Batman # 1 Blue label 9.0 to be auctioned on ComicLink again.

[Bat-Man]

Just saw it today ! This is the copy that sold for 280k a while back on Clink.

Would imagin the record sales of late are an ingrediant that brought this book out.

 

http://www.comiclink.com/Auctions/item.asp?id=840930

 

 

Very exciting news. The gravy train keeps on rolling. It seems every high grade key and its grandmother are coming to auction. Batman 1 CGC 9.0 (thumbs u

 

 

 

[VintageComics]

Both have their periods...

 

I mean both have the red spotting...

 

I mean, both are "period pieces"...

 

I mean, both are "No .1" versions.

 

Can someone reiterate the diff between the "No. 1" and "No 1" versions?

 

 

[buttock]

Both have their periods...

 

I mean both have the red spotting...

 

I mean, both are "period pieces"...

 

I mean, both are "No .1" versions.

 

Can someone reiterate the diff between the "No. 1" and "No 1" versions?

 

 

One has a "." before the 1, the other doesn't.

[Bat-Man]

Both have their periods...

 

I mean both have the red spotting...

 

I mean, both are "period pieces"...

 

I mean, both are "No .1" versions.

 

Can someone reiterate the diff between the "No. 1" and "No 1" versions?

 

 

Batman 1 had multiple printings during its few months on the stands. At least two.

As far as I know the No 1 is "rarer" and was the first print. And the No. 1 was a "second printing" during what we still call its "first run" - both books are regarded the same in price currently. But to me I feel the No 1 is more special. Prices are the same though again currently.

[buttock]

Both have their periods...

 

I mean both have the red spotting...

 

I mean, both are "period pieces"...

 

I mean, both are "No .1" versions.

 

Can someone reiterate the diff between the "No. 1" and "No 1" versions?

 

 

Batman 1 had multiple printings during its few months on the stands. At least two.

As far as I know the No 1 is "rarer" and was the first print. And the No. 1 was a "second printing" during what we still call its "first run" - both books are regarded the same in price currently. But to me I feel the No 1 is more special. Prices are the same though again currently.

 

Any evidence to show that this was indeed the case? I recall something about looking at ads promoting it as being on sale, but didn't think anything conclusive was reached.

[nearmint]

Both have their periods...

 

I mean both have the red spotting...

 

I mean, both are "period pieces"...

 

I mean, both are "No .1" versions.

 

Can someone reiterate the diff between the "No. 1" and "No 1" versions?

 

 

Batman 1 had multiple printings during its few months on the stands. At least two.

As far as I know the No 1 is "rarer" and was the first print. And the No. 1 was a "second printing" during what we still call its "first run" - both books are regarded the same in price currently. But to me I feel the No 1 is more special. Prices are the same though again currently.

 

Any evidence to show that this was indeed the case? I recall something about looking at ads promoting it as being on sale, but didn't think anything conclusive was reached.

 

I believe you're thinking of Superman #1 as far as the ads go. I don't know of any differences to the interior of the period and non-period Batman #1s.

[Bat-Man]

Both have their periods...

 

I mean both have the red spotting...

 

I mean, both are "period pieces"...

 

I mean, both are "No .1" versions.

 

Can someone reiterate the diff between the "No. 1" and "No 1" versions?

 

 

Batman 1 had multiple printings during its few months on the stands. At least two.

As far as I know the No 1 is "rarer" and was the first print. And the No. 1 was a "second printing" during what we still call its "first run" - both books are regarded the same in price currently. But to me I feel the No 1 is more special. Prices are the same though again currently.

 

Any evidence to show that this was indeed the case? I recall something about looking at ads promoting it as being on sale, but didn't think anything conclusive was reached.

 

No hard evidence at all in the sense of different interior elements. Just speculation as far as I know from supposed "people in the know" and what I have heard over the years. Board member "blupchip" is a good person to ask. But the difference of the No 1 and No. 1 copies seems proof enough that there had to be at least two separate printings. No 1 was a much smaller print (possible even in house?) while the No. 1 was the larger and or more mass scale print.

[c-mack]

man thats one hell of a book...

[G.A.tor]

you will also note the erased "s" on the front cover... I seem to recall this book years ago in a 9.0 holder (old label)... so again, I am not questioning brent saying it was a 8.0 pressed to a 9.0, just would have had to of been done before it was graded 12/09/2003...

 

The one Josh sold was an 8.0.

the last 8.0 that josh sold last year for 100K, was my old 8.0... it too, is NOT this soon to be offered 9.0 copy (mine didn't have any erased "s") so I know that 8.0 was not pressed to "this" 9.0 copy

in fact, I think ciorac will back me up, with the BC the way it was on my old 8.0, I didn't even think it was an 8.0 , hence the reason I sold it..so I doubt it would be pressable to a 9.0

 

The 9.0 that Josh sold used to be an 8.0.

ok, I understand now...totally different book then, than the one coming up in auction, which is the one I thought you were refering to as a pressed from 8.0 to 9.0 (thumbs u

[fantastic_four]

most batman 1's look similar

 

Not where I'm looking, which is at the wrap and the edge cuts. It's very rare for two copies to be wrapped and cut as similarly as these two books are...note the very slight 1/32" amount of the back cover that wraps around to the front on both copies along the lower half only that angles up to be an even wrap once it hits the top. That identical a wrap is uncommon. The only difference is in the cut--one book has about 1/8" more art up top and less art down bottom than the other copy, it was cut very, very slightly higher from the original sheet.

 

Definitely not the same copies though, even if you presume people sneaking trims past CGC, as you can't both trim the top and add to the bottom.

[G.A.tor]

Both have their periods...

 

I mean both have the red spotting...

 

I mean, both are "period pieces"...

 

I mean, both are "No .1" versions.

 

Can someone reiterate the diff between the "No. 1" and "No 1" versions?

 

 

Batman 1 had multiple printings during its few months on the stands. At least two.

As far as I know the No 1 is "rarer" and was the first print. And the No. 1 was a "second printing" during what we still call its "first run" - both books are regarded the same in price currently. But to me I feel the No 1 is more special. Prices are the same though again currently.

 

Any evidence to show that this was indeed the case? I recall something about looking at ads promoting it as being on sale, but didn't think anything conclusive was reached.

 

No hard evidence at all in the sense of different interior elements. Just speculation as far as I know from supposed "people in the know" and what I have heard over the years. Board member "blupchip" is a good person to ask. But the difference of the No 1 and No. 1 copies seems proof enough that there had to be at least two separate printings. No 1 was a much smaller print (possible even in house?) while the No. 1 was the larger and or more mass scale print.

the initial run of covers was without the "." and was quickly "corrected" during the print run... there is only "one" print run of batman 1 that I am aware of, and it supposedly was just an accidental omission of the "." that was noticed very early on and fixed...

 

out of all the batman 1's I have owned, 2 didn't have the "." and the other 10+ did

[rockman2008]

Good eye. (thumbs u

[sfcityduck]

Both have their periods...

 

I mean both have the red spotting...

 

I mean, both are "period pieces"...

 

I mean, both are "No .1" versions.

 

Can someone reiterate the diff between the "No. 1" and "No 1" versions?

 

 

Batman 1 had multiple printings during its few months on the stands. At least two.

As far as I know the No 1 is "rarer" and was the first print. And the No. 1 was a "second printing" during what we still call its "first run" - both books are regarded the same in price currently. But to me I feel the No 1 is more special. Prices are the same though again currently.

 

Any evidence to show that this was indeed the case? I recall something about looking at ads promoting it as being on sale, but didn't think anything conclusive was reached.

 

Bob Kane's personal reference copy that he bound into a spiral notebook is a "No 1" version. See here:

 

http://cgi.befr.ebay.be/Batman-1-2-3-creator-Bob-Kanes-personal-copies-1940_W0QQitemZ220511840259QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item335787a803

[G.A.tor]

most batman 1's look similar

 

Not where I'm looking, which is at the wrap and the edge cuts. It's very rare for two copies to be wrapped and cut as similarly as these two books are...note the very slight 1/32" amount of the back cover that wraps around to the front on both copies along the lower half only that angles up to be an even wrap once it hits the top. That identical a wrap is uncommon. The only difference is in the cut--one book has about 1/8" more art up top and less art down bottom than the other copy, it was cut very, very slightly higher from the original sheet.

 

Definitely not the same copies though, even if you presume people sneaking trims past CGC, as you can't both trim the top and add to the bottom.

and you probably wouldn't have wanted to write an "s" on the one copy and then erase, that was the most identifiying difference (other than the little chip on the top middle edge too)...

 

but, actually, I have noticed that slight miswrap on a lot of copies, but never 2 cgc 9.0's , of course (thumbs u

[G.A.tor]

Both have their periods...

 

I mean both have the red spotting...

 

I mean, both are "period pieces"...

 

I mean, both are "No .1" versions.

 

Can someone reiterate the diff between the "No. 1" and "No 1" versions?

 

 

Batman 1 had multiple printings during its few months on the stands. At least two.

As far as I know the No 1 is "rarer" and was the first print. And the No. 1 was a "second printing" during what we still call its "first run" - both books are regarded the same in price currently. But to me I feel the No 1 is more special. Prices are the same though again currently.

 

Any evidence to show that this was indeed the case? I recall something about looking at ads promoting it as being on sale, but didn't think anything conclusive was reached.

 

Bob Kane's personal reference copy that he bound into a spiral notebook is a "No 1" version. See here:

 

http://cgi.befr.ebay.be/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?VISuperSize&item=220511840259

very likely one of the earliest off the presses

[sfcityduck]

This might be the best link. I edited to a blow up, but then it wouldn't load. So try this one:

 

http://cgi.befr.ebay.be/Batman-1-2-3-creator-Bob-Kanes-personal-copies-1940_W0QQitemZ220511840259QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item335787a803

[fantastic_four]

and you probably wouldn't have wanted to write an "s" on the one copy and then erase, that was the most identifiying difference (other than the little chip on the top middle edge too)...

 

Where is the erasure? I saw you say that earlier and I looked for it but couldn't spot it

[VintageComics]

Are there any differences on interiors between the two Batman #1 versions?

[VintageComics]

and you probably wouldn't have wanted to write an "s" on the one copy and then erase, that was the most identifiying difference (other than the little chip on the top middle edge too)...

 

Where is the erasure? I saw you say that earlier and I looked for it but couldn't spot it

 

Right edge by Batman's cape.

[nearmint]

Are there any differences on interiors between the two Batman #1 versions?

 

Nope.