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Post by codystarbuck on Mar 18, 2020 18:04:33 GMT -5
My question is...the world will be okay.....right? We will all get through this, yeah? I figure this place has the answer. We'll get through it; that's how a species survives. The real question is, will we learn to cooperate better? Part of the reason this spread, as it did, was because this is a global society. We are no longer isolated conclaves of humans. We cross the globe daily. We have to get past the local crap and the "me" outlook and look beyond our horizon. Our "neighbors" stretch beyond that horizon, around the globe and back again. If governments and citizens could learn to work together for the common good, then these seemingly impossible challenges could more easily be met. The problem is that memories for this kind of thing, politically, are short-term. Here's hoping this has been a wake up call to more people and that they will act positively, for the future. If not, Santayana told us what will happen.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2020 18:18:51 GMT -5
Was Man of Steel #1 the first variant cover by DC?
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Post by codystarbuck on Mar 18, 2020 18:27:58 GMT -5
Was Man of Steel #1 the first variant cover by DC? Technically, no, as the Whitman sampler packs had the DC Bullet replaced by the Whitman logo, within the Bullet. Those are considered as variants, by collectors.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2020 19:52:31 GMT -5
Was Man of Steel #1 the first variant cover by DC? Technically, no, as the Whitman sampler packs had the DC Bullet replaced by the Whitman logo, within the Bullet. Those are considered as variants, by collectors. There was this book in 2018... that credits Man of Steel as the first Dc variant, in terms of the first book released by DC with 2 covers featuring alternate art (not just publisher marks or trade dress variants). If you are going to go by what some collectors consider variants, then any book with a direct market cover (with no bar code/UPC) and newsstand cover (with UPC) are variants then, and that occurred long before Man of Steel as well. If you are looking for price variants, there are the 35 cent editions of Amethyst Princess of Gem World #1 and 2 whose regular cover price was 60 cents and cover dated May 1983. I have those 2 purely by luck as they were the copies I dug out of the bargain bins when I Was filling out that run, and now they go for significantly more than the 60 cent versions. These were test covers released only in certain markets. Standard... variant... -M
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Post by nerdygirl905 on Mar 19, 2020 15:28:03 GMT -5
Technically, no, as the Whitman sampler packs had the DC Bullet replaced by the Whitman logo, within the Bullet. Those are considered as variants, by collectors. There was this book in 2018... that credits Man of Steel as the first Dc variant, in terms of the first book released by DC with 2 covers featuring alternate art (not just publisher marks or trade dress variants). If you are going to go by what some collectors consider variants, then any book with a direct market cover (with no bar code/UPC) and newsstand cover (with UPC) are variants then, and that occurred long before Man of Steel as well. If you are looking for price variants, there are the 35 cent editions of Amethyst Princess of Gem World #1 and 2 whose regular cover price was 60 cents and cover dated May 1983. I have those 2 purely by luck as they were the copies I dug out of the bargain bins when I Was filling out that run, and now they go for significantly more than the 60 cent versions. These were test covers released only in certain markets. Standard... variant... -M Always thought: Did they made the cover before the story? Because in the Sliver Age, the plots seem to try to tell a story based in that cover the weirdest way ever, and in Amethyst, Amy eventually changes to a better outfit.
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Mar 19, 2020 15:36:29 GMT -5
When I first heard T’Challa’s name spoken aloud in the movies, I was surprised. Just like it would never have occurred to me to pronounce Django with two “D” sounds (and as we learned, the D is silent!), I had always pronounced the Black Panther’s name “Tshalla”, not “T-Tshalla”. Oh, well, no biggie. But reading Jungle Action #19 recently, I came across this bit of dialog: Kevin : “This is our stop. By the way, what do they call you? Just the Panther?” Panther : “Either the Panther or... T’Challa will suffice.” Kevin : “Ta-challa?” Panther : “Without the T, Kevin. Without the T.” A-HA! I knew it! My question is... did you always pronounce T’Challa’s name the way they do in the movies?
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Post by kirby101 on Mar 19, 2020 16:06:11 GMT -5
T-Challa
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2020 16:13:42 GMT -5
Technically, no, as the Whitman sampler packs had the DC Bullet replaced by the Whitman logo, within the Bullet. Those are considered as variants, by collectors. There was this book in 2018... that credits Man of Steel as the first Dc variant, in terms of the first book released by DC with 2 covers featuring alternate art (not just publisher marks or trade dress variants). If you are going to go by what some collectors consider variants, then any book with a direct market cover (with no bar code/UPC) and newsstand cover (with UPC) are variants then, and that occurred long before Man of Steel as well. If you are looking for price variants, there are the 35 cent editions of Amethyst Princess of Gem World #1 and 2 whose regular cover price was 60 cents and cover dated May 1983. I have those 2 purely by luck as they were the copies I dug out of the bargain bins when I Was filling out that run, and now they go for significantly more than the 60 cent versions. These were test covers released only in certain markets. Standard... variant... -M you're missing out on another true, early variant: when DC test marketed a new logo on "Fury of Firestorm" #61 and "Justice League" #3 not only had new logo, but also different cover art. these are pretty highly sought after too, and I actually own both (Firestorm I bought off the stands on a trip to Los Angeles, and JLA I picked up at a show a year or so later). here's 'stormy's regular cover:
and the regular cover with alternate DC logo:
and here are the JLA ones:
Logo Variant version
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2020 16:17:35 GMT -5
you're missing out on another true, early variant: when DC test marketed a new logo on "Fury of Firestorm" #67 and "Justice League" #3 not only had new logo, but also different cover art. these are pretty highly sought after too, and I actually own both (Firestorm I bought off the stands on a trip to Los Angeles, and JLA I picked up at a show a year or so later). here's 'stormy's regular cover: and the regular cover with alternate DC logo: and here are the JLA ones: Logo Variant version I had the Justice League Variant, but both of those came out after Man of Steel #1, so I was limiting myself to books released before MoS #1 since that was the gist of the question. -M
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2020 16:19:45 GMT -5
I wasn't aware of that book, mrp. Thank you.
I'm curious now as to whether any UK comic, past or present, has done a variant. Nothing comes to mind at all.
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Post by Farrar on Mar 19, 2020 16:43:41 GMT -5
^^^^ This. Specifically for me back when I was reading comics, I've always thought of it as kind of a schwa, something like this: "Tuh-Challa." Back in Avengers #52, T'Challa's in NY for the first time (at the time no one really knew of him except for the FF and Cap) and there's this exchange: T'Challa states his name; and the guy picks up on the T sound in the name and mockingly calls him "T'Charlie".
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Post by Icctrombone on Mar 22, 2020 12:36:03 GMT -5
Does anyone know if Captain America # 139 and on , the Romita issues, were ever reprinted in color ?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 22, 2020 12:43:53 GMT -5
Does anyone know if Captain America # 139 and on , the Romita issues, were ever reprinted in color ? Captain America Marvel Masterworks Vol. 6 collects #137-148. There are several volumes afterwards collecting subsequent issues, but I am not sure how long Romita's run was, it's been years since I looked at those issues. -M
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Post by Icctrombone on Mar 22, 2020 12:50:25 GMT -5
Does anyone know if Captain America # 139 and on , the Romita issues, were ever reprinted in color ? Captain America Marvel Masterworks Vol. 6 collects #137-148. There are several volumes afterwards collecting subsequent issues, but I am not sure how long Romita's run was, it's been years since I looked at those issues. -M Thanks. That info wasn't available on the usual sites. I discovered it on eBay and instock trades, by they want 34 and up for them. I'll wait it out for a cheaper alternative.
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Post by The Captain on Mar 23, 2020 8:50:49 GMT -5
Captain America Marvel Masterworks Vol. 6 collects #137-148. There are several volumes afterwards collecting subsequent issues, but I am not sure how long Romita's run was, it's been years since I looked at those issues. -M Thanks. That info wasn't available on the usual sites. I discovered it on eBay and instock trades, by they want 34 and up for them. I'll wait it out for a cheaper alternative. There is an Epic Collection that starts at issue #139 and goes through #159. They're currently going for about $50 on eBay, but you do get twice as many issues as the Masterworks that @mrp referenced, so it might be worth you looking into.
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