Valiant Completists - Misc. Valiant Books & Items

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 10:01:29 pm

I've never really checked mine out that closely to see if one is glossy or not. I don't seem to remember anyone of them standing out differently though.

dino · Post by **dino** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 10:12:59 pm

updated, thanks defiant1

Escaflown4 · Post by **Escaflown4** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 11:37:55 pm

I remembered I did pick up a glossy copy and sold it to one of the members here. I forgot who, but it's pretty rare as I have yet come across another copy.

IMJ · Post by **IMJ** » Sat Mar 26, 2005 2:16:02 am

Quesada signed Ninjak Print
Quesada signed X-O Print
X-O Replica ring
Velluto signed Bloodshot Print
Quantum & Woody Promo Comic Shop Folded Poster
Apparently Unknown VSS (or Acclaim I guess) Harbinger and Master Darque one shots
And I've got a whole HUGE binder full of Valiant crapola including postcards, card sets, chase cards and other stuff including COAs (like for that X-O ring)

I'm new to posting on this board so have I just babbled or is this cool stuff?

jedimarley · Post by **jedimarley** » Sat Mar 26, 2005 8:00:40 am

IMJ wrote:Quesada signed Ninjak Print
Quesada signed X-O Print
X-O Replica ring
Velluto signed Bloodshot Print
Quantum & Woody Promo Comic Shop Folded Poster
Apparently Unknown VSS (or Acclaim I guess) Harbinger and Master Darque one shots
And I've got a whole HUGE binder full of Valiant crapola including postcards, card sets, chase cards and other stuff including COAs (like for that X-O ring)

I'm new to posting on this board so have I just babbled or is this cool stuff?

We love it when people babble about this kind of stuff.

dino · Post by **dino** » Sat Mar 26, 2005 9:28:02 am

IMJ wrote:Quesada signed Ninjak Print
Quesada signed X-O Print
X-O Replica ring
Velluto signed Bloodshot Print
Quantum & Woody Promo Comic Shop Folded Poster
Apparently Unknown VSS (or Acclaim I guess) Harbinger and Master Darque one shots
And I've got a whole HUGE binder full of Valiant crapola including postcards, card sets, chase cards and other stuff including COAs (like for that X-O ring)

I'm new to posting on this board so have I just babbled or is this cool stuff?

Theres another thread I made around here somewhere where I tried to list all the other valiant items, I'll see if I can find it. This was meant to be just for misc. books but I think we're going to have to include everything else here too.
Do you have a master darque signed book? do you have a scan?...whats in the binder

davidb · Post by **davidb** » Sat Mar 26, 2005 10:23:14 am

I've got to say - I wouldn't mind hearing the story on that X-O ring. This is the first I've heard of it.

David B.

dino · Post by **dino** » Sat Mar 26, 2005 10:26:11 am

davidb wrote:I've got to say - I wouldn't mind hearing the story on that X-O ring. This is the first I've heard of it.

David B.

http://www.valiantcomics.com/valiant/va ... asp?id=150

there's also a gold ring! Bob layton sold one a while back.

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Sat Mar 26, 2005 11:07:09 am

Yeah, Bob did clean a little out of his closet last year didn't he?

dino · Post by **dino** » Sat Mar 26, 2005 11:07:47 am

added some stuff, ill add cards and posters later

dino · Post by **dino** » Sat Mar 26, 2005 10:19:04 pm

added cards, a complete list I think.

depluto · Post by **depluto** » Sun Mar 27, 2005 12:21:11 am

Well done, Dino!

IMJ · Post by **IMJ** » Sun Mar 27, 2005 5:25:40 am

I've got a plethora of Valiant stuff in my V binder.

COAs for my signed authentic prints, some promo posters that are still factory folded, the card sets including chase cards, promo cards (lots of these), uhhh...oh god I think Deathmate cards and chase cards.

Several Valiant postcards that I came across somehow over the years... lots of crap like that.

I think I also took doubles of the VU series I cards and made the large "cover image" to the Unity issues using the cards and a couple of magnetic photo pages....

DJSpecter · Post by **DJSpecter** » Sun Mar 27, 2005 6:20:44 am

So Valiant is the home to the world's larget comic book panel. They ever release that as a real poster?

jedimarley · Post by **jedimarley** » Sun Mar 27, 2005 8:07:03 am

DJSpecter wrote:So Valiant is the home to the world's larget comic book panel. They ever release that as a real poster?

Only with the Solar A&A TPB and hardcover.

The Spider · Post by **The Spider** » Sun Mar 27, 2005 9:31:13 am

dino wrote:
Brother J wrote:not sure why there is only one book listed under the newsstand books section, I think for a while, almost all of Valiant's books were available via both newsstand and direct sales, I own quite a few of them, even though I've decided not to collect them.
Because I don't know what other books are avaliable in newsstand form

I have a MAGNUS #64 newsstand edition. Maybe some others but I forgot to check.

jedimarley · Post by **jedimarley** » Sun Mar 27, 2005 9:38:55 am

At what point did valiant go newsstand?

Was it affter birth quake?

Brother J · Post by **Brother J** » Sun Mar 27, 2005 11:01:20 am

jedimarley wrote:At what point did valiant go newsstand?

Was it affter birth quake?

My best guess is Valiant went with newsstand distribution with the books cover dated April 1995. The reason I pick that date is because that is the first time the UPC box appeared on the front cover of Valiant comics. Before that, there was no box in the lower left corner. That would put it a couple of months before Birthquake.

jedimarley · Post by **jedimarley** » Sun Mar 27, 2005 11:32:43 am

Did all Valiant titles see newsstand distribution?

Or was it select titles?

Vault-Keeper · Post by **Vault-Keeper** » Sun Mar 27, 2005 11:55:53 am

jedimarley wrote:Did all Valiant titles see newsstand distribution?

Or was it select titles?

I think they did it with the core titles that were left after Acclaim axed all the low selling titles like Psi-Lords, Geomancer, Harbinger, Dr. Mirage, Secret Weapons, Rai, etc. These issues were returnable so any remainder copies that made it into the secondary market were small, IMO. The only issues of them around would basically be the ones that were actually sold. Unless there was a program where these were put in a plastic bag with several other comics for bargain resale that I've seen in some department stores during the 90's.---Steve

jedimarley · Post by **jedimarley** » Sun Mar 27, 2005 12:03:08 pm

So, when it came time to re-stock new issues, what ever was left from the previous month was destroyed? Or sent back?

I just don't remember see Valiants at newsstand.

Not that I looked.

400yrs · Post by **400yrs** » Sun Mar 27, 2005 12:13:08 pm

Newstand issues were sent back to the publisher - at least I know this to be true with Marvel. The advatnage to retailers of Newstand is that the Waldenbooks or 7-11s could send back the unsold copies for a refund or credit while the direct market books have to be eaten by the retailers if unsold. I'd guess that the Valiants were the same way.

dino · Post by **dino** » Sun Mar 27, 2005 1:10:34 pm

IMJ wrote:I've got a plethora of Valiant stuff in my V binder.

COAs for my signed authentic prints, some promo posters that are still factory folded, the card sets including chase cards, promo cards (lots of these), uhhh...oh god I think Deathmate cards and chase cards.

Several Valiant postcards that I came across somehow over the years... lots of crap like that.

I think I also took doubles of the VU series I cards and made the large "cover image" to the Unity issues using the cards and a couple of magnetic photo pages....

I'd love to know about anything thats not on this list. Those prints sound especially interesting.

You HAVE to post a scan of you magnetic photo page of unity covers!

dino · Post by **dino** » Sun Mar 27, 2005 1:12:30 pm

The Spider wrote:
dino wrote:
Brother J wrote:not sure why there is only one book listed under the newsstand books section, I think for a while, almost all of Valiant's books were available via both newsstand and direct sales, I own quite a few of them, even though I've decided not to collect them.
Because I don't know what other books are avaliable in newsstand form
I have a MAGNUS #64 newsstand edition. Maybe some others but I forgot to check.

Last issue newsstand? Cool. i'll add it.

sonicdan · Post by **sonicdan** » Sun Mar 27, 2005 3:02:02 pm

In addition to the Bloodshot 46 newstand edition, I have
these newstand Valiants in my collection:

Bloodshot 40,41,48
Solar 52

(always buying others if anyone has them for sale/trade)

And yeah unsold newstand books (and magazines) are credited back to the retailer, that way they only pay for what they sell. Usually, the covers
are striped and sent back while the rest of the book is thrown away/destroyed.
DAN