Popular Post sorrenmj Posted January 6, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted January 6, 2023 Just had my teenage mutant ninja turtles comic # 2 first print graded, which is my first slab. Just wanted to share how awesome the comic looks now! cgcsketcherz, eastbayrudy, LudaToke and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sorrenmj Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 Just had my teenage mutant ninja turtles comic # 2 first print graded, which is my first slab. Just wanted to share how awesome the comic looks now! BDubs and eastbayrudy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastbayrudy Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 That's a really nice looking 4.0! Looks better than mine that just came back a 6.0 BDubs and GM8 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sorrenmj Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 On 1/6/2023 at 9:50 PM, eastbayrudy said: That's a really nice looking 4.0! Looks better than mine that just came back a 6.0 Thanks @eastbayrudy I think it looks good too. The photo is professionally taken by CGC, which might help to make it look better! Feel free to share yours for comparison BDubs, eastbayrudy and ADAMANTIUM 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADAMANTIUM Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 On 1/6/2023 at 7:15 PM, sorrenmj said: Thanks @eastbayrudy I think it looks good too. The photo is professionally taken by CGC, which might help to make it look better! Feel free to share yours for comparison I was going to say it was a good scan and figured cgc was responsible! Awesome awesome awesome, really tempting or looks worth the extra funds to have done, that's for sure. Impressive sorrenmj and BDubs 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sorrenmj Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 On 1/7/2023 at 1:20 AM, ADAMANTIUM said: I was going to say it was a good scan and figured cgc was responsible! Awesome awesome awesome, really tempting or looks worth the extra funds to have done, that's for sure. Impressive Thanks @ADAMANTIUM I like the 4 grade, that's 1 per turtle! pubmonkey, ADAMANTIUM and BDubs 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastbayrudy Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 Here is mine. I was expecting around a 4.0-4.5. I’m not complaining though the 6 was a good surprise and BDubs, ADAMANTIUM and sorrenmj 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybuck43 Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 We doing #2? K eastbayrudy, ADAMANTIUM and BDubs 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastbayrudy Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 Very nice! Love the cover on the 3rd print! BDubs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sorrenmj Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 On 1/8/2023 at 11:11 PM, eastbayrudy said: Here is mine. I was expecting around a 4.0-4.5. I’m not complaining though the 6 was a good surprise and Awesome thanks for sharing. Ours do look similar with the staining on the covers. I'm wondering if the CGC taken picture of my 4.0 is such good quality/high res taken in great lighting conditions that it makes a better impression than it is? eastbayrudy and BDubs 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sorrenmj Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 On 1/9/2023 at 2:41 PM, jaybuck43 said: We doing #2? K Awesome high grades @jaybuck43 ! Thanks for sharing it is good to see the graded copies. I'm learning about the grades. I can see a slip of paper on the first print. I've read this is to preserve the comic inside, is that correct? I am assuming mine will have that piece of paper also? BDubs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sorrenmj Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 On 1/9/2023 at 4:49 PM, eastbayrudy said: Very nice! Love the cover on the 3rd print! Me too @eastbayrudy The Richard Corben cover was the first cover that got me into collecting all the covers, all the variants and all the reprints etc. Thank goodness for my OCD because it meant I had to collect all issues across the four volumes, bar the first print of #1 (I had the chance to buy a first print for $800 from a family member of one of the guys at Mirage. I turned it down because I was collecting the four cold cast statues at the time - though I do not regret collecting the statues I try not to remember, sigh sigh sigh - yep I paused for a minute!). Collecting the TMNT comics was an epic adventure in collecting that I will never forget and one I really couldn't afford to do now BDubs and eastbayrudy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybuck43 Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 On 1/9/2023 at 1:20 PM, sorrenmj said: Awesome high grades @jaybuck43 ! Thanks for sharing it is good to see the graded copies. I'm learning about the grades. I can see a slip of paper on the first print. I've read this is to preserve the comic inside, is that correct? I am assuming mine will have that piece of paper also? You’re describing “micro chamber paper” which works to absorb the natural acid in the pages of the comic. “Problem” is that over time it stops absorbing so you need to have Cgc regrade (or just not care) sorrenmj and BDubs 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADAMANTIUM Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 sorrenmj, eastbayrudy and OtherEric 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastbayrudy Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 On 1/9/2023 at 10:31 AM, sorrenmj said: Me too @eastbayrudy The Richard Corben cover was the first cover that got me into collecting all the covers, all the variants and all the reprints etc. Thank goodness for my OCD because it meant I had to collect all issues across the four volumes, bar the first print of #1 (I had the chance to buy a first print for $800 from a family member of one of the guys at Mirage. I turned it down because I was collecting the four cold cast statues at the time - though I do not regret collecting the statues I try not to remember, sigh sigh sigh - yep I paused for a minute!). Collecting the TMNT comics was an epic adventure in collecting that I will never forget and one I really couldn't afford to do now Oh man passing on a first print for $800 would forever haunt me BDubs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sorrenmj Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 On 1/9/2023 at 9:46 PM, eastbayrudy said: Oh man passing on a first print for $800 would forever haunt me Sigh BDubs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMNT Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 On 12/21/2022 at 9:57 PM, comiconxion said: It is very cool. I always wondered what happened to this cover. The #5 color cover that sold on Hake's a year or two ago was colored on top of a photocopy of the original B&W art (therefore there were two "originals," but this one seems to be 100% original. The only thing is that the colors looks somewhat faded vs. the published cover. It could be because it was hanging for years at Corben's house and was exposed to light. But, it still looks great. Best of luck to whoever decides to go for this one. Unlikely to see another original cover from the early part of the run come up for sale again anytime soon. Yes it seems like the "two originals" one pencil/inks the other paints phase stopped around 1985 as there a couple of covers out there like that. However, seeing this one from 1986 all on one board, and knowing mines from 1986 - 1988 are all on one board, and knowing of another 1986 all on one board, makes me think they made the switch around that time. BDubs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMNT Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 (edited) On 12/21/2022 at 9:57 PM, comiconxion said: Edited January 11, 2023 by TMNT Duplicate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMNT Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 On 11/23/2022 at 1:04 PM, Juggernaut said: There was no issue beyond #3. Went up through at least issue #5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADAMANTIUM Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 srezvan, eastbayrudy, cgcsketcherz and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
