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I'm afraid I need a definition for "slabbed"......
Is it the same as "trashed" or "recycled", or is it more specifically referring to newsstand comics that are returned as unsold?
Or is it a practice among dealers to rid themselves of overstock?
Also, I notice on the pricing guide that the deluxe/gatefold cover issue is listed as "X-Men #1" and the variant covers are listed as "#1A-D", but others refer to them all as "#1A-E". A detail, but I'd like to be sure of which is more accepted.
More also-er, would I have likely any luck contacting either Diamond Distributors or Marvel to find out sales numbers for the issue? Would I need special security or press clearance to get an answer?
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"slabbed" = graded and stuck inside an impervious-to-damage container so it'll maintain that grade for all eternity without deteriorating. (Well, maybe.) It's like they put the comic inside a cube of lucite. (Well, not exactly.) Usually done by CGC company, but there's a new business called PDX that also does it. They're not as highly regarded as the other fellers, though.
Here's an example: http://www.comicspriceguide.com/boards/Topic20209-22-53.aspx
"Monk Mayfair", that's nagging at my brain-bone. Monks Of Monk Hall?
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Ahhh, got it....Thanks pmadreenter! This adds a great new dimension to my project, and oddly parallels some stuff I was already working on....
Monk Mayfair (full name Lt. Colonel Andrew Blodgett Mayfair) was the ape-like chemist member of Doc Savage's crew. I'm none of those things, but I've always been fond of the character.
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I'm embarrassed to admit that I bought and still have 40 copies of this from it's release. At least it wasn't 5,000. I still love the comic and every issue of X-men that Jim Lee did, but I got caught up in the hype. It was hard not to take advantage of the American Entertainment catalog bulk discount. That's how I ended up with a similarly absurd number of X-Force #1....
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The number that I'm finding most often is 7.1 million copies sold, though obviously, not to 7.1 million people.
I'm still looking for evidence that ANY of them were destroyed.....That's a lot of bagged, boarded, boxed, and useless.
Yeah, I'm obsessed.
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Here is a scan to the 6th variant to X-Men #1....
X-Men #1 (Newsstand w/bar code)
I've never seen this posted online. This was bought off a spinner rack. Most likely at a drug store.
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Very cool, thanks for posting this!
I'm still hoping to find out something of the numbers of the newstand copies, with returns factored in...
So would the numbering go: Variant covers are #1 A-D, with #1 E being the deluxe, and #1 F being the default newsstand editions?
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That's just what I call it. Someone says there is a second printing also.
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I've been researching it for quite awhile and can't verify the existence of the 2nd print. Its listed in the guide, but I honestly can't find any other evidence its real.
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So the first project is done and on the market, here's a link for anyone who's interested:
http://shop.ebay.com/i.html?_nkw=X-Men+%231+toilet&_sacat=0&_trksid=p3286.m270.l1313&_sop=10&_odkw=X-Men+%231&_osacat=0
I'm not looking for buyers here, but would love some feedback. Thanks for all your help and stories!
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