Brock

Hi Mollie - Thanks for following up... Here are the certification numbers: Serenity: Firefly Class 03-K64 #1 is 0302523004 Lady Death: Oblivion Kiss #1 is 1226277018 I hope that helps! Brock

Only when you called me a dumas fanboy.

I loved Aparo, especially his Brave and Bold work. He was THE Batman artist of my childhood, as I was slightly Post-Adams. Guys like him and Dillon on Justice League just cranked out solid stories month after month.

Uncle Scrooge 179 - one of the rarest pre-pack issues - seems to be found either in Canada or Australia. Books like Black Hole 4 and DC Comics Presents 22 often seem to come from Canada. The more I search for these things, the more convinced I am about distribution problems occurring in the U.S. has anyone else noticed specific examples that would back this up?

I think the same also holds true for many of the scarce 8-12/1980 Whitman pre-pack issues (Uncle Scrooge, Little Lulu, etc.) My personal speculation is that sometime in mid-1980, Western Publishing's distribution deals across the US fell apart, leaving only spotty distribution... copies going to Canada (and -perhaps based on anecdotal comments in other threads here on the boards- a few other international destinations) seem to have been less affected, though I still would not describe these issues as plentiful. contrary perspectives welcomed...

There needs to be more consistency... right now, for every WW25 there's a WW27. For my money , Joshua Middleton is putting out more consistently strong work, and will likely break out first.

Mike Hawk, and not Mike Hunt?

I remember those... maybe mid-to-late 1970s? They were the top of spinner racks, instead of the "Hey Kids! Comics" signs.

I had a Hansi and a Twist-a-ciser growing up. I guess when my Mom threw out my comics, she went to Gatineau...

Ha... I would, but I'm addicted. But this issue is hot right now because of the CBSI attention... you might be able to squeeze out another $10-$15 on eBay, depending how beat a "super beater" is.

IMHO, these are more common books, but if they are 9.0 or better, they would likely be worth grading. Most would only have a handful of graded copies currently... having said that, thye could take awhile to sell, as the pool of Whitman collectors, while growing, is still relatively small. if you do get them graded, I would be happy to make an offer on some. I have one of these in 9.2 and two others in 9.6, and in all 3 instances, they are either CGC highest or 2nd highest. Having said that, there's a 9.8 of one of these B&B issues that has gone unsold on eBay for some time at about $175, so - for these particular books - I think the ceiling is still a little lower than that. Hope that helps...

This is a rarer Whitman for sure, but I personally wouldn't make as big a deal of it as CBSI and others are suggesting. Maybe among the 30 toughest, but definitely not the top 8. Still, like Donut says, take what you can find in NM for $16...

So I've listed this on eBay at about 1/2 guide OBO... I'm in no rush, so we'll see what happens.

I've met Andy from Forest City Coins, and I can say he's one of the most pleasant and approachable guys out there. He also has a great inventory of comics for sale.

Let us know what you hear from Metropolis... it would be great for future reference.

No, these digests had wide newsstand distribution, but were also distributed through Diamond and available in comic shops.

The best used to be the one maintained by STL an their variants site, but that's long gone... Here's a link to the list on the CGC registry: https://comics.www.collectors-society.com/registry/comics/SetScoreDetail.aspx?SetTypeID=384

So this is my first time trying to post an image on the new boards... Hopefully this works, but I have a feeling I may be spamming everyone with a massive image.

I'm looking for some help from the hive mind - thanks in advance for any thoughts. i'm trying to figure out some pricing for a sealed 18-pack of Dan Curtis giveaways from 1974. There are 6 copies each of #3 (Twilight Zone), #4 (Ripley's Believe It or Not), and #9 (Grimm's Ghost Stories). All look to be NM, with the exception of one copy of #9 that is about FN. Overstreet says that this lot is worth $270.00 - but that's for 18 singles, and not a sealed pack. eBay completed listings (I see 54 of them) show no packs (sealed or otherwise), but also no completed sales for any copies. Any suggestions on how I might go about pricing this for eBay? Given the completed sales data, amd I dreaming to think this might be saleable? Has anybody had any luck in selling any of these lately?

This is leading things a little astray, perhaps, but I'm working on one of these right now. About 2 years ago, I decided to try to put this get her a CGC graded set of DC Whitman variants in high grade. I'm working on CGC 9.0 or higher, but trying for 9.6 or 9.8 where possible. So two years later? I have fewer than 25 books (out of 160+). The good news is that every book I've got is the highest or 2nd highest graded copy, and even with only a small number of books, I'm #1 on the registry by a wide margin... the bad news is that many, many of these books have no graded copies. Complicating matters is the fact that - in my experience - about 10% of the CGC graded copies out there are mislabelled, either failing to note that they are a Whitman variant, or incorrectly identifying the issue number (for most Whitmans, the issue number does not appear on the cover). This means that the census itself is often unhelpful in identifying what's actually out there. The problems, though, are part of what makes it challenging - and fun. I think I've got years ahead of me on this one...

Hi Mollie - Could you please add the following two books to the "Adam Hughes Cover Set"? Serenity: Firefly Class 03-K64 #3 (Dark Horse Comics, 10/16) Adam Hughes cover Lady Death: Oblivion Kiss #1 (Coffin Comics, 4/17) Adam Hughes cover Thanks so much!

Wolverine3, if you have the Robotech variants for all those books, you're set.

There are actually two versions of the Jungle Book Treasury, with different covers. There's also a Buck Rogers Treasury that exists in both Gold Key and Marvel versions.

We could finally get that Elongated Man/Plastic Man/Elastic Lad/Mr. Fantastic team-up we've all been waiting for.

Could it also be that, early on, you scooped up the easy-to-find issues with many graded copies out there, and now what remains are the hard-to-find or frequently-ungraded issues? I see a lot of this with my onw registry sets... You can find Adam Hughes Catwoman or Wonder Woman issues no problem, but once you've got those, try finding titles like X-Men Classic or MAZE Agency.