My Introduction to Comic Collecting
Superman 75 Poly-Bagged Platinum Edition
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COMIC DETAILS
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Comic Description:
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Superman 75 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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0998751002
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Owner:
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Brandon Shepherd
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SET DETAILS
Owner's Description
“Doomsday!”
Cover Date: January, 1993
Poly-Bagged Platinum Edition
Manufactured with “3927” printed on back cover.
Dan Jurgens story
Dan Jurgens & Brett Breeding cover & art
The “Death” of Superman.
Poly-bag removed.
Gatefold back cover.
Silver foil logo.
Grade Date: 07/02/2010
Won on Bay: 02/07/2016- $298.00
Reholder: 07/13/2017
This piece is actually the second graded platinum example to be a part of my collection. I had heard of this platinum edition when I was a kid but I had never seen one in person. It would not be until the late ‘90s when I finally saw what this platinum edition looked like online. For a set of readily available books (first printings), the platinum edition was an exception. When I found my first 9.8 example, I considered it the crown jewel for my Death and Return of Superman set. After some time, an opportunity came up for a trade on an amazing book and the platinum edition was my trump card.
I was happy with the trade but after some time I began to miss having the platinum edition. I kept my eye out and found a few examples but they were too expensive. Lighting struck a second time and I won my second 9.8 example for one of the lowest GPA prices recorded. On the day I won this book on eBay, my adopted hometown team, the Denver Broncos went on to win Super Bowl 50 - winning this book was how I knew they would win. In the end I got to keep the book I traded my first 9.8 example for and regain another beautiful platinum edition for my collection. I would still like to find a nice sealed example for the collection.
Story continued in Adventures of Superman #498 (1/93).
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