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Stand-alone issues showdown :summary

ROUND 1
Showdown 1 : #169 "Devils" (8 votes) vs #245 "Burn !" (3 votes)
Showdown 2 : #191 "Roulette" (11) vs #247 "The Backwards Man" (1)
Showdown 3 : #192 "Promises" (4) vs #266 "A Beer With The Devil"(5) vs V2 #88 "The Secret Life of Foggy Nelson" (1)
Showdown 4 : #219 "Badlands" (3) vs #268 "Golden Rut" (7) vs V2 #94 "Our Love Story" (0)
Showdown 5 : #185 "Guts" (7) vs #223 "The Price" (1) vs #277 "Of Crowns and Horns" (1)
Showdown 6 : #225 ". . . And Then You Die" (4) vs #291 "All The News That Fits" (4)
Showdown 7 : #208 "The Deadliest Night of My Life" (2) vs #236 "American Dreamer"(2) vs #304 "34 Hours"(5)
Showdown 8 : #220 "Fog" (5) vs #238 "It Comes With The Claws" (1) vs #380 "Just One Good Story"(5)

ROUND 2
Showdown 9 : #169 "Devils" (7) vs #185 "Guts"(3)
Showdown 10 : #191 "Roulette" (6) vs #225 ". . . And Then You Die" (1) vs #291 "All The News That Fits"(1)
Showdown 11 : #266 "A Beer With The Devil" (4) vs #304 "34 Hours" (4)
Showdown 12 : #220 "Fog" (5) vs #268 "Golden Rut" (2) vs #380 "Just One Good Story" (1)

ROUND 3
Showdown 13 : #169 "Devils" (4) vs #266 "A Beer With The Devil" (2) vs #304 "34 Hours" (2)
Showdown 14 : #191 "Roulette" (6) vs #220 "Fog" (2)

FINAL :
Showdown 15 : #169 "Devils" (7) vs #191 "Roulette" (6)

It's been a close battle but "Devils" wins !

Well, I'm gonna go for a short post-analysis :
- Miller's work still holds very well after all those years, since the final was all Miller vs Miller.
- Nocenti deserves honorable mentions : she had eight nominations
- it's too bad these days there's a "write for the trade" tendency as theses stand-alone show that short-story can be really good

Your thoughts ?

Anyway, thanks to all the participants and especially to those who shared their comments !
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