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Collect the DC War greytones (or washtones as others call them), the covers are just captivating. Sheesh, makes me drool just thinking about them. Oh, and high grade completionist? Yikes! Noble effort, but best of luck!! Andy

Greytones, of course, are the hardest because there are so many non-war collectors (and even otherwise non-DC collectors) clamoring for those books. But if you can 'settle' for VF on those, you can do really well. For example, a 9.2 copy of Our Fighting Forces #71 came up on Heritage last year. I bid 5x guide... and lost. It went for somewhere north of $500 (before premium) Mine was the last bid to lose, and it wasn't by much. I hated losing that book. I've asked around, and I have not been able to determine who the buyer was. It might be someone on these boards who just likes to keep quiet about such things. Anyway, a few months later, the same book in 8.5 came up on ebay. I got it for $110. Here it is: On a lot of the greytone books, if you ever see them in certified 8.5... I'd grab 'em. They are truly hard to find Shep Well, that isn't too shabby now, is it? Nice pick up. See, I'd much rather have that 8.5 for the price you paid than spending 5x guide (or more) on a 9.2. Grade is key, but price point matters to me as well. Lovely book! Andy

I'm not as much of a high grade collector as I am a completist. I'm sure Shep would have a bit of experience with higher grade G.I Combat's. With my experience though, high grade early DC war comics are just not around. The books were so enjoyable that they were read again and again. If you find nice early DC war in decent grade (VF or better) grab it when you see it. Andy

Yes, very nice indeed! Andy

I've got a nice 8.5 CGC of that book, but always looking to buy more. I'm happy with it in any grade to tell you the truth. A sickness of mine is I'm a little bit of a hoarder of key issues, so I should have about 10 copies of Showcase 45, mostly VG's mind you. Andy

Sweet Jeezus! Nice book. I thought I had a nice copy of that, but mmm mmm that's good! Those yellows and pinks on that cover in nice shape just make it a joy to hold! Way to go, John! Andy

Sure does! Andy

That's nice, but I don't see the Eiffel Tower anywhere there. Andy

Although I like to think I have a nice Sgt. Fury collection, that is certainly not my main area of interest. I love DC war because of the fantastic artwork and the great, often realistic stories (except for some of the Unknown Soldier-but I love those books too). Sgt. Fury was just a little to over the top for me. He rip off his shirt and run into flying bullets on a month to month basis. Ah, that's not fair, he's alright, just not my cup of tea anymore.... Andy

Nice pick ups! Andy Oh...and I'll have a read of those two stories later tomorrow. Thanks!

I just loved this book, the story was so captivating. Besides the fantastic artwork, these great stories would nearly always push these books above and beyond what you'd expect from a comic book. Andy

Beauty Shep! Andy

Umm.... yeah.... Andy

Good luck... of the first three Enemy Ace appearances, Our Army at War #155 is by far the toughest to find in any kind of nice grade. It is one of the few post #100 Our Army at Wars I don't have... and only because I have NEVER seen a 7.0 or better copy. Sheeeeit.... I'd be happy with a nice 6.0 on that book. Gets my vote as one of the two hardest silver age Our Army at War issues, the other being the total pain in hole #172. Shep What, do you mean this book? I knew I had a nice one of that issue somewhere, only wish I had extras for you fellas. Sorry.... Next up is a comic that I'd been searching for and searching for with no luck, only to discover it in a box of books that I had bought many years ago. DC Special Series #13....too bad it didn't say that on the cover...would've made my searching a little easier. Andy

The Pedrin Guide is a guide to the DC Big Five War comics (Our Army at War, Our Fighting Forces, G.I. Combat, Star Spangled War Stories and All American Men of War) that was compiled by collector Chris Pedrin, with articles by some other prominent war comic collectors. While not perfect, it's a really useful guide in that it lists writer and artist credits for every issue of those five titles (and their offspring, Sgt. Rock and Unknown Soldier). It's getting tough to find now, but they do pop up. My understanding is that most of the information from the early years, particularly the writing credits which would otherwise be impossible to find, came from Julie Schwartz' payment receipt records. So it's solid. If you ever want to know which early war stories were written by Bill Finger, or which tale Curt Swan or Bob Brown drew - it's your book. I highly recommend it. If you get pooched finding one, I can probably help you out. Shep Here's one on eBay right now. http://cgi.ebay.com/Big-five-DC-war-comi...1QQcmdZViewItem Expensive with a capital E but you may be able to get it for a reasonable price with the "Make best offer" option. Good luck! Andy

Thanks Marc, you were great to deal with!!! Andy

Ah, it's my pleasure John! Just don't ask for a second copy.... Thanks to you for an easy transaction. Andy

I'd like to say thanks to flatrock02 (Mike) for the excellent prompt service. Nice packaging and nice DC war books! Cheers to you! Andy

Kudos to johnenock for a very nice and simple, problem-free transaction! Hope you enjoy the book.. Major belated kudos to bigfiver for our first transaction, I got a lot of nice grade war books to fill in some holes. Sorry it took this long, but I've only recently learned about this thread. Cheers, Shep! Andy

Big kudos to Marc at House of Comics!!! A pleasant buying experience with updates all throughout the transaction. Nice job, buddy! Thanks, Andy

Here are a few books that I have Shep to thank for letting me know that they exist. Thanks bigfiver, big props to you!! Sorry, they are not bronze age, peeps.... The Demon #48 Swamp Thing #82 Swamp Thing #83 Anarky #7 Andy

Here's Our Army At War #6 Not terrific shape, but I'm happy nonetheless. Andy

Here's one of my pick ups... All American Men of War #23 (A nice early book and I'm very happy to find it) Andy

Again Karma, nice pick up. I love that story, actually. I just picked myself up another copy of that book as well. I just got back from the Toronto ComiCon yesterday.....ughh! Not much there for collector's of DC War. I did manage to pick up a few books, but I had to go around the room about 4 times before I found something worthwhile. Small show with a couple of the typical dealers that price their books at the NM price, no matter what the condition is. Then they offer a nice 25-50% discount. Hahaha, can't fool me that way, boy! I'll see if I can post a picture of my early OAAW pickup. Andy