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In a situation like that page quality is usually my tiebreaker.

This discussion raises an interesting question: How to you like to read your Barks? The originals? The “reprinted by popular demand” Gold Keys? The later Gold Key/ Whitman Reprints? The Gladstone/Disney/Gemstone reprints? Bound volumes? Trade paperbacks? Foreign issues? Others? I prefer either the originals, or the early Gold Key reprints which were my introduction to The Good Duck Artist. While the print quality of the later reprints were outstanding, I love the color and feel of the old newsprint paper. What does everyone else think?

The other one mostly hidden on the left is “Quentin Durward”, Four Color #672.

Nice score— that’s a tough book to find in any condition.

The Lady and the Tramp Giant has found a good home. Be disappointed it didn’t end up in your collection but happy knowing it won’t be flipped, pressed, or slabbed. I wondered about the MM in Fantasyland, too— it went for something like 7x Guide raw. No Barks’ art, six census copies in 9.4 plus a 9.6. GPA shows a 9.2 selling for $225 last year. Other than the usual auction craziness I thought of two possibilities: —The scans showed a really sweet copy. Somebody (actually two or more somebodies) with far better knowledge of CGC grading than me might have thought it would grade as a 9.6; —It’s an “art” back cover instead of an “ad” back cover. I’ve no idea, but is it possible that only a few “art” issues exist in high grade?

One of the best!

Grand Comics Database states that it's a reprint of the daily strips from November 4 & 5, 1940.

The printed indicia in my copy reads "Walt Disney's GYRO GEARLOOSE No. 01329-207, May-July, 1962." The handwritten indicia in the panel reads "Gyro G. O.S. #01329-207- 624" I'd be happy to rescan if anyone feels that would be worthwhile.

Another great one (although some might think I’m biased).

Hey....no soup for you!

All the comments about Dragon's Lair brings back a lot of memories of my early days collecting comics. Bonnetts is still around, altho I haven't been there in awhile. The sign out front still says that they sell comics. Bookery is also still around and a great brick and mortar comic/movie poster/collectibles/gaming store. If you're passing thru the Dayton area (Fairborn, actually) it's worth the detour. Tim posts here from time to time (as "Bookery", what else?) but he hasn't set up at a show in quite some time nor does he sell online. No one's mentioned Dark Star, which used to have three locations in the Dayton area but now just has the one location in Yellow Springs. They used to have a big selection of Gold/Silver but seem to have gotten out of that end a long time ago.

Wow. Just wow.

Flippism! Boy, I haven't read that store in years, it's a great one, WDC&S #149. "Life is a gamble, let flippism chart your ramble!"

As one would imagine given my Forum name, "Only a Poor Old Man" (Four Color 386) has always been a special favorite of mine. Also, "Lost in the Andes"/ the square egg story (Four Color 223) and "The Fabulous Philosopher's Stone" (Uncle Scrooge #10). But really, it's hard to go wrong with just about any Barks' story.

Great cover on that Flash Gordon.