Comprehensive List of DC Universe Logo UPC Variants 18 18

[F For Fake]

11 hours ago, Warlord said:

Tons of box diving at Gem City Comic Con in Dayton.   Was coming up empty all day and found them all in the last hour or so by searching through about 20 boxes of comics at one dealer's tables.   Whew!

Damn it, really wanted to go to Gem City this year but couldn't make it happen. Jealous over here, this is exactly the sorta box diving gold I'd have been digging for!

[revat]

On ‎3‎/‎24‎/‎2018 at 5:58 PM, Cpt Kirk said:

On ‎3‎/‎24‎/‎2018 at 5:36 PM, Wolverinex said:

Dang, lol.  So I shouldn't slab any of these...

Heck no!

If you're confident they'll get CGC 9.8 and you got them cheap, there's probably SOME value in slabbing.  You can probably sell them to some CGC 9.8 Bat-registry completionist folks, if you're patient and get lucky.  probably somewhere between $60-$100 each.  But that still might not be worth it, everyone's math is different.

[NormdaMarine]

So I went to pick up a small collection today that was filled with mostly but could not believe my eyes when I found a pretty beautiful collection of High Grade DCU Logo Variants, then I saw these two! The GHOST aka  Looney Tunes #15!!!!!

[mysterio]

1 hour ago, NormdaMarine said:

So I went to pick up a small collection today that was filled with mostly but could not believe my eyes when I found a pretty beautiful collection of High Grade DCU Logo Variants, then I saw these two! The GHOST aka  Looney Tunes #15!!!!!

Great pickups! That may be only the second known LT #15 unless someone else found one and kept it to themselves. 

[LittleRandRComics]

There are two versions to Flash 96, the "regular" DCU edition and an actual second printing.  The "regular" DCU is from 1994.  The second printing is from 1996 (based on the advertisements -- the indicia shows 1994 like the original does).

The front covers are identical (the first printing is on the left and the second printing is on the right):

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The back covers have different ads (again, the first printing is on the left and the second printing is on the right):

Spoiler

The inside front cover of the first printing:

Spoiler

The inside front cover of the second printing (note that it does say second printing in very bottom right corner):

Spoiler

A close-up of the indicia:

Spoiler

 

[mysterio]

14 minutes ago, LittleRandRComics said:

There are two versions to Flash 96, the "regular" DCU edition and an actual second printing.  The "regular" DCU is from 1994.  The second printing is from 1996 (based on the advertisements -- the indicia shows 1994 like the original does).

The front covers are identical (the first printing is on the left and the second printing is on the right):

  Hide contents

The back covers have different ads (again, the first printing is on the left and the second printing is on the right):

  Hide contents

The inside front cover of the first printing:

  Hide contents

The inside front cover of the second printing (note that it does say second printing in very bottom right corner):

  Hide contents

A close-up of the indicia:

  Hide contents

 

Huh, now I’ve got to see which one I have and try to find the other!

[revat]

25 minutes ago, LittleRandRComics said:

There are two versions to Flash 96, the "regular" DCU edition and an actual second printing.  The "regular" DCU is from 1994.  The second printing is from 1996 (based on the advertisements -- the indicia shows 1994 like the original does).

The front covers are identical (the first printing is on the left and the second printing is on the right):

  Hide contents

The back covers have different ads (again, the first printing is on the left and the second printing is on the right):

  Hide contents

The inside front cover of the first printing:

  Reveal hidden contents

The inside front cover of the second printing (note that it does say second printing in very bottom right corner):

  Hide contents

A close-up of the indicia:

  Hide contents

 

whoa!!

[WolverineX]

And an obsession has begun...

[Cpt Kirk]

1 hour ago, Wolverinex said:

And an obsession has begun...

You got that right.... Now I've got to check about 200 DC Universe variants to see if any others say "2nd printing" in the indicia.    To LIttleRandR, all I can say is:

1.  That was great detective work, and 

2.  Golblammitt!

[Cpt Kirk]

4 hours ago, mysterio said:

Great pickups! That may be only the second known LT #15 unless someone else found one and kept it to themselves. 

Yes, the Looney Tunes 15 is truly rare... that is a great find.

[mysterio]

15 minutes ago, Cpt Kirk said:

You got that right.... Now I've got to check about 200 DC Universe variants to see if any others say "2nd printing" in the indicia.    To LIttleRandR, all I can say is:

1.  That was great detective work, and 

2.  Golblammitt!

And here’s the thing: I’ve occasionally checked the indicia of books as I’ve graded or scanned them, and sometimes DCUs say second print. Usually they don’t. Until now I would have assumed that these were consistent across individual books. But what if they aren’t?

[NormdaMarine]

24 minutes ago, Cpt Kirk said:

Yes, the Looney Tunes 15 is truly rare... that is a great find.

Thank you... I was floored when I found it and I think I looked at the number of the issue about 100 times...

[Cpt Kirk]

9 hours ago, mysterio said:

And here’s the thing: I’ve occasionally checked the indicia of books as I’ve graded or scanned them, and sometimes DCUs say second print. Usually they don’t. Until now I would have assumed that these were consistent across individual books. But what if they aren’t?

I would love to hear form another other DCU collectors like you, LikeEmScanned, Warlord, Revat, etc about which ones say "2nd print" in the indicia.   Now I'm going through my inventory of all DCUs (hundreds of them, to see which have 2nd printing on them).  I will report back on this forum.

[mysterio]

20 minutes ago, Cpt Kirk said:

I would love to hear form another other DCU collectors like you, LikeEmScanned, Warlord, Revat, etc about which ones say "2nd print" in the indicia.   Now I'm going through my inventory of all DCUs (hundreds of them, to see which have 2nd printing on them).  I will report back on this forum.

That sounds like something I’ll work on this weekend when I should be grading and writing. I’m curious to see if there are any others lurking out there. If I find any I’ll note the back covers too. 

[mysterio]

Ok, I did a few this morning just so I could make sure I was late to work. These are random from recent buys that I had waiting to be bagged/boarded.

Issue, yes/no on 2nd print in indicia (back cover design)

Action #699 no (NBA Jam)

Action #701 no (Knightfall novel)

Action #702 no (Mortal Combat teaser)

Action #706 no (Rise of the Robots)

Action #715 no (Demolition man ad at bottom)

Adv Superman #514 no (video game teaser w lightning)

Batman SOTB #56 no (Sliders)

Justice League #90 no (Six Flags)

Justice League Task Force #19 no (Rise of the Robots)

Justice League Task Force #23 no (Stargate)

Power of Shazam #16 no (Earthworm Jim)

Robin #22 no (Demolition man ad at bottom)

Superman #89 no (Weird Science)

Superman MOS #33 no (Weird Science)

Edited March 28, 2018 by mysterio

[Aweandlorder]

I've noticed that some of them actually state that they are "collectors pack 1st prints" such as this GL 36

 

[Cpt Kirk]

22 hours ago, mysterio said:

Ok, I did a few this morning just so I could make sure I was late to work. These are random from recent buys that I had waiting to be bagged/boarded.

Issue, yes/no on 2nd print in indicia (back cover design)

Action #699 no (NBA Jam)

Action #701 no (Knightfall novel)

Action #702 no (Mortal Combat teaser)

Action #706 no (Rise of the Robots)

Action #715 no (Demolition man ad at bottom)

Adv Superman #514 no (video game teaser w lightning)

Batman SOTB #56 no (Sliders)

Justice League #90 no (Six Flags)

Justice League Task Force #19 no (Rise of the Robots)

Justice League Task Force #23 no (Stargate)

Power of Shazam #16 no (Earthworm Jim)

Robin #22 no (Demolition man ad at bottom)

Superman #89 no (Weird Science)

Superman MOS #33 no (Weird Science)

thanks.  I will give a report this weekend.

[Cpt Kirk]

23 hours ago, Aweandlorder said:

I've noticed that some of them actually state that they are "collectors pack 1st prints" such as this GL 36

 

Very interesting.... if you could let us know which issues you found with notes like this, it would be much appreciated.

Edited March 29, 2018 by Cpt Kirk

[Cpt Kirk]

On 3/28/2018 at 8:20 AM, mysterio said:

Ok, I did a few this morning just so I could make sure I was late to work. These are random from recent buys that I had waiting to be bagged/boarded.

Issue, yes/no on 2nd print in indicia (back cover design)

Action #699 no (NBA Jam)

Action #701 no (Knightfall novel)

Action #702 no (Mortal Combat teaser)

Action #706 no (Rise of the Robots)

Action #715 no (Demolition man ad at bottom)

Adv Superman #514 no (video game teaser w lightning)

Batman SOTB #56 no (Sliders)

Justice League #90 no (Six Flags)

Justice League Task Force #19 no (Rise of the Robots)

Justice League Task Force #23 no (Stargate)

Power of Shazam #16 no (Earthworm Jim)

Robin #22 no (Demolition man ad at bottom)

Superman #89 no (Weird Science)

Superman MOS #33 no (Weird Science)

I can hear it now.... it goes something like this:

Boss:  So Mysterio, I've noticed you have been at least 15 to 30 minutes late each day this week... what's up with that?

Mysterio:  Well, I've been busy checking the fine print at the bottom of several hundred comic books that have a funny looking "DC Universe" symbol on their front cover.

Boss:  OK.... totally understandable... let me know how it turns out.

[Aweandlorder]

On 3/27/2018 at 6:51 PM, LittleRandRComics said:

There are two versions to Flash 96, the "regular" DCU edition and an actual second printing.  The "regular" DCU is from 1994.  The second printing is from 1996 (based on the advertisements -- the indicia shows 1994 like the original does).

The front covers are identical (the first printing is on the left and the second printing is on the right):

  Reveal hidden contents

The back covers have different ads (again, the first printing is on the left and the second printing is on the right):

  Reveal hidden contents

The inside front cover of the first printing:

  Reveal hidden contents

The inside front cover of the second printing (note that it does say second printing in very bottom right corner):

  Reveal hidden contents

A close-up of the indicia:

  Reveal hidden contents

 

SCOOOOOOORE!

This came in the Flash Terminal Velocity pack (obviously)... Sweet copy too... as close to 9.8 as it gets