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I always loved the colors on this cover. This is just a fantastic example of the issue.

You’re an accountant!!!

Ok everyone, the votes are IN! Thanks to everyone that submitted. Just like last year, this was fun to do. We had 13 entries ranging from the funny to the serious. The two judges graded each one without knowing what the other judge scored the entry. Points were from 0-10 with .5s being allowed. The Italian judge took almost an hour to judge them. She took her responsibilities very seriously! The two highest combines scores are the winners. And they are:

Wait, did I just post that to myself?

Judging is underway!

Ok. The Italian judge says she’s up for it. We’ll get this posted tonight.

Ok. It’s a bit after 5 and entries are CLOSED. I’ll update around 6 PM Eastern.

Wow! Just wow.

Agreed! Let’s see some more embarrassments!

Well, I'm not going to be home for a while. Let's keep this open until 5 PM! Unfortunately, the Italian judge is not feeling well. She actually got a Covid test earlier this week and was negative, thankfully. (She's vaxed, but who knows.) Hopefully she'll be up to judging later today. If not, I'll need to postpone the judging until she feels better. She enjoyed doing it last year, so hopefully she'll be up for it tonight. The back up judge will probably abscond into the night, so I can't bank on her.

I hope the Brits don't see this one.

Essentially, this is like leading in the first quarter 21-0.

Honestly, this entry is quite puzzling to me. Personally, I would think it would be weird to NOT collect Ghost Castle.

Woah. Another book I don't think I've ever seen. You're in!

This is a very unusual entry. That means you have a shot!

This is good. This is VERY good! I'm almost even embarrassed for you... almost.

Crops is correct! This is an excellent time to fully embarrass yourself on the boards. I have to be out of town tonight. So I’m going to extend the entries until 1 PM Eastern time tomorrow. Results still announced tomorrow night.

Two more days to enter. What do you have to lose, besides being publicly humiliated on the boards?

I have to admit, I'm not even familiar with this character. So that's a good start! Nice cover too. And a djpinkpanther reference, excellent.

Good one, you're in!

This is good! This is VERY Good! Even though I lean towards Bronze, I like Western books.

Even being a key, that’s a great effort. You’re in!

Great one! You’re in!

Nice one Addy! You’re in. At this rate, you may win both prizes.😀

Here we go! Contest Info: I was fortunate enough to win my second registry set award in the past two years. This one was for my Vigilante set. If you'd like to see it in all of its glory, you can do that here: Vigilante Thread With Scans. Along with the win comes $500 in grading! Just like last year, I'm going to share that with some fellow boardies! The prizes for this are as follows: Winners can pick to sub 1 Standard book, OR 2 Economy books, OR 3 modern books. Rules/Requirements: 1. You will need to get me the books by Wednesday, September 1st. In the US, you must ship them USPS Priority or faster. No Media or First Class. I will pay to ship them back to you, insured, wherever you are. If you are outside of the country, you'll need to choose a fast method, with tracking, to get them to me. I may allow a few extra days for those of you outside of the US. Obviously, if the shipment gets bogged down somewhere, I will wait for it. 2. These subs will not be prescreened. I will ship them back to you when I have them all. If you need updates, I will gladly tell you as they move through the process. If you want them to be a surprise, I will tell you nothing except that they have shipped back to you and give you the tracking number. Remember, CGC is really backed up right now, so the grading process will take a while. Be prepared to be without your books for a few months 3. They can be any comics CGC will grade under Modern/Economy/Standard Comic guidelines, including the maximum value of the books. 4. Entries! Due to Vigilante being an unpopular and unfrequently collected character, I'm going to base the contest on that. Entries must be an argument of why you want to submit a book or books with an unpopular character OR from an unpopular series that you collect. You must post at least one book, scan/pic or typed out) that you will submit if you win. Other books you submit can be anything you want (if you choose the Modern or Economy prizes.) Books must be received by me by Tuesday, August 31st. This will give the winners plenty of time to ship. I will submit them shortly after they are all received. If I get them sooner, I will submit them sooner. Books will ship to Ann Arbor MI 48103. Unpopular is obviously a matter of opinion. So the judges will offer a lot of leeway. So, characters like Vigilante are good. If you love Doiby Dickles, that's good. Love Black Panther, but really love Wind Eagle, that's good. Crops might even finally show his 3 NM/M runs of Hugga Bunch that he wants to submit. We'll probably have some Wood God entries. If you want to submit a low grade X-Men 94, you better make a great argument for Count Nefaria or heroes falling out of airplane covers. The choice is yours, but you'll need to make a good argument! No editing of entries! Make it count the first time! 5. My wife and I will judge these on a scale of 1-10. He or she with the highest rating will win! I will read them to my wife without telling her who they are from. She has met several boardies, and knows of a few others. If we have a tie, my daughter will be brought in to arbitrate the score. She's 17 and doesn't care about comics, so she may gravitate towards a lower evaluation. 6. Those on the probation list and Hall of Shame list can not enter. Notes: A. Submissions can be sent via PM or in this thread. B. Entries must be received by 10 PM EST Tuesday, August 10th!! This will give boardies plenty of time to enter. My wife and I will go over them together and post the winner by Wednesday night, the 11th. C. It's possible a person you don't like will win. If you think you might have a problem with that, please don't enter. I intentionally don't get involved in board skirmishes, so I probably don't know who doesn't like who. (Believe that or not.) Good Luck! If you have any questions, please feel free to ask.