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You'll need a 10.0 or 9.9 1st print to have a chance of taking the top spot. I am currently in 2nd place, even though I have the most complete registry set. I would also say there is closer to 200 different cover, US and Foreign, as there is a ton of Spanish and Mexican versions. A lot of countries have multiple versions as well. If you could send me a list of all the countries you have, I would appreciate the help.

9th print is the last printing that sold for $3.95. 10th and 11th were $4.95. 12th and 13th were $5.95 and 14th was $5.99. Feel free to PM me if you want any more knowledge on The Killing Joke printings. I like to think of myself as the resident psycho expert on this book

I have seen many more 9th prints on E-Bay, than some of the other printings, such as 11th, 12th, 13th prints. Looking at the census 9th print has more graded copies than the 8th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th and 14th. Not certain that the 9th printing is any rarer or more valuable than some of the other printings. 1 - 10,096 graded copies 2 - 219 graded copies 3 - 118 graded copies 4 - 73 graded copies 5 - 124 graded copies 6 - 132 graded copies 7 - 92 graded copies 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

I have 2 of the BOMC editions

That is not Orange. It is red. Barcode shows it is the 9th printing. Both 9th and 10th printings have the same barcode. There are several other variants out there, such as Newsstand editions and a Book of the Month Club edition. For awhile, CGC also had two listings for the 14th print, 1 was labeled as 14th printing and 1 was labeled as Direct Edition. They have since corrected that mistake and label them all as 14th printing now. Batman: The Killing Joke 1st (Green) Yellow Cufflinks / White Smile / Gray Tie / $3.50 / Old Logo Batman: The Killing Joke 2nd (Pink) Yellow Cufflinks / White Smile / Gray Tie / $3.50 / Old Logo Batman: The Killing Joke 3rd (Yellow) Yellow Cufflinks / White Smile / Gray Tie / $3.50 / Old Logo Batman: The Killing Joke 4th (Light Orange) Yellow Cufflinks / White Smile / Gray Tie / $3.50 / Old Logo Batman: The Killing Joke 5th (Dark Blue) Yellow Cufflinks / White Smile / Gray Tie / $3.50 / Old Logo Batman: The Killing Joke 6th (Dark Orange) Yellow Cufflinks / White Smile / Gray Tie / $3.50 / Old Logo Batman: The Killing Joke 7th (Light Yellow) Yellow Cufflinks / White Smile / Gray Tie / $3.50 / Old Logo Batman: The Killing Joke 8th (Light Blue) Yellow Cufflinks / White Smile / Gray Tie / $3.95 / Old Logo - UPC 7 61941 20212 00118 Batman: The Killing Joke 9th (Red) Yellow Cufflinks / White Smile / Gray Tie / $3.95 / Old Logo - UPC 7 61941 20212 00119 Batman: The Killing Joke 10th (Yellow) Yellow Cufflinks / White Smile / Gray Tie / $4.95 / Old Logo - UPC 7 61941 20212 00119 Batman: The Killing Joke 11th (Yellow) Yellow Cufflinks / White Smile / Gray Tie / $4.95 / Old Logo - UPC 7 61941 20212 00121 Batman: The Killing Joke 12th (Yellow) Yellow Cufflinks / Yellow Smile / White Tie / $5.95 / Old Logo - UPC 7 61941 20212 00122 Batman: The Killing Joke 13th (Yellow) Lt. Yellow Cufflinks / Yellow Smile! / Green Tie / $5.95 / Old Logo - UPC 7 61941 20212 00124 Batman: The Killing Joke 14th (Dark Green) Lt. Yellow Cufflinks / Yellow Smile! / Green Tie / $5.99 / New Logo / Packaged w/ Action Figures - UPC 7 61941 20212 00125

Seems to be a lot of erroneous information in this thread. see below posts to help clear it up for you and read this thread here. Lots of info on the various printings. @Browns81

I always forget about this event. Maybe next time I'll remember.

I hate FedEx. They have screwed up delivery on a few packages of mine. 1 of them was my Board Secret Santa gift a few years back, which was mis-deliverd. They were absolutely not interested in helping locate the package. They made half investigation and said the driver said I signed for it. I was home all day. working in the garage and Fed Ex never even came down my street. So F them.

Iron Man #77, First comic I bought with my own money back in 1975. Before that, my parents would buy books like Richie Rich, Casper, etc. I bought it for $1 from a friend and it probably is still worth $1, but, I still have it.

HAHA, they said "may be a reprint"

If he paid the seller with a check, he'll get the cashed check back (or can request a copy) and can see where the check was deposited and into what account. I doubt the seller would take the check to one of those check cashing places, so, he probably put into his bank. Also possible, if he cashed it at the bank the check was drawn on, they would have verified ID and have surveillance of the transaction..

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Opened my gift a little bit ago. @Dr. Balls sent the complete run of King Conan 1 -19 (before the changed it to Conan the King). I had a couple of these issues, but, now I have all of them. And the ones I did have are definite upgrades.

$672.59

Got my gift in the mail a couple of days ago. The wrapping was coming off, so, I took it off to take a pic of it. I am guessing it is a Dr. Balls work of art and looks amazing. Might have to frame it, actually, yes I do. The gift is still sealed inside of a box, so, nothing spoiled. And, oh yeah, got my gift mailed off today, so, my recipient should have it very soon.

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I just went off the latest GPA sale. It can be a volatile market and GPA may not have recorded the sale you speak of. Like I said it was not a bad deal and has potential to turn into a great deal.

Based on last sale on GPA ff 4 - 4.5 - $5100 IM 55 - 7.5 - $655 FF 52 - 4.5 - $1100 ASM 129 - 9.0 - $4050 + $1200 Total of $7005 in trade plus cash. Knowing that dealers won't give you full value for your trades, and his book was a bit over priced, I would say you didn't do too bad. Not a great deal, but, we've all overpaid for a book at some point. If he shows up in a movie, it could give the book a nice bump and could turn out to be a great deal for you.

You need to put an acetate cover on it. BANG! PROFIT!

My grades Hit Comics #5 - 5.0 - 5.0 - Bullseye Four Color #348 - 8.5 - 9.0 +1 GI Combat #68 - 6.5 - 4.0 +5 Incredible Hulk #181 - 7.0 - 6.5 +1 Spawn #1 - 9.6 - 9.4 +1 Another +8 for me