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Post by shaxper on Jun 9, 2016 18:47:08 GMT -5
I was roped into paying 7 dollars for the last Eternal Warrior Comic book.  Some of those final Valiant issues had extremely low print runs. I have multiple copies of the final issues of Magnus and X-O. |
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Post by The Captain on Jun 9, 2016 19:13:28 GMT -5
I was roped into paying 7 dollars for the last Eternal Warrior Comic book. Some of those final Valiant issues had extremely low print runs. I have multiple copies of the final issues of Magnus and X-O. Using them as college funds for your offspring, I take it? |
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Post by shaxper on Jun 9, 2016 19:14:29 GMT -5
Some of those final Valiant issues had extremely low print runs. I have multiple copies of the final issues of Magnus and X-O. Using them as college funds for your offspring, I take it? I used to be a massive Valiant hoarder back in the day. I unloaded several short boxes worth of Valiant books I owned only for the sake of completion, but I couldn't let those rare final issues go. |
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Post by Crimebuster on Jun 9, 2016 22:44:44 GMT -5
Lots of last issues have extra valule. Whether they should or not is another matter. I've heard that the supposed scarcity of Star Wars #107 is bogus, and it's just as plentiful as any other issue. Ghost Rider #81, Groo #120, and G.I. Joe #155 are a few other "scarce" last issues that command a premium. From what I've read, SW #107 had a normal print run and sales had continued to be solid up to the end, although obviously not at peak levels. The reason the series ended, apparently, is because Marvel no longer felt the cost to license the characters from Lucas would be worth it going forward. RotJ had been released a couple of years prior and with the seeming end of the movie franchise, they didn't like the long-term prospects for the comic series because even though it still sold well for them at the time, they felt that as more time elapsed from the movies, there would be no new fans coming onboard and the current fans would lose interest, making it an eventual money loser for them. Rather than re-up on the characters, they cut ties when the renewal came due. It's also my understanding that Lucasfilm was being increasingly obstinate about things in the comic and interfering a lot, and it just wasn't worth the hassle to Marvel anymore to deal with their demands. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 23, 2016 8:41:00 GMT -5
Too funny, this would have been my first choice as well.  |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 23, 2016 8:50:36 GMT -5
 ^^^Look at those MAN-HANDS!! |
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Post by shaxper on Jun 23, 2016 8:59:57 GMT -5
The Pope John Paul II comic became pretty collectible after his passing. Some people find these off-the-beaten-path books intriguing and (occasionally) collectible. |
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Feb 5, 2017 20:31:54 GMT -5
The Pope John Paul II comic became pretty collectible after his passing. Some people find these off-the-beaten-path books intriguing and (occasionally) collectible. I did enjoy the Mother Teresa one. I love comics that break from the usual action/fantasy or slice of life/personal journal mold. Back in the day the journals Tintin and Spirou would have biographical strips... They were very interesting to the young lad I was. |
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Post by shaxper on Feb 6, 2017 11:26:15 GMT -5
The Pope John Paul II comic became pretty collectible after his passing. Some people find these off-the-beaten-path books intriguing and (occasionally) collectible. I did enjoy the Mother Teresa one. I love comics that break from the usual action/fantasy or slice of life/personal journal mold. My favorite remains Hansi: The Girl Who Loved The Swastika, which I initially bought for the oddity-appeal, but it ended up being a surprisingly compelling work. |
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Feb 6, 2017 11:36:55 GMT -5
I think I posted this on a similar thread. I'll subject you to it once again Back when TMNT became a big hit, an onslaught of B & W comics from hundreds of publishers hit the comic shops. I, like a fool with money in his pockets, bought quite a bit of this dreck. This was probably the worst of the worst. If anyone would spend cash on it now, I'd have a heart attack    |
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Post by Prince Hal on Feb 7, 2017 14:07:11 GMT -5
Well, Ish Kabbible, don't be so hasty to dis Charlie the Caveman. The artist could do what Liefeld couldn't: draw feet. |
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Post by Hoosier X on Feb 8, 2017 1:51:14 GMT -5
Forget the babe, I was hoping for some decent Alien vs. Ape action, or at least a "so bad it's good" experience. Ahh well, I trust in your opinion. And did that thing cost $5.95? Ouch! That was the special collectors edition version. There was a regular cover that sold for less. If you really want to know what happens, I reviewed the whole thing. Ape Nation #1Ape Nation #2Ape Nation #3Ape Nation #4It is not an exaggeration for me to state that the writer, Charles Marshall, is hands down the worst comic book writer I've ever encountered. Worse than Kevin Smith? |
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Post by shaxper on Feb 8, 2017 5:53:21 GMT -5
That was the special collectors edition version. There was a regular cover that sold for less. If you really want to know what happens, I reviewed the whole thing. Ape Nation #1Ape Nation #2Ape Nation #3Ape Nation #4It is not an exaggeration for me to state that the writer, Charles Marshall, is hands down the worst comic book writer I've ever encountered. Worse than Kevin Smith? Yes, but without the delays. |
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Post by String on Feb 9, 2017 11:09:54 GMT -5
Ghost Rider #81, Groo #120, and G.I. Joe #155 are a few other "scarce" last issues that command a premium. I don't know about it's 'scarcity' but I got my copy of Ghost Rider #81 in the mail. What bummed me out back then was that I had finally been able to talk my mom into paying for a one-year subscription to Ghost Rider. My subscription began with #76. So in essence, I only received 7 out of those 12 issues for a year (better than nothing but still). I can't quite remember, since this was all pre-Interweb, the news of the series' cancellation broke a month or two beforehand, I think. And it's such a strange number to end upon, 81. Not 80, not 90, not even 85. So maybe the odd issue number helps with the allusion to it's 'scarcity'. |
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Feb 9, 2017 11:21:20 GMT -5
Ghost Rider #81, Groo #120, and G.I. Joe #155 are a few other "scarce" last issues that command a premium. I don't know about it's 'scarcity' but I got my copy of Ghost Rider #81 in the mail. What bummed me out back then was that I had finally been able to talk my mom into paying for a one-year subscription to Ghost Rider. My subscription began with #76. So in essence, I only received 7 out of those 12 issues for a year (better than nothing but still). I can't quite remember, since this was all pre-Interweb, the news of the series' cancellation broke a month or two beforehand, I think. And it's such a strange number to end upon, 81. Not 80, not 90, not even 85. So maybe the odd issue number helps with the allusion to it's 'scarcity'. I think you mean illusion. And I actually think these books are pretty rare. They were the last issues of long-running series' that were cancelled due to poor sales. Under those circumstances they weren't printing a lot of these and people weren't holding on to them. |
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