From the reviews on Amazon:
" Absolutely Sublime, November 5, 2003
Reviewer: Robert I. Hedges (see more about me) from Burnsville, MN USA
I didn't know that this book was coming out. I saw it in a book store and balked at the price tag, but was rescued when I received it as a gift. Now that I have seen it I can honestly say that it is worth far more than the list price. This is simply the greatest compendium of comics ever."
Um, apparently I have some rather crappy friends, I've never been in the neighborhood of an $800 gift. This guy must be one heluva euchre partner!