Lazyboy

On 4/12/2024 at 1:28 PM, Darthvader23 said:

but now i just typed 'hush newsstand' into ebay and these popped up. but they appear inexpensive to direct sales, which its usually the other way around.

Don't believe the hype. Newsstands are not as rare as certain people claim and most people don't care about them.

On 4/12/2024 at 3:09 PM, Darthvader23 said:

is there a newsstand version of batman 608 2nd print?

No, very few later printings in the history of comics have Newsstands.

On 4/8/2024 at 12:56 AM, MrSlippers said:

My buddy has one (actually CGC 9.4 - apologies) and I've seen the reg number checked too (the error was, I believe, a double cover wrap).

That's a production error, not a variant. It's difficult to guess how much an error will affect the value, especially with little or no sales history available for most.

On 4/8/2024 at 4:52 PM, Qalyar said:

Runs like Death in the Family probably didn't need 2nd printings because DC knew that was a pushed, high-profile story arc; they very likely had higher print runs from the start.

That's not true. There was demand for reprinting the Death in the Family issues, but DC's solution was to instead quickly release a TPB, which was definitely not common practice at that time.

Ultimately, it came down to demand (from the distributors) and willingness (from the publishers). For decades in the industry, reprints were extremely rare. In the earlier years of direct distribution, publishers were still reluctant to immediately reprint due to the success of individual issues. By the 90s, that reluctance had disappeared, though it did pop up again occasionally.

Special printings for things like multipacks were a different thing.

On 4/5/2024 at 5:50 PM, mysterymachine said:

So it is not innocent until proven guilty, it is guilty without evidence until proven guilty. Got it.

Where did you get that from? That's not even close to what he wrote.

On 3/27/2024 at 7:41 AM, Mr. Zipper said:

It has been explained numerous times that Flake and Cantina are two people who work together and jointly using the email account. They are not Mike and there is no evidence they are up to anything shady. Sheesh. Enough already... it's an unnecessary distraction.  

So it's totally legitimate and not at all suspicious to give out three different email addresses?

There's nothing wrong with streamable (at least last time I looked), but yeah, this is a bad look for the OP.

On 3/9/2024 at 6:20 PM, Lazyboy said:

On 3/9/2024 at 5:40 PM, shadroch said:

I think I was the one who said you don't know what you are talking about, and I asked you to put a Bronze-Age Marvel into a current bag. Your answer was quite comical, although I doubt you intended it to be. 

My answer was comical? I'll try to dig up a current bag (although I wouldn't use them for anything, some people I've bought from have) and put a later Bronze (I already acknowledged that early Bronze is larger) Marvel in it, but you then have to show me a 7"+ wide Copper comic. A standard Copper issue, no TMNT or any other funny business.

And here it is:

1975 Marvel in a garbage bag. Yes, it barely fits and is far too tight for my liking. That's why I don't use them.

1975 Marvel in a Current bag and board on top of a 1973 Marvel in a Silver bag and board. That's an actual, significant size difference.

On 3/9/2024 at 5:50 PM, Mokiguy said:

Well you've proven the point now haven't you. I have never said a mean or even unkind thing to you, and yet every single time you have commented on anything I post, you go out of your way to ridicule or demean me. If that's what gives you pleasure, then go ahead and enjoy yourself, But take it from me. If you are really as wise and experienced as you so boastfully proclaim yourself to be, then you could do a great service here by helping newbies gain some knowledge rather than trying to demean them. It's not just me, I've seen your comments to others as well when you think their comment or question is beneath you. You almost always mock them or make fun of them rather than trying to help them. You have a chip on your shoulder my friend.  

The problem is that you're frequently combative and dismiss the correct answers people give you to your questions, even when the answers are so simple that it should be nearly impossible to not understand them.

On 3/9/2024 at 5:40 PM, shadroch said:

I think I was the one who said you don't know what you are talking about, and I asked you to put a Bronze-Age Marvel into a current bag. Your answer was quite comical, although I doubt you intended it to be. 

My answer was comical? I'll try to dig up a current bag (although I wouldn't use them for anything, some people I've bought from have) and put a later Bronze (I already acknowledged that early Bronze is larger) Marvel in it, but you then have to show me a 7"+ wide Copper comic. A standard Copper issue, no TMNT or any other funny business.

On 3/9/2024 at 4:51 PM, Mokiguy said:

How come you're always a jerk? Most folks here answer question the best they can. They try and be helpful if they can, but you never seem to have a nice thing to say to me and to many others, especially those new to this hobby. So why do you have this big chip on your shoulder and why do you seem to garner pleasure from trying to make others look small?

Excuse me? I posted a simple fact to correct your erroneous initial post and you spit in my face and told me I was the one who didn't know what he was talking about.

You are in no position to tell experienced people like me that you know better than us, yet you just can't stop doing it at every opportunity.

Your ignorance is not as good as or better than my knowledge. You are the jerk.

As I've posted before (years ago):

"Death/Archangel first appears as a monochrome background character (with the rest of the Horsemen) in 21, followed by multiple panels in shadow in 22, then shows his new form and abilities in 23. Then he gets the cover of issue 24, in which his change is revealed to X-Factor. Various characters call him Death, Death Angel, Dark Angel, etc. until he is named "Archangel" by the Beast at the end of issue 38."

Warren Worthington III was not a new character and X-Factor 23 fully showed how he had been transformed.

On 3/4/2024 at 1:47 PM, shadroch said:

You did post photographic proof.  The top book in your first picture is clearly not as wide as the one under it.

Are you talking about the minor miscuts of the FF and ROM (being slightly wider at the top and bottom, respectively) which can be best seen in the first image? I acknowledged that with "within acceptable production variance" earlier, because there will often be at least minor differences in size between different comics. I know you at least know that comic manufacturing never approached perfection.

Also, you know that CGC's "Modern Age" tier of 1975 to current is because of this as well, right? 1975 wasn't chosen at random.

On 3/4/2024 at 1:47 PM, shadroch said:

Are you saying 1980s books weren't over 7 inches

Absolutely. Standard comic books in the 80s were not 7+ inches wide.

EDIT: This thread is relevant to this tangent as well.

For the original question, it's not just the size, but the quality of materials used that can affect price. I'm looking at you, Marvel.

On 3/4/2024 at 12:42 PM, shadroch said:

I do feel sorry for you. 

In any event, every source I checked has bronze-age books measuring 7 1/4 inches and comics after 1990 varying between 6 5/8 and 6 3/4 inches. It looks like you have a lot of correcting to do.

A current book slides easily into a 6 3/4" bag, while a 1970s Marvel doesn't.  Weird, how that happens.

 

 

I literally post PHOTOGRAPHIC PROOF (of something everyone should know) and this is the you come up with? I thought you were actually experienced and knowledgeable when it came to comics. 

There is no "1970s Marvel" in this context. This whole thing started when I posted the SIMPLE FACT that the dimensions of a standard comic book last changed in 1974, in the middle of the Bronze Age.

On 3/4/2024 at 10:49 AM, shadroch said:

Better yet, take an expensive BA book and slip it into a modern comic bag. 

 I wouldn't ever buy whatever anyone calls the smallest, most worthless bags, because they're junk.

On 3/4/2024 at 10:49 AM, shadroch said:

Lay a current Marvel on top of a 1977 Marvel and then tell us how right you are.

I can barely accommodate that due to dropping Marvel decades ago. But luckily, Marvel did actually finally continue Gaiman's Miracleman.

1975, 1979, 1982, 1990, 2023:

Anything else I can do for you?

I am, of course, right. Now, tell me how sorry you are.

On 3/3/2024 at 8:27 AM, Mokiguy said:

No, that's not accurate. Here is a cut and paste about sizes from the net

Yeah, it's probably me that's wrong rather than you and some garbage you found that some random insufficiently_thoughtful_person wrote online. Because I know absolutely nothing about comics and don't own thousands of comics from 1975 to current that all just happen to be the same size (within acceptable production variance).

On 3/2/2024 at 3:07 PM, Mokiguy said:

lopping off another 3/8" inch around 1990

The last change in the dimensions of a standard comic happened in 1974.

On 2/19/2024 at 5:36 PM, Whacked said:

The Census

I dunno, isn't that cheating to use the Census to actually look up the title and see the different versions that CGC has graded?

On 2/21/2024 at 9:03 AM, MAR1979 said:

On 2/21/2024 at 7:15 AM, MutantMike said:

Looking at buying a Superman run from 1979-1986 and noticed they are all the 75 cent Canadian versions

I do not know much about these so though I would ask

Search these forums for "CPV" or "Canadian Price Variants"

Or "Canadian Newsstands" in case somebody actually used the correct term instead of whatever they thought would hype them better.

On 2/20/2024 at 2:55 AM, AJD said:

On 2/20/2024 at 10:28 AM, csaag said:

On 2/20/2024 at 10:13 AM, Grendel72 said:

Insurance liability.  

yeah but if you get upcharged, your insurance stays at what you declared value when you submitted. I believe I've seen that from CGC comments

Their insurance. Their liability. They don't care about yours.

On 2/19/2024 at 3:27 AM, BA773 said:

Yesterday i read a new wonderful issue of Superman (2nd serie #50)

HOWEVER! The cover indicate 48 freaking pages... what was my surprise when after this beautiful art panel...

Which is numbered as "PAGE 38" I got next the fans commentaries... GOD! Why did you lie to me DC!? 

I was even go online to check if my book had some missing pages but no its well complete. 

This isnt normal, i want some explanations! I understand now why the guys bought to the newsttands...

(Note: this topic is  on an humorous tone and i dont care of it but its doesnt change that i not understand why the number of page is wrong)

Does it say '48 story pages'? Does it say 'no ads'? No, it says "special 48 page issue", which it has (interior pages, not including the cover).