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Not exactly... the physical paper didn't change, but it's no longer a pedigree.

I pass through the area a couple of times a year, and don't remember a shop that's especially great for Silver Age, but... I've had some success at Foundation's Edge, just across the street from NC St. The shop is a MESS, and it's total chaos, but I've pulled a lot of great under-the-radar stuff out of the bins. There are multiple locations of Ultimate Comics that are all pretty good, general purpose shops.

Would CGC be able to certify, grade, and encapsulate this? I would expect a Qualified label, or possibly a Universal NG, but since it technically wasn't published for release I wasn't sure. This is a printer's proof of Ninja High School in Color #1 (July 1992). It has all interior pages, with ads, using only blue ink, and stapled as normal. It has no cover, likely due to covers being printed separately. It has the regular dimensions of the standard issue. It has corrections in red marker on several pages (in French; it was printed in Quebec). There is no indicia, as the indicia was published on the inside front cover.

I think the difference is trademark/copyright related... those GA books are likely public domain by now, whereas replica TMNT #1 would certainly violate intellectual property laws. But, effectively, you're right in that anyone can print off a fake copy of TMNT #1 for less than buying this one.

Someone needs the auction to conclude before the listing gets reported and pulled again?

To continue splitting hairs, paying someone to do something means it's their job, or career, but not necessarily their profession. As mentioned, a "profession" requires formal qualification and continuing education. It can be defined as a disciplined group of individuals, professionals, who adhere to ethical standards and who hold themselves out as, and are accepted by the public as possessing special knowledge and skills in a widely recognised body of learning derived from research, education and training at a high level, and who are prepared to apply this knowledge and exercise these skills in the interest of others Accepted professions include medical doctors, accountants, lawyers, law enforcement officers, teachers, like that. Think about lawyers, who can't represent others in court until they earn their degree from an accredited institution, pass the bar exam, join the bar, and then maintain several hours per year of continuing education. That's a profession, as opposed to a career, occupation, or job.

To be fair, that's exactly how I feel when I go to McDonald's, but that company's apparently worth about $180 billion and usually has a long line of poor-decision-makers ready to hand over their money...

I'll submit an update to Dictionary.com to correct this outdated version:

Some of my recent Brazilian purchases:

Both actually, Brazilian versions of US books and native Brazilian comics are getting more attention. I'm in an Instagram claim sale group managed by a Brazilian seller. He offers both kinds of comics then sends one big box to the US where his friend breaks them down into individual shipments to buyers. It's much less costly than sending individual shipments internationally.

There are also many collectors in the United States who are interested in Brazilian comics. You may be able to find some fans here who would be willing to arrange an exchange plan where you send a shipment of Brazilian comics and an American collector sends a shipment of US comics. Há também muitos colecionadores nos Estados Unidos que se interessam pelos quadrinhos brasileiros. Você pode encontrar alguns fãs aqui que estariam dispostos a organizar um plano de troca onde você envia uma remessa de quadrinhos brasileiros e um colecionador americano envia uma remessa de quadrinhos americanos.

I'm sure it depends on how precisely DC/AOL Time Warner Discovery (lol) want to slice the pie. I had always understood Fables to be "creator-owned," but you could argue Snow White, Big Bad Wolf, etc were public domain all along, the logo and branding belong to DC, and the artwork/character designs belong to Mark Buckingham. Thus, the only thing Willingham could have given to public domain was the idea of fairy-tale characters living in the modern world maintaining their community in secret. Possibly also Bigby and Snow's kids, as original additions to the mythos. Basically, the only thing Willingham can't give away is the most valuable part of the franchise, which is the ability to say "part of the Fables universe."

Marvel destroyed Defiant in the 90s by suing Jim Shooter over Plasm / Warriors of Plasm / Plasmer. The courts decided Defiant's property was distinct and did not violate, but Marvel kept up litigation until Defiant ran out of money.

Parade, meet rain...

It's the death scene of Captain Marvel, Mar-Vell, who was also an enemy of Thanos, but I think the fade was a scene transition to Thanos, who had been turned into stone by the Soul Gem in Marvel Two-in-One Annual 2.

I thought the same thing, but that was interesting too so I went along with it! I suppose it is related, as both are about trying to make the cover art more appealing to buyers at the the time, without consideration to the actual quality of the story or art inside.

If nothing else, Marvel's integration of social issues prompted DC to do the same, with generally ludicrous results...

To an extent this has always happened, but it has definitely increased in the last 10-5-3 years. The market has shifted from "readers" to "collectors." Comics companies recognize that far more people look at the front cover than actually read it, so it's natural to appeal to that audience. They started with variant covers, but now it's almost like each comic has a variant cover just to showcase some art style or concept.

This looks like the defect that became known as "puddling," and was supposedly resolved a while back, IIRC. Was this graded recently?

A lot of people just don't know what "friends" are. Having a social media connection doesn't make us friends. Doing retail business doesn't make us friends. Being a returning customer for many years or many purchases may facilitate us becoming friends, but doesn't necessarily mean we are. Don't expect a discount because you think you're friends.

I think he means this weird "dent" impression in the sides. We occasionally see people asking whether this is a sign the case has been pried open or something. It's also something that has changed a little over time with different slab suppliers and designs. People who have only seen certain slab styles are sometimes suspicious of the others.

Yeah, it's pretty common. Not sure why it's more visible on some than others, but it's normal. For reference, I went to ebay and searched "CGC" and literally the first one I looked at had it, on the lower third of the vertical seam on the right in this pic. Several of mine have it, I just don't have pics on-hand. Not much to say, except focus on the book not the case

This one I bought this way, but legendary Signature Series facilitator @Rich_Henn has helped with a few of my own submissions signed by Rick Veitch and John Totleben

Sorry about the terrible pic, but here's mine, signed by John Totleben, Steve Bissette, Rick Veitch, and Tom Yeates.