PeasOfCrap Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 i love that grafitti! dooney is the best! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turtle Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 My eyes quickly picked up on that the first time I saw it. That was his own touch and he wanted it to be a surprise, but he didn't know my last name and needed to ask Sally. If it wasn't obvious, "SRA" are my fiancées initials, "ACE" are mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco685 Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 Michael Dooney rarely does group shots because they feel "too much like real work". To say I was surprised to see this would be an understatement. Michael Dooney - It must be love! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icculus308win Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 That is pretty sweet!! I love the overall color!!! You have a great fiancée! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJB Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 I NEED HELP. How do I tell the difference between a counterfeit and real #2 1st print? I searched through this thread but couldn't find it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archon_Turtle Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 (edited) I NEED HELP. How do I tell the difference between a counterfeit and real #2 1st print? I searched through this thread but couldn't find it. I'm not aware of a counterfeiting of #2...anyone? Not sure why you'd counterfeit that book to be honest. Perhaps you couldn't find information on it because there isn't one? Michael told me he'd likely be making a print of this for a show in 2011. I'm hoping it's a show I'm attending. Normally you can buy his prints directly from him if you can't make the show: http://dooneygirls.blogspot.com/ You might also notice he blogged about your piece. Grats dude :-) Edited December 21, 2010 by Archon_Turtle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyberjad Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 There is a counterfeit #2. A slabbed copy was posted a couple months back in a thread. I think it went to SDCC, but is not for sale Basically the printing was terrible and looked pretty blurred. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archon_Turtle Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 (edited) There is a counterfeit #2. A slabbed copy was posted a couple months back in a thread. I think it went to SDCC, but is not for sale Basically the printing was terrible and looked pretty blurred. I stand (or rather sit) corrected. Nuts! Anyone have pictures? Now I want one! Edited December 21, 2010 by Archon_Turtle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turtle Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 It belongs to Motor City Comics, formerly of the Brian Tatge (sp?) collection. It's the only one I've ever seen and I held it next to an authentic copy to spot the difference. The biggest discernible difference is in the fine black hatching on the mouser. It's much finer on the authentic copy and a little blurred on the counterfeit. As it was slabbed, I can't attest to any interior differences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archon_Turtle Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 It belongs to Motor City Comics, formerly of the Brian Tatge (sp?) collection. It's the only one I've ever seen and I held it next to an authentic copy to spot the difference. The biggest discernible difference is in the fine black hatching on the mouser. It's much finer on the authentic copy and a little blurred on the counterfeit. As it was slabbed, I can't attest to any interior differences. So as far as we know it could be a one off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turtle Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 Very possible. The one I saw was the only one on the census. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archon_Turtle Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 Very possible. The one I saw was the only one on the census. Curiouser and Curiouser... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toitle Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 Very possible. The one I saw was the only one on the census. There's two Counterfeit #2 in the census: http://www.cgccomics.com/census/grades_standard.asp?title=Teenage+Mutant+Ninja+Turtles+-+COUNTERFEIT&publisher=no+publisher+listed&issue=2&year=1900&issuedate=No+Date But there's a really small chance it could be the same one - if it was opened, reslabbed etc etc Anyhow, I want one REALLY BAD, since I have a counterfeit #1, I want to finish my collection : ) If anyone has one, or knows anything, let me know! -Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archon_Turtle Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 Very possible. The one I saw was the only one on the census. There's two Counterfeit #2 in the census: http://www.cgccomics.com/census/grades_standard.asp?title=Teenage+Mutant+Ninja+Turtles+-+COUNTERFEIT&publisher=no+publisher+listed&issue=2&year=1900&issuedate=No+Date But there's a really small chance it could be the same one - if it was opened, reslabbed etc etc Anyhow, I want one REALLY BAD, since I have a counterfeit #1, I want to finish my collection : ) If anyone has one, or knows anything, let me know! -Pete yeah. Otherwise it's an interesting coinkydink that theyre both 9.4s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turtle Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 I remember the case being scuffed in a few areas when I saw it. Maybe a resub happened as suggested. I'll have to look for that tool that tracks the census to see when the second one was added. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turtle Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 Unfortunately, the tool doesn't seem to track counterfeit books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toitle Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 I've seen those two there for at least a year now. And if not for my horrible memory, maybe more like a few years (at least 3?). I doubt that tells anything other than I've had my eyes on it for a while. If somebody was really cool with or close to Motor City (or knows someone who works there), maybe they can get us a nice scan so we all know what it looks like. -Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moetown Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 (edited) Update: no go gents as there was some fuzzy rust on each of the staples so I declined the TMNT V1,#1 book. Thanks everyone for the information and well wishes; much appreciated! Edited December 22, 2010 by Moetown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac Man Posted December 22, 2010 Author Share Posted December 22, 2010 Adam!!! Holy crappola--that is an AWESOME piece of art! Hope you got Sally an equally nice gift! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyberjad Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 Adam!!! Holy crappola--that is an AWESOME piece of art! Hope you got Sally an equally nice gift! VERY NICE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
