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I only expect disrespect. And look what that gets you!

Wow, nice grades . . . for a hippie.

This question was asked on another board: So, here's a weird one, and maybe the limited amount of folks with experience can help me. I bought a Batman #84 and #86 yesterday at WWLA, for $25 and $15 respectively...both in Fair...maybe Fair/Good. I pulled out the Batman #86 tonight, to do a page count....it was, after all, only $15, so I wasn't TOO worried... And discovered the most bizarre thing I've ever seen in a 1954 DC comic: It has 20 leaves alright, which was the standard page count of DC books since mid 1952 (which puts to lie the 1961 statement that DC "hadn't raised prices in 25+ years"...page counts STARTED at 64 pages, then went to 52, then went to 40, then went to the now familiar 32 by 1955...last time I checked, getting LESS material for the "same price" was a RAISE in price...but I digress.) So, yeah, it has 20 leaves....but when I went to find the centerfold staples between leaves 10 and 11, I couldn't find them. It took me quite a few seconds to locate it, even going back to the beginning and counting pages again... And then, the oddest thing happened....I counted all the way to leaf 12, and there, between leaves 12 and 13, were the centerfold staples! On the opposite side of the centerfold, there are only EIGHT leaves. So, I look...this is telltale for pages MISSING.... And sure enough....there were four missing leaves. But.... They weren't your ordinary "let's take scissors and cut out the pages" type....they were between every odd/even leaf, all four....so, between leaves 13 and 14, 15 and 16, 17 and 18, and 19 and 20, there was a perfectly cut strip, about 3/4" wide. Perfectly cut, as if by machine. Almost as if they made a mistake at the printer.... So, I went back to count pages in my other 1952-54 books....and sure enough, Batman #83, 84, 85, 76, 73, Detective #193, 205....all have 20 leaves, 10 on the left side of the centerfold staples, and 10 on the right. By Batman #90 (first Code, so probably well timed), the leaf count had gone from 20 to 16. Curiouser and curiouser.... Can anyone tell me, if they know, if ALL Batman #86s are like this? Indeed, all my books in that range are like this . . . historical artifact?

Yeah, and it only took me durn near forever. I still can't find what I did with that 105.

Juggy, I've looked for your book and cannot find it, nor can I find evidence of it being shipped so I've refunded your money. I apologize for the delay and screw up on my end and hope to be able to make it up to you one day. --Stu

Think of it as a Team-Up.

Kudos to Timulty. Here's why (and a bit OT): John F. Gautney, September 10, 1916 -- July 6, 2006 Some of you know what this means and what has happened. I'll be out of pocket for a bit longer as his body is laid to rest, and I very much appreciate the support and understanding thus far. Be back soon, guys. Nvllvm qvod tetiget non ornavit During the last several weeks, my uncle was in the same town as Timulty, who put together a box of BA DC horror and Vertigo books for me to read during my uncle's time in ICU. He's offered time, food, a place to stay and been one of the few people I've been able to talk to who wasn't asking about a will every 5th sentence. So, again, my thanks.

Running the risk of being redundant: Johnny G gets more Kudos. Excellent shipping, packaging and top notch customer service. I gots a lots of Kudos to get out here . . .

I've got a looooong list of kudos with yo' name on it, mister. I get finger cramps when I try to type it up. Of course, if it ever gets out that it's your fault my arse is here and posting all over the boards, you gonna have some people at you.

I am omnipotent. I thought I overgraded yours specifically. That would explain a few thangs. Now about the whole Speed-of-light barrier. Dude, we gotta talk.

I'm way overdue on a lot of Kudos, esp. to Timulty. I'd like to relate the following transaction with Greggy: I some Batman and Tecs, he sends invoice, I PayPal, there's a shimmering of light on my front porch and I open the door to a box of undergraded (well, to a mere mortal) comics. Seriously, Greggy, how did you get that to Arkansas so fast? Do you have your own plane?

Does anyone else count 5 covers on that X-book?

The buyer disappeared on me, so the Special #1 is back up for auction: http://cgi.ebay.com/GI-Joe-Special-1-Dea...1QQcmdZViewItem

If it was this one: GI Joe Special #1 It's was a 9.6 easy. I always undergrade a bit to CMA, esp. with the MBG. I don't usually slab books that I would estimate to sell under $100 and the whole GI Joe thing really kinda snuck up on me. The 155 that's up right now is NOT as nice as the Special #1, but I'd still call it better than a 9.0 easy.