60% Off All Comics Sale Extended Howdy! Yesterday was quite emotional for me. It began at 3 AM when I awoke in my warm bed in Boulder, and suddenly remembered Bayard Rustin, the prominent civil rights hero of the 1950's and 1960's who was the behind-the-scenes organizer of such historic events as the 1963 "March on Washington," a gathering which saw our national Mall filled to overflowing with hundreds of thousands of people of color, and their supporters. That epic event forever entered into our national consciousness when midway through Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. won over nearly an entire nation with his monumental "I Have a Dream" speech. In testimonial thereof, the National Park Service has inscribed the very spot on the marble steps where Dr. King uttered those prophetic verses. I think that it really awesome! Bayard Rustin What is not so awesome, however, was that Bayard Rustin was shunned by many in the civil rights movement (and kept at a distance by Dr. King) because he was openly and proudly gay, during a time when you were deemed a criminal and a deviant for being homosexual. Everyone respected his incredible talent at organizing, but many wanted nothing to do with him as a person, frequently because of hateful religious bias. Sound familiar? Whatever the case may be, Rustin's talent was such that he was honored with a LIFE magazine cover (along with his mentor, A. Philip Randolph) and was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Not too bad of an outcome for someone who had to somehow find the courage to be among the very first out gay people (and most certainly one of the first gay men of color...) in America. 1963 March on Washington That is why, after I took a crack-of-dawn bargain flight from Denver to Washington, DC, yesterday morning, I then walked over a mile from the US Capitol building, and eventually climbed the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to the exact spot where Bayard Rustin positioned Dr. King for the greatest speech of his life. I took along my little Transgender rights banner, and proudly displayed it not only above Dr. King's inscription, but also inside that most sacred of American memorials, near where that photographer from LIFE magazine immortalized Bayard Rustin, in 1963. Given that Bayard spent his entire life fighting for equal rights for ALL people, I thought that my little gesture was completely appropriate and apt, not to mention long overdue. LIFE Magazine cover Truth be told, however, my honoring Bayard Rustin was not why I flew to Washington, DC. I came because Dennis and Judy Shepard invited me a month ago to join them here today for the dedication ceremony yesterday evening for the beautiful bronze plaque that is going to be mounted tomorrow morning outside the crypt in our National Cathedral where Matthew Shepard's ashes are forever interred. I am truly so glad that I came, as it was a remarkably moving ceremony, during which I cried, a lot. Especially when Mary Lambert sang her hit song "She Keeps Me Warm," and a cover of "I Will Always Love You" by Dolly Parton. Every note she sang was perfect... Matthew Shepard dedication ceremony Flyer All the previous having been said, what moved me the most that evening was when Judy Shepard stated unequivocally that Matt was now laid to rest for the final time, and that at this point it was solely up to us who were sitting in the pews to somehow find the strength and courage to change our world for the better. In a nutshell, that is why I am getting up (again) at 5 AM in the morning. I will be living my truth as Bettie Pages today, and I will thus proudly don my gown, wig, heels, and jewels and then stand for several hours with my little Transgender rights sign on the front steps of the Supreme Court of the United States. Matthew Shepard beautiful bronze plaque So you know, the high temperature is projected to only be in the mid-40's in Washington, with a brisk wind blowing, so the odds that I am going to be miserably cold are quite high. Nonetheless, I will persist. Why? Because I owe it not only to the memory of Matthew Shepard, but also to my 22 sisters of color who have (thus far...) been murdered this year because they were Transgender. My dead sisters no longer have anyone to speak for them, so I will spend my morning shivering, and repeating their names, over and over, again. It's not much, but it is all that I can do. Say her name... Chuck at the US Capitol building My lonely vigil outside the Federal courtroom where the future of all Transgender rights will soon be decided may be completely and utterly futile, but I absolutely refuse to give up. Simply put, America is a participatory Democracy where we all have the freedom to speak our minds, whenever we wish. Sadly, however, far too many truly good people fail to take advantage of this wonderful freedom, and thus cede the field of public speech to hateful demagogues. If I am alone in voicing support for the right of Transgender people to receive exactly the same fair treatment in housing, employment, and public accommodation as everyone else, then so be it. Never forget, silence implies assent. Love is, love... Chuck at the Lincoln Memorial That's it for today. That's simply all that I have to give. The good news is that Will, Pam, Lisa, and all the other beautiful staff members of Mile High Comics are keeping things running quite well in Denver, which is truly the only reason that I can take off on these 36-hour jaunts of seeking justice. Please do take a look at the New-In-Stock and Premium New-In-Stock links that Will just posted. Our 60% off BLACKFRIDAY! sale on all ten million+ of our back issue comics is still effect for you, and so I can cover the costs of my journey, BLACKFRIDAY! been extended through the end of the day, Thursday. Only new issues, a few variants, and our professionally-graded items are excluded from the 60% off sale. All 300,000+ of our books are also still on sale for you, too, with those 30%-40% discounts posted for you right on our website. Happy collecting! Chuck Rozanski/Bettie Pages, President - Mile High Comics, Inc. December 3, 2019 P.S. Below are a bunch of new arrivals! MARVEL ALL-NEW ULTIMATES VOL. 1: POWER FOR POWER TPB (2014) #1 ALL-NEW ULTIMATES VOL. 1: POWER FOR POWER TPB (2014) #1 Fine ANNIHILATION COMPLETE COLLECTION TPB (2018) #1 Fine ANNIHILATION COMPLETE COLLECTION TPB (2018) #2 Fine AVENGERS (1963) (#1-402) (MARVEL) #166 Good AVENGERS (1963) (#1-402) (MARVEL) #167 Good AVENGERS (1963) (#1-402) (MARVEL) #189 NEWSSTAND Good AVENGERS ANNUAL (1967) #3 Fair CAPTAIN AMERICA: FOREVER ALLIES TPB (2011) #1 Fine COSMIC GHOST RIDER DESTROYS MARVEL HISTORY (2019) #1 LIEFELD Near Mint/Mint COSMIC GHOST RIDER DESTROYS MARVEL HISTORY (2019) #1 PACHECO Near Mint/Mint DAKEN: DARK WOLVERINE - PUNISHMENT TPB (2017) #1 Very Fine DAREDEVIL (1964) (#1-380) (MAN WITHOUT FEAR) (MARVEL) #23 Fair DAREDEVIL (1964) (#1-380) (MAN WITHOUT FEAR) (MARVEL) #115 Good DAREDEVIL (1964) (#1-380) (MAN WITHOUT FEAR) (MARVEL) #124 Good DAREDEVIL (1964) (#1-380) (MAN WITHOUT FEAR) (MARVEL) #157 Good DAREDEVIL (1964) (#1-380) (MAN WITHOUT FEAR) (MARVEL) #171 NEWSSTAND Good DAREDEVIL (1964) (#1-380) (MAN WITHOUT FEAR) (MARVEL) #178 Good DAREDEVIL (1964) (#1-380) (MAN WITHOUT FEAR) (MARVEL) #179 NEWSSTAND Fair DAREDEVIL (1964) (#1-380) (MAN WITHOUT FEAR) (MARVEL) #196 NEWSSTAND Good DAREDEVIL BY MARK WAID TPB (2012) #5 Very Fine DEADPOOL (1997) (#0-69) (MARVEL) #55 DEADPOOL (1997) (#0-69) (MARVEL) #55 Very Fine DEADPOOL (2016) (#1-36) (MARVEL) #33 JIM LEE Near Mint/Mint DEADPOOL'S SECRET SECRET WARS (2015) #1 Near Mint/Mint DEADPOOL: MERC WITH A MOUTH (2009) #2 Fine DEATHLOK: LIVING NIGHTMARES OF MICHA HC(MV CLASSIC #94) (2012) #1 BLACK FOIL Very Fine DEATHLOK: THE DEMOLISHER COMPLETE COLLECTION TPB (2014) #1 Near Mint/Mint DEFENDERS (1972) (#1-152) (MARVEL) #124 NEWSSTAND Very Good DEFENDERS (2017) (#1-UP) (MARVEL) #5 MARQUEZ Near Mint/Mint DOCTOR STRANGE (1974) (#1-81) (MARVEL) (DR. STRANGE) #67 NEWSSTAND Very Good GENERATION HOPE: FUTURE'S A FOUR LETTER WORD TPB (2011) #1 Very Fine GODZILLA (1977) (#1-24) (MARVEL) #3 Good GODZILLA (1977) (#1-24) (MARVEL) #4 Very Good GODZILLA (1977) (#1-24) (MARVEL) #11 Very Good GODZILLA (1977) (#1-24) (MARVEL) #13 Fine GODZILLA (1977) (#1-24) (MARVEL) #14 Very Good GODZILLA (1977) (#1-24) (MARVEL) #15 Very Good GODZILLA (1977) (#1-24) (MARVEL) #16 Very Good GODZILLA (1977) (#1-24) (MARVEL) #17 GODZILLA (1977) (#1-24) (MARVEL) #17 Very Good GODZILLA (1977) (#1-24) (MARVEL) #19 Very Good GODZILLA (1977) (#1-24) (MARVEL) #21 Very Good GODZILLA (1977) (#1-24) (MARVEL) #23 NEWSSTAND Very Good GODZILLA (1977) (#1-24) (MARVEL) #24 Very Good HULK (1962) (#1-6, #102-474, #600-635)(INCREDIBLE)(MV) #296 NEWSSTAND Very Good INCREDIBLE HULK EPIC COLLECTION: FUTURE IMPERFECT TPB (2017) #1 Near Mint/Mint IRON MAN (1968) (#1-332) (INVINCIBLE IRON MAN)(MARVEL) #163 NEWSSTAND Good MACHINE MAN BY KIRBY & DITKO COMPLETE COLLECTION TPB (2016) #1 Fine MARVEL SUPER-HEROES (1967) #24 Good MARVEL TEAM-UP (1972) (#1-150) (MARVEL) #141 NEWSSTAND Good MARVELS PROJECT: BIRTH OF THE SUPER HEROES TPB (2011) #1 Near Mint/Mint MASTER OF KUNG-FU EPIC: WEAPON OF THE SOUL TPB (2018) #1 Near Mint/Mint MOON KNIGHT (1980) (#1-38) (MARVEL) #8 NEWSSTAND Good NEW AVENGERS: COLLECTIVE (VOL.4) TPB (2007) #1 NEW AVENGERS: COLLECTIVE (VOL.4) TPB (2007) #1 Fine NEW WARRIORS: DARKNESS & LIGHT TPB (2018) #1 Near Mint/Mint NEW X-MEN ACADEMY X COMPLETE COLLECTION TPB (2018) #1 Very Fine NEW X-MEN: CHILDHOODS END COMPLETE COLLECTION TPB (2019) #1 Near Mint/Mint ROGER RABBIT: THE RESURRECTION OF DOOM GN (1989) #1 Near Mint/Mint SPIDER-MAN (1963) (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN) (#1-441) #202 NEWSSTAND Good SPIDER-MAN (1963) (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN) (#1-441) #217 NEWSSTAND Very Good SPIDER-MAN (1963) (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN) (#1-441) #220 NEWSSTAND Very Good SPIDER-MAN (1963) (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN) (#1-441) #226 NEWSSTAND Very Good SPIDER-MAN (1963) (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN) (#1-441) #249 NEWSSTAND Good SPIDER-MAN (1963) (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN) (#1-441) #433 Near Mint/Mint SPIDER-MAN: TORMENT TPB (1992) #1 2ND PRT Near Mint/Mint SPIDER-MAN: TORMENT TPB (1992) #1 3RD PRT Near Mint/Mint SPIDER-MAN: TORMENT TPB (1992) #1 4TH PRINT Near Mint/Mint SPIDER-MEN TPB (PETER PARKER & MILES MORALES) (2013) #1 Fine SQUADRON SUPREME TPB (2ND EDITION) (2013) #1 Fine ULTIMATE COMICS: SPIDER-MAN BY BENDIS TPB (2012) #1 ULTIMATE COMICS: SPIDER-MAN BY BENDIS TPB (2012) #1 Very Fine UNCANNY X-MEN BY FRACTION COMPLETE COLLECTION TPB (2013) #1 Fine UNCANNY X-MEN BY FRACTION COMPLETE COLLECTION TPB (2013) #2 Fine WOLVERINE: OLD MAN LOGAN TPB (2010) #1 6TH PRINT Fine X-FACTOR: MANY LIVES OF MADROX TPB (VOL. 3) (2007) #1 Fine X-MEN GOLD VOL. 1: BACK TO BASICS TPB (2017) #1 Near Mint/Mint X-MEN: AGE OF X TPB (2011) #1 Very Good X-MEN: ORIGINAL SIN TPB (2009) #1 Very Good X-MEN: SECOND COMING HC (2010) #1 Fine DC BEFORE WATCHMEN: NITE OWL/DR. MANHATTAN HC (2013) #1 Very Fine DARK KNIGHT III: THE MASTER RACE (2015) #5 Near Mint/Mint DARK NIGHTS: METAL (2017) #1 Near Mint/Mint DARK NIGHTS: METAL (2017) #3 Near Mint/Mint DC 100 PAGE SUPER SPECTACULAR (1971) #6 DC 100 PAGE SUPER SPECTACULAR (1971) #6 Very Fine DC VS. MARVEL (1996) #1 Very Fine DC VS. MARVEL (1996) #4 Very Fine DOOM PATROL THE SILVER AGE TPB (2018) #1 Very Fine ENEMY ACE ARCHIVES HC (2002) #1 2ND PRINT Near Mint/Mint EX MACHINA VOL. 8: DIRTY TRICKS TPB (2009) #1 Fine FLASH VOL. 7: SAVAGE WORLD HC (2015) #1 Very Fine FLASH VOL. 8: ZOOM HC (2016) #1 Near Mint/Mint FLASH VOL. 9: FULL STOP HC (2016) #1 Very Fine SANDKINGS GN(DC SCIENCE FICTION GN #7) GEORGE RR MARTIN (1987) #1 Near Mint/Mint SUICIDE SQUAD VOL. 1: KICKED IN THE TEETH TPB (2012) #1 7TH PRINT Near Mint/Mint SUICIDE SQUAD VOL. 2: BASILISK RISING TPB (2013) #1 5TH PRINT Near Mint/Mint TEEN TITANS (2016) (#1-UP) (DC REBIRTH) #25 Near Mint/Mint TEEN TITANS (2016) (#1-UP) (DC REBIRTH) #25 VARIANT Near Mint/Mint TITANS (2016) (#1-UP) (DC REBIRTH) #31 Near Mint/Mint TITANS (2016) (#1-UP) (DC REBIRTH) #31 VARIANT Near Mint/Mint WONDER WOMAN (2016) (#1-UP) (DC REBIRTH) #60 Near Mint/Mint WONDER WOMAN (2016) (#1-UP) (DC REBIRTH) #60 VARIANT Near Mint/Mint WONDER WOMAN (2016) (#1-UP) (DC REBIRTH) #62 VARIANT Near Mint/Mint DARK HORSE COMICS STAR WARS: DARK FORCES JEDI KNIGHT GSA TPB #1 STAR WARS: DARK FORCES JEDI KNIGHT GSA TPB #1 Near Mint/Mint IMAGE COMICS ARMOR X (IMAGE) (2005) #2 Near Mint/Mint INVINCIBLE VOL.14: VILTRUMITE WAR TPB (2011) #1 Very Good SAGA TPB (2012) #1 2ND PRINT Fine SAGA TPB (2012) #3 2ND PRINT Very Fine SAGA TPB (2012) #4 Very Fine SEX CRIMINALS VOL. 2: TWO WORLDS, ONE COP TPB (2014) #1 Very Fine INDEPENDENTS ARMOR HUNTERS (2014) #2 MASK VAR (Valiant Comics) Near Mint/Mint ARMOR HUNTERS (2014) #2 BRAITHWAIT (Valiant Comics) Near Mint/Mint ARMOR HUNTERS (2014) #3 2ND PRINT (Valiant Comics) Near Mint/Mint ARMOR HUNTERS (2014) #3 BRAITHWAIT (Valiant Comics) Very Fine ARMOR HUNTERS: BLOODSHOT (2014) #1 CHROME (Valiant Comics) Near Mint/Mint ARMOR HUNTERS: HARBINGER (2014) #1 CHROME (Valiant Comics) Near Mint/Mint ARMORED TROOPER VOTOMS (CPM Comics) (MANGA) (1996) #1 (CPM Comics) Very Fine ARMORINES (1993) (#0-12) (VALIANT/ACCLAIM) #0 (Acclaim/Valiant) Near Mint/Mint ARMORINES (1993) (#0-12) (VALIANT/ACCLAIM) #0 (Acclaim/Valiant) Very Fine ARMORINES VOL. 2 (1999) (#1-4) (VALIANT/ACCLAIM) #1 (Acclaim/Valiant) Very Fine ARMY OF DARKNESS (DYNAMITE) (2012) #9 ARMY OF DARKNESS (DYNAMITE) (2012) #9 (DYNAMITE Entertainment) Near Mint/Mint ARMY OF DARKNESS (#5-UP) (DYNAMITE) (2006) #5 BRADSHAW (DYNAMITE Entertainment) Near Mint/Mint ARMY OF DARKNESS (#5-UP) (DYNAMITE) (2006) #5 MOVIE CVR (DYNAMITE Entertainment) Very Fine ARMY OF DARKNESS (#5-UP) (DYNAMITE) (2006) #6 A (DYNAMITE Entertainment) Near Mint/Mint ARMY OF DARKNESS (#5-UP) (DYNAMITE) (2006) #6 D (DYNAMITE Entertainment) Near Mint/Mint ARMY OF DARKNESS (#5-UP) (DYNAMITE) (2006) #7 SKETCH INC (DYNAMITE Entertainment) Fine ARMY OF DARKNESS (#5-UP) (DYNAMITE) (2006) #8 B (DYNAMITE Entertainment) Near Mint/Mint ARMY OF DARKNESS (#5-UP) (DYNAMITE) (2006) #8 A (DYNAMITE Entertainment) Near Mint/Mint BIONIC MAN VOL. 3: END OF EVERYTHING TPB (2014) #1 (DYNAMITE Entertainment) Fine CHILLING ADVENTURES OF SORCERY TPB (2017) #1 (Archie Comics) Near Mint/Mint DANGER (1964) (#10-18) (SUPER COMICS) #12 (SUPER COMICS. 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