Warlord

Still missing the days when I could get these cheap but hope this one was worth it.  

On 4/7/2021 at 2:06 AM, valiantman said:

Yes, I still have the Predator vs. Magnus TPB. 

I usually buy books already graded rather than submit my own, but this was the first CGC 9.8 on the census and only the 2nd copy graded by CGC (in any grade) when I submitted it in 2006.

Don't remember when I slabbed it.  Regretfully, it was sold a few years ago.

5 hours ago, 4GEMWORKS said:

After 20+ years of waiting patiently, I finally got a copy of the elusive Flintstones #1.

Now get the upgrade hunt started!    

Congrats!!!!!!!!

On 3/23/2021 at 9:21 AM, picon3 said:

I was traveling out of town and stopped in a comic shop I used to visit and found these in their $2 bin.  Low grade, but I've never seen any in the wild, so what the hey.  Paul~

 

 

 

Given their distribution, I think it's easier to find DC Whitmans anywhere else but in comic shops. 

2 minutes ago, Warlord said:

 

 comicdonna took my #1 pick!   

Warlord Smash!

On 3/8/2021 at 6:40 PM, frozentundraguy said:

 

Now we are down to William-James88 and comicdonna as the two finalists.

Wow, this process is like rocket science stuff here!   

Nooo!   Now I see who kicked me to the curb!  comicdonna took my #1 pick!   

On 3/9/2021 at 8:16 AM, Savoyard23 said:

Right??  To have a book in your collection that some thought didn't exist a few years ago...  

@Brock

It's been more than a few years.  I own the first widely known copy of DCCP22 that got any attention.  A guy snagged it off of MCS' site after reading a bunch of comments from the variant posse on the STL forum about whether it existed or not.   We had an image of the cover but the debate was whether it was real or photoshopped.   The guy posted a video for those of us at the STL forum saying "it's real, here it is".  I threw an $offer$ to him to make a deal and thankfully he took it.  Thanks to that issue I finally completed my DCW set in April 2012.

On 1/6/2013 at 12:27 PM, Warlord said:

 

No, I wouldn't consider doing that. It's gonna stay intact. I wouldn't mind having a loose copy of the book though... just have to decide if I want to search for another 9 years to get one of those!

 

Loose copy!  Ha, I was too pessimistic, it took only 8 years!       Finally I can *read* the story!

23 hours ago, mec3437 said:

I think these are the only two Whitman copies I own.  The LCS has a slabbed copy of Sgt Rock #329 Whitman.  I don't remember the grade or the price, but it's been there a bit.  

 

 

 

CGC Census has only four copies - 3.5, 4.5, 5.0, and 7.5.  Not sure if there are any graded & slabbed by other grading companies.

9 hours ago, OtherEric said:

Without reopening the whole "Marvel Whitman" argument, is there any Marvel equivalent to the "Big 8" DC Whitmans?

Also:  Great pickup!

They all seemed available enough that I have been able to collect multiples of every issue.  But it's hard for one person to say -- while I might have difficulty locating an issue others might not.  Like with the DC Whitmans it seems some collectors found the tough ones easily, but they were all a chore for me.  As for the Marvel issues, there are some like Battlestar Galactica and Micronauts that are always available in multi-packs, they are so common I only grab copies if they are cheap and minty.  

1 hour ago, frozentundraguy said:

Yesterday I mentioned that there will be a contest. To make this work for all US time zones the contest will run from 8 PM to 9 PM central time next Friday February 12th.
If something happens to my schedule we will push it back one day to Saturday the 13th.

Here's how it will work.

Somewhere between 8 PM and 9 PM next Friday I will post the same gif with Flash and Superman as seen below.

I will also post one question at that time.

The first contestant to reply with the correct answer will win the prize.
If others wish to supply a prize let me know before next Wednesday and I will add additional questions, to be posted after the first one is answered.
These questions will be posted one at a time, until all prizes have been awarded.

Other posts with gifs and such are welcome during the contest.   Let's have some fun with this.

Only the 14 contestants and Flashlights will be eligible to be included in the contest.

The prize will be the Archive Edition of Golden Age Flash Volume #2

calling @flashlites  calling @Spawnfreak    calling @ADAMANTIUM   calling @aardvark88  calling @ChrispyC66

calling @Math Teacher   calling @comicdonna  calling @William-James88   calling @Warlord  calling @electricprune

calling @comicjack  calling @Comics4All  calling @comicginger1789   calling @Crops068  calling @Fan Boy

Good Luck to all!

 

Did someone activate the Warlord-Signal?

20 hours ago, Warlord said:

Not a reprint, it's a first printing Whitman variant.   Generally there is currently little to no price differential vs the regular UPC issues. 

We're still looking for documentation that anyone other than Whitman ordered and distributed such comics.  Spoiler --  none has been found.  Jim Shooter's statement that these comics were made for Whitman and the lack of any evidence to the contrary works for me.   Ordered by Western, distributed by Western, packaged and sold in Whitman labeled bags, confirmed by Jim Shooter as a program for Western.   You'll hear different opinions, but look for any facts or documentation to back up those opinions so that you're not misled.  I won't repeat all the debate, but there's lots of information shared in this thread

6 hours ago, Carnage999 said:

But they don't affect the price negatively, do they?

No negative pricing impact that I've ever observed. 

7 hours ago, Carnage999 said:

Hi, so I got this comic as part of a lot I recently bought, but I noticed the barcode (there is none) and the price were different from the standard issue. I checked on Mycomicshop, and it said it was a Whitman variant, but it doesn’t list the value... any ideas?

Not a reprint, it's a first printing Whitman variant.   Generally there is currently little to no price differential vs the regular UPC issues. 

2 minutes ago, frozentundraguy said:

Ok, I am trying to make this CHALLENGING!

Clue #3

Fairly confident I know who now, but I've already taken my stab at it so I'll leave all the glory to someone else.

2 minutes ago, frozentundraguy said:

Who's been juggling with paper plates? That is not correct. 

 

15 minutes ago, frozentundraguy said:

Clue #1.

 

William-James88 ?

14 minutes ago, frozentundraguy said:

Grab your favorite beverage. Smoke if you got em. Lets have another contest in this rapidly shrinking universe of surviving contestants.

 

Just for fun, at the end you should make up a ranking showing the results if everyone had gotten their first choice.  Of course you'll have multiple folks who had the same issue as their #1, but would be an interesting What If scenario to see how it might have played out. 

4 hours ago, Morganmi said:

The CGC 9.0 was back in Nov. Star Wars stuff has gone berserker mode since then. The other 2 raws are more recent.

Star Wars #41 is another one that continues to climb!  $202 for a recent sale!    

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Star-Wars-41-Marvel-Comics-1980-VF-NM-Newsstand-Empire-Strikes-Back-1st-Yoda/154281625130?hash=item23ebe6c62a%3Ag%3AD3gAAOSwbH9f914X&LH_All=1

On 1/9/2021 at 5:01 PM, Warlord said:

USPS may be catching up just a little bit.  I've received several packages mailed within the last two weeks, most arriving within 3-4 days.  Of course the longest delayed item I'm still waiting on is a package that shipped on Dec 15th that's still trying to find it's way here.  Tracking shows that it arrived in town a couple days ago, they just haven't been able to manage the last few miles yet. 

The Dec 15th package has arrived!      Just one more package from December needs to escape the USPS clutches, but it shipped very close to the start of the year so it's not been quite two weeks yet.   Go USPS, clear that backlog!