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Brandon Shepherd
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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:
Why do I do this to myself?
I also wonder if this is a good price or not.
Voice inside my head, “please stop!”
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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.
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.
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I finally got these off mycomicshop.com. I figured I’d better get them before they go out of print.
I love Gene Colan’s moody pencil work, the art is gorgeous on glossy paper.
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Love that Joker.
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Superman: The Man of Steel #17 (11/92)
Key comments read, “Doomsday cameo on last page.” Can this be updated to say “First Appearance of Doomsday in cameo.”?
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The key comments for Batman: Son of the Demon ## (1987) do not currently notate the first appearance of Damian Wayne.
From GCD:
https://www.comics.org/issue/365295/
Damian Wayne (1st appearance, unnamed in the story, cameo)
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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
I wonder if Dan Jurgens had a man crush on Patrick Swayze, maybe that’s where he got the idea for Superman’s mullet?
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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This YouTuber has many great videos of not only submission results but also tips and tricks on cleaning and pressing.
https://youtube.com/@ImproveCollectingComics?si=4BE4PlKOOE3qig-g
He also has a nice website. -
First slab purchase for me in 2024.
Batman #491 Third Printing
Currently 1 of 6 in 9.8, there are also no second prints in Universal 9.8 - C’mon internet, make it happen!
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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
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
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
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.
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On 11/29/2023 at 6:41 PM, Amazeron said:
Doctor Doom, skating?
If it is, I’m not seeing it. I did spot all the other cameos thou, like Lois and Clark and Stan and Jack.
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On 11/29/2023 at 6:03 AM, Amazeron said:Interior pages pertain to Christmas
It’s true!
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If you like Star Wars ornaments and LEGO, you’ll love my eBay page!
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On 11/17/2023 at 6:06 PM, Brandon Shepherd said:A nice ornament from Hallmark.
I never showed you all the back!
Whoops.
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On 11/21/2023 at 8:18 PM, ADAMANTIUM said:
@Iconic1s @Brandon Shepherd #freethemullet
But I think this isn't totally new, or there have been some recently enough , that I believe these two tags whom might chime in have had their fill. Idk
#freethemullet
That is so ‘Roadhouse’!
I’m not sure about DC’s decision to rerelease these s-shield covers. There are so many copies of the originals out there that comic shops can’t even give them away, even 30 years later.
I assume these are die-cut covers like the originals?
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On 11/22/2023 at 8:37 AM, RedKryptoniteSuperman said:
Yeah, I'm a sucker for their marketing. Marking the 30th year of something that I was around for when it actually happend. I'm not a fan of the price tag per book but no one said that collecting comics made sense. I'm buying variants raw and getting them CGC'd in my next shipment. Hoping for high scores but you never know, I've been getting a lot of 9.6's on books that I was sure would be 9.8's.
Thanks for sharing the Link.
-RKSM
Good luck!
Low print runs could be the culprit.
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Comprehensive List of DC Universe Logo UPC Variants
in Copper Age Comic Books
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Oh man! 705 and 706 are very nostalgic for me. I’ve been after 705 in 9.8 for years. I was so excited to have 705 as a kid because even then, as a 13 year old in 1995, 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.
Love this thread.