That is the happiest skeleton I have ever seen!

Springer must have been a baseball - Yankee fan, as he accurately conveys how Reggie would almost go down on one knee when he lefted the ball over the fence.  Howvere, after the game, Springer should have shown everyone relaxing with a Reggie Bar

He's taking a bite out of something, it appears. 

Iconic

It probably says something about me - and not something good - that 40 years on I still quote this line routinely. Congratulations!  With the baby throwing gag, together we have have 3 of the 4 best pages from all 300 issues. 

She is making a withdrawal from the bank 

Incredible. The monsters from Battling Boy are seriously underrated characters. 

Amazing!  I have to move to your town. 

I like how Nexus feels the need to have an "N" on his clothing. Brand recognition?

What a romantic proposal!  Quite a "meet cute."  Incredible art and outstanding use of the black to create the creepy, scary vibe. Am I correct in seeing a black heart behind the embracing figures in the last panel?  Another interesting series introduced to me by you. Thank you, Mark.

A great page from a seminal work by Cruse.

Love this. It proves right the Chekhov rule - a weapon shown early in a story must play a key role later. As did this gun when Cerebus used it to blow up the giant stone Thrunk, who claimed  falsely to be Tarim to try and steal the gold Cerebus had extorted from his own followers. Great DPS. This is when the series was at its best, IMHO. Story and art really meshed. 

Insane!

So glad you got this page!  So sorry I bid it up on you!

Love this. Thanks Mark. I constantly learn new things from you. 

Great page from an important storyline - for a while it looked like Baron's prediction of the Sov Empire continuing to be an evil empire would not age well but Russia has rallied to prove him right!

Terrific book and amazing images!

Gnarly!

zowie!

And why did Raul let them stay?  Targedy ensued. Amazing page, some of Rude's best and most mature work. 

To me, these aliens were (and are) the scariest movie characters of all time. Harren certainly captures that essence. 

The ultimate Plexus Ranger come to sort out the Chicago Plexmall. A holiest of grails. Congratulations Albert!

Amazing piece. I always liked the serious nature of Border better than the exaggerated silliness of Megaton. Though the male figure in the ad seems about toppled over to his left, no?

Mark "Chester Square" V!

I love Zot! It's free and feature of !!!! captures the chaotic action within the book. Great cover page!

Thanks!  I have been refocusing my collecting from 1980's alternative to earlier undergound.  And you, grabbing those great Chester Square pages!  That storyline is one I appreciate more as time passes.

Ronnie is eyes open, staring at the naked lady clones. No fool him!

This cover looks even crazier in person.  Jay really did a great job capturing the absurb reality of the Badger.

Yes, it is "electrifying"!

Don't often see the Specials parodied in these pages ...

Great set of pages!  Quintessential Seattle Hate, when Leonard and the Love Gods reigned supreme!

Keep going Mark, get he next few pages as well for the set!

Seems like Dave Sim is actually having a beer while Gerhard does all of the work!

Always good to see the Hammer. 

You were standing right there as I purchased it!

Put your hands up, Merks!  Sundra is a Girl Scout here? An amazing piece, and I am glad that if I couldn't get it that it ended up in such a great collection where it will be fully appreciated. 

Great piece, increasingly sorry I missed Baltimore!

To me, this entire sequence is at the heart of Cerebus.  At his heart he is a barbarien, dreaming of gold and conquest.  When thrust into positions of power and authority he is quickly corrupted and ultimately disappointed, ending up with nothing. 

Amazing. The best part of that storyline. Happy holidays!

Excellent piece!  Congratulations on your first acquisition of 2024! (P.S., am more of a Mage story person but love the Grendel art).

Maybe Bill should start hosting theme days or weeks?

"Hasmonean dynasty."  Now THAT is a deep dive ...

Still five more nights to fill ..

I've been waiting a year to post this page, as I forgot about it last year.  It may be hard to be as topical for the next seven nights, but I do like a challenge.

Terrific piece from a groundbreaking series. Also one of the first ongoing series to feature "tasteful" female nudity as a theme, with an emphasis on the differences between observing and desiring. 

Fantastic page!  I remember this series so clearly - such a strange and more adult departure from the X-Men and New Mutants at the time. Great pick up.

RIP to the autobiographical master. He combined pathos and humor better than anyone else. It was a Peep Show indeed. 

That is seductive!

Bizarrely amazing!

And there I am, right back to the early 1980s. Fantastic piece by the master!

"Screams fill the chat room, alone I scooped a deal"

Genius