Is this a D copy?

[VintageComics]

Metro was sold the original leaked books. You would know this info Roy if that Pedigree book was ever released. That has to be going onto close to a decade now. I haven't checked in years and sure enough...not done.

 

Oh, I know the story.

 

(thumbs u

 

The books were not 5 hours from me when the collection was unearthed finally. I was at a convention when dealers started buzzing about it and the story filled in pretty quick.

 

I'm just surprised that Metro did not catch the "D" the second time around since they sold the book to 8mile.

 

Or maybe they did but thought nothing of it.

 

 

[Mephisto]

Metro was sold the original leaked books. You would know this info Roy if that Pedigree book was ever released. That has to be going onto close to a decade now. I haven't checked in years and sure enough...not done.

 

Oh, I know the story.

 

(thumbs u

 

The books were not 5 hours from me when the collection was unearthed finally. I was at a convention when dealers started buzzing about it and the story filled in pretty quick.

 

I'm just surprised that Metro did not catch the "D" the second time around since they sold the book to 8mile.

 

Or maybe they did but thought nothing of it.

 

 

Well other than noting as a possible D, there wouldn't be enough of a premium to make worth reslabbing it worth it.

[Timely]

Metro was sold the original leaked books. You would know this info Roy if that Pedigree book was ever released. That has to be going onto close to a decade now. I haven't checked in years and sure enough...not done.

 

Oh, I know the story.

 

(thumbs u

 

The books were not 5 hours from me when the collection was unearthed finally. I was at a convention when dealers started buzzing about it and the story filled in pretty quick.

 

I'm just surprised that Metro did not catch the "D" the second time around since they sold the book to 8mile.

 

Or maybe they did but thought nothing of it.

 

 

"D" copies do not go for a big premium so they probably would not take the time & effort to mess with it, especially in 7.5

 

I saw on their site a few weeks ago a book that is the Pensylvania sitting in a CGC holder and they have not taken the time to do anything with that one either, assuming they recognized it.

[VintageComics]

I agree with both of you.

 

I wasn't thinking in terms of premium, more about just labelling it as such for a prospective buyer.

 

 

[8milemax]

Wow alot of information on this, looks like I wont send it to CGC to see if its a D copy Thanks for the help everyone

 

On second thought and seeing the book West posted......

 

At the very, very begining of CGC, we were only going to list what we thought to be "Legitimate" Pedigree books on the label (Church, Pacific Coast, Larson, etc.) as we thought that collections were being named just for the hell of it (No, I won't say which pedigrees I think ar B.S.), but the out cry from both collectors and dealers was so huge, we started listing all books that the hobby thought were pedigrees.

 

So......if this book was graded in the 1st few months, it could be a Crippen.

I pulled this up,

 

Certification #: 0013662002

Title: Detective Comics

Issue: 128

Issue Date: 10/47

Issue Year: 1947

Publisher: D.C. Comics

Grade: 7.5

Page Quality: OFF-WHITE

Grade Date: 08/10/2000

Category: Universal

Art Comments: Sprang cover

Bob Kane Ray Burnley Harris Levy

Howard Sherman and John Daly art

Key Comments: Joker cover and story.

Tex replaces Alfy as Boy Commando.

[sborock]

(No, I won't say which pedigrees I think ar B.S.),.

 

Well Obviously the Diamond Run...

 

 

Yeah, that was a real bummer

[8milemax]

Metro was sold the original leaked books. You would know this info Roy if that Pedigree book was ever released. That has to be going onto close to a decade now. I haven't checked in years and sure enough...not done.

 

Oh, I know the story.

 

(thumbs u

 

The books were not 5 hours from me when the collection was unearthed finally. I was at a convention when dealers started buzzing about it and the story filled in pretty quick.

 

I'm just surprised that Metro did not catch the "D" the second time around since they sold the book to 8mile.

 

Or maybe they did but thought nothing of it.

 

 

Well other than noting as a possible D, there wouldn't be enough of a premium to make worth reslabbing it worth it.

True but, why not get it labeled a Ped if it is one.

[sborock]

I pulled this up,

 

Certification #: 0013662002

Title: Detective Comics

Issue: 128

Issue Date: 10/47

Issue Year: 1947

Publisher: D.C. Comics

Grade: 7.5

Page Quality: OFF-WHITE

Grade Date: 08/10/2000

Category: Universal

Art Comments: Sprang cover

Bob Kane Ray Burnley Harris Levy

Howard Sherman and John Daly art

Key Comments: Joker cover and story.

Tex replaces Alfy as Boy Commando.

 

Oct of 2000 is cutting it very close, but there is a shot....

[VintageComics]

(No, I won't say which pedigrees I think ar B.S.),.

 

Well Obviously the Diamond Run...

 

 

Yeah, that was a real bummer

 

Yeah, I talked to Joe Latino a couple of years ago in NYC.

 

[8milemax]

I pulled this up,

 

Certification #: 0013662002

Title: Detective Comics

Issue: 128

Issue Date: 10/47

Issue Year: 1947

Publisher: D.C. Comics

Grade: 7.5

Page Quality: OFF-WHITE

Grade Date: 08/10/2000

Category: Universal

Art Comments: Sprang cover

Bob Kane Ray Burnley Harris Levy

Howard Sherman and John Daly art

Key Comments: Joker cover and story.

Tex replaces Alfy as Boy Commando.

 

Oct of 2000 is cutting it very close, but there is a shot....

Thanks Steve, thats why I posted the info, just to see

[8milemax]

 

 

Now this was Graded in 2002

 

ertification #: 0055250017

Title: Detective Comics

Issue: 118

Issue Date: 12/46

Issue Year: 1946

Publisher: D.C. Comics

Grade: 7.0

Pedigree: ""D"" copy

Page Quality: CREAM TO OFF-WHITE

Grade Date: 06/10/2002

Category: Universal

Art Comments: Alvin Schwartz story Sprang cover

Curt Swan Howard Sherman Harris Levy

John Daly and Steve Brodie art

Key Comments: Joker cover and story.

[sborock]

I pulled this up,

 

Certification #: 0013662002

Title: Detective Comics

Issue: 128

Issue Date: 10/47

Issue Year: 1947

Publisher: D.C. Comics

Grade: 7.5

Page Quality: OFF-WHITE

Grade Date: 08/10/2000

Category: Universal

Art Comments: Sprang cover

Bob Kane Ray Burnley Harris Levy

Howard Sherman and John Daly art

Key Comments: Joker cover and story.

Tex replaces Alfy as Boy Commando.

 

Oct of 2000 is cutting it very close, but there is a shot....

Thanks Steve, thats why I posted the info, just to see

 

Yepper! These here funny book internet thingy's is a might helpful at times

[Mephisto]

Metro was sold the original leaked books. You would know this info Roy if that Pedigree book was ever released. That has to be going onto close to a decade now. I haven't checked in years and sure enough...not done.

 

Oh, I know the story.

 

(thumbs u

 

The books were not 5 hours from me when the collection was unearthed finally. I was at a convention when dealers started buzzing about it and the story filled in pretty quick.

 

I'm just surprised that Metro did not catch the "D" the second time around since they sold the book to 8mile.

 

Or maybe they did but thought nothing of it.

 

 

Well other than noting as a possible D, there wouldn't be enough of a premium to make worth reslabbing it worth it.

True but, why not get it labeled a Ped if it is one.

 

Money Money Money Money...Money. Even if it was, Metro wouldn't gain much by spending the money to do so unless it was getting labeled a "Church".

[oakman29]

I bought this book of metro 2 months ago and I was wondering is this a D copy?

 

thanks

 

 

I am not a handwriting expert, but the "D" on your book has similar characteristics to the one below. I've seen other "D" books where the "D" is not cursive. I believe there may have been more than 1 person coding the outside cover. Again, I am not saying yours is a "D" Copy, but I do think it has a shot.

 

The D looks very similar to the known Crippen book.