What is the rarest book you own want or know of

[kav]

List em-books that never show up on ebay, and are truly near impossible to find!

Here's mine:

[Poe]

Elementals vs Charnal Priests Special 1 and 2 published by Comico.

 

Can't provide a pic. I have never seen a copy of either. Ever.

[ComicConnoisseur]

1ST Marvelman.

Marvelman #25 (Feb. 1954}

[ComicConnoisseur]

Rare Twisted Metal comic book.

 

[comicjack]

Dynamic Comics 8

 

[ComicConnoisseur]

Not technically a comic book, but the first appearance of Zorro in a pulp who has ties with the comic book hobby is never on EBay.

All-Story Weekly #2 (August 1919}.

[zuulioso]

1st Submariner

[OrangeNemesis]

NEW MUTANTS 98!

[VintageComics]

1st Submariner

 

 

My old copy...

 

[G.A.tor]

Dynamic Comics 8

 

ive bought 2 copies in past month

[VintageComics]

Yes, but have you ever owned a MPFW #1.

[miraclemet]

I've fixed the thread subject

 

Dynamic Comics 8

 

ive bought 2 copies in past month

[Ken Aldred]

1st Submariner

 

 

My old copy...

 

 

Strangely, in over 35 years of collecting comics I've never bothered to take a look at that, not even the cover.

 

Thanks for sharing.

[Bookery]

 

Believe it or not, this is probably Neal Adams' rarest comic. He did the cover of this small press indie in 1998. No copies available from mycomicsshop or Mile High. None on eBay (one eBay seller claims it doesn't even exist... but this copy proves otherwise). Likely never distributed beyond family and friends.

[zuulioso]

1st Submariner

 

 

My old copy...

 

 

Wow! That is awesome. I didn't think there were actually any copies out there? Is the cover a repo or real?

[ianrush95]

See this http://boards.collectors-society.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=6122734&fpart=14

 

somebody has 1000 of them

[RockyMullins]

1st Submariner

 

 

My old copy...

 

 

Incredible...I don't think I could have ever parted with that book if I owned it. The art is unbelievable. I know there are many Bill Everett lovers out there, but I don't think he gets enough credit.

[Bookery]

See this http://boards.collectors-society.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=6122734&fpart=14

 

somebody has 1000 of them

 

I picked up the warehouse stock after the company went defunct. I would guess that the creators must have kept some copies for themselves, but apparently none have been sold on the open market. Unfortunately, they weren't stored very well over the years, so only a small number qualify as truly high grade. I watched while another 10,000 or so copies went off to the city dump! (I wonder what it cost back then to have Neal do the cover for you?)

 

I guess I should properly say it WAS the rarest Adams comic... though since I control

the supply at present... I could destroy all but, say, 10 copies... hmmmm....

 

[ianrush95]

Sell me one. I have 1 and 2 but not 3 been wanting it. I would pm you but it says you don't accept PMs.

 

Don't destroy them spread the love

[VintageComics]

1st Submariner

 

 

My old copy...

 

 

Wow! That is awesome. I didn't think there were actually any copies out there? Is the cover a repo or real?

 

That's an original copy with original cover. It was printed as a giveaway before Marvel Comics #1. Stories about whether it was actually distributed or not are mixed but if it was, it was only in a very limited area as the only copies that exist (about 10 or 11) were all found in the publisher's house after he passed.

 

The story then had additional pages added when it was printed in Marvel #1.

 

@ Rockymullins - I agree, one of the greatest story tellers in comics and the B + W showcases his lines much better than the tri-colour colouring in MC #1.