tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87450416703104084112024-03-13T09:51:56.883-07:00Graded Key ComicsGraded Key Comicshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04449621004076868298noreply@blogger.comBlogger90125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8745041670310408411.post-63414416642253915872019-02-18T13:36:00.001-08:002019-02-18T14:43:27.100-08:00Amazing Spider-Man #101<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg55c2-me92qZItCbybi173PWtdVYViXnkG4VrEX3ikSoUh-42OPI9v9wVu9-AsbhnOCyJ2ByVN9gXU6fJE65A5MSLZtUaMZtXPUbIOJiNyFLHQfG3bbDx7QBdAaPEVJB-31xvlVhtZVAs/s1600/RCO001_1469460563.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg55c2-me92qZItCbybi173PWtdVYViXnkG4VrEX3ikSoUh-42OPI9v9wVu9-AsbhnOCyJ2ByVN9gXU6fJE65A5MSLZtUaMZtXPUbIOJiNyFLHQfG3bbDx7QBdAaPEVJB-31xvlVhtZVAs/s640/RCO001_1469460563.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Marvel - Oct 1971</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><u>Key Issue Notes</u></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">First appearance of Morbius (Dr. Michael Morbius)</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcbxSzsiDJDCSZi_KQljgjqCdaCmy2hVQlUlkvjtgx4KrJD0t2mM2D8_kgXVThnqkedeIanjBIYUiV0uGrH5gRbjy-KRdYSGBHmVcFnSh8-slpRAARy-josZUz-F-okFyfgopIuEO6fc4/s1600/lf.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcbxSzsiDJDCSZi_KQljgjqCdaCmy2hVQlUlkvjtgx4KrJD0t2mM2D8_kgXVThnqkedeIanjBIYUiV0uGrH5gRbjy-KRdYSGBHmVcFnSh8-slpRAARy-josZUz-F-okFyfgopIuEO6fc4/s320/lf.jpg" width="203" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">There's a lot of news out there about Sony expanding it's Spider-Man universe by adding a new character into the mix. As you can tell from the Key Issue Notes above, that character is going to be Morbius: The Living Vampire.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">He is the next to join Sony's Spider-verse, (or should I say Spider-less-verse) after the confirmation that Jared Leto will be playing the character on the big screen. I for one don't now how to take this news. He was, for me personally, the worst Joker to be portrayed to date. I guess I'll have to play the "wait and see" game to see if his Morbius will be any better than his Clown Prince of Crime.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">How this movie is going to work without everyone's favorite webslinger being involved is beyond me. The Venom movie seemed to do alright at the box office, so maybe this movie has a chance to as well?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Ok, enough about that. Let's get into just who the hell this Morbius guy is, as it pertains to this issue. When we first meet Morbius, he is being chased down by crew members on a boat after a few mysterious deaths occur. Since he was a mystery man that was picked up by the passing boat as he was adrift at sea, he was the logical person to point the blame at, and with good cause. But, to make a short story even shorter, he winds up killing everyone on board and jumping overboard, only to be washed up on shore.</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXUftdvC1C34UN6__0TBTvpiwPw_WhgmdEoVCWFbPmNIHNguq0cCfanEE71ToDkylThBfQzt5qswQVzl428UO2gZXsPvwVY5XGB76qPxnPfvQdpE1L8LZ5O75lycVQ9ytxD5_s8QzoCyc/s1600/RCO015_1469460563.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXUftdvC1C34UN6__0TBTvpiwPw_WhgmdEoVCWFbPmNIHNguq0cCfanEE71ToDkylThBfQzt5qswQVzl428UO2gZXsPvwVY5XGB76qPxnPfvQdpE1L8LZ5O75lycVQ9ytxD5_s8QzoCyc/s320/RCO015_1469460563.jpg" width="214" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">He doesn't just wash up on any shore, no sir. He just happens to wash up on the beachfront of the vacation home of one Dr, Curt Connors. You may know him by his alter ego of The Lizard.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I should go back in the story a little bit. In the last issue (Amazing Spider-Man #100), Peter Parker decides that he can't be Spider-Man and be with the woman that he loves (Gwen Stacey). He created a formula that would rid him of his powers, but when he took it, it didn't have the effect that he thought it would. This is where the infamous six armed Spider-Man story line starts.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Jump back to this issue. Since Peter can't go out in public with newly acquired arms, he decides to lay low and try to figure out a solution to his newly formed problem, or problems as the case may be. Where does good ol Pete decide to go? Curt Connors vacation home.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Needless to say, a battle ensues between our six armed webslinger and Morbius: The Living Vampire. Who wins this battle? Well, no one. Not in this issue anyway.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Overall, nothing really exciting happens in this issue, other than the fact that it holds the first appearance of a popular Spider-Man villain.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><u><b>Variants</b></u></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?icep_id=114&amp;ipn=icep&amp;toolid=20004&amp;campid=5337855955&amp;mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_odkw%3Damazing%2Bspiderman%2B101%2Bsilver%26_osacat%3D0%26_from%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dp2045573.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.Xamazing%2Bspiderman%2B101%2B2nd.TRS2%26_nkw%3Damazing%2Bspiderman%2B101%2B2nd%26_sacat%3D0" target="_blank">2nd print or reprint?</a></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I don't believe that there are any true variants for this issue. In my research, I found a few <a href="https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?icep_id=114&ipn=icep&toolid=20004&campid=5337855955&mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_odkw%3Damazing%2Bspiderman%2B101%2Bvariant%26_osacat%3D0%26_from%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dp2045573.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.Xamazing%2Bspiderman%2B101%2Beuro.TRS1%26_nkw%3Damazing%2Bspiderman%2B101%2Beuro%26_sacat%3D0" target="_blank">European foreign editions</a>, so I guess they can be considered variants.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There is also a "<a href="https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?icep_id=114&ipn=icep&toolid=20004&campid=5337855955&mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_odkw%3Damazing%2Bspiderman%2B101%2Bsilver%26_osacat%3D0%26_from%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dp2045573.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.Xamazing%2Bspiderman%2B101%2B2nd.TRS2%26_nkw%3Damazing%2Bspiderman%2B101%2B2nd%26_sacat%3D0" target="_blank">second print</a>" copy that has a blue title with a silver background, but seeing as that it was printed in 1992, I'd consider that to be a reprint, and not a variant. I mean, it even says "Reprinting the first appearance of Morbius The Living Vampire right on the cover. CGC does label this a second print on their label but I don't know if CBCS does or not.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">On the other hand, it is from the same title and is the same number, so I suppose that it could also be considered a second print, even though it was printed 21 years after the original. I'll let you decide what it should be called but I'm saying that it's a reprint.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><u><b>Census</b></u></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">As I expected, the CGC census has quite a few copies of this comic listed, but to be honest, not as many as I had expected. With this being a well known key issue of a somewhat popular character, and the amount of copies that I can only guess that are out there, I did expect this number to be higher. </span><span style="font-size: large;">At the time of this writing, there have only been 2,317 copies graded by CGC.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Most of these copies are in mid to high grade, but there are a few nice, really high grade copies floating around out there somewhere. So far, there are 63 9.6 NM+ and 31 9.8 NM/M copies out there. So, if you're looking for a nice high grade copy, there are some available.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Again, CBCS and PGX don't have a census on their sites so I'm sure the number of graded copies is higher.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><u>Values</u></b></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://comics.gocollect.com/guide/view/131007" target="_blank">Values for Amazing Spider-Man #101<br />On Gocollect</a></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">As you may already know, with any movie announcement, demand for these key issues goes crazy. This comic isn't any different. It wasn't a bargain bin comic before the announcement, but now, sales for some grades have gotten pretty up there in value. It wasn't that long ago you could buy a midgrade 7.0 copy for less than $200. That's definitely not the case now. If you're loooking for a copy in that grade, you'll probably be shelling out over $600 for it. All grades have had a similar rise in value over that same time period.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Find a copy here</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>Graded Key Comicshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04449621004076868298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8745041670310408411.post-37146404008687815242017-09-23T00:34:00.001-07:002017-09-23T00:34:32.364-07:00Punisher #4<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW-TjhG1T9sRoJzF05gB1OnLkB4b9BRZRo06vU71f0wmtr-kmRa3ew3v_unk6uQ6k1iz9Fb7OFGk37h3fgpy-fan_ffabme5m2lBd3ciS6RQQDSiN8EODdZpfjMkUvPDEFVU2f5WaxUhs/s1600/Punisher+%25234B+1987+by+Klaus+Janson.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="1st Microchip" border="0" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW-TjhG1T9sRoJzF05gB1OnLkB4b9BRZRo06vU71f0wmtr-kmRa3ew3v_unk6uQ6k1iz9Fb7OFGk37h3fgpy-fan_ffabme5m2lBd3ciS6RQQDSiN8EODdZpfjMkUvPDEFVU2f5WaxUhs/s640/Punisher+%25234B+1987+by+Klaus+Janson.jpg" title="The Punisher #4" width="640" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">Marvel - Nov. 1987</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><u>Key Issue Notes</u></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">First appearance of Microchip</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">First appearance of Microchip Jr.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">First appearance of Church of the Saved</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">First appearance of Samuel Smith</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">First appearance of Keena</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">First appearance of Ray White</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">First appearance of Vickie White</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">First appearance of Melissa White</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgbERvQcF3hgJ7wiy0LZdjhqqP5RC-oF6clCpSdwVyFY1fJCWISIOhUwnpBp1LUobkO-2eGhyjxXhp1ZfY1XlcXtWvaGcnEnNukxnPM-QJsbjtdixm98WnY769t1vVJ6Q9fsEJSrSI7Mk/s1600/6977175.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="CGC 9.8" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgbERvQcF3hgJ7wiy0LZdjhqqP5RC-oF6clCpSdwVyFY1fJCWISIOhUwnpBp1LUobkO-2eGhyjxXhp1ZfY1XlcXtWvaGcnEnNukxnPM-QJsbjtdixm98WnY769t1vVJ6Q9fsEJSrSI7Mk/s320/6977175.jpg" title="The Punisher #4" width="200" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">As most of us already know, The Punisher is going to be coming out on Netflix, hopefully, anytime now, although there has been no official release date as of yet. I, for one, am looking forward to seeing how they will have Mr. Castle portrayed and am more excited to see this Netflix series more than I have been for the past few that they have released.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">But I digress.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Looking over the key issue notes above, you'd think that there's a lot that make this a worthy key issue, but there is really only one real reason that this comic has any significance at this time. The reason being the first appearance of Microchip. All of the other appearances are very minor, but they are first appearances, and no matter how minor they might be, they still make up a key issue status and therefore, I will make mention of them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm not going to go too in depth for these minor characters. Most of them don't really make any appearances outside of this story line, so there really isn't much to talk about anyway.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">As I already said, The Punisher is going to be released soon and Microchip is going to make an appearance in the show. He is a pretty important piece of Frank Castle's life as the Punisher. Microchip is to him as Q is to James Bond. He is the guy that builds the gadget for Frank and rebuilds the Punisher Van every time that it gets destroyed by everyone's favorite anti-hero. His real name is David Lieberman, but he goes by the alias of Lowell Bartholomew Ori in this issue. I don't know in what issue we learn his real name.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Up next we have the first appearance of Louis Frohike. No relation to Frohike from the Lone Gunmen I'm sure. Louis is the bastard son of David Lieberman, and he is also great with computer programming and hacking, and he took his place by his fathers side as Microchip Jr. Junior only has a handful of appearances in comics so I don't seem making an appearance on the small, or big screen anytime soon.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm going out of order from the list above a little here. Next I'm going to talk about Ray White. Ray is an ex cop who's wife (Vickie) and daughter (Melissa) was seduced into joining the Church of the Saved. That's really all there is to say about these three characters. In the next issue, The Punisher ends up reuniting them all, and they live happily ever after..... or do they?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now, what is the Church of the Saved? When I was reading the story, I could only think about the events that happened in Waco Tx. in early 1993. I'll get into why in a second.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The leader of the Church of the Saved is Rev. Samuel Smith. He is a man with a gift. He has a silver tongue, but he also has "abilities". They call it The Touch. It's never really explain what The Touch is, but from what I read, it would seem that Smith has the power of persuasion, as well as the ability to heal others. I know, I know, he doesn't really sound like that bad of a guy, but here's where I got a connection to Waco.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Smith, being the leader of the religious faction, even though he is an atheist, was stockpiling arms to eventually go to war with the "Sodom that is America". I'm not saying that David Koresh was going to go to war with America, but he was stockpiling arms and definitely had a silver tongue. There are a few more similarities that I found in the story as well but I could be here forever going on about them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Anyway, the Punisher goes up against Rev. Smith and the the Church of the Saved and in the end the, the church is disbanded.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Oops, I almost forgot to talk about Keena. He was a troubled, drug abusing kid that found his way to the Church of the Saved with the intent to rob them. Smith got to him, probably using the "Touch", and eventually Keena joined the church and became Rev. Smith's right hand man and body guard, seeing as how big the dude is.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Keena</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">That's all there is. Like I said, with the exception of Microchip, all of these characters are very minor and are hardly worth mentioning. But seeing as how I created this site to go over all things key issue, I felt that I have to talk about them, no matter how insignificant the characters might be. I can't see any of these minor characters making their way into live action anytime soon, if at all.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><u>Variants</u></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">To the best of my knowledge, there are only direct and newsstand versions of this comic. I couldn't find anything on foreign editions. That doesn't mean they don't exist though.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><u>Census</u></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Even before I looked at the CGC census, I knew that the numbers for this issue were going to be low. This is a relatively minor key issue after all. However, of the 56 copies that are listed, well over half (34) have been graded at 9.8 NM/M. If you're looking for an already graded, high grade copy of this comic, there are some out there, but I would think that your best be would be to find a nice high grade raw copy. Maybe hold onto it for a little while and see if this comic takes off and gets a nice bump in value or not. Because, as of right now, they are not doing much of anything as you will see in the next section.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><u>Values</u></b></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://comics.gocollect.com/priceguide/view/149905" target="_blank">Values for Punisher #4 on GoCollect</a></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The sales data that I have only goes back to 2013 for 9.8 NM/M copies of this comic. Looking at that first sale, the selling price was a underwhelming $35. As you can see, this wasn't a very sought out book back then. Most of the sales were in 2016 after Netflix announced that they were indeed making a Punisher series. Now, usually after an announcement like that, you will see speculators buying up copies and making some demand in the market, which in turn will usually sent values up. Even though there was a small increase in value, it's pretty negligible. The highest sale was in Dec. of 2016 and it sold for $72. I realize that its double the original sale in 2013, but really, if it's not breaking the $100 mark, it hardly seems worth it. However, if Microchip becomes a more prominent character in the series, we may see this sucker start to creep up in value, but that's some hard speculation right there.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So, if you're looking for a sleeper for a quick flip for a profit, you may want to look for another comic at this time. But, if you want a very high grade key issue comic just to have in your collection, this might be a comic that you could consider. Either way, I wish you luck on your hunt.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Find a copy here</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg-FN6mbThJ8HsA7ttgJcm0hf9D_sg85Hkc4ykPCej_-cqp2Occ_e9dIxdyoLdhlUc3Dse5nNuqYPMfVdCCMdeFtWXgyCqpqAmlGbX2JvKxuojOjYtTTvCn6hr1VJMkR865D6kvDwNJ4A/s1600/FullSizeRender.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg-FN6mbThJ8HsA7ttgJcm0hf9D_sg85Hkc4ykPCej_-cqp2Occ_e9dIxdyoLdhlUc3Dse5nNuqYPMfVdCCMdeFtWXgyCqpqAmlGbX2JvKxuojOjYtTTvCn6hr1VJMkR865D6kvDwNJ4A/s640/FullSizeRender.jpg" width="640" /></a>Marvel - Aug. 1974</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><u>Key Issue Notes</u></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">First appearance of Deathlok</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiftwW2ZzcmShOL77ycOVoxDZrwnLwsa3wNPmBcayVIavw_77rSiJAwrr7Cq5KwnxvDeFodESbPjvP8IHIpItIdbtd7o0OZOVhokmQIjtJyAFvV7n2mFHxtQbzjbEBf3OMrvuwrDJA3H1A/s1600/Astonishing+Tales+%252325+CBCS+8.0+001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiftwW2ZzcmShOL77ycOVoxDZrwnLwsa3wNPmBcayVIavw_77rSiJAwrr7Cq5KwnxvDeFodESbPjvP8IHIpItIdbtd7o0OZOVhokmQIjtJyAFvV7n2mFHxtQbzjbEBf3OMrvuwrDJA3H1A/s320/Astonishing+Tales+%252325+CBCS+8.0+001.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">Well, I guess it's about time I reach into my box of treasures, pull out a comic, and discuss why and how it ended up in my collection. This time I've chosen by random, and what I pulled was a copy of Astonishing Tales #25. As most of you may know, this comic has the first appearance of Deathlok the Demolisher, and if you didn't know that, then now you do.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This comic went on my radar when Deathlok was rumored to be appearing on the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D T.V. show. I was hoping that this book would see a big boost in demand and value if or when the character would appear on the show. I can't remember what year that was, 2014 maybe? Purely a speculation buy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Anyway, my buddy Vic and I went up to Stockton Con, like we do every year, and one of the vendors that we frequent (Mike's Comics Plus) had a raw copy on his wall. I picked it up, scanned the cover for any major defects, and set it back down on the shelf. This is how I usually go about buying a comic at a convention. I look it over, put it back, then continue on through the con and either find something else I want to buy, or convince myself to snag the comic that I already looked at. Sometimes I do both. This was a case of trying to talk myself into the buy.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">See the resemblance? Me neither</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I can't remember if I found any other books to buy that day, but I did make a point to head back to Mike's booth and see if I could haggle a price that I was happy with. I'd looked up the value in the latest Overstreet price guide while eating a healthy lunch of hot dogs and nachos, so I had a pretty good idea of what it was worth in the grade that I thought it might have been in. This was my first experience with Mike, and I believe that he had the book listed for $50. I had decided that I wasn't going to pay any more than $40 for it, so I made him the offer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Most vendors will usually take an offer of 10% lower than the price they have it listed for, but I was asking for 20% less. It was a gamble. He came back at me with $45 which was kind of expected, it was 10% off after all. I looked over the book once more, put it back sticking firmly to my $40 budget, and politely said, "That's a little more than I'm willing to pay" and started to walk away. I got about two or three steps away and I hear him say "Ok ok, $40". I turned around, handed over the cash, and put the comic in my trusty backpack.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">When I sent it in to CBCS, it came back at about the grade I had expected it to. It may have been a half a grade higher, so I really wasn't disappointed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">However, I was really expecting to see this comic do more than it did in terms of value. I felt that this was an overlooked character and there was definitely some room for growth. Even after it was confirmed that Deathlok was making his small screen appearance, this comic barely broke the $100 mark for 8.0 VF graded copies.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Could it be that nobody really cares about Deathlok, or was it because the Deathlok on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. looks absolutely nothing like he does in the comics? It could be either of those reasons or a dozen more. Who knows. So, now I have a copy sitting in my collection, waiting for any other news or appearances that may make this comic worth selling.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Find a copy here</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?icep_id=114&ipn=icep&toolid=20004&campid=5337855955&mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fsch%2FComics%2F63%2Fi.html%3F_from%3DR40%26_nkw%3Dastonishing%2Btales%2B25" target="_blank">eBay</a> - <a href="http://www.comiclink.com/search_adv.asp?all=y&TITLE=Astonishing+Tales&TITLEOPT=ALL&ISSUE=25&Condition=&ConditionTo=&CensusRank=&SearchPageQuality=&Pedigree=&PRICEF=&PRICET=&DESCRIPTION=&DESCRIPTIONOPT=ALL&SearchRemarks=&SearchCGC=&EXCLUDE=&CATEGORIES=-1&WCATEGORIES=-1&SORT=CATEG&_where_forsale=y&_where_auctions=y&x=0&y=0&where_forsale=y" target="_blank">ComicLink</a> - <a href="https://www.mycomicshop.com/search?TID=174311&AffID=1451084P01" target="_blank">MyComicShop</a> - <a href="http://www.comicconnect.com/bookSearch.php?title=astonishing+tales&issue=25" target="_blank">ComicConnect</a></span>Graded Key Comicshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04449621004076868298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8745041670310408411.post-89759519166105445512017-08-15T16:00:00.000-07:002017-08-15T16:00:57.588-07:00Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #1<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcGXoe16Baqm3sYHZBiHUfB83oUqMRHP8tYECyff_Qq477r2Xb_Fr2gdyzD9b64QteRQR8Kp21eGpyj9tbOuPGg1zbR3dN3ngy3ORT6LjY5QKEd5JG3v3YDY4qvaueQqtCRxanKaAGB04/s1600/RCO001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcGXoe16Baqm3sYHZBiHUfB83oUqMRHP8tYECyff_Qq477r2Xb_Fr2gdyzD9b64QteRQR8Kp21eGpyj9tbOuPGg1zbR3dN3ngy3ORT6LjY5QKEd5JG3v3YDY4qvaueQqtCRxanKaAGB04/s640/RCO001.jpg" width="640" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">Marvel - Sept. 2011</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><u>Key Issue Notes</u></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Origin of Spider-Man (Miles Morales)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">First appearance of Prowler (Aaron Davis)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">First appearance of Jefferson Davis</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">First appearance of Rio Morales</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">First appearance of Conrad Markus (Marcus)</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWAKwYcxoZ-_TocNS2Tq3cO0D1RPP9YGxmH2NVSYLmOhwP6kuYBKODn2Xpn6aCvMIXZeQa7UYvjbq87T8aX6F6eiT2NPTHRTkIRJQsnslM4NuKg8uuXA4JvBqw-YJMdWrcL0enewO2FPM/s1600/1712142011231.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWAKwYcxoZ-_TocNS2Tq3cO0D1RPP9YGxmH2NVSYLmOhwP6kuYBKODn2Xpn6aCvMIXZeQa7UYvjbq87T8aX6F6eiT2NPTHRTkIRJQsnslM4NuKg8uuXA4JvBqw-YJMdWrcL0enewO2FPM/s320/1712142011231.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">At this point, it's pretty old news of which character Donald Glover ended up playing in the new Spider-Man: Homecoming movie. There were rumors abound that he was going to play non other than Miles Morales, but it ended up being a character directly related to the young Spidey replacement.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The role that Glover ended up playing is that of Aaron Davis, also known as the Prowler. This isn't the first incarnation of the Prowler in comics. He makes his first appearance in Amazing Spider-Man #78. That version of the Prowler is named Hobie Brown and resided in the main Marvel Universe, or Earth-616. This version of the Prowler is in the Ultimate Universe, or Earth 1610.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">When I say that Aaron Davis is directly related to Miles Morales, and I mean that quite literally. He is Miles' uncle. He is also directly responsible for Miles becoming the new Spider-Man. Let me explain how, the nutshell version of course.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Aaron Davis (left) as Prowler (right)</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I should start out by saying that the Prowler is a master thief. As he was doing a heist at Norman Osborn's research facility, a genetically altered spider crawled into his backpack full of loot and goodies. As Miles was visiting his uncle one day, he is bit by said spider and gains super human, spider like abilities, which made it possible for him to take up the mantle for Peter Parker after he dies from wounds he got while fighting Norman Osborn and his Six.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Also making their first appearance in this issue is Jefferson Davis. No, not the one that was President of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil war. This Jefferson Davis, along with Rio Morales, are Miles Morales' parents.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Jefferson is also Aaron Davis' brother. They have a very distant because good ol' Jeff doesn't agree with his brothers life of crime. Miles was forbidden to see his uncle, but goes behind his fathers back to see him anyway.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Jefferson Davis, and Miles and Rio Morales</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If Marvel decides to add Miles Morales to it's cinematic universe, you can bet you will see these two make an appearance.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And finally, making their first appearance is Dr. Conrad Markus. You may be wondering why I spelled his name that way. All of the websites spell his name Marcus. But, in this issue, his last name is spelled with a K, so that's the version I'm going with.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Dr Conrad Markus</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Anyway, Dr. Conrad Markus is a biochemist and was in charge of the program that created the genetically altered spider that crawled into the Prowlers bag and eventually bit Miles Morales. In a later issue, he would become host to the Venom Symbiote and would be responsible for the death of Rio Morales, but that's another story for another time my friends.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Well there you have it, all of the items I could find that gives this comic key issue status. Let's move on to the variants section of this post. Since this is a modern book, I'm sure there will be a few.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><u>Variants</u></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Some of these variants are retailer incentive covers, but I'm not sure how rare these are. The first cover on the list isn't actually a cover at all, but the polybag that the regular, first print came in.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?icep_id=114&ipn=icep&toolid=20004&campid=5337855955&mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_odkw%3Dultimate%2Bspiderman%2B1%2B2011%2Bpolybag%26_osacat%3D0%26_from%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dp2045573.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.Xultimate%2Bspiderman%2B1%2Bpichelli.TRS0%26_nkw%3Dultimate%2Bspiderman%2B1%2Bpichelli%26_sacat%3D0">Pichelli Unmasked Variant</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The sketch variant is by far the most difficult to come by and if you're looking for a copy, it will most definitely cost you quite a bit of moolah to get it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><u>Census</u></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">The CGC census for this comic is a lot lower than I expected it to be. Even though there was a print run of 87,237, only 366 have been graded. I don't know if the 87 thousand includes all of the variants, but the 366 does. Of those, 180 are the regular, first print, non variant cover. And, as I'm sure you guessed, because this is a fairly modern comic, most of these copies are graded either 9.6 NM+ (40) or 9.8 NM/M (94).</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">I will make a note that the Pichelli Sketch Cover only has 5 copies listed in the census. Three at a 9.8 NM/M and two at 9.2 NM-. This could be a good indication of how low the print run on this particular variant is. I'll go over some values for this cover in the next section</span></span>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><u>Values</u></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://comics.gocollect.com/priceguide/view/953388" target="_blank">Values for Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #1<br />on GoCollect</a></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sales for this comic are a little wonky. There have been sales for 9.8 NM/M copies that have gone for over the $200 mark, and one that damn near hit the $300 mark, but those were both Buy it Now sales on eBay. If you can find a copy at auction, you'll only end up spending $50, maybe less. The last copy that sold at auction on eBay went for only $41. 9.6 NM+ copies had a similar spike, but sales are generally dropping at the $30 range.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm not sure why these spikes are happening. They all happened before there was any kind of confirmation of the character appearing in the Spider-Man flick. Perhaps they were speculators that had a heads up on everyone else, or maybe they just wanted a copy in their collections, no matter what the cost. Who knows.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Anyway, I couldn't find any sales data for the Pichelli Sketch Cover. The only thing I could find was a copy for sale over at Midtown Comics website. That bad boy is listed at $1,445.43. Buying that sucker will definitely make you wallet a lot lighter. If you want to but it, or simply check it out, <a href="http://www.midtowncomics.com/store/dp.asp?PRID=Ultimate+Comics+Spider-Ma_1222908" target="_blank">click this link here</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The introduction of Aaron Davis in the MCU definitely opens up the door for Miles Morales to show up in a movie in the future. If that happens, or how long it is before it does, remains to be seen. But if it is someday confirmed that Morales will be making his way to the big screen, you can be that this comic, and especially <a href="http://www.gradedkeycomics.com/2016/06/ultimate-fallout-4.html">Ultimate Fallout #4</a>, the first appearance of Mile Morales, will see a huge boost in demand. UF #4 is already up there in terms of value, but you can still snag this one for a bargain.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Find a copy here</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?icep_id=114&ipn=icep&toolid=20004&campid=5337855955&mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_odkw%3Dultimate%2Bcomics%2Bspider-man%2B1%26_osacat%3D0%26_from%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dp2045573.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.Xultimate%2Bcomics%2Bspider-man%2B1%2B2011.TRS0%26_nkw%3Dultimate%2Bcomics%2Bspider-man%2B1%2B2011%26_sacat%3D0" target="_blank">eBay</a> - <a href="http://www.comiclink.com/search_adv.asp?all=y&TITLE=ultimate+comics+spider+man&TITLEOPT=ALL&ISSUE=1&Condition=&ConditionTo=&CensusRank=&SearchPageQuality=&Pedigree=&PRICEF=&PRICET=&DESCRIPTION=&DESCRIPTIONOPT=ALL&SearchRemarks=&SearchCGC=&EXCLUDE=&CATEGORIES=-1&WCATEGORIES=-1&SORT=CATEG&_where_forsale=y&_where_auctions=y&x=48&y=18&where_forsale=y" target="_blank">ComicLink</a> - <a href="https://www.mycomicshop.com/search?TID=22332419&AffID=1451084P01" target="_blank">MyComicShop</a> - <a href="http://www.comicconnect.com/bookSearch.php?title=ultimate+comics+spider+man&issue=1" target="_blank">ComicConnect</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>Graded Key Comicshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04449621004076868298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8745041670310408411.post-23073570165267484142017-08-04T14:06:00.002-07:002017-08-04T14:18:58.364-07:00Eternal Warrior #4<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC1E_EAjv1jI7Ih2tYaCl0Fri5C2i2ss-0HJwWQ2wGJarLDy4EpOwD2aaciqMLkwI2G7GlP6D0ZbwBn9JxSVKVljhqjdb-BHokTdkNC9B8HTRjmPUXMfTXbuhAT1Y7if4_ejee4P17nO4/s1600/RCO001_1494229949.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC1E_EAjv1jI7Ih2tYaCl0Fri5C2i2ss-0HJwWQ2wGJarLDy4EpOwD2aaciqMLkwI2G7GlP6D0ZbwBn9JxSVKVljhqjdb-BHokTdkNC9B8HTRjmPUXMfTXbuhAT1Y7if4_ejee4P17nO4/s640/RCO001_1494229949.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Valiant Comics - Nov. 1992</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><u>Key Issue Notes</u></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">First cameo appearance of Bloodshot</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">First appearance of Immortal Enemy / Juan Caldone</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">First appearance of Alex Caldone</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOLUd2oOZJJuIc55m-AidL13XVuCFXWpn64NxBhPFomFw4BH1EH8us1fdMGPDludVSmUabbrySNgwvSN7OXW0PDTDysMQhK5ywXrUC5BV5bwsMuRSRFdsJ068CQT5NBFHrZ9XKHJ6YH2M/s1600/CGC98EternalWarrior4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOLUd2oOZJJuIc55m-AidL13XVuCFXWpn64NxBhPFomFw4BH1EH8us1fdMGPDludVSmUabbrySNgwvSN7OXW0PDTDysMQhK5ywXrUC5BV5bwsMuRSRFdsJ068CQT5NBFHrZ9XKHJ6YH2M/s320/CGC98EternalWarrior4.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">Jared Leto has been in the news again lately, and not because he will be playing the Clown Prince of Crime in the Suicide Squad sequel. It appears that Sony has approached him to play the title role in the upcoming Bloodshot movie that they have planned. It would seem that Valiant is copying Marvel and DC, and creating their own cinematic universe.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I didn't really care for the way Leto played the Joker, but I don't know if I can really completely blame him for it though. He does have to take direction from the director after all. I really didn't care for the Suicide Squad movie at all, but that won't keep me from having high hopes in Leto playing Bloodshot.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have to be honest with you, I don't really know a whole lot about the Valiant universe, so this write up is going to mostly be about this issue only. I do have some Valiant comics in my collection, but most of them were filler books in lots I got on eBay and never read them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There really isn't much to say about the appearance of Bloodshot in this issue. He is only fully shown in the last panel, so we don't really learn anything about him, only that he has it out for our hero. It wouldn't be until his next appearance in Rai #0 that we learn more about Bloodshot's past.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Up next is the first appearance of the Immortal Enemy. He is the arch nemesis of the Eternal Warrior. EW's main objective is to hunt down and kill the body that the Immortal Enemy is occupying. When he is finally destroyed, he moves his soul to another person. At least that's how I understand it after reading this issue. In this issue, Juan Caldone is the current manifestation of the Immortal Enemy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The last character on the key issue list is Alex Caldone. As you can probably assume, he is related to Juan Caldone. In fact, Alex is his son. There isn't a lot to say about him except that he isn't quite the hard ass, evil POS that his father is.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm not sure how likely it is that we will see these last two characters in a future Valiant film. At the end of this story, we see the plane that was carrying all three of the characters listed here, crash into the ocean. I know that the Eternal Warrior survives, but I have no idea about the other two. Like I said, I know very little about the Valiant universe.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">To the best of my knowledge, there are no variants for this issue. I know that other companies were publishing both direct and newsstand copies of their comics, but I believe that Valiant was only distributing through the direct market at this time. If anyone knows of any variants for this issue, please click the "contact" tab above and send me a message or share in the comments below.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There were more copies listed in the CGC census than I thought there would be for this issue. I was expecting only a few hundred, but there are 1,205 copies listed. Most of the copies listed are of course very high grade. In fact most of them a are 9.8 NM/M (781 copies). Add that to the 292 copies graded a 9.6 NM+, and you have almost all of the copies listed in the census.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now these are just CGC's numbers. Since CBCS and PGX don't have a census of their own, there's no way of telling how many have been graded by them. However, if you do a quick eBay search for this comic, you will see a ton of high grade copies that haven't been graded yet. I have no clue what the print run of this issue was, but since it was printed in the 90's, I think it's fair to say that it was probably pretty high.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://comics.gocollect.com/priceguide/view/158235" target="_blank">Values for Eternal Warrior #4<br />On GoCollect</a></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This comic used to be one that you could get in high grade for practically nothing. You could snag a 9.8 NM/M copy for around the $45-$60 range only two years ago.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Then a trailer for Ninjak vs. the Valiant Universe came out. If you haven't seen it, I'll post it for you to watch. It looks like it could've be an ok movie, but since this trailer came out, I've heard squat about it actually being released, but </span><span style="font-size: large;">I'm getting ahead of myself here.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Anyway, Bloodshot makes an appearance in this trailer, and that made values for this comic jump up to well over $200 overnight. When I say overnight, I actually mean it. There was one sale for a CGC 9.8 that sold on March 10th, 2015 for only $90, then another one, on that same exact day, for $225. In fact, there was one copy that sold for $279.99 shortly after that.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Once the hype from the trailer wore down, so did the values for this book. They ended up dropping down to the $100 mark with a few going for less that that. However, now that Bloodshot is back in the news, values have started to creep back up to the $125 to $150 range. How much higher this comic goes will depend on many things, but the more we are hearing about Bloodshot making it to the big screen, the more in demand this comic may become, and Jared Leto playing the lead role would definitely put this movie in the spotlight.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Find a copy here</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><u>Key Issue Notes</u></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Superman returns from "Death"</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">First appearance of Superman's Black Suit</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbgmMNK2oLIKcnldyuYzS91nJUpKwfNPvhlrb1eiE-yq3ChyAnSn1HOxUh9nm7bjtY2aXELYlRBWFuj0xQ9LYOZ4-E78IKRIyVbUhSKaVIvO5YgTRzBySz8vvaM07-GawCBAok557JO-4/s1600/s-l1600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="CGC 9.8" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbgmMNK2oLIKcnldyuYzS91nJUpKwfNPvhlrb1eiE-yq3ChyAnSn1HOxUh9nm7bjtY2aXELYlRBWFuj0xQ9LYOZ4-E78IKRIyVbUhSKaVIvO5YgTRzBySz8vvaM07-GawCBAok557JO-4/s320/s-l1600.jpg" title="Superman Man of Steel 25" width="201" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">Joss Whedon has recently taken over the reigns of the upcoming Justice League movie after Zack Snyder stepped away for personal reasons. I'm not going to go into any details of those reasons, but if you're curious, a simple Google search will give you the info you're looking for.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Anyway, this blog isn't about movies, it's about comics. Key issue comics to be exact. The only reason I mentioned the movie above is because there is a lot of speculation that we may be seeing Henry Cavill don Superman's black suit in the film, and this is the comic where we are first introduced to it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Back in the 90's, DC decided that they were going to kill off one of their most famous characters. If you were into comics back then, you probably remember all of the hype around this story line and probably even had a copy or two of <a href="http://www.gradedkeycomics.com/2016/11/superman-75.html">Superman #75</a>, the issue where Supes meets his fate at the hands of Doomsday. But, as we all know, in comics, nobody stays dead forever.</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyrRYao-sFEKeXswnSCVRTNx7ixo2kJFp_4e32HZnEQ39QP-FyytF5h8Yv3tjrIxDFSNOab7AsLQRBlfRtVD5GX-Z_GETdtJOgtWlShr0HKuydBgZQ4uAy0nO3HE5SaxeN-d2Kbwwl3Nc/s1600/RCO022_1468804222.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyrRYao-sFEKeXswnSCVRTNx7ixo2kJFp_4e32HZnEQ39QP-FyytF5h8Yv3tjrIxDFSNOab7AsLQRBlfRtVD5GX-Z_GETdtJOgtWlShr0HKuydBgZQ4uAy0nO3HE5SaxeN-d2Kbwwl3Nc/s320/RCO022_1468804222.jpg" width="204" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">If you remember the Death of Superman, then you probably also remember the Reign of the Supermen story line that came out after that. In this story, that runs for several issues in several titles, there are for "Supermen" that are claiming to the be real Superman. One of the "Supermen" actually turns out to be evil and becomes the super villain in the story. I don't want to give too much away here, so I'll leave the identity of that character a mystery, for now anyway.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Regardless, at the end of this issue, a giant robot comes up out of the water, and two of the Supermen decide that it's there to destroy the city and go toe to toe with it, until they finally stop it. As this massive machine is disabled, a hatch or doorway opens up, and this man is basically birthed from it. On the last page, it is shown to be Superman, and he's in his black suit and sporting a great looking mullet.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now that Supes has returned, he still has to prove to the world that he is the one true Superman. So the Reign of the Supermen story line goes through to The Adventures of Superman #500, where DC officially considers Superman to be back from the dead for good.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">To the best of my knowledge and through my research, I could only find one variant for this comic, and that is the newsstand edition. Newsstand editions have become more sought out lately. As we got closer and closer to the millennium, these editions started to become a lot harder to find, making up only a fraction of the actual print run. At the time when this comic was released, it was only around 15%. As we got further along and closer to today, those numbers get even lower. Anyway, if you want one of these "rare" newsstand editions, click the pick and it with shoot you over to the current eBay listings.</span><span style="font-size: large;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The census for this book is really low at this time. To be honest, this isn't a really sought out key issue. In fact, it's probably still unknown by a lot of people, and the census numbers reflect that.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">To date, there have only been 41 copies graded by CGC. Of those, 22 of them are graded a highest 9.8 NM/M. CGC doesn't differentiate between the Direct and Newsstand editions, so how many of each are out there is unknown.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you're looking for a copy, I wouldn't go any lower than a 9.8. There are a few of them out there and they're still very affordable as you will see in the next section.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://comics.gocollect.com/priceguide/view/159918" target="_blank">Values for Superman Man of Steel #25<br />On GoCollect</a></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">GoCollect, my go to site for comic values has only a few points of sales information data for this comic. In the two years worth of information available, values for this comic hasn't really gone anywhere. Back in 2015, you could snag a CGC Universal 9.8 NM/M copy for only $75. The last sale on June 16th went for only a few dollars less at $62. So, as you can see, there isn't a lot of demand for this minor key issue and you can still snag a copy for well under $100.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now if you really want to add this comic to your collection on the cheap, you can take a gamble on a raw copy. If you have a good enough eye, you may be able to snag a copy for damn near cover price, which was only $1.50. But be warned, if you send in a copy thinking it's a 9.8 NM/M and it only comes back from CGC/CBCS a 9.6, you'll have lost money. It would cost you more to get it graded than the book is worth. Either way, good luck and happy collecting.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Find a copy here.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>Graded Key Comicshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04449621004076868298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8745041670310408411.post-49458698965001446412017-06-05T22:24:00.000-07:002019-08-13T11:27:57.225-07:00Infinity #1<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0FtuPTj36ul1a-baemaZx9S3Rc4Y8EKC1dUhbk2fkwqj8UgoucYC_kKrGtuYcb8zX-rylO2hCrgNEOzmUDrrX2GafVRvYEuGDWBeMKZDrTZEyrBlpoaqDDECIPwn4GG-tRoJNITzBIx8/s1600/RCO001_1468905124.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="1st Supergiant" border="0" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0FtuPTj36ul1a-baemaZx9S3Rc4Y8EKC1dUhbk2fkwqj8UgoucYC_kKrGtuYcb8zX-rylO2hCrgNEOzmUDrrX2GafVRvYEuGDWBeMKZDrTZEyrBlpoaqDDECIPwn4GG-tRoJNITzBIx8/s640/RCO001_1468905124.jpg" title="Infinity 1" width="640" /></a><span style="font-size: large;"><u><br /></u></span>
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<span style="font-size: large;">First cameo appearance of Supergiant</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">First chronological appearance of the Black Order</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSMDB18ZrICHhgHCxkZSiqaaoVYFscIr42qjetTT1HvAGzq9vXhkY10A2JyHICY7DpKS5CZ-e7fCozaGJTL_SP88JLtBDIjNUbCX6Ya6v_JULICAheHnOl5K4QZdrhsprEgtekEp-c76Q/s1600/4061153.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="CGC 9.8" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSMDB18ZrICHhgHCxkZSiqaaoVYFscIr42qjetTT1HvAGzq9vXhkY10A2JyHICY7DpKS5CZ-e7fCozaGJTL_SP88JLtBDIjNUbCX6Ya6v_JULICAheHnOl5K4QZdrhsprEgtekEp-c76Q/s320/4061153.jpg" title="Infinity 1" width="201" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">The Black Order being in the upcoming and highly anticipated Avengers: Infinity War is kind of old news now, but it's still news. So, I'm going to try to pump out at least two more key issues relating to them before the film is finally released in 2018, which should give me plenty of time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm not sure how many of the five members of the Black Order are going to appear on screen. There has been somewhat confirmed rumors that Corvus Glaive will be making an appearance, but from looking at the <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4154756/fullcredits/" target="_blank">IMDB</a> cast list, there is only one reference. It would appear that Terry Notary, a motion capture actor, is list as playing Cul Obsidian, which is another name that the Black Order goes by. Whether he's going to be playing one member, or all of them, remains to be seen. </span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4PkCCSFLIHOHn5JM1wgXy5CA3gz323547pp5xYhNIBaH41zV55Ks84A8EPAOP5dZgQXYPk9jq-zs58KPHPWT-QPRpdTEX_FQ_gRJdeCMXw_gagG72jtwG0tmP0kKPXyXMc2DreCHZhak/s1600/RCO051_1468905124.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4PkCCSFLIHOHn5JM1wgXy5CA3gz323547pp5xYhNIBaH41zV55Ks84A8EPAOP5dZgQXYPk9jq-zs58KPHPWT-QPRpdTEX_FQ_gRJdeCMXw_gagG72jtwG0tmP0kKPXyXMc2DreCHZhak/s400/RCO051_1468905124.jpg" width="112" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">Anyway, let's get back to talking comics. This issue gets a little tricky. Although this is the first chronological appearance of the Black Order, it is actually their second appearance in comics, and the third appearance of Corvus Glaive. You see, the Black Order, sans Supergiant, made their first appearance in the pages New Avengers #8 that was released a month earlier than this issue, in Sept. 2013, and Corvus made his first appearance in <a href="http://www.gradedkeycomics.com/2017/04/free-comic-book-day-2013-infinity.html">FCBD 2013: Infinity</a>. I'm not sure why Supergiant doesn't make her first appearance with all of the others, but she didn't. So, f</span><span style="font-size: large;">or this post, I'm only going to focus on her. I'll get to the rest of the members of the Black Order in a near future post.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Supergiant is one of the five, the five referring to the Black Order, whose members also include Corvus Glaive, Ebony Maw, Black Dwarf, and Proxima Midnight. Supergiant has the ability to read and control the minds of others, but they don't really go into what she can do in this issue, since she only appears in one panel. She does reek havoc with Black Bolt's mind in a later issue though. Unfortunately, she doesn't make it through to the end of the series and is eventually killed of in Infinity #6, but that a whole different key issue that I will get to....at some point.</span><br />
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<u><span style="font-size: x-large;">Variants</span></u><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Variants, variants, and more variants. There's just too many variants for this issue to talk about every individual one, so I'm simply going to list them below with a picture of the cover for reference. If you're interested in adding one of these variants to your collection, click on the picture and it'll take you to the eBay listings for that cover.</span><br />
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<u><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br />Census</span></u><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">If you add up all of the census numbers, for all of the variants, there haven't been very many copies of Infinity #1 graded by CGC. In total there have only been 531 that have gone through CGC's grading room to date. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">All of these copies are, of course, in very high grade. That happens a lot with newer comics. There are many comic investors out there that buy the latest copy of the newest comic, bag and board it, and sent it directly to CGC or CBCS. These comics were never read, and hardly ever touch by human hands, hence there are many, many high grade copies out there.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have a feeling that these census numbers will go up, but I have no idea how much. This comic doesn't seem to be in high demand, at least from looking at the eBay sold listings. The ones that are selling the most seem to be the variant covers.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><u><span style="font-size: x-large;">Values</span></u></span>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Values for this comic obviously are going vary depending on which cover you are looking at. When we look at the sale data for the first printing of this comic, values haven't really changed much from when it was first released in 2013, as you can see on the chart to the left. It usually sells in the $20 - $50 range for CGC Universal 9.8 NM/M.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Some of the more valuable covers are the Adam Kubert Sketch cover and the Marko Djurdjevic 1 in 200 retailer incentive cover, with the latest sales for both reaching $200 and above. And the Art Adams 1 in 150 Hero Sketch and Mark Brooks Deadpool Sketch have both sold for well over the $100 mark for each of those variants. Sales figures for all of these variants are for 9.8 NM/M copies. The only copy that might be worth getting in grades below that may be the Djurdjevic cover, but I would probably only go as low as a 9.6 NM+.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now, to be honest, there isn't a lot if sales data to see where these comics are headed in terms of investment potential. Since there are so few graded at the time, there won't be a lot of sales. It doesn't seem like this is a high demand comic at the moment and there are a lot of raw copies out there to buy. If the entire Cul Obsidian end up appearing in the upcoming Infinity War movie, then this comic just may see a bump in demand. I guess we'll just have to wait and see if there is any confirmation of any of the other members of the Black Order appearing in the future, </span><span style="font-size: large;">other than Corvus Glaive who looks like he's definitely going to make an appearance</span><span style="font-size: large;">. But, until that day comes, happy hunting.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Find a copy here</span><br />
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<br />Graded Key Comicshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04449621004076868298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8745041670310408411.post-12779815834720962242017-05-24T09:29:00.001-07:002017-05-24T09:29:51.781-07:00Fantastic Four #45<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsvX92unAOXnRHR0GYaVle5r_ufYo9op6y4__opr546MDZQFEFrR_OtYl8M3oXQWZElwhyphenhyphenE9kU_r2va0wHizCvOML2Vg9mHnK2JBiDXRTg7Sj3WlDPrvzEtqNX4sHyKBTM3GaafGSNUOM/s1600/RCO001_1468878489.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="1st Inhumans" border="0" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsvX92unAOXnRHR0GYaVle5r_ufYo9op6y4__opr546MDZQFEFrR_OtYl8M3oXQWZElwhyphenhyphenE9kU_r2va0wHizCvOML2Vg9mHnK2JBiDXRTg7Sj3WlDPrvzEtqNX4sHyKBTM3GaafGSNUOM/s640/RCO001_1468878489.jpg" title="Fantastic Four 45" width="640" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">Marvel - Dec. 1965</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><u>Key Issue Notes</u></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">First appearance of Crystal</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">First appearance of Karnak</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">First appearance of Triton</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">First appearance of Lockjaw</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">First cameo appearance of Black Bolt</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Welcome back to the Inhumans key issues post, and in terms of Inhumans key issues, this one is a biggie. In this issue, we get to meet for the first time, most of the remaining members of the Royal Family that we haven't seen yet. There are a few that don't make their appearance in this issue, but I will get to some of them in the near future.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">It's already been confirmed that every character that makes their first appearance in this issue will be featured in the new Inhumans T.V. show that premiers later this year.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Now, there's so much key issue goodness in this issue that I'm not entirely sure where to start. I guess I'll just follow along with the comic and talk about the characters as they appear.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Lockjaw and Crystal</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">After the long battle with Gorgon and Dragon Man that started in the previous issue, Johnny Storm (Human Torch) decides to go for a walk to "clear the ol' cobwebs". As he walks past an alleyway in a not so good part of town, he sees a beautiful woman that he instantly falls for. She is startled when he tries to talk to her, and immediately there is a huge gust of wind that blows around a lot of garbage and debris. After the wind subsides, the beautiful girl is nowhere to be found. This beauty is the Inhuman known as Crystalia Amaquelin, or Crystal for short. She</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"> has the power to manipulate the four elements, earth air wind and fire, but she can also manipulate electricity.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now, Johnny can't get this beauty out of his head and decides to go back to the part of town where she pulled the ol' slip on him. Eventually, he see her again, and again, she tries to run away from him again, this time setting a pile of wood on fire as a distraction. As Johnny "Flame's On" to absorb the fires energy, Crystal see that he has powers just like she does, and decides to invite him to her "home" to meet her family.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Karnak and Triton</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is when we get to meet Lockjaw. He is an Inhuman that looks almost exactly like a giant, over-sized bulldog, with antenna protruding from his massive doggy forehead. Crystal needs Lockjaw to get her home, because he has the ability to create portals and teleportation. So Lockjaw creates a portal, and Crystal and Johnny walk on through to meet the fam.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now that we're under the city, and in the home of the Inhumans, we quickly meet most of the remaining members of the Royal Family, except for Black Bolt that is. We're told that he "isn't home right now".</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So moving on, we meet Karnak. When we first see him, he is standing in front of a monolith of marble, studying it. With one swift chop, the giant block is obliterated, and turned into a million much smaller pieces of marble. You see, Karnak has the ability to find the weak spot in any object, making it easy for him to destroy it.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">We finally meet Black Bolt</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Johnny's cover is blown when he runs into <a href="http://www.gradedkeycomics.com/2017/03/fantastic-four-44.html">Gorgon</a> and <a href="http://www.gradedkeycomics.com/2017/03/fantastic-four-36.html">Medusa</a>. He has already had run in's with these two and they know that Johnny is not an Inhuman, like they are. This is also the time that we meet Triton, and as his name might suggest, he is an aquatic member of the family. He cannot live out of the water without his special aquatic suit.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Realizing that Johnny Storm isn't who he was pretending to be, the Inhumans try to set a trap for him, but ultimately he escapes and is able to summon the rest to the Fantastic Four. They arrive at the home of the Royal Family to do battle, when, on the very last page, in the very last panel, we finally get to see Black Bolt. But, we'll have to wait until the next issue to find out more about him, and what happens to our heroes.</span><br />
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<u><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Variants</span></b></u><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is one of the Silver Age comics that has a <a href="https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?icep_id=114&ipn=icep&toolid=20004&campid=5337855955&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_odkw%3Dfantastic%2Bfour%2B45%26_osacat%3D0%26_from%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dp2045573.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.Xfantastic%2Bfour%2B45%2Buk.TRS1%26_nkw%3Dfantastic%2Bfour%2B45%2Buk%26_sacat%3D0" target="_blank">UK Pence Edition</a>. Not every comic from this era does, and I'm not sure why. I thought that Marvel would try to get as many foreign readers as possible, and doing that with the occasional issue seems less likely to do that. Oh well, I'm sure they have their reasons. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Anyway, like I've mentioned in earlier posts, the only real difference between the UK version and the U.S. version, is in the corner box art. There you'll see 10d instead of the 12¢ that we use here in the States. Other than that, I believe the cover is identical. I can't be 100% sure since I haven't seen a copy, but I'm rather positive that the indicia on the first page will reflect the price difference as well.</span><br />
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<u><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Census</span></b></u><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">This comic is not a sleeper of not a well known key issue by any means. Once there was talk of a movie, people started pulling out their copies and sending them in to be graded. So, census numbers for this issue are up there. Not insanely high, but up there. So far, there have been 1,692 copies graded, with most of them being low to mid/high grades between 4.0 VG all the way up to 8.0 VF. There are some graded higher than that, with 5 being graded at the highest 9.8 NM/M</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">CGC was nice enough to put the UK edition under a separate label and have a separate census for it. So, for the very under printed UK edition, CGC has so far only graded 11 of them so far. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have no idea is this is a true indication of the ratio of U.S.to UK editions. It may be, but if a lot of copies are still in the UK, collectors might not want to spend the money to send them over seas to have it graded. I'm sure it costs them quite a lot more to have comics graded that it does for us over here.</span><br />
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<u><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Values</span></b></u><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://comics.gocollect.com/priceguide/view/126133" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: small;">Values of Fantastic Four #45<br />on GoCollect</span></a></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you were lucky to have this comic in your collection before any movie or T.V. show hype, then you were able to make a little bit of money on it if you threw it on the market. You probably still could.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Before they hype, this wasn't a comic that was on anyone's radar, and was most likely only being bought by Fantastic Four or Inhumans fans, not the speculators and investors that are buying them up now. I'm going to use a nice, high grade 9.2 NM- copy as an example. All the way back in Nov. 2012, a copy sold for only $670. That's really not to bad for a high grade Silver Age key issue. only about a year later, another CGC Universal went for $865. That's not a bad bump in value, but it's still well under the $1,000 mark. Then the hype hit.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Soon after, this comic hit that $1,000 mark, then the two, then three, and even the $4,000 mark. In fact, the latest sale on eBay for a CGC Universal 9.2 NM- copy of Fantastic Four #45 sold for $5,400. Wowza that a lot of dough. But in all honesty, I can't see this comic sustaining that price as it moves forward. Some of the lower grades have already seen a slight downturn in terms of sales, as you can see by the all of the red on the chart to the left. This is usually the case in today's market. One loses interest in a comic when the next hot comic hits, sending values for this particular comic down.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So, if you like the Inhumans, and want to snag their first appearance in this issue, you may want to hold off for just a little bit longer for the prices to come down a little bit more. Maybe once the T.V. show finally airs. However, I don't think you'll ever be able to get it for the prices that they once were, but I'm sure you'll be able to get it a little cheaper than they are right now. Happy hunting.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><u>Key Issue Notes</u></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Doctor Mid-Nite and Starman join Justice Society of America</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">First appearance of Wonder Woman</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">First appearance of Steve Trevor</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">First appearance of Hippolyte</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">First appearance of Mala</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">First appearance of Colonel Darnell</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">First appearance of Paradise Island</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTNHHOvcIckfnAphmRUcDXVuL0UKRQ5e3PH1CuqFoyH79jywc9njztstSH2JMLQSBkfLkzHI8BFiCOG7NAdEin1cYUw-pbygTXuDv47RhkIM9BfZNhNBVfGW0on0hICXhtedOFxsclL_0/s1600/lf.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="CGC" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTNHHOvcIckfnAphmRUcDXVuL0UKRQ5e3PH1CuqFoyH79jywc9njztstSH2JMLQSBkfLkzHI8BFiCOG7NAdEin1cYUw-pbygTXuDv47RhkIM9BfZNhNBVfGW0on0hICXhtedOFxsclL_0/s320/lf.jpg" title="All-Star Comics #8" width="203" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">The release of the newest Wonder Woman movie is fast approaching, and the early reviews of the movie are generally positive, but me, I'm still skeptical. The rumors flying around in the early production of the movie were far from good. And, if you count the other not so good DCEU movies, Batman v. Superman and Suicide Squad, it seemed that this movie was going to be a disaster. Also, I haven't been overly impressed with the trailers that have been released so far either, but that's just my opinion. So, I'm going into this with some pretty low expectations, but who knows, I may be surprised.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Anyway, I thought now might be a good time to share with everyone Wonder Woman's first appearance in comics. For that, we've got to go all the way back to 1941, in the pages of All-Star Comics #8. In the back, after the adventures of the members of the JSA have their fun kicking ass and dishing out justice, We get to meet Princess Diana, daughter of the Amazonian Queen Hippolyte.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Princess Diana AKA<br />Wonder Woman</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Before I get too much into that, I guess I should give you a little more backstory and information about the inhabitants of Paradise Island. This island is the home of the immortal Amazons, who just happen to be made up of entirely females. They are all considered "Wonder Women", so at the beginning of this story, there isn't an individual Wonder Woman... yet.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">At the beginning of this story, Princess Diana and another Amazonian see an out of control airplane crash land onto Paradise Island. When the go to investigate, they end up pulling out the injured pilot, Steve Trevor and they rush him to the hospital. Now keep in mind that most of the women on the island have never seen a man before. This may or may not have an effect on the story a little later on.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">After the Queen hears about a "man" being on the island, she uses the Magic Sphere, which isn't a sphere at all, to learn who this man is and how he ended up there. In a nutshell, two Nazi spies capture Captain Trevor to make it look like he was bombing his own airbase. But, in the middle of the plan, the Captain wakes up and takes control of the plane, that was being controlled remotely by the Nazi's. His plane eventually runs out of gas and he crash lands onto Paradise Island.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">As Steve Trevor lays unconscious</span><span style="font-size: large;"> in the hospital bed, he is being watched over by Princess Diana, and she somehow, miraculously</span><span style="font-size: large;">, manages to fall in love the the guy. Yup, she's never talked to the guy, knows almost nothing about him, but still falls for him anyway. Maybe it's the uniform. Women are a sucker for a man in uniform.... aren't they? You gotta love those Golden Age stories, as ridiculous as they can be at times.</span><span style="font-size: large;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Anyway, in order to preserve their way of life, they have to get the injured Capt. off of the island. In order to figure out who would accompany him, they held a tournament to see who was the strongest and fastest of them all. Against her mothers will, Princess Diana enters the tournament, wins, and then becomes the true Wonder Woman. I know, it doesn't sound exciting, but this is a Cliff's Notes version of the story.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Well, that's it for the origin of Wonder Woman, but now I have to cover the rest of the key issue notes. I suppose I'll start with Colonel Darnell. He is the man that approves Capt. Trevors mission before he is captured by the Nazi's. The dear Colonel isn't an overly used or important character in the DC Comics universe, but it is a key issue status so I figured I'd mention it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Finally we have the first appearance of Mala. She is the Amazonian that battled Princess Diana for the final spot in the tournament where the Princess finally won. She also only has a handful of appearance and isn't an overly important character.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The last of the key issue notes is the induction of Doctor Mid-Nite and Starman into the Justice Society of America, after they proved their worth in their parts in taking down Prof. Elba, also known as Prof. Able (Elba spelled backward), and his Insanity Serum.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This comic came out in a much different era than the one that we're in now, with every issue, no matter how important, getting 10 to 20 different covers. So, for all of you variant hunters out there, I'm sorry to disappoint you, but there are exactly zero variants for this issue that I could find. There are some reprints of this issue, for example, the <a href="https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?icep_id=114&ipn=icep&toolid=20004&campid=5337855955&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_odkw%3Dall%2Bstar%2Bcomics%2B8%2Bmillenium%26_osacat%3D0%26_from%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dp2045573.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.Xall%2Bstar%2Bcomics%2Bmillenium.TRS0%26_nkw%3Dall%2Bstar%2Bcomics%2Bmillenium%26_sacat%3D0" target="_blank">Millennium Edition</a> that came out in 2001. If you're looking for a more affordable option for this comic, that may be the way to go.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Comic books, in the early days, weren't considered collectors items or investments. Most of the time, they were read, passed around to friends and read some more, and ultimately thrown in the garbage. So, CGC census numbers for this particular issue are really low. To date, there have only been 143 copies graded by them. I find it hard to believe that DC Comics had a low print run for this issue, I'm just assuming that most of the copies ended up in a landfill somewhere.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">As I'm looking over the census numbers, I see that most of the copies that have been graded are in the very low .5 Poor grade to the only slightly better, but still low 5.0 VG/F.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There are a few high grade copies out there, with the highest topping out at 9.0. There are five copies at that grade, but three of them will have the purple Restored label attached to them. Even with those purple labels, copies of this comic are going to cost you some bucks as you'll see in the next section.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://comics.gocollect.com/priceguide/view/108461" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: small;">Values of All-Star Comics #8<br />on GoCollect</span></a></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">All-Star Comics #8 has always been a sought out comic and had a high price tag. It does feature the first appearance of one of DC's most recognized characters after all. But, like most comics in today's market, it has had a significant boost in value since it was let known that Wonder Woman was going to be in the DCEU and have a movie all of her own.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Let's looks at some sales and you'll see what I mean. There aren't to many data points on GoCollect, my regular go to site for sales information for graded comics. But for the sales that there are for a CGC Universal copy in a very low grade 1.0 Fair copy, the increase in value is astounding. In June of 2014, a copy at that grade sold for $5,495. That's nothing to shake a stick at for such a low graded copy. Jump ahead to Feb. of 2016, less that two years later, and a copy at that same 1.0 Fair low grade sold for $19,500. I nearly pissed myself when I saw that.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now let's head over to Heritage Auctions and check out some of there sales. They have a lot more information over there so I can get some better examples. For this, I'm going to compare sales for CGC Universal 5.5 F- copies.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">All the way back in July of 2002, a copy of All-Star comics sold at Heritage for $5,175. That's not too bad for a decent looking copy. Move ahead about a year and a half to Feb. of 2004, a copy sold for $6,037.50. Not a bad jump in price if you were able to snag it for about five grand a couple years earlier. Now, when we look at the latest sale for a 5.5 F- copy in Nov. 2014, the price tag on that beast was $44,812.50...... Holy S#!t!! I have a feeling that is going to me out of most peoples price range.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you have that kind of money to spend, there are surprisingly a fair amount of copies to be found online, especially on eBay. As always, I'll provide the link for you just in case you're feeling like adding a piece of comic history into your collection.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Find a copy here</span><br />
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Graded Key Comicshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04449621004076868298noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8745041670310408411.post-15264765727803444482017-04-17T15:56:00.000-07:002017-05-23T12:31:06.685-07:00Thief of Thieves #1 - CGC 9.8<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9hwSlNZPo1HEL6CuSyWNn7T87pxYE0wJ0kQ65Tja_5xaZF5OJktU0_m2XGr7oz77fKsw_ck-le9jwXbTYDsu2VGjIBbZH0eT68UflnyHXtNy_RXV_5xCrU6hYir3mZkuNRepaRWOyTqs/s1600/FullSizeRender.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="CGC 9.8" border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9hwSlNZPo1HEL6CuSyWNn7T87pxYE0wJ0kQ65Tja_5xaZF5OJktU0_m2XGr7oz77fKsw_ck-le9jwXbTYDsu2VGjIBbZH0eT68UflnyHXtNy_RXV_5xCrU6hYir3mZkuNRepaRWOyTqs/s640/FullSizeRender.jpg" title="Thief of Thieves #1" width="640" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">Image Comics - Feb. 2012</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">First appearance of Redmond (Conrad Paulson)</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRM9XiXRJ9559VCP9yVB5mDA3DK_6jEYz7wvkNg7EWyGDzWQkKecle9VFijPyVeHzIxJfN5z14vUvUg0itEQmT7ZqiHJ82f4Wqt3-a8L1vTa1cj-My3ZMNwXmOqNsmsBnykk9FnslMwAU/s1600/Thief+of+Thieves+%25231+CGC+9.8+001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRM9XiXRJ9559VCP9yVB5mDA3DK_6jEYz7wvkNg7EWyGDzWQkKecle9VFijPyVeHzIxJfN5z14vUvUg0itEQmT7ZqiHJ82f4Wqt3-a8L1vTa1cj-My3ZMNwXmOqNsmsBnykk9FnslMwAU/s320/Thief+of+Thieves+%25231+CGC+9.8+001.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">I've noticed that it's been a while since I've dug into my box of graded comics and shared one of them with you. Now, not all of my comics are gems and some I've overpaid for and I want to try to use this post as an example of what can happen if you're not really informed or that knowledgeable about market trends.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Let me start off by saying that at the time that I bought this, I knew absolutely nothing about this comic or the story that was in it. I bought this copy of Thief of Thieves at the very peak of it's hype when there were rumors going around that this title was going to be picked up by AMC and turned into a T.V. show. I thought it would be a good idea to snag a copy up before it got really expensive. After all, look what happened to The Walking Dead comics after that show came out. I thought that this comics could be the next to skyrocket out of the stratosphere.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I found this copy on eBay for $200 and it was, at the time, selling for less than almost every other 9.8 NM/M copy that was available. Now keep in mind, I was still very green at the whole comics as an investment thing back then. I've learned a lot in the few years that have passed between then and now.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Anyway, over time there was less and less talk of a T.V. show actually happening. Even to this day, I'm not sure why it didn't happen. But, since there was less and less talk of it, values of this comic started to plummet. I watched, and still watch, as sales for this comic keep going lower and lower. I failed at making any kind of profit on this comic and I chalk this up to being a rookie mistake. However, if a show had been made, this could have been a very different story all together, but alas, it isn't.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So now I have this once hot comic that I bought for a couple hundred bucks that you can probably get for less than $100 now. I really don't even want it in my short box anymore, but if I tried to sell it, I'd be taking a big hit in the wallet. So, in my short box it will stay until I can make a little profit on it, or at the very least break even. Who knows if that will ever happen. </span><br />
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<a href="http://comics.gocollect.com/priceguide/view/925283?badge=26281" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img src="http://comics.gocollect.com/assets/images/comics/value-badge/26281.png" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">Anyway, this is my little story of how I screwed up and I hope you can take something away from it. Unfortunately with every boost in demand for any particular issue, there is going to be someone getting hosed and spending too much money on a comic that isn't going to hold it's value, and in this case it was me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'll include some links below just in case you're interested in finding a copy for yourself. Chances are you'll probably be able to find a nice high grade copy really cheap, and who knows, maybe it will see another boost in value someday. My fingers are crossed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Find a copy here</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><u>Key Issue Notes</u></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">First appearance of Corvus Glaive</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">First appearance of Outriders</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtXnfOA_vZjaH2pbihcvppeqiQ8IAoKfh2vu62o3ypH9lIL9DSchmQUYan-DUSSFojd_WAD2udVG56Yb5_SVDpws5abeU61m7nz1xVp9-nJLcBe2dsOUYsuZcrSUahiD4TKrO-opxwliA/s1600/1704151444142.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtXnfOA_vZjaH2pbihcvppeqiQ8IAoKfh2vu62o3ypH9lIL9DSchmQUYan-DUSSFojd_WAD2udVG56Yb5_SVDpws5abeU61m7nz1xVp9-nJLcBe2dsOUYsuZcrSUahiD4TKrO-opxwliA/s320/1704151444142.jpg" width="192" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">I decided to take a small break from my Inhumans key issue list to tell you about a couple of modern books that have seen a little bit of heat as of late. The first is this comic right here.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The reason that this issue has seem some movement in the market is because it holds the first appearance of Corvus Glaive. It would appear that Corvus and the Black Order, will be appearing in the The Avengers: Infinity War Part 1. It's not often that you have the first appearance of a character that is going to show up on a movie appear in a Free Comic Book Day comic.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This characters appearance was kinda confirmed from a leaked set photo that was released recently. It would appear that Corvus Glaive is going to be a completely CG character. Even though there's been no confirmation by the Marvel Studios, people are almost certain that this is the character that will be in the film from the weapon that he is carrying. After seeing the leaked photos, I'd have to agree with them. I've included a side by side picture so you can decide for yourself who this baddie might be.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">See the similarities</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Just who is this Corvus Glaive guy anyway. He is one of the many minions of Thanos. He's not just any minion though, he's actually Thanos' right hand man, so, it makes sense that they would throw him in a movie along side The Mad Titan. He is also the leader of the Black Order, whom I will talk about in a very near future post.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Another character, or characters I should say, that make their first appearance in this issue are the Outriders. These creatures were created, I'm assuming by Thanos, to only serve him, their master. When they are given a task to complete, they don't stop until it's finished. They're also very stealthy and dangerous assassins, if that's the task that they are given. Whether these characters are to appear in the upcoming Avengers movie or not remains to be seen. It's quite possible, but I have no idea where the writers are getting their ideas from or what they'll use.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The story that appears in this comic is only a portion of the full story that appears in six part Infinity mini series, which came out shortly after this issue. In fact, the small portion that appears in this issue, is reprinted in Infinity #1. The Free Comic Book Day issue was a way for people to get introduced to the story line and hopefully go spend their hard earned cash on the rest of the stories.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><u>Variants</u></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">There was only one variant of this issue that I could find and it is the Midtown Comics variant. I believe the only place to get these comics on May 4, 2013 was at one of the Midtown store locations in New York City. The obvious main difference between this issue and the others is the big advertisement for their website that obscures half of the cover. I have no idea what the print run of these exclusive variants are, but I'm assuming that it's probably in the thousands. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Midtown is one of the big players in the comic book retail business. They have a big online presence and have three brick and mortar stores in the Big Apple. They often have exclusive variants to help promote their business, especially for FCBD comics. I'm almost positive that they will have more this year too, so if you're in NYC on Free Comics Day, you should probably stop by one their stores and snag an exclusive variant or two.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This comic has just started to heat up so not many copies have made it to the grading room yet. So far there have only been 35 copies registered in the CGC census, and pretty much every damn one of them is graded 9.8 NM/M (25). The remaining six range between 9.2 NM- and 9.6 NM+. Even though the census is practically nonexistent for this comic, I'm sure we will start to see the number of graded copies start to rise very soon. Now that this is considered a key issue, there will be a lot of people digging this book out of their long boxes and sending them in to their grading company of choice. I won't be doing an update for these numbers in the future, but you can be sure to see more and more graded copies hitting the market in the next few months.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><u>Values</u></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Unfortunately, at the time of this writing, I couldn't find any sales info for graded copies of this comic. Since this is a fairly new key issue, and there are so few graded at the moment, that doesn't surprise me at all. But, if we look at the sales for raw copies, we might be able to get an idea of how this book is doing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It wasn't that long ago that you could snag a high grade copy of this comic for just a couple bucks or so. After the announcement of Corvus appearing in the Avengers flick, there were a crazy amount of sales, most likely from people trying to get a cheap copy before the inevitable craze that is going to surround this book for a little while.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now, most people are listing their eBay </span><span style="font-size: large;">"Buy it Now" </span><span style="font-size: large;">auctions starting at about the $20 range, not including shipping. That is a huge jump in value in a very short amount of time, almost a 1000% jump. I have a feeling that when graded copies finally do reach the market, that they are going to carry a hefty price tag. Prices should come down a little once more and more of them reach the market. It is all about supply and demand after all.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If I were into flipping comics, I'd probably find the best raw high grade copies that I could get right now, for the lowest price that I could, send them in to CGC or CBCS at the fastest grading </span><span style="font-size: large;">tier</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">possible, then sling them right back out on the market as soon as I got them back. I have a feeling that demand for this book won't last very long. In today's market, it never does.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Find a copy here</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><u>Key Issue Notes</u></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">First appearance of Gorgon</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Second appearance of Dragon Man</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Up next in part 2 of this Inhumans key issue list is Fantastic Four #44, and the first appearance of Gorgon. Eme Ikwuakor has been cast to play this role in the upcoming Inhumans T.V. show, airing on ABC later this year. It would seem that Marvel plans to play the first two episodes in IMAX theaters on Sept. 1 of this year. I have no idea if the first two episodes are going to be filmed in the 70mm IMAX format, or the regular 35mm format that most movies are filmed in. I'm hoping for the former, but it will most likely be the latter.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Ok, let's talk a little about this key issue. This is an important Inhumans key because it has the first appearance of Gorgon, who just happens to be the cousin of Black Bolt and is also a member of the Royal Family. He was sent by Maximus the Mad to search for Medusa and bring her back to the Inhuman city of Attilan. We don't learn any of this in this issue, only that he is there to bring her back to "where she belongs". If you're wondering who Maximus and Black Bolt are, and where Attilan is at, don't worry, I'll be talking more about them in the next couple of posts, so stay tuned for those.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The picture says it all</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Besides having the Inhuman powers of enhanced strength and durability, Gorgon also has the ability create intense shock waves that could level a city, simply by stomping his hooves on the ground. Yes, he has hooves. Did I forget to mention that? I really must say, he is a very interesting looking character, to say the least.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">This issue also holds the second appearance of Dragon Man, the android creation of Professor Gregson Gilbert. Dragon Man doesn't do a whole lot in this issue except create havoc and a lot of problems for the Fantastic Four, oh, and fly away with a car that just happens to have Medusa in it, helping her escape being captured by Gorgon. Both Dragon Man and Professor Gilbert make their first appearance in the pages of Fantastic Four #35.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><u>Variants</u></b></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">U.S. (top) and UK (bottom) versions</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;">Where FF #36 didn't have a UK pence copy that I could find, this issue most certainly does. Both of these covers are almost identical, with the only exception being the price on the cover. Where the U.S version has the 12¢ in the upper left hand corner, the UK version has 10d, as you can see in the picture that I've provided. If the picture is too small, simply click the image to enlarge it.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;">These UK variants had a very small print run when compared to the U.S. copies. Some sources say that they only make up around 5% or less of the total print run. That can make these variants much harder to find, but, usually the UK copies don't demand as high of a price as their U.S. counterparts, even with the lower print run. They have, in recent years, started to see a rise in value as more and more people are starting to gun for lower print run comics, both new and old.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;">There may be other foreign editions of this comic out there, however, if there are, I couldn't find any information on them.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><u>Census</u></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">All together, CGC has 741 copies of FF #44 listed in their census. In this case, two of those 741 copies are UK variants. That leaves 739 for the U.S. edition. That low number can give you a good idea of how rare the UK edition is. </span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;">Both of the UK edition copies are graded a mid-grade 6.5 F+.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Looking at the 739 copies of the U.S. edition, surprisingly, most of them are a nice high grade between 8.5VF+</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">(84)</span><span style="font-size: large;"> all the way up to 9.8 NM/M (10). There are quite a few 9.4 NM </span><span style="font-size: large;">(107) </span><span style="font-size: large;">copies out there though. However, there are quite a few of them that have a Restored label, 30 in total.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So, the census isn't too bad, not too high and not too low, for this issue, unless we're talking about the UK version, then it's microscopic.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><u>Values</u></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">For this section, I couldn't find any information on the UK edition to compare sales to the U.S. version. The sites that I use for research may just mix both of these editions together and not differentiate between the two. Or, the sales for the UK edition might be so scarce, that there really isn't any information on them. After all, there are only two of them listed in the CGC census. </span><span style="font-size: large;">So, I'm writing this up assuming that all of these copies are the U.S. version.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The first appearance of Gorgon definitely doesn't demand the same amount of coin as the <a href="http://www.gradedkeycomics.com/2017/03/fantastic-four-36.html">first appearance of Medusa</a> does. In Sept. of 2016, a 9.6 NM+ copy sold on eBay for $686.36. Compare that to a 9.6 NM+ copy of FF #36 that sold in April 2015 for a staggering $7,499. This could have a lot to do with the fact that there are a lot more high grade copies of FF #44 than there are of FF #36. Either way, that a huge price gap.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Anyway, getting back to this issue, high grade 9.0 VF/NM copies are hovering around the $200 range, which is only up about $100 from where it was five years ago. Even 9.4 NM copies are barely braking the $400 mark, and usually selling quite a bit below it. The 9.4 NM copies have remained pretty consistent value wise over the last few years, with the exception of when the movie hype was everywhere. At that time, there was a nice little boost in value, topping out at around the $800 mark, but have obviously come down a lot since then.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Even though this is a more "affordable" book than FF #36, there still may not be a significant increase in value for this comic. Like I said before, there are a lot more high grade copies floating around out there. However, if you're able to find a rare UK copy somewhere, it may be worth picking up, if the price is right of course.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><u>Key Issue Notes</u></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">First appearance of the Frightful Four</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">First appearance of Medusa</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Marvel has announced the cast for their new, ever expanding list of T.V. shows, The Inhumans. The show was originally planned as a movie, but for reasons unknown to me, those plans fell apart. The Inhumans have already been introduced in Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D, and now they are getting there own 8 episode series.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">In these next few posts, I'll be going over the first appearances of the Inhuman Royal Family that has already been cast. They are going to be mostly volume one of Fantastic Four, which, surprisingly, I have yet to even mention. So, without further ado, let's get to it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Since I'll be going chronologically, the first issue to get mentioned is Fantastic Four #36. It is currently being sought out because of the first appearance of Medusa. She is going to be played by Serinda Swan in the upcoming T.V. series. But that's not all of the key issue goodness that this comic has to offer. It also has the first appearance of The Frightful Four.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">With this issue, it'll probably be best if I start at the beginning. When we first open up this comic, we see Reed Richards and Sue Storm being hounded by the paparazzi over their wedding engagement. It isn't until we hit page three that the baddies show up, and that's where the key issue stuff starts to happen.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">On an lonely, empty wharf stands Paste Pot Pete, waiting for Sandman and The Wizard to discuss how they would be able to defeat the Fantastic Four. They all decide that it would be best to form a team themselves, an exact "opposite" of the Fantastic Four if you will. There was one thing missing from this new team of super villains, and that is a female member. It's a good thing that the Wizard knows exactly where to find this villainess, whom he claims is more powerful that the Invisible Woman herself.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Madam Medusa</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"></span><span style="font-size: large;">The Wizard had heard rumors of an all powerful woman on a small island in the Mediterranean. This woman turns out to be none other that Madam Medusa. She doesn't have snakes protruding from her head like the mythological version, but she does have control and can manipulate her hair at will, as well as other abilities. Not the coolest of powers, but hey, who am I to say anything. I've never created any superheroes or villains. Anyway, Medusa joins the trio of evil men and the Frightful Four is assembled. Having formed their new team, they go off and try to execute their plan to bring down the FF. She is also the wife of the silent leader of the Inhumans, Black Bolt, but we won't learn about this until a later issue.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Spidey wants some cake too</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I should also note that the X-Men and the Avengers make a cameo appearance in this issue. They are all gathered together, at what I can only assume is the Baxter Building, for an engagement party. And if you look closely, there is also a very very brief appearance of Spider-Man's arm. Spidey's gotta crash a party and snag himself some cake.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><u>Variants</u></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">This is a fairly new section where I try to look for available variant covers for comics, but unfortunately for this comic, there are none, or at least none that I could find. Some of the Silver Age books that came out around this time have UK pence copies, but not for this issue. There will be some pence copies for a couple of the next issues that I will be talking about though.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><u>Census</u></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">To date, there have been 709 copies listed in the CGC census. There's pretty even mix of high grade 9.4 NM copies all the way down to a low grade 3.0 G/VG. There are a few higher graded copies with only one copy topping out at a Universal 9.8 NM/M. I can only assume that a lot of these copies have been submitted over the last couple of years because before there was any hype about a movie or T.V. show, this wasn't a very sought out comic. You'll be able to see what I mean in the Value section coming up next.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><u>Values</u></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://comics.gocollect.com/priceguide/view/125487" target="_blank">On GoCollect</a></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">When you look at the value of this comic over the last few years, you can see that this was once a bargain bin comic. Yes, I am using that term loosely. It wasn't exactly in the dollar bin, but it wasn't even close to demanding the prices that they are today. For this, I'm going to use 7.5 VF- graded copies as an example, only because it has the most sales over the last few years.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">During the Inhumans movie rumor mill period back in 2011-2012, 7.5 VF- copies were only selling in the $115-$145 range. Once it was confirmed in 2014 that there was a movie coming out, values very quickly shot up over the $500-$600 almost overnight, with one sale almost reaching the $1,000 mark. Values hovered around the $500 range for quite a few months after the beginning of 2015, that was until it was confirmed that there would not be an Inhumans movie after all. After that, values started to plummet down below the $300 mark. But, with the news that there will be an eight episode T.V. show coming out, prices may be on the rebound. Only time will tell.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now why do I think that most of the copies in the CGC census were submitted over the last couple of years? Because of that huge boost in value. Once people saw that this comic was now worth something, a lot of people sent in their copies to be graded. That may have also had an effect on the values too. There were more copies in the market. It's all about supply and demand after all.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now that prices have come down, it may be a good time to snag a copy of FF #36. Whether values will jump back up to where they were in the near future remains to be seen. I definitely have my doubts, but I've been wrong in the past, and I'm sure I will be wrong many more times in the future. Happy hunting my fellow collectors and investors.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span><span style="font-size: large;">Find a copy here</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><u>Key Issue Notes</u></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">First full appearance of Blink (Clarice Ferguson)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">First full appearance of Skin (Angelo Espinosa)</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW_JP-5071cMWn9bqhLkl8cHIJ1dnmkdc-V5CTD-ADRAuqKeAJbKHrrpYpq0VrseWbWhaBzyUuiGxtpaMQVFCzySP9oQd6qHsR4mj8EfDltCKwKf6JdngQ-TfVAizkirb-VuTWsMDWI4k/s1600/Uncanny_X-Men_317_9.9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW_JP-5071cMWn9bqhLkl8cHIJ1dnmkdc-V5CTD-ADRAuqKeAJbKHrrpYpq0VrseWbWhaBzyUuiGxtpaMQVFCzySP9oQd6qHsR4mj8EfDltCKwKf6JdngQ-TfVAizkirb-VuTWsMDWI4k/s320/Uncanny_X-Men_317_9.9.jpg" width="199" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">The new <b>X-Men: Gifted</b> T.V. show has been green lit by <b>Fox</b> and casting is now underway. One of the characters that has already been cast is that of Blink. She will be played by <b>Jamie Chung</b>. The T.V. version of Blink is going to go by the name of <b>Clarice Fong</b> instead of Ferguson like it says in the key issue notes. I'm not sure why writers or producers felt like they need the name change, but it is what it is.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This isn't Chung's first time being affiliated with an X-Men project. In 2011, she voiced the character of <b>Aimi Yoshida</b> for the <b>X-Men Destiny</b> video game.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This also isn't the first time we'll see a live action version of <b>Blink</b>. We got to see her and her cool mutant abilities in the 2014 movie <b>X-Men: Days of Future Past</b>, which, in my opinion, was one of the better X-Men movies to come out.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Blink</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Like I already mentioned, Blink's real name is <b>Clarice Ferguson</b>. She has the ability to teleport large masses and groups of people. If she's feeling especially gruesome, she can teleport only a portion of her enemies. like an arm, a leg, or maybe just the head. That would make for a pretty nasty scene. </span><span style="font-size: large;">She can also create portals that can divert an oncoming attack from an enemy. These portals are accompanied by a "blink" sound, which is where she probably gets her nickname from.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The next mutie to make his first appearance in this issue is <b>Angelo Espinosa</b>, also known as <b>Skin</b>. Espinosa's nickname is very fitting, because he has roughly six feet of extra skin that he can manipulate at will. He isn't like <b>Reed Richards</b> of the<b> Fantastic Four </b>though. Espinosa only has control of manipulating his skin, his skeletal structure stays the same as any other non mutant.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Skin</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">When we first meet these two, they are being held captive by the <b>Phalanx</b>, a cybernetic race that joins with human hosts and become part of a collective. They remind me of the <b>Borg</b> from <b>Star Trek</b>. The Phalanx have captured these two, and a few other mutants, to experiment on them because, for some reason, the Phalanx can't assimilate mutants into their collective like they can with non mutants.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">At the end of the story, all of the captured mutants are able to escape confinement and join together to form the team <b>Generation X</b>, although they aren't named as such in this issue. There are multiple websites that state that this issue has the first appearance of the team, but there are others that claim that <b>Uncanny X-Men #318</b> is the first appearance. I'm not sure which is correct, but they all leave their captivity together and continue on with the same purpose, so it kinda seems like they unofficially formed a team to me.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">From X-Men Vol. 2 #36</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">However, over at <b>Comic Vine</b>, they state that the first appearance of Generation X is in the pages of <b>Marvel Annual Report #4</b>. Now, if you're not familiar with these books, they are what the title says. Marvel took their usually boring market reports that they give to investors, and turned it into a comic, just to make it a little more interesting to read. It's mostly accounting numbers and sales mumbo jumbo, but there are copies out there in the secondary market and do sell for a decent amount of money, not because it holds the first appearance of Generation X, but more likely because they weren't overly printed and can be harder to find.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you notice, in the key notes list, I put "the first full appearance" of the two characters. In the Vol. 2 series of X-Men #36, there is a panel that clearly shows them. I'm not sure if that would be considered a cameo or not, but they definitely make an appearance in that issue. <b>X-Men Vol. 2 #36</b> was published in Sept. of 1994, a month earlier that this issue of Uncanny X-Men.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><u>Variants</u></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you are a variant hunter, or a completionist, there are two versions of this comic for you to hunt for. One is recognized as the Foil Edition by CGC. </span><span style="font-size: large;">This variant is the Direct Market version. </span><span style="font-size: large;">There is also a version that has a red stripe which replaces the foil. This version is the Standard Newsstand Edition.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Unfortunately I don't have any print run information for either one of these variants, but both of these versions are not hard to come by. There are far more Foil Editions available than there are of the Newsstand Edition, but that was how the market was focused back in the 90's. If you're unfamiliar with the difference between the Direct and Newsstand editions, there is <a href="https://rarecomics.wordpress.com/2015/11/08/comic-book-newsstand-editions-understanding-the-difference/" target="_blank">a great article explaining it here</a>.</span><br />
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<b><u><span style="font-size: x-large;">Census</span></u></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Since CGC is the only company with a census, I will be using their numbers for this section. <b>CGC</b> does differentiate between the two variant editions that I talked about above, and there are far more of the Foil Editions registered than there are Newsstand. To date, there have been 308 copies of the Foil Edition graded as opposed to only 43 of the Newsstand copies. Most of both versions are very high 9.8 NM/M copies, a little over 270 of em.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">These numbers are low, at least for now anyway. I'm not sure how many people know about the first appearance of these two characters, of if people are just doing the "wait and see" thing to see if it's going to be worth submitting this comic.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><u><b>Values</b></u></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://comics.gocollect.com/priceguide/view/162106" target="_blank">Value of X-Men #317 on GoCollect</a></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This key issue is still a very affordable comic, even in high grades. There haven't been a ton of them, but recent sales for 9.8 NM/M copies have only been in the $30 - $50 range. It has come down significantly since the X-Men Days of Future Past hype back in 2014. Copies at that same grade were dropping at the $100 and over range back then. It is possible that this comic could see another boost in demand, especially if the T.V. show turns out to be any good. The latest auctions on <b>eBay</b> for 9.8 copies have been listed at just under the $100 mark, so if collectors start jumping on those copies, we'll definitely see this books value start to rise again.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It seems to me that this comic is still under the radar as far as key issues go, especially for a fan favorite character like Blink. It could be that there are just so many other key issues that people are gunning for, this comic is getting overlooked, but who knows how long that is going to last.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Find a copy here</span><br />
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<u><span style="font-size: large;">Key Issue Notes</span></u><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">First appearance of the Infinity Gauntlet</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZGW5kK3fgMHVIi2qlcxjgrkWhW8E5j3sYVkgHofYl3tFSlvjOE4Cok3rbYdEJarUfLA2YnfeGEiPvGuXWhnki-JyN_h69tAkuPLHeTq-1I2js6beYoEMiMB8r4kFi-ESWkaz1BN2F0vM/s1600/lf.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZGW5kK3fgMHVIi2qlcxjgrkWhW8E5j3sYVkgHofYl3tFSlvjOE4Cok3rbYdEJarUfLA2YnfeGEiPvGuXWhnki-JyN_h69tAkuPLHeTq-1I2js6beYoEMiMB8r4kFi-ESWkaz1BN2F0vM/s320/lf.jpg" width="204" /></a><span style="font-size: large;"><b>The Avengers: Infinity War Part 1</b> has finally started production, and there is more than a good chance that we finally will see Thanos finally don the <b>Infinity Gauntlet</b>. </span><span style="font-size: large;">In fact, many of the Marvel movies that have already come out have been leading us to this latest Avengers movie.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">However, this won't the first time we've seen the <b>Infinity Gauntlet</b> on the big screen. If you remember, it was shown ever so briefly in <b>Thor: The Dark World</b>. In the movie, we can see it in a scene where it appears to already have all of the Infinity Gems, but, from the <b>Guardians of the Galaxy</b> and <b>Avengers: Age of Ultron</b> movies, we know that at least two of the Gems shouldn't be. But, that's a debate for another blogger to tackle.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm here to talk about the first appearance of the Infinity Gauntlet in comics and it just so happens to appear in <b>Silver Surfer Vol. 3 #44</b>. There's at least one source that claims <b>Infinity Gauntlet #1</b> is it's first appearance, but since that book came out nearly seven months after this issue of Silver Surfer, I can tell you that that source is not correct.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">From Thor: The Dark World</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In the two part story <b>The Thanos Quest</b>, as Thanos was gazing into the Infinity Well, he learned of the <b>Soul Gems</b> and the powers that they possessed. He also learned where he could find them. One by one, he defeated the owner of the Gems, gathered them together, and, using the powers from them, became an all powerful being. It was in this mini series that <b>Thanos</b> started to refer to the Soul Gems as <b>Infinity Gems</b>. We never see the Gems mounted on a Gauntlet in the series.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thanos' reason for acquiring the Gems was to become an equal to his beloved, <b>Death</b>. But, after acquiring them, be became more powerful and, in her eyes, was her superior.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">From Silver Surfer #44</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This isn't a highly sought out key issue at this time. It is started to get noticed a little more now for its key issue status. There are only 327 copies listed in the <b>CGC</b> census to date, but I expect that to change once this issue starts to increase in value and more people feel it's a worthy candidate for grading. </span><span style="font-size: large;">Most of the copies listed in the census are of very high grade. Of those 327, 220 are graded a 9.4 NM or higher, with 83 of those graded 9.8 NM/M.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There's not a lot of sales data before the movie hype hit. This wasn't a comic that was on anyone's radar at that point. You could snag a high grade copy for a fraction of what they are going for now. Back in late 2013, a CGC 9.8 NM/M copy sold on eBay for $79.99, and a CGC 9.6 NM+ sold for less that twenty bucks.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://comics.gocollect.com/priceguide/view/155150" target="_blank">Value of Silver Surfer #44 on GoCollect</a></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Fast forward a couple years to 2015, once the hype hit, 9.8's started to sell for around the $300 mark and have pretty much hovered in that range since then. It did break the $400 mark between May and Sept. of 2016, but has settled back to where it was. If you're looking for something in the sub $100 range, you'll probably be looking at 9.2 NM- or 9.4 NM copies, and if you're really lucky, you might be able to snag a 9.6 NM+, but that's not very likely any time soon.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you're looking for an even cheaper option, there are still a ton of raw copies out there that you can get cheap, but you have to have a good eye and be able to determine grades well. If you misjudge, you could end up paying more than the comic is worth after getting it graded. As always when buying raw, buyer beware. You never know if there's been restoration of any kind done to it. It's less likely with books from the <b>Copper</b> and <b>Modern Age</b>, but you never can tell.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Find a copy here</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">First appearance of Hellboy</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmhtw7siDlrrL7VrHHptYGvG9AdVZH8Ym26Q2V8wEuhoqviAKHP0wGcwgMxRBO2IIbihrQeeQcl6aEBPFFERP50OsjuqcglWpDLXBKTc92ibLepEJxyiSCTOrFNEK9PjnIBw_N-P19aVI/s1600/RAD1813020151019_144357.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmhtw7siDlrrL7VrHHptYGvG9AdVZH8Ym26Q2V8wEuhoqviAKHP0wGcwgMxRBO2IIbihrQeeQcl6aEBPFFERP50OsjuqcglWpDLXBKTc92ibLepEJxyiSCTOrFNEK9PjnIBw_N-P19aVI/s320/RAD1813020151019_144357.jpg" width="199" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">It appears that Hellboy is back in the news again. It seems that <b>Guillermo del Toro</b>, director of the first two Hellboy movies, took to <b>Twitter</b> and created a poll to see if fans wanted to see a third installment of the film franchise. It would appear that the answer was a resounding yes. He stated on Jan. 18th, that if he got more that 100,000 votes, he would have a sit down with actor <b>Ron Perlman</b> and Hellboy creator <b>Mike Mignola</b> and discuss the possibility of making that film happen. Well, del Toro's 24 hour poll received over 130,000 total votes, with 32% say yes to the sequel, and 68% saying Hell Yes!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm sure there will be some controversy with me saying that <b>San Diego Comic Con Comics #2</b> is the first appearance of Hellboy. I'll get to that in a minute, but first let me tell you exactly what SDCC Comics are all about.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Early Hellboy concepts</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Between the years 1992 and 1995, <b>Dark Horse Comics</b> created a comic for SDCC that was given out as a promotion to attendees. If you've gone to one of the larger conventions lately, you'll know what I'm talking about. I've gotten a few convention exclusive comics, like the <b><a href="http://www.gradedkeycomics.com/2016/04/the-walking-dead-1.html">Wizard World Walking Dead #1</a></b> variants that were being handed out a couple years ago. It was in the second issue that shows the first appearance of Hellboy, but I'll get to that in a minute. I'm going to start from the beginning.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Dime Press #4</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In the very beginning, creator Mike Mignola created some sketches that were his first idea of <b>Hellboy</b>. As you can see, these first sketches look nothing like the final version of the character. If you look, you can see that the characters name is written on his belt buckle. As you can see from the copy write, these sketches were made in 1991.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Jump forward a couple of years to May of 1993. In the Italian comic <b>Dime Press #4</b>, you can see that his character has been further refined. This prototype of Hellboy isn't featured in any story, but only appears on the cover, and even though this version is much closer to the final version, his skin is blue and not the signature red color and he is lacking his long trench coat. Mignola even claims that this is just a prototype, and not the actual first appearance of Hellboy. It would only be a few months later that we would welcome his actual 1st appearance.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">From San Diego Comic Con Comics #2</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And here it is, in the pages of San Diego Comic Con Comics #2 that we have the first full appearance. Mignola's Hellboy story is one of many in this comic, so it's only a few pages long, but in it we get to see the finished character. This issue is only in black and white, so we really don't get to see him as the big red beast that he is, but he is sporting that trench coat in this issue. </span><span style="font-size: large;">It wouldn't be until <b>John Byrne's Next Men #21</b> that we finally get to see him in all of his full color glory. </span><span style="font-size: large;">There are also stories from many other great artists in this comic, like <b>Dave Gibbons</b>, <b>John Byrne</b>, and <b>Frank Miller</b>, just to name a few.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">There have been 417 copies graded by <b>CGC</b> thus far. According to <a href="http://www.recalledcomics.com/SDCC-Comics2andDimePress4.php" target="_blank"><b>Recalled Comics</b></a>, there were only about 1500 copies produced. Most of the copies that are in CGC's census are nice high grade copies. The lowest graded copy is a Signature Series 6.5 F+, and tops out at 9.8 NM/M with 119 copies. In fact, most of the already graded copies are in the 9.6 NM+ to 9.8 NM/M range, so there's no shortage of high grade copies out there. I also want to note that CGC recognizes this as the first appearance of Hellboy as well.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://comics.gocollect.com/priceguide/view/300322" target="_blank">Value of San Diego Comic Con</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://comics.gocollect.com/priceguide/view/155150" target="_blank">Comics #2 on GoCollect</a></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Values for this comic has been on the down slope recently. 9.8 NM/M copies that were going for over the $400 mark in July of 2015, have come settled into the $250 - $300 range. It looks like the same thing has happened for most other grades too. There could be a couple of reasons for this. 1) Hype for the character has died down like it often does in todays market, and 2) people have started gunning for copies of Dime Press #4, thinking that is the first appearance of Hellboy. Even though DP #4 has a higher print run (around 2000) than SDCC Comics #2, values are quite a bit higher, perhaps because it's a foreign comic and harder to find.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Either way, if a new movie gets confirmed, you can expect to see prices for both of these comics get another little boost in demand. I'm not saying that you'll get rich, but you could pull out a small profit to help fund that next comic that is on your want list.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Find a copy here</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjruupZJPIxUazIsF9pGG_z4NGu8BY39hN8EnbaLi5ne4OJDqwKk-4T-7w_vnWJOnezdyYsD-x0_LgGMy02XQgrE0lNDXK4JGjHN3t3ChfkM14lgz9q9UhtyvF6XoqCYQRIjOh2Ov1EpFo/s1600/RCO001_1469436860.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="1st full Venom" border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjruupZJPIxUazIsF9pGG_z4NGu8BY39hN8EnbaLi5ne4OJDqwKk-4T-7w_vnWJOnezdyYsD-x0_LgGMy02XQgrE0lNDXK4JGjHN3t3ChfkM14lgz9q9UhtyvF6XoqCYQRIjOh2Ov1EpFo/s640/RCO001_1469436860.jpg" title="Amazing Spider-Man #300" width="640" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">Marvel - May 1988</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><u>Key Issue Notes</u></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">First full appearance and origin of Venom</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Last black Spider-Man costume</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVbwBeNzgae4DQoJptt5xNAfnCArIpIScMgj2hsxDv1BtEqtjgRUj4-L5ABvtmesdM1SR1p7sf7KbisSFSeUFwk0TXJGYVgxWaHHZnw1CvesHnZ_u2IAXA2ROKmthved3ReeBL5bh5YLM/s1600/asm300_cgc98.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVbwBeNzgae4DQoJptt5xNAfnCArIpIScMgj2hsxDv1BtEqtjgRUj4-L5ABvtmesdM1SR1p7sf7KbisSFSeUFwk0TXJGYVgxWaHHZnw1CvesHnZ_u2IAXA2ROKmthved3ReeBL5bh5YLM/s320/asm300_cgc98.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">As we all know by now, the rights for <b>Spider-Man</b> is now shared by <b>Sony Pictures</b> and <b>Marvel</b>, but many of the other great Spidey characters are still owned by Sony. Since that's the case, there are still rumors of Spider-Man spin-off movies.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A while back, before the disaster of a movie known as <b>Amazing Spider-Man 2</b>, Sony was teasing us with the idea of a <b>Sinister Six</b> movie, a <b>Black Cat</b> movie and a <b>Venom vs. Carnage</b> movie. Well, it would seem that these movies are still a possibility. I'm assuming that Sony is seeing how well everyone's favorite webslinger does in the new <b>Spider-Man: Homecoming</b> film that comes out later this year.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It would seem that Sony's plans have changed slightly. Now the spin-off is only going to feature <b>Venom</b>, which seems like a good idea to me. You can't have <b>Carnage</b> without Venom after all, so let's get some backstory on these characters before we have them go head to head on the big screen.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Anyway, since I've already talked about the <a href="http://www.gradedkeycomics.com/2016/06/amazing-spider-man-361.html">first appearance of Carnage</a>, it's now time to tackle the first appearance of Venom.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Acutally, if you want to get technical about it, this is the third appearance of Venom. In ASM #298, we see the alien symbiote envelope the hands of who we now know is <b>Eddie Brock</b>. This might be considered a cameo appearance, but I'm not exactly sure since only the hands are shown. Neither CGC or CBCS note any appearance of Venom.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">He also makes an appearance in three panels of ASM #299. This time, we get to see the full character, not just his hands. This issue is considered the first cameo appearance of Venom by the big two grading companies, and <b>Overstreet</b> recognizes it as his "1st brief appearance".</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It isn't until issue #300 that we get our first full story featuring the villainous Venom. We also learn that underneath the symbiote. is disgraced journalist Eddie Brock, and he isn't the "<b>Lethal Protector</b>" that he's become today. He started out as a unforgiving killer, hellbent on revenge.</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTPsQo6MkHaR5QXyBKn3YNiiq-ANjfV47Htu6pTHcsZMrElgD0eRwAPXJmvplmsj790wmx5xMhw-iP_wZ7X9_nSCaENJNnenfV4BCXR6tOtxGP26sVrrBghXsqIJG7helqGzeaXxiMCZs/s1600/RCO018_1469436860.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTPsQo6MkHaR5QXyBKn3YNiiq-ANjfV47Htu6pTHcsZMrElgD0eRwAPXJmvplmsj790wmx5xMhw-iP_wZ7X9_nSCaENJNnenfV4BCXR6tOtxGP26sVrrBghXsqIJG7helqGzeaXxiMCZs/s320/RCO018_1469436860.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">Before Eddie was writing "venomous celebrity exposes", he was a journalist at the <b>Daily Globe</b>, writing an expose on the serial killer Sin Eater. He was getting information from someone claiming to be the <b>Sin Eater</b> himself. </span><span style="font-size: large;">When Spider-Man captured the real Sin Eater, Brock was left to look like a fool for writing false stories. He became the laughing stock of the journalism world and was forced to write the garbage that he was. He blamed Spider-Man for his downfall. Add that to the hatred that the alien symbiote has toward Peter Parker for being rejected, and you have one mean, hateful, superpowered badass.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">At the end of the issue, <b>Peter Parker</b> decides to go back to his original red and blue tights instead of the black ones. Now that Venom exists, the black costume would be more likely to strike fear into people than a feeling of hope.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This comic has been on the radar for a long time and Venom is definitely one of the more fan favorites of Spider-Man foes. And even with all of the copies that are out there, this issue still demands a good amount of cash for high grade copies.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There are also a couple of reprints and foreign editions out there for you variant hunters. I'm not going to get into the foreign editions, but I will go over a few of the reprints in the order they were released.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">First, in 1998, Marvel came out with a <b>Chromium Edition</b> of this issue. This reprint has an estimated print run of around 3,300 copies. What would the 90's be if we didn't have a chromium cover of this bad boy. I seems like all of the comics in the 90's were getting the chromium treatment. Even though this is a reprint, the low print run makes this a desirable comic and is quite expensive in high grades. It's not as valuable as the original first print, but it's not too far off. Even though the print run is low, you shouldn't have any trouble finding a copy online.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?icep_id=114&ipn=icep&toolid=20004&campid=5337855955&mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_odkw%3Damazing%2Bspiderman%2B300%2Bwalmart%26_osacat%3D0%26_from%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dp2045573.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.Xamazing%2Bspiderman%2B300%2Bwalmart%2Bmini.TRS0%26_nkw%3Damazing%2Bspiderman%2B300%2Bwalmart%2Bmini%26_sacat%3D0" target="_blank">Wal-Mart Mini</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The next copy was the mini version that was released in 2006. This was a <b>Wal-Mart</b> exclusive that was included in the Spider-Man 2 DVD's. The <b>Sam Raimi</b> version, not the Amazing Spider-Man 2 that starred <b>Andrew Garfield</b>. This version if actually far more affordable, but was harder to find copies online than the Chromuim Edition was. I'm not sure if that's because it has a low print run or because people just shoved them into their longboxes, but my bet would be the latter.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The third and final reprint that I'm going to talk about was released in 2007. While the first two reprints sported a cover that was similar or even identical to the original, this cover has completely new artwork by <b>Patrick Scherberger</b>. It is known as the <b>Niagara Falls Edition</b>. These copies are listed as "hard to find" on eBay, but I don't know just how hard. There are a few copies listed on there and it looks like a high grade copy might set you back a couple hundred bucks. So, not as expensive as the Chromium Edition, but a bit more than the Wal-Mart Mini copy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you're a variant hunter and want to add any of these to your collection, you can click on any of these variant pictures and you will be taken to the current eBay listings.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><u>Census</u></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Ok, enough about reprints, let's take a look at some census numbers for the first print of ASM #300. Being an 80's comic, you can rest assured that there are plenty of copies, especially one of key issue status.</span><span style="font-size: large;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">In the CGC census there have been, at the time of this writing 12,800 copies. That's more than the entire print run of some comics. And that's only the copies graded by CGC. There have also been multiple copies graded by both CBCS and <b>PGX</b>. If you're looking for a good investment copy, you should probably only be looking a 9.8 NM/M or 9.9 Mint copies. Right now, there are 850 9.8 NM/M copies, and, believe it or not, 10 copies graded a 9.9 Mint.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">T</span><span style="font-size: large;">he market place gets flooded a</span><span style="font-size: large;">s soon as you move down to the 9.6 NM+. There have been well over 2,400 copies at that grade and there are even more graded at 9.4 NM with over 2,600 copies. With so many copies at this grade, I don't see values rising up for these very fast.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://comics.gocollect.com/priceguide/view/150744" target="_blank">#300 on GoCollect</a></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"></span><span style="font-size: large;">Speaking of values, it' that time in the post that I talk about some sales figures. It looks like, for the 9 months or so, that 9.8 NM/M copies have consistently sold for over the $1,000 mark and have started to creep their way up to the $1,100 and $1,200 mark. However, 9.6 NM+ copies are selling for much less. Sales have been hovering around the $400 mark for close to the past year, which is only slightly up from $300 to $350 the year before that.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sales for copies below 9.0 get a little weird. In Jan. of 2016, you could get an 8.5 VF+ copy for slightly more than what some people were buying 4.5 VG+ copies for. They were both selling for slightly less that $150 at that time. That is interesting to me, but also confusing at the same time. If I had the choice to spend $150 on a comic, I would definitely buy the highest grade I could at that price, not settle for a crappy low grade book for the same price, but that's just me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Anyway, this is a popular comic, and does sell quite well, especially in high grades. It's consistently #1 or #2 on the most active list at <b><a href="http://comics.gocollect.com/" target="_blank">GoCollect</a></b>. If Sony does make a Venom, or a Venom vs. Carnage movie in the near future, this comic could see a nice bump in demand, and in value.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><u>Key Issue Notes</u></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">First appearance of Archie Andrews</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">First appearance of Betty Cooper</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">First appearance of Jughead</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKexJ8-kL7e4-mwEr3qHUpbt6VyP3gQ4q_Iq2xbpJ1r_HmOf7HEES3HzDcBCPrswQE7r8oEyHHE8T3Kslw3CIAkIFAsdsFNxb9l-a6YYOAGtzP1bB-hBgRzXDh1klvIBQVt2NzRTVJiIE/s1600/lf.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKexJ8-kL7e4-mwEr3qHUpbt6VyP3gQ4q_Iq2xbpJ1r_HmOf7HEES3HzDcBCPrswQE7r8oEyHHE8T3Kslw3CIAkIFAsdsFNxb9l-a6YYOAGtzP1bB-hBgRzXDh1klvIBQVt2NzRTVJiIE/s320/lf.jpg" width="206" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">Superheroes aren't the only characters from comic books making their way to the small screen. <b>The CW</b> network is home to many popular comic related T.V. shows like The <b>Flash</b>, <b>Supergirl</b>, and <b>Arrow</b>, is now coming out with the show <b>Riverdale</b>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This new show, which premiers later this month, looks as though it's going to be based very loosely on the characters of Archie, Betty and Jughead, who all live in Riverdale. It seems as though they are taking the light, comedic tone of the comic, and turned into a much darker teen drama. At least that's how it looks from watching the trailers.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Tucked in between stories with Golden Age heroes like <b>The Shield</b> and <b>The Hangman</b>, is everyone's favorite red head from Riverdale, Archie Andrews. This comic came out just as the U.S. was entering into WWII, so many of the stories are war based or have our heroes battling the evil Germans in some for or another. The war was everywhere during this time, like in the newspaper, on the radio, and even in comics, the lighthearted nature of Archie and his pals was a nice change from all of the news of the war.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Not only does this comic have the first appearance of Archie, it also has the first appearance of at least two other long time Archie characters, Jughead and Betty Cooper.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">When we first meet <b>Archie "Chick" Andrews</b>, he is walking along a fence, trying to impress a pretty young girl. That young girl is none other than <b>Betty Cooper</b>. Betty has been a love interest of Archie's from the very beginning. However, it wouldn't be long before she had to compete with <b>Veronica Lodge</b> for Archie's attention, but I'll get to that at another time.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Later in the story, we get to meet<b> Forsythe "Jughead" Jones III</b>. He is Archie's best friend. He's sarcastic, a bit on the lazy side and wants nothing to go with girls and all of the "problems" that come with them. He is kind of like Archie's sidekick. He also reminds me of <b>Whimpy</b> from <b>Popeye</b>, in the way that he is almost always eating something, usually a hamburger.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This comic here is pretty damn near impossible to find, raw or graded. The <b>CGC</b> census numbers are very very low. To date, there have only been <span style="background-color: white;">23</span> copies graded by them, and almost half of them have been Restored. Most of the copies listed are low to mid grade, but there are a couple high grade copies on there as well. There is one 9.0 VF/NM and one 9.4 NM, both of which are Restored. If you're looking for a blue Universal label, you'll have to go down to a very respectable 8.0 VF.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So it looks like this is a very scarce comic. If you're lucky enough to find a copy, expect to shovel out some serious cash for it, do to fact that there are so few copies, and that Archie is still a very popular character.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There isn't a lot of sales information that I could find for this issue, but what I did find really blew my mind. There were a couple of copies that sold recently at <b>Comic Link</b>. Both were low grade and one is restored. The first is a <b>CBCS</b> Certified 2.0 G copy. This low grade sucker ended up selling for $31,249. The next copy, a CGC Restored 5.5 F-, sold for much less at $21,250. If there is any debate if restored comics sell for less that unrestored, then there's your answer. </span><span style="font-size: large;">A higher grade copy, a</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">CGC</span><span style="font-size: large;"> Universal 7.0 F/VF, sold at Heritage Auctions back in Nov. 2014 for $143,400. So, you're gonna have to have some pretty deep pockets if you want to add this comic to your collection.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">To the best of my knowledge, there haven't been any <b>eBay</b> sales for this comic in the past 4-5 years. I don't have any information on any sales that may have come before that.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">At the time of this writing, I could only find one copy available for sale online at </span><a href="https://www.mycomicshop.com/search?ivitems=6182911#38541866&AffID=1451084P01" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">MyComicShop</a><span style="font-size: large;">. I've included the other links below because you never know when a copy will be thrown on the market. If you can't find anything at the links below, you can also check out </span><a href="https://www.ha.com/" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Heritage Auctions</a><span style="font-size: large;"> for a copy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?icep_ff3=9&pub=5575167893&toolid=10001&campid=5337855955&customid=&icep_uq=pep+comics+22&icep_sellerId=&icep_ex_kw=&icep_sortBy=12&icep_catId=63&icep_minPrice=&icep_maxPrice=&ipn=psmain&icep_vectorid=229466&kwid=902099&mtid=824&kw=lg" target="_blank">eBay</a><img src="http://rover.ebay.com/roverimp/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?ff3=9&pub=5575167893&toolid=10001&campid=5337855955&customid=&uq=pep+comics+22&mpt=[CACHEBUSTER]" style="border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0; text-decoration: none;" /> - <a href="http://www.comiclink.com/search_adv.asp?all=y&TITLE=Pep+comics&TITLEOPT=ALL&ISSUE=22&Condition=&ConditionTo=&CensusRank=&SearchPageQuality=&Pedigree=&PRICEF=&PRICET=&DESCRIPTION=&DESCRIPTIONOPT=ALL&SearchRemarks=&SearchCGC=&EXCLUDE=&CATEGORIES=-1&WCATEGORIES=-1&SORT=CATEG&_where_forsale=y&_where_auctions=y&x=0&y=0&where_forsale=y" target="_blank">ComicLink</a> - <a href="https://www.mycomicshop.com/search?TID=197071&AffID=1451084P01" target="_blank">MyComicShop</a> - <a href="http://www.comicconnect.com/bookSearch.php?title=pep+comics&issue=22" target="_blank">ComicConnect</a></span>Graded Key Comicshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04449621004076868298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8745041670310408411.post-40240521830566396472017-01-06T14:25:00.001-08:002017-04-05T22:26:14.523-07:00Aquaman #29<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioXk_NEJ3ZExGG8h1wPKr0rWvDcycpFwV_qLaGyaEY2AFPdlXZLtjz3h1HNTuY9ISyZhw00q50jpYVATV4bHVr2evsnLNKcJX_EJ1rc_TItNdolYGxCvNqqK6Zq_MVbAvbxMxJd6JdJ10/s1600/lf+-+Copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioXk_NEJ3ZExGG8h1wPKr0rWvDcycpFwV_qLaGyaEY2AFPdlXZLtjz3h1HNTuY9ISyZhw00q50jpYVATV4bHVr2evsnLNKcJX_EJ1rc_TItNdolYGxCvNqqK6Zq_MVbAvbxMxJd6JdJ10/s640/lf+-+Copy.jpg" width="640" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">D.C. Comics - Oct. 1966</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><u>Key Issue Notes</u></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">First appearance and origin of Ocean Master</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcKIuLHnmlTe9BRXSqWtAxCmntP86k5RABRmzgGmTSlFZJZ198MYZdwcFJY5wH11q_eiNkHZ2pU3V4qplmQ0mzU7U2YyD63rgeB-92MQRSR1n0derhrgW4iji8dJrfuPYeoIYChONseFA/s1600/lf.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcKIuLHnmlTe9BRXSqWtAxCmntP86k5RABRmzgGmTSlFZJZ198MYZdwcFJY5wH11q_eiNkHZ2pU3V4qplmQ0mzU7U2YyD63rgeB-92MQRSR1n0derhrgW4iji8dJrfuPYeoIYChONseFA/s320/lf.jpg" width="203" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">Sorry folks, I know it's been a while since my last post. Between work and getting ready for the holidays, I was pretty busy and didn't have a lot of extra time for anything else. But now that the holidays are over, let's get back to some key issue comics.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">While I was away, it was announced that <b>Patrick Wilson</b>, who played <b>Nite Owl</b> in <b>The Watchmen</b>, was cast in the "now in production" Aquaman movie. </span><span style="font-size: large;">Wilson will be playing the role of <b>Orm Marius</b>, Aquaman's half brother, that is also known as the villainous Ocean Master.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Tom Curry</b> is the father of both Ocean Master and Aquaman. He is a human that fell in love with the exiled Atlantean princess, <b>Atlanna</b>. They fell in love and had a baby called <b>Arthur</b>, who would grow up to be Aquaman. After the death of Atlanna, Tom remarried and had another child, Orm, with <b>Mary O'Sullivan</b>, who was also a human.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Since Orm has no Atlantean blood in him like Aquaman does, he doesn't have any of his abilities. Orm was always jealous of Aquaman and his anger often got him in trouble as a lad, and was always being bailed out by his brother. One day, Orm was struck in the head by a falling rock and lost his memory. He couldn't remember who he was or that he even had a brother at all. Soon after that, Orm vanished, but he would return years later as Ocean Master.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm a little surprised at how few of these comics have been graded by <b>CGC</b> so far. At the time of this writing, there are only 188 copies listed on their census. Most of the copies are graded between 5.0 VG/F all the way up to 9.6 NM+. There are three highest grade 9.8 NM/M copies, none of which have been restored. So if your looking for a nice high grade copy, there are some out there. Whether they are for sale or not, that's a different story.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Don't let these census numbers fool you though. This book might not be quite as rare a you may think they are. Although I don't know have print run information, there are a lot of raw copies floating around out there. And let's not forget the copies that were graded by <b>CBCS</b>, but since they still have no census data available, there's no way of knowing how many there are.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://comics.gocollect.com/priceguide/view/126757" target="_blank">Values for Aquaman #29</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It wasn't that long ago that Aquaman comics were very affordable, even for key issues, but ever since they announced that the character was going to appear in his own movie, values for these early Aquaman key issues has soared through the roof. Just one example of for 8.0 VF copies. In 2012, before all of the hype, a copy sold on <b>eBay</b> for the small price of $39.99, and after the sales went up to $575 in 2015. It was the same thing with 9.0 VF/NM copies. In 2012, a CGC copy sold for $43.25 pre-hype, and jumped up to $1199.99 in Sept of 2016.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A buddy of mine was hunting for a lot of these early Aquaman key issues at the very beginning of the movie rumors, and now I can understand why. I really don't know where the values will continue to go, but from looking at other hype books like this one, I don't think it's going to go up, but I've been wrong before. However, I do know that if you have a copy, now might be the best time to throw it out in the market and try to make a nice chunk of change.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Find a copy here</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?icep_ff3=9&pub=5575167893&toolid=10001&campid=5337855955&customid=&icep_uq=aquaman+29&icep_sellerId=&icep_ex_kw=&icep_sortBy=12&icep_catId=63&icep_minPrice=&icep_maxPrice=&ipn=psmain&icep_vectorid=229466&kwid=902099&mtid=824&kw=lg" target="_blank">eBay</a><img src="http://rover.ebay.com/roverimp/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?ff3=9&pub=5575167893&toolid=10001&campid=5337855955&customid=&uq=aquaman+29&mpt=[CACHEBUSTER]" style="border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0; text-decoration: none;" /> - <a href="http://www.comiclink.com/search_adv.asp?all=y&TITLE=aquaman&TITLEOPT=ALL&ISSUE=29&Condition=&ConditionTo=&CensusRank=&SearchPageQuality=&Pedigree=&PRICEF=&PRICET=&DESCRIPTION=&DESCRIPTIONOPT=ALL&SearchRemarks=&SearchCGC=&EXCLUDE=&CATEGORIES=-1&WCATEGORIES=-1&SORT=CATEG&_where_forsale=y&_where_auctions=y&x=0&y=0&where_forsale=y" target="_blank">ComicLink</a> - <a href="https://www.mycomicshop.com/search?TID=179151&AffID=1451084P01" target="_blank">MyComicShop</a> - <a href="http://www.comicconnect.com/bookSearch.php?title=Aquaman&issue=29" target="_blank">ComicConnect</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>Graded Key Comicshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04449621004076868298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8745041670310408411.post-91244186085935067342016-11-26T12:10:00.000-08:002017-04-05T23:47:20.634-07:00Invincible Iron Man #7<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9LcrNJb6k8mbU70VwR9XCw3bs9SidZxxDVnuvS77Zqu5dKjO9ZLn-MjPqIh-Tj1jBej2yrJ-Qu5mWdkZEoZy1jQCiE1lyaPO6gIDzziKMMmWOpzn9lz2vqSrWFMiJRKIXibAt4di1Mbc/s1600/RCO001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9LcrNJb6k8mbU70VwR9XCw3bs9SidZxxDVnuvS77Zqu5dKjO9ZLn-MjPqIh-Tj1jBej2yrJ-Qu5mWdkZEoZy1jQCiE1lyaPO6gIDzziKMMmWOpzn9lz2vqSrWFMiJRKIXibAt4di1Mbc/s640/RCO001.jpg" width="640" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">Marvel - March 2016</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><u>Key Issue Notes</u></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">First cameo appearance of Riri Williams</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">First appearance of Tomoe</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNIh1ukt81___ntkveh-D41tImSKbR1MESA6Dp_c7eIwYo0Ic7jQScsyHR83ZsAhv-TUjcWuGdCFrpNF1-xO_kJ-eJhI4FRQuhfM9q-XVclNNogaxVo0FZtv2IkBv8YRIYW9Kyi1FQXTA/s1600/s-l1600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNIh1ukt81___ntkveh-D41tImSKbR1MESA6Dp_c7eIwYo0Ic7jQScsyHR83ZsAhv-TUjcWuGdCFrpNF1-xO_kJ-eJhI4FRQuhfM9q-XVclNNogaxVo0FZtv2IkBv8YRIYW9Kyi1FQXTA/s320/s-l1600.jpg" width="204" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">It seems that every superhero nowadays</span><span style="font-size: large;">, like <b>Thor</b> and <b>Spider-Man</b>,</span><span style="font-size: large;"> is getting a female counterpart, and Iron Man is no exception. I'm assuming that the reason for this is to expand the readership and get more girls intrested in comics by giving them characters that they can relate to. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Whatever the reason,this comic holds the first appearance of <b>Riri Williams</b>, a 15 year old genius M.I.T. student, that created her own Iron Man armor from parts she scavenged and stole around campus.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I labeled this the first cameo appearance of Riri simply because that's how CGC/CBCS recognize it. I'm not sure what the requirements are of a cameo appearance are compared to a brief appearance is, but Ms. Williams does show up in two panels at the end of the comic.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Invincible Iron Man #7</b> also has the first appearance of Tomoe, who also goes by the alias of <b>Techno Golem</b>. She is an Inhuman, that has the ability to control technology with only her thoughts. She gained her abilities from the <b>Terrigen Mists</b> that activated her latent <b>Inhuman</b> genes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's also noted on Marvel Wiki that <b>Mary Jane Watson </b>joins Stark Industries. When I read through this issue, I never saw where MJ actually agreed to become a member of the team. By the end of the comic, she was still debating on whether she was going to join, so I didn't mention it in the key issue notes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Tony Stark</b> sends his good pal <b>James Rhodes</b> (War Machine) to Japan to look into a security breach, while Stark stays behind to offer Mary Jane Watson a job</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Riri Williams</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"></span><span style="font-size: large;">While Tony is doing his best to convince MJ, <b>War Machine</b> runs into a mysterious woman who is inexplicably able to remove his armor from him. This mysterious woman winds up being <b>Tomoe</b>. She ties up Rhodes and uses him a bait to lure Stark to her. This is a three part story that concludes in issue #10, so this is left as a cliffhanger.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">As I mentioned, the last page of this issue introduces us to Riri Williams. In the last panel, we see her constructing her own armor in her dorm room.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"></span><span style="font-size: large;">This wasn't a overly mass produced comic, but it still won't he hard to find a copy. There were and estimated 51,748 copies produced. Now, I have no idea if that includes the variant covers at all. If it doesn't, then the actual number of copies could be much higher.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Printings 1-3</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">However, to my knowledge, there is only one variant cover to this issue. Welcome to the modern age of collecting where every comic has a variant. I'm not a huge fan of variants, but there are a lot of people out there that are. </span><span style="font-size: large;">Ok, let's stay focused here. The one variant is the "<b>Women of Power</b>" cover. I'm not sure what the print run of this copy is.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There were also a total of three printings. They are easily recognizable by the color of the title and the print number is clearly listed under the issue number.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Since this is a fairly new comic, the <b>CGC</b> census isn't very high. This could be because people are holding onto their copies to see where the value of this book is going, or they are already at the grading company, sitting on the shelf, waiting for there turn in the grading room. I'm thinking it's probably the latter.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So far, there have only been 143 copies of the first print graded by CGC. As you can probably guess, most of them are graded a 9.8 NM/M. 105 of them to be exact. This happens a lot with new comics. A lot people go to their local comic shop, snag a few copies of the latest issue and immediately send them in to be graded. These are the people that are in it purely for the money, not for the enjoyment of reading comics.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://comics.gocollect.com/priceguide/view/951031" target="_blank">Values for Invincible Iron Man #7 on GoCollect</a></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">As far as sales go, I'm only going to talk about 9.8 NM/M copies. If you're looking to invest in a copy, I wouldn't get anything lower than that. Auctions on <b>eBay</b> are a little scattered for this comic. The latest sale only went for $79.99 via auction. The sale before that dropped for $129.95 via Buy it Now. That's seems to be how things are shaping up over there right now. In fact, </span><span style="font-size: large;">the hammer dropped at under $100 for </span><span style="font-size: large;">all of the auctions so far, and all of the Buy it Now sales have gone for well over $100, some even closing in on the $200 mark. If it were me, I'd probably wait for an auction to pop up and try and snag a copy on the cheap.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So, if you're looking for a copy, don't look for anything under a 9.8 NM/M. If you can find a copy higher than 9.8, I say go for it, but only if the price is right. This could be the next <a href="http://www.gradedkeycomics.com/2016/05/nyx-3.html">NYX #3</a> type comic, but it might not be either, you never can tell. If it does end up being that, you might be kicking yourself in the ass for not snagging this up while it's still affordable.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Find a copy here</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><u>Key Issue Notes</u></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">"Death" of Superman</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">"Death" of Doomsday</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjC-ER9fsml4C0gzADkg97j1qRVEDqYtiZl0Dl-5xz1awzZUT6JAqqsdrx7KXXHL9lrWA97lt3sunhwuR60KD81NS0gl0mMXXZFT6z6t-Pgd7DYlypTvoAbTiZJRPg932R0uC8zrb7RWo/s1600/superman_75_poly_ss98_5007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjC-ER9fsml4C0gzADkg97j1qRVEDqYtiZl0Dl-5xz1awzZUT6JAqqsdrx7KXXHL9lrWA97lt3sunhwuR60KD81NS0gl0mMXXZFT6z6t-Pgd7DYlypTvoAbTiZJRPg932R0uC8zrb7RWo/s320/superman_75_poly_ss98_5007.jpg" width="204" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">By now, most of us have seen <b>Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice</b>. Whether you liked it or hated it, we do see the apparent death of Superman at the hands of Doomsday at the end of the film, and t</span><span style="font-size: large;">his is the comic that sees the untimely end of <b>Superman</b>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">But, as with most comic book characters, he doesn't stay dead for long. He would make is way back into comics a mere five months later in <b>Adventures of Superman #500</b>.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">When you read this comic, don't expect to find a story that has some deep meaning that is going to change your life. It's a straight up slug fest from beginning to end, and that's when we see both Supes and <b>Doomsday</b> lying in the rubble that used to be <b>Metropolis</b>.</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmbrIKZKGKEiwllpHlexqZb57rbckkb9hgKBWyXl9xyZKBGEFS2tDjHGlzdqZRe16NLP99MsiHOI5f2C-3ooAfadVevH2gaGEy5ERGPXPC3-091_oqxkgxYp-k3VJfBUvfBRwMA2iolZ8/s1600/RCO030_1469491739.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="163" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmbrIKZKGKEiwllpHlexqZb57rbckkb9hgKBWyXl9xyZKBGEFS2tDjHGlzdqZRe16NLP99MsiHOI5f2C-3ooAfadVevH2gaGEy5ERGPXPC3-091_oqxkgxYp-k3VJfBUvfBRwMA2iolZ8/s320/RCO030_1469491739.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">The creative team, that includes editor <b>Mike Carlin</b> and writers <b>Dan Jurgens</b> and <b>Jerry Ordway</b>, came up with the storyline after Carlin wondered what the world would be like without Superman. I personally think they did it as a gimick and to sell a s#!t load of comics. Well it worked, they sold a ton of 'em. So many that this comic went all the way up to a fourth printing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Let's talk about the differnt covers that this comic has. As I already mentioned, there were four total printings. So, that's four covers, plus the newsstand edition, and the two polybag editions. So that's seven total, not counting all of the various autographed copies, which I'm not going to get into.</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivnn-8z-mq72-5qiS40ulnhDrpgMWyd-TGdmjzUNCsmB8qOXdm5ML5lXikXmIs1nYCAAWYrdRdWCexIosBtp9w4JudTKL5cdZYTXmHZfMeOgxNbFGIgsW6Y8Fno0-6YkEf-0F9tT4qIJE/s1600/1st.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivnn-8z-mq72-5qiS40ulnhDrpgMWyd-TGdmjzUNCsmB8qOXdm5ML5lXikXmIs1nYCAAWYrdRdWCexIosBtp9w4JudTKL5cdZYTXmHZfMeOgxNbFGIgsW6Y8Fno0-6YkEf-0F9tT4qIJE/s320/1st.jpg" width="216" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">There are minimal, but very obvious differences between all of the direct and newsstand editions of this comic, mostly in the title.</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">The first print has a yellow and blue title</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">The second print has a white and purple title</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">The third print has a blue and purple title</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and lastly,</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I've included the picture to the right for reference.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Newsstand Edition (Top)<br />Direct Edition (Bottom)</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">There is also a first print newsstand edition of this comic. It's easily spotted by the UPC code in the lower right corner of the cover. These comics are a lot more rare than their direct market counterparts. It's estimated that only 10% - 15% of all comics printed around this time were the newsstand copies. So, if there were a million copies of this comic printed, then there are only 10,000 to 15,000 newsstand editions out there, which is significantly lower. These newsstand editions are starting to get noticed in the market, so if you're able to find a copy, there may have a chance of it gaining value better that the direct edition would.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Also be on the lookout for the more popular polybagged editions. The first is the more abundant black polybagged edition. This is the bag that has the red Superman symbol that looks like is dripping blood. There were a lot of extra goodies packed into the bag with the comic in this one. They called it the <b>Superman Memorial Set</b>. This set consisted of a memorial poster, a black armband, an obituary from the <b>Daily Planet</b>, a trading card and commemorative stamps.</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbpwUNN4OVZcPpQ45skqhgQXXYB8onAue8a9te3yX9nuaIFzTdRGuCAl6kqOVbb2RYtbUTaSqx_JwBSp40Dyb2Qhq8rbR-Oj8ZwZP12fCHg0D3KO98-4IZ45J2KTs_Id_qfBBd7AsazL4/s1600/black.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbpwUNN4OVZcPpQ45skqhgQXXYB8onAue8a9te3yX9nuaIFzTdRGuCAl6kqOVbb2RYtbUTaSqx_JwBSp40Dyb2Qhq8rbR-Oj8ZwZP12fCHg0D3KO98-4IZ45J2KTs_Id_qfBBd7AsazL4/s320/black.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">The next is the <b>Platinum Edition</b>. There were only 10,000 copies of the Platinum Edition produced. This comic didn't come with all of the extras that were in the black bag, but it is the most valuable of all the variants.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Just to let you know, if you have one of these polybagged editions and you want to have them graded, <b>CGC</b> and <b>CBCS</b> will remove the comics from the bag to grade them. There will be no graded copies that are still in the bag. So, if you had an artist or writer sign one of the bagged copies, that signature will most likely end up in the trash when you send it in for grading. Just a little knowledge for those that might not know how CGC / CBCS deal with bagged comics.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://comics.gocollect.com/priceguide/view/192389" target="_blank">Values for Superman #75 Direct Edition</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://comics.gocollect.com/priceguide/view/192389" target="_blank">on GoCollect</a></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I usually only talk about one cover when it comes to the CGC census, but today I'm going to go over two of them. The first is the first print direct edition. So far, there are 1,595 copies listed on the census. That may seem like a lot, but if you consider how many millions of copies that might be out there, that number isn't that high at all. Of course, with this comic being a 90's comic, there are a lot of high grades available. Of the 1,595 copies, 897 are a 9.8 NM/M. If you're looking to snag a copy, I would suggest not going below that grade.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Recent sales for 9.8 NM/M copies of this issue haven't been spectacular, only selling in the $50 - $70 range. There was a boost in value shortly after BvS was released, with sales reaching over the $100 mark, but now that hype has faded, values are back down to where they were.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The next cover is the Platinum Edition. Of the 10,000 produced, only 369 have been graded by CGC. Most of these are also high grade, with 101 copies graded at 9.8 NM/M and 103 graded at 9.6 NM+.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This variant is by far the most collectible and most valuable. CGC 9.8 NM/M copies can easily go for over $300, and maybe even $400. Even 9.6 NM+ copies will probably still run you over $100.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This here is a very affordable key issue comic. If you're a fan of Superman, this is probably a comic you should have in your collection. You won't have any problems finding a copy. You may even be able to find a raw copy in a bargain bin somewhere, but the grade might not be up to par for collectibility though. Either way, good luck on your hunt.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Find a copy here</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?icep_ff3=9&pub=5575167893&toolid=10001&campid=5337855955&customid=&icep_uq=superman+75&icep_sellerId=&icep_ex_kw=&icep_sortBy=12&icep_catId=63&icep_minPrice=&icep_maxPrice=&ipn=psmain&icep_vectorid=229466&kwid=902099&mtid=824&kw=lg" target="_blank">eBay</a><img src="http://rover.ebay.com/roverimp/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?ff3=9&pub=5575167893&toolid=10001&campid=5337855955&customid=&uq=superman+75&mpt=[CACHEBUSTER]" style="border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0; text-decoration: none;" /> - <a href="http://www.comiclink.com/search_adv.asp?all=y&TITLE=superman&TITLEOPT=ALL&ISSUE=75&Condition=&ConditionTo=&CensusRank=&SearchPageQuality=&Pedigree=&PRICEF=&PRICET=&DESCRIPTION=&DESCRIPTIONOPT=ALL&SearchRemarks=&SearchCGC=&EXCLUDE=&CATEGORIES=-1&WCATEGORIES=-1&SORT=CATEG&_where_forsale=y&_where_auctions=y&x=0&y=0&where_forsale=y" target="_blank">ComicLink</a> - <a href="https://www.mycomicshop.com/search?tid=110791&pgi=51&AffID=1451084P01" target="_blank">MyComicShop</a> - <a href="http://www.comicconnect.com/bookSearch.php?title=superman&issue=75" target="_blank">ComicConnect</a></span>Graded Key Comicshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04449621004076868298noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8745041670310408411.post-47580633089268411552016-11-07T09:28:00.002-08:002016-11-07T09:28:53.720-08:00Amazing Spider-Man #1 - CBCS 4.0<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNm1Obx9YzFQ9zcR2wnZEtg-GlJFAG3-2-QsKGgXfwy9lKj2aZuDTmacLUmrLfisIFTIs2wKCfeOZSCAurpV2J5Xv3A8vvD-jnfxiQRqP8Rvbl61vtsbmgNgYaKEGdsojcKJQVp4IBFFo/s1600/FullSizeRender.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNm1Obx9YzFQ9zcR2wnZEtg-GlJFAG3-2-QsKGgXfwy9lKj2aZuDTmacLUmrLfisIFTIs2wKCfeOZSCAurpV2J5Xv3A8vvD-jnfxiQRqP8Rvbl61vtsbmgNgYaKEGdsojcKJQVp4IBFFo/s640/FullSizeRender.jpg" width="640" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">Marvel - March 1963</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><u>Key Issue Notes</u></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Second appearance of Spider-Man</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">First appearance of J. Jonah Jameson</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">First appearance of Chameleon</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3ptCAbXcjJ5MLZ_Ps5UGTXKgtJ7WDhxkffdZNYa7VcRln5ogINIbkZmVMqWpV4SJR9aq8tKFkohlsNkhKv7IejArCEjF9G5XiRjhQir8QIL525bEg72qImsmwZcYl9ijG8zRnogzNdXw/s1600/scan0008.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3ptCAbXcjJ5MLZ_Ps5UGTXKgtJ7WDhxkffdZNYa7VcRln5ogINIbkZmVMqWpV4SJR9aq8tKFkohlsNkhKv7IejArCEjF9G5XiRjhQir8QIL525bEg72qImsmwZcYl9ijG8zRnogzNdXw/s320/scan0008.jpg" width="197" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">I recently decided to change the way I collect comics. Instead of trying to get the next hot comic before everyone went bonkers over it, and try to flip it for a profit, I decided to start filling some holes in my collection with comics that I actually wanted instead. I plan on holding onto these comics for the long haul.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I finally did it. I'd been waiting a long time to pull the trigger on this one, but I finally got a copy of <b>Amazing Spider-Man #1</b>. The hardest part about this buy was convincing myself to spend that kind of money on a comic book. I've bought comics that were near $1000 before, and it was a little rough shelling out that kinda dough, but spending 5x that was a lot harder. Many times I went to right click on Buy it Now, but it was like there was an invisible force preventing my index finger from doing it. I just couldn't press the damn mouse button.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"></span><span style="font-size: large;">Then, right before I left to work one day, I was staring at the copy that I eventually ended up buying (pictured above) on <b>eBay</b>. It was either buy it right then, or keep talking myself out of it, so I said to myself "F#@! it", closed my eyes, and pressed Buy it Now. I quickly paid for it, ran out the door, and went to work.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I thought that I would have some buyers remorse after I finally hit the Pay Now button, but I was far more excited to own a piece of comic book history and felt no remorse at all. It seemed like it took forever to arrive, even though it only took a few days.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I ended up buying it from the <a href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?icep_ff3=11&pub=5575167893&toolid=10001&campid=5337855955&customid=&icep_store=mycomicshop&ipn=psmain&icep_vectorid=229466&kwid=902099&mtid=824&kw=lg" target="_blank">My Comic Shop eBay Store</a><img src="http://rover.ebay.com/roverimp/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?ff3=11&pub=5575167893&toolid=10001&campid=5337855955&customid=&store=mycomicshop&mpt=[CACHEBUSTER]" style="border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0; text-decoration: none;" />. It was a little cheaper on their website than it was on eBay, but I opted to buy it from eBay for a couple of reasons. First, I couldn't pay for the comic at <a href="http://mycomicshop.com/">MyComicShop.com</a>, because the sale price was too high and I couldn't pay for it with Paypal. The second reason, I received $100 in eBay Bucks for my purchase to put towards my next comic investment.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It should be obvious as to way I snagged this comic. It is considered a grail comic after all. But if you're wondering, the reasons that I bought it are:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">1) It's a very early appearance of my favorite comic book character. It's Spideys second appearance.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">2) I couldn't afford the first appearance in <a href="http://www.gradedkeycomics.com/2016/04/amazing-fantasy-15.html">Amazing Fantasy #15</a>, unless I bought a beat up, dirt copy that I didn't want.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">3) It has great long term investment potential. If you look at the value history of this comic, it doesn't go down, it always goes up.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">4) And finally, I just wanted it really, really bad. I figured I had the money for it, so why put it off any longer.</span></li>
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<a href="http://comics.gocollect.com/priceguide/view/124028?badge=20610" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img src="http://comics.gocollect.com/assets/images/comics/value-badge/20610.png" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">Early <b>Spider-Man</b> comics are never a bad investment. I have a few single digit ASM comics, that I will share with you in the future, but I'm now trying to fill in my #1-#20 collection. I've got a few of the more important keys already, but trying to fill the gaps is going to take me a little more time, and a lot more money.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Find a copy here</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?icep_ff3=9&pub=5575167893&toolid=10001&campid=5337855955&customid=&icep_uq=amazing+spiderman+1&icep_sellerId=&icep_ex_kw=&icep_sortBy=12&icep_catId=32723&icep_minPrice=&icep_maxPrice=&ipn=psmain&icep_vectorid=229466&kwid=902099&mtid=824&kw=lg" target="_blank">eBay</a><img src="http://rover.ebay.com/roverimp/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?ff3=9&pub=5575167893&toolid=10001&campid=5337855955&customid=&uq=amazing+spiderman+1&mpt=[CACHEBUSTER]" style="border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0; text-decoration: none;" /> - <a href="http://www.comiclink.com/search_adv.asp?all=y&TITLE=amazing+spider+man&TITLEOPT=ALL&ISSUE=1&Condition=&ConditionTo=&CensusRank=&SearchPageQuality=&Pedigree=&PRICEF=&PRICET=&DESCRIPTION=&DESCRIPTIONOPT=ALL&SearchRemarks=&SearchCGC=&EXCLUDE=&CATEGORIES=-1&WCATEGORIES=-1&SORT=CATEG&_where_forsale=y&_where_auctions=y&x=38&y=8&where_forsale=y" target="_blank">ComicLink</a> - <a href="https://www.mycomicshop.com/search?TID=78991&AffID=1451084P01" target="_blank">MyComicShop</a> - <a href="http://www.comicconnect.com/bookSearch.php?title=amazing+spider+man&issue=1" target="_blank">ComicConnect</a></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>Graded Key Comicshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04449621004076868298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8745041670310408411.post-62483829375671587192016-11-05T09:59:00.000-07:002017-04-05T23:44:46.261-07:00Marvel Feature #1<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0aziixP9xrnU5Ly79XTuPhcBy6316SFzybipnO2T05CChyphenhyphen4q5T-e02o_dYVIJrfGLsWgIl7N2xwLQmAo_3nN_OGISu1puz9T0dZziMdYAfoyWKho4mwVujbGPjaTOvbXa9o6mH_iY43c/s1600/Capture.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0aziixP9xrnU5Ly79XTuPhcBy6316SFzybipnO2T05CChyphenhyphen4q5T-e02o_dYVIJrfGLsWgIl7N2xwLQmAo_3nN_OGISu1puz9T0dZziMdYAfoyWKho4mwVujbGPjaTOvbXa9o6mH_iY43c/s640/Capture.JPG" width="640" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">Marvel - Dec. 1971</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><u>Key Issue Notes</u></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">First appearance of The Defenders</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">"Death" of Yandroth</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtY4OosIFOI4A6l3ledGHzuNsunufpStuYwvVSSgFBFre__TDENfMqg4oyV_DTq1latMcsiUN_AEK0daxRy8pGS2Rwb3hjWVHhbl1f90qBS5MdEXWUxXtWGszVKJUMw75C6ThMzTMCzAw/s1600/lf.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtY4OosIFOI4A6l3ledGHzuNsunufpStuYwvVSSgFBFre__TDENfMqg4oyV_DTq1latMcsiUN_AEK0daxRy8pGS2Rwb3hjWVHhbl1f90qBS5MdEXWUxXtWGszVKJUMw75C6ThMzTMCzAw/s320/lf.jpg" width="198" /></a><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Netflix</b> has finally started to film their long awaited series The Defenders. The series will feature their already established characters of <b>Daredevil</b>, <b>Luke Cage</b>, Jessica Jones, and the soon to be introduced <b>Iron Fist</b>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Let me start off by saying that none of the characters in the show, are the original members of the team that appear in the comics. However, all of the characters that will be appearing in the show were considered a Defender at one time or another, with the exception of <b>Jessica Jones</b>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So, if none of those characters were the original members, then who were? Well, the answer, is right on the cover of this issue. The trio of superheroes is <b>Doctor Strange</b>, Namor, and the Incredible Hulk.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Dr. Stephen Strange sits in front of a warm fire at his home, when he hears a voice calling his name. He leaves his physical body and searches for the mystery caller.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">His search leads him to a hospital, where he recognizes the evil scientist <b>Yandroth</b>, lying in a bed, dying. Before he dies, he tells Doctor Strange about the <b>Omegatron</b>, which is a machine that he built that will destroy the Earth upon his death, a death that he had planned. Strange does what he can to save Yandroth, but fails and the evil scientist dies. Now with little time left, he tries to find help to save the world.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The first character he recruits is the Price of Atlantis, <b>Namor</b>. Strange comes across Namor, and tells him of Yandroth's evil plan, and the prince quickly agrees to help. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Knowing that the two of them isn't enough, he seeks out one more superhero to help. The <b>Hulk</b> just happens to be close by and Strange pretty much tricks the Jade Giant into helping.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">In a nutshell, that's how the team comes together. I hate giving away too much of these stories, especially if people want to read it, so I'll end it right there. I will tell you that <b>The Defenders</b> do find the Omegatron and save the the day, in true superhero fashion. I'm just not going to tell you how they do it. Also, the Hulk leaves the team at the end of the issue, just like he did when he was with the Avengers.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is a well known key issue, and in no way under the radar. There are a lot of already graded copies out there. According to the <b>CGC</b> census, there have been 938 copies graded by them. Most of the copies are high grade between 8.0 VF and 9.4 NM. There are some 9.6 NM+ (46) and 9.8 NM/M (11) copies out there too. Since there isn't a census on the <b>CBCS</b> website yet, there's no way of telling how many copies there are out there by them, but there are a handful floating around out there.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://comics.gocollect.com/priceguide/view/131152" target="_blank">Values for Marvel Feature #1</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Values for this comic are up there now, ever since the hype from the upcoming Netflix show, but it's not like it was a bargain bin comic before that. Back in 2012, a CGC 9.8 NM/M copy sold at <b>Heritage Auctions</b> for $1,314.50, and in the same year, the Twin Cities Pedigree 9.8 NM/M copy ended up selling for $1,912. Fast forward to right now, pending sales at <b>Comic Link</b> for the same grade jump up to over the $8,000 mark. There has been a similar trend with 9.4 NM copies. Back in 2012, you could snag a copy for a little over $300. Now you'll be paying over twice that much. A copy sold for $664.44 in March of this year, and the last sale blew up to $925 in July. To say that this is a hot comic would be an understatement.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Since this is a hype comic at the moment, I'll expect values to continue to jump up for the time being. I'm pretty sure that once the next hot comic movie news hits, you'll see prices come down a little. How low it goes is beyond me. I guess it will depend if the show is any good or not.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><u>Key Issue Notes</u></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">First appearance of Jack O' Lantern</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Last issue to series</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5KnqeTEjLeuG1VrXWSFOAng0YoTLrKBe8w7NMPvlhoo3OoHe059zOQI3adwsiejz5zkG3JObucyZzhjHgPeCvxE-57oCQN3Lmh_yUeq8aFwctBRZALWuN0jUTSnRLnwGbZtyW1VjlbTo/s1600/1104988005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5KnqeTEjLeuG1VrXWSFOAng0YoTLrKBe8w7NMPvlhoo3OoHe059zOQI3adwsiejz5zkG3JObucyZzhjHgPeCvxE-57oCQN3Lmh_yUeq8aFwctBRZALWuN0jUTSnRLnwGbZtyW1VjlbTo/s320/1104988005.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">Happy Halloween everyone. I decided to leave the horror comics behind for this last post of the month and move back over to a superhero title.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I was mulling over what to write about for this last post of October, and as I was riding around my neighborhood, I noticed all of those carved pumpkins lining the steps and walkways of many of the houses. That got me to thinking of reading <b>Spider-Man</b> comics when I was a kid and seeing the character <b>Jack O' Lantern</b>. I thought that was a good enough character to write about, and still keeping wiht the Halloween theme for the month.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">To me, Jack O' Lantern is more of a Spidey villain than he is anyone else's in the Marvel Universe, but he makes his first appearance in this comic, doing battle with <b>Aaron Stack</b>, otherwise known as <b>X-51</b> and Machine Man.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There have been a few people to take up the name of Jack O' Lantern, but I'm only going to talk about the original in this post. I'll probably get to the others at some point, but I have no idea when that might be, but for now, on with the show.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Before he became Jack O' Lantern, he was CIA agent <b>Jason Macendale</b>. His superiors found his tactics to be too brutal, and he was let go from the agency. He eventually became a freelance mercenary and became the villain that appears in this issue.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">When we meet Jack O' Lantern, he is with this gang of thugs making plans to hijack and take over a prototype, state of the art security compound. His idea is to sell the plans to the highest bidder. However, <b>Machine Man</b> just happens to be there and ends up saving the day, but not without consequences. His co-workers learn that the man they knew as Aaron Stack is really a crime fighting robot. Stack leaves his job, and basically walks the Earth like <b>David Carridine</b> in <b>Kung Fu</b>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Jason Macendale would eventually become <b>Hobgoblin</b> and is responisible for the death of <b>Ned Leeds</b>. He is the man that hires the <b>Foreigner</b> to track down and kill Leeds. So, even though Jack O' Lantern isn't an very popular villain, the man that originally took up the mantle plays a pretty big role in the life of Spider-Man and the people around him.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This issue would also mark the end of Vol. 1 Machine Man series. What the actual reason is, I'm not sure, but I can only assume that it was from poor sales. He would get another</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">series</span><span style="font-size: large;"> of his own only a few years later in 1984.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If that wasn't enough for you, it's also got a great <b>Frank Miller</b> cover and <b>Steve Ditko</b> art all throughout the interior. That's two legendary comic artists for the price of one.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Since Jack O' Lantern isn't a very popular character, <b>CGC</b> census numbers are quite low. But don't get the idea that this is a rare book. I'm sure there are a ton of copies stuffed into long boxes all over the country. This is definitely not a hard comic to find. You can find a multitude of raw copies almost anywhere you look on the internet.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://comics.gocollect.com/priceguide/view/141516" target="_blank">Values of Machine Man #19 on GoCollect</a></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Since I brought up the CGC census, let's look and see what's on there. To date, there have only been 89 copies graded. Like I already said, don't let that fool you. The CGC census can create a false scarcity for key issue comics that aren't on everyone's radar. That only means that no one is sending in there copies to be graded. Anyway, a lot of the copies that have been graded are nice high grade copies. There are 57 copies graded between 9.4 NM and 9.8 NM/M. So, if you're looking for an already graded copy, there are a few out there to choose from. You may even find a CBCS or PGX copy too.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you do decide to go already graded, don't expect to break the bank either. The latest eBay sale for a 9.8 NM/M dropped for only $134.48. The listings that I saw were grossly overpriced if you compare it to these sold listings. There are a couple of auctions at that grade on eBay right now that have Buy it Now options for well over that last sale.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you've got a good grading eye, you may want to take a chance on one of the many raw copies that are out there, or you can wait till you find one that is in your price range. Either way, this is a very affordable key issue you can add to your collection.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Have a safe and Happy Halloween everyone.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Find a copy here</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><u>Key Issue Notes</u></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">First appearance of Eliot Carroll</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">First appearance of Nicholas Finch</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">First appearance of Sharon Crane</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">First appearance of Edward Charles Warren (Nailbiter)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">First appearance of Norman Woods (Book Burner)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">First appearance of Raleigh Woods</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">First appearance of Officer Link</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">First appearance of Alice</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">First appearance of Hank</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">First appearance of Robby</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilJHMdLDrIGcGnwuHGsvUm2jZTScKs-IUL3UcwACRuOThzA2Z6U7gXITqEGSk6c7EUZbzdeuGvtpmfwiT_bR76olGgt_-SWlR8UZoRkc_qR0twAvTaDT2SxBP-YlU5Wwdbnqq_SSrUzw8/s1600/s-l1600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilJHMdLDrIGcGnwuHGsvUm2jZTScKs-IUL3UcwACRuOThzA2Z6U7gXITqEGSk6c7EUZbzdeuGvtpmfwiT_bR76olGgt_-SWlR8UZoRkc_qR0twAvTaDT2SxBP-YlU5Wwdbnqq_SSrUzw8/s320/s-l1600.jpg" width="199" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">I thought I'd talk about a newer and more obscure key issue comic this time. Since <b>Image Comics</b> seems to have moved out of the superhero genre and moved to more supernatural and horror stories, I thought it would fit nicely into the October horror theme.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Welcome to the town of Buckaroo Oregon, the birthplace of the serial killer. Sixteen of the worlds most notorious serial killers have, at one time, called Buckaroo home. What is it about this town that created all of these madmen? Well, that's pretty much what this series is about. Lets' see who some of these killers are.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The most recent and most notorious of these serial killers is <b>Edward Charles Warren</b>. As a child, he had the nervous habit of chewing his fingernails. As he got older, and the monster grew inside of him, he would seek out men and women that had the same nervous habit that he did. He was given the nickname "<b>Nailbite</b>r", because he would chew the fingers of his victims down to the bone before he killed them.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Edward "Nailbiter" Warren</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Even though everyone knew that he was a killer and committed all of these crimes, a jury somehow found him not guilty of them and he was acquitted. He was free to leave and ended up moving back to Buckaroo, where he still lives today.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The next serial killer mentioned in this comic is <b>Norman Woods</b>, also known as <b>The Book Burner</b>. When Norman was a kid, he was picked on because he couldn't read or write. One day, he decided that in order to take revenge on people that could read and write, he would burn down libraries, with those people still inside them. He was presumed to be dead and buried in the <b>Serial Killers Graveyard</b>, but when his body is exhumed in issue four, they find his grave is empty.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The Book Burner</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Norman had himself a grandson by the name of <b>Raleigh Woods</b>. He wasn't a serial killer, but more of an entrepreneur. He decided to make money on the notoriety of the town and opened up "<b>The Murder Store</b>". In it, he sold nick knacks and replica masks that the serial killers wore. The store is eventually burned to the ground in another issue.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now let's move on the to first appearances of some public servants in this issue. Let's start with <b>Eliot Carroll</b>. He is an FBI agent that becomes obsessed with learning the secret of why there are so many serial killers coming from the same small town. He goes to Buckaroo to investigate, but winds up going missing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Just before Carroll goes missing, he calls his friend <b>Nicholas Finch</b>, tells him that he learned the secret he was looking for, and asks him to meet him in Buckaroo.</span><span style="font-size: large;"> When Finch arrives, Carroll has already gone missing. </span><span style="font-size: large;">Finch is an Army interrogator, that is on suspension and awaiting trial for losing his temper, and accidentally killing a man in the interrogation room, when he receives the call from his friend.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">When Finch arrives in town, he runs into <b>Sharon Crane</b>, who is the sheriff of Buckaroo. She was working with Carroll, and when he doesn't show up for their weekly meeting, she knows somethings wrong. She is the one that informs Finch that he has gone missing. Now, both Finch and Crane are on the hunt to find their missing associate.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The last of the service workers is<b> Officer Link</b>. He only has a brief appearance in this issue. He is asked by the sheriff to take Hank and Robby down to the station to cool off after a confrontation with Alice and Nicholas Finch. Eventually, in a later issue, he takes over as sheriff of Buckaroo after Crane is relieved of her duty.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Wait, hold on a sec. Who the hell are <b>Hank</b> and <b>Robby</b>? Well, they are, in their own mind, the hot shots of Buckaroo. In actuality, they are the bullies of the town. They are hired by a mysterious figure to destroy evidence that Carroll had collected in his investigation. They don't last that long, and are eventually killed in a later issue.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And lastly, we have <b>Alice</b>. She is a high school rebel that is on the opposite side of Hank and Robby's unwanted advances. The two boys approach her outside of the Murder Store, where Finch is getting a little lesson on the town by Raleigh Woods. The commotion is heard by Finch, and he comes outside to assist the teenager. Finch, having a bit of a temper, socks Hank in the face. That's when Sheriff Crane shows up and has Officer Link escort the the two bullies to the station.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Phew, that was a lot of characters. Since this series is still relatively new, and </span><span style="font-size: large;">I've only read 12 of the issues that are out, </span><span style="font-size: large;">I'm not sure where the characters fit into the larger scheme of things yet. But anyway, enough about them, let talk numbers now. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This comic has a fairly low print run, especially for a 1st issue. According to <b>ComiChron.com</b>, there were only 22,746 copies printed. Now, I don't know if that includes the variant covers or not, and like most new comics, there are a lot of variants for this book.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">If that number does include the variants, then copies for the first print would be much lower than that number.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A couple of the variant covers include the <b>Charlie Adlard</b> cover that was printed exclusively for <b>Infinity and Beyond Comics</b>, and the Wes Craig cover printed for <b>Beach Ball Comics</b> and <b>Laughing Ogre Comics</b>. There is also a second print floating around out there. I couldn't find anything on how many of these copies were produced, but there have only been 22 graded by CGC thus far.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">In total, not including the second printing, there are 447 copies listed in the <b>CGC</b> census. That includes the original cover and five variant covers. Of those 447, 314 are the first print, and as you can guess, almost all of them are graded 9.8 NM/M. There is at least one 9.9 Mint copy that was graded by <b>CBCS</b> out there too. I'm sure that the census numbers aren't higher is because that most people don't think that this comic is worth being sent in to be graded and it has everything to do with the current value of the comic.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://comics.gocollect.com/priceguide/view/926762" target="_blank">Values for Nailbiter #1 on GoCollect</a></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So if you were to make any profit at all by getting this comic graded, you would have to hope that it came back, from whichever grading company you used, a perfect 10 Gem Mint. That sounds easy enough, right? Wrong. Let's say you sent in a copy and it comes back at 9.9 Mint. The last copy, and maybe only copy in existence at that grade, only sold for $47.44 on eBay in Feb. 2015. That is almost the same price that 9.8 NM/M copies are currently selling for. The last three copies that sold were all sold between the $41 to $46.50 range. If you figure that grading costs plus shipping costs would run you around the $35 - $40 range, that doesn't leave much room for profit if you're only going to sell it for $45. So, I'm sure that people are either selling them raw, or holding on to them if this comic series ever gets made into a TV show, and maybe this comic will get a boost in demand.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Find a copy here</span><br />
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