L.E. Gill Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 On 6/26/2022 at 10:20 PM, Cpt Kirk said: I have never seen the Steel 23, and the experts that I know have never seen it either. In an email to me circa 2015, the godfather of DCU variants (Jerome Wenker) listed Steel 23 as questionable. Not sure what it says about me, but I am almost as excited (relieved?) about being able to mentally table some of these questonable DCUs as unlikely as I have been when someone posts a new one that's never been seen before. Iconic1s, Vfactor1, onlyweaknesskryptonite and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onlyweaknesskryptonite Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 On 6/26/2022 at 11:22 PM, L.E. Gill said: Not sure what it says about me, but I am almost as excited (relieved?) about being able to mentally table some of these questonable DCUs as unlikely as I have been when someone posts a new one that's never been seen before. Iconic1s and Cpt Kirk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post onlyweaknesskryptonite Posted July 7, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted July 7, 2022 Mail Call. Parallax2025, Vfactor1, djzombi and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post djzombi Posted July 10, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted July 10, 2022 Also posted in the Death/Reign of Superman/men thread, but also of interest to fans of the DCU Variants! Thank you, @revat for giving me something new to hunt for now that my want list to complete runs is nearly finished :P I was pretty psyched to find these in the 50-cent bins. Man of Steel #20 2nd print Superman #77 2nd print Adv. of Superman #498 4th revat, Iconic1s, ADAMANTIUM and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastballspecial Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 On 7/10/2022 at 2:28 PM, djzombi said: Also posted in the Death/Reign of Superman/men thread, but also of interest to fans of the DCU Variants! Thank you, @revat for giving me something new to hunt for now that my want list to complete runs is nearly finished :P I was pretty psyched to find these in the 50-cent bins. Man of Steel #20 2nd print Superman #77 2nd print Adv. of Superman #498 4th Well done. Cpt Kirk and Iconic1s 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastballspecial Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 On 7/10/2022 at 2:28 PM, djzombi said: Also posted in the Death/Reign of Superman/men thread, but also of interest to fans of the DCU Variants! Thank you, @revat for giving me something new to hunt for now that my want list to complete runs is nearly finished :P I was pretty psyched to find these in the 50-cent bins. Man of Steel #20 2nd print Superman #77 2nd print Adv. of Superman #498 4th You want a real challenge go after Marvel 30 and 35 cent variants. This is like a warm up to them. Epenbeck, Cpt Kirk, PeterPark and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hey Kids, Comics! Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 On 7/10/2022 at 11:37 PM, fastballspecial said: You want a real challenge go after Marvel 30 and 35 cent variants. This is like a warm up to them. Or Mark Jewlers. Or better yet MJ/Mennen and MJ/Bose double variants! Cpt Kirk and Iconic1s 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qalyar Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 On 7/10/2022 at 10:37 PM, fastballspecial said: You want a real challenge go after Marvel 30 and 35 cent variants. This is like a warm up to them. The rarest of the DCU books at least seem to be scarcer than the 30c books generally are; a full run of the 35s remains, um, daunting however. Cpt Kirk, Brock, onlyweaknesskryptonite and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djzombi Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 On 7/10/2022 at 11:37 PM, fastballspecial said: You want a real challenge go after Marvel 30 and 35 cent variants. This is like a warm up to them. A bit rich for my tastes! SW #1 and IF #14 especially! Forget it! LOL I do have two 35-cent variants, though, in really beat up shape. One is a Howard the Duck, the other is Captain Marvel (or is it Iron Man?). I got them for super cheap due to condition, but I had to have them for the sheer novelty. Cpt Kirk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastballspecial Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 On 7/13/2022 at 3:18 PM, djzombi said: A bit rich for my tastes! SW #1 and IF #14 especially! Forget it! LOL I do have two 35-cent variants, though, in really beat up shape. One is a Howard the Duck, the other is Captain Marvel (or is it Iron Man?). I got them for super cheap due to condition, but I had to have them for the sheer novelty. yeah they are more expensive now then they used to be. That being said you can still find DCUs for nothing. Cpt Kirk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bellrules Posted July 18, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted July 18, 2022 The last few weeks have been very fruitful. Iconic1s, djzombi, Parallax2025 and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post awakeintheashes Posted July 21, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted July 21, 2022 Found these hanging out at an antique shop on vacation last week. Cpt Kirk, ADAMANTIUM, Iconic1s and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Beastfeast Posted July 21, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted July 21, 2022 (edited) Edited July 21, 2022 by Beastfeast awakeintheashes, fastballspecial, onlyweaknesskryptonite and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post L.E. Gill Posted July 29, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted July 29, 2022 (edited) Weird but fun: two copies of Batman #515 with a Direct Sales sticker over the DCU upc. I picked both up on eBay recently from two different sellers, one in California and one in New Mexico. When I asked, each seller said they purchased as part of a collection, one recently and one when they were younger. At a glance, the sticker size and shape appears consistent with the ones used for stickered DCUs. Spoiler Closeups: A sticker is a sticker, obviously, so YMMV. But I am counting it as a fun little addition to the madness that must have been Troika storyline era printing and a cool companion for my Shadow of the Bat #35 misprint. Anyone ever find one of these in the wild? Edited July 29, 2022 by L.E. Gill Added photo. Cpt Kirk, Iconic1s, onlyweaknesskryptonite and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Warlord Posted July 31, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted July 31, 2022 It's been a while since I've been able to find any DCUs in the wild, but finally ended the dry spell at a recent con thanks to the bargain boxes! The AOS has some corner creasing, but the rest are nice and filled a few holes in my collection. Cpt Kirk, Brandon Shepherd, djzombi and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Brandon Shepherd Posted August 8, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted August 8, 2022 Hot dang, this book is beautiful! Cpt Kirk, ADAMANTIUM, onlyweaknesskryptonite and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onlyweaknesskryptonite Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 On 8/8/2022 at 5:35 PM, Brandon Shepherd said: Hot dang, this book is beautiful! Congratulations! Cpt Kirk, Iconic1s and Brandon Shepherd 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Shepherd Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 On 8/8/2022 at 4:46 PM, onlyweaknesskryptonite said: Congratulations! Thank you! I don’t know if I’d say this book has exploded in the CGC census but in September, 2019 there were only 4 9.8s, today there are 14. onlyweaknesskryptonite, L.E. Gill, Iconic1s and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post L.E. Gill Posted August 17, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted August 17, 2022 Celebrating a milestone; with this comic I have hit 500 unique DCU titles/issues. Found it by chance in a group lot that averaged out at $1 a book. There were a few other DCUs but nothing else super exciting. Brandon Shepherd, Parallax2025, Vfactor1 and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Warlord Posted August 18, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted August 18, 2022 On 8/17/2022 at 6:35 PM, L.E. Gill said: Celebrating a milestone; with this comic I have hit 500 unique DCU titles/issues. Found it by chance in a group lot that averaged out at $1 a book. There were a few other DCUs but nothing else super exciting. That's quite a collection! Congrats! What's the official max unique count known to collecting-kind? My quick stab at it shows it may be 556 unique issues that are known/confirmed per the list appearing in this thread. Counting only loose issues (no issues in sealed packs), and only those that are literally "DC Universe" (not Batman logos or Zero Hour etc) I'm nearly at 400 unique issues. And I've been at this longer than most of you whippersnappers! But I've very rarely bought issues for any premium. Although I did cave this year and spend about $20 on a Batman Adventures #28 when I had a weak moment. Cpt Kirk, L.E. Gill, Epenbeck and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
