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From: kamg@ecf.toronto.edu (KAM GREGORY K)
Subject: Re: Quarter Bin
Organization: University of Toronto, Engineering Computing Facility
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 17:30:30 GMT

In article <stantbat.727753072@vincent1.iastate.edu> stantbat@iastate.edu (John S Sinnott) writes:
>In <1993Jan22.222708.7508@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU> daw5g@faraday.clas.Virginia.EDU (Vertigo) writes:
>
B
>>  I was sitting here thinking about all the comics I need to
>>find to complete some valueless series that I enjoy and I was
>>wondering if anyone has ever considered setting up a mailing
>>list for people looking for comics in quarter bins.  It seems
>>to me that someone on the west coast must be looking for cheap
>>New Gods just as hard as I'm looking for cheap Infinity Inc.
>>It wouldn't take that much effort for us to look through our
>>local quarter bins and trade off.  Is there anyone interested
>>and capable of setting up this kind of list?
>
>I like the idea.  (Of course, around here they are 50 cent bins.  But that's
>beside the point.)  I wonder how many people would be willing to search
>through boxes of comics without any hope of making a profit?  I assume 
>people would upload thier want lists, but what if I find your Infinity Incs
>and buy them, and it turns out you no longer want them.  What about 
>differances in grading.  WHat if I find 3 of the comics you want, are you 
>willing to pay $1.50 plus $2.50 postage for them?
>
>I know I'm sounding negative, but I like the idea.  Whenever I travel, I stop
>at all the new Comic stores I encounter and have a wonderful time digging
B
>through the 'cheap boxes'.  I've found some great deals there too.  I'm just
>not sure how it would work over the net.
>
>-John

Sorry, but I don't think this will work (of course you could try).

But imagine 5 or 6 people, each with their own want lists as well as the
problems listed above (i.e. the original person already got the books).

They you add on shipping costs, etc and I think everyone would end up
losing in the end.  For most people, I think it's hard enough to keep
up with our own want lists.

Of course I could be wrong, but I think that it would be cheaper to:

a) Wait until you find a comic for a price that you'd like to pay 
b) Fork over the $1.25 and buy it for 'guide' price.

Greg

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From: gwd@unislc.uucp (Greg Davis)
Subject: Indispensable Calvin & Hobbes for sale
Organization: Unisys Corporation SLC
Distribution: na
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 16:22:24 GMT

The Indispensable Calvin and Hobbes, 8 and 1/2 by 11 softcover,
retail price $12.95, yours for $8.00 (which includes postage in US).

This includes the cartoons from The Revenge of the Baby-Sat and
Scientific Progress Goes "Boink".

These are new, in perfect condition.  And I have ten of them.
-- 
Gregory W. Davis
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322 North 2200 West           |  UUCP: ...!{sun, uunet}!unislc!gwd
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From: gt3617a@cc.gatech.edu (GRIZZLE)
Subject: Re: Wanted: Matt Wagner's MAGE #6
Reply-To: gt3617a@cc.gatech.edu (GRIZZLE)
Organization: College of Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 23:56:52 GMT

In article <sterbenc-220193134824@150.130.23.185> sterbenc@ivhs.mot.com (Joe Sterbenc) writes:
>
>BTW: I've heard so many false MAGE2 rumours that I gave up and quit
>looking for it. Did Matt Wagner ever write this series?

No!

Matt Wagoner hasn't written Mage The Hero Defined.  He wrote an interlude
that was included at the end of Mage The Hero Discovered vol III collection
from Starblaze graphics published by Donning.

I don't know if ti was orginally included in a Grendel comic or not.  For 
more information on what happened to Mage, Grendel, and the Comico bank-
rupcy refer to Grendel War Child #1 the Arter Words Section.

By the way insn't Mage #6 the first appearence of Grendel?
					
					-Jon Grizzle (gt3617a@cc.gatech.edu)
From: kuryakin@bcstec.ca.boeing.com (Rick Pavek)
Subject: Alexander Wolkow
Organization: Boeing Computer Services
Distribution: su
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 18:03:46 GMT

Alex, I'm having trouble sending email to you.  Please send me your current 
address.  You might also check sovcom.kiae.su to see that it knows your
address, as well.

Sorry for the bandwidth.

Rick

-- 
Rick Pavek                       | Never ask a droid to outdo its program.
kuryakin@bcstec.ca.boeing.com    |           
Seattle, WA                      |   It wastes your time
                                 |          and annoys the droid.  
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From: jcowling@ophelia.UVic.CA (Scowling Jim Cowling)
Subject: Howard Beach, please contact me!
Organization: University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 93 07:20:06 GMT

Howard, I've tried to contact you re: Doomsday and Masterpieces boxes, but
mail has bounced to you at (wwolf@zooid.guid.org).  I'd be willing to take
the $170 you offered for two boxes of each.

If you're still interested, my address is:

Jim Cowling
2232 Windsor Road
Victoria, BC
V8S 3C9
Canada

Please e-mail me regarding your decision.  Thanks!

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Scowling Jim Cowling (The Merchant of Menace)
Creative Writing Department, University of Victoria (opinions disassociated)
GEnie:  J.COWLING	Internet:  jcowling@ophelia.UVic.CA
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From: vcz40@jester.usask.ca (Vanessa C. Zondervan)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.marketplace
Subject: Dark Knight signed hardcover
Date: 26 Jan 1993 06:57:40 GMT
Organization: University of Saskatchewan
NNTP-Posting-Host: jester.usask.ca
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I have been informed by e-mail that the guide price for the Dark Knight
Hardcover is $250.00. When I conveyed this to the person I am advertising
the book for (who does work in a comic store, and knew the guide price),
his response was that the Guide shows prices of only PREVIOUSLY
OPENED/READ issues, and that, as with models, toys, and other
collectibles, a TOTALLY UNREAD, STILL IN THE FACTORY PLASTIC copy of a
collectable comic/book is worth much more than the Guide's top price of an
opened one.

I hope that clears up some confusion (it did for me).
From: jcowling@ophelia.UVic.CA (Scowling Jim Cowling)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.marketplace
Subject: Re: Marvel Masterpiece Set with Bonus Cards
Date: 27 Jan 93 07:52:07 GMT
Organization: University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada

In article <26JAN199320372409@zeus.tamu.edu> shb0856@zeus.tamu.edu (BOSTON, SCOTT H) writes:
>What is the cheapest you can get the Marvel Masterpiece set with Bonus
>Cards?   

I don't know.  But someone could always buy mine off me.

Official sale notice:

Marvel Masterpices full set:
		100 card set, in 9-pocket pages
		all 5 Spectra cards

Hmm.  Lessee.  First offer of $45.00 gets it.

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Scowling Jim Cowling (The Merchant of Menace)
Creative Writing Department, University of Victoria (opinions disassociated)
GEnie:  J.COWLING	Internet:  jcowling@ophelia.UVic.CA

"They'll pay to know what they really think."
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From: kamg@ecf.toronto.edu (KAM GREGORY K)
Subject: Re: Superman books and cards for sale
Organization: University of Toronto, Engineering Computing Facility
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 17:32:36 GMT

In article <stantbat.727753667@vincent1.iastate.edu> stantbat@iastate.edu (John S Sinnott) writes:
>In <poole.727742101@eugene> poole@convex.com (Ricky Poole) writes:
>
B
>>Superman(bagged)75      $2.50 2nd print
>
>There is not a 2nd printing of the polybagged Superman 75, or did I miss
>something?
>
>-John Sinnott
>


Nope, there is definitely no 2nd print of Superman #75 bagged.

Greg
From: rhr9081@hertz.njit.edu (Ray Rich)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.marketplace
Subject: SUPERMAN, IMAGE, VALIANT AUCTION
Date: 21 Jan 93 20:52:19 GMT
Organization: New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, N.J.


	Raymond H. Rich
	rhr9081@hertz.njit.edu

Terms of the Auction:
1. Whole dollar increments only, please.
2. Bidding will continue until 3 days pass without a new bid.  These      
	three days will be noted with "GOING ONCE", "GOING TWICE",
	and the closing of the auction "GONE!"
3. Bids will be taken via e-mail and bidders will be assigned numbers.
4. High bids will be posted daily until auction ends.
5. I pay shipping.
6. Comics are in NM condition and sealed in original polybags with
	inserts where applicable.

ITEMS UP FOR BID: 

Lot # 1:
ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN # 497 - Doomsday Issue
SUPERMAN # 75 - Black Polybag, Death of Superman
SUPERMAN, THE MAN OF STEEL # 19 - Doomsday Issue
						Bidding Starts At $35.00

Lot # 2:
CYBERFORCE # 1 - With Coupon    
						Bidding Starts At $6.00

Lot # 3:
BLOODSHOT # 1 - Chromium Cover	
						Bidding Starts At $7.00
From: zardoz@sycom.mi.org (David Lillard)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.marketplace
Subject: Star Trek cards for sale
Date: 21 Jan 93 14:57:24 GMT
Organization: Michigan Information eXchange
X-BBS-Software: EXCELSIOR! V0.976

Someone just posted offering both of these sets for $25 + shipping.  I'm 
willing (actually pleased) to offer both Series I and II for only $15.00
plus shipping.  Hey, Jim, want to join in?  8*)

BTW, this is an *actual* offer.  I also have the Inaugural (beautiful) set
at  $7.50 each + shipping. Best, Dave.
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From: bryan@eggneb.astro.ucla.edu (Bryan LittleField )
Subject: ***************** Comic Sale Deal ****************
Organization: UCLA Dept of Astronomy
Date: 25 Jan 93 23:50:45 PST

I'm selling ALL the following for $6.00 + S&H .....
 
These comics are from movies, cartoons, tv shows or video games....
 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bill & Ted, Excellent Adventures #1-2
The Destroyer (LTD)              #1
Double Dragon (LTD)              #1-4
G.I. Joe Special Missions        #1
G.I. Joe and the Transformers    #1
Howard The Duck                  #1 (Movie Adapt)
Johnny Quest                     #1
Man From Atlantis                #1 (Fn)(From TV show)
Micronauts V.2                   #16(Secret Wars II)
Thunder Cats                     #1
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
First one to respond gets them ....
 
--Bryan
  bryan@eggneb.astro.ucla.edu
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Subject: Recommendations...
From: <WTQ@psuvm.psu.edu>
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 16:58:54 EST
Organization: Penn State University

Can anyone recommend a good mail order company where I can purchase plastic
covers and acid free boards?  Thanks...

-REID-   (Appl/Sys/Analyst - Penn State)
From: maguire@zappa.jpl.nasa.gov (Kevin Maguire)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.misc
Subject: Re: IMAGE: Jim Valentino -- what's the deal?
Followup-To: rec.arts.comics.misc
Date: 22 Jan 1993 00:00:57 GMT
Organization: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: 128.149.100.151

In article <1jcf7rINNmdl@mozz.unh.edu>, mre@kepler.unh.edu (MikE '93)
wrote:
> 
> In article <1993Jan11.084055.615@lmpsbbs.comm.mot.com> stailey@comm.mot.com writes:
> > Valentino has been around for a long time. His self-titled comic book
> > was a great success, as well as his revival of the GUARDIANS OF THE
> 
> Okay, you piqued my curiosity.  What's the name of this "self-titled" series?
> ("Jim Valentino's...")

It was called _Valentino_ and was one of those bio-books like _Peep Show_, 
_Yummy Fur_, _Big Thing_, _American Splendor_, etc, except that it didn't
focus on unpleasant aspects of the subject's life (Colin Upton excepted
from preceding juvenile crack).

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Kevin Maguire                       No, not THAT Kevin Maguire
maguire@zappa.jpl.nasa.gov          I'm a rocket scientist, not an artist
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From: ast2r@faraday.clas.Virginia.EDU (Andrew Symons Troth)
Subject: Re: DC: coloring
Organization: University of Virginia
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 17:53:24 GMT

Digital Chameleon is headed by Lovern Kindzierski.

cheers,
	ast

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From: lac@mars.tsd.arlut.utexas.edu (Lloyd Chalfant)
Subject: Re: lsh #41
Organization: Applied Research Laboratories, University of Texas at Austin.
Distribution: rec
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 15:57:55 GMT


>   Maybe one of the long-time readers can answer something for me. In
>   this issue Alya Ranzz Jr. has the power to alter the mass of objects,
>   while Alya Ranzz Sr. throws lighting. Why are their powers different?

In a nutshell, Dream Girl modified her powers *way back* (why? I'm not
sure - I think because she took Lightning Lad's place and then he came back
so she had to have a different power).  Then during the all-out war with
the Legion of Super-Villains (why do I feel slightly silly just typing that?)
at the start of the third series, Ayla was zapped one too many times by her
brother Mekt and she reverted back.  Her personality became more aggressive
too but then I guess getting to zap the sh*t out of people does that to
you.
--
 **************
 <Nothing clever on this sig line>
From: tara@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Lady Johanna Constantine)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.misc
Subject: Re: Rubies
Keywords: rubies, of course
Date: 27 Jan 93 05:29:59 GMT
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana

apn207s@momth1.maths.monash.edu.au (Mr A Dempster) writes:

>Is it just me or does that thing Dream is wearing at the end of #47 look 
>suspiciously like his ruby? I assume it isn't, so is it another one of these
>'dream-stones' we keep hearing about (e.g. the Porpentine and the thing Nuala
>has)?

I'd put my money on a colour seperator error.

Don't forget to put "Sandman" in your subject line so them what
don't like us (now who might possibly not want to read threads on Sandman?
It boggles the mind) don't ahve to be unpleasantly suprised by us, and them
what do will know to read your post IMMEDIATELY as it pertains to one of
our favourite topics.


LJC
-- 
Lady Johanna Constantine* Tales and dreams are the shadow-truths that will
tara@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu   * endure when mere facts are dust, and ashes, and
Disclaimer - huh?       * forgot.      -Dream of the Endless (and Neil G.)
LJC of the Net.Trenchcoat.brigade (Hi Elmo ;)
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From: cornwall@bach.udel.edu (Ray J Cornwall)
Subject: Re: Spawn #6 and #7
Organization: University of Delaware
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 22:54:14 GMT

In article <27JAN199323210320@venus.tamu.edu> dpn9407@venus.tamu.edu (Moldragon) writes:
>I found the storyline in these two issues of Spawn to be the worst yet in the 
>run of the series. 
Sure was. But then, think about it- it was the worst out of three
stories, and it still wasn't BAD. Just the worst.
I enjoyed the issues, but not as much as I did the first five. 
Besides, the hint about how Spawn died was great. I would bet anything
that Al Simmons is the guy who killed Spawn...Besides, wasn't it the
slightest bit neat that Spawn doesn't know all his powers, and he's
afraid to use them cause they'll run out? It's not
ground-breaking,mind you, just neat.

Ray Cornwall
U of Delaware

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From: dhenry@plains.NoDak.edu (David R. Henry)
Subject: Re: Sandman -- Brief Lives 7
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 05:44:08 GMT
Organization: North Dakota Higher Education Computing Network

>BTW, any1 know if she [Lady J. Constantine] ever *was* mentioned in an HB?  I
>have them all
>(well, almost :) sitting right here, but I don't feel like going thru
>'em right now...  

Nope. The L.JC is a purely Sandman creation. If I remember my Hellblazer
trivia well enough, outside of the Hellblazer Annual, Delano didn't have
much to do with the supposed "curse of the Constantines," most of which
is Gaiman's doing, which Ennis has slurped up, along with his Gaimanized
Hell...

Me, I'm just happy having found out that the real Kon-stan-tyn of ol'
England was involved in the meeting where the Church voted to agree that
there is a Trinity... Revelation through Diplomacy! Convert now!

"The situation has progressed beyond 'Oh, shit,' to 'Goddman it all!'"
		--Richard Darwin

		
-- 
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My mind is a jackal.--Richard Darwin // What was the question? --Kate Bush
"All you of Earth are IDIOTS!"-P9fOS // Thanks... for the memories.--Rogue
dhenry@plains.nodak.edu * ud137927@ndsuvm1.bitnet * ud137927@vm1.nodak.edu
Organization: Masters student, Information Networking Institute, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
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Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 11:24:18 -0500 
From: Edward Liu <el24+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: Info on upcoming comics

Does anybody out there have any information about when (or if)
the following comics are coming out?

   _Concrete_:  In _Fragile Creature_ #4, Paul Chadwick said that
	Concrete would be coming out monthly again, starting from
	issue 11.  I thought he said that it would be starting in
	November, but that didn't happen.  Or did it and I just missed it?

   _Wrapped in Plastic_:  This is for my roommate, who's a rabid
	"Twin Peaks" fan.  I've heard alternately that it was coming
	out in December or that it was already out by November.
	Which (if any) is right?

   Thanks!

-- Ed
Edward C. Liu		|  "Why is it that whenever Cerebus finally gets a
el24+@andrew.cmu.edu	|   straight answer from someone, it only makes
(E-L, not E-One)	|   him more confused?"
			|	-- Dave Sim, _Cerebus: Church & State I_
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From: kogutt@ucsu.Colorado.EDU (THE SCAVENGER STRIKES BACK)
Subject: Re: Did Ya' Notice in Future Imperfect
Organization: University of Colorado, Boulder
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 06:22:48 GMT

I haven't seen anyone mention it:

On the shelf with urns on it, one bottle is labelled, "B.Eden", who of course
was Robin Williams' predesesor in geniedom.


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From: daq@fc.hp.com (Doug Quarnstrom)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.misc
Subject: Re: Who is Spawn?
Date: 26 Jan 93 22:20:48 GMT
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Organization: SPUGE
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 SE Sun Vienna Va. (fritz@titanic.East.Sun.COM) wrote:
: 
: Also, what is the general opinion of this book?  After
: reading 6 and 7, I had to wonder how they attracted
: these high caliber writers to this book.

What a wonderfully good question.  It was probably money.

doug
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From: gls@windmill.ATT.COM (Visit the Colonel)
Subject: Re: Say good night, Dick
Organization: Save the Dodoes Foundation
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 01:34:36 GMT

In <1k49ncINNpim@bigboote.WPI.EDU>, mikecap@wpi.WPI.EDU writes:
> In article <C1H3nu.339@cmcl2.nyu.edu> silbrmnd@acf3.nyu.edu writes:
> 
> >BTW what do you call a pkd fan?  A Dickian?  A Dickhead?  *8-)
> 
> I prefer Dickopolitan.  :)

Around here they're called ad-dicks.

-:-
	"Tonight we must get ready to take on a despot of the
	 animalist establishment, a cruel, sadistic man who has
	 soaked his hands in the blood of countless innocents."
	"WHO?"
	"The COLONEL!"
-- 
Col. G. L. Sicherman
gls@windmill.att.COM
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From: modrall@world.std.com (Mark W Modrall)
Subject: Squadron Supreme
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
Distribution: usa
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 18:46:09 GMT

as i recall, the squadron was originally supposed to be an alternate-
earth avengers... in their first appearance, they didn't have nearly
so many blatant JLA wannabies... the major salient feature about them
was that they were all villans in the "normal" universe... this was,
as i said, around issue 90 of the avengers which would have been
very early 70's/late 60's if i'm not mistaken... 

in fact, the avengers at the time (wanda, quicksilver, and i think
maybe hawkeye) don't even know that they're in an alternate universe
until they go back to Avengers Mansion (i don't think they called it that,
but the same building existed in the Squad universe, and it was being used
for the same thing)... they go barging in and are immediately attacked as
intruders... the avengers see all of these supposed villans and say "how did
they get into our house?"  the usual fight until somebody clues in scene
follows...

the JLA accoutrements were added when they were used in the defenders later
on, i believe...

-mark
From: aph31361@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Aaron Hawkins)
Subject: Sisters of Sandman
Summary: It, ah say, it's a pun, son
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 01:19:21 GMT

I realize the last thing this group needs is another Sandman thread,
but has anyone else noticed how every Black woman who appears in the
book ends up kind'a dead?  I'll be the first to admit they're all 
good characters, but still:

Nada goes on a quest to find the mysterious stranger, and refuses Dream
(showing much more sense than him in the process), but at the end of
her story she winds up not just dead, but in hell for 10,000 years.

Maisy, from _A Game of You_, accepts Wanda for who she is where Wanda's
family doesn't, but she ends up killed when the building goes boom.

Ruby, the driver in _Brief Lives_, stands up to Dream and gets to stay
in the motel, but...well, you get the idea.

Any bets on the future health and safety of Didi's pal, Mrs. Robbins?

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From: arromdee@jyusenkyou.cs.jhu.edu (Ken Arromdee)
Subject: Re: LSH #41
Organization: Johns Hopkins University CS Dept.
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 02:11:03 GMT

In article <1993Jan26.180942.12704@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU> ast2r@faraday.clas.Virginia.EDU (Andrew Symons Troth) writes:
>And Garth and Ayla are fraternal twins, not identical (which you might
>guess from their differing genders :) ). Their hair has always been a little
>different; look at the old Adventures. Garth is more blond, Ayla is more red.

They screwed it up all the way back to the old Adventures.  Both Garth and
Alya have been shown with hair ranging all the way from reddish-orange to
blonde.

(Incidentally, with Profem around, different genders does not have to imply
fraternal twins, especially since all the other twins on the planet are
identical.)
--
"On the first day after Christmas my truelove served to me...  Leftover Turkey!
On the second day after Christmas my truelove served to me...  Turkey Casserole
    that she made from Leftover Turkey.
[days 3-4 deleted] ...  Flaming Turkey Wings! ...
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