Books you just cant find in the Wild 22 22

[FoggyNelson]

That D.C. Universe has a cool cover 

[THB]

First She-ra in comics I am told???

[Mapleleafvann]

13 hours ago, BishopT said:

That's pretty much it. It was the first copy I'd ever even seen in person, and it's such an oddball cover, pretty great for bragging rights. The store I got it from just got in 80 long boxes of random bronze/copper age books and they put out some later Alf issues, which caused me to ask if he had seen the #48 seal cover. He said he and his main supplier actually found two of these in that one collection and kind of nerded out over it. He did a great job in ensuring my loyalty as a customer, as this is a book he could have easily just not have sold in store and marked up for eBay. This is a book I'll have a hard time wanting to sell down the line, it's just gonna be tucked away in my PC.

I've never even seen one in person....nice find!  I also was quite lucky this past week as I found not one, but two copies of Archie #271 AKA the infamous "pearl necklace" issue.  Couldn't believe it....especially since they were in junk bins and were $.50 each.  The books themselves might grade a 7 or 7.5, but the best thing is that the puzzles in the books are untouched --there are two of them---a word game and a maze puzzle.  Feel very lucky indeed.....

 

[fastballspecial]

1 hour ago, THB said:

First She-ra in comics I am told???

It was a Mattel giveaway if I remember. I have had 2 copies and I buy every  copy I can see I just don't see them much.

 

[fastballspecial]

Not worth a whole lot, but very hard to find. I think its harder then the 3rd print which sells for a lot more.

 

[manetteska]

Not all huge winners, but recent pickups. Didn't notice the Macross #33 was missing until I took the picture; not sure if it's worth digging through all those random boxes again to find it.

 

 

[PatrickG]

I recently picked up Grant Morrison's first published Superman story (also his first DC work) online for around $5, hardcover in VG condition. Waid's first Action Comics and Slott's first Spider-man story (in Ren and Stimpy) are similarly cheap but not something I see at most shops or convention booths.

If I ran a shop that was going to be at SDCC, I'd probably have some of those things in limited bulk quantities. I guess there's not a strong market for first character/creator pairings. But I can see the demand for that being created.

[BishopT]

Found a few comics I've never seen in the wild before for a buck a piece the other night... Bloodshot #51, Eternal Warrior #50, X O Manowar #68. They had a bunch more later Valiant and early Acclaim/Valiant comics (including the early Quantum and Woody keys, but those have never been hard to find for me around here). I was really hoping to find the Bloodshot Last Stand book that I've never seen before either, as well as the 3rd volume of Shadowman, but no luck. Also found another WildCATS #2 newsstand.

[fastballspecial]

12 hours ago, BishopT said:

Found a few comics I've never seen in the wild before for a buck a piece the other night... Bloodshot #51, Eternal Warrior #50, X O Manowar #68. They had a bunch more later Valiant and early Acclaim/Valiant comics (including the early Quantum and Woody keys, but those have never been hard to find for me around here). I was really hoping to find the Bloodshot Last Stand book that I've never seen before either, as well as the 3rd volume of Shadowman, but no luck. Also found another WildCATS #2 newsstand.

The Shadowman V3 books are very tough especially the last issue. I never have a problem selling that book. The one book that has eluded me is the Glow in the Dark Shadowman V2 16 and V3 6 is very difficult to find. I think I have only found 2 of V3 6.

EW 50 is a fun find, but no one really wants it and I hate that because I love EW.

BS 51 is tough and I love the cover as well as XO, but you can find them.

 

[manetteska]

Admittedly I didn't know about BS #51 since this thread, but it's now on my radar to search out. As FBS said, it is a great cover.

 

What is this BS Last Stand book?

[F For Fake]

13 hours ago, BishopT said:

Found a few comics I've never seen in the wild before for a buck a piece the other night... Bloodshot #51, Eternal Warrior #50, X O Manowar #68. They had a bunch more later Valiant and early Acclaim/Valiant comics (including the early Quantum and Woody keys, but those have never been hard to find for me around here). I was really hoping to find the Bloodshot Last Stand book that I've never seen before either, as well as the 3rd volume of Shadowman, but no luck. Also found another WildCATS #2 newsstand.

At Lexington COmic Con a couple of weeks ago I picked out several very sharp late Valiant/Acclaim books, final issues of Bloodshot, Solar, etc, for a buck a piece. Also managed to pull three copies of the WildC.A.T.s 2 newsstand, also for a buck each. Not common, but the books are out there if you're willing to dig, for sure.

[fastballspecial]

10 hours ago, F For Fake said:

At Lexington COmic Con a couple of weeks ago I picked out several very sharp late Valiant/Acclaim books, final issues of Bloodshot, Solar, etc, for a buck a piece. Also managed to pull three copies of the WildC.A.T.s 2 newsstand, also for a buck each. Not common, but the books are out there if you're willing to dig, for sure.

I cant stop buying that Newsstand Wildcats 2 in NM condition. I think I have like 3 copies now or so. I need to go back and get the Supreme 1 Pink copies I never ever saw until this year for the first.

[Hey Kids, Comics!]

On 3/14/2017 at 7:29 PM, fastballspecial said:

Not worth a whole lot, but very hard to find. I think its harder then the 3rd print which sells for a lot more.

 

Is the 3rd print the So Much Fun variant or something else?

[fastballspecial]

2 hours ago, Hey Kids, Comics! said:

Is the 3rd print the So Much Fun variant or something else?

Yes its the So Much Fun

[Michael Browning]

No, the GI Joe 63 pictured above is NOT the So Much Fun variant, which has "Classic" written under the logo on the cover and So Much Fun written in the UPC box.

[fastballspecial]

5 hours ago, Michael Browning said:

No, the GI Joe 63 pictured above is NOT the So Much Fun variant, which has "Classic" written under the logo on the cover and So Much Fun written in the UPC box.

Go back and read it again. I didn't say that. I said nothing about the picture above being a SMF.

 

 

Edited April 3, 2017 by fastballspecial

[Hey Kids, Comics!]

17 hours ago, Michael Browning said:

No, the GI Joe 63 pictured above is NOT the So Much Fun variant, which has "Classic" written under the logo on the cover and So Much Fun written in the UPC box.

He said the one pictured was harder to find than the third print, which prompted me to ask if the third print was the SMF variant.

[Michael Browning]

Yes, I was totally misreading that and I sincerely apologize.

[Davidone]

On 3/12/2017 at 11:26 AM, THB said:

First She-ra in comics I am told???

This was given out at the premiere of the movie. This book is just stills from the film in a comic format. Some might call it the first appearance. It's not an original comic story or part of any continuity. The figures came with mini comics. I would consider those a better contender than this book, since they pre-date and have original stories. For her first actual series, there is a UK weekly book that was released in 1986. The month before the first issue was released, there was a preview book that came poly bagged with an issue of the UK original He-Man series. She is in both the preview book and that He-Man issue. I would consider that book to be her first appearance in any kind of continuity.

Edited April 10, 2017 by Davidone

[Davidone]

I found a third printing of Batman and Robin 1 at a half price books. I didn't think much of it at the time but I bought it because I had never seen it. When I tried to look it up later, I found no sales anywhere. Mycomicshop.com has a 4th printing listed as well. Both seem to be ghosts. Anyone else have either book?