Books you just cant find in the Wild 22 22

[troydivision1]

Nocterra: Collector's Edition Softcover
Purchased during the initial Kickstarter to raise funds to work on the series.
Predates Nocterra #1 from Image Comics by 3 months.
Unfortunately, total print numbers are not available.

Edited June 2, 2022 by Troy Division

[littledoom]

Can add these foreigns to this thread 

[ADAMANTIUM]

On 6/1/2022 at 8:04 PM, littledoom said:

Can add these foreigns to this thread 

Lol I thought there was a different look to them, but I couldnt place it

Makes sense now.

 

[gradejunky]

On 4/3/2022 at 10:10 PM, Morganmi said:

So a bunch of these are still in the combo pack bags? I don't really like the way they look in these and I've heard over time the bags sometimes cause creases or wear. Is there any reason to keep them in the bag and is there a general consensus on this?

Pull them out of the Polybag.  It does nothing but cause an indent on the BC from the seam, and it is cheap plastic that will do the books no good anyhow.

[littledoom]

On 6/3/2022 at 9:32 AM, gradejunky said:

Pull them out of the Polybag.  It does nothing but cause an indent on the BC from the seam, and it is cheap plastic that will do the books no good anyhow.

Keeping them sealed is best for resale value

[gradejunky]

On 6/3/2022 at 12:57 PM, littledoom said:

Keeping them sealed is best for resale value

Agreed, but if I find them sealed I pull them out.

[fastballspecial]

On 6/3/2022 at 11:32 AM, gradejunky said:

Pull them out of the Polybag.  It does nothing but cause an indent on the BC from the seam, and it is cheap plastic that will do the books no good anyhow.

Agree the bag actually falls apart anyway. Cheapest plastic poly bag I have ever seen.

 

[fastballspecial]

This seem appropriate here. Ive seen alot of multiple cover books over the years, but this one takes the 
cake. No this book is not mine. 

[deadleg]

[littledoom]

Final Dave Stevens cover

[Beastfeast]

On 6/12/2022 at 2:16 PM, littledoom said:

Final Dave Stevens cover

Wow.  Never found that before. 

[Qalyar]

On 6/12/2022 at 1:16 PM, littledoom said:

Final Dave Stevens cover

Great find, #6 is quite the ghost book. For the completionist, the 2nd printing of #1 isn't exactly common either, but #6 is by far the choice issue.

[Michael Browning]

On 6/12/2022 at 4:32 PM, Qalyar said:

Great find, #6 is quite the ghost book. For the completionist, the 2nd printing of #1 isn't exactly common either, but #6 is by far the choice issue.

That’s the one Stevens cover I’ve never found in the wild.

[littledoom]

On 6/12/2022 at 1:32 PM, Qalyar said:

Great find, #6 is quite the ghost book. For the completionist, the 2nd printing of #1 isn't exactly common either, but #6 is by far the choice issue.

The seller had earlier issues in that series in his longboxes. I see a run of them can sell well together but not individually. Since I'm planning to keep this Stevens cover long term there's really no point in picking up the rest. Kinda like Image United another unfinished series.

Edited June 13, 2022 by littledoom

[Qalyar]

On 6/12/2022 at 8:34 PM, littledoom said:

The seller had earlier issues in that series in his longboxes. I see a run of them can sell well together but not individually. Since I'm planning to keep this Stevens cover long term there's really no point in picking up the rest. Kinda like Image United another unfinished series.

Yeah, if you're not interested in the series for its own sake, I probably wouldn't pick up 1-5. Full runs sell well because they include #6, LOL.

[OtherEric]

On 6/12/2022 at 11:16 AM, littledoom said:

Final Dave Stevens cover

I had no idea this one was tricky, one turned up inexpensively when I first went looking.  Guess I got really lucky.

Here's my "I never see this in the wild" book that I've had my eyes open for for a few years that I finally spotted this weekend:

[fastballspecial]

Some books I never see I picked up lately.

Edited July 4, 2022 by fastballspecial

[Michael Browning]

On 7/4/2022 at 2:00 AM, fastballspecial said:

Some books I never see I picked up lately.

Really nice group of scarce comics!

I found a stack of about 15 the GR 94s in a comic shop about three years ago and bought them all for a buck each, but haven’t seen a copy since. The previous owner of the shop had been a GR fan, I think.

I also found the Doctor Strange, Wonder Woman and Spectre 62 in the same shop.

I didn’t even know the Ms. Marvel Marvel Must-Haves existed, so that’s very cool. And, though I’ve found multiples of the later printings that are all supposed to be very scarce, that Wolverine is one I haven’t seen since it was published.

The Silver Surfer Fireside graphic novel is one that’s been unseen in the wild for me in about 24 years since I bought my last copy for $5 in Comic World in Charleston, WV, along with a few other Fireside TPBs.

[fastballspecial]

On 7/4/2022 at 6:25 AM, Michael Browning said:

Really nice group of scarce comics!

I found a stack of about 15 the GR 94s in a comic shop about three years ago and bought them all for a buck each, but haven’t seen a copy since. The previous owner of the shop had been a GR fan, I think.

I also found the Doctor Strange, Wonder Woman and Spectre 62 in the same shop.

I didn’t even know the Ms. Marvel Marvel Must-Haves existed, so that’s very cool. And, though I’ve found multiples of the later printings that are all supposed to be very scarce, that Wolverine is one I haven’t seen since it was published.

The Silver Surfer Fireside graphic novel is one that’s been unseen in the wild for me in about 24 years since I bought my last copy for $5 in Comic World in Charleston, WV, along with a few other Fireside TPBs.

Really GR 94 is not the hard one its 92 and 93 which are 10 times harder to find. Everyone just thinks 94 which came out years later. 
I see a GR 94 maybe once a year or so. 92 and 93 are just impossible. 

Ive never seen the Fireside novel until this year. Only copies I have ever seen were on ebay. 

 

[Beastfeast]

On 7/4/2022 at 11:29 AM, fastballspecial said:

Really GR 94 is not the hard one its 92 and 93 which are 10 times harder to find. Everyone just thinks 94 which came out years later. 
I see a GR 94 maybe once a year or so. 92 and 93 are just impossible. 

Ive never seen the Fireside novel until this year. Only copies I have ever seen were on ebay. 

 

Never found a 94 but have picked up 2 93s in the last 8 or so years.  Both times have been a small town flea markets.