September 13, 1999
Space: 1999 Magazine 8
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COMIC DETAILS
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Comic Description:
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Space: 1999 Magazine 8 Universal
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Grade:
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9.8
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Page Quality:
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OFF-WHITE TO WHITE
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Certification #:
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1287058018
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Owner:
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Number 6
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SET DETAILS
Owner's Description
This issue adapts the first episode of the second season The Metamorph. Since this issue predates the 7th issue of the comic series, this is technically the first appearance of Maya in comics. I like the repeated eye imagery as the camera would always zoom in on Maya's eyes when she would transform. The composition of the image certainly reflects the more action-orientated tone of the the 2nd season.
This copy was purchased already graded from Doug Sulipa. It also has the printing defect of the color running out before reaching the top left corner edge of the back cover. There are a couple of spine stresses that are slightly visible on the back cover, but overall I think this is what I would expect condition wise from a 9.8 comic book.
As of this writing, there is only one other 9.8 copy on the census, two 9.6s and one 9.2. While conventional wisdom would be that the print numbers for these would go down with each successive issue, and that this issue would probably be the lowest since most Space: 1999 merchandising was abandoned at the outset of season 2, these census numbers suggest there might be more high grade copies of this issue out there. It's hard to say, and I haven't seen any really high grade raw candidates show up on eBay since purchasing this copy.
Time will tell. It will be interesting to see if the first appearance craze currently driving the comic market will ever find it's way to Maya's first appearance. While Space: 1999 is much more of a cult show as opposed to a show like Star Trek, Maya is what most people remember fondly from the show and was popular enough at the time that there was brief talk of her getting her own spin-off show.
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