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<DIV><FONT size=3 face="Calisto MT">Ok, I have the soft, regular American
edition. So this is not the complete collection of cartoons then? Sounds
like we need a volume 2 published here too.</FONT></DIV>
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style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=garyg5678@live.com href="mailto:garyg5678@live.com">Gary
Grossmann</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=groop@groo.com
href="mailto:groop@groo.com">groop@groo.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, 13 August, 2012 21:30</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Groop] Buzz & Bell
HC</DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr>Hi Folks!<BR> <BR>The publishing history of Buzz & Bell
can be a little confusing, especially if you try to keep track of what gags
were used for what covers. <BR> <BR>First off, Buzz & Bell
(Buzz et Bell in French, Astro & Alpen (sp?) in Norweigen) were first
published as one page, usually multi-panel gags in European humor
magazines. When Sergio had 44 of them they were published in a
French hardback edition. This was followed very shortly by an American
softcover and other European soft covers. When Sergio had produced
another 44, a second French hardback edition was published, but there were no
soft cover publications anywhere else. Also, as noted before, a third
book was going to be published but it was blown up. So here we
go:<BR> <BR>Buzz & Bell 1. French Hardback; Cover: Buzz
& Bell standing on a planet that is actually a giant bomb<BR>Buzz &
Bell American Softback; Cover: Buzz accidentally
squishing a tiny native to the planet they are on<BR>Buzz &
Bell American Softback; Cover: Buzz accidentally
squishing a tiny native to the planet they are
on<BR> "Special San Diego Comic-Con '91 Dedicated
Edition of 200 copies" Insert page-Only difference is those words &
CC Logo<BR>Buzz & Bell American Hardback; Cover: Buzz
& Bell standing on a planet that is actually a giant
bomb <BR> Ltd. Edition of 1200, #'d
& signed on insert page with a Jack-in-the Box gag.
<BR> <BR>Buzz & Bell 2. French Hardback; Cover: Buzz
accidentally squishing a tiny native to the planet they are
on<BR> Also contains the Jack-in-the-Box
gag. (page 12, #54) <BR> <BR>Any Questions?
<BR> <BR>Take care, Gary G.
<BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR><BR> <BR>
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From: jabrooks@hotmail.com<BR>To: groop@groo.com<BR>Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2012
16:57:48 -0400<BR>Subject: [Groop] Buzz & Bell HC<BR><BR>
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<DIV dir=ltr>Thanks Ronny, for verifying that numbered copies do exist.
<BR>Mine has the signature in pencil, but no remnants of any number having
been put to page. Not to say it was not there, but no indentation or leftover
markings.<BR><BR>I guess my copy can be put on list as the fabled "invisible
numbered copy" of legend.<BR><BR>
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3<BR>> Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2012 21:33:35 +0200<BR>> From: "Ronny Hansen"
<groop1@groo.org><BR>> To: Groop Mailing List
<groop@groo.com><BR>> Subject: Re: [Groop] Buzz & Bell HC<BR>>
Message-ID: <5029568F.11518.4907D6CE@groop1.groo.org><BR>>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII<BR>> <BR>> My copy have the
number written to the left of the signature (542/1200). It <BR>> looks to
be written with a pencil, so maybe the number is erased?<BR>> <BR>>
-<BR>> Ronny<BR>>
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