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From: cliffr@pyuxf.uucp (25347-roberts)
Subject: Image auctin
Organization: Bellcore, Livingston, NJ
Distribution: na
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 92 13:31:24 GMT


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

Item #1:

CYBERFORCE #1

Current Bid: $4.25  P.S.  ** GOING TWICE **
---------------------------------------------------------------------

Item #2:

WILDCATS #2

Current Bid: $3.00 N.B.  ** GOING TWICE **
---------------------------------------------------------------------

Item #3:

SHADOWHAWK #1

Current Bid: $10.00 D.M.  ** GOING ONCE ** 
---------------------------------------------------------------------

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: jchiu@csugrad.cs.vt.edu (James Chiu)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.marketplace
Subject: Re: Hrabinger #1 forsale
Date: 15 Dec 92 08:20:46 GMT
Organization: Virginia Tech Computer Science Dept, Blacksburg, VA

jcowling@ophelia.UVic.CA (Scowling Jim Cowling) writes:
> In article <Bz9sxu.Mz7@acsu.buffalo.edu> v2298ps2@ubvmsd.cc.buffalo.edu (Chia Sing G Day) writes:
> >
> >	The title says it all. I have a spear copy of Harbinger #1 forsale.
> >I'm asking for $120-$115. E-Mail me if anyone is interested.
> 
> You've got to be kidding me.
> 
Current highest price that is sold is a little less than a hundred, 
NOT OVER, but a bit less. (According to Wizard and CVM)
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From: wsm26@cas.org (Wayne Mills)
Subject: Re: Overstreet Update to Cease
Organization: Chemical Abstracts Service
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 15:50:18 GMT

Don't panic.  According to Advance Comics, Overstreet's Price Guide
Update is ending.  But in it's place you'll find Overstreet's Comic
Book Market #1.  It is a merger of the OPGU and the Comic Book Marketplace
publications if I recall correctly.  I don't know if AC mentioned if
OCBM will be issued monthly or not.  CBM was monthly, so it's more 
likely then that the merged publication will also be monthly.

CBM is fairly interesting.  I think the resultant merged publication will 
be something you'll want to get each time it hits the stands.

---------------
Wayne Mills
BITNET: <wsm26@cas.bitnet>  or  <wsm26%cas.bitnet@cunyvm.cuny.edu>
INTERNET: wsm26@cas.org
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From: schmid@euler.math.rpi.edu (David Anthony Schmidt)
Subject: Superman Comics for Sale or Trade
Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1992 17:46:15 GMT

I have the following Superman related comics for sale or trade:

DC Comics Presents (Superman Team Ups):
          2-4,6,8,10,12-15,17-22,24,28,30-32,34-58,59,60-70,72,Annual 1,2
Action Comics
	  536,544

Most of these are NM and all are VF or better. I would like to sell or trade 
the whole lot: If trade, for equal Overstreet
Value; If cash a very reasonable price indeed as long as you take all or most
of them.  Anyone interested e-mail me.

					Dave Schmidt





Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.marketplace
From: achiang@leland.Stanford.EDU (Antony Edwin Chiang)
Subject:  SUPERMAN #75 (COLLECTORS) AUCTION
Organization: DSG, Stanford University, CA 94305, USA
Distribution: na
Date: Sat, 19 Dec 92 03:22:19 GMT

*********   COMIC BOOK AUCTION   ******************

Item #1:

SUPERMAN #75 (COLLECTORS EDITION)

 Current Bid: 

---------------------------------------------------------------------
ALL books are MT/NM and have full coupons intact.
Minimum bid is $15.00
ALL future bids should be made 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 taken each day, but Sat & Sun don't count.

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

email all bids to : achiang@leland.stanford.edu
Tony


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From: sward@agsm.ucla.edu (Sidne Gail Ward)
Subject: Re: superman
Date: 11 Dec 92 22:34:49 PST

gerry@eng.umd.edu (Gerald Emil Shukert) writes:

>what I meant to say was, what has Supes death done for sales of back
>issues, has the PRICES (sorry-not distribution) of back issue Superman
>books gone up.  The only reason I ask because usually the present has

I was helping a dealer at a convention this past weekend (The monthly	
LA comic convention - about 120 tables) and there is absolutely *no*
increased interest in Superman books from 1938-1992 (pre S:TMOS #17). 
The dealer I was helping has large stock of silver age Superman titles
and a smattering of golden age and more modern stuff.  No one bought or
asked about a single book outside of the Doomsday storyline who wasn't a
regular buyer of the books before the hype started.  He also has a mail	
order business and a yellow page ad and no one has called about any other
Superman books.

If anyone else has any different experiences, I'd like to hear about them.

Sidne Ward

sward@agsm.ucla.edu
Organization: Penn State University
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1992 23:07:44 EST
From: <GPS108@psuvm.psu.edu>
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.marketplace
Subject: Answer to Superman #75

Multitudes of people who have been away from comics or have never read comics
want Superman #75.  Most people who read comics would not recommend this by a
longshot as being representative of the quality comics can achieve.  Store
owners want to sell it, but also want their customers to think highly of comics
so that they will return for more.  What is the answer?
One local store in Hazleton, PA named Golden Unicorn Comics has a solution
which I have unlimited praise for.  First of all, everyone who ordered one in
advance got it, of course.  But the only way it is being sold to other
customers is as part of a value pack.  A bag of comics which includes Supes #75
and various other titles chosen by the store owner.  And at a fair price of
$30.00 (up from $20.00 2 weeks ago) considering all the comics included.  This
is the perfect everybody-wins situation.  The store can generate the extra
profits made available by the situation, and the new-to-comics consumers can
actually enjoy some comics if f the store owner has made good choices.  This is
how every store should be selling this comic!
                                                     ---Eric
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From: cgarnett@unix.amherst.edu (Craig Garnett)
Subject: Where's the charter for this group?
Organization: Amherst College
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL7]
Date: Sat, 19 Dec 1992 05:13:06 GMT

Is there one? Just wondering...

-C
From: mjensen@cs.utexas.edu (Marc S. Jensen)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.marketplace
Subject: ElfQuest, anyone?
Date: 17 Dec 1992 23:11:15 -0600
Organization: CS Dept, University of Texas at Austin
NNTP-Posting-Host: grit.cs.utexas.edu

Greetings...

I'm trying to find issues 3, 4, and 5 of the original b/w magazine format of
ElfQuest.  If you happen to have some lying around (yeah, right!), or (more
likely) if you've seen 'em in a store somewhere, I'd sure appreciate you
letting me know...

Thanks!

	-Marc
    

Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.marketplace
From: jcowling@ophelia.UVic.CA (Scowling Jim Cowling)
Subject: UNITY AUCTION:  Gregpen@crash, please contact me!
Organization: University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 92 20:39:11 GMT

Gregpen@crash, I have lost your mail address.  I contacted you re: Unity #1
Gold/Platinum auction conclusion, but you have not responded.  Please contact
me before Friday.

-------
Scowling Jim Cowling
Creative Writing Department, University of Victoria (opinions disassociated)
-------
From: robear@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Jay Michael)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.marketplace
Subject: Looking for Innovation title
Date: 15 Dec 92 03:33:27 GMT
Organization: The University of Texas at Austin, Austin TX

I'm looking for Innovation's "Colour of Magic" #1, as it seems that 
the publishers have ran out of them and it is no longer available for
direct order.  If you have any news, please mail me at:

robear@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu

Thanx, Jay

"We prefer the term, GeeCees - Genetically Challenged" - Strong Guy
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.marketplace
From: sewon@lims01.lerc.nasa.gov (WAYNE WONG)
Subject: Re: Which price guide?
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Organization: NASA Lewis Research Center
Date: 15 Dec 1992 12:14 EST  

In article <BzAKEI.6Au@csugrad.cs.vt.edu>, jchiu@csugrad.cs.vt.edu 
(James Chiu) writes...
>   
>  (...Stuff about most shops using CVM, Wizard being realistic and 
>   Overstreet being "way too ridiculously low.  No comic book shop
>   would be insane enough to sell at those prices...")

Hehe,
Good thing everyone else already jumped on this nonsense - saves me the 
trouble.  Just about every shop I frequent uses Overstreet; one uses Wizard 
on recent hot books only.  Personally, I like Overstreet for pricing, but 
use Wizard to keep track of trends.  CVM?  Hah!

 - Wayne.
 =========================================================================
    W     A     Y     N     E     .     A     .     W     O     N     G
 =========================================================================
                                                SEWON@LIMS01.LERC.NASA.GOV
Organization: Penn State University
Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1992 01:27:48 EST
From: <SMB147@psuvm.psu.edu>
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.marketplace
Subject: Rob's idea of a joke (was Re: Supreme)

In article <1992Dec12.045832.28112@nuscc.nus.sg>, eng10039@nusunix1.nus.sg (CHEW
KOK CHOR) says:
>
>   Anyone out there can tell me when Image Comics' Supreme #1 (first
>print) came out ?  I have just bought a copy, the comic shop owner told
>me that it's the first print, but why is there a volume 2 label on it's
>cover ?

The first print is the only print currently for sale.  The reason
it says "volume 2" is an inside joke.  The idea is that the first
volume was already published, and told the tale of him saving the
Earth many times and then flying off.
These stories have not seen print.
          R I K
From: v2298ps2@ubvmsd.cc.buffalo.edu (Chia Sing G Day)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.marketplace
Subject: amazing spiderman #361-#363
Date: 19 Dec 92 02:43:00 GMT
Organization: University at Buffalo
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41

i have a few set of amazing spiderman #361-#363 forsale for $15.00 a set.
it is the first appearence of carnage. all first printing.
e-mail me if interested.
							geo
	v2298ps2@ubvmsd
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From: ggreene@sage.cc.purdue.edu (Geoffrey Greene)
Subject: Swamp Thing
Organization: Purdue University
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 19:27:05 GMT

Anyone got any issues of Swamp Thing they might want to get rid of?
I've just started getting them, so I need just about everything except for
the ones covered in the TPBs.  You might as well respond by mail since
the semester is almost over, Though I will probably read it if it in this
group.




ggreene@sage.cc.purdue.edu
From: bc751@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Howard Z. Shiau)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.marketplace
Subject: Superman 75 auction
Date: 16 Dec 1992 14:20:36 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
Reply-To: bc751@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Howard Z. Shiau)
NNTP-Posting-Host: hela.ins.cwru.edu


Superman 75 collector's edition - High bid $21 GOING TWICE - Bidder #4
Superman 75 newsstand edition - High bid $7 GOING TWICE - Bidder #4

LAST CHANCE!

Howard
-- 
Howard Shiau                       bc751@cleveland.freenet.edu
Cosyde Corporation
From: jcowling@ophelia.UVic.CA (Scowling Jim Cowling)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.marketplace
Subject: Re: Hrabinger #1 forsale
Date: 15 Dec 92 10:01:57 GMT
Organization: University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada

In article <BzAKIn.6DC@csugrad.cs.vt.edu> jchiu@csugrad.cs.vt.edu (James Chiu) writes:
>jcowling@ophelia.UVic.CA (Scowling Jim Cowling) writes:
>> In article <Bz9sxu.Mz7@acsu.buffalo.edu> v2298ps2@ubvmsd.cc.buffalo.edu (Chia Sing G Day) writes:
>> >
>> >	The title says it all. I have a spear copy of Harbinger #1 forsale.
>> >I'm asking for $120-$115. E-Mail me if anyone is interested.
>> 
>> You've got to be kidding me.
>> 
>Current highest price that is sold is a little less than a hundred, 
>NOT OVER, but a bit less. (According to Wizard and CVM)

That's why I said that he's got to be kidding.  The book goes for $90.00 in
Wizard.  A realistic store price on this book is $80.00.  Hence, he shouldn't
be asking for much more than $70.00 for the book (he can ask a high percentage
of the going rate because it's a high-demand item).

$120 is a f***ing ridiculous price.  It's insulting enough to earn the seller
a place in my killfile, so I don't have to read such BS.  But I'll wait until
he replies personally.  

Some people posting prices like this say "Well, it goes for $150 locally!"  My
answer:  sell it locally!  Hell, I can pick up copies of Harbinger #1 for
$90.00 Canadian, and in quantity, just by dropping by the shops in town.

Price reasonably.  Or start up an auction with a low starting bid and let it
go from there.  But, Mr. Chiu, don't insult us.

-------
Scowling Jim Cowling
Creative Writing Department, University of Victoria (opinions disassociated)
-------
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.marketplace
From: wsm26@cas.org (Wayne Mills)
Subject: Re: Image Comics #0---It begins!
Organization: Chemical Abstracts Service
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 17:42:26 GMT

In article <1992Dec14.163227.16472@eng.umd.edu>, gerry@eng.umd.edu (Gerald Emil Shukert) writes:
|> In response to Image #0, shouldn't everyone try to cut all out all the
|> coupons they have because after the deadline the coupons will be
|> worthless and probably the comics anyway???????????
|> 
|> Thankyou,
|> 
|> -gerry
|> 

This has not proven to be the case for the Valiant comics issues which
contained a removable coupon.  (Pretty much the same deal as Image, 
except you collected coupons from consecutive issues of one title.)  The
issues still containing the coupons are generally considered to possibly
be NM/M issues, those without would not grade that high.  Therefore there
has been a corresponding loss of value for the issues that contained a 
coupon but has had the coupon removed.  I believe at least half of the NM/M
value is lost based on buy/sell prices I've seen here and elsewhere for
the Valiant comics.  (The percentage value lost is not the issue here, just
that there is a significant value lost when the coupon is removed.)

---------------

    Woody:  What's your pleasure, Mr. Peterson?
    Norm:   Boxer shorts and loose shoes.  But I'll settle for a beer.

---------------
Wayne Mills
BITNET: <wsm26@cas.bitnet>  or  <wsm26%cas.bitnet@cunyvm.cuny.edu>
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From: tpjg9663@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Tom Johnston)
Subject: favorite comics stores for back issues?
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 17:24:55 GMT


The title just about says it all.

Would anyone care to recommend comics stores that
have a good back issue selection, and which charge
reasonable prices?  I'm in central Illinois, so I
favor shops in the Midwest (esp. Chicago and
Indianapolis.)  I may be doing some traveling in
the next month, so if you have a shop you'd
like to recommend outside the Midwest, feel free...

Tom
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.marketplace
From: LJ09091@LMSC5.IS.LMSC.LOCKHEED.COM
Subject: Re: 8 RE: Free FANZINE!!!
Organization: Lockheed Missiles & Space Company, Inc.
Date: Sat, 19 Dec 92 20:38:28 GMT

------------------------- Original Article -------------------------
Add me to the list of a free subscription too.  Tim Stroup, 565 Maple Ave.,
Sunnyvale, CA  94086.
From: menchett@pyramid.unr.edu (Peter J Menchetti)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.marketplace
Subject: Spiderman 129 for sale
Date: 17 Dec 92 18:25:27 GMT
Organization: University of Nevada, Reno  Department of Computer Science

Punisher fans!!! This is his first appearance, WAY back in '74. I will sell
this book (F condition) to the highest bidder, bid by mail please. Bidding
starts at $100.
From: jchiu@csugrad.cs.vt.edu (James Chiu)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.marketplace
Subject: Re: Which price guide?
Date: 16 Dec 92 21:46:14 GMT
Organization: Virginia Tech Computer Science Dept, Blacksburg, VA

bc751@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Howard Z. Shiau) writes:
> 
> In a previous article, menchett@pyramid.unr.edu (Peter J Menchetti) says:
> 
> >Hey there-
> >I'm kinda having a survey here... I'm trying to figure which price guide the
> >majority of the world follows. Please send your vote for the price guide you con
> >sult when buying and selling comics. Thanks. <menchett@cs.unr.edu>
> >
> 
> I notice most of the replies say that they think dealers use mostly
> Overstreet as THE comprehensive guide for pricing.  In New York City,
> I've noticed that CVM or Wizard is used more frequently.  There was
> even a sotere that used both Overstreet AND Wizard and just used the
> higher price.  I'm not going back there again.
> 
It seems like comic shops use different books depending on where you live.
If you get stuck in central/east VA, prepare to pay for CVM prices
because that's all they use.
From: hgarcia@sw.stratus.com (Henry Garcia)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.marketplace
Subject: Re: Amazing Spiderman #373
Date: 18 Dec 1992 21:02:18 GMT
Organization: Stratus Computer, Inc.
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: boynton.sw.stratus.com

In article <1992Dec18.165911.23099@rayssd.ssd.ray.com>, m1b@rayssd.ssd.ray.com (Barone) writes:
> When I picked up my stack of comics last week, I noticed that my
> Amazing Spiderman #373 was unusual.  It was priced at $1.80 and
> had a cover date of late April (1993).  As it turns out, the book
> is intended for sale in Australia.  (Don't worry, I still paid
> $1.25 less discount plus tax.  I did momentarily think that Marvel
> was jacking up their prices again!)  My dealer said that his entire
> shipment of Spiderman came that way, so here are my questions:
> 


Well, I don't know about it's value, but the comic store I go to got the 
same issues. (The Australian ones). 




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From: abshire@stout.atd.ucar.edu (Wendy Abshire)
Subject: Cards: Marvel Universe I: Auction
Summary: Full set w/Holograms 
Organization: Atmospheric Technology Division/NCAR Boulder, CO
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 04:18:02 GMT


***************************************************************************

Rules of auction:

	1. All bids in US dollars

	2. Minimum raise of $1.00

	3. Will use Going Once, Going Twice, Sold format
	   updated daily.

	4. Each bidder will be emailed with a bidder number.
	   This number will appear with new posts as high bidder.

	5. Bids should be sent email to abshire@stout.atd.ucar.edu 

*****************************************************************************

Marvel Universe Series I Set (All 5 Holograms included) 
162 card complete set NM/M condition

Minimum Bid: $50			High Bid: $55.00 bidder #1
						**GOING ONCE**
						**GOING TWICE** 

*****************************************************************************

Thanks for your time.

abshire@stout.atd.ucar.edu




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From: cliffr@pyuxf.uucp (25347-roberts)
Subject: image comics auction
Organization: Bellcore, Livingston, NJ
Distribution: na
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 92 20:03:15 GMT


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

Item #1:

CYBERFORCE #1

Current Bid: $4.25  P.S.
---------------------------------------------------------------------

Item #2:

WILDCATS #2

Current Bid: $3.00 N.B.
---------------------------------------------------------------------

Item #3:

SHADOWHAWK #1

Current Bid: $8.00 D.M. 
---------------------------------------------------------------------

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



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 $3.00, 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.
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.marketplace
From: lcaselli@en.ecn.purdue.edu (Lisa A Caselli)
Subject: Star Wars
Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 92 22:50:37 GMT


Selling the complete Star Wars set by Marvel.  All bagged, some boarded
Issues #1 and #8 are reprints.  Also selling the Return of the Jedi 4 
issue set as well.  All are mint or near mint.  

respond to lcaselli@en.ecn.purdu.edu

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From: jcowling@ophelia.UVic.CA (Scowling Jim Cowling)
Subject: Re: FOR SALE: Spider-Man(McFarlane) and Image
Organization: University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 92 06:49:39 GMT

In article <Bz9vzn.EMM@csugrad.cs.vt.edu> jchiu@csugrad.cs.vt.edu (James Chiu) writes:
>jed@matilda.vut.edu.au (Jed Bowtell) writes:
>> nicre@bigwpi.WPI.EDU (Justin Haig Marshall) writes:
>> 
>> >Spider-Man #1 Green, Bagged, UPC symbol             5                 10.00ea
>> 
>> This has probably been discussed before but there are
>> NO bagged green editions. At least that is what my
>> store owner told me.
>> 
>> Jed
>
>Hmmm, kinda funny, I have a bagged green edition unless you mean
>there is no such thing as a bagged UPC version...
>
>Anyways, originally there were no unbagged green editions sold.
>The ones you see are just openned bagged ones.

You're both wrong.

The variations (and their Overstreet prices):

i)	Platinum edition, only mailed to retailers.  No ads, no cover price,
	10,000 print run (1991)			$350.00
ii)	Silver edition, direct sale, unbagged	   8.00
iii)	Silver bagged edition, still sealed	  25.00
iv)	Regular edition w/Spidey face in UPC area
	(Green, unbagged)			   5.00
v)	Regular bagged edition w/Spidey face in UPC area.  Price is for
	still sealed only.			  15.00
vi)	Newsstand bagged edition w/UPC lines in UPC area
	(still sealed only)			   7.00
vii)	Gold edition, 2nd print (no bagged editions were printed
	by Marvel)				   7.00
viii)	Gold 2nd print, UPC code; sold in Walmart's
	(not scarce)				   6.00

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Scowling Jim Cowling
Creative Writing Department, University of Victoria (opinions disassociated)
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