AKA... Reunited and It Feels So Good!

AKA... "I'm Julius. And this is my brother Vincent. We're twins."

AKA... "Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad."Meet the Wonder Twins... no, not the Vulcan-eared, brother and sister duo Zan and Jayna from the Super Friends, but more like "I wonder what the hell I was thinking buying the same exact comic book I already own?"Look at these two. Is it a case of double-vision? Can you tell them apart? They're both Marvel Premiere #1, featuring Warlock. They're both historical keys where "Him" is first named "Warlock" by the Higher Evolutionary; is given the vampiric Soul Gem containing a pocket universe; where Counter-Earth (Earth 616) is first created; and lastly Warlock becomes a fashion plate by creating a costume mash-up of Shazam, Conan the Barbarian, and the WWE. They're both graded 9.6 with White Pages. And they both carry the same pedigrees from Suscha News. So what distinguishes them? How do I tell them apart?If you take a good look... just one number! That's right... their CGC registration numbers sets them apart... but only by one little number. Isn't that amazing? They are in exact sequential order from one another. Just one itsy bitsy number separates these two from being exact dupes. Obviously the previous owner sent them into the CGC for grading at the same exact time, and indeed they were graded one right after the other, both registering a CGC Grade Date on January 18, 2011... nearly two years to the day!But how often do two such items go through the hands of different owners only to be reunited again?I bought the first one through ComicConnect late last year in December 11th... and by sheer luck, a month to the day... on January 11th, while trolling on eBay looking for something else entirely, I found the second. I rubbed my eyes when I took notice of its registration number and something compelled me to cross-check against my copy. And to quote an overly referenced cliché... "And the rest is history."I have nicknamed these bad boys "Julius" and "Vincent" (lifted from one of my favorite 80's films: Twins... a feel good classic I can watch a billion times!) And for all intents and purposes these are twins... albeit not Siamese or Conjoined. I vow they will never be separated again. They have found a good home and have become part of my permanent CGC collection, joining the "Brotherhood of Warlock" aka "Keys to the Kingdom Set": Fantastic Four 66, 67, Thor 165, Marvel Premier 2, and Warlock 10. And if ever that rueful day should come where I need to sell them... I will sell them as a "Twin Set" (I shed a tear thinking such sad thoughts).But here's the "capper"... my natural curiosity led me to the CGC website once again, and I decided to check the registration numbers that sequentially precede and follow these two. And guess what? I found there is a third Marvel Premiere #1... in other words a missing triplet! Now I am determined to find that third brother. How? I've searched and trolled the same sites looking to see if it is up for sale but my search has come up empty. But I haven't stopped there... I went to the local police precinct and filed a "Missing Persons", but so far nothing. I also checked the local orphanages but he wasn't there too.And last night I walked the cold and barren streets, checking bus depots, back alleys, tenement buildings, and abandoned lots, all the while singing a favorite nursery rhyme..."Oh where, Oh where, has my little Adam gone? Oh where, oh where can he be?He battles his future evil self, he's the best artificially created super being of all,Oh where, oh where can he be?"But seriously, I have a good mind to contact ComicConnect and see if they could tell me who may be the current owner and I'll do my best to talk him/her into selling that third MP1. Wish me luck!Now... if you don't mind, I'm going to take Jules and Vincent on their strollers to the local supermarket, buy them some formula, and see if they can help me round up some real "twins"... or "puppies"... if you know what I mean. Thanks for Reading and as always... Happy Collecting!SW3DTo see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.