Comics that were once hot for silly reasons

Ghetto D · Post by **Ghetto D** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 8:57 pm

I seem to recall Uncanny 201 being in the Wizard Top 10 for about 5 years straight.

Seriously, was the kid Cable?

Escaflown4 · Post by **Escaflown4** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 9:33 pm

Ghetto D wrote:I seem to recall Uncanny 201 being in the Wizard Top 10 for about 5 years straight.

Seriously, was the kid Cable?

Yup the baby was indeed Cable that got sent off to the future. Even tho the book wasn't as hot as it used to be, it still sells for an average of $5 - $10. Wizard still list the book between $18 - $20.

x-omatic · Post by **x-omatic** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 9:51 pm

How about Hulk 377? The neon grenn cover. That book was selling like crazy at one time. It still is a great run of Hulk by Dale.

X-Men 281 was big for a while due to Bishop by died down to nothing.

Amazing Spiderman 361 was hot because of Carnage.

lobo · Post by **lobo** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 10:42 pm

x-omatic wrote:How about Hulk 377? The neon grenn cover. That book was selling like crazy at one time. It still is a great run of Hulk by Dale.

X-Men 281 was big for a while due to Bishop by died down to nothing.

Amazing Spiderman 361 was hot because of Carnage.

OT.... and spoiler:

Hey did carnage die in New Avengers #2?? Sentry ripped him right in half in outer space no less!

tanord · Post by **tanord** » Tue Feb 01, 2005 12:24 am

X-Factor 71 New Team

Also, all of the early Image overprinted stuff. Zorro from Topps Comics and Lady Rawhide, and practically all of the Alien appearances in Dark Horse. The Funeral for a Friend Superman issues don't sell for much either.

tanord · Post by **tanord** » Tue Feb 01, 2005 12:28 am

I thought of a couple more. Cyberfrog, Araknis--I have no idea what happened to the title, Creed, and Thunderbolts.

ZephyrWasHOT!! · Post by **ZephyrWasHOT!!** » Tue Feb 01, 2005 1:30 am

greg wrote:
whetteon wrote:Supreme #12, 1st platt work at image.
I thought Prophet #4 (variant) was the 1st Platt work at Image...
which is a book that definitely qualifies for this category.

Superman Special #1 (snicker), where the 'sand creature' was supposed to be one of the 4 new supermen.

Adventures of Superman #466 1st Cyborg Supes.

Vertigo Preview #1 "1st" app Preacher

Swamp Thing #34, just cause of the stolen artwork

Pre-Teen Dirty Gene Kung Fu Kangaroos

Cerebus #147, Gaiman's 24 Hour Comic

Cerebus #161 Bone App

Vengeance of Bane!

Sword of Azrael!

Daredevil #319!

Daredevil #257/Punisher #10

Dethlok #1 (UGH!)

New Mutants #31 1st Strong Guy

Vengeance of Vampirella #1 (This was a $35 book at one time!)

Superman #50 (the engagement issue)

Robin mini #1 (This was a $20 book!)

Aliens, ANY.

Predator, ANY.

Gen 13!!!

Danger Girl

Battlechasers

Red Star

(actually...you know, most of the books on these lists aren't half bad....and 90% of them fall under my 'there was a reason they were hot once..they'll be keys in the long run.)

Shakespeare · Post by **Shakespeare** » Tue Feb 01, 2005 9:53 am

Vertigo Preview #1 "1st" app Preacher

Preacher Preview...I'm still looking for someone to give me a straight answer. I've got one, and I know that it was a b+w freebie. I know that most of them were trashed along with thousands of other Direct Currents and Inside Images. But is it his first appearance or not? Regardless, it is very rare in high grade (or maybe I'm just saying that because I've got a CGC 9.6!).

greg · Post by **greg** » Tue Feb 01, 2005 11:39 am

Vertigo Preview #1 "1st" app Preacher
Preacher Preview...I'm still looking for someone to give me a straight answer. I've got one, and I know that it was a b+w freebie. I know that most of them were trashed along with thousands of other Direct Currents and Inside Images. But is it his first appearance or not? Regardless, it is very rare in high grade (or maybe I'm just saying that because I've got a CGC 9.6!).

I thought Absolute Vertigo was the first appearance of Preacher
in a regular, available for sale on the shelf, comic book.
It was once hot, now not.

What's the Preacher Preview?

By the way, sorry about editing your post Shakespeare,
I meant to reply and use part of your post,
but I hit "edit" instead!

ZephyrWasHOT!! · Post by **ZephyrWasHOT!!** » Tue Feb 01, 2005 2:40 pm

greg wrote:
Vertigo Preview #1 "1st" app Preacher
Preacher Preview...I'm still looking for someone to give me a straight answer. I've got one, and I know that it was a b+w freebie. I know that most of them were trashed along with thousands of other Direct Currents and Inside Images. But is it his first appearance or not? Regardless, it is very rare in high grade (or maybe I'm just saying that because I've got a CGC 9.6!).

I thought Absolute Vertigo was the first appearance of Preacher
in a regular, available for sale on the shelf, comic book.
It was once hot, now not.

What's the Preacher Preview?

By the way, sorry about editing your post Shakespeare,
I meant to reply and use part of your post,
but I hit "edit" instead!

Yes, Absolute Vertigo.

(which is, technically, still a 'vertigo preview'.

)

It's just a sample of the first few pages of Preacher.

If Detective #26 and Action #....something, both of which have full house ads for Batman aren't considered HIS 1st app..then neither is this.

It's not original material, after all, even if it's material that appears first.

Ya dig?

greg · Post by **greg** » Tue Feb 01, 2005 3:03 pm

Well, Absolute Vertigo is listed in Overstreet as "Winter 1995",
but there is also a Preacher Preview in Overstreet for "April 1995",
so I don't know what the Preacher Preview is.
(I think Absolute Vertigo is in color, so it must be the B&W book Shakes mentioned.)

Escaflown4 · Post by **Escaflown4** » Tue Feb 01, 2005 3:14 pm

Speaking of OverStreet, when does the next issue come out?

greg · Post by **greg** » Tue Feb 01, 2005 3:25 pm

Escaflown4 wrote:Speaking of OverStreet, when does the next issue come out?

Annual #35 should be out mid-April... I think.

Shakespeare · Post by **Shakespeare** » Tue Feb 01, 2005 3:49 pm

The Preacher Preview is an 8-page color cover, black and white insides freebee which was put out with Inside Images, VVoices, etc. It is comic book sized and CGC-able. I'll be interested to see which jumps the most when the movie comes out...AV, Preview, or Preacher #1. It could suffer from the "1st appearance of Hellboy" syndrome.

Then again, I'm a big Detective Comics #26, Hulk #180, Spidey #298 supporter.

S

Rai-fan · Post by **Rai-fan** » Tue Feb 01, 2005 11:05 pm

How about the Megaton "first appearances" of Youngblood & Savage Dragon. Anyone still care about those?

The Spider · Post by **The Spider** » Tue Feb 01, 2005 11:11 pm

Rai-fan wrote:How about the Megaton "first appearances" of Youngblood & Savage Dragon. Anyone still care about those?

They're kinda fun to read just to see how Larsen modified them when he started the Dragon (and other) series at Image (Cause he used a LOT of ideas that he had since he was a kid, in modified form).

And the early Youngblood is interesting to see since the one depicted in a poster in Megaton was eventually used for the "away team" and Liefeld's aborted Team Titans proposal was used for the "home team."

But it's probably not as in demand as it was in... say, 1993 or something.

The Spider · Post by **The Spider** » Tue Feb 01, 2005 11:14 pm

lobo wrote:
x-omatic wrote:How about Hulk 377? The neon grenn cover. That book was selling like crazy at one time. It still is a great run of Hulk by Dale.

X-Men 281 was big for a while due to Bishop by died down to nothing.

Amazing Spiderman 361 was hot because of Carnage.
OT.... and spoiler:

Hey did carnage die in New Avengers #2?? Sentry ripped him right in half in outer space no less!

Probably. But they'll bring him back if they need to.

The Spider · Post by **The Spider** » Tue Feb 01, 2005 11:15 pm

tanord wrote:X-Factor 71 New Team

Also, all of the early Image overprinted stuff. Zorro from Topps Comics and Lady Rawhide, and practically all of the Alien appearances in Dark Horse. The Funeral for a Friend Superman issues don't sell for much either.

That X-Factor issue (and certain ones after) is worth picking up just to read the Peter David run. But probably not at early 90's prices.

lobo · Post by **lobo** » Tue Feb 01, 2005 11:44 pm

The Spider wrote:
lobo wrote:
x-omatic wrote:How about Hulk 377? The neon grenn cover. That book was selling like crazy at one time. It still is a great run of Hulk by Dale.

X-Men 281 was big for a while due to Bishop by died down to nothing.

Amazing Spiderman 361 was hot because of Carnage.
OT.... and spoiler:

Hey did carnage die in New Avengers #2?? Sentry ripped him right in half in outer space no less!
Probably. But they'll bring him back if they need to.

And with that said I see today that Marvel is soliciting a Toxin miniseries. For those unaware Toxin is the spawn of Carnage but seems to a 'good'guy...

dino · Post by **dino** » Wed Feb 02, 2005 12:08 am

lobo wrote: And with that said I see today that Marvel is soliciting a Toxin miniseries. For those unaware Toxin is the spawn of Carnage but seems to a 'good'guy...

When did that happen??????

justin · Post by **justin** » Wed Feb 02, 2005 12:31 am

What about the Image Zero send away book?

-A

400yrs · Post by **400yrs** » Wed Feb 02, 2005 12:35 am

architect wrote:What about the Image Zero send away book?

-A

I never saw it, but I'm willing to bet it shipped LATE. Probably 1-2 years later than expected.

depluto · Post by **depluto** » Wed Feb 02, 2005 12:45 am

Shakespeare wrote:The Preacher Preview is an 8-page color cover, black and white insides freebee which was put out with Inside Images, VVoices, etc. It is comic book sized and CGC-able. I'll be interested to see which jumps the most when the movie comes out...AV, Preview, or Preacher #1. It could suffer from the "1st appearance of Hellboy" syndrome.

Then again, I'm a big Detective Comics #26, Hulk #180, Spidey #298 supporter.

S

Hey, was there a quick peak at Batman in DC 26? Cool!

I don't remember if this comic was ever hot, but the first appearance of Bishop was Uncanny 282 (I think) where he was on the cover but then didn't appear in the story until the last page. Very weird.

ZephyrWasHOT!! · Post by **ZephyrWasHOT!!** » Wed Feb 02, 2005 2:54 am

Rai-fan wrote:How about the Megaton "first appearances" of Youngblood & Savage Dragon. Anyone still care about those?

Yes.

I still don't have the Holiday Special.

whetteon · Post by **whetteon** » Wed Feb 02, 2005 8:37 am

dino wrote:
lobo wrote: And with that said I see today that Marvel is soliciting a Toxin miniseries. For those unaware Toxin is the spawn of Carnage but seems to a 'good'guy...
When did that happen??????

Venom vs Carnage miniseries