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<DIV>Everyone:</DIV>
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<DIV>Robert Hutchings writes: </DIV>
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<DIV>>>Joe is correct in stating that the comic books were required to
contain a backup story which did not include any character anywhere else
mentioned. A brief editorial on page 512 of the Carl Barks Library Uncle Scrooge
1-20 (this is the second volume in the set) confirms this. >></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Good detective work,
Robert! At the time I sent my comments, I couldn't remember exactly where
I'd read this, though I knew it was somewhere in the CBL! In further proof
of this I offer </SPAN><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><STRONG><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">UNCLE SCROOGE #
75</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"> (June,
1968), in which Gyro had a major role in the main story, "The Battle of
Marathon", and, according to regulation, <U>could not appear in the
back-up</U>.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Daisy Duck</B> <STRONG>and Dimwitty
</STRONG>filled the back-up requirement for this issue.
</SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"></SPAN></FONT></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=+0><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Robert also said:
</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=+0><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=+0><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">>>It was news to me that
they [ text pages ] were actually only required beginning in
1956.>></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=+0><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=+0><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">They would have been required
before that, if Dell had applied for Second Class Subscription Mailing
Privileges before that. It strictly ties in with when Dell began offering
subs on their regular comics line. </SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=+0><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"></SPAN></FONT> </P><FONT
size=+0><SPAN style="COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Looking at some other comics, you can see that
<STRONG>BATMAN # 54</STRONG> offered subscriptions as “Second Class Matter” at
least as far back as 1949.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Inside
there was a text on Dr. Alexander Fleming and Penicillin and a
comics-illustrated piece on speedboat racer Gar Wood (…to satisfy the
“Second/Guest Story” requirement)<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>…Under the regulation, I suppose, Batman could never have solved the
hypothetical mystery of Gar Wood’s missing speedboat, if it occurred in Batman’s
title!<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>But, oddly, Superman or
Green Lantern could!<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Back to Western, <STRONG>BUGS BUNNY # 49</STRONG>
(June/July 1956) began Second Class subs for that title, and “Guest Stories” and
Text Pieces were in place with that issue.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>For a few issues prior, the indicia read “Application for Second Class
Entry pending at the Post Office at <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">New
York</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">New York</st1:State></st1:place>”.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Guest stories began appearing during
that period, but the pairing of Guest and Text begins in earnest once the Second
Class subs were officially offered. <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Either this clarifies – or further confuses –
matters.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Joe Torcivia.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
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