Cpt Kirk

Yes, the Superman Work Book has the same cover on front and back. It was an educational comic book (produced in the 1940's, I believe). What I showed above is the front cover of Superman 14 and right below it is the front cover of the Superman Work Book. I think you can find it in the price guide under "promotional comics". Also it can be found on ebay by searching "Superman Work Book". Someone is asking $2300 for a CGC 3.0 (detached cover). I'm not sure that price is realistic, but there is also a CGC 8.5 (highest graded) on ebay for $6300. These work books are very hard to find in high grade. The cover of mine is still attached but I would only grade it as g/vg because of a pretty rough front cover and even rougher back cover. It is fun to look at the inside of it... some consider it to be a "variant" of Superman 14.

The 497 III without the wrap is kind of hard to find (probably could sell for $10 to $20). The 493 II should be very common. When you say you got a 457 direct error copy, I am assuming it had 000 in the indicia... correct? After checking around the direct first print with 457 in the indicia seems to be a little harder to find.

And now some more of my favorite Superman golden age covers. Notice how Superman and Batman had similar stories during this period. For example, the bride of Superman and the bride of Batman. The snow covers of Detective 119 and Action 116 were similar. I also have the Batman Indian Chief and Superman Indian Chief, but did not include scans of those covers. p.s. The Superman workbook (which replicates the Superman 14) is shown; also the Edgar Church copy of Action 71 is shown. cop

Thanks to the great feedback I got from you all from my first post, I've decided to post some more of my favorite covers from the golden age. First, a few Batman covers: Note: The Detective 155 is the Edgar Church copy.

Thanks! The ones shown above are mostly mid-grade comics, but they are fun. But I also have a CGC'd Mile High Action 71 and Mile High Detective 155. I broke both of them out of the plastic because I figured I would never sell them, and I just wanted to be able to touch them and see up close what a Mile High looks like.

Yes, upon closer inspection the writing looks like "Jean Kieryle" and June/15/41. Or it could be "Jean Kierzle" or "Jean Kienzle". It is interesting to me that the scans lose a little bit of clarity when they get posted to this website

For your viewing pleasure, here's a sample of some of my golden age comics. First shown is front cover, and then back cover of same comic book,

I think that you guys are right on the money to limit spending on these DCU variants to about $5 or $10 if you think of them as investments. For the most part, I don't think variants are a good investment but instead are just a fun part of the hobby. Once the die-hard variant collectors have filled their want list, there just doesn't seem to be a demand for the remaining variants that are on the market. I've seen survey variants, DCU variants, jeweler variants, newsstand variants, etc sit on the market for more than one year with no bites once the demand is satisfied. The reason I offer bounties on the variants I still don't have is because I'm hoping it will entice others to keep an eye out for my want list. That, and helping others find stuff they want, seems to really help me with finding the variants I am missing. I've been collecting for 40 years and it still seems like the age-old advice still applies... if you are looking for an investment, buy high-grade golden-age popular super-hero comic books or landmark issues. Of course, there are always exceptions but it would be very hard to guess which ones will pan out. Here is one example of one that really did pan out well for me: only 8 years ago I paid what I thought at the time was a ridiculous price of $450 for a CGC 9.6 copy of Batman 608 RRP. Now I think these sell north of $3K. Even though this rarely happens, I sure am glad I decided to buy it when I did.

I just got my hands on Batman New 52 #10 newsstand, which means I now have had my hands on every single newsstand issue in Batman, Detective Comics, and Action Comics in the original series, New 52 and Rebirth. The only newsstand issue in the other title I collect (namely, Superman) is Superman New 52 #8. I would love to see someone show up with an image of that one someday.

Those zero-hour logo variants are very easy to find if you are patient. Prices from Mile High Comics for logo variants tend to be outrageous and you would only want to buy from them if you are desperate to get that variant. A lot of sellers are still clueless about this variant and these zero-hour target variants can be had for one or two dollars a piece. Examples follow: The following pack contains 8 zero-hour logo variants like the one shown above (my guess is that the final sales price will be between $11 to $16 to include shipping): https://www.ebay.com/itm/Factory-Sealed-DC-Variant-Comic-Zero-Month-8-Issue-Collectors-Pack-1994-RARE-0/153221602014?hash=item23acb81ade:g:xD4AAOSwbWZaXp8i:rk:1:pf:0 And then there's this pack of the "Zero Hour" comic books (5 logo variants of the Zero-Hour series for $16 to include shipping): https://www.ebay.com/itm/DC-Comics-Zero-Hour-Collectors-Set-5-comics-in-original-package-Sealed/273488206638?epid=11011544062&hash=item3fad2adb2e:g:pIgAAOSwnoVa9Hep:rk:31:pf:0 And then there's this 20-pack contains all zero-hour logo variants... the asking price of the listing below is unrealistic. I see this pack come up for sale about every 3 to 4 months, and it will typically sell for $30 to $40 including shipping costs: https://www.ebay.com/itm/20-DC-Comic-Pack-1994-Zero-Month/253933082250?hash=item3b1f97568a:g:TRgAAOSwCExbaV-Y:rk:11:pf:0 An ebay search of any title and the word zero (or some variation of that) will normally reveal some really cheap ones (unfortunately the search for a any title with the "0" in it will yield a bazillion results thanks for the way Mile High Comics creates the title of their listing. But here's a few cheap ones that I saw: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Superman-in-Action-Comics-DC-1994-0-Zero-Hour-UPC-Variant-HTF/302603989536?hash=item46749a7220:g:EAwAAOSwCMtaXRlc https://www.ebay.com/itm/SUPERMAN-0-BOTH-ADVENTURES-OF-ACTION-HTF-ZERO-HOUR-TARGET-LOGO-VARIANT/163282610339?hash=item260466e8a3:g:iR4AAOSwC6Ra43M0:rk:1:pf:0 https://www.ebay.com/itm/SUPERMAN-THE-MAN-OF-STEEL-0-RARE-ZERO-HOUR-TARGET-LOGO-VARIANT-VF/163282606871?hash=item260466db17:g:h9cAAOSwj2Ra43QA:rk:2:pf:0 https://www.ebay.com/itm/Aquaman-Vol-5-0-Zero-Hour-UPC-Peter-David/183480420080?hash=item2ab84906f0:g:7EAAAOSwSBhbvmRT:rk:1:pf:0 I hope that helps.

And here is a listing of the known DC Universe logo variants that have two versions: Batman Legend of the Dark Knight 63 DCU with “Collector’s Pack First Printing” in the indicia (others unmarked) Detective 674 DCU with “Collector’s Pack First Printing” in the indicia (others unmarked) Detective 690 stickered DCU (others have the DC Universe symbol printed on the cover) Flash 96 DCU with “Second printing” in the indicia (others unmarked and have different ads) Green Lantern 51 DCU with roman number II on the front cover (others first print) Green Lantern 59 stickered DCU (others have the DC Universe symbol printed on the cover) Superman 104 stickered DCU (others have the DC Universe symbol printed on the cover) Superman Man of Steel 30 DCU with “Collector’s Pack First Printing” in the indicia (others unmarked) Superman Man of Steel 42 stickered DCU (others have the DC Universe symbol printed on the cover) Superman Man of Steel Annual 3 DCU with “Second printing” in the indicia (others unmarked)

Holy cow... $10! Congrats. Ebay is truly unpredictable.

Approximately 4 months ago, I was missing approximately 76 jeweler inserts out of a possible 692 comic books that could contain the insert in the titles of Batman, Detective, Superman, Action and Justice League of America. Since that time, I asked approximately 400 different sellers on ebay to see if they had any comic books with Mark Jewelers inserts. I found that approximately 3 out of 4 sellers would respond to my questions. After expending this effort, I found 4 sellers that had jeweler variants on hand. Of those 4 sellers, I found 4 Mark Jeweler inserts that I did not already have in my collection. There are lots of Mark Jeweler variants for sale on ebay in the five titles I collect, but my point is that these Jeweler variants can be REALLY hard to find when you get down to the last 10% or so of the missing ones. Of course I realize that this pursuit is pure insanity. If anyone else out there is collecting these variants of DC comics, I would love to hear about your experience, and I would more than gladly help fill in holes in your collection with my spares if you would help me find the onnes that are missing from my collection. Just send me a Private Message on this website if you are interested.

God help you for going down that rabbit hole. Those are nice copies you found.

You guys might get a kick out of this. I friend sent me his spare copy of his BM 457 2nd print newsstand variant so I could sell it on his behalf to another friend for $750. I sent it USPS priority mail (with only $50 of insurance) and it got stuck in Macon GA for almost 30 days. During this time my friend decided he no longer wanted it (financial issues). After waiting about 20 minutes on the phone, I opened up a case with USPS which they promptly closed a few days later, and still no trace of the comic book. Luckily I found a phone number for the Macon distribution center and found a helpful postal employee. He put out a search for it and it was found and on its way a few days later. I was able to get the thing returned straight back to me. I was pretty worried for awhile and really kicking myself for not insuring for the full amount and requiring signature for the book. Funny thing though... after I got it back in the mail, I thought to call my collectibles insurance company and they said "No worries.... you are insured with zero deductible, even for losses in the mail". If you have a serious collection, I highly recommend you spend a couple hundred a year for top-of-the-line insurance. Here's photos of the issue that was almost lost forever. It is pretty beat up (vg- in my opinion) because of wear/tear, residue from a sticker that was removed, and apparently a little bit of paper missing from the cover near the "M" in Batman where the sticker was torn off.

A friend of mine just found a Batman New 52 #10 newsstand variant for me at NYCC. That means I now have all newsstand variants in the original, New 52, and Rebirth issues of Batman, Detective, and Action Comics titles. That completes a major milestone for me. If you are thinking about trying to do this, I would caution you. It took me 7 years (and I won't say how much money) to make it happen. I was mainly doing it as an academic pursuit. I know one other friend who is trying to do this for the title of Batman. He has all but a few of the most recent New 52 and Rebirth issues (which, toward the end, were hard to find due to low distribution). So now the only remaining newsstand issues I need to find are Superman New 52 #8, Action #252 Millennium Edition, and Justice League (1987 series) #1 Millennium Edition. I am confident they exist, but I have never seen any of those 3 newsstand editions (as a matter of fact, I have not even seen an image of the newsstand versions of those comic books).

Great point. Plus about 25 known copies of Batman 457 2nd print news. In my mind, it is hard to say at this time about which ones are most rare. A lot of people look for the Batman 457 2nd news, but not sure many people are looking for the Robin or the Superman.

Interesting. I have almost every newsstand issue of Batman, Detective, Superman, and Action Comics since they started in 1980. The only exceptions are Batman New 52 #10 and Superman New 52 #8 and 9. Some guy has Superman #9 on sale for $60, but I can't bring myself to spend that much when I know I will probably find one on ebay for less than $10 one day. But if you ever find one of those, let me know.... I will definitely make it worth your while if you sell to me.

I think there is a good chance that they will note it as "newsstand" issue. I heard that they started doing this. If you sell one, I would like to hear how much you get for it. Regards, Kirk

Thanks. I've added the info to the database. It makes sense that Kamandi 36 has the blue 88. I had not seen that one until your post. The publisher was not always precise on keeping inserts the same by cover date. For Kamandi 36, the blue 88 insert bled over from the previous month, where most DC issues contained the blue 88 insert.

my apologies... but who is chuckee?

Great job on the GL 62. I was just thinking the other day that it was odd that we had not seen a newly discovered DCU variant since January... and all of a sudden this one pops up. I wonder if any others will be found soon

You would have to check it out on ebay and judge condition for yourself.

uh oh... another rookie mistake on my part. Thanks for clueing me in. Sorry about that!

I bought those three 2-packs you see in posting above. I'm going to sell the Spare 499 pack starting tonight on ebay. If someone is willing to offer one hundred bucks for it as firends/family sale, I would be willing to cancel the auction.