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by Rai-fan
Tue Feb 27, 2024 5:11:16 am
Forum: General VALIANT Discussion
Topic: VH 1 Can Never Come Back
Replies: 61
Views: 668

Re: VH 1 Can Never Come Back

I disagree on two points. On the one hand, yes - VH1 can never come back - it was a specific product of its place and time, and I'm guessing most fans who were nostalgic for it are like me -- mid-teens at the time, but now into middle age. VH1 may have technically been around for 6 years (1991-1996)...
by Rai-fan
Sun Jan 28, 2024 3:24:16 pm
Forum: General VALIANT Discussion
Topic: Convention score
Replies: 3
Views: 192

Convention score

I went to a small local con today and was gratified to find some scattered pre-Unity issues among the bargain boxes. I picked up the following for $10 apiece. Harbinger # 2 Harbinger # 4 Rai # 4 Rai # 9 (gold) Likely a fair price (~1/2 of market value) but absolutely astonishing, given that I rememb...
by Rai-fan
Tue Nov 21, 2023 5:35:46 pm
Forum: General VALIANT Discussion
Topic: I've deciphered the Deathmate reading order.
Replies: 27
Views: 7088

Re: I've deciphered the Deathmate reading order.

The Advance Comics Deathmate Green Preview came polybagged with Advance Comics # 55, which you can buy today via eBay for ~$40. https://www.ebay.com/itm/176041953915?hash=item28fceb0a7b:g:kQQAAOSwaZplWXbi&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAAwJhgH5WMm6qmAcumCe%2BPgzUcP6rTdAwQ5UOjj%2Fecig5ZnXLtd%2Ba7ffTyXT6enhev...
by Rai-fan
Sun Nov 19, 2023 5:22:25 pm
Forum: ValiantFans.com - TOPIC HALL OF FAME
Topic: Wanted: Top 100 Comics scans - 1991-1992...
Replies: 24
Views: 30456

Re: Wanted: Top 100 Comics scans - 1991-1992...

Turok # 1 came out in April 1993 - arguably the single month that killed more comic book shops than any other. The books that outsold it? The return of Superman books. Adventures of Superman # 500 Action Comics # 687 Superman # 78 Man of Steel # 22 Adventures of Superman # 501 Per Comic Chron, 7 boo...
by Rai-fan
Sun Nov 19, 2023 8:18:22 am
Forum: General VALIANT Discussion
Topic: I've deciphered the Deathmate reading order.
Replies: 27
Views: 7088

Re: I've deciphered the Deathmate reading order.

So... I finally moved my childhood VH1 collection out of my childhood home - and have begun inventorying the ~30 or so VH1 books I'm missing. Discovered just an hour ago that my Deathmate collection was woefully incomplete - with my only Gold I have being the Prologue (the most common, natch) - and ...
by Rai-fan
Sun Oct 08, 2023 5:08:33 am
Forum: Magnus, Solar, and Turok (not in VALIANT)
Topic: Gold Key Magnus set complete!
Replies: 22
Views: 9873

Re: Gold Key Magnus set complete!

CGC 9.4 Magnus #1 (1963) is a ridiculously awesome book. A holy grail for Silver Age Valiant precursors. :clap: (Only a single 9.6 grades higher, but I'm partial to the old label CGC books, personally.) :thumb: Thanks, Greg! I know the 9.4 # 1 is where the value is, but I'm super proud of the: 9.8 ...
by Rai-fan
Fri Oct 06, 2023 5:50:50 pm
Forum: Magnus, Solar, and Turok (not in VALIANT)
Topic: Gold Key Magnus set complete!
Replies: 22
Views: 9873

Re: Gold Key Magnus set complete!

An update: This January, 7 years to the month after I completed my Gold Key Magnus # 1-46 in minimum 9.0 or better... I completed it in straight CGC 9.4 or better. Gallery link here: https://comics.www.collectors-society.com/registry/comics/SetGallery.aspx?PeopleSetID=44535 Persistence and patience ...
by Rai-fan
Fri Feb 24, 2023 12:05:44 pm
Forum: General VALIANT Discussion
Topic: Just One Comic From Valiant In May 2023– And It's X-O Manowar #3
Replies: 12
Views: 847

Re: Just One Comic From Valiant In May 2023– And It's X-O Manowar #3

The original art cover to X-O Manowar # 4 (the Pre-Unity, BWS one) is up for sale in this month's Comiclink auction. And the description basically refers to Valiant Comics in the past tense, noting: "Valiant returned in 2012 for a second successful run that continued for a decade." https:/...
by Rai-fan
Mon Jan 30, 2023 9:04:42 pm
Forum: General VALIANT Discussion
Topic: Diamond Unity Trade - Signatures
Replies: 6
Views: 378

Re: Diamond Unity Trade - Signatures

Never mind - just saw it's the other sig. you couldn't identify.

Looking at the full list of folks involved in Unity shown in my Vol. 2 back inside cover, my best guess is it says "St. Pierre" - for Joe St. Pierre.
by Rai-fan
Mon Jan 30, 2023 6:38:01 pm
Forum: General VALIANT Discussion
Topic: Diamond Unity Trade - Signatures
Replies: 6
Views: 378

Re: Diamond Unity Trade - Signatures

Thank you!

That last signature is likely Maria Becarri - the Valiant Wiki notes she was a colorist, primarily on Harbinger beginning with issue 5 -- and she also assisted with the cover art for Harbinger # 16-40.

And...you've got a lot more than just 4 sigs.

Good stuff!
by Rai-fan
Fri Jan 27, 2023 6:54:27 am
Forum: General VALIANT Discussion
Topic: Diamond Unity Trade - Signatures
Replies: 6
Views: 378

Re: Diamond Unity Trade - Signatures

Found from an old thread here: Volume 1 signatures: Mike Cavallaro, Jade Moede, Jim Shooter, Kevin VanHook Volume 2 signatures: Mike Leeke, Don Perlin, Jim Shooter, Kevin VanHook There's a photo of a Volume 2 on eBay with signatures by Shooter and VanHook - that notes in the description that "e...
by Rai-fan
Thu Jan 26, 2023 6:25:19 pm
Forum: General VALIANT Discussion
Topic: Diamond Unity Trade - Signatures
Replies: 6
Views: 378

Diamond Unity Trade - Signatures

Has anyone posted - or does anyone know - an inventory of the folks who signed the two Diamond Unity trades? From my brief searches online, each book, Vol. 1 & 2, came with at least 2 signatures, and could have up to 4 signatures. I'm wondering if folks here have a full list of potential signatu...
by Rai-fan
Fri Apr 29, 2022 6:34:00 pm
Forum: General VALIANT Discussion
Topic: The Price is Right - Frank Miller Shadowman - $73,850?
Replies: 20
Views: 2292

Re: The Price is Right - Frank Miller Shadowman - $73,850?

Interesting.

I've been thinking about the Miller Unity covers recently.

And specifically lusting after Eternal Warrior # 1.

But yeah - I never really liked Miller's Sin City period with the blockiness. Weird to think what I considered his "new" period as a teen is now 30 years old...
by Rai-fan
Fri Feb 04, 2022 1:49:08 am
Forum: Magnus, Solar, and Turok (not in VALIANT)
Topic: Some foreign Gold Key comics
Replies: 19
Views: 2719

Re: Some foreign Gold Key comics

How did you get into these?

Are there any particular foreign language versions you've found more challenging than the others?
by Rai-fan
Fri Feb 04, 2022 1:48:48 am
Forum: Magnus, Solar, and Turok (not in VALIANT)
Topic: Some foreign Gold Key comics
Replies: 19
Views: 2719

Re: Some foreign Gold Key comics

These are amazing! I put together a full set of the Mexican (Domingos Allegres) Magnus reprints (# 1-28) a few years ago, but the average grade is maybe 3.0. Added some French and Turkish reprints as well. But your Magnus books alone put mine to shame. And I've never seen the Solar or Turok books! N...
by Rai-fan
Thu Dec 10, 2020 12:27:00 pm
Forum: General VALIANT Discussion
Topic: BRAINSTORMING SESSION! Valiant unresolved storylines...
Replies: 48
Views: 17496

Re: BRAINSTORMING SESSION! Valiant unresolved storylines...

From VH1, but I recall being mocked ~10 years ago when I expressed sadness that the original Ninjak title ended mid-storyline.

Apparently no one much was reading that title after issue 20 or so (or...to be fair, maybe issue 10).
by Rai-fan
Wed Dec 09, 2020 1:56:40 pm
Forum: General VALIANT Discussion
Topic: Magnus #5 (1991) cover sells for $10,000+
Replies: 18
Views: 3433

Re: Magnus #5 (1991) cover sells for $10,000+

Yeah - I thought about it when it was still holding at $4,200. I am, after all, Rai-fan.

But $10k+ seems insane to me, esp. when the X-O # 1 & # 2 covers each sold a few years ago for more like $7500 apiece.
by Rai-fan
Sat Jul 11, 2020 7:02:30 am
Forum: General VALIANT Discussion
Topic: Q's regarding Harbinger #0 (1992)
Replies: 24
Views: 3621

Re: Q's regarding Harbinger #0 (1992)

It's unfortunate that Harbinger 0 was such a lackluster issue. It was obviously a post-Unity production (unlike Magnus 0 which was produced before Mag 1, probably a year or so before it was released), and it seems like some of Lapham's first work as a writer. He gets much better as we see in Stray ...
by Rai-fan
Fri Jul 10, 2020 2:37:35 pm
Forum: General VALIANT Discussion
Topic: Q's regarding Harbinger #0 (1992)
Replies: 24
Views: 3621

Re: Q's regarding Harbinger #0 (1992)

From some quick online research, sources note both Harbinger 0 (pink) and the trade paperback (1st, bagged with Harbinger 0 blue) were released in December, although the pink version has "Feb. 1993" in the indicia. This makes sense in terms of being contemporaneous with Shadowman # 10 or s...
by Rai-fan
Thu Jul 09, 2020 7:31:07 pm
Forum: General VALIANT Discussion
Topic: Was everyone sleeping on this?
Replies: 19
Views: 2586

Re: Was everyone sleeping on this?

I didn't even consider that book, because 1) I already have a pristine raw copy of it, and 2) I was so busy tracking the CGC 9.8 2018 Shadowman 1 Metal edition beneath it. The other books I bid on this week were the three copies of Harbinger 1 (QR code). 9.6 (signed), 9.6 and 9.4. I was the underbid...
by Rai-fan
Sun May 03, 2020 4:17:18 pm
Forum: General VALIANT Discussion
Topic: Magnus #0 (1992) in the industry news...
Replies: 7
Views: 2087

Re: Magnus #0 (1992) in the industry news...

It's my favorite Valiant book. Great cover, early send-away, and I'll always remember when it was a $55 wall book.

More than 25 years later, I've now got on the order of 20 copies.
by Rai-fan
Thu Dec 19, 2019 8:10:05 pm
Forum: General VALIANT Discussion
Topic: Hmm...why did VH1 work but Shooters New Universe fail?
Replies: 8
Views: 1947

Re: Hmm...why did VH1 work but Shooters New Universe fail?

Agreed that Alpha Flight seemed just like a blatant money-grab at the time. And that much of what made Valiant comics work were that they were largely under-the-radar prior to Unity. The "these-are-worth-money" thing is what blasted them into the mainstream. I'm the poster boy for this. My...
by Rai-fan
Sun Oct 20, 2019 6:21:27 pm
Forum: General VALIANT Discussion
Topic: Valiant V1 prices
Replies: 15
Views: 2084

Re: Valiant V1 prices

Thanks, folks! I’m not surprised there are books like this that likely languished for 15+ years before slabbing & discovering they’re rare in high grade, but seemed weird to me.
by Rai-fan
Sat Oct 19, 2019 9:01:46 am
Forum: General VALIANT Discussion
Topic: Valiant V1 prices
Replies: 15
Views: 2084

Re: Valiant V1 prices

I doubt the Shadowman 8 print run is appreciably larger than that of EW # 4, since it came out just one month later. As the above list shows, the only major Valiant books that have heat right now are those with direct (or, soon-to-be-presumed) movie tie-ins. Also, random question, but why the high a...
by Rai-fan
Thu Sep 19, 2019 6:08:45 pm
Forum: General VALIANT Discussion
Topic: Harbinger 1 9.8 Price Changes
Replies: 13
Views: 3040

Re: Harbinger 1 9.8 Price Changes

Fair. I knew guys back in the day who had "untouched cases" of X-O # 1 (like 200+ NM copies around Jan. 1993), but *never* early Harbingers. All things being equal, though, I'd rather have a 9.8 Solar 10. Haven't looked up the value in 20 years, but that *seemed* like the tough book back i...