Batman 612 Wizard?

[Scarlet_Spider]

I bought Batman 612 of eBay the other day and over the top of the UPC is the wizard logo in silver.

Does anyone know what this version is?? Is it worth more or less than the regular issue??

Thanks

[Darthdiesel]

it is the batman 612 PLACED in a Wizard mail away holder so IOW, the Wizard logo is on the bag not the book...you just got a regular old Batman 612

[delekkerste]

it is the batman 612 PLACED in a Wizard mail away holder so IOW, the Wizard logo is on the bag not the book...you just got a regular old Batman 612

 

[Darthdiesel]

hmm... I wonder if I should make some real POS books into "Wizard" variants this way ...it'd do wonders for my silver age readers

[dudesim]

hmm... I wonder if I should make some real POS books into "Wizard" variants this way ...it'd do wonders for my silver age readers

 

..too funny..Maybe a naked woman logo would sell hehe

[awe4one]

Question Darth...since you're the "all-knowing" Modern expert here....

 

Is there any difference, in price or availability, of X-Men #320 that was placed in Wizard prior to the Age of Apocalypse storyline. It has the Wizard logo in the price box. I'd suspect that there are more of these floating around than the DM version.....

 

Jim

[Darthdiesel]

Question Darth...since you're the "all-knowing" Modern expert here....

 

Please don't repeat that...my wife thinks I have a big enough head as it is...maybe she's not referring to the top head but to get back to your great question...and once again I will defer to my more expert X-men/variant collectors

 

Is there any difference, in price or availability, of X-Men #320 that was placed in Wizard prior to the Age of Apocalypse storyline. It has the Wizard logo in the price box. I'd suspect that there are more of these floating around than the DM version.....

 

Jim

 

X-men 320 kicks off the Legion Quest story arc. I currently have 2 copies of each - the regular and the gold ink variant with Wizard logo in the UPC area. I found that they are fairly common where they would be almost interchangeable in a dealer's inventory. For example, I'll check for you at the next Tyson's show in the $1 boxes, but there is an equal chance you'd find either 320 regular or the 320C gold cover in there. Also I looked at my local store and they have a copy of both as well. I always considered the gold covers as reprints llike uncanny 248 and numerous others I forget about now. But they are fun to huntdown. i've come across some eBay lots of modern X-men that have the gold copies in there. Fortunately they are bought for a song and i'm into the variants/reprints enough to enjoy hoarding them when I come across them.

 

Wizard 151 has them both @ $5 currently. Let me know if you need either one and I'll send it to you. I owe you big for hooking me up with those German Hulk Dell'Otto covers. Just PM me your address. You are the man, Jim!

[awe4one]

Wizard 151 has them both @ $5 currently. Let me know if you need either one and I'll send it to you. I owe you big for hooking me up with those German Hulk Dell'Otto covers. Just PM me your address. You are the man, Jim!

 

Thanks.....and thanks for the offer but I really don't need them. The talk about the Batman Wizard just had me wondering. Thinking about it more, I'd suspect that the DM version would probably be more easily found as those that bought Wizard wouldn't need to buy the other.

 

I wonder if retailers were pissed about this at the time?

 

As a collector, I thought it was a brilliant publicity move by Marvel.....

 

Jim

[Scarlet_Spider]

it is the batman 612 PLACED in a Wizard mail away holder so IOW, the Wizard logo is on the bag not the book...you just got a regular old Batman 612

 

Thats exactly what it is. I realised just after i'd posted.

 

I'll leave quietly now.

[Darthdiesel]

Hey, it's all good. A wizard variant of Batman 612 would not have been such a totally off idea, given Wizard's past history with 1/2 issues, variants, reprints and Ace editions..