The Absolute Hardest to Find 90's books. 7 7

[seanfingh]

I swear I saw that book last weekend and didn't know it was that rare. if I make it back to the inlaws anytime soon I'm going to have to go look again.

 

You may have seen the cover, but it is the combo of the 25 cent logo and the barcode with the price that is the rare one.

[Mayor006]

I swear I saw that book last weekend and didn't know it was that rare. if I make it back to the inlaws anytime soon I'm going to have to go look again.

 

You may have seen the cover, but it is the combo of the 25 cent logo and the barcode with the price that is the rare one.

 

True. Which is why I'm not making any great trek to get back to that store. If it's there when I get back it will be there when I get back. Not worrying too much about it.

[fastballspecial]

Couple of those modern price variants showing up in last few weeks on FS threads. Coincidence?

Edited December 13, 2012 by Fastballspecial

[Kevin.J]

Couple of those modern price variants showing up in last few weeks on FS threads. Coincidence?

 

I doubt it

[asteroid-comix]

Couple of those modern price variants showing up in last few weeks on FS threads. Coincidence?

 

I doubt it

Could just be that one new one was found and someone bought it and upgraded theirs.

[Kevin.J]

Couple of those modern price variants showing up in last few weeks on FS threads. Coincidence?

 

I doubt it

Could just be that one new one was found and someone bought it and upgraded theirs.

 

[DiceX]

 

 

 

[dupont2005]

Grips is awesome

[fastballspecial]

Couple of those modern price variants showing up in last few weeks on FS threads. Coincidence?

 

I doubt it

Could just be that one new one was found and someone bought it and upgraded theirs.

 

 

Had to be more then one because I have seen 3 for sale in the last week from X-men to Avengers.

 

[spracknetch23]

This comic is very rare and sought after in the Usagi community. Yellow ashcan Space Usagi #1, 1993. I don't know if there are any slabs.

 

 

 

Edited December 15, 2012 by spracknetch23

[spreads]

This comic is very rare and sought after in the Usagi community. Yellow ashcan Space Usagi #1, 1993. I don't know if there are any slabs.

 

 

 

Did you grab this a few months back? I remember seeing it on ebay, surprised it went for $100+....

[spracknetch23]

No, actually, I was the one selling it! It went for almost $150

[dupont2005]

Never heard of that

[the blob]

I know newsstand copies have traditionally been rarer than their direct edition counterparts, but why do they seem far more difficult to find around this time. Is the print run that much lower than the early 90's? Were they just trying to phase out newsstands?

 

Newsstand issues are rarer because unsold copies are returned and destroyed. The ones that don't get bought within the first few hours started looking rough with spine creases as people flip through them on spinner racks. Newsstand comics dropped in sales when the direct market was born. Publisher made more money when the product wasn't returnable, so they quit promoting newsstand sales.

 

DG

 

With Borders closing shop they might just be that much harder to find nowadays as well given that was a big national chain that had rack comics....although maybe not if the "rare" seekers are now searching out newstand copies on the day of delivery. 10 years ago folks weren't really thinking about it much.

[dgarthwaite-migration]

I know newsstand copies have traditionally been rarer than their direct edition counterparts, but why do they seem far more difficult to find around this time. Is the print run that much lower than the early 90's? Were they just trying to phase out newsstands?

 

Newsstand issues are rarer because unsold copies are returned and destroyed. The ones that don't get bought within the first few hours started looking rough with spine creases as people flip through them on spinner racks. Newsstand comics dropped in sales when the direct market was born. Publisher made more money when the product wasn't returnable, so they quit promoting newsstand sales.

 

DG

 

With Borders closing shop they might just be that much harder to find nowadays as well given that was a big national chain that had rack comics....although maybe not if the "rare" seekers are now searching out newstand copies on the day of delivery. 10 years ago folks weren't really thinking about it much.

 

With comics costing so much, I don't think many buyers of modern comics are looking to add newsstand variants to their collection. If there are any differences, I'd expect them to be very rare in the future. I'm not a fan of modern comics, so I can't bring myself to buy any. If there was a modern comic I wanted, I might look for the newsstand version.

 

DG

Edited December 17, 2012 by dgarthwaite

[spreads]

No, actually, I was the one selling it! It went for almost $150

 

What do you know about it, print run, distribution, etc.?

[spracknetch23]

I don't know the print run, but they were originally giveaways at cons. I got it when I went to Comicfest '93 in Philadelphia, where Stan sat at the Mirage booth promoting Usagi's (temporary) move to Mirage.

 

[whetteon]

I don't know the print run, but they were originally giveaways at cons. I got it when I went to Comicfest '93 in Philadelphia, where Stan sat at the Mirage booth promoting Usagi's (temporary) move to Mirage.

 

Ha! I was at the con and still have some of the original junk that came with signing up and entering the door. That was a great con! I got Todd's autograph, saw more comics than I even knew existed and got a picture with spidey and captain america before they became movie stars! I was unaware that Stan "the man" was there or maybe it was that he could only show up for one day...

[seanfingh]

 

Stan Sakai.

[Jeffro.]

Stan "the man" Sakai - Creator of Usagi Parker, the Amazing Spider-Samurai Rabbit.

 

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