Captain America Comics Issue 12 Horrible Inaccurate Third Party Grade Of Very Fine 8.0 Golden Age

Captain America Comics issue number 12 from 1942 during the Golden Age Of Comic Books sold for over $5,000 via auction this evening.  A third party grading company declared it to be a(n) very fine and 8.0 (4684147001).  There is a piece missing from the cover.  How can this comic book be a(n) very fine and 8.0 with a piece missing?  Third party grading is snake oil.  People will defend these companies by saying "that is what they said".  Complete nonsense.

I dedicate this post to Craig Dawson ... RIP.  This is the first of what will be many posts exposing these grading companies.

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Scary Face In The Snow On January 30 And 31, 2026

I was out walking last evening (in maybe ten degrees) and stumbled upon this scary face.  It looked like a skull or a monster last night.  I went back today to see it look a little like the kind of jester that Jeff Hardy would paint.

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Conjoined Twin Mushrooms January 29, 2026

I bought some mushrooms and saw two of them conjoined.

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Four Hoth Wampas In The Snow On January 26, 2026 Star Wars Toys Empire Strikes Back

Four Hoth Wampas in the snow for the continued tradition.  Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back toys outside displayed in the snow.  I did it in 2003, 2010, 2016 and, as you can see, 2026.  I brought ten Tauntauns out after the snowstorm yesterday.

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Ten Tauntauns In The Snow On January 26, 2026 Star Wars Toys Empire Strikes Back

Tons of snow out there right now.  I brought Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back toys outside to display in the snow in 2003, 2010, 2016 and, now, the tradition continues, in 2026.  Here are some Tauntauns ... ten of them.  I will post four Hoth Wampas in the snow tomorrow.

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Freedom For Iran Demonstration In Washington, DC On January 24, 2026

Dorood.  I returned to Washington, DC for the Freedom For Iran Demonstration earlier today, January 24, 2026.  I continue to support this movement.  I still want the ayatoilet mullah regime to fall.  I hope that it happens soon.  There is an increase in the death toll and the wounded.  Incessant blindness has been reported.  Horrendous atrocities have taken place on the ground in Iran.  The Islamic regime has no credibility and must be held accountable criminally.

I created a large "Make Iran Great Again" sign.  As I was holding it, an event organizer gave a "Make Iran Great Again" hat to me.  Mamnoon if you are reading this.  Today's demonstration began at the United States Capital and ended up at the Washington Monument.

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Another demonstration is planned for tomorrow, January 25, 2026, at the World War I Memorial ... snow and all.

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Freedom For Iran Demonstration In New York City, NY On January 18, 2026

Dorood bar shoma!  I made the trek to Washington Square Park in New York City, NY for another Freedom For Iran Demonstration today, January 18, 2026.  "TRUMP ACT NOW!" was a recurring chant from the crowd.  This is the closest that the Iranian people have been to regime change.  This is a time and a moment that absolutely cannot be squandered.  The fall of the savage mullah regime must happen.  During today's event, a drone flew over us to gather information I presume.  Is Mamdani trying to get info on Michael The Researcher?  I showed my sign to the drone.

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