you can walk into the skull it just doesn't feel right.

Thanks to FT88 for well-graded 1950s DC superhero books! I'm enjoying them. Marc

Kudos to Fuelman for Strange Adventures 12, Our Army at War 81 and Our Fighting Forces 45, amazing books all. Everyone should check out his website for excellently chosen older stuff, esp. 50s DCs! Kudos also to Jimjum for reminding me that Fuelman had the books I was looking for--great job and way beyond the call. Marc

Yeah, I enjoyed seeing those too.