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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#0070C0'>Hey Porter! <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#0070C0'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#0070C0'>The Shadow Star appearance is #31 on Other Original Appearances
section of the most recent Groo List. Except I have it as being printed
by “Shadow Press,” not </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#0070C0'>Savage Star Press (aka SSP aka Savage Graphics) I’ll check
when I get home tonight. Here is the entry on the Groo List and
footnote: </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#0070C0'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>31. ShadowStar (b) #2 Shadow Press Nov.
1985-Page 24, Groo (reprinted in ’86-Slave Labor Graphics)<span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>(b) Shadow Press originally published the 1<sup>st</sup> 2
issues in 1985. Printing was turned over to Slave Labor Graphics in 1986, who
reprinted #2. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#0070C0'>In
</span><span style='color:#0070C0'> addition to coloring the cover of #2
when they reprinted it, Slave Labor also reprinted the cover of ShadowStar #1
on the back cover of #2. Everything inside is the same as I recall.
I’ll pull them both out tonight and double check. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#0070C0'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#0070C0'>Early Groo appearances in
obscure comics are fun!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#0070C0'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#0070C0'>Take care all, Gary
G. (The </span><span style='color:#0070C0'>maddest completist of them
all!) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#0070C0'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#0070C0'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>
groop-bounces@groo.com [mailto:groop-bounces@groo.com] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Porter<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, October 05, 2009 12:56 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Groop@groo.com<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Groop] Shadow Star #2<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>In case anyone is interested...<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>There is a full, one-page sketch of Groo by Sergio in Shadow
Star #2 (Savage Star Press (aka SSP aka Savage Graphics), Nov 1985). It
has a b&w cover & Groo is on page 24.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>It's listed in the Sergiography.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>However, there is also an alternate printing of the issue,
the so-called "foreign edition" with a colored cover and published by
Slave Labor Graphics (SLG). <a
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slave_Labor_Graphics">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slave_Labor_Graphics</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>As I don't have it to hand at the moment, I can't be certain
of it's publication date but I assume it is right around November-December '85.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>So far as I can tell, the interior of both the foreign and
domestic printings are the same, albeit with different publication information,
and Sergio's sketch still shows up on page 24. I think.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>For most, I'm sure it minor enough not to bother - it is the
same sketch after all. For the <b><span style='color:red'>mad completists among</span>
us,</b> however, well, I thought some of my Groopeeps might want to track a
copy down for their collections too.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Now
if I myself could only track down that damned Chronicles hardcover I'd be
set...!</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Cheers,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal> ~ Porter.<o:p></o:p></p>
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