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Five advertisements of the same number list two, three, zero, four and two characters: none is false, none is complete.
Read article →Five announcements, five French collector's titles, none of which is a translation: the episode title becomes the only usable key.
Read article →Five announcements, four different series titles, a single character: no search on a single name brings them together.
Read article →Volume 118 of one collection and number 15 of another contain the same character: the name of the collection matters more than the number.
Read article →The same volume at €18.00 without mention and €19.90 in first edition: a distinction that only the seller who indicates it makes visible.
Read article →Two French bound collections, 81 and 43 issues noted on August 30, 2026, and 34 issues common to both. The same story bears the 41 and the 59.
Read article →Two dollars for the opening chapter, fifteen to nineteen for the reveal number: buying in reading order costs less.
Read article →148 American and 42 French announcements on August 30, 2026. Neighboring medians, but a maximum of 42 times the median on one side and 7 times on the other.
Read article →Out of 550 advertisements noted on August 30, 2026, “VF” appears 202 times — sometimes for the language, sometimes for the state. Three visible clues allow us to decide.
Read article →The title printed on the cover and the reference title do not coincide: a search on a single form misses part of the offer.
Read article →The 2018 reissue in good condition costs $7.95, the 1968 original in 0.5 condition costs 7.15: two audiences, two objects, two prices.
Read article →112 ads, three to five euros for the entire story: each booklet has its own title, a key more stable than its number.
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