Mfruge1 Posted October 28, 2020 Posted October 28, 2020 So I am new to all of this. I recently started collecting/reading comics. I recently purchased a copy of Batman 100 with a blank cover (because I thought I might get someone to draw something original on it). When I first opened it, I realized the pages were upside down and backwards. To read the comic you would have to start from the back and turned upside down. The attached picture is the inside front cover and the first page, as you would normally open a book. I am wondering if this has any additional value versus just any other copy printed the correct way. I have looked for other information but I haven’t seen anything to help me. I came across the forums and thought maybe the more experienced people (all of you here) could help. Thanks for any information you can provide.
revat Posted October 28, 2020 Posted October 28, 2020 Yes additional value how much depends on rarity, condition, luck, other stuff
theCapraAegagrus Posted October 28, 2020 Posted October 28, 2020 If there is an interest for that error, then there may be additional value. It's not my 'thing', so I'm not sure of the demand.
Jeffro. Posted October 28, 2020 Posted October 28, 2020 Mine was printed diagonally and out of phase with reality. What does that do to the value? comicginger1789 1
comicginger1789 Posted October 28, 2020 Posted October 28, 2020 It is a printing defect. Sometimes people pay more for it. I find the market for backwards printed books to be very small, if even existent other than the novelty. For example, I sold a bronze age book that was manufactured with the interior pages all stuck together at the top in the middle. The book was a $2 book. I tried to sell for $15 for the novelty and....nothing. Eventually someone paid me $4 for it because they were willing to spend just a smidge more for something a bit odd. That is more often the case than finding a printing defect that people will pay tons for. The only printing "defect" people seem to enjoy frequently is multiple covers.
Get Marwood & I Posted October 28, 2020 Posted October 28, 2020 15 hours ago, Mfruge1 said: So I am new to all of this. I recently started collecting/reading comics. I recently purchased a copy of Batman 100 with a blank cover (because I thought I might get someone to draw something original on it). When I first opened it, I realized the pages were upside down and backwards. To read the comic you would have to start from the back and turned upside down. The attached picture is the inside front cover and the first page, as you would normally open a book. I am wondering if this has any additional value versus just any other copy printed the correct way. I have looked for other information but I haven’t seen anything to help me. I came across the forums and thought maybe the more experienced people (all of you here) could help. Thanks for any information you can provide. Nice. It seems to sell well on eBay, if I've got the right book: And one BIN: Hope it sells. The Lions Den, silversurfer275 and ExNihilo 3
Bob Troub Posted October 28, 2020 Posted October 28, 2020 amazing...insufficiently_thoughtful_persons will pay $$ for anything........
Mfruge1 Posted October 29, 2020 Author Posted October 29, 2020 Thanks to everyone for all the great information. I think I’ll just hold on to it. It’s the first unique comic I have ever gotten. Good to know that there are some on eBay. Thanks again to everyone for responding. Artboy99, The Lions Den and silversurfer275 3
Lazyboy Posted October 29, 2020 Posted October 29, 2020 3 minutes ago, Mfruge1 said: It’s the first unique comic I have ever gotten. Good to know that there are some on eBay. Get Marwood & I 1
shadroch Posted October 29, 2020 Posted October 29, 2020 As time goes by, and more pop up, the price will almost certainly decrease.
Artboy99 Posted October 29, 2020 Posted October 29, 2020 sell it now if you want the money. Otherwise keep it as a cool collectible. aardvark88 1
Kevin76 Posted October 29, 2020 Posted October 29, 2020 (edited) It's printed upside down of a few reasons it's either a plate room error or the press operator set up the angle bars wrong in the ribbon deck, only way to know that is if the upside down page is on another page of the same sheet and no one checked the books or weren't paying attention, it should have been caught as soon as they got the press up and running. Edited October 29, 2020 by Kevin76 The Lions Den 1
Lazyboy Posted October 29, 2020 Posted October 29, 2020 17 hours ago, Kevin76 said: It's printed upside down of a few reasons it's either a plate room error or the press operator set up the angle bars wrong in the ribbon deck, only way to know that is if the upside down page is on another page of the same sheet and no one checked the books or weren't paying attention, it should have been caught as soon as they got the press up and running. I'm pretty sure it was just assembled with the cover upside down and there wasn't any problem with the actual printing. Kerdese 1
BlowUpTheMoon Posted November 3, 2020 Posted November 3, 2020 On 10/28/2020 at 5:24 PM, Bob Troub said: amazing...insufficiently_thoughtful_persons will pay $$ for anything........ What you collect rocks. What everyone else collects sucks.
Jeffro. Posted November 3, 2020 Posted November 3, 2020 On 10/28/2020 at 5:24 PM, Bob Troub said: amazing...insufficiently_thoughtful_persons will pay $$ for anything........ What the eff do you care? It's not your money.
Bob Troub Posted November 3, 2020 Posted November 3, 2020 7 minutes ago, Jeffro. said: What the eff do you care? It's not your money. I don't care...I am just amazed that something like this would sell for any price...since it has zero long term value
Qalyar Posted November 3, 2020 Posted November 3, 2020 24 minutes ago, Bob Troub said: I don't care...I am just amazed that something like this would sell for any price...since it has zero long term value I don't know if I'd necessarily bet on that horse. Because several of these showed up on ebay at the same time, it's ... fairly likely that there was a nontrivial percentage of the print run affected. One-off error books are curiosities, but repeated error books are sometimes deemed collectible "error versions". Venom Lethal Protector black cover, Sandman #18 blue panels, Dazzler black and white ad pages, and so forth. My biggest concern with this piece is that the cover misalignment would be far easier to fake than the more traditional error variants. But we'll see.
