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CLink will only submit selective data to GPA, in other words they will only report high sales prices realised. They won't submit low prices realised as it's 'hurting the market' and they don't want to run the risk of promoting lower prices for their books. George won't accept this, it's either all or nothing. Fair play to him. I offered to submit all C-Link auction results to George for free after every auction if that is what it would take to get them included in GPA results. They are public domain prices realized after all. Anyone with an account can view them. George at GPA has intimated that Josh at Comiclink would not be happy about this, so he refused my offer.

Because pressing when done correctly is undetectable by CGC.

No idea. If it is the same copy and has already been pressed, that would affect the final hammer price negatively I'd imagine.

someone probably got a preview night look and decided it could press to 9.6 Actually the Rocky Mountain Bats 227 was a 9.0 not too long ago. It sold about 2 or 3 CL auctions ago. The buyer pressed and resubbed it to a 9.4. And as far as GPA on a 9.4 goes, that $845 was one sale and the prior sales were in the $1,400 range. I think I remember the $845 copy, miswrap and cream/ow pages. Since there haven't been any other recorded sales in the past year, that $845.00 is a bit misleading. Nice, non-pedigree copes with OW or better pq and good centering should be in the $1,200-$1,500 range and the RM copy will probably go in the $1,800 - $2,200.00 range imo. You sure it is the same 9.0 copy squished and not a second RM copy? I would have expected the RM sticker to be missing if this was a re-sub, but this copy has it.

It doesn't really have any significance story-wise, that's the odd thing about it. It is just a cool homage cover that has really exploded in popularity in the past 5-8 years. The 9.4 Rocky Mountain on ComicLink is already well above average price in grade, and isn't even that pretty of a copy IMO.

Round 12 showcases all of 1972, right here: Ultimate Adams Cover Poll: Part 12 (1972)

Would people like the 232 more or less with a different color scheme? I don't mind the 232 brilliant green, but I also do like the C-51 Batman Treasury artwork as well. What if the Bats 232 were similarly colored? I like the original green just fine, but this is a great looking color scheme! (thumbs u

(thumbs u I'd trade every book I own for the right Tec 31. That Tec 31 4.5 is the right copy... I'd love a 4.5 copy of that book...I'll be happy with one of the 4 4.0 copies that are out there somewhere... You mean like this? What about a 5.0? Very nice Alex! Okay, how about all three consecutive numbers. Stop messing up a perfectly good Adams thread with GA drek!

Now I own two TeddieM Adams hand-me-downs! Someday I will own a Dover.

Agreed, tough book for some reason. Finally found my "right copy" a few months ago after searching in vain for years:

8.0-9.0 copies come up for sale pretty regularly. Keep watch on eBay, Heritage, ComicLink, ComicConnect and here on the boards. I have 4 graded copies right now but am not selling. I am in hoarding mode now to keep pace with Kimik!

I agree with Ryan and Adam that Bats #232 is an always in demand book with arguably the best Adams Bats cover, but there are many on the census without much room to grow as an investment. Adams Batman books with some great future potential: Tec 395 (1st O'neal/Adams story), Tec 402 (Tough dark cover Manbat story), Tec 411 (1st Talia). Without checking, I believe there are relatively few of these out there in 9.2+ compared to both Bats 227 and 232. You can't go wrong with a Bats 227 in 9.2+ though. There will always be demand among Batman collectors for that cover in all grades. (thumbs u

Sorry guys, but Adam has agreed to sell me this gem when he is ready to let it go. I posted dibs on it long ago.

What a terrific cover! Think it's great? Support this cover by voting for it in the Ultimate Adams Cover Poll, Round 7. Right here: Adams Covers (Round 7)

Yes, get crackin!

The baseball equivalent of D&D. Dork Sixto Lezcano, 1979. 85/47 L/R split. (see if anybody here gets it). I remember the name like it was yesterday Card Dorks!

Found a small image of what you are talking about...it's genius. And I just realized the creator of this piece just passed away this Saturday the 19th. Luckily the art will live forever.

That image is responsible for me starting to read Thor comics in 1980. As I read I kept seeing them as they were drawn in D&D instead of the comic artists. Such strong visuals. Here's one by the person who I think did the Norse Gods and some other Deities and Demigods art. I love his stuff. Anyone familiar with the artist, or own any originals by him/her?

Awesome Chris! Of course everyone knows that one touch from the Wand of Orcus means instant death!

Cool! Never thought about the original module and book art. Anyone know TSR's position on the originals? Did they keep them? Give them back to the artists?

BooYAH!!!! That is cool as heck! Dude, you are a very talented artist! MORE!!!! How about a Demogorgon, Orcus, or Yeenoghu?

Here is a site that lists scarcity and values of vintage D & D modules, books and boxed sets. Most are common and can be found of eBay regularly for $5-$20, even the non-first printings of the original core books from the late 70s and early 80s. Most of the 1st printings of the books or rule-sets can be valuable as you would expect. There is an early version of the Deities & Demigods book that has stats for the H.P. Lovecraft Cthulhu mythos. TSR used that stuff without permission and were forced to remove them from subsequent printings. That book is worth probably 10 times a regular version. Dungeons and Dragons Scarcity and Value Ok, now I'll really geek out... TSR actually retroactively got permission from Chaosium to use the Cthulhu Mythos in subsequent printings of Deities and Demigods providing they cited Chaosium as being the copyright holders in the later printings of the book (they believed it to be in the public domain when including it in the 1st printing). TSR decided it wasn't a good idea for them to be crediting a competitor in one of their rulebooks and voluntarily removed the reference to the Cthulhu Mythos (as well as the Melnibonian Mythos) rather than credit them for its use. /geekspeak Yes, what he said is correct, what I said was not!

I am living the D&D dream all over again. After a 20+ year hiatus, I started a new 4th edition campaign for my 12 year old step daughter and her cousins to help them work on their math and communication skills. They had no idea that role playing games existed outside of X-Box and PlayStation. We are all having a blast, and I'm trying to convert some old school modules to 4th edition so they can experience the same thrills I did as a player of the classics you guys remember from the old days. Barrier Peaks was awesome, remember the Mind Flayer on the ship? I am working on converting Ravenloft now to the new rules which are much more tactical and purposely balanced than the old school rules. They have eliminated wandering monsters which is weird, and taken away some of the anxiety when facing creatures such as Vampires or Medusas who could drain your levels or turn you to stone with a glance. These sorts of monster super powers have been eliminated or at least scaled back in favor of powers with less devastating finality. No creatures are able to permanently drain levels for example any more. Character death is still a present danger, but doesn't tend to happen immediately and without mercy anymore as in Tomb of Horrors and some other classics. Definitely takes some getting used to, but I can see the reasoning behind them softening the game and putting more emphasis on fun and less on dealing immediate character death. You guys should dust off the old books and pull the kids away from their video games or the TV for a weekend. You'll get the juices flowing and you'll feel just like you did when adventuring in your teens.

Here is a site that lists scarcity and values of vintage D & D modules, books and boxed sets. Most are common and can be found of eBay regularly for $5-$20, even the non-first printings of the original core books from the late 70s and early 80s. Most of the 1st printings of the books or rule-sets can be valuable as you would expect. There is an early version of the Deities & Demigods book that has stats for the H.P. Lovecraft Cthulhu mythos. TSR used that stuff without permission and were forced to remove them from subsequent printings. That book is worth probably 10 times a regular version. Dungeons and Dragons Scarcity and Value

I really like this one... I hate you for finding this book raw in the wild. (thumbs u