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Don't mean to bust up the party, guys. I have new books to show off to the other Jones'. Can anyone take a guess at the grade on that HOS 98? The bottom right corner is gone. I mean like clean, not torn off. Otherwise that book is a solid 9.4 Seems odd to have such a beautiful book with a significant piece gone out of the corner.

And one vote for shopping at "S-Mart". Sucks about your scan names. You could always go back and edit your old posts with the new url.

If the pics are hosted, it will just replace them as long as you name the new scans exactly the same as the old ones. No need to repost them. For the record, I like having everything in the one thread. I don't mind looking at the same issue multiple times if it is a new purchase. I like a flurry of scans breaking up the lack of content on slow days. It's like one stop shopping for all your horror needs. Shop smart...Shop "S-Mart".

Indeed, the defect is ubiquitous on them...and the ones that are "taller" than other books of the era are inevitably beat up on the top edge. My guess is that it is too noticeable for them to ignore. Thanks for the info! I have no idea, because I've never submitted a Dollar Comic. It will only cost $15 to find out the answer.

Give more details and I'll see if I can figure it out.

It could have been the plates on the Godzilla ad were worn, and when they shut the press down to put on the plate for the variant price, they also changed the plates for the Godzilla ad. Here's something you may not know... The ads that ran in comics repeated throughout the titles. Each page had an individual set of plates, and the only plates that were changed from job to job were the ones for the story pages. The only time the plates for the ad pages were changed was if they were worn, or if the ad makeup was changed/rearranged. Meaning, when the publisher went to a different ad or ad makeup for their titles. If you look at several Marvel comics from a given month (or span of several months), 99% will be the same ads, and they will be on the same pages of the books. This may explain why the Godzilla ad was printed incorrectly. The plates were worn out after printing for 3 consecutive months, and were changed when the press shut down to change the black plate for the price change. I'd be interested to know if the Godzilla ad in the 30 cent version looks bad. I have a hunch that it looks terrible in that version, as the colors would have a worn or smeared look.

I would think the Dollar Comics would be very prone to bindery tears due to the fact that it's a saddle stitched book. That many pages with a staple in the middle is a nightmare to produce.

I don't work for CGC.

Whoah! I missed one! This "ghosting" comes from the fact that they only changed the black plate to change the price. Ink is printed in this order...Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow. Due to the length of the run, the area that is ghosted in the cyan plate is because that area is "sensitive" from 200,000(?) impressions on top of that black ink. Meaning, the blue plate has printed that solid screen on top of an area that *at one time* had black text printing there. When the black text was changed, the blue still printed a "ghost" of the old black text because it made the plate sensitive to ink in that area. Think of making Easter Eggs when you write on an egg with a white crayon, then dip it in the dye. However in the case of these printing plates, this area will *attract* more ink, instead of *repel* it as on the Easter Egg.

He packs it for the long haul, that's for sure.

which ones do you need? i have 1-5, 7 and 8 in 9.2-9.4+. haven't been out of their bags - except to change plastic - in nearly twenty years I need #'s 6, 7, 8 I need upgrades on #'s 2, 4, 10

I hope the craze doesn't hit until I get everything I want. These things are dirt cheap.

If anyone has any extra Twisted Tales, let me know. I have a few holes and some that need upgraded. (Like that #10)

This one is to DIE for!

I love Twisted Tales.

How cool is this one?

BIZ cover!

Back...

Bringing this thread back...from the GRAVE! First one is a two part wraparound cover by the incredible Jack Davis. Front...

She's not trying to catch him... she's luring him to his DOOM! No, no, no...she'll catch him..."She told him so!" My father once told me..."Son, never trust a redhead with no skin."

WTF? Get that [#@$%!!!] out of this thread, blasphemer! There's a "jack-boy" thread below this one.