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Congrats! What grade did MyComicShop give it in their listing?

I've purchased several great comic books from Blissard's auctions on eBay. Never a problem. He has sold over 199,000 items and has over 40,000 nothing-but-positive feedbacks. As I understand it, Blissard is the son of the legendary Virginia comic collector known as "The Dentist", who supposedly owns the Mile High Action Comics #1. Collectors and other dealers follow Blissard's auctions, because he consistently offers rare comics of all varieties. Seriously doubt the guy needs to engage in shill bidding. During the past 90 days alone, he has sold $10,000+ copies of X-Men #1, Amazing Fantasy #15 and 2 different copies of Tales of Suspense #39. Teen-Age Romances #42 ain't gonna go cheap. GoCollect shows only 6 CGC sales, and the last one was a 1.8 over a year ago for $528. Can't vouch for the guy personally. Never met him. Just know that he never dealt me wrong. And it's hard to argue with over 40,000 instances of positive feedback.

at 30% off!

Since It Rhymes With Lust was digest sized, the art was laid out differently than a regular comic book, allowing for oversized panels throughout. I believe the book contains 12 full page panels in all.

That cover is all Jack Kamen, as noted by several sources, including Grand Comics Database. And any stories inside that are attributed to Baker are followed by a question mark, because if it is his art, it's some of the most awkward looking art he ever drew.

Really enjoyed seeing the original art that some OAFCon attendees brought, not to sell, but to show off. Normally, you'd have to be invited into these peoples' homes to see such fantastic works!

OAFCon is always a blast! In this day of pop culture conventions that call themselves "comic-cons" but have very few actual comics...OAFCon doesn't have "comics" in the title, but it IS one of the ultimate comic-cons. Again this year, the room at Embassy Suites in Norman OK was packed with vintage comic books. And, as usual, some of the top collectors in the nation gave us an exclusive look at original art gems from their personal collections.

Even though it was first printed in All-Famous Police Cases #7 in 1952, this story looks like Iger Shop art which had been done years before. The female faces and most of the male faces are Baker, but other hands are apparent in the work, particularly in the inking. Comic Book Plus says the story is “most likely a leftover Inspector Dayton story from ATOMIC COMICS.” That sounds right. The last issue of Atomic was in 1946, and this art is the kind of stuff Baker was turning out at the Iger Shop then, not like the work he was doing in 1952 at St. John.

SEVEN SEAS 3 5.5 1600 I'll take it, pending image

SUPERMAN 140 8.5 150...BIZARRO

I'll second that emotion! Let 's see how the rankings change with the 2nd round scores. This kind of error could hurt those who know how to grade for such defects and boost those who don't.

Please count me in once again!

Take SUPERMAN 141 6.5 46

This is a great set of books at a nice price. Someone should snap it up! If you haven't read EC Segar's Popeye, you don't know Popeye. The humor is timeless.

That is a beauty! I feel fortunate to have found this one.

I purchased one of the Spidey books Aaron donated to the fundraiser. He mailed promptly and made sure I had the tracking number. His packing is beyond compare.

Your problem might be "170 degrees for 30 to 60 min". That's probably too hot and definitely too long. From what I can tell, reputable pressers' temperatures for various eras and types of bindings range from 145 to 165, never hotter. And length of time under heat before switching off ranges from 10-to-20 minutes.

as per PM.

per PM.

I'll take 1, please.

Different strokes for different folks. I nailed the 5.0 Wow (surprising myself, for sure), but am slightly ticked off about the scan for Star Wars 68. No matter how far I zoomed in, that scan did not clearly reveal (to my eyes, at least) whether the discoloration on the top back cover was foxing or staining. CGC is harsher on stains than foxing, and it looked like staining to me. In cases where the scan is not adequately revealing defects that CGC graders can clearly see with a book in-hand, maybe we should be given at least partial grader notes when the raw scans are 1st posted. The spine split on Jungle Comics 11 in Round Two is a case where some people didn't notice a spine split at all, but those of us who did notice could not determine exactly how long the split was. A note detailing the exact length could have helped us grade more accurately, based on CGC's policy for various lengths. No sour grapes here. I'm having a great time participating with fellow boardies to see who does best. We're all at the same disadvantage, grading scans while the CGC graders are grading books in-hand...and some of you are darn good at it!

Thanks for explaining why some of my fave Planet covers were missing.

I grade based on my opinion of defects apparent in the scans. Lately, my CGC orders generally come back in grades that are at least within a half-point of what I thought they would be. It's tricky to accurately grade with scans of the front and back. Much better to hold and inspect the book, like the CGC graders have done with all of the contest comics. With that in mind, no one should get down on themselves for not doing better.