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On 7/25/2021 at 12:07 PM, Robot Man said:

Just picked up this. Never seen it before. Earliest EC ghoulantic host book? From 1944. Could Bill and Al have been influenced by this one?

Looks like prototype Uncle Creepy.

Imagine CGC added it to the labels.

Sometimes they switch it up with "newsstand-caliber."

On 7/23/2021 at 2:39 PM, profholt82 said:

Here come the Vampirella stories. ;D

yeah there are some crispy Warrens out there

Here's a good temp, RH and dew point calculator site. 

http://dpcalc.org/

"Besides light, there are additional environmental concerns, such as temperature and humidity, that can adversely affect a collection. For every 18 degree F (10 C) increase in temperature, it is estimated that chemical reactions in paper double. Relative humidity is a measure of the capacity of air to hold water. This amount varies as temperatures increase or decrease. Paper and other porous materials either absorb or lose moisture as temperature and humidity levels vary. This action causes shrinking, stretching, and the eventual breakdown of structural fibers, while contributing to formation of acids. The effect is similar to the cracking, splitting, and weaknesses that result when an outdoor wooden deck is left unprotected, though on a microscopic level."

0.5

small amount of tape on cover

On 7/22/2021 at 6:22 PM, onlyweaknesskryptonite said:

Man...  

This guy sounds as serious as Amin..

he has a brother named Robin

GA vs. HA

nicest 1.5 in the world

Blackstone buys the grading contest

Gal Gadot top investor

On 7/21/2021 at 1:23 PM, VintageComics said:

Churn and burn, baby!

yeah, they're like firefighters

On 7/21/2021 at 11:50 AM, valiantman said:

One year later...

Why do they sell them so fast?

Only one of those was held over a year and barely at that.

We need a participation trophy to put in our sigs!

Did you buy a sweater?  They make real nice sweaters.

The next contest, a 10 rounder, should be:

rounds 1-3, 1 book each

rounds 4-7, 2 books each

rounds 8-10, 3 books each

(20 books total)

It would be like pre-season then regular season ending with a high-stakes playoffs.

Green eggs was 2 books every round, I think.

On 7/20/2021 at 11:37 PM, grendelbo said:

Great selection this contest. 

And largely out of my hobby-focus. 

Later tonight I'm making notes. (And I have a notebook on grading with other resources.)

Rat chew on an otherwise great book - moderate: -2.0 deduction +/-.

As I said in the Round 4 post, I had that Romance around 7.5/8.0 absent the chews. How low could it go? Not to VG. It's not a VG copy. 4 grade drop seemed fair as did the FN range.

Fun + Education (x Refinement of skills) = This Contest.

I had that one at 8.5/9.0 and deducted a full 3.0 for the chew.

uh @grendelbo

can I borrow $20?

thanks bro

On 7/20/2021 at 10:31 PM, Point Five said:

Reveals? Yeah we got reveals.   

 

On 7/20/2021 at 10:30 PM, CHASEnBLUE said:

We always end up with vomit videos...

 

could be worse

On 7/20/2021 at 9:45 PM, grendelbo said:

I thought this was jokes, not a real thing!