APDallas Posted October 28, 2022 Author Share Posted October 28, 2022 On 10/28/2022 at 4:58 AM, wardevil0 said: As much as I love Antarctic Press and am glad they're finally getting some attention, I think some of these speculator rushes are just scams. This isn't a Sailor Moon comic, it's a news/reviews magazine in comic book size (since about issue 14). It might be neat to have an early US appearance, but it's not much different from collecting Wizard or Comic Shop News, as far as I can tell, except you can trick people who will never open it into thinking it's a comic. I have almost all of this Mangazine run, and it's a great resource for news and opinions from the time period, especially the retrospective articles by Shon Howell about his time with General Products USA. The hype building around the Sailor Moon and Dragon Ball Z issues is just from speculators who raided dollar bins and launched a "pump and dump" campaign. Now, the Leeanna and Dog Supreme short story in issue 28 is something worth looking for! I certainly agree with your assessment. It is curious though that someone would consider paying that much what would be considered only an article. wardevil0 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qalyar Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 On 10/28/2022 at 4:58 AM, wardevil0 said: As much as I love Antarctic Press and am glad they're finally getting some attention, I think some of these speculator rushes are just scams. This isn't a Sailor Moon comic, it's a news/reviews magazine in comic book size (since about issue 14). It might be neat to have an early US appearance, but it's not much different from collecting Wizard or Comic Shop News, as far as I can tell, except you can trick people who will never open it into thinking it's a comic. I have almost all of this Mangazine run, and it's a great resource for news and opinions from the time period, especially the retrospective articles by Shon Howell about his time with General Products USA. The hype building around the Sailor Moon and Dragon Ball Z issues is just from speculators who raided dollar bins and launched a "pump and dump" campaign. Now, the Leeanna and Dog Supreme short story in issue 28 is something worth looking for! Playing devil's advocate here, it's still a Sailor Moon cover on an English comic-format book, four years before Mixx Zine 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
APDallas Posted October 29, 2022 Author Share Posted October 29, 2022 On 10/28/2022 at 8:40 AM, Qalyar said: Playing devil's advocate here, it's still a Sailor Moon cover on an English comic-format book, four years before Mixx Zine 1. True. I guess someone really wanted it. It is a pretty hard comic to find in good condition since many of them ended up in dollar bin boxes or were actually *GASP* read! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE_BEYONDER Posted October 29, 2022 Share Posted October 29, 2022 On 10/28/2022 at 9:40 AM, Qalyar said: Playing devil's advocate here, it's still a Sailor Moon cover on an English comic-format book, four years before Mixx Zine 1. It’s not unlike Comic Reader where characters can be seen before their debut issues Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wardevil0 Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 Took advantage of so many of the guys being at San Diego this year to get multiple sigs! THE_BEYONDER and ADAMANTIUM 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
APDallas Posted November 4, 2022 Author Share Posted November 4, 2022 Here is my signed Gold Digger 1 ADAMANTIUM, Mighty Hal, divad and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wardevil0 Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 Just unpacked these last night from a drop-off at Baltimore Comic Con on Halloween weekend... adding these 15 gives me a total of 86 of the original 0-175 issue series in 9.6/9.8! Add in the additional continuing numbers and my few 9.4s and I'm over half way there. I have just a few more in the pipeline at CGC, and the hunt for high-grade raws continues! pmpknface, Mighty Hal, ADAMANTIUM and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
APDallas Posted December 26, 2022 Author Share Posted December 26, 2022 With MANGAZINE getting some attention here are a few spec issues to keep an eye out in the $1-$2 bins. MANGAZINE #43 has the first USA appearance in a comic of DRAGONBALL! wardevil0 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
APDallas Posted December 26, 2022 Author Share Posted December 26, 2022 Another MANGAZINE spec is issue #44 which features the first USA appearance in a comic of EVANGELION! wardevil0 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Legion HQ Posted December 27, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 27, 2022 (edited) Nice books in this thread. Here are the few I have in my collection, basically due to being a fan of Terry Moore and SiP.... Edited December 27, 2022 by Legion HQ wardevil0, Mighty Hal, oldmilwaukee6er and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
APDallas Posted December 27, 2022 Author Share Posted December 27, 2022 On 12/26/2022 at 6:44 PM, Legion HQ said: Nice books in this thread. Here are the few I have in my collection, basically due to being a fan of Terry Moore and SiP.... The SiP is notorious for the black cover and uv coating plus very low print run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wardevil0 Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 Too long since anyone's posted, so here's one of my recent returns. As I remember the story, this was supposed to be "NHS goes to the movies," with parody stories based on popular movie franchises, but the printer wanted to experiment with 3-D printing, so gears shifted and here we are! ADAMANTIUM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comix4Sale Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 (edited) Also because I am a big SIP and Terry Moore fan. BTW, the Terry Moore After Dark Kickstarter is going on right now. Edited February 11 by Comix4Sale Mighty Hal, divad and wardevil0 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
APDallas Posted February 15 Author Share Posted February 15 (edited) Sorry I've been missing. Real life interferes. Here is a rather obscure trade that AP did back in 1999. Edited February 15 by APDallas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wardevil0 Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 Toward the end of the series, some of the NHS issues had alternate covers on the back! A nice benefit of being slabbed vs. being bagged/boarded. FoggyNelson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoggyNelson Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 On 2/22/2023 at 9:37 AM, wardevil0 said: Toward the end of the series, some of the NHS issues had alternate covers on the back! A nice benefit of being slabbed vs. being bagged/boarded. Perfecto condition☝️✔️ wardevil0 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
