Plasm 0 One-Staple Variants (same as Previews book)

[magnus20009]

I didn't even that copies of Plasm 0 that were not bound into previews even existed. ComicLink has 2 for sale right now.

This is the backstory from ComicLink. (I did delete their sales language so just the description remains).

"Plasm #0 was the first release from Jim Shooter's Defiant Comics line. It was distributed as an insert, glued into copies of Previews magazine. This means that all normally distributed examples of this issue have glue-stained and often torn-up spines. A very small number of copies, however, were never glued into copies of Previews. The story goes that these were examples that were given out to artists, employees, and friends by Shooter. These are referred to as the "Staple Variant" or "One Staple Variant", since they are held together at the spine by a single staple. Very few of these have turned up and virtually none have been certified in the offered 9.8 condition. Note that this book is so rare that only 7 copies in total (5 Universal and 2 Qualified "uncut" copies) have ever made their way to CGC. We are not aware of any public auction offering of a Universal example in any grade ever occurring elsewhere."

The CGC 9.8 has sold but the CGC 9.4 is still available



Interesting looking at Greg's CGC site that the first Universal Plasm 0 was graded in April 2005 or earlier. Then 4 other copies were graded April 14th this year. While ComicLink has 2 up in the current auctions I suspect the remaining two recently graded copies will surface for sale too.

[JCP]

Anybody have one they’re willing to part with? Preferably raw.

[corvettejim1968]

The documented print run of the plasm zero bound into the previous magazine is 150,000. And the one staple version there were 212 printed. Just over half are accounted for.

[SouthernComicGeek]

Could you drop the comiclink auction link? I keep putting in Plasm 0 and it's not coming up

[corvettejim1968]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/335384729486?m ... &media=SMS

[ckb]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/335384729486?m ... &media=SMS

CGC should be ashamed. Giving that book a 9.6 Blue. Just nuts.

[possumgrease]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/335384729486?m ... &media=SMS

CGC should be ashamed. Giving that book a 9.6 Blue. Just nuts.

How is that even possible? Seems like it should be viewed as a substantially incomplete copy of Previews (6/93).

[magnus20009]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/335384729486?m ... &media=SMS

CGC should be ashamed. Giving that book a 9.6 Blue. Just nuts.

Unbelievable!!! How is that a 9.6. I'll take my 9.8 any day and also my copy still bound into my Previews.