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Jan28

UNTOLD LEGEND OF THE BATMAN Reprint Is a TREASURY EDITION

Posted by Dan Greenfield on Jan 28, 2025

UNTOLD LEGEND OF THE BATMAN Reprint Is a TREASURY EDITION

A major turning point in the DC reprint game… We wondered why DC didn’t release this week’s reprint of 1980’s three-issue The Untold Legend of the Batman miniseries — by Len Wein, Jim Aparo and John Byrne — as Facsimile Editions. Now we know: It’s a TREASURY EDITION. Yep: For the first time in the current era, DC is reprinting in the treasury format a story that was originally standard size — in this case, comics’ first planned miniseries and an outright classic, to boot. Nowhere is this mentioned in the solicitations, but listings have started popping up on ebay for the regular $12.99 version… …and the $19.99 foil-cover version… …with the notation that they are treasury size. (H/T to reader Joseph Holmes.) I confirmed the news Tuesday night with my local comics shop, Aw Yeah Comics in Harrison, N.Y. It certainly would explain the choice of the term “Limited Edition” for this reprint — a play on Limited Collectors’ Edition, DC’s Bronze Age name for its treasuries. And it would certainly explain the $12.99 and $19.99 price points. This is a very, very welcome surprise and naturally opens the door for the question: “What else should DC reprint as a treasury that wasn’t a treasury before?” The mind reels. In fact, here’s a list of 13 suggestions! — MORE — DC Sets FIVE Major FACSIMILE EDITIONS for APRIL. Click here. — DC to Release ACTION COMICS #1 Facsimile Edition — in Full GOLDEN AGE SIZE. Click...

Jan25

DC to Release ACTION COMICS #1 Facsimile Edition — in Full GOLDEN AGE SIZE

Posted by Dan Greenfield on Jan 25, 2025

DC to Release ACTION COMICS #1 Facsimile Edition — in Full GOLDEN AGE SIZE

EXCLUSIVE DETAILS: It was bound to happen — and it will… On Friday, we told you about the five Facsimile Editions DC has coming in April. Now, we’ve got one more to get you excited about: Action Comics #1 — in full, Golden Age dimensions. Yep, this one’s coming for April 18’s DC-sponsored Superman Day, but it will be in stores the Wednesday before, April 16. (April 18 marks the anniversary of Action #1’s 1938 debut.) DC mentioned this was happening in a press release about the company’s Summer of Superman publishing initiative — H/T to 13th Dimension reader Benjamin Simpson — but we’ve got the EXCLUSIVE DETAILS for you: The Facsimile Edition lists for $9.99, with a Dan Mora homage variant that will run $10.99. There will also be a sketch variant ($10.99) and a foil cover version ($14.99). DC has done this to rousing success with Detective Comics #27 — check out Mora’s homage for that one — so this was about as predictable as the sun rising in the east. (This is my second correct Superman Facsimile prediction in as many days, for those keeping score at home. Are you not entertained?) Still glad it’s official though. By the way, a comic’s current dimensions are typically 6-5/8″ x 10-3/16″. Golden Agers are larger, at 7-3/4” x 10-1/2”. Oh, and Obligatory Price Comparison: If you happen upon an unslabbed original Action Comics #1, you’ll make the national news. An 8.5-graded, sealed copy sold for $6,000,000, including buyer’s premium, through Heritage Auctions in 2024. That’s the most expensive comic ever, folks. — MORE — SUPERMAN #233 Gets a FACSIMILE EDITION — Finally! Click here. — DC Adds a Fourth SUPER POWERS Variant Cover to Latest Wave. Click...

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