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Dale.

And I agree with Synch about the choices.

I like to have a nice shower, clean clothes, deodorant, & perhaps some cologne when attending cons.

+1

I wish everyone in the hobby felt the same.

 

+2. Oh god, +2.

 

Has anyone else had to completely avoid a dealers table because there was one gentlemen there (either dealing, or buying) producing such an odour you couldn't be near?

More than once.

I like being able to go behind the table to get a closer look at wall books but a big part of that is because I'm getting old and my distance vision isn't as good as it used to be. But if I want to examine a book I'm thinking of buying, I always ask the dealer to take it out of the bag. Likewise, I'll ask them to return the book to the bag if I'm not going to buy it. I buy lots of golden age so examination of the book is a must. I want to check the paper quality and count pages. It's best done behind the table, away from the crowd.

Two new arrivals:

Two more from across the pond:

Phantom Lady #23 in 8.0 just sold for $9,900!

Except for the tattoo on her armpit, that's a beautiful copy.

Great group shot BB. I've never seen that Captain Easy.

It has a great cover and great stories inside. Definitely a book you want to get raw to read.

Recent arrival. Last issue.

Not an easy book to find!

 

I hate to hear that this isn't an easy book to find because my first thought on seeing that cover was: WANT. That's a great-looking book.

I purchased this yesterday from Brian over at A-1. I shouldn't have because after moving my girlfriend in and buying the Fight 31, my finances are severely strained, but I had horrible visions of this beauty getting sold at San Diego, thus preventing it from residing in casa Sean. Of the late Fights, I rarely see this one and if I do, it's not as nice as this copy.

Meltdown in Gold? Add me to the PM list of people who missed it.

With this acquisition, chasing a Fight run is back on the table. There's a few more pesky issues in the 30s and some early numbers to find, but other than that I have all the tough issues.

 

There are several tough ones, just wondering which issues would you consider "tough" or tougher?

31 is very tough. I've been the bridesmaid on that book more times than I care to count. 35 is about the same, but doesn't command as high a price.

Most of the issues between 30 and 37 are hard to get. 38 is easy. 39 and 40 are tough.

41-48 are easier but still desireable. 49 and 51 are easy-peasy, as are most issues to the end of the run. There was a warehouse find of 70s, so Vinny over at Metro probably uses them to line his birdcage and light his cigars. I don't see the last issue much, but it's out there.

Pre-30, most of the 20s (including 19, first Senorita Rio) are harder to find, but easier than the 30s. 29 seems to be the easiest. 20 seems to be out there, but not in higher grades. 28 is also fairly obtainable. I haven't looked much lately, but I don't recall seeing a 24 for sale recently. That may be my next stumbling block. The general rule seems to be that women in bondage are harder to find and if the woman is a nurse, the difficulty increases.

The first issue is easy, pretty much a matter of money. There's multiple issues out there for sale as I type. I don't know about 2-18 because I haven't been monitoring them as my focus until recently was on 19-48. I recall people here commenting that some of the issues are harder to find than others.

The Fight run should be a run that the average GA collector can complete because it has no Gerber 9s or 10s like Jumbo (or Planet?). The big barriers are 31 and 35.

All of this is pretty much off the top of my head. I invite others to supplement or amend this information.

Blood-spurting decapitation covers...sounds like a great idea for a thread.

Might be a short thread. Perhaps we should limit it to blood-spurting covers?

 

From our pal alanna. Sometimes I think I ought to just mail him my credit card and skip PayPal altogether.

 

With this acquisition, chasing a Fight run is back on the table. There's a few more pesky issues in the 30s and some early numbers to find, but other than that I have all the tough issues.

 

#31 & #35 are my favorites.

That's definitely the most extreme blood-spurting decapitation cover. (thumbs u

How many other blood-spurting decapitation covers are out there?

From our pal alanna. Sometimes I think I ought to just mail him my credit card and skip PayPal altogether.

With this acquisition, chasing a Fight run is back on the table. There's a few more pesky issues in the 30s and some early numbers to find, but other than that I have all the tough issues.

One step closer to complete world domination...

And now for something completely different

 

More "in transit" GA, Larson, goodness headed my way

 

Poorly-done Action 2 swipe?

In the words of my dear friend XavierLogan:

 

I love me some in transit golden age

 

 

Jealous, but I just don't have that sort of cash right now. Great book!

 

Thanks Andy. My only dilemma now will be whether to crack it out or keep it entombed

It's a 3.5. CRACK IT!!

In the words of my dear friend XavierLogan:

 

I love me some in transit golden age

 

Nice book, but upon studying it, I now wonder why Wonder Woman was fighting in World War I when the book came out fairly early in the US's involvement in World War II.

A recent arrival from Bedrock City, TX:

I showed it to the girlfriend, who appreciates the GA GGA, and she hated the cover. In her opinion, it's a man wearing a metal bra rescuing a woman disguised as a man.

A recent arrival from Bedrock City, TX:

These two arrived the other day. The Jumbo is an upgrade, but the Fight is new.

What was actually better than getting the books was my girlfriend's reaction to them. Instead of the anguished "How much did you pay for those?" I would get from the ex-wife, the girlfriend said, "Wow, the colors on those are great." She's a keeper.

Here's a pic of The MAN bringing some of my slot cars over to me so that I can make sure they're still up to my ever more exacting quality standards:

 

 

It looks like one or more of those cars didn't meet your exacting quality standards.

My standard response when asked "If superhero X and superhero Y were in a fight, who would win?" is to figure out which one has the greatest marketing/revenue generating power at the moment and that's the winner. Based on this formula, I think Thor is the winner.

The book came in

 

It was the last one I needed for the Senorita Rio run

 

Woot!

Gale Allen next?

Frankbearss and Hibou - thanks so much. That's only a tiny fraction of the firearms in here right now...here's an updated part of my wall photo -

 

Can I store my expensive comics at your shop? I think they may be safer there than at the bank.