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I'd like to know what the second guy on the cover is doing. Can't be a rifle. Blow gun and dart used by heavy smoker? Smouldering fire stick that will be deadly "if I can just get close enough". And was there ever a colloquial expression "lamp that news" or am I missing something? Probably. I miss lots of things.

This one is for you, I:

Here is a cover that cannot go unremarked. That's quite a fire going just to fry up some bacon. I can see why the cooking is unattended though as things are getting pretty "hot 'n' heavy". The horses are doing their canoodling bit, but as things heat up for our human love interests, something "off cover" has startled our hero enough that he, despite the obvious affection displayed by a consenting adult, needs to slap leather. I wonder whether after this incident "our hero" did a bit of introspective analysis and decided that going "Brokeback Mountain" was the way forward . . .

Interesting. I wonder if Charlton was having a crack at what Dell had tried a few years earlier. In 1957 some Dells were distributed with 15c covers. Didn't last, generally regarded as a failure. The issues of Uncle Scrooge can be seen on GCD here.

Thread Over. Is there a greater three page sequence? No villains, no aides, just Spidey and the "mass". Ditko and Lee at their best.

These are great, but what a dusting nightmare . . .

Thanks. The package may be local, but do you think the cover was locally produced? I don't know of any Oz artist that could produce something like this.

First time I've seen this one. Looks like a strange mash-up of ducks and Dumbo - the latter without the trademark ears. Ausreprints lists this but has no information regarding the internals. Can you enlighten this ignorant one? Or better yet, inform the Ausreprints site.

My late brother-in-law directed (it was cancer and he knew it) that Kasey Chambers' "We're All Gonna Die Someday" be played at his funeral. It was and made many people start grinning - it was so typical of him:

Just thought of another dedicated Christmas comic, DC Special Series 21:

Here's another vote for "Shacktown": I also have a soft spot for Batman 219, "Silent Night of Batman" a story where nothing happens:

Well, Hepcat's reaction reminded me of unfinished business. Now, GCD may be lacking cover shots, but the local database Ausreprints is much better stocked. Parts 1 and 2 were indeed in "Superman's Supacomic #104" Check the cover. No hint of the Legion story within:

Did you get this directly from Roger (Morrison)?

"Brilliant surgeon doctor or man". Wait, what?

Your Dad was Benny Hill?

Jeff "Catherine" Jones. Louise Simonson's first husband.

OK, got it - the dual US/UK thing I get, it was the VERY professional 6d that threw me. I've never seen one like that. Used comic dealer add on?

What on earth? What is the pricing on this thing? Buyer's choice? Seller's preference? Too many question marks.

Hmmmm. Movie adaptation?

Get your mind out of the gutter, AJD. That shadow is simply a faithful depiction of the shadow this Jungle Queen would cast in the "real" world. It's the same as the "coming in from behind" shot on the cover. Oh. Wait a minute.

I've spoken to Leon and he wants his comic back Seriously, this is a great example of the page quality of the reprints done here. It has been more than 50 years since this comic was printed. AJD has not "twiddled" the scan, the page here is as white as displayed. My experience is that the quality (with minimum "attention") does not deteriorate either. Which does not bring me to my next point, but here comes the regular rant. They are ducks. Why do they need diving apparatus?

Surprised this hasn't been posted:

This is the sort of thing that makes me really happy these Boards exist. Some more light shone on the early days of fandom - and then the principal arrives to comment 66? I am three years younger and at times think I look like I've been dragged backwards through three hedges. I was a subscriber "way back when" but given the cost to airmail them here was prohibitive, I opted for surface (yes, it existed back then). A typically stupid Duffman decision to procure a time sensitive newsletter via the slowest way possible. Still, I may have missed out on a lot of comics, but I sure devoured the articles. Kudos Alan, thanks for the memories.

Kosta?

Does make one wonder why UK editions of "Doctor Solar" and "Magnus Robot Fighter" were deemed unworthy. I'd have thought those titles held a greater appeal than some of the Warner character books. "Star Trek" and not "Lost in Space"? No "Turok"?