EwanUK

some worthless Warrior / DC V for Vendetta promo's

Worth good coin nonetheless

that top set was one I sold recently, super-nice copies, but actually I once sold a set for £400+

None of the issues are "rare" but they are scarce in higher grade (9.0 and above) and almost non-existent above 9.4

Warrior 1 has a confirmed print run of just 44,000, distributed as

34,000 in UK

10,000 in USA

So it's very definitely uncommon in the States

Also assume the print run decreased as it went on, certainly no.25 & no.26 are less common than the preceeding issues

a little bit of duplication in this find....

20-60 copies each of

Sandman 3

Iron Man 99

Ms Marvel 4

Thor 257

Daredevil 144

Omega 7

Spidey Super 22

Super Hero Catalogue

+ 100s of Archies !

My pence copy and friend

thanks Amadeus

great thread, so apologies if slight lateral moves

Last question: I note that the "Vader Down" variant has apparently just 14 copies printed. They now sell for huge amounts

Would it be viable for a modern print-business to actually print such low numbers?

Surely the risk of theft would become a real problem? worth more than their weight in gold after all...

Hi - many thanks - to both the chap who added the pics and the other responses to what clearly is a contentious question (apologies)

Am mostly a Bronze & Copper-age guy so I had some comfort with the variants of that period which seem to have some degree of "solidity" i.e. a Miracleman 2D variant, 30 /35c, Test Logo, UK / Canadian etc etc

Questions

Are all cover variants now (from Marvel & DC) "ratio" variants?

Other than the covers being obviously different, how are these noted? (I know Marvel say "variant" on the number box)

If you have a very high ratio (e.g. are there such ones as 1:50,000?) do these correspond to the ranking; or is it (as I expect) supply and demand?

Is it a good idea to ask about modern 2nd and 3rd prints and variants of those?

sorry my other question, which could well by stupid / obvious

I see a lot of 1:200, 1:500 etc notations these days

Do you guys know what the overall print runs actually are to determine relative scarcity?

Secondly, how, other than the publishers word, do you know the ratio is accurate?

very helpful list

I must admit I need to learn a lot more about modern variants, you always get them in bought collections and it's often dificult to know what's what, even by checking completed

could we please have pics underneath each entry, even if you crib them from the web?

thanks

Tank Girl's first appearance was not in Deadline no.1

It was in the ultra-rare fanzine Atom Tan

Here's a signed copy I sold a while back for about $400

thanks guys

always a pleasure, and I enjoy the researching and finding, as much as the owning

Here's something I bought about a year back... art is by Chris Weston

I'd actually love to see new B&W material by Chris

Glad to help....

Looks a lot like my collection 2004-2008

Here's one book still owned....

Im sorry please help

 

Spawn did miracleman pogs? Is there a certain year of pogs I should be looking for?

 

Clearly I need all the miracleman pogs and a complete spawn set, but would like some help figureing out what Im looking for first.

 

Thanks

From my index...

"TODD McFARLANE'S SPAWN SPOGZ The hottest collectible of 1993 -- and the only authorized Spawn foil-packs -- Todd McFarlane's SPOGZ! (Group 1: The Proto-Spogz) As originally issued, there were 5 unvarnished "proto-Spogz" -- convention giveaways -- that came out before the official set. Three of these bore Spawn images, with art by Todd McFarlane; the other two promoted Eclipse Comics and Larry Marder's Tales Of The Beanworld comics"

The "other two" are the MM logo one and the Eclipse logo one.

They are ultra-ultra-rare, I've seen just 2 in all the years I've been collecting MM. I recently sold my set to a boardie.

Yes - Warpsmith Aza Chorn from Miracleman

1st appears on rear cover of Warrior 3

Character then debuts in Warrior 4

Just seen with my wife, 11 yr & 7 yr old boys

 

I JUST DON'T GET THE CRITICISM

 

IT WAS GREAT!!!

 

Best super-hero film I've seen

 

Batman totally nailed

Superman INTERESTING

Wonder Woman superb

 

My boys loved the fight sequences

 

Only flaw (for all of us) was the Doomsday animation

 

I think people are just out to out critique then next critic

 

And your final score on this film?

 

done

I would add we all enjoyed Luthor too, though my 7 yr old kept asking who he was

The darker angle was much preferred to the Marvel tone

p.s. both Suicide Squad and Civil Wars had trailers beforehand, quite a collective laugh when Spidey appeared at the end

Just seen with my wife, 11 yr & 7 yr old boys

I JUST DON'T GET THE CRITICISM

IT WAS GREAT!!!

Best super-hero film I've seen

Batman totally nailed

Superman INTERESTING

Wonder Woman superb

My boys loved the fight sequences

Only flaw (for all of us) was the Doomsday animation

I think people are just out to out critique then next critic

Bought this collection for £150 ($210 ish) yesterday. About 2,000 comics.

Comics were stuffed into four huge plastic tubs and a further card box

This is one of those collections where the comics are generally well read, unbagged and in terrible stored condition, so when I say "stuffed" I mean it! However.... it's rare that you spot a modern key right at the top of a box!

...and it has yielded these so far

So not so bad!

In addition, 99% Marvel & DC, and all big titles

No infestation of Image or Malibu you tend to normally get

As a fun side-line I've been collecting a few DCU's as I find them in collections I buy

I have these 10 so far -

Advs 508, 509, 535 x2, 536

Impulse 16

Superboy 6

Supergirl 3

Superman Ann 18

Catwoman 15

They seem very scarce in the UK

Q: Of the master list what are the top 10 rarest ones from your experience?

I'm also looking for the Spanish "stigmata" postcard. Please contact me if you have one! Thank you

This postcard would probably be my no.1 hardest to find foreign (non US or UK) MM item

I sold both my copies last year

Did any of you get the Kimota t-shirt?

I absolutely remember in the early 90s period there were 2 super-hot books above any other -

NM 87 & Omega Men 3

thanks Michael

hey, one of you guys should snap this up - 1st time I've ever seen one on ebay

Original Kimota t-shirt 1984

Fantastic to see how much this list has developed and equally amazing how many have come to light since this area of interest was (re)initiated in 2004 (?)

Some lovely recent copies too - great to see CGC are grading the cert as well

Some new pics

The original Warrior "hand-coloured original" large badges limited to 100 each

Alan Davis "Kimota" t-shirt in its original packaging

Advert for the Eclipse t-shirt / sweatshirt

Apocrypha flyer

Silver Age flyer

Comic Shop News

McFarlane POGS

Hi all

An updated MM / Alan Moore / 2000AD Badge "Tree" for those interested

These are all rare 1980s original tin badges

I have recently sold the four super-rare Warrior Miracleman badges to another collector (MM, YM, KM, Kimota 3rd row) so I don't own those anymore - but they are in very good hands

I magaged to find an original V for Vendetta badge - however turns out this isn't the Warrior version, but one put out by DC in 1988 to promote the launch of the coloured DC run (pretty pleased anyway)

I've also found 2 Watchmen 1986 originals!

Plus lots of new 2000AD ones - including Zenith, DR & Quinch, Judge Mortis etc

The quest continues...

Great pickup Beige, I wish I could peruse through those boxes.

 

Thanks - the first was full of (as far as I know) mostly drek - some Phantoms, and some MAD mags were the best.

I need to look at ebay to see what's what.

 

May be some time!

 

Thanks for the kind words!

fun story

and very lovely of you to put the cash under the door (i'd worry they'd not see it!)

enjoy

Back to MM rarities, here's also something you'll likely never have seen before

An original 1950s Marvelman fan-club badge - BUT still attached to the original club card !!!

This was on ebay on a BIN and unfortunately (for me) somebody else won it

probably the only surviving copy