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This is untrue. They said from the beginning they were going to retain an unspecified amount of copies to sell at NYCC. -J. I agree, that's nothing more than just an assumption. Hank said that he was holding copies for NYCC several times at Baltimore Comic Con and it was very clear that none of the copies he had at NYCC were as damaged as the 200 that he felt were so damaged he was not comfortable selling. I basically just said the same thing. @Lethal_collector- When you buy or how much you paid is nothing to lose sleep over, especially when it's a matter of only a few hundred dollars either way. I just remember them saying they were going to be selling more at NYCC, and I was glad they made that public, so when the prices were moving that fast before even that, it pushed me to the sidelines, because I knew flippers would rush the copies there and immediately put them on ebay. Which they are doing. And this is forgetting about however many copies are still sitting at both CGC and CBCS right now after the initial rush. -J.

This is untrue. They said from the beginning they were going to retain an unspecified amount of copies to sell at NYCC. -J. So why couldn't the damaged ones be the one they set aside to sell at NYCC? Has someone said that's what they did ? Do any of the four in the pic that one guy posted look particularly "damaged" , more or less, compared to the other two dozen raw copies for sale on ebay right now? -J.

This is untrue. They said from the beginning they were going to retain an unspecified amount of copies to sell at NYCC. -J.

I'm only seeing one 9.8 that sold for under $700 this weekend ($683). There was another that sold for $765. The only one up for auction now is up to $788. Having auctions end during NYCC is probably not a good idea since a lot of potential buyers are busy at the con. It'll be interesting to see in the long run whether this variant can stay ahead of the Hughes variant. I suspect that it might but we'll see. http://www.ebay.com/itm/HARLEY-QUINN-1-9-8-CBCS-DC-DELL-OTTO-BULLETPROOF-PINK-VARIANT-HTF-RARE-NOT-CGC-/272396962657?hash=item3f6c1fcb61:g:h9AAAOSwLF1X3VO7 And there's currently 4, 9.8 copies at auction. -J.

There were several 9.8's that closed under $700 this weekend on ebay, and that was before the NYCC copies started hitting. And a set of all 3 sold for $300. (probably one from NYCC). I get pretty leery when I see a variant go up that much, that fast. Especially when there's so many always available. Looks like this will be one I'm glad I waited on. -J.

Bulletproof said they were holding back a certain amount of those for NYCC. What were they charging at the booth ? -J. The sets were $200 at the Bulletproof booth. Interesting. That would explain the fresh deluge of them on eBay. Thanks for the info. -J.

Bulletproof said they were holding back a certain amount of those for NYCC. What were they charging at the booth ? -J.

I have a similar thing happen to me that I let get away a few years back when a guy had a Tec 33 on eBay and was begging and hinting of an off ebay transaction. I smelled scam and passed. It now resides in Jdogs collection as he had the balls to go for it. It was a great price at the time. Fortune favours the bold, but a fool and his money are soon parted. I'm thankful the coin came up my way that time. And look at that pre-Robin paradise you've created in your sig line since. -J.

The party never stops ! -J.

You should check out the latest reboot run as well. Pleasantly surprising. -J.

Whats the other one? Jerome I think he's talking about the other 9.8 SS (the Dan Slott signed copy). -J. Dan Slott is the other one?! Whats wrong with the Dan Slott sig? Jerome He's not the most popular right now in terms of Spider-Man fans. Maybe that will change in the future. His run on the new ASM title is actually pretty good. And his Superior Spider-Man run before that (as well as the last arc in the prior ASM title) are considered some of his best work on the character. -J.

Whats the other one? Jerome I think he's talking about the other 9.8 SS (the Dan Slott signed copy). -J. Dan Slott is the other one?! Yeah. Sold way back in 2012 for $667. -J.

Whats the other one? Jerome I think he's talking about the other 9.8 SS (the Dan Slott signed copy). -J.

Damn Sano, that really is a hell of an introduction. First 9.8 someone has been able to pull on one of those in nearly two years (or was it previously graded that you cracked to get signed?). Would love to hear the story behind your copy. -J.

Another $1.7MM (11%), bringing the total to $15.61MM as of 10/2. That's actually not very much considering how long ago the last update was. It's definitely winding down over there too. Still not a bad cume for the territory though. -J.

It's pretty clear that they're definitely bringing in X-23 for Wolverine 3 ..thus endeth the pump and dump (of Daken). -J. Might be that Daken still ends up also in it, as one of the children that are and is still part of the program or something & ends up one of the bad guys. Anything is possible but that veers off into speculation territory again (and I doubt that's what happens). The "two claw" female child mutant , on the other hand , is a fairly spot-on description of Laura. -J. Oh, I agree. Anything about Daken is completely wild speculation with absolutely nothing behind it. Definitely. Only reason I could see it from a logical standpoint would be to add even more of a "family conflict" dynamic that Hollywood loves to do where everyone somehow ends up related to their villain. I mean, even the comic Daken was a walking "daddy issues made me a bad guy" trope. That's the kinda stuff that Hollywood eats right up & loves to use. And it's almost always pretty telegraphed that the "child with daddy issues" of the main character ends up being the "weapon" used by main baddie (I think it's Sinister, right?) against the hero, because of the inner conflict of killing your kid. I mean... Star Wars has basically lived off that trope (or the inverse of that trope with the daddy issues kid trying to redeem their bad daddy). Right I think you might have nailed it though. X-23 first turns on Wolvie and then together they duke it out with Sinister and his minions. There's no room there or necessity for Daken. I'm just glad it's looking like Laura after all, since she is a far more interesting character IMO. -J.

It's pretty clear that they're definitely bringing in X-23 for Wolverine 3 ..thus endeth the pump and dump (of Daken). -J. Might be that Daken still ends up also in it, as one of the children that are and is still part of the program or something & ends up one of the bad guys. Anything is possible but that veers off into speculation territory again (and I doubt that's what happens). The "two claw female child mutant" , on the other hand , is a fairly spot-on description of Laura, and it sounds like she is being grooomed by Wolvie, to take over the mantle as others have predicted for a while. -J.

It's pretty clear that they're definitely bringing in X-23 for Wolverine 3 ..thus endeth the pump and dump (of Daken). -J.

9.6... -J.

My pleasure! It's fun to do, when I can actually get the time to do it. -J.

Sorry for the delay guys. Been following a few books and wanted to make sure that I wouldn't miss anything to make sure the updated list was really up to date. So without further adieu, here is the UPDATED DIRTY DOZEN 2016 Q4 EDITION (with new copy and descriptions as well): #12- Amazing Spider-Man #688, J. Scott Campbell (2012)- Not surprisingly, we have a JSC book kicking things off, right off the bat. Typically known for his pin-up work, this cover by him is actually kind of scary, and has broken $1500 in a 9.8 and has flirted with $600 raw as the folks who missed it when it first came out (or did not even realize it was a JSC cover) scramble to add it to their collections before it got even further out of reach.. #11- Captain Marvel #14, 1:30 variant (2013)- A new entrant to qualify for the list (now at 3+ years old), this book boasts the first cameo appearance of Kamala Khan before she would become the new Ms. Marvel and an overnight sensation. Featuring a majestic take of her idol, Captain Marvel, standing atop a jet, it is certainly an apt introduction to what would become Marvel's next superstar. This book has proven to have legs and therefore, debuts on the list at #11. #10- X-23 #1, Dell'Otto (2010)- Another great and hot artist lodges his first cover here. Combined with the fact that X-23 may be Marvel's hottest female character right now, a rumoured movie appearance, and a breath-taking cover that may be one of her best depictions to date, and you have a book that has now fetched $1600+ in a 9.8 and $800+ raw. #9- Walking Dead #100, Lucille/Red Foil Editions (2012)- The introduction of the iconic Negan in these crazy- rare issues has some people paying as much as $1800 for a 9.8 since word first leaked that he would (finally) be making his appearance in the show. Depending on how they ultimately end up depicting him there, these books could easily move up the list! #8- Black Panther #1, Partial Sketch, J. Scott Campbell (2009)- Like a (female) panther leaping from the forest, this new entrant claws its way all the way up to #8 in its debut on the list. Actually released 7 years ago, this book only recently got discovered by JSC fans and became an instantly hot item. The first 9.8 copy to hit the market went for a whopping $3700, and the fact that copies continue to pop up only intermittently should keep this one in good stead, and especially for those who grabbed one before the price explosion. #7- Spawn #185, Sketch (2008)- One of Image's original and longest running titles checks in here with its most valuable RI variant to date. Clocking in at $2750 the last time a 9.8 copy came up for sale publicly, the scant census numbers should keep rare variant chasers on their heels and this book in high value and esteem for the foreseeable future. #6- Siege #3, J. Scott Campbell (2010)- Moving up a spot, this bizarre retailer incentive that involved destroying other comic books, a super hot artist, and one of Marvel's most trendy characters flossing on the cover are the perfect recipe to catapult this book to $2300+ in a 9.8, and extremely strong figures in all down grades on the rare occasion one comes up for sale.. #5- Uncanny X-Men #510 Partial Sketch, J. Scott Campbell (2009)- Without a doubt the most valuable and hard to find convention book out there, 9.6 copies of these have sold for $2800, and only proves once again that Campbell + crazy rarity + beautiful pin-up art = salivating fans and $$$. All things considered, it wouldn't take much for this book to jump up higher on this list. #4- Wolverine #1, J. Scott Campbell (2010)- Yet another JSC cover, this one his best, lands at #3. Featuring a stocky Wolverine bulging out of Deadpool's costume, this book easily commands $3k+ in a 9.8 and is very strong in all down grades, as well as raw. It was another "destroy comics" incentive to retailers, an incentive that was so derided in the industry that it has yet to be repeated, but resulted in a book with a very low print run and insatiable demand. It was the uber-high sales prices of this book a couple of years ago that really got the JSC train going at 100 miles per hour, and if it ever stops chugging along, people will still be paying big money for this book. #3- Amazing Spider-Man #678 (2012)- This now classic and oft-reprinted and homaged cover features Mary Jane in mid-possession by the alien symbiote known as Venom. Its character mash-up and spoof elements made it an instant hit right out of the gate and it never looked back. A 1:50 variant released when ASM sales were barely cracking 50,000, this book has gone for $3500 in a 9.8 (on the rare occasion they're offered), and still breaks $1000 in an 8.5! So strong is the pull of this book that it raised to prominence (and value) most, if not all of the other "Venom Variants" that were released outside of the ASM title that same month, a couple that are very close to making this list as well! Raw copies of it routinely break $1000 and its scarcity on the market, its "modern grail" status, and presence in the ASM run should keep it at the top of this list for a very long time. #2- Batman #608 RRP (2002)- The granddaddy of the RRP's (and possibly all modern variants) sees the biggest movement on the list, all the way up to the #2 spot. And why not? It's Batman, a first appearance of a new villain, and Part One of a story line that put the Batman title back on top. Oh yeah, and it has Jim Lee art. With prices now over $3,300 (and counting) for 9.8's, over $2,300 for 9.6's and copies seeming to have all but disappeared into personal collections, don't expect to get this one on the cheap ever again (if you can even find one). #1- Amazing Spider-Man #667, Dell'Otto (2011)- Still on top and not looking back. It was a year ago in September, 2015 when a VF/NM-ish raw copy of this sold for over $2000 that, in retrospect, seems to have kicked off this "next-level" of prices that people are now willing to pay for even raw copies of some of these truly rare books. At the time, such a high price paid for a raw modern book, no matter how rare, raised more than a few eyebrows, but since then we have seen similar stratospheric prices paid for multiple other books, including this one, which beat its own record when another, VF-looking raw copy sold for $2500 six months later. As a side bonus, the multiple blockbuster sales of this one book officially put the name "Dell'otto" on the map, and raised his profile to the A-lister status shared by other hot and talented artists with names like Campbell, Hughes, and Lee. Possibly one of the rarest books of all in the entire ASM run, this book is a completionist's nightmare, and a rare variant hunter's wet dream. Hardly ever offered for sale, in any condition, there have been rumours and reports that as few as ~200 of these were produced. Whether this is true or not, however few copies there are seem to have already disappeared into permanent collections, and it is a veritable feeding frenzy when a copy does find its way to market. If there is such a thing as "Golden Age rarity" in the Modern Age (whether that rarity is "manufactured" or not), the ASM 667 Dell'Otto has it, and at this rate, there could easily come a time when years go by without a copy seeing the light of day. ***So Long For Now, and Until We Meet Again*** Batman #1, Sketch (2011) Amazing Spider-Man #700, Ditko (2013) -J.

It's was a high dollar expensive upgrade. I always felt your copy was worth that much a few years ago. All I can say is... -J.

Yup, that was my book that I bought in a bulk variant lot about 5 years ago. I had set it aside to get signed by Campbell at some point, and it never happened. I knew it wasn't a 9.8, and you know how most moderns go...if it's not 9.8, it's trash. Forgot I had it until recently, ran across it, pressed it, subbed it onsite at Baltimore...and Voila! Yes, he's just trying to flip the book. More power to him. What he does with it after me ain't my concern. I just wish the results of the MCS sale had been known to me; I would have been less willing to let him talk me down. Your copy sold about 5-10min before the other one. The MCS sale took place first through MCS's website, after which it was removed from eBay manually by MCS. I received an offer of $1,000 at 6:14 (PDT) the evening before. I countered at $1300 at 9:19. The next morning, I had a counter of $1150, and accepted it. The timing of the MCS sale is a coincidence. Had I known about it, I would have stuck to my original offer, but $1150 was acceptable to me, so I took it. Which is what makes it odd since your copy, even at full ask, was cheaper than the MCS copy by more than $200. While it "might" be somewhat plausible that a comics shopper on eBay does not know they can buy direct from MCS, it is not so much to believe that an MCS shopper wouldn't know that you can buy comics on ebay- hence why MCS cross lists virtually all of their listings on eBay. I call shenanigans. -J.

Not likely. A CBCS Restored 7.5 Mod copy sold earlier this year for 15K and and a CGC Restored 6.0 Ext sold last year for 14K. There are actually 2 1.5s coming up for auction. im thinking a 1.5 Tec 33 will run about $12k A 1.5 "Slightly Brittle" copy of Tec 33 went for $12.5k back in Dec., 2013. Both copies will likely do a lot better than that. -J.

Not trying to put words into Vintagecomics' mouth here, but I see the crux of his point (beyond just thecensus and GPA data) as being two-fold: 1) The highest price anyone has ever been willing to pay for a Hulk 1, regardless of grade , is far and away anything more than anything anyone has ever paid for an SC 4. And 2) Until someone shows a willingness to pay more for a copy of SC 4 than even the third or fourth highest graded copies of Hulk 1, Hulk 1 remains the #2 book by default. And to that , I agree. -J.