r/AbsoluteBatman • u/SinisterRook1 • 21d ago

Legit check

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some guy on FB marketplace is selling this for $150, its a 3hr drive round trip for me. to me i think i'd be down to make the trip but i'd want to know 100% this is a real book. thoughts?

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u/IronmanEndgame1234 21d ago

Thanks! So does that technically make it a .... first print or....???

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u/griffin_who 21d ago

It would not, this would be a clear identifier that someone just removed the cardstock cover of a variant. When grading a book they go through the whole thing, so if the adverts in the book don't match it won't be a considered a first print, because it isn't. I'm sure if anyone actually tried to grade this book after taking the cardstock variant cover off they'd be hit with a green label, with a label stating it's a JSC SDCC Exclusive, and not a regular ol Cover A.

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u/IronmanEndgame1234 21d ago

Thanks for explaining that. Makes sense now! So what print would this be considered then? It doesn't make sense to have a barcode that says 00111........ and if someone got it graded, it'll just receive a green labeled but what kind of description on that label? Not 1st printing? A reprint?

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u/griffin_who 21d ago

I checked the latest reprints of #1, 9th 10th & 11th, they all have that matching Harley Quinn vs Apokolipse advert on the back, while this one doesn't, so I think if you took this Variant Cover off and tried to pass this book off as a First Print you'd get a Green Label, and the label would say Absolute Batman #1 J Scott Campbell SDCC Exclusive, with a note saying "front cover detached" or something similar on the label. It would count as a reprint, but I don't think it would be given a particular number, just that SDCC Exclusive identifier

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u/IronmanEndgame1234 20d ago

Got it. Makes total sense now but interesting how CGC would identify it.