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1/19/2017 Topic: S. Clingerman's Sometimes Interesting Stuff sclingerman	Not all my stuff is oddball. Iron Man #1 (May 1968).
1/20/2017 Topic: S. Clingerman's Sometimes Interesting Stuff sclingerman	Robbie wrote: I wonder if Roy Rogers shirts will come back in style... We can only pray it never does. Back to odd stuff, Tales Calculated to Drive You Bats #1 (Nov 1961). Horror/Humor mix. Not that funny.
1/25/2017 Topic: Ability to export "My Comic Collection"? sclingerman	So you can't save/print your entire collection unless you do it for each individual publisher and combine the files, or put all of your comics into one box?
1/25/2017 Topic: S. Clingerman's Sometimes Interesting Stuff sclingerman	Seriously, these are hysterical. 1980s culture + 1980s computer technology from November 1984. My first computer was a TRS-80 in high school. (But I didn't fight crime.) Dick Ayers and Chick Stone.
1/26/2017 Topic: A List of Features We'd Like to See at CPG... sclingerman	I agree with kds_comics: "1) Several folks have mentioned they would like to export all inventory to one file. That would be near top of list." I agree with expander: "Loading and scrolling through my collection is more of a hassle even when using the mobile settings on my device." In the comic section, when you're in the Cover Art Gallery tab, and you click on one to bring up a big picture of it, you used to be able to arrow through them all. I'd like to see that again.
1/30/2017 Topic: S. Clingerman's Sometimes Interesting Stuff sclingerman	I have always loved this cover. The body poses of both Thor and Surfer are perfect. When I think of classic covers, I think of this one. Silver Surfer #4, February 1969. (Sadly, it has a pretty good-sized spine split.) edited by sclingerman on 2/10/2017
1/30/2017 Topic: Amazing Spiderman #6 - Help with grading, please. sclingerman	Marker like that's a pretty serious hurt to the grade. Pen wouldn't have been so bad. From what I know (which is not much) marker of that size is around the 4.0 (Very Good) area. Some say even lower. But the book looks in really nice shape aside from that and the b/c tear. Note: Pictures from a camera are nice, but scans are awesome. We love scans. You can get a new All-In-One Printer/Scanner for $50. Opinion: Even with that marker mark and b/c tear, I'd say get it CBCS graded. It's an ASM #6.
1/31/2017 Topic: S. Clingerman's Sometimes Interesting Stuff sclingerman	jokerbangedquinn wrote: No doubt that is a cool cover. I should start a topic just for "What are the most iconic covers?". I also love Batman #251 and Secret Wars #10.
1/31/2017 Topic: S. Clingerman's Sometimes Interesting Stuff sclingerman	jokerbangedquinn wrote: Punch Comics #12 I'd love to own. Great skull cover. I had to look that one up. It's creepy, classic, creative, and beautiful - all at the same time!
1/31/2017 Topic: I've bagged them without boarding them! sclingerman	Aside from the physical protection boards offer, if you get high quality alkaline buffered acid-free boards (I use E-Gerber's), they protect the paper against acidity damage. If you use those boards with Mylar bags (again, I use E-Gerber) - you're "Archival" status. It's what museums and the Government use to protect paper. Protection for longer than 100 years. You never have to change/rebag your comics.
2/1/2017 Topic: S. Clingerman's Sometimes Interesting Stuff sclingerman	Robbie wrote: The amazing thing is - the insides live up the hype promised by the cover. Don't Get Me Started On That!!! Look at this Man-Thing #20 cover... Who's in it? Spidey? DD? Shang-Chi? Thing? NO!!!!!!!!!!!! And how long does the "fight" last? 1 page. I vividly remember from my childhood the first time in my life that a comic LIED to me!
2/1/2017 Topic: S. Clingerman's Sometimes Interesting Stuff sclingerman	Interesting because it's my oldest comic, that's all. Action Comics #137. October 1949. (67 years old.)
2/3/2017 Topic: Your Opinion: Most Iconic Covers sclingerman	Some covers just "have it". That eye-grabbing appeal that we remember for all time. The ones you can just look at over and over. The ones you feel should be hanging in the Louvre. What's yours? One of mine is Detective Comics #31 by Bob Kane in 1939. I fell in love with this as a little kid. Bad guy's making off with his victim... he's a mystery... can't see who he is... out in the middle of nowhere near a castle... the rocks... the moon... the fog around it all... AND THE BATMAN in the background - watching!
2/4/2017 Topic: Your Opinion: Most Iconic Covers sclingerman	ICONIC: Silver Surfer #4. The body position of both Thor and SS. Their facial expressions. The "speed lines" from SS. The contrast of them and the Rainbow Bridge to the black & purple space background.
2/4/2017 Topic: S. Clingerman's Sometimes Interesting Stuff sclingerman	DC's humorous answer to Marvel's most fantastic superhero family... Inferior Five #1 from March 1967. (Seriously - not that funny. The Tick has more sophisticated humor.) edited by sclingerman on 2/4/2017
2/6/2017 Topic: Your Opinion: Most Iconic Covers sclingerman	Itosukai wrote: Naw, if he does a quick spin of the hips from right stance to left stance, he can deliver a darn good wallop, It's all in the hips Itosukai-san. "Do not strike with your fist, but rather with your whole body." - My Sensei.
2/8/2017 Topic: Your Opinion: Most Iconic Covers sclingerman	70s iconic cover. Giant Joker. Little trapped Batman.
2/10/2017 Topic: Your Opinion: Most Iconic Covers sclingerman	I didn't even know they re-did Turok in that era. I've never seen that cover before. With the SW DE one, I think I might've seen it before. The original one is pretty iconic (forgiving the green Darth Vader helmet which was pretty infamous, and the red lightsabers). Definition of iconic: Widely recognized and well-established or acknowledged, especially for distinctive excellence.
2/10/2017 Topic: S. Clingerman's Sometimes Interesting Stuff sclingerman	Anyone remember or collect Atlas comics? Tigerman #1 - April 1975. The mid-70s Atlas titles all went like only 3 or 4 issues.
2/13/2017 Topic: Is there a market for comics graded 6.0-8.5? sclingerman	genuine_article_comics wrote: Some comics are expensive (relatively speaking ofcourse) regardless of condition. Gold and Silver age keys sell regardless of condition. The demand is always there. And I sometimes buy a low-grade "reader" copy that I already have a high-grade copy of (which I don't want to risk handling). Or I'll buy the low-grade one first, knowing that I'll be getting a high-grade copy later.