******************************************
DIVINITY #1 (of 4)
(LaRosa 1:40 Variant)
******************************************
GENERAL:
Page Quality: White
Notes: Indica reads "February 2014"
Significance: 1st DIVINITY
Writer: Matt Kindt
Page Art: Trevor Hairsine
Cover Art: Lewis LaRosa
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: 11 Feb 2015
Print Run: 12,079 Copies
(Comichron Feb 15 sales data)
******************************************
CENSUS REPORT: 08 JUN 19
| GRADE | Univ- | Qual- | Sign- | Rest- | Total |
| CGC 9.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CGC 9.8 | 48 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 52 |
| CGC 9.6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
*HIGHEST GRADED COPY*
******************************************
SYNOPSIS:
At the height of the Cold War, the Soviet Union, determined to win the Space Race at any cost, green lit a dangerously advanced mission. They sent a man farther into the cosmos than anyone has gone before or since. Lost in the stars, he encountered something unknown. Something that changed him.
Long thought lost & erased from the history books, he has suddenly returned, crash-landing in the Australian Outback. The few that have been able to reach him believe him to be a deity; one who turned the scorched desert into a lush oasis. They say he can bend matter, space, & even time to his will. Earth is about to meet a new god; and he's a communist.How long can it be before the first confrontation between mankind and DIVINITY begins?
******************************************
COLLECTOR'S NOTES:
It has been CONFIRMED by former Valiant Entertainment CEO, Dinesh Shamdasani (who is also the owner of LaRosa's original cover art pictured below), that 350 copies were printed.This is the MOST sought after variant of the series, featuring the 1st appearance of Divinity on the cover, drawn by the co-creator who designed the character. A coleague of mine was able to obtain the only CGC 9.9 copy, and after a few years, he was kind enough to contact me and subsequently make it availible for purchase. A deal was made for an undisclosed amount, and I was finally able to add this increadible gem to this award-winning Registry Set.
