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1. It is far more likely that in 1989 the printer used knockouts rather than white ink to achieve the white webbing and lettering. In which case it wouldn't matter which order plates were applied all the webbing and lettering would be visible.

2. The places where the black ink appears to "bite" into the red ink line up exactly where white webbing and lettering would cross from the black into the red.

3. That there is one area where the white webbing is still visible over black indicates the rest was colored over by hand, as does the faint visibility of some of the webbing and letters under the black. If it was a black ink overlay at the printer, why would that area be missed?

4. Black ink does not always bleed through cover stock, it depends on the marker, and quality of the paper coating. Sometimes when you hold a book with color touch at an angle with light reflecting on it, you can tell where black marker has been applied as its reflectivity differs from the black ink.

5. The black marks at the top also line up with where the white webbing would go to the top of the cover art.

As certain as I can be without holding the book in hand, all evidence points to the webbing being colored in with marker, and would be very surprised if CGC reversed their notation. It would be helpful if they were more specific about the where of color touch in their notes. 

Price reductions on everything. All $5 lots or books are 3 for $10

Nice books, so often personal copies from artists collections are pretty beat.

I think that is it. I might put together some more paperback lots if there is interest.

Classic Hardboiled Fiction

Excellent reading. 

 

$15  $10 for all 4

 

Raymond Chandler's Phillip Marlowe lot:

All first prints and NM

To my knowledge this is the entirety of Raymond Chandler's work adapted to graphic novels

RAYMOND CHANDLER'S THE LITTLE SISTER (Simon & Shuster 1997)

Steranko cover Michael Lark interior art.

RAYMOND CHANDLER'S MARLOWE (ibooks 2003)

Short stories adapted by David Lloyd, Ryan Hughes, and Alfredo Alcala.

RAYMOND CHANDLER'S PLAYBACK (IDW 2006) Hardback

$35 $30 for the set

The following are $5 each or 3 for $10

SCANDALOUS  (Oni Press 2004)  J Torres  Scott Chantler - set in the 1950s

LIAR'S KISS (Top Shelf 2012) Eric Skillman & Jhomar Soriano

THE BRONX KILL  (Vertigo Crime 2010) Peter Milligan James Romberger

DARK RAIN  (Vertigo Crime 2010) Mat Johnson Simon Gane  regular sized  HB w/DJ 164 pgs

FILTHY RICH  (Vertigo Crime 2010) Brian Azzarello Victor Santos

FOGTOWN  (Vertigo Crime 2010) Andersen Gabrych Brad Rader

NOCHE ROJA  (Vertigo Crime 2011) Simon Oliver Jason Latour

RAT CATCHER  (Vertigo Crime 2011) Andy Diggle Victor Ibanez

TO HAVE AND TO HOLD  (Fantagraphics 2017). 

Tpb 202 pgs.

Graham Chafee

Set in 1962

$10 $8

PERDITA DURANGO  (Avon/Neo Lit 1995)

Barry Gifford Bob Callahan

digest sized trade 123 pgs

$5 Eligible for 3 lots or books for $10 deal.

LA PACIFICA 1-3

(Paradox Press 1995)

Joel Rose

Digest sized paperbacks.

NM

$10 $8

BUTTON MAN The Killing Game (Kitchen Sink 1995)

John Wagner/ Arthur Ranson

Color

NM

$5 Eligible for 3 lots or books for $10 deal.

MANHATTAN BEACH 1957 (SAF 2003) 

Large sized hardback

Herman Yves H.

$5 Eligible for 3 lots or books for $10 deal.

HURRICANE Stella Norris 1 (Catalan 1991)

Magazine sized Tpb

Baldazzani & Canossa

Set in the 1950s

$5 Eligible for 3 lots or books for $10 deal.

ACID BATH CASE (Kitchen Sink 1992)

Magazine sized Tpb

Stephen Walsh & Kelly Strom

Set in the 1950s

$5 Eligible for 3 lots or books for $10 deal.

EVARISTO: DEEP CITY (Catalan 1986)

Lopez & Sampayo

Trade ppb B/W

Set in 1950s Buenos Aires

$10

SAM PEZZO, P.I (Catalan 1988)

Vittorio Giardino

Trade ppb B/W

NM

$10 $8

THE CABBIE (Catalan 1987)

Marti

trade ppb 80 pgs B/W

NM

1st print

Classic story that reads like a demented Dick Tracy strip - a must read.

$15 $13

SHUDDERTOWN 1-4

Modern Noir

THE VIOLENT 1-5

Ed Brisson - similar in feel to Brubaker's stuff.

Solid gritty crime mini series.

MEN OF WRATH 1-5

Jason Aaron and Ron Garney

Solid gritty crime mini series.

SOUTHERN BASTARDS 1-20, + Variant covers of 18 & 19 (22 comics in all)

NM (except 15, which has a minor corner ding)

1st prints

Jason Aaron and Jason Latour

ANGELTOWN 1-5

NM

$5 for the run. Eligible for 3 lots or books for $10 deal.

Hawaiian Dick 1-3

NM

NM

$14 $10 for all 7