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Post by tarkintino on Jan 15, 2021 9:20:14 GMT -5
Only time I ever had a duplicate copy was from buying the Whitman 3 comic bagged sets and getting a duplicate of something inside. I ended up with a couple of copies of Superboy & the Legion that way. I used to buy the bagged comics on occasion, some with DC titles (e.g., The Flash, JLA or Batman) or Gold Key ( Star Trek and some cartoon-based titles) and had quite a number of duplicates. I usually gave the unwanted comics (the cartoon-based titles) to friends' younger siblings, who eagerly ate up that kind of material.
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Post by MDG on Jan 15, 2021 9:28:06 GMT -5
For some reason, I at one point had four copies of Prez #1, three of #2, and two of #3. I think I forgot I had them + they were in dollar bins.
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Post by wildfire2099 on Jan 15, 2021 9:43:01 GMT -5
I wouldn't buy multiple copies of anything on purpose, so any duplicates I have were mistakes, or the result of buying lots that have stuff I need and stuff I don't. The duplicates generally get quickly donated, so someone else can read them
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Post by shaxper on Jan 15, 2021 9:46:13 GMT -5
Anytime I ever see a copy of a book I purchased in my first year of collecting, I have to have it again if it's $1 or less. The surge of nostalgia each time is so worth it. I'll also admit to stocking up on a few books I've expected to mature in value over the years. The one I certainly have the most of is ten copies of Teen Titans (2003) #37: the 1st appearance of Ms. Martian. Such a great character premise, and in an age in which the media is seeking more female superheroes, I figured it was only a matter of time before this one becomes something special. It's already up to $12-15, whereas I bought each issue for cover price four years ago. I also need to get around to selling my five copies of San Diego Comicon #2: 1st Hellboy. Bought these for $50 a pop, and they are now selling for three times that. I'm usually not a speculator, mind you. There are just some no-brainers that seem like sure things to me. Case in point, just this month, I purchased three copies of Legion of Super-Heroes #298: 1st Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld. They are selling for next to nothing right now, and if DC doesn't eventually turn Amethyst into a cartoon, I'll be a monkey's Gemworld fairy godmother.
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Jan 15, 2021 10:22:17 GMT -5
Any duplicates I've had over the years were the result of not keeping my inventory up to date and thus entirely unintentional. Cei-U! I summon the accidental additions! That's me also. I probably have a handful of duplicates but it's because I either bought something I already had by mistake or they were in a big lot back when I would occasionally do that on eBay.
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Post by pinkfloydsound17 on Jan 15, 2021 10:44:35 GMT -5
I've probably mentioned it before but I don't keep doubles of issues. For me, doubles take up some space and can be sold for issues I need.
My exceptions are that I have two copies of Secret Wars #1 (one being a Canadian price variant) and I have the second print of ASM #361 in addition to the first printing. Aside from that, there are no other doubles in the PC.
That being said, IF there was a book I would hoard copies of, it would be House of Mystery #205. That I believe is my all time favourite horror cover from any era, and definitely a top cover of all time in my eyes.
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Post by shaxper on Jan 15, 2021 12:06:06 GMT -5
House of Mystery #205. That I believe is my all time favourite horror cover from any era, and definitely a top cover of all time in my eyes. SUCH a great cover!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2021 13:43:24 GMT -5
I've also got doubles, or triples of almost 90% of Amazing Spidey from the silver to bronze age up to issue #239.
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Post by tarkintino on Jan 15, 2021 14:28:06 GMT -5
That being said, IF there was a book I would hoard copies of, it would be House of Mystery #205. That I believe is my all time favourite horror cover from any era, and definitely a top cover of all time in my eyes. Great choice, and you could not go wrong with that title, or DC's other horror/mystery titles (e.g. Secrets of Sinister House, Unexpected, House of Secrets, etc.) which often enjoyed outstanding covers.
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Post by wildfire2099 on Jan 15, 2021 14:32:02 GMT -5
They did do a cartoon of Amethyst as part of DC Nation, I think? At this point, people would probably think it was a rip off of Steven Universe.
I'm always surprised when I find out something I have is worth something. I actually considered selling my Fables books and replacing them with trades, but it's really only #1 that has any value, so the nostalgia didn't outweigh it. Maybe someday.
I'm quite happy with trades for current stuff, but older books have the feel and weight of history, so those make me happy to have when I can afford them.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2021 20:47:14 GMT -5
it would have to be this one: (...) I didn't have multiple copies, but I did have this whole run of the revived series (i.e. #s 45-56) after buying it blind from Lone Star's catalog back in 1981 (probably paid $3 for the whole set). Unlike a lot of the stuff I picked up in similar fashion at around that time, I thoroughly loved it all - the first few issues illustrated by Simonson, and then the rest by Joe Staton. Afterward I read some of the earlier, classic material from the 1960s, but these are 'my' Metal Men. Since I don't have any of my original collection any more, I'd love it if DC published a tpb collecting this run.
they PLANNED to. . . but for some reason never did. I cherish my copy of Showcase #1, which has all non-series issues + 1-16 of the series & Volume 2, which has issues 17-34. . but I really, really want the rest in an affordable "phone book" form.
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Post by shaxper on Jan 15, 2021 23:15:58 GMT -5
They did do a cartoon of Amethyst as part of DC Nation, I think? At this point, people would probably think it was a rip off of Steven Universe. Wow, you are so right.
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Post by EdoBosnar on Jan 16, 2021 5:00:34 GMT -5
they PLANNED to. . . but for some reason never did. (...) Yeah, I recall seeing an announcement to that effect at some point. As it is, I do have the issues Simonson drew in the Art of Walter Simonson tpb, but like I said, I'd like to have the whole revived run from the '70s.
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Post by String on Jan 17, 2021 14:45:14 GMT -5
The most duplicates I have are within my LSH collection usually acquired in batches or lots of issues I've gotten from eBay over these many years in trying to build up my collection.
It's typically an issue here, an issue there but it's spread across various Legion runs, notably Vol 2, the Baxter series, Vol 3 (5YL and the Archie Legion) and Legionnaires.
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Post by brutalis on Jan 17, 2021 14:51:54 GMT -5
Did have quite a few duplicates of the original 6 issues Star Wars and of the 1st issue of GI Joe in their various printed incarnations. Regular comic, digest, treasury editions, reprints.
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