GeeksAreMyPeeps

I interpret this cover as Batman asking for butt stuff.

Is this book a rarity? I have one of these.

Isis first appeared well before 52.

It seems unreasonable to think that no one working for Marvel and DC was keeping up with what collectors cared about, as there were a decent number of publications that were tracking values and collector interests. Not that they had to reprint based on that info. And certainly they knew what was selling more. While that isn't necessarily an indication of quality, it is an indication of what was more desired by customers. The various books that I called out didn't stand out either artistically or sales-wise during that time period. Your last point, that they were recent issues, seems to be the most likely. At that time, things weren't being handled digitally, so recent books may have been the only ones that had plates readily available. Still, you think they would have focused on the better selling books, if they were looking to draw in new readers.

I had already stopped reading it by that point, since I was busy with college, but the storlyline that made me quit, after picking up reading again some time later, was One More Day/Brand New Day.

So who's going to troll the signing by sending in every Marvel comic with an Angela appearance?

The Marvel wiki indicates there's a recap that includes Venom.

To be fair, Kingdom Come are arguably keys.

Twice. In the same movie.

Yes, Superman will always have the distinction of being the first superhero. There's a reason I said "potential" not "probable."

And there are a few very limited books recently. But supply is just one side of the equation. The only potential candidate I could see would be Detective Comics #27. If, for some reason, the popularity of Batman were to be increased substantially (unlikely, as he's already one of the most recognized and most loved characters) while Superman's popularity were to decline substantially.

He could have, but it was his baby. In a similar situation, I would also end the book the way I wanted it to end, rather than hand it off to someone who potentially would go in a direction that I didn't want it to go in.

Major key or not, if you focused on books that are generally regarded as being higher quality, I think you'd be more likely to have more return readers.

I'm guessing that Kirkman has enough money from the success of WD that he'll be comfortable without new WD sales. I imagine that he felt the book had run its course and wanted to move onto something else. I can understand that, working in a creative field. We only have so much time on this planet. Might as well spend it doing something we enjoy if we can afford it.

I think this is pretty much it. Everyone (1st appearance collectors, run collectors, and readers) were pretty much in the same market back in the day. Yes, some books were reprinted, but not all. If you wanted to read the Starline Silver Surfer run that led up to a huge crossover, you had to buy the comics. Now, readers aren't competing in the market for high-grade copies. And while books like X-Men 94 still appeals to run collectors, GSX #1 appeals to that market *and* first appearance collectors. Another factor perhaps in the X-Men situattion: when I started collecting comics in the late '80s, Claremont had been writing the book seemingly forever, and would continue to write it for a few more years. X-Men 94 (not Giant Size) was his debut on the title. (It's interesting how obvious they were trying to make X-Men the "international" team from reading GSX, where it wasn't blatant in Claremont's writing, IMO.) After Claremont left, I think the appeal of his first issue may have waned a bit. Even if Silver Surfer 34 had far fewer copies printed than other big keys of the era, we're still talking about an era where a ton of copies were printed, so there are still plenty to be had, in a diminishing collector's market. I can say that when I sold my copies of Thanos Quest before Infinity War, I was happy with the prices. Part of the thing might be that, even after stories became available to read in many other formats, older collectors have been conditioned to enjoy the hunt for books they needed to buy to read the story. Younger collectors never had that, so there's not that thrill for them of finding a book they need for the run (especially in the age of the internet).

Understood that the multi-packs weren't for collectors. I could totally understand if they were packaging up overstock to get rid of. Having insignificant issues included then would be understandable. But if you're choosing to reprint something to get out to non-collectors, you would think they would choose books that would entice readers to pick up other comics.

I looked up a few, and none of them appear to be books that have a significant appearance in them that might get packaged with an action figure. And if you're going to go back to print for multi-packs, why not pick more significant books?

Some of these are puzzling. Daredevil 267 & 273? Captain America 384? (And other random unremarkable Marvel issues)

I assume "land variant in a 9.8" means a CGC 9.8. If yes, then make the trade

No

This should maybe rate a little higher.

If 4th World is the one on Long Island, I have to say that when I lived out there and started collecting in the '80s, it was one of my regulars, and is a great store.

And then the homage to this, Harbinger: Renegade #5

Try looking up the books from this thread:

Yep. Saw the Bleeding Cool article with the info on new series as well. I like what I've seen them announce so far