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I just looked up the McGregor interview and apparently "the clincher" meant getting a strong emotional response from the girl to convince the detective how worried she was about her boyfriend. I guess that backfired a little...

I seem to remember an interview with McGregor where he said he'd written a comment for the artist along the lines of "...and this is the clincher!" (Meaning it would be an important plot point or something to that effect). Of course, when he saw the finished story he was completely shocked, since apparently Garcia thought a "clincher" meant an ardent kiss...

Thank God for Sundays! The one day of the week where I can relax a bit and enjoy the simple things in life... In my opinion this is another solid issue, and it really does reflect how the old and the new were coming together for Warren at the time. The art and stories are decent throughout, even if there are a couple of stories that fail to be very memorable (your mileage may vary). For me, the real standout here is "The Men Who Called Him Monster" with its unflinching nod to Sidney Poitier and great art by Luis Garcia (not to mention that totally unexpected interracial kiss). I also appreciate even one page of Richard Corben artwork (as well as his profile on the fan page and a bit of his art on the letters page, too). Add to that a striking Ken Kelly cover and the awards from the 1971 Warren Comic Art Convention and you have a pretty enjoyable issue.

I'd like to think that this is just harmless fun for young adults...

I think what fascinates me most about these mags is the numbering system. Did you know there are some books with the exact same title and issue number, but they're completely different books? It's almost as if the folks at Eerie Publications couldn't keep track either...

That's some messed up stuff right there...

I figure the odds be 50/50...

One of the better issues from this era, IMO. Very solid artwork and some pretty entertaining stories as well. Not my favorite cover, but still very well done with an interesting color scheme. Maroto's art on "Wolf Hunt" is pretty outstanding, and it doesn't hurt when you have Gonzalez, Ploog and Sutton (among others) backing you up. Overall, a really solid issue which comes close to reaching the heights attained by issue #12---all that's really lacking here is another great story by Wally Wood.

Absolutely...

Lord knows I tried...but you're absolutely right!

CGC does their page count as if each individual page (the front and the back) is counted as one page. So, if it's the 10th page, they would say "10th page missing" or "10th page trimmed". They wouldn't say "10th and 11th page missing" or "10th and 11th page trimmed." You just have to think of the first page being page 1, the second page being page 2 and so forth. Simple, yes?

There are times when misprints will get a Qualified (Green) label, but that usually won't affect the overall grade, just the label designation. This often happens when there's a manufacturing defect such as the pages are printed out of order and it's a random problem. But there are also times when a misprint like this one will be classified as a "Recalled Edition" and still get a blue label, since the entire first print run has this defect. So, no purple label, and the book could end up being more desirable to people who enjoy this sort of thing...

This copy appears to be in the Very Good range...

From what I understand, for several months CGC has been providing high resolution scans of graded books beneath the grading notes...

I was hoping you'd create this version...

There was, but sometimes these things fall through the cracks.

Very cool, and it actually makes this issue more interesting to me now.

Good information that I wasn't previously aware of...

Very cool...thanks so much for sharing!

I did mention this to the powers that be...pretty noteworthy stuff...

Is this book missing anything from the interior?

I always thought this was a pretty cool issue, but for some reason it falls into the "not essential" category for me. Maybe it's the yellow background (which Warren allegedly disliked for his covers) or the fact that the previous issue was such a standout---it just seems that this issue was kind of a letdown. Thankfully, it was only temporary...

Thanks for doing this. My own search for the Elf (and any contact info) has also been unsuccessful.

I still love ya, brother...

Thank you! I hope he's OK.