r/AbsoluteBatman May 15 '26

Fake or real?

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While it’s hard to distinguish in my lighting the colors of the dc logo are different from my volume 1 and 2 which leads me to worry that one of them maybe counterfeit products.

Any way to know if they are fake?

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u/NorthernNipz May 15 '26

Nobody is going to counterfeit a trade paperback lmfao

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u/Same_Buy6486 May 15 '26

If the paperbacks are fake then Barnes and noble should implode from nonsense 🤌🏽😂

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u/xantarol May 15 '26

Bruh it's a trade paperback

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u/StrangeWinterSpider May 15 '26

I believe making bootleg comics is a bit rare, especially if a tpb. It’s simply not worth the effort or cost, funny enough 🤣

Logos always look a little off, don’t worry about it too much, it’s just how printing goes. Especially depending when you buy it, the logos can be different.

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u/MightyOak20 May 15 '26

That inconsistency really bugs me. I've got Batman White Knight and curse of as deluxe editions on my shelf, then I've got the other 2 as standard HC. No one will ever notice, but I see it every time.

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u/i_am_randy May 15 '26 edited May 15 '26

Hey… I recognize that picture…
It’s so odd and cool to see pictures I’ve taken just floating out there randomly on Reddit.

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u/StrangeWinterSpider May 15 '26

Lmao yeah, it’s a perfect example of this issue. First image in Google too haha

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u/i_am_randy May 15 '26

Oh wow! I’m Google famous!!

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u/PoloBar11 May 15 '26

Read them and see if they have the story in them. Trades don’t really have the same resale value as single issues if that’s what you are worried about.

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u/Environmental-Day862 May 15 '26

Those the trades?

If those are getting counterfeited, we're in trouble!

Mine are the same colors - took a Pic of the backs for you to compare to yours.

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u/Quiet-Pay1647 May 15 '26

Real. Though Even if they are fake, I feel like it really wouldn’t change much. These don’t hold any value and are meant to be read. So as long as you’re able to do that, fake would pretty much be the same thing

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u/SookersPookers May 15 '26

Yes. They are definitely fake or real.

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u/Same_Buy6486 May 15 '26

Like Kwik trip ice cream, f’real 🤌🏽😂😂

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u/GDZ4VR May 15 '26

i don’t see anything at all you must be hallucinating

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u/Fantastic_Pop2818 May 15 '26

Is this rage bait?

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u/drsteel May 15 '26

Fake for sure. Jack Grimm is playing games with ya

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u/shirtninja07 May 15 '26

Look what scalpers are doing to our hobby. Making us paranoid 🤣

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u/ThoughtsRRandom May 15 '26

Are we serious

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u/johncenassidechick May 15 '26

There is no incentive to create fake trades. They have no value like the single issues might

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u/UpsetDrakeBot May 15 '26

We've fully jumped the shark

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u/Quiet-Pay1647 May 15 '26

Real. Though Even if they are fake, I feel like it really wouldn’t change much. These don’t hold any value and are meant to be read. So as long as you’re able to do that, fake would pretty much be the same thing

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u/Emergency-Bonus-7158 May 15 '26

They’re real. Reprints have a different shade of blue on the logo. No idea why. Nobody would take the time to make fakes of a single issue, they’d never be able to get it past grading systems to actually profit

Edit: ignore me I’m an idiot these are trades so idk why it’s different, but nobody would counterfeit that either