For This Is the Day... That a Superman Died
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COMIC DETAILS
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Comic Description:
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Newstime nn Modern
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Grade:
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9.8
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Page Quality:
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WHITE
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Certification #:
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3970746001
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Owner:
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Iconic1s
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SET DETAILS
Owner's Description
This is my second 9.8 copy of this book! I added THIS book to this set because it holds much more significance to me... keep reading...
I had the first copy for awhile and am glad it got added to the competitive set... I had a raw copy of this book since it came out but could never find a decent copy to send to CGC. For awhile it seemed like there were raw copies in just about every bargain bin of every store I walked into but I could never find a nice clean copy. I finally came across the first copy on eBay years ago and grabbed it. I bought it long before I even considered building a CGC Registry set, it was just a time when I was gathering pretty much any Doomsday related collectibles that I could find. I did not even consider how rare graded copies may be; when I picked up the first copy there were only eight total graded and only two were 9.8. I love this book because I feel it adds a bit of formal commemoration to Superman's death. I do feel a little guilty about stealing Clark Kent's mail though!
Where did I get this second copy, you ask? In September 2022 my friend Brandon Shepherd added the third and fourth 9.8 copies to the census through his own submission and was awesome enough to gift me one! By the time he created these two 9.8's there were still only a total of 15 graded copies! Such a rare book, and even rarer are friends like Brandon!
I also think its funny that Lex Luthor took out an advertisement for his airline on the back of the very magazine commemorating The Death of Superman...
Once again #1 in the Skies over Metropolis, faster than a speeding bullet, and an unchallenged leader...
The entire ad shows how happy Luthor is at the fact that Superman seems to be deceased. At the very least it's super passive aggressive!
Look!
Up in the Sky!
Luthor is still a jerk!
*Thanks also go out to Brandon for concurring with my original forum request that this book be added to the Registry set. I also appreciate Mollie taking the time to discuss the addition with the Graders. I might not have been allowed to share this Newstime book here if not for Mollie and Brandon's help. Thank you!
When I asked to add this book I was pretty new to the Registry and had also asked to add a few others that I now realize clearly don't belong here... I was a noob and Brandon and Mollie helped square me away! Here is a link to my post, which includes Mollie's reply:
https://www.cgccomics.com/boards/topic/444742-2019-i-want-this-to-be-added-to-a-set-request/?do=findComment&comment=10649377
I had my first copy reholdered in March 2021.
*I'm really proud of the work that guys like Brandon and I did to add/remove books from the competitive set as well as getting it re-named and ordered correctly, and also guys like onlyweaknesskryptonite for adding some rare books like Superman: The Man of Steel 20 second printing to it that no one had ever even seen before! The good old days!
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