My Introduction to Comic Collecting
Superman 73 Second Printing
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COMIC DETAILS
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Comic Description:
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Superman 73 Modern
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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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3754718009
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Owner:
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Brandon Shepherd
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SET DETAILS
Owner's Description
"Time Ryders!"
Cover Date: November, 1992
Second Printing
Dan Jurgens Story
Dan Jurgens & Brett Breeding cover & art
Doomsday cameo on last page.
Grade Date: 12/11/2020
Acquired: 12/22/2020
This special book was the last of the four Doomsday teaser/cameo issues I needed to complete the set of second printings in 9.8 grade. Superman #73 was also the last book I needed to complete my first printing set in said grade, which I finally found in September 2019. Special thanks to GACollectibles from the CGC boards and MySlabbedComics.com for giving me the first chance to purchase this piece. With the addition of this book, I became only the second collector in CGC history (after Iconic1s) to have both the first and second printings of the four Doomsday teaser/cameo issues in 9.8 grade, a task that took me 12 years to complete.
I love this infinity cover and I love holding both printings together, I now like the blue title header over the first printing's green color. I rarely see the first printing in the wild and as of this writing I've only seen the second printing once, way back in 1999, which I passed on because I thought then it was worthless.
Update: In March of 2023, I submitted a raw copy of the first printing to CGC, that came back in 9.8 grade. I ended up selling my other first print 9.8 for a pretty penny.
Story continued in Adventures of Superman #496 (11/92).
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