Oversized Batman #1?

[Disco Stu]

I didn't know there was an oversized Batman #1 from 1940. Or am I completely seeing the wrong thing?

 

Oversized Batman #1 Ebay

[Miamiknight3434]

Good question I saw this the other day .....

 

 

 

[DiceX]

Famous First Edition reprint.

That copy isn't worth the effort it would take to toss it in the garbage can.

 

 

[VintageComics]

At that size it's probably a reprint. There were oversize GA reprints of many of the GA keys.

[jools&jim]

 

It's a mostly worthless DC treasury edition reprint from the '70s that's either been destroyed naturally, or deliberately "relic'd" to make it look like it's over 70 years old...

[miraclemet]

wonder if it was "artificially aged"

 

someone just learned a $400 lesson

[Disco Stu]

Thanks. I should have done more research. I thought they only made the treasury editions of Action 1 and Detective 27.

 

Mycomicshop lists a bunch more.

[miraclemet]

It's a mostly worthless DC treasury edition reprint from the '70s that's either been destroyed naturally, or deliberately "relic'd" to make it look like it's over 70 years old...

 

the fact that all the pages are there except for the give away outer cover should answer that question...

 

just wonder if the seller is the scammer or if they got scammed to (and if they know that they got scammed and are trying to get their money back out of the book)

[Fedoraman]

Jeez - $400 for that? Yeah, somebody got hosed, Tommy. They got hosed.

[miraclemet]

too bad you cant contact the seller to let them know they are getting a crappy reprint...

[lemonman5]

I'm pretty sure the seller doesn't know its a reprint. He doesn't seem to be a comic dealer, and he has 8000+ positives with 100% feedback.

[comicwiz]

It did say oversized in the listing, which in my mind is quite the choice of word for a seller claiming ignorance.

[oakman29]

Famous First Edition reprint.

That copy isn't worth the effort it would take to toss it in the garbage can.

 

400 bones for a POS! Some lessons are made to be funny.

[montrealfilmguy]

Here's the best website on the subject of Treasuries and DC Limited editions.

 

Chock full of great info.Get the coffee pot ready.

 

 

http://www.treasurycomics.com/gallery/gallery.htm

[Bill1]

These were actually pretty cool. They were big, and as a kid I thought they were a heck of a buy for the money, but a normal comic was 20 or 25 cents then, so you had to really want them!

 

[montrealfilmguy]

These were actually pretty cool. They were big, and as a kid I thought they were a heck of a buy for the money, but a normal comic was 20 or 25 cents then, so you had to really want them!

 

 

 

 

Woooooow.

 

I have about 25 so far,mostly Marvel Treasury ones,but these look fantastic.And Gaw-juss !

[Bill1]

bought them new at Readmore, a bookstore in Richmond, Indiana. I have a few more, and some of the Marvels too.

[rjpb]

These were actually pretty cool. They were big, and as a kid I thought they were a heck of a buy for the money, but a normal comic was 20 or 25 cents then, so you had to really want them!

 

 

I bought these as a kid when they came out. Sure they were a bit pricey, but in an era where GA reprints were sporadic and usually found in the back pages of a regular comics, and often muddy to boot, these oversized facsimile editions were pure awesomeness. It was a real thrill every time a new one came out.

[VintageComics]

It did say oversized in the listing, which in my mind is quite the choice of word for a seller claiming ignorance.

 

He also listed the dimensions of the book at the end of the listing.

 

[MagnusX]

 

[font:Book Antiqua]For a seller with a good record

this is a “Risky” transaction...

 

Meaning: The profit doesn’t equal damaging your own reputation...[/font]