Actually, they were on Wizard's website for $49.99 not $10.00 when I purchased them. And yes they stated limited to 10. I also confirmed it when I attended a Wizard World Philly Con years ago
when I approach a gentleman at the Wizard booth with a blue and red in hand. He actually called up one of the owners of Wizard who confirmed he remembers that they were limited to 10 copies.
So there you have some data and history of these rare gems.
You know that's just hearsay, right...?
The same can be said about what you posted
That's right...that's why I used language that expressed that, rather than stating it as fact.
The question wasn't what you paid for them....the question is whether they were really "limited to 10."
You, and I, have it on hearsay. "I heard from a guy who heard from a guy that they were limited to 10."
While that's certainly possible, it may not be very likely, especially considering printing technology and requirements of 1993. Even the "limited to X" books always have additional copies printed, to account for potential spoilage.
Were there only 10, ever, and not a single one more, or less, made?
Maybe.
Your correct with the heresay and also about the way publishers print limited to X comics but those books are normally made to be distributed to the public. The red and blue 1/2 were in house test printing samples not made for the public. Used to pass around the office per say.
Wizard probably had these lying around when they decided to sell off the rest of the other 1/2's. I recall that website being well organized before it went down hill hard.