COMIC DETAILS
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Comic Description:
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Superman 75 Signature
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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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4275180001
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Owner:
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Iconic1s
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SET DETAILS
Owner's Description
"plat·i·num - noun - a precious silvery-white metal, the chemical element of atomic number 78. It was first encountered by the Spanish in South America in the 16th century, and is used in jewelry, electrical contacts, laboratory equipment, industrial catalysts, and awesome comic books!" Dictionary (with my own addition)
This is the second 9.8 copy to occupy this slot... the first was a Universal 9.8 that I submitted myself; I talk more about that book below. It's also now in my Custom Set.
I bought this copy off of eBay in September 2023, not long after the CGC in-house private signing with Dan Jurgens and Brett Breeding, where I believe this was signed. This was originally listed for $2500.00... I thought that was very ambitious. There had been another listed at the same time for $2399.00 signed only by Dan Jurgens. I had been looking at the single signed book until this one popped up. I did not have a Signature Series copy of this book so I figured it would be a nice addition to my set. I made an offer for what I actually thought it was worth, the seller countered and was still well above where I was... I came up $50.00 and explained my rationale. I also told the seller that I understood if he declined. After about 20 hours he accepted and I paid for this book, what I thought was a fair price. I'm glad the seller was reasonable.
Note: this book is missing the Manufactured with “2269” printed on back cover label annotation that is traditional for these Platinum Editions.
I also have a Universal 9.8 copy that I owned, along with another raw, since the '90's. I remember picking one of them up at a Comic Book Store in Illinois for $300.00 around 1994 before the internet made them relatively easy to come by. That was a lot of money back then, and still is today for a raw book, but seeing one of these in the wild back then was like seeing a Unicorn so you had better not pass it up. I kept one in the bag and opened the other to see what it looked like. In 2013 I sent them both into CGC along with a Platinum Adventures of Superman 500 I had also had since the '90's. One copy came back 9.8 and the other 75 and the 500 both were 9.6. I kept the 9.8 and traded the 9.6 set for four of the other books in this set. I think the other guy got a better trade if you look at dollar value, but I got some books I needed so I think we were both happy. I really enjoy the fact that I hung onto that book all those years, submitted it myself, and received a 9.8. I'm not sure if the one I opened, or the one I kept sealed, got the 9.8. I have more recently started hearing how many of these poly-bagged books were damaged by leaving them in the bags all those years so I wish I had kept track of which was which, just out of curiosity. I had my Universal 9.8 reholdered in February 2021 and it is also in my Custom Set.
I’ve included a picture of my The Death of Superman Platinum TPB in the second picture slot (there is a lot of Platinum going on in this book's slot!). I wanted to include it here because I think it looks great alongside this book. This is one of the things that is so cool about being able to add two images for each book in sets. It's nice to have a place to show these different books, collector's packs/sets, and other collectibles. I hope anyone flipping through this set enjoys it! This book also has it's own slot in my Custom Set!
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