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YOU HAVE LIL ABNER DAILIES FOR SALE?! WHERE DO I ORDER??
ok, I'm kidding.
Interesting post- I picked the book up recently but haven't been able to sit down with it with travelling, holidays and work all piling up on me. the day after christmas is already reserved for a reading tho.
I appreciate your conundrum in wanting to see study of strips rise, but being loath to loan rare materials for all of the reasons you list above. I do have to say that the devaluing of a run isn't always guaranteed.... by reprinting and thereby raising the awareness of a strip, you can actually increase demand. i've been looking for Naughty Pete tearsheets since i saw reprints in (i think) the smithsonian book of comics. I never knew to look before. (at least five years, and I've STILL never found any copies by the way). With stuff like lil abner, lil orphan annie, etc (in fact with most dailies i'd imagine), reprints could definitely kill the market.
and, I know firsthand that you spend the $$ acquiring materials since i first became aware of you and your project when you bought 2 feet of Sunday comics off me!
congratualtions on reaching the 400 mark!
tim
Dec 22, 2006, 6:34:00 PM