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I would love to see an example of one of these mind-blowing perfect ones, as I have yet to see any the come anywhere close to replicating the original. Everyone has at least two-three of the following issues: - Images sourced from online that are either woefully low in resolution, or contain image artifacts in the compression (not drum scanned from an original) - Sourced images mis-assembled, with the inside and outside covers misaligned to how they would have appeared in the original press print - Defects such as creases, stains, dust, all remain in the source image (which allows you to trace back where they got it from) never having been cleaned up - Printed in a manner that isn't accurate to how the inks would appear (inkjet printing / digital printing and not an off-set run. To date I think I'm the only person who has prepped a reproduction cover with separate CMYK color plates for a press run) - Colors are off - and the most common: Paper that in no way even remotely matches the weight, gloss, bend, or texture of the original (even I've failed to replicate this exactly, I got close but it is pretty much impossible for my pay grade. Took me months to get 'close enough' to the original World's Finest cardboard stock) Basically, any of these covers are obvious to be fake when looking at them close up - and handling them 100% gives it away (Magic cards are closer to being fully faked, but event the best can be detected in hand still). I've tried purchasing multiple reproductions from several sources online, all too test where the industry was at.

I love seeing more coverless comics come to market with reproduction covers - it helps encourage many that they can get into golden age collecting, as it makes certain expensive issues more palatable in price (especially if the cover wasn't the main draw before, for example Worlds Finest #3 - cover is meh, but it is the 1st Scarecrow appearance). It also gives the rest of us decent price points for those sales, as it basically is the lowest any book can ever expected to go (complete and no other issues) However 99% of the reproductions you get with these issues are garbage, though still fine for a casual collection, but since I'm a graphic designer who does his own printing I can't stand the quality (and so make my own) But regarding OP. They are still coverless as nearly ALL of these comics come with the copy UNATTACHED. In all my searching I have yet to find any cover attached to the book since it risks damaging the book/staples more. So technically still coverless.

Name checks out.

Robin eventually grew up and gave us the hottest thing in the entire Bat-family, Nightwing's butt. Thus, Robin has had more value than most other comic characters in existence. Fact.

"Farmer's daughter in the Barn" is one of the best cover tropes - I really like the above cover, so might have to hunt down a copy. My issue below, which seems to be the moment before the above cover happens

Has anyone heard anything about any possible future Eastman signings? I missed the last one (due to mail delays) and was hoping to have one of my books signed or sketched on. Also would anyone know if Eastman does non-CGC signings through his website (Ideally would love to commission him to do a signature and sketch on one of my books in my personal collection, so having it CGC witnessed isn't a requirement for me). I emailed through his website and asked on twitter but never got a response in either case.

It was immediately re-listed by the seller - I'm not sure what went on with it.

My raw copy has the same issue (page 5 before page 4). This isn't due to physical pages being out of order during the stapling process either, since the backside of each page is correctly printed. The print file must of had the pages switched, so I have a sense that every 5th print has this 'error'.

I really did want it, but alas, backed out (around $350) as soon as it was looking to hit well over double what it went for originally (back when it was actually CGC graded). It honestly went for waaayyyy more than I ever expected of that incomplete copy. I promise I'll leave some copies of this issue for you!

The bottom left one is mine now ...spoiler, when graded it was 3.0 (and turned out it was conserved and had undisclosed tear seals plus glue).

The solution is clear....identity theft. Become the son, say something happened to it and ask Alex Ross to plain you another

sigh....I went and damn did it again...I told myself three was enough, but NOooOoOO, somebody just had to list one locally at a price I could not resist (CGC 3.0 restored). I'm only a weak fleshy man!!!! I'm not made of stone...or plants...or other more robust vines...I'm weak!!!!

Wish I owned either of those - for now I'm living with a humble conserved 3.0.

It is very much a score. A very good price as the last 9.6 sale on GPA was $1600us this month - with its 90day average being $1317us (just corrected my post, I thought it was a 9.2 - not a good deal, but for 9.6, yes!)

How on earth did this thread not have #22 posted in it almost immediately, let alone go years without someone correcting this injustice? ICONIC!

No there isn't, none of you should check there. Pay no attention to this. /s Now if you'll excuse me, I have to continue bidding on something....totally unrelated to this post.

Okay I'm going nuts trying to find a copy of this both locally anywhere in my province (my LCS' have TONS of stock of nearly every trade you could want and never had an issue finding even the most obscure trade before), or anywhere online including internationally. It shouldn't be this hard for this average a read. I'm looking for the TPB for Moon Knight (2012 Marvel) by Bendis and Maleev (volume 1 of 2) but in SOFTCOVER, not the Hardcover edition which I see everywhere. I have a softcover edition for volume 2 already and would like to complete the set. If anyone has any leads (or one they would like to sell) let me know!

This is a bonkers price for a 2nd print - a low grade raw copy just sold for half that of the Elite comics graded and signed 9.0. This one looked like a 4.0 or maybe 5.0 at best (comparing it to my previous 5.0 graded one that looks worlds better than this). Clearly some mad-turtle brain disease is still out there fuelling the bidding wars.

Damn, that inking job murdered the amazing original line art.

I'm looking to buy my first real piece of original art and hoped to make it something nostalgic. Grew up reading Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles vol 3, the crazy series by Image comics, so have my sights on a piece from that or from the recent reprints of it (TMNT Urban Legends). Art can be either covers or interiors, and I'm open to either finished inks/pencils or just blue roughs Eastman often does when planning out pages. Prices can range for all of these so I'm aware they could be as cheap as $300 (what the roughest often sell for on Eastmans store) all the way up to $2,500 (but ideally I really would like to keep it below $2k if I can, but show me whatever you got anyways). Help shell shock me with some cool art!

6.0. to 6.5

Yup, started as a character in a line of 'bootleg' custom figures (all made by hand and very limited in numbers). Existed for years as just a toy, with the backstory being fleshed out only through the card backs...100% is supposed to be a pure 80s combination of everything cool (Skeletor & Darth Vadar to name a few). Some info her about it https://wehadthatstuff.blogspot.com/2020/06/phantom-starkiller-history-and-future.html

Have noticed that people are getting into Phantom Starkiller (which I'm happy to see - it's a fun character that has long needed a comic series), as the first issue was just released this month with a handful of variants. It is a smaller indie comic, and most of the variant covers have very limited numbers (off the top of my head I know the VHS cover had 400, NYCC and BW variant had 250, the Ashcan was around 1,500). It's all sold out on the main Scout store (where you could buy direct), and the regular #1 is going for about $15-$20 on eBay (cover price $5) while the variants could be anywhere from $20-$150 (and the NYCC one being more than that for some reason). At this point I think its just the collectors of the figures who have scooped up most of the issues (knowing just how limited and scarce anything for this character is after release), and while it is sold out you can easily find people listing them on eBay (the older figures on the other hand are still impossible to find)

Printing isn't always nice round numbers, the ordering and invoices are, but the actual run might vary - it very much could have been 300 copies extra, but a bunch were discarded due to very bad mis-cutting or other errors (ink smears, paper jam, and the printing house often keeps some copies on hand, throws out others, so easy to see 25 copies being discarded.

I say if this isn't officially resolved we all make a blood pact and, with our great comic powers combined, we just make up a number and decree it to be the print run number. We will then destroy the temple - this tread - with it all evidence of our dark deed, and forever agree to never speak of this conspiracy. The world will have its answer; a number spawned from the abyss of our collective collectible collector minds! If you take the above numbers, the average print run of all those we know is 21,055...sounds kind of like a legit number, eh, with 55 extra provided by the printers due to over printing ? Give into your darkness, you know this is the only way - let us shape the fate of this issue! WHO'S WITH ME?! LIES FOR THE COMIC GODS!