Ian_Levine

I still maintain that anyone interested in DC Comics would be fascinated by something like Happy Tooth.

That photo, taken in 2005 when I completed the collection, pictures both the most valuable DCs and the rarest and scarcest DCs. Of course a Happy Tooth dentist promotional comic looks odd on the same photo as Action 1, but if you have enough money to spare, you can fairly easily buy an Action 1 or a Detective 27, if you were as rich as Simon Cowell and didn't care what you spent, someone would sell you one tomorrow. But you try and find a Happy Tooth, A Superman/Bradman, or a Twisted Metal for ANY price. Or a Buzzy 70.

The rarity of Happy Tooth, Twisted Metal, Take No Prisoners, The Aquateers Meet The Super Friends, Supergear, Lightning Racers, the set of five Flash Force 2000, and the Superman Bradman Custom Comic, all made for private or promotional purposes, is staggering beyond belief, and much much rarer than some of the Golden Age classics. Twisted Metal in particular has become an urban myth. I could sell a copy tomorrow for $1500.

I took Action 2 out of the slab when I bought it, in 2003. The only one comic I have kept in a slab is "What Do You Know About This Comic's seal Of Approval", and that was because it was the only one in history ever slabbed. I hate slabs.

Well I knew it began with a letter "f", but I didn't want to get it mixed up with Flaming Telepath.

I honestly can't remember. 1,2, and 4 certainly are. The restoration was so professional I would never have known. The number 2 was slabbed as a 9.0 restored, but I can't detect any restoration to the naked eye so it must have been seriously minimal.

It was the early Justice Leagues that started it all for me.

This is all absolutely true.

Oh My God I'd forgotten how amazing the artwork for that set was. Not many people have a complete set of those. Stunningly beautiful.

Further to what someone said earlier, they don't look all that low grade and tatty to me.

I'm impressed how sharp they are. The jpgs I have show a lot less detail.

Some people were very kind. I got my "Supergear" through these boards as a trade, got given a Buzzy 70 for free as a present, and completed my entire collection with New Adventure 26 that someone passed onto Harley Yee for me. These people were wonderful. But others were not and drove me away, whilst at the same time accusing me of using them. Who was the lovely guy who did the Supergear deal for me ?? Can't remember his name. As grateful as I am to all those who helped me, yet the trolls seem to think it was my duty to come on here daily to prostrate myself in humility.

I'm not trying to mend anything. I'm not aware of ever doing anything wrong. I met some very nice people through here, and I met some who I hated. I did nothing and would change nothing.

I'm sorry but I don't see why one should result in the other. I've just spent months helping DC without even charging them, just to help with their history. I don't need to come on here to be bullied. Certainly not all over again, for sure.

And you see, this is exactly why I kept away for five years.

And now we go at it on Gallifrey Base. Interesting how I've been answering questions from nice people on the other DC Completionist thread, and quite enjoying it, but yet when this albatross of a thread resurfaces, it brings all the unpleasant Usual Suspects back into the daylight.

I don't get this. My beautiful copy is here safe and sound and was just photographed by DC for the Taaschen book in November,

That's disgusting and unfair. I had so much trolling on these boards, I simply didn't wish to be subjected to such persecution. For every nice poster who meant well, there were ten trolls, back five years ago. Rather than get embroiled, I just cleared out.

You say that, but I'm still searching for some of the rarer promos, although yes I do have every DC comic ever released for sale right up to date.

I'm only interested in one. I only collect variant covers when the artwork is clearly different, apart from giveaway editions. The same applies to "pence" versions too. I think collecting both the direct editions and the newsstand ones becomes a bit anal. I believe I have all the Burger King giveaways and minis unless you know of some I have missed.

Still need to know if anyone's ever seen this...

You're quite right there.

I'm not sure it's technically the rarest DC, simply because it was pulled by DC for being illegal. Plus I know of three copies in existence, whereas I only know of two copies of The Dirt-Minator, and DC themselves certainly don't have one.

No but I did scan loads of the Doctor Fates from More Fun for Scott Nybakken, for the DC Archive Collection.

So, Flying Donut is a man of his word, and my holy grail of the DC promos finally arrived after so many years. Dan thankyou. I so appreciate it. I actually had given up on ever owning a "Supergear" and now I do. There's not that much else that I need now that I know about of the promos and giveaways.