Diamond Exclusive McFarlane 'Torment' TPB - Any idea on value? 0

[wormboy]

I bought a shrink-wrapped copy of this TPB. It has the Diamond Distributor logo on the front, and appears to be a bound volume of the firsat 6 issues of McFarlanes Spider-Man.

 

Any idea on it's value? I couldn't find it in the new OS, and I searched completed auctions with no luck.

 

Thanks for any input.

[ComicSupply]

Well, probably worth around half of what you paid. I don't think its a rarity although it could be.

[awe4one]

Let me start out by saying I could be mistaken...

 

I remember reading somewhere (CBG maybe?) awhile back that this TPB was going for good money and wasn't widely distributed. I'd never heard of it beforehand so it sticks out in my memory...

 

Doesn't provide much help I know but it's definitely something to research and not just get rid of like other McFarlane Spidey issues...

 

Jim

[SharpComics.com]

There was a Diamond TPB version on Ebay just over a week ago. I had it on watch just to see where it would end and I think it sold for around $80.

 

K

[borateen]

I wouldn't mind seeing a scan of the thing. It sounds like something I'd be interested in...not right at this moment, but eventually.

[wormboy]

Thanks all for the input. I will try to post a scan ASAP.

[wormboy]

Well, probably worth around half of what you paid. I don't think its a rarity although it could be.

 

I paid $10 for it.

[wormboy]

Here's a scan of the front Borateen (attachment)

[wormboy]

Her's the back Borateen.

[awe4one]

 

 

Jim

[Big T1961]

I’m not sure anyone is still following this thread, but the GN you have is one of the rarest Spider-Man GN in the world at this time. It was only released in the UK by Diamond Distribution UK. It was a free gift thank you given away to UK comic shop owners for making the new Spider-Man Torment collection a massive hit in the UK. There were only 926 copies distributed. One per shop. They consisted of the first 5 issues of Torment storyline. The entire 5 comics front and rear pages were bound into one GN. Out of those 926 copies it is surmised that only 30% are fn to nr mint. This was due to a mistake in the shrink wrap used and printing ink used on the inside of the front and back cover. If the wrap which isn’t acid free is left on forces the ink to seep into pages which makes them stick together. 

I have over the years seen vast variations in price for this item. When they were first being sold by the shops they went for £85.00 (not sure in dollars) however over the years prices have varied from £120 to £980. Do not underestimate this GN it is the sleeper that will become one of the hardest GN to get in the future, I’m seeing possibly one up for sale in a year. This of course limits the amount of complete collections worldwide to 926. Just looking at eBay today June 2019 one is selling for $499. They don’t come up that often and when they do, they sell. So my advise is to keep hold of your copy and take shrink wrap off.