jerome34

I have been off the computer for a few days (other activities). I suggest instead of what we have we list titles we collect and what we are missing. I collect ALL DCU issues and currently am missing (along with which variant using my variant sorting): Action 706B? Adventure 499B, 524B, 530B?, 531B Aquaman 4B?, 9B BM: Shadow ot B 38B Detective 680B, 682D, 685B, 690D, 691B, 694D Flash 94C, Impulse 10B? Looney Tunes 7B?, 15B Nightwing 1B Power of Shazam 1B, 17B Robin 25B Steel 23B Superboy 10B Superman 95B?, 96B, 104C (DCU = Sticker), 117B? Superman: Man o S 42B?, 49B? Superman Man o T 5B Wonder Woman 92B, 94B?, 95B, 106B. The question marks are for ones that may not exist. There are several issue numbers that have two different variants with DCU in the UPC box: Action 700 <$2.95 and "premium"> Batman 515 <$2.50, $1.50> 531 <$2.50, $1.95> Detective 682 690 Green Lantern 51 < With/without "II" upper left> 81 <$3.95, $1.75> Superman 104 Superman the Wedding Album 1 Note for you hard core collectors: the set of SM\Doomsday: Hunter/Prey (3 vols.) have DCU versions as well. Enjoy.

There were 4 3 packs of Amalgam comics. 1) SKU 61944 20851 = Dr. StrangeFate, JLX, Legend of the Dark Claw. . . . (3 versions exist of LotDC: first print , second print . . . and upc = blank). 2) = Amazon, Assassins, SuperSoldier . . . These two had blank UPCs. 3) SKU = 59606 04521 = Bruce Wayne, Magnito, Spiderboy 4) SKU 59606 04598 Magnito, Spiderboy, X-Patrol . . . These last two had UPCs = barcodes (regular issues).

Did JC Penny's also have such a line of DC comics? I sure hope not - there are still too many DC variants I am missing.

It is on my want list. (Collecting every DC 1935 - Aug 2011 [DC 52 upchuck start]).

I added items from my list to the original info. Many have appeared here in the additions. What remains SM 75: there were newsstand variants with Roman numerals "II," "III," and "IV." JL 70 also had a newsstand variant. As far as we have been able to determine, there was NO second printing of Adv SM 499 and the "III" was an error in production. (Incidentally, that is the only one I am still missing. Thanks for the 2 pack info.)

I checked and I do have the Spring Hill Mall version.

I will physically have to check the box.

Alas, the only two I have are: North Shore mall; Washington park Mall.

All Star 13 - gift from my dad when I was home sick in Sept 1942.

I have 11 different reprints of Action 1: 1976 Safeguard 1976 "reprint of ..." 1983 BC =Peanut butter ad 1987 Quick 1988 "Fifty Years" 1988 UPC = barcode 1990 50 cent in white on black 1992 $1.00 1992 $0.10 in white on black 1993 No price 64 pages 1998 USPS and counting . . .

I suspect that for the Gerber numbers 7 - 10, about 90% are fairly accurate (equaling his number or off by at most +/- 1 and that difference being often questionable). I think the remaining 10 % is split into roughly two equal sized groups where his value is off by +2 or -2. Some of these differences are caused by warehouse finds. Where he is definitely wrong is in his counts of "existing" copies. For his index numbers of 9 & 10, I think his counts should be doubled (for items currently in active collections) with and additional count (for items in attics, closets, basements, etc. some of which will show up and some will, eventually, get destroyed with no one ever knowing that they existed). Similarly, for the index values of 7 & 8, I think his counts should be tripled plus again an additional count for hidden/lost copies.

All are still on my questionable list but it is your call to keep/remove them.

My mistake. It is not the Animaniacs 15 that is a "Warner Bros" variant. It is "Animaniacs" 16 (which you have as a "DC Universe"). See the following item: http://www.ebay.com/itm/ANIMANIACS-DC-1995-Series-16-Fine-Comics-Book-/301684842198?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item463dd15ed6 [if you order it from MH, you will almost certainly get the direct edition. MH has a lot of issues where their picture is of a variant but what you get is whatever they grab from the box. Once they learn of the variant they will: a) replace the picture; b) list the variant at much higher prices; and c) create counts (most or all "0") for the variant.] The ones you list as questionable are, with the exception of Steel 23, also on my questionable list. Steel 23 is on my want list so I think I too have been convinced that it exists. Sorry for my mistake.

1) No other Sovereign 7 issues to add. Your list has: 1) items I have; 2) items on my want list; & 3) items I consider questionable. I do not have any others not on your list. 2) I will have to check my Animaniacs 15 to se if: a) it is a "DC Universe;" or b) is it a "Warner's bros" (in which case there are 3 versions of that issue). Just won a Catwoman 9 "DC Universe" (or at least that was what was in the picture of the lot).

Corrections: Animaniacs 15 has the Warner's Bros. symbol instead of the "DC Universe." Sovereign 7 1 has DC Universe. Now I have to hunt for Catwoman 9 as well. Drats.