Dick Pontoon

Those staples look on the rusty side to me, so I would suspect the buyer is telling the truth. However, I don't monkey with partial refunds. If he's not happy, tell him to return it for a full refund.

I do as Robot Man does. SA/GA with fullbacks in magazine boxes. They work well for my '70s and '80s books, too. I also buy from HotFlips, eGerber direct can be a little slow. Placed an online order last Wednesday and it arrived on Monday.

While higher grade early SA Marvel Westerns are tough to come by, I don't consider this book scarce per se. There's currently 4 copies on ebay, which is practically a bonanza. I also tend to think of the higher end Westerns as a niche market, so I would be hesitant to slab it expecting to make a killing, especially since outside of the Kirby cover there's not really anything notable about this issue. That said, some of the high end Western slab collectors may know better than I.

FF 56 - 2.0 CROW $3 **extra staples holding cover on Thor 170 - 7.0 OWW $8 Thor 171 - 2.0 OWW $4

Nice! I had to look up George Ward, didn't recognize his name at all.

I forget if this one was posted already.

A Jungle Tales:

Here's one you don't see every day. Or at least I don't.

Late to the party, but i don't think this one has been posted yet, Western Outlaws #1.

I'm not so crazy about the cover, but I like the splash quite a bit.

I'm going to change my name but keep my avatar.