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    Billy DeBeck: Meetcha at the Continental Hotel

    In the DBTI (Days Before the Internet), original comic and cartoon art collectors would receive paper catalogs via snail-mail, in the DBTI known simply as mail.  These catalogs might be set sales from folks like Bruce Bergstrom, Jerry Muller, or Stu Reisbord, in which you could purchase artwork directly at a set price.  Of course, the availability of items often depended upon where you lived and how early you received your catalog.  Jerry lived in California and if you were an east coast customer, the chances were better than average that you would miss out on the good stuff.  Bruce and Stu were on the east coast, so I guess…