1995 reprints of Marvel/DC Crossover - How many printings does each book have ? 1 1

[archivist]

 

Hi,

the four standard size reprints of the oversized tabloids - I always thought that they say "second printing" in the indica because they reprinted the original books. Now I see that there are "first printings" also. So how many printings do

The Uncanny X-Men and the New Teen Titans
Superman and Spider-Man
Superman vs. the amazing Spider-Man
Batman vs. The Incredible Hulk
 

have ?

 

What does your copy say and where did you get it from ?

 

Best regards,

 

Archi

 

[BlowUpTheMoon]

@RockMyAmadeus

[seanfingh]

Here is what MyComicShop.com has for the Batman / Hulk book - looks like two printing of that one.  I would guess the rest of them are on that site as well. It's as good a start as any.

https://www.mycomicshop.com/search?TID=98781

[archivist]

Thanks, seanfingh ! So there really are two printings of Batman vs. The Incredible Hulk.

 

What about the other ones ?

[archivist]

@K.P.D. That was my initial thought. But I have three copies of Batman vs. The Incredible Hulk, and each of them is a second printing. So I guessed there were only second printings available. Only when I got my Superman and Spider-Man copy and saw "first printing" in the indica I started to wonder.

[archivist]

K. P. D., my legs are already hurting !

[Number 6]

On 6/23/2021 at 4:16 PM, K.P.D. said:

I just meant a second print can't be 12 years later. Plus the obvious size difference.

I’m a little late to this but thought I’d add:

In book collecting these 1995 reissues would probably be classified as a “first thus”

Roughly speaking, that’s when a book is reissued and there’s enough of a time difference and differences in format/content that, while not a “true first edition”, it merits being it’s own first edition of sorts with a new set of printings, a “first thus”.  
 

My guess would be that all these 1995 reissues have first printings.