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From: cliffr@pyuxf.uucp (25347-roberts)
Subject: Image book auction
Organization: Bellcore, Livingston, NJ
Distribution: na
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 92 12:50:23 GMT


*********   IMAGE COUPON BOOK AUCTION   ******************

Item #1:

CYBERFORCE #1

Current Bid: $5.25  J.H.
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Item #2:

WILDCATS #2

        **  SOLD **
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Item #3:

SHADOWHAWK #1

Current Bid: $10.00 D.M.  ** GOING TWICE ** 
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ALL books are MT/NM and have full coupons intact.

ALL future bids should be make in increments of $1.00

Rules of the auction:

1) Bids held longer than one day will be marked 'going once','twice','sold'.

2) Postage on single item will be $2.00, with $1.00 per additional item.


3) I have to right to refuse any bid, and I have the right to remove the
   item from auction at any time.

4) Auction bids will only be taken Monday to Friday, Sat & Sun don't count.

5) Money order is preferred for immediate shipping, or check will have to 
   clear.

email all bids to : cliffr@pyuxf.cc.bellcore.com
Cliff.
From: warto@src.dec.com (Joe Warto)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.marketplace
Subject: Superman set for $30.00
Date: 23 Dec 92 17:24:23 GMT
Organization: DEC Systems Research Center

I am willing to sell my death of Superman set for $30.00
postage included. As for packaging, I only use boxes for
maximum protection. First reply gets it.

Joe Warto
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.marketplace
From: cliffr@pyuxf.uucp (25347-roberts)
Subject: Image Coupon Book Auction
Organization: Bellcore, Livingston, NJ
Distribution: na
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 92 14:45:48 GMT


*********   IMAGE COUPON BOOK AUCTION   ******************

Item #1:

CYBERFORCE #1

Current Bid: $5.25  J.H.  ** GOING TWICE **
---------------------------------------------------------------------

ALL books are MT/NM and have full coupons intact.

ALL future bids should be make in increments of $1.00

Rules of the auction:

1) Bids held longer than one day will be marked 'going once','twice','sold'.

2) Postage on single item will be $2.00, with $1.00 per additional item.


3) I have to right to refuse any bid, and I have the right to remove the
   item from auction at any time.

4) Auction bids will only be taken Monday to Friday, Sat & Sun don't count.

5) Money order is preferred for immediate shipping, or check will have to 
   clear.

email all bids to : cliffr@pyuxf.cc.bellcore.com
Cliff.
Xref: sparky rec.arts.comics.marketplace:4300 misc.forsale:34243 fl.forsale:272
From: jrm@reef.cis.ufl.edu (Jeff Mason)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.marketplace,misc.forsale,fl.forsale
Subject: FOR SALE: Valiant Comic Books
Date: 29 Dec 92 15:16:18 GMT
Followup-To: rec.arts.comics.marketplace
Organization: Univ. of Florida CIS Dept.


The comics listed here are all near mint to mint, all are bagged in shiny
polypropylene bags with nice white acid free backing boards and will be
shipped in perfect condition.  You can reply to this e-mail address.

Title							Current Bid/Bidder
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Archer and Armstrong 1 (Barry Smith art)		$ 6.00/Rick P. (three)
Eternal Warrior 1 (Miller cover art)			$10.00/Adam B. (twice)
Magnus Robot Fighter 5 (also Rai #1)			$13.00/John H. (three)
Solar Man of the Atom (Layton art)			$15.00/Rick P. (sold)
Unity 0 (BW Smith c/a, prequel to other Valiant comics)	$11.00/Rick P. (sold)
Unity 1 (Epologue to the Unity crossovers)		$ 6.00/Rick P. (sold)

Shipping is $1.50 and is not included in the bid.

I have THOUSANDS of other comics, so if you are looking for something else,     
please let me know.
From: bartusek@iscsvax.uni.edu
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.marketplace
Subject: Fantastic Four No. 7 (Prices??)
Date: 22 Dec 92 09:56:43 -0600
Organization: University of Northern Iowa

I have a Fantastic Four No. 7 that I've had for about 15 years.  It has
a slightly torn and wrinkled cover, but the pages are all intact. It has
been in a protective sleeve for about 12 years and I am very curious on a
price.  Thanks.

Marc A. Bartusek
University of Northern Iowa
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Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.marketplace
From: elder@enuxhb.eas.asu.edu (Greg Elder)
Subject: Marvel Age and Star Reach
Organization: Arizona State University
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 02:57:30 GMT


    I have the following issues of Marvel Age available if anyone is
interested.  They can be had for .50 each plus postage.       

     Marvel Age 1-73, 75-76, 80-82, 84-116
        
I also have the following issues of Star Reach for $2.00 each, plus postage.
These are the black and white issues from the 1970's.

Star Reach #1 features Jim Starlin, Steve Skeates, Ed Hicks, Walt Simonson,
    and Howie Chaykin
Star Reach #2 features Mike Friedrich, Dick Giordano, Lee Marrs, Mal Warwick,
    John Workman, Steve Skeates, Mike Vosburg, and Jim Starlin
Star Reach #5 features Len Wein, Howard Chaykin, Frank Brunner, John Workman,
    Lee Marrs, Johnny Achziger, Joe Staton, Mary Skrenes, and Mike Vosburg
Star Reach #6 features Eric Kimball, Bob Gould, Gary Petras, Gene Day,
    Steve Leialoha, Ray Bradbury, Alex Nino, Johnny Achziger, Joe Staton, and
    Gary Lyda

    

--
Greg Elder                                        elder@enuxhb.eas.asu.edu
Department of Computer Science            or      elder@seine.eas.asu.edu
Arizona State University
Organization: Central Michigan University
Date: Tuesday, 29 Dec 1992 22:10:06 EST
From: AMIGA <344RPBT@CMUVM.CSV.CMICH.EDU>
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.marketplace
Subject: star trek II

I am looking for the star trek II comic of the movie by that title. It has to b
e in better than fair condition.
From: jrm@reef.cis.ufl.edu (Jeff Mason)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.marketplace,misc.forsale,fl.forsale
Subject: Valiant Comics Sale/Auction
Date: 22 Dec 92 20:13:37 GMT
Followup-To: rec.arts.comics.marketplace
Organization: Univ. of Florida CIS Dept.


The comics listed here are all near mint to mint, all are bagged in shiny
polypropylene bags with nice white acid free backing boards and will be
shipped in perfect condition.  You can reply to this e-mail address.

Title							Current Bid/Bidder
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Archer and Armstrong 1 (Barry Smith art)		$ 7.00/John H.
Eternal Warrior 1 (Miller cover art)			$ 7.00/John H.
Magnus Robot Fighter 5 (also Rai #1)			$12.00/Rick P. (once)
Solar Man of the Atom (Layton art)			$15.00/Rick P. (twice)
Unity 0 (BW Smith c/a, prequel to other Valiant comics)	$11.00/Rick P. (twice)
Unity 1 (Epologue to the Unity crossovers)		$ 6.00/Rick P. (twice)

Shipping is $1.50 and is not included in the bid.

I have THOUSANDS of other comics, so if you are looking for something else,     
please let me know.
Xref: sparky rec.arts.comics.marketplace:4255 misc.forsale:34023
From: jrm@reef.cis.ufl.edu (Jeff Mason)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.marketplace,misc.forsale
Subject: Comic Book Sale/Auction (A-E) Update
Date: 22 Dec 92 07:18:22 GMT
Followup-To: rec.arts.comics.marketplace
Organization: Univ. of Florida CIS Dept.

Ok, here is Part One (of many) of my comic book sale/auction.  I will take
the best offer equal to or over my set minumum.  Shipping is $3.00 which is
not included in the bid.  I have THOUSANDS of other comics, but I listed these
A-E comics that I thought people might be particularly interested in.  Since
I have yet to post F-Z, and since what I have posted here is only a small 
portion of the comics I have A-E (for example, I have dozens upon dozens  
more cool Amazing Spider-Man, Avengers, Albedo, Aliens, etc...) please ask
me for what you don't see here and I will sell them to you for quite a good
deal, especially since nobody else will get a chance to give me a better
offer on what you want.

The comics listed here are all near mint to mint, all are bagged in shiny
polypropylene bags with nice white acid free backing boards and will be
shipped in perfect condition.  You can reply to this e-mail address.

Alpha Flight 13  (Wolverine appears)			$10.00 minimum
Amazing Spider-Man 324 (Sabretooth, signed by Eric Larsen) SOLD
		324 (Sabretooth appears)		$10.00
		330 (Punisher appears)			$ 3.00
		331 (Punisher appears)			$ 3.00
		337 (Hobgoblin appears)			$ 3.00
		344 (1st app Carnage)			$ 5.00
		345 (1st full app Carnage)		$ 8.00
		346 (Venom appears)			$ 5.00
		347 (Venom appears)			$ 5.00
	Annual 21					SOLD
	Annual 24 					$ 2.50
	Annual 25 (1st solo Venom story)		$ 5.00 
	Annual 26 (New Warriors, Venom)			$ 4.00
Archer and Armstrong 1 (Barry Smith art)		$ 5.00 (once R.P.)
Atom 29 (1st solo Golden Age Atom app. in Silver Age)	$70.00
Avengers 263 (1st appearance X-factor)			$ 4.00
Batman 442 (1st Tommy drake in Robin costume)		$ 4.00
Batman the Cult 1					$10.00
		2					$ 7.00
Batman Gotham by Gaslight 1				$ 5.00
Batman The Killing Joke 1 (Signed by Brian Bolland!) 	$25.00
Batman Legends of the Dark Knight 1 (blue cover)	$ 4.00
Batman Shadow of the Bat 1 (still in polybag)		$ 5.00
Batman Year One (trade paperback, 1st printing)		$10.00
Cage 1 							$ 2.00
Captain America 110					SOLD
		112					$25.00
Darkhawk 1 (1st appearance and origin Darkhawk)		$12.00
	 2 (Spider-Man and Hobgoblin appear)		$ 8.00
	 3 (Spider-Man and Hobgoblin appear)		$ 8.00
Darkhold 1 (still bagged)				SOLD
Dark Horse Presents 1					SOLD
		    40 					$ 2.50 (once D.H.)
		    43 (Alien c/a)			$ 4.00 (once D.H.)
		    46 (6requel to new Predator II)	$ 3.00 (once D.H.)
                    51 (Frank Miller's Sin City begins) $ 2.50 (once D.H.)
		    52 (Frank Miller's Sin City)	$ 2.50 (once D.H.)
		    53 (Frank Miller's Sin City)	$ 2.50 (once D.H.)
Deathstroke the Terminator 1 (1st printing)		$ 6.00
			   2				$ 4.00
Defenders 125 (Intro New Defenders)			$ 2.00
Eternal Warrior 1 (Miller cover art)			$ 6.00 (once R.P.)
Xref: sparky rec.arts.comics.marketplace:4287 misc.forsale:34184 fl.forsale:268
From: scs@lokkur.dexter.mi.us (Steve Simmons)
Subject: Re: SANDMAN:Lucien's Library
Organization: Inland Sea
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 92 00:19:58 GMT

OK, since two different folks [in rec.arts.comics.misc] have asked about
Fermat's Last Theorem, it's time to tell this told-to-me-as-true story:

It seems this very well-know mathmatician was invited to give the
keynote address at a relatively unknown conference.  When asked what
the topic would be, the mathematician told the conference organizers it
would be a proof of Fermat's Last Theorem -- but they shouldn't tell
anyone.  As a ruse, they should list a specific different topic which
he suggested.

The day of the conference came, the mathematician gets off the plane,
comes to the conference, goes to the podium and . . . talks about the
topic they had listed.  The conference organizers wait with bated
breath through the entire talk, and he never once even hints about
Fermat's Last Theorem.

After the talk, they approach him and ask what's going on.

"Oh," he says, "I always do that.  Someday my plane will crash on the
way to one of these things, and everyone will always wonder . . . "
-- 
"When Dexter's on the Internet,    | "Make me taste like things I've never
 can Hell be far behind?"          |  tasted before!"  Mr Peanut to Candied
      scs@lokkur.dexter.mi.us	   |  Bergen in `Caramel Knowledge'
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.misc,rec.arts.comics.xbooks,rec.arts.comics.strips
From: tyg@quip.eecs.umich.edu (Tom Galloway)
Subject: Re: Happy Squid Appreciation Day -- the SQUIDDIES are here!
Organization: Interleaf
Date: Sun, 3 Jan 1993 04:06:20 GMT

In article <1993Jan3.032922.13765@netcom.com> dani@netcom.com (Dani Zweig) writes:
>Can anyone be persuaded to do a year-in-review?  Every year, when the
>results are posted, I bruise my forehead by repeatedly going "I forgot
>that *that* came out just last year!"

Unless someone beats me to it, I'll snarf the list of gns and mini-series
which has been posted over on GEnie for their Thunderbolt awards and post
them. However, due to various system matters, I won't be able to do this
until later this week, so if anyone wants to do it before then, no problem
here.

>>10. Favorite team of characters
>Do the Endless qualify?  They have a collective name, powers, funny costumes,
>and angst.

They've gotten votes in the past...of course, this means that Swoon, Snuff,
and whatever the Judge now goes by also are eligible.

Side note: also later this week I'll post an analysis of results over the
past three years of Squiddies for those categories where the pool of 
nominees can include repeats (in other words, it doesn't make much sense
to do Best New Series results as combined over three years).

One other note: Thanks are due to Roger for taking on the burden of running
the Squiddies this year, and the usual thanks and recognition to those
who have done it in the past; originator Ellen Eades, Ryan Mathews, and
Mickey McCarter.

"The voters have spoken, the bastards..."--unknown
tyg   tyg@hq.ileaf.com
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.misc
From: cliffr@pyuxf.uucp (25347-roberts)
Subject: NY Convention
Organization: Bellcore, Livingston, NJ
Distribution: na
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 92 21:12:19 GMT

The NY convention at the Javits center has been mentioned a few 
times, but does anyone have dates and particulars.  If so,
please post them.

thanks,
cliff
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.misc
From: mcmahan@cs.unca.edu (Scott McMahan -- Genesis mailing list owner)
Subject: Re: Fave Fabian? (was Re: Fave Writers)
Organization: University of North Carolina at Asheville
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL5
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 22:11:18 GMT

Cthulhu's Jersey Epopt (cje@gandalf.rutgers.edu) wrote:
: >> Fabian Nicieza  -- New Warriors
: I don't think he's bad, but I don't think he's any better than average.
: What have I missed?

Recent NW issues... 

:)

Seriously, NW is a great book, probably the best thing coming out
of Marvel now. (The Avengers may be tied with it) He's got some
good story ideas, and a nice non-X-men playpen title in which he
can follow them through. Without constant crossover interruptions and 
dictated storylines to satisfy the marketing people :)

Scott


Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.misc
From: panda@Micor.OCUnix.on.ca (Elizabeth Holden)
Subject: Re: MISC: I'm bored - gimme something to read
Organization: M.B. Cormier INC.
Date: Sat, 26 Dec 92 09:08:30 EST

jrd@frame.com (James Drew) writes:

Re Spawn:
> I'd peg it as truly mid-line.  The first four issues were average, with
> exceptional coloring; the 5th issue was crap; the 6th was slightly below
> average.  The coloring and the promise of the writers to come keeps me
> buying it; McFarlane's caricature-artwork does not.

I really don't care about the colouring but so far the only reason I'm 
buying it is in hope of better from Miller & Moore.  And even, I suppose, 
from MacFarlane.  Otherwise this is pointless and mindless so far and I'm 
embarrassed to have bought a couple of issues. (But not every 
embarrassed.)

Shamelessly,
Elizabeth
From: ted4646@rigel.tamu.edu (cartoon boy)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.misc
Subject: Re: SANDMAN: Christmas with Delirium (Spoiler?)
Date: 27 Dec 1992 14:26 CST
Organization: Texas A&M University, Academic Computing Services
Distribution: na
NNTP-Posting-Host: rigel.tamu.edu
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    

In article <lsmith.725417475@mega>, lsmith@mega.cs.umn.edu (Lance "Squiddie" Smith) writes...
>Anyway back to misleading blurbos. Here's what I have for the description
>of Sandman #46:
> 
>"In Part 6 of Brief Lives, Dream and Delirium search in the land of Pharaohs
> to question the Sphinx and others in their quest for Destruction, their
> missing sibling."
> 
>(I think that's the same as appeared in Direct Currents. I'm taking it out 
> of a distributor's preview catalog. Yes, I carry them with me. No, I have
> no life to speak of.)

It probably was a typo.  They might have meant for this blurb to be for part
7 of BL and substituted the number six for seven (try to diagram that sentence!
I dare ya!  :)  After all, we've seen printing/coloring errors in this 
storyline.

It looks like Del and Dream are about to travel again, and they might search
out the Sphinx that Bast suggests.  

(*SPOILER*):

In Comic Shop News (or is that Comic Scene News?), BL #8 has the search for 
Destruction coming to a close with a family feud.  

>Is any of that true? Delirium didn't search anywhere. Morpheus talked to Bast
>within a dream. No one talked to the Sphinx. OK, the missing sibling is De-
>struction, so they got that much right.

I guess the lost city of Bast could have been the land o'pharaohs...


just a few random thoughts from thomas, aka ted4646@rigel.tamu.edu

Stupid things to say in the Star Wars Universe:
#4:  "Hey guys, let's follow the _Falcon_ into that asteroid field!"

Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.misc
From: lsmith@myria.cs.umn.edu (Lance "Squiddie" Smith)
Subject: Re: SANDMAN:Lucien's Library
Organization: The Bored Squids of the Poor
Distribution: na
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 22:34:12 GMT

In article <1pnrv7n@lynx.unm.edu> rkelly@carina.unm.edu (Robert Kelly) writes:

>--The Biography of Leonard Peltier, of Gertrude Stein, of Harvey Milk.
>	(If you don't know who these people are, go look'em up).

Just after I read this I saw a sniglet in the local paper that Robin
Williams is being cast as Harvey Milk in an upcoming movie based on
Milk's life. Hmmmm. I think I'll stick with the original documentary.

>--Lobo's Repent and Conversion into a Homocidal Lesbian Terrorist, by 
>	Dianne DiMassa and Simon Bisley, unedited, printed by anyone
>	else but Time-Warner.

Couldn't we just kill him instead? Oh wait! They just did that. Maybe we 
could move the Lobo titles to Eclipse so that they never come out.

>--The Annotated Sandman, bound and printed by "reputable literary firm," 
>	foreward by Gaiman, illustrated by Kelly Jones and Dave McKean.

Can I do the footnotes? 

----------------------------
  Lance "Cr2O3.2H2O" Smith | "Oh, you can have any room you want. No one stops
    (lsmith@cs.umn.edu)    |  here since the new highway went in. I just turn
  Growing old is mandatory |  on the light to make sure it works. Let me get 
   Growing up is optional  |  you some towels." _Mr Peanut at the Bates Motel_
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.misc
From: jholstei@scott.skidmore.edu (jeremy holstein)
Subject: Look, it's JEH!
Organization: Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs NY
Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1992 17:48:50 GMT

4224_5201@uwovax.uwo.ca (John LaRocque) writes:
> As with you. All Jack ever wanted was the return of his art, and he didn't 
> even get that. What a shame. Maybe I should start a new cause - based on
> comments Howard Chaykin made in numerous interviews - like Comics 75.
> "Comics are shit for teenagers to jerk off over and have no relevance 
> whatsoever". He has stated that he wants to write garbage and that

[Ranting deleted]
 
> Jack Kirby is nothing but a construction worker. He is a hack.

[More deleted] 
> companies. Comics = toothpaste = construction work = blow jobs = beer =
> shit.

[even more deleted.]

> Marvel, DC, Image, Aardvark-Vanaheim, Coors Beer - what't the fucking 
> difference. 

[rant,rant,rant]
 
> going to tell them - bigtime. comics = shit. think about it.

This reminds me SO much of James Henderson.  Sort of an ANTI-James
Henderson.  DEFENDER OF THE ANTI-FANBOY!!!!  

One central point here, John.  I agree that you overstate your
opinions and therefore invite flames, and, believe it or not, I
actually think there is SOME truth to what you say (albeit a grain of
truth, not the whole shabang), but there's just one strange
thing about your arguments.

If these comics are such shit, then WHY DO YOU READ THEM?  WHY DO YOU
BOTHER TO BECOME SO PASSIONATE ABOUT SHIT THAT YOU WANT TO POST? 
Sorry, it just struck me as strange.  Most people here seem to enjoy
the medium and enjoy talking about its strengths and flaws.  You seem
to want to condemn the medium altogether as hack-work.  This is true
in some cases, but certainly not in ALL.

-- 
This is my sig file.
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.misc
From: dani@netcom.com (Dani Zweig)
Subject: Re: SANDMAN:Lucien's Library
Organization: Netcom Online Communications Services (408-241-9760 login: guest)
Date: Sun, 27 Dec 1992 09:05:39 GMT

cwagner@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Christian Wagner):
>>>What books do YOU want to read out of Lucien's Library.  Let's assume
>>>he's got a comic book section and an AV department too.
>...
>The rest of A Distant Soil

Look at the record.  We have half the story in the original series.  Then
we have a retelling of a third of the story in the GN.  Now we've had a
retelling of a fourth of the story in the Aria version...

As you're doubtless aware, this represents a divergent series.  That is,
if Doran proceeds to retell a fifth of the story, then a sixth, etc.,
she will have to produce an infinite number of comics before she runs out
of material, without ever advancing the story beyond where it was the first
time.  Are you sure that's what you want?

-----
Dani Zweig
dani@netcom.com

"One of my favorite games when I was a kid was 'murder/suicide.'
 Dad would show us a photo and ask us, "Is it a murder or a suicide?"
	  --  Colleen Doran
From: goldfarb@ocf.berkeley.edu (David Goldfarb)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.misc
Subject: Re: Annotated Stanley & His Monster #1
Date: 27 Dec 1992 04:20:49 GMT
Organization: The Sinister Icy Black Hand of Death Club
Reply-To: goldfarb@ocf.berkeley.edu (David Goldfarb)
NNTP-Posting-Host: tornado.berkeley.edu
Originator: goldfarb@tornado.berkeley.edu

In article <1992Dec22.230929.2057@netcom.com> solovay@netcom.com (Andrew Solovay) writes:
)
)Re. p. 10, panel 5: Anyone remember what Power Girl's cat's name
)is?

	I don't think they ever gave it an actual name. PG just called it
"My cat", and everyone else called it "that mangy hairball".

	Incidentally, on the substitution of Plastic Man for the Elongated
Man: it's worth mentioning that Phil Foglio did a _Plastic Man_ mini-series
a few years ago.

)Andrew Solovay    

-- 
   David Goldfarb          | 
goldfarb@ocf.berkeley.edu  |      "Hey, mister! Your ninja's dragging!" 
goldfarb@UCBOCF.BITNET     | 
goldfarb@soda.berkeley.edu |
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.misc
From: cblaise@moose.uvm.edu.UUCP (Chris Blaise)
Subject: Re: "Sunk the Lowest" Award for 1992
Originator: cblaise@moose.uvm.edu
Organization: University of Vermont -- Division of EMBA Computer Facility
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 14:05:06 GMT

From article <1992Dec25.225149.7150@utagraph.uta.edu>, by hunter@cse.uta.edu (David Hunter):
> Now that the end of the year is upon us, how about some nominations for
> the book that has sunk the lowest for this past year?  That is, the
> book that has fallen off the most in terms of quality (however you
> want to define that.)  My nomination goes to a Marvel book (of
> course):  Fantastic Four.  Ugh.  

	A resounding "YES!".  From bad to worse...blech.  

Other stories of shame:

 Xmen, UXmen, etc. - I actually was buying them at the beginning of the year
for Lee's art and the stories were at least OK.  Xecutioner's Song just
totally turned me off.

 Superman - Was dropping in quality before his death.  Another book that
 I was buying more or less religiously in Jan and dropped when the 
 "death rumors" were confirmed.

 I guess that's all I can really cite as being dissapointing to me.  I
 had dropped a whole load of them at the end of 1991 and the pile just
 gets smaller (hell, I can count the comics I collect on 1 hand!)

 TTYL
 Chris

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