Speculation time - most expensive 1990s books FIVE YEARS from now??

[Bronty]

Well, since we discussed the candidates for most expensive 90s books in the other thread, I thought it might be fun to fuel the speculative fires a little bit and see what people think might be the most expensive 90s books five years from now. No variants, no hardcovers, no graphic novels. Raw NM, we're not talking about graded values. Let's hear top ten ranking and/or actual predicted values.

 

Here are the candidates culled from the other thread:

 

Elseworlds 80 pg giant

GI Joe 155

GI Joe special

Bone #1,2

I Lusiphur #1,2

Akira 38

Punisher kills the Marvel Universe

Witchblade #1

Birds of Prey #8

US 310

US 318

Adventurous Scrooge McDuck #2

Lone Wolf 44,45

Harbringer 1

Rai 3,4

Magnus 12

Cry for Dawn 2,3

Miracleman 23,24

X-men 266

Hulk #8

Next Men #21

League of EXtraordinary Gentlemen #1

100 Bullets #1

San Diego Comic Con #2

Hellblazer 41,54,56

Best Cellar 1

Preacher 1

Solar 10

Bloodshot Last Stand

XO 68

Bloodshot 51

[FlyingDonut]

GI Joe Special Edition

Akira 38

Bone 1

Elseworlds 80 Page Giant

Miracleman 24

 

[shiverbones]

ooops, it said top 10

 

next men #21

san diego comic con #2

i think these two are going to shock people. According to the standard catalog, the #21 is the lowest print run issue! #2 is pretty damn tough, i think these have a great future

 

gi joe special edition & gi joe 155 - the age bracket is right

 

bone 1 - well, its bone #1, even if it dips its still among the most expensive

elseworlds 80- pager - same as above

 

i am going on a limb for the other 4

 

best cellar #1 - i think eric powell has a great future, i think the goon has potential for other media, and its print run is under 1000 from what i hear

 

uncle scrooge #310 & 318 - the numbers just are no where near demand, IF the gemstone line keeps plugging along, these will have greater & greater demand

 

akira #38 - wild card manga pioneer, why not?!?!?!

[Bronty]

Here are my bets..

 

Elseworlds 80 pg giant

Bone 1

GI Joe 155 ( I don't like the special for staying power... it's a friggin reprint)

I Lusiphur #1 (only 1000 printed, I think )

San Diego Comic Con #2

Akira 38

Punisher kills the Marvel Universe

Witchblade #1

Cry for Dawn 2

Miracleman 24

 

[shiverbones]

ok, i edited mine and added commentary

[hobbes]

Why is the Elseworlds 80pg Giant popular?

[FlyingDonut]

It was pulped by DC and was never released in the US. A few (300? 500?) made it out of a printer in Scotland and were snatched up quickly by some enterprising dealers and made it over here. I had a bunch of them right when they came out and was selling them for $200-$250 easily. I'm sure the price has dropped significantly then, as the offending story "Superbaby's Babysitter" has been reprinted in a couple of volumes.

 

The story, btw, is really quite amusing.

[valiantman]

We probably should be listing the books that were available on the shelf

in the comic shop, just like all the other regular books...

That is, anyone could have bought one off the "newstand" in their local comic shop.

 

San Diego Con #2 doesn't apply.

Elseworlds Annual doesn't really apply, since the U.S. is 90% of the market...

 

You could argue that Valiant's Harbinger #0 Pink and Magnus #0 were both

"available" to anyone who purchased the regular comics off the shelf

and sent in the "clip-out" coupons... but I don't really think they fit this list either.

[MMMarvel-migration]

Because of the upcoming comic market crash all of these books will be worthless in 5 years. However, the smart people will invest in HG copies of Hulk #181 because it will be unaffected by the crash and actually increase in value. .

[OldSchoolTerry]

Because of the upcoming comic market crash all of these books will be worthless in 5 years. However, the smart people will invest in HG copies of Hulk #181 because it will be unaffected by the crash and actually increase in value. .

 

Hulk #181's you say, huh?.......very interesting.....

[MMMarvel-migration]

Because of the upcoming comic market crash all of these books will be worthless in 5 years. However, the smart people will invest in HG copies of Hulk #181 because it will be unaffected by the crash and actually increase in value. .

 

Hulk #181's you say, huh?.......very interesting.....

 

It's true I tell you. Ask anyone.

[OldSchoolTerry]

Because of the upcoming comic market crash all of these books will be worthless in 5 years. However, the smart people will invest in HG copies of Hulk #181 because it will be unaffected by the crash and actually increase in value. .

 

Hulk #181's you say, huh?.......very interesting.....

 

It's true I tell you. Ask anyone.

 

Sure I believe you...I've never read any of your other posts on here, so I'll just trust you on this one.....

[hobbes]

I was tempted to suggest the Harbinger Pink but I thought it might fall the variant group.

[rob_react]

Hulk 181 creeps in and poisons another cool, interesting thread

[hobbes]

Thanks. Curiosity was driving me slightly crazy!

[Darthdiesel]

Hulk 181 creeps in and poisons another cool, interesting thread

 

although maybe back on topic and along the same lines of hulk vs Wolverine apps - Hulk 8 vol3 - I didn't care for the cover myself having bought and read Hulk 340 off the shelves but the Hulk 8 has growing potential

[hobbes]

Hulk 8 seems to cover a broad range. Checked sales on ebay over the past month and it ranges $5 to $25 raw. Some of the lower prices are going to low feedback sellers though....

[Darthdiesel]

,aybe with the proper "promotion" about its significance, one may see $15 - $20 sales on the book more consistently?

[MMMarvel-migration]

Hulk 181 creeps in and poisons another cool, interesting thread

 

although maybe back on topic and along the same lines of hulk vs Wolverine apps - Hulk 8 vol3 - I didn't care for the cover myself having bought and read Hulk 340 off the shelves but the Hulk 8 has growing potential

 

I have never seen the a copy of Hulk #8. Do you have a scan you can post?

[shiverbones]

hulk #8 does have serious potential, but i see it more of a 10 year book.