For This Is the Day... That a Superman Died
Superman: The Man of Steel 19 Third Printing
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COMIC DETAILS
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Comic Description:
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Superman: The Man of Steel 19 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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2010732001
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Owner:
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Iconic1s
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SET DETAILS
Owner's Description
"All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them." Walt Disney
I consider this book one of my first major successes as far as my own submissions go. This being my favorite cover art I was really driven to get all three printings graded 9.8. I wasn't so sure it was going to happen though! I bought this raw for $18.00 from a Comic Book Shop online after winning a couple of their other raw books on eBay and being pretty pleased with them. When I got this book though it didn't look like it would come back 9.8 so I just bagged/boarded it and set it aside. I then ended up winning a 9.6 on eBay, which I thought I would get pressed and resubmitted hoping to upgrade to 9.8.
In the meantime I obsessed over this copy, taking it out of the bag/board often and looking it over, trying to make a decision on it. I was convinced that the best I'd expect back was 9.6, but I decided to send it to CCS for pressing and forwarding to CGC anyways. I liked the book so much that even if it didn't get a 9.8 at least it would be safe inside a slab where I could no longer handle it! Five months later I got the grades and this book, as well as my two Green Lantern 46 second printings (mentioned above), got 9.8's! I love having all three printings displayed side by side. I'm really glad that I sent this copy to CCS and gave it a chance!
I love this cover and really enjoyed having all three printings in 9.8! The group picture in the second slot is very cool... I also have a direct edition of the first printing and have also upgraded my first printing a couple times since that pic, first to a ss book, and then to a 9.9!. Super cool!
The newsstand shown here IS NOT a variant, but this picture does serve the purpose of showing three different takes on art box use.
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