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Micronauts #1, VG+ 4.5, $10 deslabbed CGC 4.5 (label included); pretty nice copy, aside from a relatively small and clean paper slice at the bottom edge of back cover Don't ask me why this was ever slabbed...I didn't do it...only thing I can figure is that the slabber didn't notice the paper slice, because otherwise the book is pretty sweet and they were probably overly optimistic

Justice League of America #55, GD 2.0, $6 pretty big moisture stain bottom half centered on spine (goes through most of book); slight bit of staple rust at centerfold; heavy cover wear; 1 1/2" accum. Spine split

Another cheap slab: House of Secrets #90, CGC 8.5 OW/W, $80 SOLD Part of the old @miraclemet boardie "Lady in White" collection (although this one is in red )

Green Lantern #73, VF 8.0, $55 PULLED FROM SALE ncb reading bend fc alongside spine; a few spine ticks; smoking hot babe on the cover there

Daredevil #45, NM- 9.2, $75 PULLED FROM SALE slight distributor ink spray top edge; handful of slight spine ticks

Conan the Barbarian #23, VG- 3.5, $45 SOLD general wear; very light moisture staining on the bottom edge with moisture related rippling through the book along the bottom third (no staple rusting); general wear and creasing; 1/4" upper spine split

Captain America #128, VG/FN 5.0, $10 general wear/creasing; pinhole on FC in the CCA seal

Cheap slab time... Brother Power the Geek #1, CGC 7.5 White , $45 SOLD

Battle #66, VG+, $70 bc dust shadows; interior cover tanning halos; quarter-inch tear leading edge fc; spine wear; cb crease fc Jack Davis interior art

Battle #65, VG 4.0, $60 mild interior cover tanning; couple minor tears on a couple interior page margins; 1/2" vertical tear lower edge FC; moderate cover wear/creasing; bit of chipping out of the leading edge FC

Archie's Madhouse #21, VG/FN 5.0, $15 SOLD bit of creasing ulbc; small tip off lrfc; moderate general wear; "JUL 10" fc stamp

Amazing Adventures #6, VG- (3.5), $90 SOLD moderate fc wear & creasing; distributor ink spray on the top and bottom edge; bought as a 5.5 from Newkadia back in the day (before I knew better)

Here's a link to my KUDOS THREAD The No PL/HOS members; The first "take it" posted in the thread wins (whether a straight thread take it, or a "take it via PM" if we reached a deal via PM). If you want to remain anonymous by purchasing via PM, this means there will be some risk of losing a book if someone posts a "take it" in the thread before I can mark the book SOLD based on your PM. Having said that, I'll mark books SOLD as soon as reasonably possible. If I label a book as being ON HOLD, that book is not available for purchase until it comes back off HOLD Payment I'll take Zelle, personal checks, or USPS money orders; if you prefer a different method, we can discuss I'll expect payment within 10 calendar days, or the deal is off (unless we've made other payment arrangements) I'll gladly consider longer-term time payments, but PM me to discuss terms before taking a book if you need that. Shipping Terms USA & Canada: - Shipping via USPS priority mail: I'll charge you what USPS will charge me (which depends on how far away from Salt Lake City you are ); International Destinations (other than Canada ) - Before finalizing the deal we'll need to check into insurance availability - if there isn't an insurance option that I'm comfortable with (based on the dollar value of your purchase) in terms of shipping to your country, I reserve the right to decline the sale; if we go forward, I'll charge you what USPS will charge me (we'll figure which is cheaper - first class or priority mail international - that'll depend on package value and destination)...PM me and I can put books ON HOLD while we figure it out (Hey...at least this is better than me just straight-up saying "I won't ship international", right? ) Returns/Refunds I will accept returns for a refund for any reason within two weeks of your receipt of the books, as long as the books are returned to me as they were when you received them. If you want to return a CGC slab, shipping both ways is on you (unless I screwed something up). Thanks for looking! Ed

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for today's mail call - a bit of an upgrade to my raw VG/FN'ish copy. Would still love to upgrade issues 3, 5, 6, & 7 of this title...but talk about TOUGH

Hi is indeed! @Pacole Phil is a great guy - top notch! We've done quite a few deals together over the years behind the scenes, usually involving him buying my EC undercopies (I also sold him that Phantom Lady #17 ).

So now let me share what has happened in 2024 that has reinvigorated my quest to obtain all 478 books on my completist checklist. Some of you who have been paying attention to stuff that goes on around here may have already guessed... There's so much I want to say, but I'll try to keep it brief. You know how there are often really cool stories associated with the acquisition of a rare book? Well, this one ranks right up there... About one month ago to the day, I see a post here in the "Newbie Collecting" forum by @flip25 that basically says "I just found this book in some old stuff I inherited from my Grandparents/Dad...does anyone know anything about this?" It was a copy of KO Punch . This makes 7 copies I know of in existence, but who's counting ? (there are 4 CGC slabbed copies + 1 raw copy that sold on eBay about 10 years ago + 1 hole-punched raw copy that sold on Heritage about 15 years ago...+ this copy that Flip just uncovered) I reached out to Flip and explained my collecting quest, and it resonated. In the end, Flip decided that he could do a lot worse than doing a deal with me. I understand that Flip was getting advice from some other boardies as well, and apparently the general consensus was that I'm not too much of a jerk, and that he could indeed do worse than allowing me to be the next custodian of this treasure. To those of you who helped in this way, thank you! And to Flip, I SALUTE YOU - really, really cool of you - not everyone would have done this Here she is now, resting comfortably in mylar + microchamber paper: Notice the distribution stamp from the Iowa Department of Health...the raw copy that sold on eBay years ago also had this stamp...go Iowa!!! Here she is alongside my other (non-Reddy Kilowatt) EC promos: Now, the only things missing from this picture are Out of the Past a Clue to the Future, and Church that was Built with Bread. If anyone finds a copy of those laying around in an old box somewhere please let me know

So, a quick summary recap...if you rewind a couple of pages in this thread to the end of 2017, I was talking about my "missing 10" ECs: Across the Seas in a War Torn World Church that was Built with Bread KO Punch Out of the Past a Clue to the Future Picture Stories From the Bible Complete Old Testament 6th printing Picture Stories From the Bible Complete Old Testament 7th printing Reddy Kilowatt 1B (Reddy Made Magic, 1956) Reddy Kilowatt 2B (Light's Diamond Jubilee, 1954) Reddy Kilowatt 3B (Space Kite, S. Calif. edition, 1956) Wonders of Wire Rope As of the beginning of 2024, here is what this list of "missing ECs" looked like (after incorporating recent acquisitions and updates to the "completist list" I outline above): (1) Church that was Built with Bread (2) KO Punch (3) Out of the Past a Clue to the Future (4) Reddy Kilowatt 3B (Space Kite, S. Calif. edition, 1956) (5) Reddy Kilowatt 3C (Space Kite, S. Calif. edition, 1957) (6) Picture Stories From the Bible Complete Old Testament 8th printing (characterized by a blank price circle on the front cover) Yes, as of the beginning of 2024, I was missing 6 of the 478 ECs from my new and improved completist list: 5 seemingly impossible to obtain promo comics + a Bible book printing that I have never seen for sale (but isn't supposed to be terribly hard). The only one of those 5 promo books that I've ever seen for sale is the KO Punch...which I missed out on at auction. Missing out on the KO Punch was a (gutwrenching) key event that left me dejected and led me to start rationalizing how I could redefine my completist list to not include the promos (i.e., they were not copyrighted by EC, I argued to myself...)

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2023 2023 was a pretty slow year for the collection - I only brought in 3 ECs. First, and most importantly, I nabbed that non-code version of Saddle Justice #6 I posted above - I only had the code version before that. Second, I upgraded my raw VG'ish copy of VoH #31 to a slabbed 6.0, courtesy of Bedrock City ( @MrBedrock ). Third, I snagged an upgrade for Saddle Justice #3 off of eBay...the page quality isn't great, but it's not easy to find a copy better than 6.0 (my previous best was a raw GD/VG'ish copy):

2022 Let's see...what happened in 2022? 2022 saw the liquidation of one of the great EC collections of our time ...by our very own @mrmitchgro. Thankfully, I was able to haul in a few upgrades from Mitch before they hit the auction block: Mitch and I had been collecting buddies for a long time - he has helped out my collection immensely over the years. We've done deals in person over beers. Actually, that International Comics #4 is a book that I sold to him (I found a lower grade copy I was happy with, while Mitch was obsessed with uber-high grade books...so, I sold it to him....which of course I regretted ). So, when he liquidated, he had mercy and sold it back to me - it's come full circle. I miss you, Mitch!

So, having now discussed all of the corrections to my completist checklist, allow me to share some collecting highlights from the past few years.... 2021 In the last half of 2021, on eBay I found a sweet copy of one of the promo books I was theretofore missing: Reddy Kilowatt #1B (1956). [Note: if you want to know more about which Reddy Kilowatt promo books these alphanumeric codes refer to, check out this link: https://www.bipcomics.com/showcase/ec.php ]: So now, the only EC Reddy Kilowatt promo books I'm missing are the two "Southern California" editions of "The Space Kite" (the last two books shown at that link I referenced just above). I laid my books out in the same order as they are shown in the graphic at that link above so that you can see what's what...if you care :