oakman29 Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 On 6/22/2022 at 4:40 PM, OtherEric said: Yes, and a low grade one at that. Not really looking for the HC, although I’m open to getting it if the opportunity ever presents itself. I always forget is the hard cover rarer or the soft cover. I know I must get one , but it's not incredibly high on my list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 On 6/22/2022 at 4:44 PM, oakman29 said: I always forget is the hard cover rarer or the soft cover. I know I must get one , but it's not incredibly high on my list. Hardcover was limited to 500 S&N copies. The softcover was also mail order only so not super common either… The highest guess I’ve heard on the SC print run is around 5,000 copies. oakman29 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakman29 Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 On 6/22/2022 at 5:03 PM, OtherEric said: Hardcover was limited to 500 S&N copies. The softcover was also mail order only so not super common either… The highest guess I’ve heard on the SC print run is around 5,000 copies. And you can bet that 4000 are probably already destroyed. Artifiction and OtherEric 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayman Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 On 6/22/2022 at 8:03 PM, OtherEric said: Hardcover was limited to 500 S&N copies. The softcover was also mail order only so not super common either… The highest guess I’ve heard on the SC print run is around 5,000 copies. There is apparently a Spanish language version of the Hardcover. I say apparently because the only one I ever saw on eBay was listed as such. IIRC, the pics did show Spanish in the word balloons. I wonder if there were 500 S&N copies of that version also or a combined English/Spanish run of 500 total? OtherEric 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Dowling Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 On 6/22/2022 at 8:11 PM, Jayman said: There is apparently a Spanish language version of the Hardcover. I say apparently because the only one I ever saw on eBay was listed as such. IIRC, the pics did show Spanish in the word balloons. I wonder if there were 500 S&N copies of that version also or a combined English/Spanish run of 500 total? I have a copy of the Spanish Vampirella HC Special. But it's neither signed nor numbered, IIRC. Artifiction, Jayman and OtherEric 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayman Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 On 6/22/2022 at 9:38 PM, Randall Dowling said: I have a copy of the Spanish Vampirella HC Special. But it's neither signed nor numbered, IIRC. I believe the HC comes (or is supposed to come) with a dust jacket. Does yours have one? OtherEric 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Randall Dowling Posted June 23, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 23, 2022 (edited) On 12/11/2021 at 6:13 PM, wombat said: I feel like we had this discussion before. It's happening again. I'm beginning to think @Jayman and @OtherEric know I'm getting older and they're giving me periodic dementia tests. Quoting the previous conversation along with relevant posts for explanation. On 12/7/2021 at 10:46 AM, chevalmeow said: I have a signed HC with a dust jacket. When I got it, I thought the seller had it made for his own use but now I guess it could be that it was original. I did not know about it being issued with a dust jacket. I also have a regular Spanish HC copy and a misprinted Spanish HC copy. Neither Spanish copies have a dust jacket. The misprint has the same cover as the US version. It says "A Warren Publication" under the printed "Jose Gonzales" signature on the cover when it should not. Only the US HC will have it. I got the 3 as a set from a collector in Australia (?) a few years back off of ebay. On 12/7/2021 at 11:48 AM, chevalmeow said: I found a notation on the seller's sale listing that the HC had a dust jacket that was "done professionally", so maybe it was not part of the original shipping. I failed to save the seller information so I can't contact for further questions. According to David Horne, author of "A Gathering Horror", the regular Spanish HC had a printing of 1000 copies. The misprinted copies are more scarce. The dust jacket is heavy stock paper and very nicely done. The second scan is the regular Spanish HC and the last scan is the Spanish HC with the misprint on cover. On 12/7/2021 at 12:31 PM, Randall Dowling said: Wow! Thanks for sharing this. Very helpful to see the dust jacket. Here's my Spanish copy. On 12/21/2021 at 7:11 PM, Stevemmg said: It is in fact speculated that the print run for the hardcover was set at 500 pieces. When these were delivered to Warren, they were dismayed to find that a large percentage ended up being unsalable. The ink used was very tacky, and the books were stuck together. You will notice on many of the copies that they did ship have small color pulls at various spots, most often in the logo. I’ve never heard an accurate number on how many copies they salvaged, but rumor had been about half. These were shipped in a cardboard mailer via direct order. They did not have a dust jacket, and yes, that’s something fan made shown earlier. I posted pictures of my box and copy earlier in this thread (pages 32-33). On 10/29/2018 at 5:11 PM, Stevemmg said: Not in hand yet, but this should be showing up by the end of the week. You're going to have to wake up earlier than that to pull one over on me, you little rascals!! Edited June 23, 2022 by Randall Dowling Added more quotes Surfing Alien, oakman29, The Lions Den and 3 others 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayman Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 On 6/22/2022 at 10:54 PM, Randall Dowling said: I'm beginning to think @Jayman and @OtherEric know I'm getting older and they're giving me periodic dementia tests. You passed the test. This time! We’ll get you yet! oakman29, The Lions Den, Randall Dowling and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post OtherEric Posted June 27, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 27, 2022 And it finally arrived. I wanted to get, if not a super high grade copy, a better than average by my standards copy of this issue, given that it's such an iconic cover. I think this one qualifies. Also: Warren Vampirella run, issues 1-112, Annual, Special, and the Harris #113: DONE! Stevemmg, The Lions Den, Axe Elf and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axe Elf Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 Congrats on completing the run! OtherEric, oakman29 and flashlites 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Dowling Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 On 6/27/2022 at 3:40 PM, OtherEric said: And it finally arrived. I wanted to get, if not a super high grade copy, a better than average by my standards copy of this issue, given that it's such an iconic cover. I think this one qualifies. Also: Warren Vampirella run, issues 1-112, Annual, Special, and the Harris #113: DONE! Nice work, OE! It's a great run to nail down. OtherEric 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jayman Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 On 6/27/2022 at 4:40 PM, OtherEric said: And it finally arrived. I wanted to get, if not a super high grade copy, a better than average by my standards copy of this issue, given that it's such an iconic cover. I think this one qualifies. Also: Warren Vampirella run, issues 1-112, Annual, Special, and the Harris #113: DONE! Congrats! Always wondered why they recolored issues 2 & 3 on this cover. Ages ago I thought there might be cover variants and would search for them… OtherEric, Randall Dowling and The Lions Den 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 On 6/27/2022 at 4:39 PM, Jayman said: Congrats! Always wondered why they recolored issues 2 & 3 on this cover. Ages ago I thought there might be cover variants and would search for them… They thought it looked better for some reason? They replaced the logo on all the small covers as well. Randall Dowling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayman Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 (edited) On 6/27/2022 at 7:50 PM, OtherEric said: They thought it looked better for some reason? They replaced the logo on all the small covers as well. Never noticed that before? Some are still original like the 14… Edited June 27, 2022 by Jayman OtherEric and Randall Dowling 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piper Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 Time to upgrade! OtherEric, Randall Dowling and Artifiction 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axe Elf Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 Here's your chance to own the iconic VAMPIRELLA #11 in the hard-to-find 1.8 grade for a mere $75--with free shipping! I checked the census, and if you had this book slabbed, it would have the unique distinction of being the lowest-graded copy in census--by some 7 full grade increments! DON'T MISS OUT!!! oakman29 and flashlites 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakman29 Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 On 6/29/2022 at 9:42 AM, Axe Elf said: Here's your chance to own the iconic VAMPIRELLA #11 in the hard-to-find 1.8 grade for a mere $75--with free shipping! I checked the census, and if you had this book slabbed, it would have the unique distinction of being the lowest-graded copy in census--by some 7 full grade increments! DON'T MISS OUT!!! I'm speechless.....😖 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sckao Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 (edited) You see so many more Spirit Specials available than the Vampirella Specials (Both the softcover and the 500 limited edition hardcovers). The Spirit Special supposedly only had a print run of 1500 with 10 graded copies out there. Highest are four 9.4 copies although I've seen many copies that if graded could be higher I guess... The Vampirella Special softcover has 49 graded copies with zero 9.8s and four 9.6s but you hardly see them up for sale. If they had a print run of 5000, they must go right into collections never to leave. Edited July 1, 2022 by sckao oakman29 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...