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<DIV><FONT size=3 face="Calisto MT">I think I missed something: these repeated
references to something being blown up. Please tell the story, I don't
know it.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3 face="Calisto MT">If the originals are lost, are there any
copies from which publication quality prints can be made?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3 face="Calisto MT">I'm glad someone brought up Buzz & Bell,
because in my pining for the return for Groo (or even S.A. funnies) I've been
looking into some of the other S.A. projects I missed out on in the past.
I just got Mighty Magnor #1 today, although I've had Buzz & Bell for
years.</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=garyg5678@live.com href="mailto:garyg5678@live.com">Gary
Grossmann</A> </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, 13 August, 2012 23:02</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Groop] Buzz & Bell
HC</DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><BR>That's right. The only parts of Volume 2 seen in a
US publication were the cover and the last panel of one cartoon. That
leaves 43 B&B's not published in the US. Plus, there
were another 44 with (I assume) a cover. And only two of those
are known to have been seen anywhere before the original art was blown
up! <BR><BR> <BR>
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From: alexian.emperor@earthlink.net<BR>To: groop@groo.com<BR>Date: Mon, 13 Aug
2012 22:37:21 -0400<BR>Subject: Re: [Groop] Buzz & Bell HC<BR><BR>
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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>
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<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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