MattTheDuck

I wish people had such a good grasp of what's actually important.

Hi

When my eldest left for college, I was talking with the wife of a golfing buddy.  She went on and on about how sad I must be that she was gone.  I explained that the opposite was true - this was a moment I'd been preparing her for over 18 years.  The fact that she could leave, could go halfway across the country to a place where she didn't know a single person and try to build something by herself for four years was, in my mind, a huge validation for my parenting.  "This is what all this was for," is what I told this woman.

Does this book have original content, or is it reprints of the newspaper strips?

Hard to believe that dog is going to grow up to be a World War I fighter pilot.

That's a great story!  I'm sure the consignor thought it wasn't worth anything due to the missing wrap.  Just goes to show, it's worth it to just show up.

That's a sweet deal!

That was quick!

Collector's items.

I'll be interested to hear how you do.  50 pounds of comic books - who'dve thunk it?

Basically they're ", pending the scan."

Honestly, I don't see how this journal can possibly be improved upon with further posts.

Few things more entertaining than an "FBI Deputy Director" that doesn't have a .gov email address.  I like the money picture idea.  Would also be fun to ask for a face-to-face meeting so you can deliver the required forms in person at his office in the Hoover building since, you know, you're going to be in DC next week anyway.

I have multiple copies of 70s books such as The Eternals and Howard the Duck and ASM 361/362, purchased off the stands during brief but seemingly well-timed "speculative phases" in my collecting efforts.  I've also ended up with 2 or 3 copies of numerous Fantastic Four's between 234 and 388 but most of those were free.

I agree with the Prof - if you like 'em it's not "wrong" to buy them, no matter how many copies you might have.