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On 7/12/2023 at 11:38 AM, Silver Surfer said:

First I have heard of that. Maybe with certain later runs or more so with DC’s, which I don’t really follow. I’ve never seen or heard of later prints for a book like FF #249. 

Later print for Return of the Jedi, not FF 249

On 7/12/2023 at 3:35 PM, MisterX said:

Maybe these last two sales will shake a few more copies loose?

Let’s hope. I know of a collector in Edmonton who has a 9.0. 

On 7/12/2023 at 8:11 AM, MisterX said:

An even more tattered copy sold for $196 USD a few weeks ago.

Batman 324 WHITMAN VARIANT Aparo cover Novick art Selena Kyle 1980 DC Comic | eBay

It has a blown bottom staple. Noticed it last night when I went looking at completed listings. I think it’s tougher to find than DCCP 22

On 7/11/2023 at 9:20 PM, Silver Surfer said:

I actually don’t mind when they miss the notation as it usually means that the book is cheaper (like my recent FF#249 purchase) to acquire.

Thing is, it might not be a Canadian. It could be a later print. The only way they can be identified is the ads. First printing should have a burger time ad if I am not mistaken. 

On 7/11/2023 at 11:30 AM, Brock said:

Yes, I was watching that one too... it surprised me with that strong a finish for a book that looks about a VG+ 4.5, and not much pressing potential.

It’s a ghost. I’ve been coming across a lot of the rare Whitman DC books in the past month and zero Batman 324s. (Pics to come)

On 6/19/2023 at 4:21 PM, littledoom said:

Wow I've never seen a Wolverine Origins 28 2nd print in the wild for cheap! I gave up looking years ago

I was shocked when I saw it. Been looking for a couple of years 

On 4/17/2023 at 12:56 PM, Brock said:

Here's my latest Whitman registry set addition, courtesy of a seller in Manitoba. Lower grade than I like, but one step closer...

Congrats!

Found this guy on the weekend. Beat; but complete! 

On 3/2/2023 at 2:08 PM, Brock said:

Yes, Sgt. Rock 329 and Warlord 22.

The DCCP 10 is a sort of "middle of the road" scarcity... It's definitely not easy to find, but others are a LOT harder.

The "Big 8" were all cover dated for June of 1980. Sgt. Rock 329 and Warlord 22 were bother cover dated for June of 1979, and my guess is that they were possibly sold as a 2-pack since they are both so scarce. Interestingly, DCCP 10 also comes from June of 1979 (as do a number of others).

Some collectors think Flash 274 is tough, but I’ve managed to find a few. DCCP 10 isn’t that tough but it might get more attention due to the scarcity of Sgt Rock 329. I think most that don’t feature Batman, Superman or Wonder Woman are scarcer. 

Second highest graded copy. 

On 2/20/2023 at 10:18 AM, Michael Browning said:

It can be yours, as I plan on selling it. 😊

Already have one, but thanks ! 

On 2/19/2023 at 6:02 PM, Michael Browning said:

I picked these up in a local comic shop.

That Superman set has a lot of expensive DCUs in it. Nice! 

On 2/19/2023 at 12:53 PM, ADAMANTIUM said:

I'm loving the Shazam Covers! If it were Alex Ross I'd suggest sending for the signing, possibly, and yet you'd need be determined.

Those are Jerry Ordway, not Alex Ross

Here is another strange one. CC logo on the direct, but not on the newsstand version. 

Anyone come across these before? Direct editions with the Curtis Circulation stamp. Maybe they didn’t print enough newsstands at the time and this was the work around

On 1/29/2023 at 11:57 AM, andyborehol said:

I’m fairly certain that every direct copy of Spider-Man #16 has the Curtis stamp. The most likely explanation is just that someone goofed up while they were setting up the direct editions for printing and the mistake wasn’t seen as enough of a problem to warrant the cost of pulping and re-printing them. I have definitely seen multiple other examples where the Curtis stamp was printed on the direct edition, but this is the only one that I could remember off-hand:

A lot of direct Marvels had the CC on the price section in that era (probably just forgetting to change a plate), but I find it odd that they added the stamp after the fact on the Spider-Man. (So far both 14 and 16 are the only ones of this run that I’ve noticed)

Anyone come across these before? Direct editions with the Curtis Circulation stamp. Maybe they didn’t print enough newsstands at the time and this was the work around? 

On 1/27/2023 at 5:52 PM, NP_Gresham said:

Whitmans are reprints. I am old enough to remember and there is LCS owner this way who was in business and confirms the Whitmans are not direct market.

REPRINTS

That has been proven to be false in this (and other threads)

This might be a bit off topic, but why wasn’t the latest issue of ASM recalled? Most of the copies that showed up in my area, looked like this. Was it the same for everyone? 

On 1/24/2023 at 9:31 AM, jas1vans said:

I took a look and was going to bid on the Buck Rogers book and a few others. With under 3 seconds Buck blasted into space from $30. I just laughed as it closed at $183.29. I couldn't even finish making my, much lower than selling price, bid.

Yeah. The sci-fi books did well. Most of the cartoon ones (including popeye 158 which I think is the rarest of the Whitmans) sold for less than grading costs 

I can’t get over what some of those books sold for. Man I wished I had a US address. 

On 1/5/2023 at 12:38 PM, Brock said:

I'm not really looking for these price variants specifically, but I do rescue them from the wild when I see them!

My big focus these days is CGC copies of DC Whitmans, though... if you have any of those, I'd be very interested!

I only collect them raw unfortunately