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wondeful amazing mysteries 33--that book is NEVER seen in grade. way to go, sir.

no, he's the Rodney King ["can't we all just get along?"] of the hobby. and mother teresa was way better looking than pons. and isn't that primitive little figure of superman on supe 1 reused somewhere else? didn't mattie write an article about it somewhere?

You bet it does! In fact DC was so hard up for good covers that they used it on Batman 16 too! But I shouldn't say that too loud or I might get another "*spoon* PLEASE" outta Bill. "might"? i can count on him to defend mama d.c. more than i can count on my wristwatch. and i've got a pretty good one.

oops! Sorry Rich, I forgot we are only supposed to talk about how pretty the covers are...... Pretty cover on the AF 15.....ooohhhh.....ahhhhh... Better? Bill, you big lovable nerd! These are just for you.... DC RULES...there, I said it. Are you happy? hey, doesn't that real fact 5 i just bought have that same shot of bats and the boy?

Captain America & The Human Torch Like those characters have captured the imagination of the world over the last six decades! Torch is gaining some popularity with the FF movies, but where was he since his inception? In terms of global appeal, you have Batman, Superman and Spiderman. not according to worldwide boxoffice; the mediocre x3 movie was way more successful worldwide than a real good superman flick and a GREAT batman flick [xmen 459 mil, sup 391 and bat 371].

Talk about a head popping cover.... Until now I had never noticed all the limbs popping off of the soldiers in the background! Beautiful book Dan. limbs? don't i see a disembodied head flying as well? So you did miss the head popping reference. Sorry, I must have been too oblique. i am a simpleton! i read it as "eye-popping" and didn't even get your clever twist on it. sorry.

all this time, i suspected your were a closet cross-poster.

Talk about a head popping cover.... Until now I had never noticed all the limbs popping off of the soldiers in the background! Beautiful book Dan. limbs? don't i see a disembodied head flying as well?

Is the November copy the reprint?? yes, it surely is. detective27kid asked me to ask you if you have any of them you'd be willing to sell him cheap in light of it's reprint nature.

mmmm red covers!! oh, yeah!!

1. Last name is Parker something gnawed at me all nite long about your contention that the name commonality is one of the reasons i'm pro-spidey----then it hit me; i FINALLY understand your fervent love for the boy wonder. Billy, While I certainly am down with the fact that Ciorac loves Robin (His favorite character, I'm convinced). But you have confused me with this last statement. Please tell me, WHAT IS THE CONNECTION? i'm not a d.c. guy, but isn't robin's real name "?"

1. Last name is Parker something gnawed at me all nite long about your contention that the name commonality is one of the reasons i'm pro-spidey----then it hit me; i FINALLY understand your fervent love for the boy wonder.

and just to confirm your open-mindedness, seattle got no bad calls in the '06 superbowl, right? isn't that what you've always told me? Sheesh, you got nothing else? Coming from a guy who's 1. Last name is Parker 2. Sleeps in Lil Petey Parker underoos 3. Prays at the alter of Spiderman 4. Only likes comics that sport the color red... Inferring that I am closed-minded is somehow as incongruous a statement as I have heard in a long time. Be happy, I picked a Timely!! and to make you proud, check ebay from last nite and see who won a 7.5 green lantern 9. not much red on it, i know you'll agree.

with you all the way steve; i go with the amazing spider man, since he's the high-water mark for the whole art form. what a comic. and just to confirm your open-mindedness, seattle got no bad calls in the '06 superbowl, right? isn't that what you've always told me? Sheesh, you got nothing else? Coming from a guy who's 1. Last name is Parker 2. Sleeps in Lil Petey Parker underoos 3. Prays at the alter of Spiderman 4. Only likes comics that sport the color red... Inferring that I am closed-minded is somehow as incongruous a statement as I have heard in a long time. Be happy, I picked a Timely!! be fair; you know i don't pray. and especially not at 'alters.'

with you all the way steve; i go with the amazing spider man, since he's the high-water mark for the whole art form. what a comic. and just to confirm your open-mindedness, seattle got no bad calls in the '06 superbowl, right? isn't that what you've always told me?

where do you get that from? comparisons are never definitive, but take for example the excellent superman returns movie from last year, versus spidey 3. being a spideyfanatic, i prefer the latter, but being a movie buff i recognize that the superman movie may be technically superior. the supe movie crawled [they kept it out extra long for the purpose] to 200 mil domestically, around the world didn't quite get to 400 [390's as i recall]. spidey 3 up to 320 or so dom., well over 800 billion already worldwide. the idea that superman is more popular world wide than spiderman is a d.c. lovers pipe-dream. i like supey just fine, but it ain't close these days.

with you all the way steve; i go with the amazing spider man, since he's the high-water mark for the whole art form. what a comic.

Thanks! I must say that they look great side by side as well Next on the hard to find want list is Wow #10. Metro is the only one that has one and it's the Church copy so it's a bit out of my price range I'm in a similar situation. I need Exciting 9, they have one. It is also the Church copy and out of my price range...... c'mon, admit it, it's exciteMENT you need!

Are the facsimile jackets good quality? I'd like to get them for my King Kong and Frankenstein Photoplay Editions. Bang---both of the jackets are available on the site--they are pretty.

Are the facsimile jackets good quality? I'd like to get them for my King Kong and Frankenstein Photoplay Editions. they are beautiful; the guy actually laser scans the 'real thing' into his computer, enhances the defects away [damn, i hope i didn't just get him in trouble with NOD], and produces an amazing product on really good paper stock. do a search for those books--hope he has one or both.

i'm a fellow first edition collector, and there is a website available that is called "facsimiledustjackets.com" where a gillion jackets are available at $20 a pop. it is good to protect valuable books that have lost their jackets with the replacements. no shame in buying them at all--i have a dozen or so in my library. bz, any facsimile jackets in there? Not a one. no graemlin necessary; imagine me bowing over here next to my to my desk--oops, secretary just walked in. gonna be some time explaining this one.

i'm a fellow first edition collector, and there is a website available that is called "facsimiledustjackets.com" where a gillion jackets are available at $20 a pop. it is good to protect valuable books that have lost their jackets with the replacements. no shame in buying them at all--i have a dozen or so in my library. bz, any facsimile jackets in there?

the first marvel mystery of MrBedrock???? you must really treasure that one. it would take a truly, truly, truly, truly [did i mention "truly?"] great collector to get that one out of your grasp. i doubt such a collector exists.

beautiful regardless of the grade.

woo hoo....a green timely cover, gotta love it! rick you don't have a green one yet, do you? there aren't many.