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Yeah, it was a lot of fun.  We ended up in Kevil, KY in a little local park that had a great unobstructed view of the southern sky. The weather cooperated in that we only had one tiny cloud that obscured the very beginning of the eclipse when the moon was just starting to obscure the sun.  I had my telescope set up, and my brother had his camera and GoPro up and running to catch the whole thing from beginning to end.

People came and went during the whole event, and we ended up watching it with people who came from as far away as Louisiana to view the eclipse.

It wasn't until after we got back home that we realized that we had all been bitten by some sort of mites or chiggers and between my wife, my son, and I...we probably have close to 1000 bites that itch like crazy on our arms and legs.  It's a shame, as the campsite we stayed in was very well maintained and landscaped, but I'm still itching a week later, so it's safe to say I'm probably never going back.

I took a look at the expected path for the next total solar eclipse in 2024, and it looks like the path of the totality is only about 10 miles from my house!

That's the one bonus of being a run collector.  It's like having your own personal time machine.  Of course, it can only go back in time...bummer

D'oh...I can't believe I missed that Lois anagram.  That's so perfect for the always pining after Superman, Silver Age Lois.

Thanks for the kind words, Marwood.

And if I'd have know that bending the rules was allowed, I would have went with "The fishbowl was better" for Cosmic Boy, lol...

Anagramming the Legion member names may just be the greatest pastime ever!

And I didn't notice this before, but check out Cosmic Boy giving ole' Nemesis Kid the stink eye.  You can't tell me he didn't have his suspicions...

You gotta love the Silver Age!  It can be so corny sometimes, but it's earnest in its corniness.

That's such a great cover, congrats on acquisition!

I know exactly what you're talking about with reading the old books.  I do have to be in a certain frame of mind when I crack open some old silver and bronze age books.  You of course have your evergreens, which are timeless, and with which I would include the Hex books overall.  Those are read for pleasure, as opposed to some of the others which are read to keep the hobby going for posterity's sake.

I did score a half-dozen early Weird Western Tales on eBay last week, so I'm definitley looking forward to getting a new batch of reading material in the mail this week!

I'm working on it.  Thanks for another great sales thread this week!

Yeah, I definitely got lucky with this one.  Otherwise, I usually try to at least buy a nice presenting low-to-mid grade copy to keep in the collection while waiting for the right one to pop up.  That way, even if it doesn't, you still have the one when prices skyrocket.  And if you do find the perfect copy, sell of the under copy an put those funds back towards the next one.

That's what I ended up doing on a bunch of my Superman keys.  It feels a lot better knowing that I have the first Bizarro, Zod, Parasite, Mxyztplk, Brainiac, Supergirl, etc. knocked out.  Now, I can take my time trying to find the "perfect" copy.  "Will I ever get the perfect copy?" is the $10,000 question as seeing as we are in a "keys above all others" collecting mindset, the prices for the better grades just seems to keep going up and up.

It's now on my eBay watch list.  Those things aren't cheap.

I love that Superman and Lois statue!  I don't see a base, is it hung or mounted?

That House of Secrets #95 is some freaky stuff!  What a fun collection to try to work on.

I did eventually find a Supes vs. Ali, but that's a story for another day...

Good points.  I had completely forgotten about the Martian Manhunter connection via the Supergirl tv show.

I'm a strange duck in that I love me some Superman comic books, but I can never seem to stick with the extended media presence in TV and the movies.

1 hour ago, Cosmic Boy said:

These days, I also consider anything specifically Martian Manhunter to be a Superman family title as well.

Interesting observation about Martian Manhunter.  I'm not sure I see the connection, other than each being the last survivor of their respective home planets, but my only result experience with the Martian Manhunter is via the JLA.  I'll have to keep my eye out in the future.

That book is going to be huge, with 50+ issues!

Good catch with Jimmy's tie.  I caught that Perry White had the bow-tie, but missed the corresponding incorrect neckwear on Jimmy!

If only I was a little old lady, at least then I could've gotten the senior citizen discount like the 75 year old driver whose case was heard right before mine did.

i kid you not...a senior citizens discount for traffic tickets!  Who knew?

Just when you think you've seen every DC gorilla cover, along comes another...

This one would definitely be a top five contender for sure.

Its funny, when I compare Marvel and DC Books from this same era, it's like looking at books from two different Earths...Earth-1 and Earth-What?!

DC was the powerhouse, with three decades of solid publishing to back it up, but if I was ten years old in 1965 I'm pretty sure Marvel would have been getting my 12 cents.

Looking back as an aging collector, there's a certain charm and sense of history that I get from the DC books as they progress from decade to decade that makes me happy as a run collecter.  Perhaps there's an essay in here somewhere for another day...

Thanks for stopping by Brando!

I used to do a Superman blog back in the heyday of blogs, and it turns out I miss having a little soapbox!