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Your first book you thought was gonna be a key but turned out to be a dud?

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the blob

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Alpha Flight #1.

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dang

 

yes, bought a copy off the newstand and subscribed to it so that i could have another copy of #1. shockingly, the subscription copies actually got to me in decent shape. can you imagine them not being trashed nowadays?

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I'll also add Silver Surfer Annual #6.

 

It was one of those that came in a polybag hyping it was a first appearance of a character.

 

I thought Legacy was a cool character. Then we found out he's the original Captain Marvel's son, I thought it would be big. I was wrong.

 

Later it appeared that Genis-Vell actually became a decent character but still not enough to make his first appearance raise in value.

 

...he has his own Wikipedia page.

 

In 3 years that will be a $15 book

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telerites

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Some of the books listed above I wouldn't consider duds.

 

Alpha Flight #1 was one though that I bought multiple copies of. A #1, John Byrne hysteria rampant, X-Men connection, and a bazillion copy print run...how could I go wrong :cry:

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Multiple copies on Marvel's New Universe #1's because Star Brand and Kicker's Inc. were going to be all the rage... :banana:

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Multiple copies on Marvel's New Universe #1's because Star Brand and Kicker's Inc. were going to be all the rage... :banana:

 

So true.. Everyone is always slamming the 90s (rightfully so) but they forget that the 80s had that MNU .. That was worse than any 90s Image/Valiant ever published and was hyped just as bad if not worse!

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Nova #1, which was Spider-man to my generation (and obviously designed that way), but the series was ruined by some absolutely horrible Infantino/Palmer art. I dropped it at that point, and my friends did as well, all never to return.

 

300px-Nova_Vol_1_1_B.jpg

 

This was a huge dud, but then the movie speculators brought it back from the dead.

 

I always thought Hulk Annual 7 was going to catch fire, but it never has. Killer Byrne art, fun story/tie-in to the now-classic X-Men 98-100 saga, Hulk vs. Sentinels, old X-Men appearance,etc., but nada.

 

300px-Incredible_Hulk_Annual_Vol_1_7.jpg

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Flare #1

Darkwood #1

Omega Men #3

Spiderman #1 (McFarlane)

Speed Racer #1

Robin #1

 

 

I have made some bad assumptions. But I am proud to say that I have never contemplated buying even one copy of anything to do with WoodGod. (running joke alert)

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Multiple copies on Marvel's New Universe #1's because Star Brand and Kicker's Inc. were going to be all the rage... :banana:

 

So true.. Everyone is always slamming the 90s (rightfully so) but they forget that the 80s had that MNU .. That was worse than any 90s Image/Valiant ever published and was hyped just as bad if not worse!

 

I disagree. At least New Universe attempted to tell stories. Early image was pinup eye candy

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