joe_collector Posted April 30, 2003 Share Posted April 30, 2003 >>The "skeleton" cover of Adventurers #1 is a "manufactured collectable, and highly in demand now. What's the history on that book? Was it a dealer premium or giveaway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArAich Posted April 30, 2003 Share Posted April 30, 2003 GULP .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingDonut Posted April 30, 2003 Share Posted April 30, 2003 Well, I sold three raw for $500 each, so its not that outrageous. Wish I had slabbed mine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArAich Posted April 30, 2003 Share Posted April 30, 2003 While it is not outrageous..it is notable that the price of this book continues to rise at a pretty good clip.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dam60 Posted April 30, 2003 Share Posted April 30, 2003 I am a HUGE Batman fan, but that price at over $800 seems a bit high - I would say $600 for a NM 9.6 and maybe even a grand for a 9.8. $800 is some serious money . . . DAM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadroch Posted April 30, 2003 Share Posted April 30, 2003 The Adveturers skelton cover was approx.15% of run and was sent to dealers in same proportion, except fpr a few warehouses where employees cherrypicked them. I don't think this was solicited so if you order 20 copies of the book you would recieve 17 regular and 3 variant. I'm not sure book is all that hot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe_collector Posted May 1, 2003 Share Posted May 1, 2003 Thanks for the info, but was the Skeleton cover a known dealer premium, as in no cover price or would otherwise never get to the retail shelf? If it was just a variant mixed in with the rest of the print run, and therefore sat on the retail shelf with the other issues, then I don't classify it as a manufacturered collectible. By definition, a manufactured collectible is NEVER intended to be put on the comic shelf at the same time and price as the standard version. It's usually a kick-back for dealers or in the case of DF, a way to make a quick buck from the fanboyz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadroch Posted May 1, 2003 Share Posted May 1, 2003 My memory may be a little hazy but I believe this was a variant cover that sat on the stands unnoticed for a few days. I remember getting a call from another dealer offering to buy the variant and that being the first time I was aware of them. I had recieved about 20 or so copies and put them right on shelf.Back then the entire ordersheet for the month was only 3 or 4 pages so I think I would have noticed it. This bookcame out early in the BW craze and it is possible that I missed the solicitation but I was pretty quick both jumping on and off the bandwagon. I sold a ton of Miami Mice, Elflords, Elf warriors and the like and laffed as my competitors were buiried in Daffy Khaddaffi, Gerbils, and my alltime favorite GI Jackrabbits. Is this book still desired? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe_collector Posted May 1, 2003 Share Posted May 1, 2003 Well that might be the key to its popularity, as a true variant is right on the shelf with the regular issue, either unnoticed (price variant, mis-print, error) or unpromoted and as a way to reward fans. Anything that is a dealer premium or kick-back, or some of that DF [!@#%^&^], is a manufactured collectible, separate from the standard edition and designed from the ground up to be priced and sold at a mark-up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingDonut Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itssmeeeeee Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 Well over 6 years later, I just bought a Batman #608 RRP 9.6 for $700 and thought it was a steal. Looks like the book still holds value... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatsby77 Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 I've got a Batman 492 (Knightfall Prelude) Platinum signed by the penciler and writer (pre SS).I know this had more like a 10k print run, but 15 years later...nobody cares. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy the Kidd Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 Well over 6 years later, I just bought a Batman #608 RRP 9.6 for $700 and thought it was a steal. Looks like the book still holds value... Just sold a 9.8 on the bay several weeks ago for about $1650, so I agree with it still holding value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boozad Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 Well over 6 years later, I just bought a Batman #608 RRP 9.6 for $700 and thought it was a steal. Looks like the book still holds value... Just sold a 9.8 on the bay several weeks ago for about $1650, so I agree with it still holding value. I paid $700 for my 9.4 last year when I didn't have a clue what I was doing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanfingh Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 Well over 6 years later, I just bought a Batman #608 RRP 9.6 for $700 and thought it was a steal. Looks like the book still holds value... Just sold a 9.8 on the bay several weeks ago for about $1650, so I agree with it still holding value. I paid $700 for my 9.4 last year when I didn't have a clue what I was doing Dammit, I must have missed the thread when you finally picked up that clue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boozad Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 Well over 6 years later, I just bought a Batman #608 RRP 9.6 for $700 and thought it was a steal. Looks like the book still holds value... Just sold a 9.8 on the bay several weeks ago for about $1650, so I agree with it still holding value. I paid $700 for my 9.4 last year when I didn't have a clue what I was doing Dammit, I must have missed the thread when you finally picked up that clue. I'll think of a funny comeback to that at some point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camera73 Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 Okay two things: 1) Here we are in the far flung future of 2011 and there are two 9.8s going for over $2K --- Amazing! 2) Anyone know where this oddity came from? Its not the newspaper version: Batman 608 Special Edition NM Rare HTF LOOK!!! http://cgi.ebay.com/Batman-608-Special-Edition-NM-Rare-HTF-LOOK-/150590162730?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item230fdf872a Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnthaiHERO Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 I've never seen that one before. I thought it was only the regular, RRP, second print, and french version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boozad Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 I've seen quite a few of them for sale over the last couple of years, especially on eBay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bane Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 To my knowledge, and from the ones that I own myself there are 5 covers: Batman #608 1. 1st Printing 2. 2nd Printing 3. RRP Edition 4. New York Post Giveaway Edition (now this has "Special Edition" top right with "New York Post Exlcusive" at the bottom. 5. Special Edition - basically the RRP cover with a yellow border saying "After Watchmen, Whats next"? - Was released in 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...