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Ahhhh, finding the grail

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Bigfiver691

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A 9.4 copy of Our Army at War #218. Heaven.

As I continue to pursue the Bronze Age Our Army at War run, there have been a few surprises along the way. One is that - without question - this is going to a long and expensive process, as these books are proving tougher to find than I had anticipated. But the big discovery is, frankly, the simple thrill of finding certain books in certified high grade. Our Army at War #218 is a case in point.

The 218 is one of the classic issues of this title. I first found a copy about 6 years ago in small hole in the wall store in Orlando, Florida. It was a FN, and I remember that despite the grade, I couldn't wait to read it. I had heard about the book from fellow collectors.

The reason OAAW #218 is so dear to me is that it has both an incredible Russ Heath art job on the Sgt. Rock tale, AND a key backup story - the first appearance of the USS Stevens by writer and artist Sam Glanzman. The USS Stevens was one of the most popular and successful backup series in DC war comics. So it was a book I always wanted to have.

When the sole 9.4 copy of this book came up, I knew I had to have it, and thankfully Frank and Stephen at Metropolis made it possible for me to get it. In addition to all of this, it's the Oakland copy. So I have finally been able to get an example from this well-known pedigree into my collection.

I have a raw copy of this book that would probably grade 9.0/9.2 but there really is no describing the thrill of opening the FedEx box and holding this book. And in the end, it's moments like those that make the hours and hours of searching completely worthwhile.

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