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For these variants print runs matter because they create the bulk of the demand. For Hulk #181 the demand is over what is on the inside. It's a big difference. When only the cover matters demand hangs by a very thin thread. By that logic, Hulk #180 would be the more valuable and sought-after book. This is not the case. Collectors prefer #181 because of... the cover. (Just throwing this out there, although I do see the point you're trying to make.) Also, many of these debates miss the fact that the hobby has grown into collectors purchasing many, many books purely for the cover artwork. It's art; not so different from buying a rare painting at this point. And the better the story behind it, the more it's worth. Im a cover collector Same here. I'm a cover collector too. I also prefer a hulk 181 over 180. Same here, better cover. Print run be damned, if I like the spidey 678, I would own it. When it was 15.00 I thought it was ugly, and still do. To invest in a comic that you don't really like due to scarcity just seems odd to me. If you think that my point was that 181 has a better cover than 180 you missed it. It does, of course, but that isn't what I was arguing. There are thousands of graded 181s and many thousands more that are raw. This doesn't stop the price from rising, because demand is strong. Demand for this book is strong because it has more going for it than a great cover image, and it is that significance that drives demand. On the other hand, a variant with a great cover image is only worth money if n-1 people think it is worth their money, because the content is no different than thousands of other copies. Perceived scarcity is a huge driver in variant demand. That demand is more fickle than content demand, because to an extent variant demand is often (not always, but often) driven by what other people like and want to buy so this collector has to have one too because it is hot. People pick 181 because they want to own 181, not because the red cover variant with Wolverine is much better than the Hulk covered in the symbiote variant or the Deadpool variant from that same month.

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For these variants print runs matter because they create the bulk of the demand. For Hulk #181 the demand is over what is on the inside. It's a big difference. When only the cover matters demand hangs by a very thin thread.

In all fairness, that list is from 2013 and there's no way of knowing how many copies were made available. It could be 100 or only 10 and at the time (even a year and a half ago) UF #4 bagged was going for $2 or less. UF #4 1:25 will still be a major key down the road IMO and it sure looks like a good time to buy now and in the next couple of weeks Just stop for a second and ask yourselves. Why is this a 1:25, or a 1:100, or a 1:5000??? Because this is supposed to be working on distribution quantities that are ordered by stores. These are RETAIL INCENTIVES Weeks after distribution we get a market analysis from comichron which is usually reflected on sales on eBay and the likes. No where does Marvel tell you that YEARS after said variant is distributed on a ratio basis will there be LEFTOVER STOCK up for grabs by the hundreds, maybe thousands. This is BS if I ever heard of it. You've just summed up the danger of investing in variants quite succinctly.

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Picked this out of a collection in Chicagoland during my recent trip up for WW Chicago. I've been looking for a copy for a long time.

What's up Frankie! Nice additions!

I love that ST... It isn't an easy issue to find, especially in grade. It is also listed as a Human Torch prototype, which is pretty preposterous.

Zendaya's casting name was for Michelle, not Mary Jane, so....who knows. They're saying Tiffany Espensen is cast as Cindy. Time to grab those ASM4 Ramos variant again, Personally I love the character. Will be nice to have her get more attention. So many possibilities Zendaya's casting name was for Michelle, not Mary Jane, so....who knows. Mary Jane was casting as Michelle. So the name Cindy may be a cover for another character. Would it be too much of a stretch for the M to stand for Michelle rather than Mary? Stories had already said that they weren't going to reveal her to be MJ until the end of the film (not much of a twist, but oh well...) so that would have been how they covered that.

I just checked the census minutes ago. No 9.6 SS https://www.cgccomics.com/census/grades_standard.asp?title=Amazing+Fantasy&publisher=Marvel+Comics&issue=15&year=1962&issuedate=8%2F62 I'm not sure why the CGCdata.com website is different than CGC's census. Maybe it's one of those hybrid label books - restored and signed? One would hope so. If someone had a 9.6 blue label signed they should be jailed.

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For not going out of your way that is a very solid list. You have several that I am missing and I do go out of my way. I also need to publicly acknowledge the generosity of Cpt Kirk, who both sold me a stack of books I needed as well as clued me in to an auction that filled in several more!

Yeah, that is where I saw it. I happened to check the website this morning and saw the change. I'm sure that those are almost certainly the dates, but I figured that it was worth asking just in case.

I did send an e-mail, so I will post what I find out either way.

I've got half a mind to e-mail Wizard to confirm that these are the dates. Catrick had gotten the previous set of dates from a Wizard sales rep, so it seems odd that over the course of like 6 weeks they would push the dates out. If I hear anything different I will post it.

The later August date actually works better for me though and my job though. Employed or not, I'm going to be there next year...always a fantastic show. I'll be there too, it will just be more complicated and I will have to fly in. Much more of a pain in the though.

It looks like they changed the dates to a week later, and I'm pissed. These dates fall at the end of the first week of the semester, and totally shoot my usual week long trip to Chicago. Bitter doesn't begin to describe my mood. I hope this is a typo.

Picked these up at WW Chicago this past weekend (the top book is a Voldemort 9.0, my first slab from them).

I picked this one up at WW Chicago this past weekend. I've got a CGC 6.5 but couldn't pass up this upgrade at the price: I also have three more coming to me from onsite grading that I purchased raw (I had to drive home before the books were returned to my brother). They all turned out quite nicely and I'll post scans when I get them in hand.

I did a search and didn't see a club for this book, and since I am very excited about mine I figured I would start one. I just got this back from onsite grading at WW Chicago: Post 'em if you got 'em, and if you want to contribute to the Spider-man #1 Platinum club you can find that one right here.