![]() ![]() The best explanation to the Zodiac thus far, IMO, was by Thomas Henry Horan who wrote 'Myth of the Zodiac Killer'. The photo 'evidence' alone is a big joke, but the real actual kicker is the cypher explanation given. He was known to the FBI prior to these 'armchair' detectives fingering him and was cleared (hence why these 'detectives' kept shopping it around to media outlets only after rejected by the FBI). The I wouldn't put much stock in it actually being Gary Francis Poste, the 'evidence' was flimsy at best. And the Tim Holt connection is still part of the story. I've been looking for a copy since it started heating up a few years ago, and never did find one! The (relative) scarcity seems to be real. It's a double bonus that it also happens to have a standout killer cover, despite belonging to the generally maligned Western genre. That it wasn't comic book people hyping it up originally show's the sort of cross cultural appeal the book has. ![]() If I recall from reading into the links earlier in the thread too.it was these Zodiac hunters who made the connection to the comic. Still the Zodiac case is one of America's greatest unsolved crime mysteries and there's a whole subculture devoted to investigating it and other cases. I like it for both, even though I'll admit I'm not a fan of our cultural obsession with and glorification of serial killers. Then again, it took me a few years to even find a single copy. Like any other GA/pre-code book the real question is how many copies are there? I've got to think there are way more than the census indicates, and this latest sale should really flush out some copies. ![]() 7 years into this thread and 4 years into eye opening prices that continually rise with no sign of the very expected pull back, I think Tim Holt 30 is here to stay. At some point the hype either evaporates or it crystallizes and takes permanent form. ![]()
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