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Steranko.

hey good luck with your sell i tested my 131 9.4 ow to w and was getting offers of 135-150.. i dont know how much the price drops from a 9.6 to 9.4 but thats the only info i can give ya The last GPA sale appears to be a fluke. 12 month average is $465.

Printing techniques, raw materials and machinery was/is different for all era's.

HOLY SHNIKES!!!! Super nice book bro (thumbs u . Where'd you score that beauty??? +1 (thumbs u That is an awesome copy. I have never seen one with such a perfect straight spine cut, and those corners look flawless. Looks every bit a 9.8 or better. If you decide to sell, you should do VERY well. well if thats a 9.6 why is this a 9.8? bottom front lower left corner missing a piece and top left corner badly frayed.. are older books graded differant? pls school me on this cause im confused. clk link and pls zoom in http://comics.ha.com/common/view_item.php?SaleNo=7013&LotIdNo=30075&txtSearch=&hdnSearch=true#Photo Golden Age

A small stain will knock a books grade down considerably. Even if it is structurally superior #3 deserves to be downgraded due to the stain. Be thankful it was not a larger stain, you might be looking at a 7.5 or 8.0.

I enjoyed Esposito's art on ASM during that period.

Did you get the WBK's from Dale? I know he had a lot of the run in 9.6.

I have a 9.8 copy of this waiting for me at CGC.

A fresh bend like that is the ideal condition for a pressing experiment. Next time try a book that has been stored improperly for some time and see if you get the same results.

I will be listing a nery nice looking 4.0 OW/W copy of Incredible Hulk #2 this weekend. I am looking to upgrade.

A few more that just came in 008 Chamber of Chills 16 5/75 Marvel Comics Universal 9.6 OFF-WHITE TO WHITE 009 Chamber of Chills 21 3/76 Marvel Comics Universal 9.4 WHITE 010 Chamber of Chills 25 11/76 Marvel Comics Universal 9.6 WHITE 011 Fear 1 11/70 Marvel Comics Universal 9.2 WHITE My 9.4 undercopy of COC #16 will be for sale shortly.

Just had these graded Monsters on the Prowl 16 9.8 Frankenstein 1 9.6 Tomb of Dracula 10 9.2 Tomb of Dracula 2 9.2 Werewolf By Night 32 9.0 Giant-Size Werewolf By Night 5 9.6 Swamp Thing 9 9.6 Giant-Size Dracula 3 9.6 Chamber of Chills 19 9.6 Dead of Night 7 9.6 Giant-Size Man-Thing 3 9.6 Giant-Size Man-Thing 2 9.8

Congrats Sterling.

Mike, Do you leave the books in the press to cool? Or do you take them out and allow them to cool elsewhere? I see I forgot important details and I am sorry for the confusion. its at 185 when I put it in between mylar and 3/8" glass, press down, leave on for a few minutes then I shut off and leave in press till it cools to cold, this one sat in it overnight. What do you think The glass that you are using on the bottom of the press is whats causing the "cockling" on the books if you are placing the release paper directly over the glass.

Mike, Do you leave the books in the press to cool? Or do you take them out and allow them to cool elsewhere?

185 is WAY too high. How long are you leaving the books in at that temperature?

You can buy parchment paper from the supermarket, too. (In the same aisle where you find the aluminum foil and plastic wrap.) It's essentially the same thing as the silicone release paper that conservators use. For the life of me I cannot imagine why anyone would NOT use release paper. Regular printers paper has a texture to it and it will transfer over to the books covers. If you are pressing and have not heard of or used release paper please stop until you go buy some. Release paper is not non-stick. If a book has heavy CT it will transfer if too much heat is used, and in some cases fuse to the paper. If it is an older book with heavy oxidation of the inks, the inks (especially red inks) will transfer to the release paper. Their are cheaper substitutes but why would you want to use them? I'm fascinated about this also. I knew about the silicon release paper but how hot would one run the press/iron (why someone would use an iron?!?) and for what length of time. I would think that pressing current Moderns would be difficult since the interior pages are of different ink/paper than bronze & coppers. Wouldn't the pages stick together on these? If too much heat or pressure was used, yes you can turn a modern book with glossy pages and inks into a frisbee. A great deal of care is needed when doing certain moderns. Even when the operator takes every precaution a disaster could happen.

You can buy parchment paper from the supermarket, too. (In the same aisle where you find the aluminum foil and plastic wrap.) It's essentially the same thing as the silicone release paper that conservators use. Their are cheaper substitutes but why would you want to use them? **Look up the word "cheapskate". if you are going to error, error on the side of caution.

You can buy parchment paper from the supermarket, too. (In the same aisle where you find the aluminum foil and plastic wrap.) It's essentially the same thing as the silicone release paper that conservators use. For the life of me I cannot imagine why anyone would NOT use release paper. Regular printers paper has a texture to it and it will transfer over to the books covers. If you are pressing and have not heard of or used release paper please stop until you go buy some. Release paper is not non-stick. If a book has heavy CT it will transfer if too much heat is used, and in some cases fuse to the paper. If it is an older book with heavy oxidation of the inks, the inks (especially red inks) will transfer to the release paper. Their are cheaper substitutes but why would you want to use them?

Nice job! (thumbs u Kenny , The warping is removed by allowing it to cool under pressure such as a stack of books. Now , from preventing the back from looking like a waffle , your on your own. I haven't tried correcting that , or pressing since I got yelled at, questioned several mos. ago. (thumbs u B~ Look up the definition of substrate

Guys and Girls, I have many horror slabs I either have duplicates of or are in 9.2 condition. I am thinking od posting them in the FS section but would like to give the horror collectors a chance to PM me first. I have titles such as Weird Wonder Tales Supernatural Thrillers Creatures on The Loose Where Monsters Dwell

Glad I could be of assistance, and I learned something new today.

Anyone know where the word shambler comes from? There's no formal dictionary entry, but it is often referenced as a 'doom' type, horrific monster. I always seem to equate that shambler from the stars, with shambler from the sea in the doctor strange (marvel premiere) series. A star vampire (or Shambler from the Stars) is a fictional monster in the Cthulhu Mythos. The being first appeared in Robert Bloch's short story "The Shambler from the Stars", which was originally published in the September 1935 issue of Weird Tales. Summary It was red and dripping; an immensity of pulsing, moving jelly; a scarlet blob with myriad tentacular trunks that waved and waved. There were suckers on the tips of the appendages, and these were opening and closing with a ghoulish lust.... The thing was bloated and obscene; a headless, faceless, eyeless bulk with the ravenous maw and titanic talons of a star-born monster. The human blood on which it had fed revealed the hitherto invisible outlines of the feaster. —Robert Bloch, "The Shambler from the Stars" The star vampire dwells in outer space and is characterized by its ravenous appetite for blood. The creature uses its enormous talons to capture its prey, grappling and crushing the unfortunate and then draining the victim's blood through its tubular suckers. It is normally invisible, but following a sanguine repast, the star vampire becomes temporarily visible from the undigested blood it has absorbed. The monster is always accompanied by a sardonic, preternatural titter which heralds its imminent arrival and marks its presence, even when it is invisible. After it has fed, the star vampire quickly departs, the eerie, ghastly laughter following in its wake. The occult book De Vermis Mysteriis (or Mysteries of the Worm) contains a spell for summoning the creature; though doing so is often dangerous, as the thirsty star vampire is likely to feast on its caller.

Very nice, very nice indeed.