lightninglad

Nice find! I love hunting for early Image newsstand issues. Of the early Spawn's, I had the hardest time finding #4 but I finally scored one in a box last year.

That's a regular Stan Lee SS copy. -J. So we're saying that because the book was signed on Stan's 90th birthday it gets a 150% or $1500 boost in value?

So what are we chalking up the 1K ASM 700 9.8 SS to?

Some interesting info on the book from the artist's blog: http://blog.raderofthelostart.com/2016_11_01_archive.html

Can't wait till someone pumps this into a 9K book By the way, are Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy in the book along with Catwoman?

I've not selling any of these issues, but based upon content I'd lean towards Catwoman #89. The story in Harley Quinn #3 doesn't really suggest a team up of 3.

Not to disparage you or your book, but I'll echo the other sentiments and say that the grade definitely appears to be in the 5 range. I'd still love to own it, we just want you to temper your expectations. You did say "I need advice"

No big blue sticker for me. That game was my white whale growing up. I LOVED Mega Man, started playing with Mega Man 2. As a kid I searched high and low for a copy of Mega Man. I never even saw a copy, no retailers, no rental stores, no second hand stores, nothing. Finally got a decent complete copy during the early days of eBay. It's one of the last things I'd ever sell.

What denotes that it's the first version of the box? I have a copy, nowhere near as nice, so I'm curious.

It's Batman # 21 would We Are Robin 1 variant be considered the 1st appearance of him in a Robin costume....not sure that costume will be the one he wears later on. No, this issue will be the 1st real appearance. We are Robin is more a group of "Robins". At least that's what I've been told when I tried to make that same argument. I think this is a pretty good argument and the book is certainly starting to move. The same people who were interested in Captain Marvel #17 will be interested in this imo. We are Robin variant #1 If that's the official Duke Thomas Robin costume....... Batman doesn't wear his original costume either... I liked him better when he was called Static. Jaiden Smith is gonna be so pissed.........

It's Batman # 21 would We Are Robin 1 variant be considered the 1st appearance of him in a Robin costume....not sure that costume will be the one he wears later on. No, this issue will be the 1st real appearance. We are Robin is more a group of "Robins". At least that's what I've been told when I tried to make that same argument. I think this is a pretty good argument and the book is certainly starting to move. The same people who were interested in Captain Marvel #17 will be interested in this imo. We are Robin variant #1 If that's the official Duke Thomas Robin costume.......

So I guess "money value" is important after all and you CAN put a price tag on a Rosebud?

"ASM #300 did NOT have a "huge print run." It had a bump because it was an anniversary issue, but average sales for the year were 271,100, and ASM #300 wasn't an exceptionally heavily ordered issue in that year. That means the average amount of extant copies for these 1988 books...a couple of years before the speculation madness of the early 90's...is just about 271k copies, and many, many of those copies weresingle copy purchases. " I wonder who that quote is from? Zero speculation in that comment...... "many, many" is about as factual of a statement as you can get

Are you trying to compare estimating print runs of standard comics books from the early 1990's with estimating print runs of retailer incentive variants of the 21st century...? Really...? 1. I'm pretty sure you don't mean extant. "Extant" means "still existing." "Print run" and "extant" are two (usually) completely different numbers. We can't know, with very, very few exceptions, the extant number of copies of any comics printed in the last 100 years, because once they're in the wild, all estimates are, at best, educated guesses. 2. We CAN estimate print numbers of standard comics of that era because we HAVE reasonable estimates: the Statements of Ownership plus the Capital City orders (think of those as a pre-cursor to Comichron's numbers... much rougher, granted, but combined with the SOO's, we get a good picture about what was made, and what was sold.) Do you understand that the Statements of Ownership are the ONLY complete record of individual print runs of individual comics that exist for most comics printed? And that even those aren't really complete? In other words, with those 1990's books, we often HAVE a place to start from: the total amount of copies printed. You cannot compare estimates about the print runs of standard comics from a time where we had more, and more accurate, information with 21st century incentive variants, whereby the publishers deliberately conceal those numbers to...VOILA!...sell them. Thanks for the advice, but I think I've got a fairly good handle on it, and I think my record in that regard speaks for itself. Of course, if I asked for examples of where you believe I have fallen short of "using solid factual information" myself, I suspect you, as most who make the claim, would be incapable of doing so. And that's really the difference, isn't it? If you have examples of my inaccuracy, don't be selfish...share them, so we ALL, you, me, everyone, can benefit from accurate information. Or, is your claim actually justified after all....? If I may offer some advice in return: learn to discern, and don't take everything you read at face value. It looks like you've been influenced by the endless barrage of misstatements and straw man theorizing from a few, rather than evaluating what everyone says based on what they actually say, and not what someone else says they are saying.

No. There's nothing to estimate from. When you estimate, you have to have some foundation to base the estimation on. With these books, there is none. The numbers upon which such "estimations" are based are, themselves, estimates. How valid are estimates of estimates? You've become pretty ridiculous in this crusade and just as unreasonable as those you fight against. Based upon the information we know, we CAN begin to "estimate" what the print run of a comic is. Nothing is 100% absolute in life. We all know that. Constantly repeating yourself ad nauseam reminding everyone of that is tiresome. You can't even get 50% "absolute" with print runs, because you don't know what they are. You have no way of knowing. The only thing you know for sure is what DIAMOND (who is, after all, in the business of SELLING COMIC BOOKS) reports to Comichron and others about what they sell to North American comic book shops. You're trying to guess the picture of a 1,000 piece puzzle, and you're missing half the pieces...but you call that "good enough." What was the total print run of the regular first print of, say, Wolverine #66...? Do you have any idea? Can you "estimate" something for which you don't even begin to have any reasonable information about (that is, the UK numbers, or the newsstand numbers)...? That's the problem. So, you can call it "ridiculous", and you can call it a "crusade", and you can be dismissive if you like, and call my "repeating it ad nauseam tiresome"...you're not the first, and won't be the last. It's what people do on the internet. I find the ad nauseam repetition and ad nauseam deliberate spread of MISinformation tiresome. So, who is the more ridiculous...? Those who deliberately repeat and spread misinformation, for whatever unstated agenda may exist, or those who fight that, to make sure people make decisions based on accurate information? What side are you really on, "lightinglad"...? I'm certainly on the side of truth. That's paramount in this hobby. But I'm also on the side of reasonableness, which is why I don't post often Let's be clear here. Are you saying that on these boards YOU have NEVER "estimated" the number of "extant" copies of a particular issue? Say..... NM #98 or MOS #17 or MOS #18?? Talk about self awareness. I agree that this flood of comic flippers "estimating " an issue will be $12 by Thursady but $7 by the weekend SO ACT QUICKLY! screams of the 90's crash and it scares me. This hobby means the world to me and for those that lived it, this newfound fear is REAL. We see these new blood kids as punks sending our beloved hobby on an all too familiar collision course. Standing up and fighting for the hobby we love is fine, dare I say even noble, but not at the price of being hypocritical. Pick your battles is all I'm saying. And if your fight is misformation.......make sure you use solid factual information yourself, or run the risk of sinking to the same level as those you fight against. I know.....

No. There's nothing to estimate from. When you estimate, you have to have some foundation to base the estimation on. With these books, there is none. The numbers upon which such "estimations" are based are, themselves, estimates. How valid are estimates of estimates? You've become pretty ridiculous in this crusade and just as unreasonable as those you fight against. Based upon the information we know, we CAN begin to "estimate" what the print run of a comic is. Nothing is 100% absolute in life. We all know that. Constantly repeating yourself ad nauseam reminding everyone of that is tiresome.

So can we all just use the term "estimated" and be done with this discussion?

Looks more like Yuma, from the Saga series... He clearly copied a picture of Maisie Williams, who plays Arya on Game of Thrones, then just colored her green.

It was cool when he said....... 2 years ago. I do like his style though

Is it just me or is that Chewbacca's reflection in his right eye?

http://www.metacritic.com/tv/marvels-jessica-jones

As an example, raw copies of WD #53 jumped up to $100-125 for 24 hours or so after Abraham, Rosita and Eugene appeared on the show. Now they're back down to pre appearance hype prices, $50-$60 So there is a small window when the TV crowd late to the party drives prices up.

Should be called: 'Moderns that I'm trying to heat up on ebay!'

He's got acting chops. Check his work in Deadwood, Justified, No Country For Old Men and Damages for reference. He'd actually be a great choice.

I think the ending of this episode pays tribute to the ending of issue #83