Junkdrawer Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 Sure would like to know the print run on this book though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guardian Comics Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 And yes I'm quoting myself from a few weeks back in this very thread... According to comiccron, whose first entry is January 1995, Batman Adventures #30 sold 44,000 copies. 32k though Diamond and 12k through Capital City. So as an educated guess the direct print run for Batman Adventures is 50k...does that sound reasonable? Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkdrawer Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 And yes I'm quoting myself from a few weeks back in this very thread... According to comiccron, whose first entry is January 1995, Batman Adventures #30 sold 44,000 copies. 32k though Diamond and 12k through Capital City. So as an educated guess the direct print run for Batman Adventures is 50k...does that sound reasonable? Jim I think I missed that post, sorry to have put you through the trouble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimik Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 Keep scouring the LCSs. I snagged a copy for $4 this summer in the Batman bins........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkdrawer Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 (edited) And yes I'm quoting myself from a few weeks back in this very thread... According to comiccron, whose first entry is January 1995, Batman Adventures #30 sold 44,000 copies. 32k though Diamond and 12k through Capital City. So as an educated guess the direct print run for Batman Adventures is 50k...does that sound reasonable? Jim I think I missed that post, sorry to have put you through the trouble Diamond and Cap City wouldnt have sold the Bar Coded copies would they? Just trying to understand the rarity of that, if it matters at that after all. I do notice that early Spawns with Bar codes seem to generate higher sales though. Edited October 9, 2013 by Junkdrawer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan. Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 Even the Collected edition is hot, wow!! I love bidding wars . Copies available at BIN for $25 yet people bid with this one almost double other available BIN auctions. http://www.ebay.ca/itm/300983752290?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649 I bought the collected edition of this maybe 3 months ago for $1. I love Harley but this is getting a little silly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the blob Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 This rise in this book has been pretty amazing. I bought my MT copy a little over a year ago for $25 and I thought I paid too much at the time . I think the recent Arkham video games helped bring her character more into the mainstream. Some of my gaming buddies never heard of her until they played the games. I think she is her to stay. I don't know if the current values will hold, but unlike most recent rapid rises in first appearances this one is not due to a movie. That sounds cheap even then. 2-3 years ago I sold a mid-grade copy of Mad Love, which I think is her origin or something and well after BA 12, for $25 or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legion HQ Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 Even the Collected edition is hot, wow!! I love bidding wars . Copies available at BIN for $25 yet people bid with this one almost double other available BIN auctions. http://www.ebay.ca/itm/300983752290?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649 I bought the collected edition of this maybe 3 months ago for $1. I love Harley but this is getting a little silly. It's possible the bidders think it's the actual issue rather than the collected edition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the blob Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 (edited) And yes I'm quoting myself from a few weeks back in this very thread... According to comiccron, whose first entry is January 1995, Batman Adventures #30 sold 44,000 copies. 32k though Diamond and 12k through Capital City. So as an educated guess the direct print run for Batman Adventures is 50k...does that sound reasonable? Jim I think I missed that post, sorry to have put you through the trouble Diamond and Cap City wouldnt have sold the Bar Coded copies would they? Just trying to understand the rarity of that, if it matters at that after all. I do notice that early Spawns with Bar codes seem to generate higher sales though. I am guessing it is a chunk higher as I see plenty of issues 1-15 or so (not 12) in dollar boxes. Print-runs may have tailed off toward the end of the series and as the 90s wore on (print-runs down in 1995 vs. 1994 vs. 1993 generally). This should not be a HTF book in lower grades. Yes, tough in 9.8 because copies were probably on the "kids" rack and badly mishandled, not a "speculator" book for file customer/collector types, etc. I want to know when her second appearance is going to pop because it's only a few issues later I think. Edited October 9, 2013 by the blob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the blob Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 "but is certainly much harder to find in high grade and as time marches onward and this book develops into a modern mega key, the bar coded copies of this issue will rise above the other" not knowing much about DC's distribution it's just a guess, but this might have been a title that was sold more heavily at newstands, 7-11s, Borders, etc. as a "kid friendly" title, so it might not be as rare (relatively speaking) as some newstand versions of the book (assuming there is a newstand version of this book!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the blob Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 with that said, with "batgirl" adventures on the cover, perhaps the majority of readers of this book in 1993 -- 10 year old boys [?] -- said ICKY and didn't buy it..resulting in newstand returns, extra copies being tossed in the 10 cent box and ultimately turned into pulp? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimik Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 And yes I'm quoting myself from a few weeks back in this very thread... According to comiccron, whose first entry is January 1995, Batman Adventures #30 sold 44,000 copies. 32k though Diamond and 12k through Capital City. So as an educated guess the direct print run for Batman Adventures is 50k...does that sound reasonable? Jim I think I missed that post, sorry to have put you through the trouble Diamond and Cap City wouldnt have sold the Bar Coded copies would they? Just trying to understand the rarity of that, if it matters at that after all. I do notice that early Spawns with Bar codes seem to generate higher sales though. I am guessing it is a chunk higher as I see plenty of issues 1-15 or so (not 12) in dollar boxes. Print-runs may have tailed off toward the end of the series and as the 90s wore on (print-runs down in 1995 vs. 1994 vs. 1993 generally). This should not be a HTF book in lower grades. Yes, tough in 9.8 because copies were probably on the "kids" rack and badly mishandled, not a "speculator" book for file customer/collector types, etc. I want to know when her second appearance is going to pop because it's only a few issues later I think. Could stores still return unsold copies back then? If yes, I cannot see this book being a high volume seller as it was a "kids book" and the question would be what % of the print run was returned. That being said, how many lower grade copies of this book do you see? It has always been hard to find locally - I have seen way more single copies of #1 than I have of #12 at shows or in stores. which makes sense as #1s are the high spec issues for a new series. They are either sitting tucked away in collections or, most likely, were tossed out by parents as their kids grew up just like comics always have been. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BD-Punisher Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 What's Harley's official 2nd appearance? Could be like Deadpool's 2nd appearance (X-force 2) and not see much action, although should be much more scarce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illustrious Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 (edited) The eBay auction for the blue 9.8 ended today at $747............. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Batman-Adventures-12-CGC-9-8-WHITE-Pages-1st-Harley-Quinn-1993-DC-id-9766-/360756052847?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT&nma=true&si=0W53uhog9xJhk009cFcwn%252FHX86I%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc Edited October 9, 2013 by Illustrious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkdrawer Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 The eBay auction for the blue 9.8 ended today at $747............. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Batman-Adventures-12-CGC-9-8-WHITE-Pages-1st-Harley-Quinn-1993-DC-id-9766-/360756052847?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT&nma=true&si=0W53uhog9xJhk009cFcwn%252FHX86I%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc I guess that means I wont be getting anyone to sell me a copy for $500 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illustrious Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 Hey, you've gotten me to jump on the Harley bandwagon, so that's a plus. I'm going to fast track my two raw copies to CGC next week, both are strong 9.6, possible 9.8 candidates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkdrawer Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 Hey, you've gotten me to jump on the Harley bandwagon, so that's a plus. I'm going to fast track my two raw copies to CGC next week, both are strong 9.6, possible 9.8 candidates. I doubt low grade copies will follow suit, 9.6s could be interesting though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NinjaSealed Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 Amazing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidcolt Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 The bubble will burst it has to it went way to fast over the past few months. There are always copies available and its to high to fast for the rarity of the book. Its not as rare as people are making it out to be. Its one of those books that didn't get much respect because of the cartoon feel to it. With it hitting these heights I expect to see a flood of these come out of the wood work esp sent to get graded. Due to it being a cartoon kids book and the black cover 9.9 and 10 well be very tough to get until a warehouse find . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coutstevo Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 The bubble will burst it has to it went way to fast over the past few months. There are always copies available and its to high to fast for the rarity of the book. Its not as rare as people are making it out to be. Its one of those books that didn't get much respect because of the cartoon feel to it. With it hitting these heights I expect to see a flood of these come out of the wood work esp sent to get graded. Due to it being a cartoon kids book and the black cover 9.9 and 10 well be very tough to get until a warehouse find . I'm not sure that I agree with you on this. There are not always 9.8 copies available, there are less then 100 on the census. I've been trying to obtain this book in this grade for almost half a year now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
