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Robbie Moubert
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Well done with those last few finds Matt, they'd eluded me. And you've done a fantastic job on the colour picture!
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Doug Centers
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Wow, you guys are doing great!
Bottom row right.
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I think this is right.
Second row from the top behind Blue Bolt.
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Doug Centers
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Bottom shelf next to Big Shot.
Seems like this mag should have been placed top shelf away from the comics.
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Matt Hawes
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LOL! My thought exactly, Doug! And let me say, I am glad you figured out that book was "Frolic." I could tell it was a more adult book, but I couldn't decipher what the title was. Thanks for locating those covers.
Some of the comics in the back rows will really be a challenge, with only a hint of what was on the cover, and in black and white, in low resolution.
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Rick Senger
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Great additions, everyone!
Both DC and Marvel tried repeatedly in the 70s to make a go of larger, more expensive comic book formats... DC had their 100-page Super Spectaculars (60 cents when a regular comic cost 20) and later their Dollar Comics (when a regular comic was 30 cents).
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This was right when I was getting into comics. My subscriptions ran out much faster owing to the increased price of the 100 pagers, which was distressing. At the time, I avoided those thick comics on the newsstand but subsequently (probably when I had more money!) I sought out as many of them as possible. The Dollar Comics were mostly all new material IIRC, though a lot of the backup stories felt a bit "fluffy." I really enjoyed the 100 pagers, which usually seemed to feature better quality reprints alongside new material.
Marvel tried their line of double-sized (and priced) Giant-Size books in 1974-75. Trouble was, none of them sold. Kids invariably chose the smaller, cheaper books, despite the fact that their per page cost was more.
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I found the Marvel double-sized books disappointing, though perhaps that's because for me the mid-70s wasn't the best time at Marvel in general.
Here's one on the floor level row of many Westerns that we haven't really tackled (I think a lot of these are gettable with some effort).
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I don't know how I didn't realize originally that the comic behind "Super Mystery" was another copy of the same issue.
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Thanks, Rick. I have been trying to complete the comic books before tackling some of the other books, though I veered off into those adult/military cartoon books. I am grateful to have you guys also looking for the covers to the assorted publications. It's amazing how many resources there are to help on the Internet. I have even used eBay to help in finding the covers.
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Another bottom row... I knew it was 10 Story Western Magazine but I went by the obvious Aug 1945 issue a bunch of times thinking he was facing the other way... but this has to be it.
Edited by Rick Senger on 07 December 2017 at 1:02pm
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"I don't know how I didn't realize originally that the comic behind "Super Mystery" was another copy of the same issue. "
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Yeah, I noticed that, Matt.
Same with the "Crown Comics" in the second row.
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Ah! Cool. Thanks again, Doug. I will make the change.
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...and man that mag second row from bottom between "Yank" and Detective Comics sure looks like the "Rib Tickler" from the top row. What do you think?
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