Archon_Turtle

Well you certainly won't find a shortage of owners in this thread. Sent you an email myself :-) -stephan

Just in from the CGC. NYCC "Variant". This is the one that I thought was going to grade out at a 9. Goes to show I am not very good at this :-P Happy nonetheless!

Mines a SS as well. Signed and sketched by Kevin.

Figured this is comic related enough. My post about the new Donatello Polystone Comiquette by SideShow

Just back in from the CGC all spiffy and corrected. Note the addition of "Silver Edition" on the left and "Grey outer cover" on the right. The variation has also been added to the census.

Picked this up recently. Not in hand yet, but I couldnt wait. I should mention I am in no way shape or form a grade hunter. And I actually love how much character this book has!

Peter speaks the truth. I often jest with my follow turtle collectors as the "A-list" collectors (for lack of a better term) are for the most part, very close friends. Just ask Danny how many times I've told him nobody likes him and that his collection is . If I was serious I don't think hed be flying across country in october to attend my wedding. However, if you'd like a serious response to your question, I will try to give you one. Two things: First of all, best is an incredibly subjective term. My collection is extremely personal to me, and I enjoy books that feel as though they were personal to someone else. To me, a low grade book often feels more "loved" than one that was most likely sitting in a vault for the last 40 years. For instance. I am a huge Thor fan. I recently picked up a Journey Into Mystery #83 that is a signature series (Stan Lee) 1.0. Let me tell you, that book deserves to be a 1.0. Significant cover damage; nothing white about the pages whatsoever; the book looks as if it were read into the ground. While many people would scoff at a book like this, I find it incredibly charming. I purchased this book from the original owner, who had kept it since childhood, and had the book SSed by Stan Lee himself. The guy loved the HELL out of that book, and now I have the honor of owning it. That kind of story is worth far more to me than a grade. This mentality spans throughout my collections of various things. I've opened VERY expensive action figures many times just cause I felt they deserved to be played with. And hell, most of my most prized comic books are books the CGC won't even grade. So what do I care? Secondly; I find the curve of the slabbed book economy to be apauling. For instance, taking a quick look on c-link right now theres a blue label AF15 7.0 and a blue label AF15 7.5. Both have sold. The price difference for the .5? Roughly $20,000. These are two books that, if raw, the average person wouldnt be able to decern the difference in quality of. That is a mind boggling concept to me. Yes, I used an expensive book to illustrate my point, but the same goes for any CGCed book, the scale simply slides. In closing, did I litterally mean that 9.8 collectors are crazy? No, of course not. As a collector of...anything should; I would never seriously criticize someone for their passion regardless of what it was. But, on a personal level, it is totally past my comprehension So there you go. I hope that sufficently answered your question. Also, welcome to the boards.

you 9.8 collectors are crazy. I love you. But you're out of your everlovin' minds.

It really isn't worth much as that appears to be the white cover standard edition (unless Im wrong...what does the back of the book look like?). They go consistently on ebay between $25 and $50. As for PMing everyone and their mother the scans...thats an awful lot of time and effort that I dont want to have to go through. I'll figure some way to age gate or censor the content and show it to you guys.

Question for you guys. As you may recall, a few months ago I acquired an adult TMNT comic that, while produced by Mirage artists, was never distributed publicly. It was created as what was essentially the biggest inside joke in Mirage history. Anyway, when I acquired it, I showed cover images in this thread...fully intending on showing complete scans upon having the book in hand. However...upon looking through the book I was suprised how....EXTREMELY adult it is. But I really don't want to deny you guys a look at some significant Turtles history. So my question is...if I publish the pages here for you guys...am I going to get in trouble? I just dont know enough about how the mods feel about adult content to make the decision myself.

Congrats on the book! And I'm wondering too, "Did you decide to keep the green or take the blue?" Green :-)

Just a quick note to let you guys know that the CGC said that they would be happy to re-label the turtlemania silver free of charge. I sent it out today.

Just as sure as I am that there is another gold out there even though weve only found one. It will be mine...oh yes! It will be mine. EDIT: The silver came in today, and to put to rest any doubts about its authenticity (which are understandable due to the incorrect label) I did a quick color comparison against a standard edition: Also, I have to say that this is the best looking 7 ive ever seen. There is a 3/4 inch split in the spine, other than that, the book looks perfect.

Should grade out at about a 9.0

I personally consider it an error because giving them out as a con exclusive was an after thought. They didnt PLAN to print these with the blue dropped out, but once they were printed it was more of a "why the hell not" kinda deal. But some people feel differently, which is why I I will refer to it as "New York Comic Con" in quotes :-)

fixed. i was looking at info on the chicago con while I wrote that :-P

I meant to put this up about a week ago but totally forgot. Acquired from another tmnt collector in my area. The "New York Comic Con" Error Cover #3: Probably going to have it slabbed with my next batch.

I won the book. (Sorry Peter! You know I love you!) The book's qualified status is an error in my opinion, as they fact that it is signed and numbered is 50% of what defines it as a silver edition. I have already started a thread in the Ask CGC section explaining the situation and asking if I can resubmit the book for a label correction (Danny, if you could provide me with a photo of that 4.0 blue label silver you saw that would be totally helpful). As for demand...the book ran 100 copies, and of those 100 the tmnt collector community at large knows of 5 (including this one). That's pretty darn rare.

Craig "A.C." Farley was kind enough to sign some books for me. I thought you guys would like to see them, as his signature on a book is quite rare because he is no longer in the industry, and does not attend conventions. http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v247/JNCOPosterboy/The%20Collection/Comics/Signed%20Books/Craig%20Farley/

yeah I had seen that over at the CBG boards. Amazing how when something sells on ebay, the desire for it spikes. I was fortunate enough to get my copy for $400 flat.

Hey gang, I was recently able to secure a copy of this book from Steve Murphy @ Mirage (However not the copy in that auction). I actually picked it up today, so I don't have it in hand yet, but I thought you'd like to see the pictures I DO have. Additionally, I will be posting scans with a write up once I have it in my mitts. I also have some new information regarding the book directly from it's creator, Bill Fitts: I'll be sure to keep everyone posted.

Here is something I have been waiting for a little over a month to share with everyone. If you recall, the copy of Gobbledygook #1 that was gifted to me by Kevin was a misprint. 3 images in the book appear twice (to see that book, click Gobbledygook error . The pages that repeat are labeled alpha-numerically.) While this error possibly makes it the rarest copy out there (as we have yet to find its possible sister book, which would be missing 3 pages), I've still always wanted a copy of the book that did not have the error in it. Recently, Steve Murphy of Mirage, was able to afford me this opportunity. Steve and I were able to work out an agreement for the purchase of a copy of Gobbledygook #1 which had been signed by Peter, personalized "To Smurph" (one of Steve's nicknames) and given to him in 1989. Steve was kind enough to draft me a letter of authenticity to go with the book. Here are a few interesting pictures from the book. All of the photos of the book can be found via a link at the bottom of this post. Here is the letter that Steve wrote for me. I have water marked across his signature for security purposes. The front cover. This copy is extremely clean, with only one tiny color break at the spine. The inside front cover showing the personal signing to Steve from Peter. For the rest of the book, please click GobbledyGook Non-Error . Hope you enjoyed it!

Picked up a couple pieces at SDCC. Eric Talbot Commission of Splinter Page from Eastman and Bisley's Bodycount

He must have signed that a LONG time ago, because he has been incorporating the year into his signatures for a VERY long time.

Yeah, those are mine, and are real. They were a gift from Kevin. Use that link that rabid provided above for the full story :-)