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<DIV><FONT size=2>Mark,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> I was pleasantly surprised to see your outstanding
contribution to the new DVD release of the first season of Tales From the
Crypt. As an old time collector of MAD and fan of all things "EC", I
was thrilled to see that an authorized package of DVDs was out. Now I
don't have to convert my personal hoard of BetaMax tapes.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>As an old-timer and admirer of Bill Gaines, I know the history
of EC comics backwards and forwards. But, the "Special Features" disc does
an excellent job of presenting the story colorfully, and with historic footage
I've never seen before.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>It was sad to see Jack Davis without reference to his
passing. It was great to see the reference to Jack Kamen, father of Dean
"Segway" Kamen.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>I was surprised that they didn't mention the first attempt by
HBO to use TOC stories in a series, which was rejected by Bill, but turned into
the pilot for The Hitchhiker. Those shows were left off the US DVD version
of the first season Hitchhiker DVD but are available on the Canadian
version.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>I was most surprised that you seem a bit heavier on DVD than
you do in your GROOP messages.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Gene P</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>