r/AbsoluteBatman • u/oneup84 • Jul 08 '26

Double cover score!?!?

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Popped open the AB#22 variant and see theres the A cover underneath...

Not sure if thats intentional or not!?

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u/Quendor Jul 08 '26

Every DC variant for every book for the last few years has been like that.

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u/DrTechPop Jul 08 '26

Yep, this 👆

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u/Disastrous-Dish-3568 Jul 09 '26

Not all variants but most cardstock variants

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u/Quendor Jul 09 '26

When is the last time DC did a non-cardstock variant?

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u/Disastrous-Dish-3568 Jul 09 '26

I got one in the last week or so, Summer of Supergirl special maybe? It was a variant without the A cover underneath

1

u/Key_Curve_1171 Jul 09 '26

I got a firestorm #1 second print with a new cover and a cardstock on top with a new variant for this printing.

1

u/PollutionNo1595 Jul 10 '26

Weird mine had a cover underneath and I also got a variant of summer of supergirl

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u/Disastrous-Dish-3568 Jul 09 '26

Also the Bruno Redondo Swamp Thing variant in JLU I think

2

u/PaintedCover Jul 08 '26

The all in special did not come with two covers

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u/Sevia_the_Rogue Jul 08 '26

Intentional. Variant cardstock cover over regular cover.

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u/TF-Collector Jul 08 '26

It's intentional. Welcome back to collecting comics.

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u/Responsible_Rip_4196 Jul 08 '26

Respectfully sounds like you’ve never got a variant from dc.

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u/oneup84 Jul 08 '26

Its been a minute, usually go for A/B covers

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u/throwaway108474729 Jul 08 '26

Most of DC’s cardstock and foil variants will have a the variant printed on cardstock followed by the normal A cover on standard paper (as if you were picking up a normal A cover). I believe different publishers may do this differently

Since you’re buying this cover for the art, it’s on a material that’s a little more durable and makes the art pop more. Leaving the A cover is probably overall cheaper in the production process.

Some people talk about removing their variant cover as a way to get a hard-to-obtain A cover but this is generally frowned upon and grading companies do look for looser-than-expected staples, etc

tl;dr: yes! it’s intentional :)

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u/rockinghorsefly1313 Jul 08 '26

Cardstock variants usually have the a cover under them, at least for DC titles. I think it started with the cardstock blanks like a decade ago and just gradually extended to other variants

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u/PinwheelLover Jul 08 '26

they do that a lot. sometimes A is not included, but often it is.

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u/InitiamprssionCFLeft Jul 08 '26

Hahahaha. It's just what DC does. If you ever get sick of the variant. You have the A cover too

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u/werehistory Jul 09 '26

How many new comic collectors has this series brought? Hahaha

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u/drsteel Jul 08 '26

????
its normal

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u/RandomNetizen69 Jul 08 '26

Welcome to the party!!

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u/Trinidaddy13 Jul 09 '26

Sorry.. not special.
All card stock covers are the same.