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14 hours ago, Jaydogrules said:

Right.  Basically $7k+ for re-purposed art for his own store.  The more I think about it, the more I think it was actually a solid result for what it is.  (And the statue they showed in the listing for reference was for SSM 20, not the cover they were selling.)

-J.  

not quite. the OA auctioned was for the statue. the head tilt positions for SS20 and this are different

https://www.sideshow.com/collectibles/marvel-black-cat-sideshow-collectibles-200232

also the OA is the same as the amazing spiderman 14 variants which were based off of his sideshow statue designs.

28 minutes ago, ADAMANTIUM said:

I've heard that if there is a "key factor" like different type material, such as newsprint of lower quality to make the Newsstand edition, that they will put "newsstand" on the label, at least it is true for the Copper Age  not too sure if they used lower quality paper for "moderns" ......

I guess it can vary but ASM607 direct and newsstand both have the same glossy type of paper used in recent moderns 

if there is no price difference then cgc will not note the difference between newsstand and direct editions.

which is why Power Girl 27 and Tec880 do not get the same differentiation as ASM607 newsstand 

20 hours ago, Michael Browning said:

Actually, these came from dollar boxes in two comic shops.

That's amazing... so I wonder what's in their $5 box.

AF15?

(An original and not the facsimile)

52 minutes ago, Corona smith said:

As far as I know the inside paper is different as well. It’s the cheaper more newsprint type of paper instead of the heavier glossier stuff that the directs had. 

that's correct. another distinction warranting the notation on the label

2 hours ago, Corona smith said:

If the price is right I never pass up this book. 

 

love this book. hope mine comes back 9.6+ with the correct newsstand designation on account of being a price variant (1.95 vs 2.50 direct)

11 hours ago, IbukiLord said:

New figure based on Artgerms work, specifically the variant cover of Catwoman #14, up now on pre-order at Sideshow. Definetly adding this to the collection.

 

i really like this. here's a place to preorder cheap

 https://www.bigbadtoystore.com/Product/VariationDetails/117002

22 minutes ago, IkewithMike said:

Could be the first "action figure" themed cover... followed by Batman Gotham Adventures 3

26 minutes ago, Mister Franklin said:

Thank you— very much appreciated 🙂

Yeah having the asm 648 color would be the better copy to have instead of the sketch. I will probably try to pick one up eventually but I currently have other books in line ahead of that copy. I wish it was a little cheaper as I personally don’t feel the price matches the book. But they do seem quite rare, especially at 9.8, so I can sorta understand as there’s not many options out there. 

I think it's a lot harder to find than other ratio books of the era. not going to go into suspected print runs but there just doesn't seem to be many high grade options on ebay.

On 1/31/2020 at 4:35 PM, Mister Franklin said:

Here’s my jsc books. Enjoy : )

At some point I’m looking to upgrade my UXM 510 for a 9.8 copy (blue label). If anyone has one or knows someone, please send me a message— thank you.

wheres the color 9.8 of ASM648 ??

all kidding aside, what a wonderful set of books 

agree. would be curious if there's a listing of each title and issue where a newsstand version exists 

I want a losh23 as well... sigh

but dare i say this is a better compliment to it than the ww38 finch?

41 minutes ago, Oskywalker said:

Mail call.

I can't afford Wolverine #1, but Deadpool kills Marvel Universe 2 second print is a good proxi.

 

Looooove that superior spider-man ... my first graded campbell book

Here's a great clip showing that being drawn,

4 hours ago, ADAMANTIUM said:

ya I was aware that some do, figured it was more regional and dependent on weather or such  but I'm not even aware of all the ones near me.... if they don't advertise here, then I don't really know where to loo to find them  

This is a great resource,

https://www.conventionscene.com/schedules/comicbookconventions/

2 minutes ago, Wolverinex said:

Wow they did a lot of them.... it's funny that I don't see them often in the massive dollar bins of image books...

it's cause they're in the $10, sometimes $5, bins

14 minutes ago, Mephisto said:

I’ve owned the cover painting for a number of years now and every now and then I look for a copy of the book. Most have had terrible spine ticks. Maybe someday! I just bought another painting to a retailer incentive but it’s only 1:25 and there are already a bunch listed on eBay so I should be able to find a nice copy at some point...but man that Cap has been bad.

I like your approach. I've been doing the same of getting the book signed and graded as 9.8 to match the cover. so far 4 for 5. 😁

54 minutes ago, Mephisto said:

Does anyone have this book. I wouldn’t call it a ghost but most times I have seen it offered for sale it hasn’t been in that great of shape. I did see a CGC 9.8 sold back in 2017 but that was two years ago. I saw a copy that looked better than most I’ve seen for sale a few months ago but it was over in Britain.

 

lol. might have been my 9.8. sold it at start of 2018. super hard to find but got mine from midtown.

2 hours ago, IbukiLord said:

I'm surprised at the price of that Captain Marvel, quite high for a 1:25 copy, fun fact, the artist. Sean Izaakse is South African and was at our LCS today doing covers and CGC signings

 

 

Anyway on topic I'd say these might have some value later on but whether they do or don't make no difference to me because I only bought them for the covers:

 

 

 

 

 

got to meet Sean at Baltimore and talked about his upcoming ww2 project. said he only got 2 comp copies of cap marvel 8. he was very surprised when I had one for him to sign. might've been the first hes seen

Wow!... amazing sculpt here. Figured I'd share for the JSC fans here

https://www.sideshow.com/collectibles/marvel-spider-man-and-mary-jane-sideshow-collectibles-200556

15 hours ago, Hamlet said:

Plenty of people are buying classic storyline comics, just not at extremely high price points.  I think people have just gotten so crazy with the keys that the rational pricing of everything else looks really cheap.  However, it only looks really cheap in comparison.  If you didn’t know how much keys go for, I think most people would say that the classic storylines go for pretty good money.  

I just sold a set of Kraven’s Last Hunt for $65.  They were nice enough books, but none of them were above VF+.  That’s $10+ a book for stuff that has never been hard to come by.    People are actually paying money for all of the issues of the original Secret Wars, not just #8.  It’s not huge money, but books that were always dollar box books are now moving at say $5/each.  A VGish copy of FF 51 probably goes for ~$25. That seems like decent money for a super common lower grade SA book.  

If all of the classic storyline books went for the kind of money the super hot keys are going for we could all sell our collections and retire.  There is just so much of all of this stuff out there that crazy prices can’t be sustained.  It’s not that demand is low, it’s just that there is supply to match it.  There are plenty of books to go around at reasonable prices.

Agree!!!  Thankfully there are still people looking for classic stories. Had someone pull a set of Crisis on Infinite Earths and then ask for Secret Wars issues (not 8) at a recent show. A different person bought my Kingdom Come 1-4 set.

Thought this group would enjoy this collector https://collectinsure.com/collectors-corner
additional details & pics https://comicspectrum.com/guinness-record

found this at nycc for a few bucks. not too shabby 

25 minutes ago, vader1991 said:

The one I got direct from him was around 600ish i think, back in 2015.  Ive not been fortunate enough to attend a con where he was there personally, but I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s near that mark since he really doesn’t offer them much anymore outside of his VIP events.  

actually now I believe he has them for sale at the booth (price unknown). At Nycc I saw a guy looking at a remark of the 1:100 Xmen Black Juggernaut variant. you probably just need to ask his staff... Coupled with the new cgc bagging service it's easier to now get it yellow labeled.

Apologies if I didn't link this right ... but the guy who traded Kwan Chang 3 copies for some OA apparently didn't have a tough time sourcing these.
Which is what probably led to the spike in gradings, along with some grade/crack/press/repeat.

I suspect there are more copies like this. Buried in ASM collections by folks who get every ASM related book that their LCS gets in.
We anecdotally know of a store that got a copy and did not order the required 100 copies of cover A (UK shop).

Why can't any of those exist in the US. Also, if they did order a 100 maybe the store gives variants to their loyal subscribers (an ASM run collector fits that bill) at cover price.
It's possible we'll never see them in the census since they're the type of collector that doesn't grade books and it's buried in their long boxes.

Bat608 is not entirely comparable due to the fact that it went immediately into the hands of retailers who wanted to capitalize on it. (most of them at least).

ASM667 DO is not easy to find. But bottom line we can't glean any production numbers from the Diamond ordering system.