WordSlinger

Thanks! Been working on that Platinum 75 for years...

I will continue to resurrect this thread every once in a great while when I get something worth sharing. I know I've shared this one before but I finally got the 5th and final signature for it and kept the grade despite being cracked 4 times! Also very happy with these two: I still don't know if this one belongs in this set but I do like the different cover art:

You're right, I meant 498. 499 I have never actually seen a 3rd printing

I still need an AC 686 2nd Printing as well. I was lucky enough to get a MoS 17 2nd Printing at a church garage sale. It came back a 9.4 but for $10 I'll happily take it. I got a copy of AoS 499 3rd Printing in one of these prepackaged funeral for a friend sets on eBay for cheap but didn't bother grading it because it's not in great shape.

I would say in regards to this particular series, no, they should not be included . Unless I am missing something, the issues themselves are just standard first printings and everything that makes them special (signatures, packaging, etc) were added later by DF.

To my knowledge, no, they all have the roman numeral except the 2005 MoS #19 reprint. As someone else mentioned there are newsstand editions and direct editions as well but the only difference there is the barcode instead of the artist/writer names on the cover. There are also a few issues with copies with the DCU logo instead of the barcode or credits.

Thanks!

I enjoy hunting for the various printings in this series. It adds a challenge to complete the whole thing. I haven't really looked for the various JLA #69 prints yet Like you said there are probably like.... 7 people trying to actually collect these for themselves, but there are dozens more just buying them up to flip on for absurd markups. I like the challenge of finding a good quality copy for a realistic price. I have been willing to pay above market value for certain HTF issues in the past, but nowhere near what some people are trying to get for them on eBay, etc.

Got a couple freshly back from CGC: It's odd that this one comes without a back cover, but I like the different cover art

Superman vol 2 #73 signed by Dan Jurgens. One of only three 9.8 SS copies. Looking to trade for any 9.8 copies of the books missing from my set listing below.

Just got this one back yesterday: One of two on the census!

I don't agree either. I am not sure who requested it be put on there. I would vote to take it off. I guess we could always ask for it to be removed. It was requested here: http://boards.collectors-society.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=7592106&fpart=6 There is also some debate going on about whether TBP should be included and if a new set just for 1st printings should be created. As for the cover art, that is a good question. If I can find out I will post it here.

Nice, so you and I have the two 9.8 copies of the reprint then . Congrats on the AC683, that is one I have not had much luck with.

Fair enough, to me it sort of seemed like the foreign editions. Cool to find but not part of the original run so I won't ask to have it included in the CGC set. Looks like it's on there now anyway. I think it's weird that this one is included but the 2nd printing is not.