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    invincible #1 Larry's ww of comics limited edition

    in Modern Age Comic Books

    Posted · Edited by LarrysComics

    OK,

     

    Back in 2003, I expanded my retail shop into the local convention business. I wanted to model my shows after Fred Greenburg conventions, where the focus of the show was one guest. ( not an entire artist alley)

    From my fandom I fondly remembered the Mignolia Greenberg show. The McFarlane Greenberg show. The Brandon Peterson Greenberg show. Ect.

     

    I thought that giving away a variant comic FREE with admission would be a great idea and draw. I contacted publishers.

     

    The first show I scheduled was Portland, ME, Josh Howard artist of Dead@7.

    Publisher, Viper printed me 1,000 copies of Dead@17 #1 Variant.

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    500 of which arrived damaged.

     

    The next show I hosted Robert Kirkman. He agreed to print a variant to Invincible #1. The new version had my shop logo , a cardstock cover & back cover by my pals Rich Woodall & Matt Talbot ( Johnny Raygun) Kirkman let me overprint to cover damages. I printed 1,600. All came in pristine condition. ( the cover stock is amazing)

     

    The show was a flop. It was the weekend before Christmas. There was a huge snowstorm. The hotel hosted a porn show the same weekend. I gave out maybe 100 comics.

     

    I was stuck with a fairly obscure (at the time) 1,500 Invincible #1's

     

    The Original printing of Invincible #1 was 9,000

    The show variant is 6x scarcer.

     

    A few people own alot of copies.

     

    The bulk of the print run is owned by people on the CGC forum. It will probably never be worth anything.

     

    It is a great affordable way to read one of the greatest modern day superhero saga's.

     

    Collectors do not really need a variant "IF" the cover is not different.

     

    Respectfully

     

    Larry Doherty

    Larry's Wonderful, Wonderful World of Comics n such.

    978-459-5323

    larryscomicsinc@aol.com

     

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    Chew Set Scoring - input requested

    in CGC Registry

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    hey Guys,

     

    The chew #1 was produced for a Rob Guillory signing at my shop that did NOT take place for reasons beyond our control. It shipped the same day the 3rd printing shipped. Rob eventually signed at my Westford show a few months later. By then Chew had blown up quite a bit.

     

    from what I KNOW it is the most limited chew comic. by far.

    #1 had a print run of 6,000+

    #1 second print was 3,000+

    my shop variant is ltd to 1,000. you can verify that with Image central. Joe Keating. They print to order

     

    Also I have been told by MANY Guillory fans that the book produced for my shop is their favorite cover. mine too

     

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    Larry Doherty

     

    Larry's Comics, Inc est 1988

     

    66 Lakeview Ave

     

    Lowell, MA 01850

     

    978-459-5323

     

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