New 30% Off Sale + Marvel Star Wars Comics Checklist Howdy! I want to begin top day by wishing my beloved wife of the past 37 years, Nanette, heartfelt birthday greetings. Those of you who have been blessed to meet Nanette know that she is the one who keeps balance in my life, and that it is the force of her love that binds our entire family together. Nanette has been quite ill for the past ten weeks, battling an antibiotic-resistant bacteria she contracted (while being treated for another illness...), called C. diff. This illness has made her life miserable, and she has been struggling. Her illness seemed to be in remission, but it came back in full force last week, which has been especially discouraging. Any kind message you might want to post to her Nanette Furman Facebook page, would be most appreciated. Nanette Furman In other news, we took the time at the end of last week to put together a cool checklist page on our website of a great many or the Marvel STAR WARS (2015) variant editions. This list is far from complete, as it does not include the dozens of retailer editions to #1, but it does include all of the official Marvel variants that they released to all retailers, plus our variants. I was aware that there had been quite a few STAR WARS late printing variants published, but even I was surprised by the coolness of their diversity! Follow this link to see our new STAR WARS (2015) landing page. STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS - SHATTERED EMPIRE #1 Retailer Summit Variant Edition One question we have been receiving this morning is as to whether we have any more free copies of the STAR WARS: FORCE AWAKENS - SHATTERED EMPIRE (2015) #1 retailer Summit Edition available. Surprisingly, we do have a few copies left in stock. If you hurry, a can still request a free copy, after only placing any minimum $30 order with us. I thought these would be long gone by this morning, but I guess I underestimated the power of the opening weekend of the NFL... On a related topic, our new 30% off STARWARS! Is also still in effect for you on all ten million of our back issue comics and magazines. This generous 30% off discount applies to all of our Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, Image, and Independent Publisher comics, as well as all of of our Golden Age, Silver Age, Bronze Age, and Copper Age titles. Only new comics, a few variants, our CGC's, and books are not a part of the codeword sale. That having been said, all of our books are priced for you right now at 30%-60% off, with those steeply reduced prices posted for you right on our website. Enjoy! BATMAN: ARKHAM KNIGHT -GENESIS (2015) #1 JIM LEE VARIANT Moving on to new business, our head new comics buyer, Will Moulton, managed to obtain a few extra copies of the recent BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM GENESIS Jim Lee variant edition. We are going to go ahead and also offer you a copy of this cool variant for free, but the minimum order to qualify will need to be $50, as our supply is quite small. Let us know in the "notes" section of our order form if you would like to have a copy included in with your order. Please be aware, however, that each of our free items is a separate requirement, so if you want both the STAR WARS and the BATMAN giveaways, you will need to place a minimum $80 order (after all discounts...). Thanks! I will now move on to offering you a few more exceptionally scarce items from the estates of Middle Earth Publishing Co-Founders, Dennis Wakabyashi, and Steve Allen. As I mentioned a couple newsletters ago, I purchased Steve's remaining prints and portfolios from his widow after he passed away, in 1980. Dennis sold me his remaining artwork three years ago, just before his passing. There are some items from their collections that I will not part with for sentimental reasons, but my own estate concerns force me to let go of at least a few pieces from my Middle Earth collection. Here is what I have for you today: NATIONAL CARTOONISTS SOCIETY: PORTFOLIO OF FINE ART S&N (1978) #1245/1500 at $999.95 Jack Kirby Print from Portfolio Will Eisner Print from Portfolio Barry Windsor-Smith Print from Portfolio This incredible portfolio was from Steven Allen's collection, and contains individually signed (!) pieces by Jack Kirby, Wally Wood, WILL EISNER, John Severin, Burne Hogarth, Jim Steranko, Johnny Hart, Barry Windsor-Smith, Jerry Robinson, Milton Caniff, Harvey Kurtzman, Russell Myers, Jeffrey Jones, and Al Williamson. I thought it might be best to sell this portfolio as individual signed plates, but I ultimately decided to first offer it as a complete set. If you have $999.95 to spare, this would be an incredible addition to your collection. I am keeping the copy of this astounding art collection remaining in my collection, that I picked up for myself when they first came out... HOWARD CHAYKIN'S: A STUDY IN SCARLET PORTFOLIO (1976)#36/1000 at $149.95 HOWARD CHAYKIN'S: A STUDY IN SCARLET PORTFOLIO (1976)#92/1000 at $99.95 HOWARD CHAYKIN'S: A STUDY IN SCARLET PORTFOLIO (1976)#896/1000 at $99.95 HOWARD CHAYKIN'S: A STUDY IN SCARLET PORTFOLIO (1976)#898/1000 at $99.95 A Study In Scarlet Sherlock Holmes Portfolio By Howard Chaykin. 1976 Signed and Numbered - Limited to 1,000 - Cover and six plates MARY SHELLEY'S FRANKENSTEIN PORTFOLIO BY WRIGHTSON (1980) #578/1200 at $149.95 MARY SHELLEY'S FRANKENSTEIN PORTFOLIO BY WRIGHTSON (1980) #579/1200 at $149.95 Mary Shelley's Frankenstein Portfolio by Berni Wrightson 1980 Numbered to 1,200 Cover and 6 plates ALEX NINO: DARK SUN OF GRUAGA PORTFOLIO S&N (1978) #446/1000 at $99.95 Alex Nino Dark Suns Gruaga Portfolio 1978 Signed and numbered to 1,000 - Cover and 10 plates ROBERT E. HOWARD: CONAN - QUEEN OF THE BLACK COAST S&N (1976)#673/1000 at $99.95 Robert E. Howard Conan: Queen of the Black Coast by Stephen E. Fabian 1976 Signed and numbered to 1,000 - Cover and 7 plates Please order right away if you see a portfolio you would like to own, as they have been selling very quickly. Happy Collecting! Chuck Rozanski, President - Mile High Comics, Inc. September 14, 2015 Current Newsletter