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Other than making her new 52 debut there isn't a legit reason. Hype and not wanting to miss the boat syndrome. Yup, I think you're correct. I have been buying copies for about a year now along with Action Comcis 835. I have sold a few of these (SA 5) for $20-$30 for some time. Looks like they've jumped considerably over $30 these days. Wow.

Just bumping this to look at it again. Just amazing. Whoever has this book is lucky. Edit: AND its a newsstand. Didn't even see that, at first.

Why is this book so hot lately? I just noticed this.

Those were my thoughts after this past Winter in the Northeast. I know, it was just a taste of a pseudo-Canadian winter and we never did get 2 feet of snow at any one time, so I guess I should be grateful, but this one almost broke me. Indeed. BAD winter here in Maine. Worst in years.

I like it.

I think way more than this.... Definitely. If there would be only one.

That'll change sooner than later.

Looks like it can be removed if you're EXTREMELY careful. I've managed to take a few off of some common marvels as practice, and it can be done. If it's an expensive book, I'd never chance it, though.

Or someone selling my old 9.9 on eBay. It's probably a safer bet because there's no SCS on it.

The top of the census is a 9.0. At least the last time I looked. I have one that's a 9.0 at best. I'm sure a 9.8 will show up eventually.

I think it's the rarest of the 2nd/3rd/4th etc. print DC books from the era.

Have you tracked down a supergirl 1 3rd print?

Are you aware of the $1.00 price variant of #38? Thought I'd mention it in case you chase those kind of books. It is NOT an easy one to find.

Pukeman: marital status.. Single.

The short answer is that, you may not understand it, but people with real money do. Do you not like/appreciate the art or is it just the price that you find egregious? I'll be the first to agree that $140 million for almost anything is nutty, but the art itself is beyond reproach. It's mesmerizing, innovative, iconic and historically significant in a way that the 1st appearance of Wolverine could never be - centuries of painting technique and composition turned on its head. As for the price, when you have billionaires competing for so little of the great stuff, sometimes you need to get to $140 million to achieve price discrimination. Like I said, I think paying that much for a painting is pretty nuts. But it would be less nuts to me than seeing that Hulk #180 page sell for 7-figures. Both. I've never understood "art" that simply looks like someone threw some paint at a canvas. I mean, I could create something like that but I couldn't draw Wolverine You say it's mesmerizing, innovative, and iconic. I say any old hack could do the same thing! The fact that "people with real money" understand the art makes the whole thing even more laughable to me. And that's not meant as a jab at you; I've heard that argument before. I don't have a ton of money myself so I think it's silly to spend 10s of thousands on a comicbook. Now if I had money to burn I'm sure I'd feel different. However, I don't care how much money I had, I wouldn't spend a dime on some of the art that's sold for millions. 72.8 million - Really? Looks like an ice cream sandwich. Anyhow, the money thing aside, I just don't get the appeal of Pollock's work. If it had no real monetary value, and was just a painting on a wall, I'd have that monstrosity removed from my house. I respect all peoples opinions, but it's just my opinion that my 5 year old son with a couple of buckets of paint and a brush could make the same thing.

What he said.

I have not heard of this. Tell me more.

Holy smokes! Didn't even recognize the name at first. You've had the Megaman avatar for 12 years.

What does it say above the "white pages" designation? A 9.8 Blue Label with writing on the first page Does this it would have received a 9.9-10.0 Green Label? Yes. * That's if the signature was on the cover.

What does it say above the "white pages" designation? McFarlane signed the OO's copy in 1990 at a show.

Not fair.

Looks like we may need a new thread for people who never made it past the Intellivision.

Those beautiful comics with that ugly hat! j/k +1 Not kidding Go Chargers. Chargers disappointed me. Being a lifelong Patriot fan, I get nervous around this time. I just hope manning folds, as he usually does, when Brady is on the other side. I'm a Pats fan too, we should go see a Pats game together and we can talk comics in between plays Brady is 7-0 against a Del Rio defense FYI. I have a bad feeling about this game, unless Blount gets it going. At least it's not f'ing Eli he's up against. 2007 Pats weren't physical enough, 2011 Pats had the worst defense to ever make it to a SB. Broncos have a terrible pass defense, 2013 Pats pass defense is so much better than in recent years, They just need to get Peyton off his spot, He'll throw at least one INT this game. I see the Pats winning in a close game. I'm not looking forward to Peyton yelling out "OMAHA" about 40-75 times tomorrow. My copies of MOS 17 and 18 actually came from the Omaha Collection. Denver. I don't know, after the game, MOS 17 and 18 and the multiple printings just seem so insignificant to me now. And millions sent their crappy pizza back to Papa Johns that day. And they had the gall to compare that rube to Montana. Not anymore.