Official Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Thread 23 23

[Turtle]

33 minutes ago, sorrenmj said:

Hello @Turtle Did you manage to complete a high-grade run of volume 1?

Complete?  Not quite.  While I had a lot of 9.8 firsts on the census, there were a few that eluded me.  The ones that come to mind are 1st and 2nd print #1, 2nd print #7, and #11.  In 9.8.

Outside of those, I’ve had 9.8 copies of every other book in Volume 1 at some point in the last 10 years.  In this time I started moving away from Signature Series for this run and made a concerted effort to pay off my student loans.  
 

The loans were paid in full a few years ago and I wanted to recreate the run in Universal 9.8 this time.  I’m casually picking up books I don’t have.  I still have the majority of the run in 9.8 and will slowly keep building.

As for what happened to those original books, many of them can still be seen on the registry.  Among others, @Icculus308winand I have become online buddies through our shared addiction to TMNT.  I’m certainly not responsible for his whole set, but it’s comforting to know that I can still see many of my old books in his set whenever I feel like taking a walk down memory lane.  
 

And not to bash Signature Seies.  I’ve got some SS books that I absolutely LOVE.  But for right now, the blue label is calling me.

[sorrenmj]

2 minutes ago, Turtle said:

Complete?  Not quite.  While I had a lot of 9.8 firsts on the census, there were a few that eluded me.  The ones that come to mind are 1st and 2nd print #1, 2nd print #7, and #11.  In 9.8.

Outside of those, I’ve had 9.8 copies of every other book in Volume 1 at some point in the last 10 years.  In this time I started moving away from Signature Series for this run and made a concerted effort to pay off my student loans.  
 

The loans were paid in full a few years ago and I wanted to recreate the run in Universal 9.8 this time.  I’m casually picking up books I don’t have.  I still have the majority of the run in 9.8 and will slowly keep building.

As for what happened to those original books, many of them can still be seen on the registry.  Among others, @Icculus308winand I have become online buddies through our shared addiction to TMNT.  I’m certainly not responsible for his whole set, but it’s comforting to know that I can still see many of my old books in his set whenever I feel like taking a walk down memory lane.  
 

And not to bash Signature Seies.  I’ve got some SS books that I absolutely LOVE.  But for right now, the blue label is calling me.

Nice story, thanks for sharing. This board is like a live/interactive Turtle Tracks from the original TMNT comics! How's it going recreating the run?

[sorrenmj]

On 5/5/2011 at 2:05 AM, Turtle said:

I still can't believe I missed the Turtlemania 9.8 that was for sale on the boards a few years back. I missed it by 20 minutes and the buyer doesn't post anymore.

My magazine/comic bags arrived today. I have now rebagged my oversized comics and they look great, shiny and new again! Thanks @ADAMANTIUM and @Turtle for suggesting which bags I need to get

[TMNT]

3 hours ago, sorrenmj said:

Nice story, thanks for sharing. This board is like a live/interactive Turtle Tracks from the original TMNT comics! How's it going recreating the run?

[sorrenmj]

1 minute ago, TMNT said:

Ha ha that's what it feels like to me!

[Ryan.]

This Shredder sketch I requested looks an awful lot like Splinter. 

[ADAMANTIUM]

1 minute ago, Ryan. said:

This Shredder sketch I requested looks an awful lot like Splinter. 

That made me chuckle but are you happy?

[Ryan.]

Just now, ADAMANTIUM said:

That made me chuckle but are you happy?

I was annoyed when I first opened the box but my wife likes the sketch so it's fine. 

[jaybuck43]

2 hours ago, TMNT said:

I’m shockedddd you’re the one who outbid me. Wait... no I’m not this happens all the time  glad it went to a good home.

[followtheleader]

1 hour ago, Ryan. said:

This Shredder sketch I requested looks an awful lot like Splinter. 

That situation would suck, but it gave me a little laugh. 

Patrick 

[CHASEnBLUE]

So I had mentioned this was moving on the Moderns Heating Up thread a few weeks back. Today, another 9.6 sold for a high amount: new age comics 1 fantagraphics in Collectible Comics | eBay

I thought it would be good to come to this thread where some who are more familiar with the TMNT history have any insight on this making moves after what, 36 years? (1985) Mainly because the selling point refers to this being the first full-color TMNT ad on the back cover. Being that I came into possession of a small bundle of these a few years back, and put them away because they did not have any noted value or interest at the time, I'm now considering grading a few of them.

Can anyone confirm the statement about the ad and point to any sources? I can't find any. Also, why do you think suddenly this being "the first" full-color ad of them is now a major discovery and not figured out sooner?

Of course, with the market being the way it is, nothing surprises many of us right now.

[spracknetch23]

1 hour ago, CHASEnBLUE said:

So I had mentioned this was moving on the Moderns Heating Up thread a few weeks back. Today, another 9.6 sold for a high amount: new age comics 1 fantagraphics in Collectible Comics | eBay

I thought it would be good to come to this thread where some who are more familiar with the TMNT history have any insight on this making moves after what, 36 years? (1985) Mainly because the selling point refers to this being the first full-color TMNT ad on the back cover. Being that I came into possession of a small bundle of these a few years back, and put them away because they did not have any noted value or interest at the time, I'm now considering grading a few of them.

Can anyone confirm the statement about the ad and point to any sources? I can't find any. Also, why do you think suddenly this being "the first" full-color ad of them is now a major discovery and not figured out sooner?

Of course, with the market being the way it is, nothing surprises many of us right now.

This book has flown under the radar in dollar bins for a long time. A quick search for "1st color Turtles" on Ebay brings up TMNT #7 (full color insert story by Richard Corben) and Grimjack #26 as other "1st color TMNT" claims. Both of those books are from 1986, while this one is from 1985. However, the two I mentioned are full color stories, while this one is an ad. 

If we're getting technical, Leonardo appeared in the January 1985 issue of Comics Collector (image attached) and also the Turtles appeared in full color on the iron-ons in 1984. However, neither are those are proper "comics".

So, as far as full color in an actual comic book, I think this is the first. Someone correct me if I'm wrong. I hope this helps. 

[CHASEnBLUE]

Thank you for the very detailed and insightful explanation! 

[Ryan.]

I just bought a copy for $3.

[Icculus308win]

22 hours ago, Turtle said:

Complete?  Not quite.  While I had a lot of 9.8 firsts on the census, there were a few that eluded me.  The ones that come to mind are 1st and 2nd print #1, 2nd print #7, and #11.  In 9.8.

Outside of those, I’ve had 9.8 copies of every other book in Volume 1 at some point in the last 10 years.  In this time I started moving away from Signature Series for this run and made a concerted effort to pay off my student loans.  
 

The loans were paid in full a few years ago and I wanted to recreate the run in Universal 9.8 this time.  I’m casually picking up books I don’t have.  I still have the majority of the run in 9.8 and will slowly keep building.

As for what happened to those original books, many of them can still be seen on the registry.  Among others, @Icculus308winand I have become online buddies through our shared addiction to TMNT.  I’m certainly not responsible for his whole set, but it’s comforting to know that I can still see many of my old books in his set whenever I feel like taking a walk down memory lane.  
 

And not to bash Signature Seies.  I’ve got some SS books that I absolutely LOVE.  But for right now, the blue label is calling me.

Turtle is being VERY modest with the books I have acquired from him over the years - in quantity, but more so quality. The rarity, scarcity and uniqueness of some of his books, that he was kind enough (or empathetic enough ) to part with - are fricken amazing on so many levels 🤘

It is indeed a very cool group of TMNT Collectors/Boardies here. So much knowledge and history about the characters, writers and artists through the Turtle threads since created. Most of those “founding fathers” as I call them are still here, still contributing and books like Turtle’s are in many of the TMNT sets. 

[sorrenmj]

22 minutes ago, Icculus308win said:

Turtle is being VERY modest with the books I have acquired from him over the years - in quantity, but more so quality. The rarity, scarcity and uniqueness of some of his books, that he was kind enough (or empathetic enough ) to part with - are fricken amazing on so many levels 🤘

It is indeed a very cool group of TMNT Collectors/Boardies here. So much knowledge and history about the characters, writers and artists through the Turtle threads since created. Most of those “founding fathers” as I call them are still here, still contributing and books like Turtle’s are in many of the TMNT sets. 

Nice. What is your favourite fricken acquisition @Icculus308win?!

[sorrenmj]

15 minutes ago, sorrenmj said:

Nice. What is your favourite fricken acquisition @Icculus308win?!

Is anybody interested in the Digital Webbing Presents #24 TMNT Variant Limited to 500 comic?

[sorrenmj]

Is anybody interested in the Digital Webbing Presents #24 TMNT Variant Limited to 500 comic?

[Icculus308win]

On 5/20/2021 at 11:07 AM, sorrenmj said:

Nice. What is your favourite fricken acquisition @Icculus308win?!

As of right now…..still has to be this bute:

 

[sorrenmj]

20 minutes ago, Icculus308win said:

As of right now…..still has to be this bute:

 

That is pretty. Are these big ticket items now? Do they sell for lot of money? I remember when they were selling for $50 or such.