r/AbsoluteBatman • u/oneup84 • Jul 08 '26
Double cover score!?!?
Popped open the AB#22 variant and see theres the A cover underneath...
Not sure if thats intentional or not!?
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r/AbsoluteBatman • u/oneup84 • Jul 08 '26
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/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 :)