For This Is the Day... That a Superman Died
Action Comics 686

COMIC DETAILS

Comic Description: Action Comics #686 Signature
Grade: 9.8
Page Quality: WHITE
Certification #: 0958709012
Owner: Iconic1s

SET DETAILS

Winning Set: For This Is the Day... That a Superman Died
Date Added: 10/17/2020
Research: See CGC's Census Report for this Comic

Owner's Description

I liked the black border on all of the Funeral for a Friend books and the way they were numbered across the top. The black border does make high grade copies very hard to find though, especially of the later printings which are hard enough to find to begin with! As I said in my set description, if I only knew then what I know now... I would have done a much better job of collecting the later printings when they were sold new. That definitely would have saved me a lot of time and money, but it wouldn't have been as fun as it is to be on the hunt for them now! Most importantly, my search has caused me to meet some pretty awesome fellow collectors that I might have missed out on otherwise.

I bought my Universal copy of this book on eBay for $87.00 and that book helped me get this set to 100 percent completion. I later upgraded this slot to the Signature Series book now shown here. It’s pretty cool that Roger Stern signed this book <i>Best, Roger Stern</i>… I haven’t seen another like it, it seems personal and it feels nice to have it in this set.

This version of Supergirl visually reminds me of Helen Slater as Supergirl, particularly the colors of her suit as they appear under the night sky of this cover. I attached a signed photo I have of Helen Slater as Supergirl that I got about 20 years ago for comparison. I don't know if this similarity was intentional, a mistake, or maybe it's just my imagination. Either way, I think it's kinda cool.
  
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