valiantman Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 22 hours ago, RockMyAmadeus said: And publishers have "stickered" books before when they've made mistakes..the wrong month code in the Action #759 you point out above is a good example. Same with the Eternal Warriors #1 with the "Oops" price sticker. It was #3 in that series - visual reference: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Elvis Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 Anyone know what the “EN” stands for on the sticker barcode? It’s not part of the newsstand barcodes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Elvis Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 (edited) Ok I messaged the seller about the 2nd print with newsstand sticker; Found these articles on Hastings; https://www.bleedingcool.com/2016/06/12/hastings-the-largest-comic-book-chain-in-america-is-in-trouble/ https://www.google.com/amp/www.standard.net/Business/2016/07/29/Hastings-closing-all-stores-as.amp Edited May 1, 2018 by Carl Elvis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpt Kirk Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 5 hours ago, Carl Elvis said: Ok I messaged the seller about the 2nd print with newsstand sticker; Found these articles on Hastings; https://www.bleedingcool.com/2016/06/12/hastings-the-largest-comic-book-chain-in-america-is-in-trouble/ https://www.google.com/amp/www.standard.net/Business/2016/07/29/Hastings-closing-all-stores-as.amp We had a Hastings in Auburn AL. They did not normally sell new comic books but rather re-sold used ones (very similar to 2nd and Charles). It would not surprise me if they put their own stickers on the Superman 75's. Carl Elvis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenaran Posted May 2, 2018 Author Share Posted May 2, 2018 Thanks to Cpt Kirk for the trade, a couple of books involved. Unfortunately one glaring omission, but an easy one, I'll either have it, or have it on the way within the week. Being a Superman collector of this era means getting lots of duplicates of #75 in bulk auctions, I just never made it a priority figuring it would come in with something else. I don't think I ever noticed the back covers before. The stickers on the 2nd and 4th print are different, the 'EN' is in a different place and 2nd print is 1/8" longer. Wish I had more to add on origins, this is making for interesting reading. Carl Elvis and Cpt Kirk 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpt Kirk Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 14 hours ago, kenaran said: Thanks to Cpt Kirk for the trade, a couple of books involved. Unfortunately one glaring omission, but an easy one, I'll either have it, or have it on the way within the week. Being a Superman collector of this era means getting lots of duplicates of #75 in bulk auctions, I just never made it a priority figuring it would come in with something else. I don't think I ever noticed the back covers before. The stickers on the 2nd and 4th print are different, the 'EN' is in a different place and 2nd print is 1/8" longer. Wish I had more to add on origins, this is making for interesting reading. kenaran -- Great photos and great posting. Thanks for sharing! Carl Elvis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Elvis Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 15 hours ago, kenaran said: Thanks to Cpt Kirk for the trade, a couple of books involved. Unfortunately one glaring omission, but an easy one, I'll either have it, or have it on the way within the week. Being a Superman collector of this era means getting lots of duplicates of #75 in bulk auctions, I just never made it a priority figuring it would come in with something else. I don't think I ever noticed the back covers before. The stickers on the 2nd and 4th print are different, the 'EN' is in a different place and 2nd print is 1/8" longer. Wish I had more to add on origins, this is making for interesting reading. Love that you took the ruler out to measure the stickers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpt Kirk Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 (edited) Here is the newsstand sticker that was placed over the direct sales UPC on the deluxe version of Action Comics 695. I know of only 2 of these stickered copies, and I think they both came from the same place. When the appearance of the sticker is really hard to find (e.g., just one or two known) it makes me think that some store put the sticker on there, as RockMyAmadeus stated. Edited May 3, 2018 by Cpt Kirk Carl Elvis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpt Kirk Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 (edited) dagnabit kenaran... now I've got these stickers on the brain. Many moons ago I found a Superman 80 with newsstand sticker placed over a direct sales UPC, just like your Superman 75 IV new sticker. I thought it might just be a fluke. Today I found another Superman 80 with news sticker at a 2nd and Charles. Attached are a couple photos of them. Edited May 4, 2018 by Cpt Kirk kenaran and Carl Elvis 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockMyAmadeus Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 I'd like to find out what "EN" means. Anybody know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philflound Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 7 hours ago, RockMyAmadeus said: I'd like to find out what "EN" means. Anybody know? English? PeterPark and Carl Elvis 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockMyAmadeus Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 1 hour ago, Philflound said: English? Possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
divad Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 On 5/1/2018 at 4:22 AM, Cpt Kirk said: For whatever it is worth, the stickers on Superman 75 2nd printing and 4th printing were both placed over a direct sales UPC box. Which makes complete sense for a retailer to do. You want a sticker? I got your stickas right heeeeere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
divad Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 Just because it's a bar code doesn't make it collectible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpt Kirk Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 36 minutes ago, divad said: Which makes complete sense for a retailer to do. You want a sticker? I got your stickas right heeeeere. LOL. I agree there's not much to those stickers. For me, it's more of a matter of research and documentation. It is interesting to me which comics got the stickers. divad 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Elvis Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 (edited) Looks like a 4th print newsstand with a sticker (although faded), very odd, what would be the point? I picked it up for the heck of it. https://outside-affiliatelinksnotallowed.ebay.com/outside-affiliatelinksnotallowed/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F173303669996 Edited May 5, 2018 by Carl Elvis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockMyAmadeus Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 47 minutes ago, Carl Elvis said: Looks like a 4th print newsstand with a sticker (although faded), very odd, what would be the point? A store that had its own internal UPC coding, even though part of the newsstand distribution system. This was almost certainly a retail book store. Cpt Kirk and Carl Elvis 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Elvis Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 34 minutes ago, RockMyAmadeus said: A store that had its own internal UPC coding, even though part of the newsstand distribution system. This was almost certainly a retail book store. Seems you’re on the right track, the seller said he got it from someone that worked at a distribution center. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenaran Posted May 6, 2018 Author Share Posted May 6, 2018 Weird it almost looks like it's covering up the printed barcode. My first guess would have been 3rd party multi-pack. Congrats on the find!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpt Kirk Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 (edited) Kenaran -- dang it... now you have me looking for stickers! I found an Action 775 newsstand issue with sticker on it in Asheville last weekend (truth is, my wife pulled it out and asked if I needed that newsstand issue... go figure) Turns out Action 775 newsstand issues have an error on the bar code. They have a little number "4" at the tail end of the serial number on the underside of the bar code. All other Action Comics newsstand issues have a the number "3" in that spot of the serial number. The sticker has the correct number "3" in that spot. See photos, which hopefully are clear enough to see that number. I hope this doesn't cause me to start checking all these numbers on other newsstand issues looking for similar defects... I ain't doin' it! Edited June 3, 2018 by Cpt Kirk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...