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10/22/2021 Topic: Vampirella Zero Defiant1	I was looking to see if I had it listed on a checklist I created in 2006. It appears I did have it listed. https://defiant1.proboards.com/thread/761/harris-comics-checklist
11/27/2021 Topic: Bucky O'Hare Defiant1	https://comicspriceguide.com/titles/bucky-ohare/vbqu I completed my cover gallery for Bucky O'Hare. I have conformed that all 5 issues have a bar code Newsstand variant. There is also a variant of #1 that is labeled as special edition and it has no price shown on the cover. I list the softcover TPB & hardcover as part of this series, but they may deserve their own listing since they technically came out 5 years before the series began. THE SC & HC reprint earlier stories that were printed in an anthology publication. I may make a page for the DC/Thomson UK series that went much longer than the US series. Bucky O'Hare #1 (Newsstand) Bucky O'Hare #1 (Special Edition- No Price on the Cover) Bucky O'Hare #2 (Newsstand) Bucky O'Hare #3 (Newsstand) Bucky O'Hare #4 (Newsstand) Bucky O'Hare #5 (Newsstand)
11/27/2021 Topic: Bucky O'Hare Defiant1	Gilgandra wrote: All added, Well done in finding them Defiant1. I left the HC and Soft Cover cause I didn't want them lost in the database. I think there fine where they are but thanks for the request. Also, for some silly reason I had trouble using your #3 newsstand & Special edition pictures... I found another #3 but the special was harder to find. I did add one but its crap. Try posting it again for me and I'll see if it works again or not. -Gil. edited by Gilgandra on 11/27/2021 I thought they were all png files. I spot checked and they were a mix of jpg & png. The special edition image was hosted on tumblr.com Here's a jpg hosted on postimg.cc where the others usable images were stored.
11/27/2021 Topic: Bucky O'Hare Defiant1	At some point, I'll check what scans are showing for Armor (Vol. 1) & Captain Power. I have newsstand & Direct scans for those series' also. Cyberrad (Vol. 1) has been been more of a challenge, but I think I have them all. I'd like to upgrade the quality of the images I've found. I don't think there is a newsstand version of #7. #1-6 are confirmed. The CPG site has one of my images for a Cyberrad (Vol. 2) #1 which I call a newsstand version. I believe it to be a newsstand version solicited through the direct market without a hologram. I think that newsstand versions with a bar code from Continuity Comics ended sometime between 1991 & 1992 but I haven't pinned down when they stopped. My web site list 2 comics that I've never actually seen. Megalith #0 with a red foil logo and CyberRad #1 (Vol. 2) with a gold foil logo but without hologram) Rik Offenberger listed the Megalith #0 with the red foil logo on a web site many years ago, but I never got an answer from him where the image had originated. He showed a red foil on the cover, but most people scanning comics know that all foil will scan as black due to the reflectivity of the foil. CyberRad #1 (Vol. 2) with a gold foil logo and without a hologram was solicited on Neal Adams site in 2002. My Continuity site: http://comicchecklists.coolpage.biz/Continuity/index.html Here are some comics I actually photographed with a digital camera on a tripod facing down. I was frustrated with the foil not showing as silver and gold as they should. edited by Defiant1 on 11/27/2021
11/28/2021 Topic: Bucky O'Hare Defiant1	Gilgandra wrote: Nice work you've done there Defiant1. When your ready send them through. As with your scans I notice the gold foil better then the silver. I did have that problem with SSM #189 silver and gold hologram and WoSM #90 silver and gold hologram, but they both are noticeable (well to a point). It took a lot of repositioning them in different orientations to the light source. I wanted to show the foil color, the reflection of the foil, but no direct glare.
11/28/2021 Topic: Captain Power Defiant1	Captain Power is missing the newsstand version of #2 https://comicspriceguide.com/titles/captain-power/vbqx Captain Power #2 (Newsstand) I'd like to have found a better image, but I've searched for this version online for a long time. It usually shows up in highly skewed photographs with glare from a comic bag.
11/28/2021 Topic: Armor (Vol.1) from Continuity Comics Defiant1	Armor (Vol.1) is missing the following comics. https://comicspriceguide.com/titles/armor/vbqs The site has a mix of direct and newsstand versions. I'm providing images for just the versions that are missing. Obviously, the descriptions will need to be updated for the images already showing on the site so as to clarify which versions they are. 13B on the site is a newsstand version. It is labeled so across the top of the comic and it is colored differently also. 13A is the Direct version. Armor (Vol.1) #2 (Newsstand Edition) Armor (Vol.1) #3 (Direct Edition) Armor (Vol.1) #4 (Direct Edition) Armor (Vol.1) #5 (Newsstand Edition) Armor (Vol.1) #6 (Direct Edition) Armor (Vol.1) #7 (Newsstand Edition) Armor (Vol.1) #8 (Newsstand Edition) Armor (Vol.1) #9 (Direct Edition) Armor (Vol.1) #10 (Newsstand Edition) Armor (Vol.1) #11 (Newsstand Edition) Armor (Vol.1) #12 (Newsstand Edition) I checked that I'd labeled everything correctly and provided the correct scans about 10 times, but it wouldn't hurt to verify again. Obviously, Bar code = Newsstand Editions. Text/Art/Blank UPC boxes = Direct Editions
11/28/2021 Topic: Judge Dredd (1983 Eagle/Quality) Defiant1	Lcrump wrote: https://www.mycomicshop.com/search?TID=173861 This whole series is missing from the data base. The search defaults to comics published in the U.S. That is classified as a UK publication. https://comicspriceguide.com/titles/judge-dredd/xjwp
11/28/2021 Topic: Judge Dredd (1983 Eagle/Quality) Defiant1	Lcrump wrote: Also, missing this series as well...... Judge Dredd (1986) By Quality Comics https://www.mycomicshop.com/search?TID=173861 Judge Dredd: The Early Cases (1986) By Eagle Comics https://www.mycomicshop.com/search?TID=173881 edited by lcrump on 11/28/2021 Judge Dredd (Quality Comics) https://comicspriceguide.com/titles/judge-dredd/smsuj Early cases... https://comicspriceguide.com/titles/judge-dredd-the-early-cases/phrxk
11/28/2021 Topic: Drag-Strip Hotrodders by Charlton Comics Defiant1	Here is an image from my cover gallery that has no watermark on it..
11/28/2021 Topic: Drag-Strip Hotrodders by Charlton Comics Defiant1	There is also a pence version of #1 not listed.
11/28/2021 Topic: Drag-Strip Hotrodders by Charlton Comics Defiant1	The other day, I went to time.gov to check the time and it required https instead of http. Try adding/inserting the "s" next time into the URL. I use multiple image hosting services. This is what worked last time. #1 (UK) #11
12/8/2021 Topic: Inferno: Hellbound 3A dynamic forces doesn't exist Defiant1	collectibleshop wrote: https://comicspriceguide.com/titles/inferno-hellbound/3A/pmqrjx has no pic, so went looking, and from all searches and other database sites I checked there's no evidence of a Dynamic Forces version of #3. GCD, mycomicshop, leagueofcomicgeeks, google, e*** , dynamic forces site, etc, no one even mentions it. From my experience, the lack of online evidence does not necessarily indicate that a comic doesn't exist. Some comics were absorbed into collections and the owners aren't active in sharing images or evidence of what they own. I've been looking for a variant of a comic produced in 1999 for over 15 years. The publisher (Catfish Comics) assures me that it exists and I think it was Dynamic Forces that never sent him a copy. There are other comics that I've never seen online, but I was able to obtain copies from the publisher. I own a variant of Valeria the She-Bat (Continuity Comics) that a retailer acquired from Neal Adams at at Retailer Conference in Atlanta. It was 10 years before it was discovered that they were sold by one retailer in the Pacific Northwest. I thought some variants by Triumphant comics didn't exist, but they popped up from one seller on eBay 15 years later. I've also seen situations where a publishers assures people that something doesn't exist, but I own 2 copies. It works both ways. I've got some Charlton publications that have never surfaced online except for the fact I scanned them and put images online.
12/11/2021 Topic: Squid Game Defiant1	I saw the first episode. It was interesting. Haven't watched any others.
12/15/2021 Topic: Squid Game Defiant1	glorkar wrote: @collectibleshop - Nice. Love the look of pure hatred in that squid's eyes, lol. @Defiant1 - The first episode is pretty slow. Keep watching. You won't be disappointed. I liked it. Too much important stuff going on. I work another day and a half. I'm off the rest of the year, so I may have time to see more.
12/15/2021 Topic: Tomb of Dracula 10 Defiant1	I have no intention of selling any keys anytime soon. When I tell people what my Amazing Fantasy #15 is worth, the first thing people say is "You need to sell it!" Based on eBay prices, my copy went up about $12,000 in the past year. It would be silly to sell it. It's better than having money in the bank.
12/15/2021 Topic: Hawkeye on Disney Plus - NO SPOILERS Defiant1	I'm not a fan of the characters, but I'm enjoying it much much more than Wandavision or Loki. The only Disney+ show I've liked prior to Hawkeye was Falcon & the Winter Soldier, and I wasn't really wild about it. I'm assuming we've got an introduction for some characters in Hawkeye that might be forgotten by many. I perked up when I heard the name Greer and Kate's future step-dad appears to be a character with a long history in the comics.
12/19/2021 Topic: TALES FROM THE CRYPT EXTRA LARGE COMICS 1 fixes Defiant1	My web pages for EC reprints published by Russ Cochran and Gemstone publications have 400px height images. In most cases I can supply 535px height images if needed. Gemstone http://comicchecklist.atwebpages.com/EC/Gemstone/Gemstone_EC_Reprints.html Russ Cochran http://comicchecklist.atwebpages.com/EC/Russ_Cochran/Russ_Cochran_EC_Reprints.html Still collecting variant images for Gladstone http://comicchecklist.atwebpages.com/EC/Gladstone/Gladstone_EC_Reprints.html
12/19/2021 Topic: Squid Game Defiant1	Finally finished watching this. It's interesting. I thought the aftermath in the last episode was dragged out too long.
12/20/2021 Topic: Squid Game Defiant1	glorkar wrote: Agreed. I could have done without that. And as far as a setup for next season, it wasn't very enticing. Not very cliff hangery. As I've gotten older, I've become more impatient with long pauses & delays. I find myself watching things at 1.5x or 2x speed just to speed things up that go too slowly for me. There isn't really any new ground or original ideas presented within the story. The biggest fascination for me was the cultural differences and what bothered them. You see a cultural bias against women which I've seen in other discussions about Korea. I thought it interesting that one character which could be deemed an immoral bad guy appeared to be American. There was a wide range of acting skills. Some people did really well and some overacted to a degree that is simply cheesy.