aszumilo

On 5/4/2023 at 11:53 AM, Kromak said:

Sorry for the delay. I finally managed to find a copy with postcard. I am waiting for the answer of multiple sellers that have a copy if theirs contains the postcard. But I am not very optimistic. Of over twenty editions, this will probably be the only one.

Cool.  Hope it turns out good.

Already submitted

At Amazing Comic Con Las Vegas, Red Hood Comics had a DD #1 graded 9.8.  It apparently came from that Detroit collection.  It was absolutely amazing.  I should have gotten a pic of it, but, i wasn't thinking. Only 3 graded that high.

They said they were offered $550k for it and turned it down.

I would guess cancel culture won't affect this book.  How many of those people are reading 35 year old comics anyways?  Prices on these books has been relatively flat for several years now.  Unless they come out with a Batman movie based on this book, I don't really see it moving in either direction.

Posted these in another thread

Norway                                                   Turkey

I've met a few

Jim Starlin - Very nice.  Was only able to talk to him for a short while as there was a long line behind

Jim Steranko - Great guy to talk with.

Neal Adams - Some say he is not very nice, but, the few times I met him, he was always nice and very chattable

Bob Layton - Talked with him for about 30 minutes.  Had some great stories about how his mother never understood what he did until the first Iron Man movie came out.  My nephew didn't think his art was that great, so, I told Bob he said that.  Bob handed him his portfolio and my nephew said h was great, to which Bob replied "Thanks, my mom thinks so too".  My nephew came away a fan of his art. 

Kevin Eastman - very nice guy to talk with, even for only a few minutes. 

I'm sure I'm forgetting a few here.

So, in my ongoing search for issues I need, I ran across a bunch of flat out wrong information.

1.  There are no newsstand copies of the first print that I have ever seen.  A couple of sellers advertising copies with bookstore UPC stickers claiming they are newsstand prints.  WRONG.  Any sticker put on by the stores does not make it newsstand.

2. There is no Brian Bolland variant.  He was the artist. There is no such thing.
(i.e. Batman: The Killing Joke By Alan Moore 1st Print Bolland Variant (1988) TPB HG)

3.  Covers that have a washed out coloring are not variants.  From what I can tell, they just ran low on ink.

4.  Hardcovers are not paperbacks.  CGC will not grade hardcovers.

5.  6th printing is not Red, it is dark orange.
    2nd print is not orange, it is pink.

6.  If the title logo is not green, it is not and cannot be a first printing. At least for US and UK versions.

7.  Unless you have numbers to back it up, do not say a printing (usually the 9th) is the lowest printing.  I cannot find printing numbers for any prints but the 1st and 2nd print.  And I'm not sure those are accurate.

Good round for me, FINALLY!

1 bullseye and the rest were all 1 grade off

Jungle Comics #11 - 5.0 (5.5)
Super Comics #44 - 9.2 (9.0)
JIM #84 - 3.5 (3.0)
Silver Surfer #16 - 9.4 (9.4)
Cerebus #2 - 9.2 (9.0)

Just picked up a really nice Norweigian edition and a nice Turkish edition.  The Norweigian looks like a 9.6/9.8.  Turkish will probably be a green label 8.5/9.0 due to a sticker on the back from the publisher.

Also picked up another 11th print that looks like a good shot at 9.8.  That would only leave the 10th print 9.8 to find and I'll have all Direct Edition printings in 9.8.

And I also got a Korean edition, but, it is a hardcover.  Listing said paperback, but, had no pictures.  Took a chance since it was low priced.

Grades are in and panic has also set in

On 4/8/2023 at 7:42 PM, Michael Browning said:

The 13th and 14th printings are the rarest. I'm sure the 9th print is pretty scarce, too, though it's definitely not as rare as those last two printings.

14th is not as rare as you think.  It was packaged with the action figures, so, there are quite a few out there.  CGC also labeled the 14th print as "Direct Edition', which they since corrected.  I'd say 12th and 13th are the more scarce then the 14th.  Back when I started putting my registry set together those were the toughest to track down.

8 - 28 graded copies

9 - 64 graded copies

10 - 22 graded copies

11 - 27 graded copies

12 - 13 graded copies

13 - 9 graded copies

14 - 54 graded copies

On 4/4/2023 at 2:37 PM, Kromak said:

I looked for it, but didn't find one. Anyway, its the cover image. I will give a look for copies with the postcard in the next days.

Sounds good.  I appreciate it.

I just got notification of a shipment coming back from CGC and when I tried to enter it in te registry, it said the numbers were not in the database.  Could be some kind of glitch in the system right now.

On 4/3/2023 at 12:06 PM, Kromak said:

I had one. Super high grade, bought my myself from the Newstands. With the postcard. Sold it three to four years ago though.

Finding a copy of the second edition shouldn't be difficult, but one with the postcard might well be. I can give it a look if you want.

Do you have a scan of the postcard so I know what it looks like?  If you happen to run across a copy with the postcard I would be interested in it, but, not if it is too hard to find for you.

I,m in for some more punishment

On 4/1/2023 at 10:48 AM, JGeezy87 said:

How many in your registry set? Once I finally submit all the ones I can it'll be around 50. I only count the actual Killing Joke cover with the camera. I don't count any of the other covers they've used. So closer to 100 for me. Yes, every country has multiple. I have multiples from Mexico, Spain. Japan, Turkey, Nordic countries etc etc. Sorry been 4 years of researching what countries have what. Not really up to just letting that info out there

Currently I have 25 in my registry set.  I have quite a few more ungraded, but, I don't think they have a shot at anything higher than an 8.5/9.0. 

I have 3 Newsstand editions (6th, 11th, 13th), but, CGC doesn't recognize them as Newsstands.  Waiting for the next Comic Con so I can bring my copies down and talk to them about recognizing them.

On 4/1/2023 at 10:48 AM, JGeezy87 said:

How many in your registry set? Once I finally submit all the ones I can it'll be around 50. I only count the actual Killing Joke cover with the camera. I don't count any of the other covers they've used. So closer to 100 for me. Yes, every country has multiple. I have multiples from Mexico, Spain. Japan, Turkey, Nordic countries etc etc. Sorry been 4 years of researching what countries have what. Not really up to just letting that info out there

These are the foreign ones I have:

Graded
Argentina - 9.8
Germany (Detective Comics #1) - 9.6
Italy - 9.0
Mexico (Harley Quinn cover) - 9.8
Spain (ECC Ediciones) - 9.0 (mini comic packaged with Spanish DVD of The Killing Joke)
Sweden - 9.4
UK 1st (green) - 7.5
UK 3rd (orange) - 7.5
UK 4th (yellow) - 9.6

Ungraded
Brazil (green)
Germany (Panini - 2008) (white Logo)
Gernamy (Panini) (green logo)
Germany (Carlsen) (yellow/white logo)
Hungary (Got a COA from the Brian Bolland Collection)
Italy (orange)
Italy (green)
Mexico
Norway
Peru
Portugal
Turkey
UK 2nd (pink)

I know of these other foreign versions:

Denmark (Lion RW Edizioni)
Finland (Semic)
France (4 different versions)
Japan (Shogakukan Shueisha production)
Netherlands (Junior Press) (pink)
Poland
Serbia (Phoenix Press)
Serbia (Mentor)

I am sure there are other countries, but, I have yet to see an actual cover for any other countries yet.

Avengers 56 VG $12.50
Conan #9 VF/NM $60

On 3/30/2023 at 7:03 AM, aszumilo said:

Well, no luck.  Seller cancelled.  Said he couldn't find the book.  Oh well, the search continues.

Seller says he will send it to me as soon as he finds it.  Seems like a stand up guy.  Hoping for the best.

Nope My Kudos link is all messed up.

On 3/28/2023 at 6:40 PM, aszumilo said:

Found another possible one on E-Bay.  It is at worst the BOMC edition, but, hoping...

Well, no luck.  Seller cancelled.  Said he couldn't find the book.  Oh well, the search continues.

On 3/23/2023 at 12:46 PM, MGsimba77 said:

ASM 121 is 50 years old this month! Crazy!

Just picked up a copy of it today.

On 3/29/2023 at 7:09 AM, Kromak said:

As there are two people here that collect the foreign editions, it's worthy mention that the second Brazilian edition came with a postcard inside it 

 

Hungary and Sweden for the win!

Do you have a copy or able to get a hold of one of those Brazillian 2nd editions?