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    Comprehensive List of DC Universe Logo UPC Variants

    in Copper Age Comic Books

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    On 5/5/2024 at 3:34 PM, onlyweaknesskryptonite said:

    However there are definitely a few that will still give some trouble,  especially if looking for 9.8. [686, 705, 706)

    Oh man! 705 and 706 are very nostalgic for me. I’ve been after a direct edition of 705 in 9.8 for years. I was so excited to have 705 as a kid, because even then, as a 12 year old in 1994, I thought Superman’s mullet looked really *^%#*#^ stupid. A cover of Superman with a better haircut was one of the better parts of 1994 to me. 

    So 705 is a tough one for a DCU? I almost wish I didn’t know that.

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    Love this thread.

    Comprehensive List of DC Universe Logo UPC Variants

    in Copper Age Comic Books

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    On 5/4/2024 at 8:19 PM, Cpt Kirk said:

    For sure.   We need to see stacks of the 2-packs contained Batman 513, Detective 693, Funeral for a Friend, Action 706, Adventures of Superman 523, etc!

     

    On 5/4/2024 at 9:58 PM, onlyweaknesskryptonite said:

    :wishluck:

    Why do I do this to myself?

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    I also wonder if this is a good price or not.

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    Voice inside my head, “please stop!”

    Topps Comics Club

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    On 4/16/2024 at 5:21 PM, Warlord said:

    Antique store find!  These Vlad's have bargain box values, so you'd think I'd have found all three in bargain boxes at cons or LCS, but no, I still need #1. lol  Low print runs could be the culprit.

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    I have theses issues, they’re interesting. Roy Thomas clearly did his homework on Vlad Tepes. You also can’t go wrong with art from Esteban Maroto. 

    Superman's Mullet

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    On 12/5/2022 at 4:39 PM, Brandon Shepherd said:

    I checked out this flick yesterday on Amazon Prime. The hair reminded me of Superman’s

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    I wonder if Dan Jurgens had a man crush on Patrick Swayze, maybe that’s where he got the idea for Superman’s mullet?

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    I only watched the movie because of Family Guy. Not bad, a nice Sunday afternoon movie.

     

    Oh no!

    I don’t want to knock it until I try it, but I don’t want to try it. I’d rather reread Superman comics from the mid 90s.

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    Post Your Top 3 Personal Comic Book/Original Art Acquisitions of 2023!

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    My Top 3 in ‘23 were ‘90s DC multiple printings from ‘93 in 9.8 grade. No one wanted them back then and now they are HTF in high grade. 

    1) Adventures of Superman #498 (1/93), Second Printing

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    On 5 January 2023, I got an early morning text, from friend Iconic1s, with an eBay link. I was floored to see a second printing of this book, graded 9.8. The asking price of $250 was reasonable but I put in a best offer, just cause, about twenty minutes later the seller accepted. This book was a great way to start the new year. The first 9.8 for this second printing was graded on 08/09/2012 (part of Iconic1s’ collection), my copy is only this second copy to be graded Universal 9.8 by CGC - ten years is a long time. 
     

    2) Batman #490 (3/93), Second Printing

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    This piece is the first Universal 9.8 graded by CGC. I tried searching on and off for raw copies online previously but I never found any suitable candidates for grading. I was also the only bidder in the eBay auction for this book, most likely due to opening bid of $99.99. When factoring in the costs of pressing, grading, shipping and time spent searching, paying $99.99 plus tax and shipping was only about $30 more than if I had found a raw example and paid to have it pressed and graded.

    3) Justice League America #70 (1/93), Third Printing

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    When I saw this piece on eBay, the price was too good to pass up, I bought it right away. The eBay seller was YouTuber Mint-Hunter Comics, a channel I follow. Mint-Hunter Comics put out a video not long after I purchased this book, where he showed this book along with everything else from his latest CGC submission, he also mentioned the Justice League America #70 third printing had only been listed for about four minutes before I bought it. The internet makes the world a small place.