For This Is the Day... That a Superman Died
Superman: The Man of Steel 17
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COMIC DETAILS
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Comic Description:
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Superman: The Man of Steel 17 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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1062264005
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Owner:
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Iconic1s
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SET DETAILS
Owner's Description
It's pretty cool how Superman is almost being overtaken with these creatures! It's also pretty cool that this Custom Set allows me to display these books in reading order, the way I always wanted to! Oh no!! DOOMSDAY IS COMING!
This is the very first of the four Doomsday cameos to hit shelves with the words Doomsday is Coming on the front. In my opinion, this book alone proves that newsstand editions are NOT superior collectibles. Seriously, would you rather have Doomsday is Coming on the front of a book like this, or a bar code?! For me, the answer is pretty clear!
I had a Universal 9.8 of this book in my collection from the earliest days of my collecting CGC graded books. At the time, I was focused primarily on the Doomsday portion of this set. I had bought that one on eBay and it was in this set when I started it, through reaching 100 percent completion. When my set was 100 percent complete and I only needed a few more 9.8’s I decided to replace some books with Signature Series if the right book presented itself. The copy you see here is one of those books that joined my set at that time.
You don't see many signed by Bob McLeod so I am very happy to have it! I reholdered this book in December 2020.
In April 2021 I added the book in the second picture slot to my collection. It had originally been listed on eBay for $350.00, then dropped to $250.00, before I got it for $160.00 after a couple of offers. According to the seller, Bob McLeod commented that this was the first time he had sketched Doomsday. Well, I think he did an awesome job... when I first spotted this book I knew it belonged in this gallery next to this other book he had signed. I am really happy to have a Signature Series of his in this set, as well as to be able to show this cool Doomsday sketched book next to it (and perhaps the first/only one of his at that)!
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