There's cloud quilt, tube quilt, bubble quilt, muscle quilt and, for those who prefer to visualize in gastronomic terms-popcorn and sausage quilt.

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Since the Cage auction, collectors, under a cloud since 1994, when a bubble in "brand-new collectible" comics collapsed, have been scouring their attics for treasures.

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Since the Cage auction, collectors, under a cloud since 1994, when a bubble in "brand-new collectible" comics collapsed, have been rushing home to scour attics for treasures.

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The market for new issues heated up in the first few months, with bubble-era leveraged buyout targets like HCA and Kinder Morgan going public alongside the new crop of technology companies including cloud names and the social media vanguard with the likes of LinkedIn.

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