Cover Contest Week 90 - Newsstand is Dead!6352
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| @shrewbeer Quote: Originally Posted by shrewbeer I’m not sure what all the fuss is about, I believe I sorted this out back on page one. Here are the instructions in one sentence: Post a returnable comic book with death on the cover. Easy peasy  |
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| I will confess, the first post is too large and I skimmed over it. I didn't catch the part about it needing to include a dead body. I thought the title of the thread was a commentary on the newsstand being dead. I think I'm just going to ignore these threads in the future. Too many "if this, then that" requirements. No hard feelings, I just never cared about the contest aspect of these threads. I just like seeing the covers. |
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Quote:Originally Posted by shrewbeer As I said you done fine. I predict one of the barcode entries will win in the end. Quote: Originally Posted by X51 Hope you reconsider, if I recollect correct you've posted some awesome comics in the past. Debates, loophole discussion, early or multiple voting, and people missing the subject is just part of the fun of the contest. It's a unique part of the forum that produces covers we may not otherwise see.   |
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| @Savage_Spawn Quote: Originally Posted by Savage_Spawn Don’t forget, direct editions can also have barcodes. |
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 I bought a meat grinder on amazon for $60 and it's changed my life.
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Quote:Originally Posted by Savage_Spawn I won't rule out a post, but the contest aspect is the least appealing to me. Some of the themes don't align with my collecting interests. |
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Does a Direct Edition of this book even exist? |
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Quote:Originally Posted by shrewbeer That site is filled with misinformation that greatly dilutes and devalues the bits of legitimate information, because people who don't know any better won't know how to tell which is which. I would recommend against using it. PS. The UPC code appeared on books starting in 1976. The Direct market books started with Feb, 1977 Marvels. Quote: Originally Posted by CaptainCanuck Feb, 1977; the rest of your post is spot on. |
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| @DocBrown Quote: Originally Posted by DocBrown I was under the impression that Marvel tested the Direct marketing program in late 1976/early 1977, but it officially went company-wide in 1979. |
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Quote:Originally Posted by CaptainCanuck Hmmmm.... Sure, I can go with "test" for these, but they were the first Direct editions, even if they were only testing them in a few titles (which is true) and went company wide with June, 1979 cover dates (also true.) I think, the issue with me is, when people say "the first Direct market versions were Marvel in 1979", that's not precisely true. And, because of the decades long assumption that the "fat diamonds" and "skinny diamonds" were reprints, aided and abetted by Overstreet, it's probably better to mention that the first expressly Direct market marked books were those Marvels of Feb, 1977 cover dates. Fair...? (Here's an example, for those who don't know what's being talked about: )  This IS NOT a "Whitman", since Marvel didn't make "Whitmans", and while, yes, Whitman/Western was probably the largest customer, they weren't the ONLY customer for these books. |
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| @DocBrown Fair enough. Technically then, the first Marvel Directs hit the shelves in 1976, with a 1977 cover date. |
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Quote:Originally Posted by dielinfinite I found mine and they indeed have the yellow looking bar codes. My bad, memory. |
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Quote:Originally Posted by CaptainCanuck Not really, but your loophole book wont be disqualified at least |
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I bought a meat grinder on amazon for $60 and it's changed my life.
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| is mine okay now? | ||
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Quote:Originally Posted by kaptainmyke Good choice  |
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I bought a meat grinder on amazon for $60 and it's changed my life.
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| @shrewbeer Quote: Originally Posted by shrewbeer You're wrong and I'll tell you why... I'm not buying your argument that: "The defining characteristic of a newsstand book to a newsstand collector is that the book has a direct edition counterpart" and neither are you! Otherwise, you would have titled this thread "Newsstand AND Direct Market is dead" Boooyyyaaa! |
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I bought a meat grinder on amazon for $60 and it's changed my life.
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| Uh, wut | ||
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Quote:Originally Posted by CaptainCanuck and neither are you! Otherwise, you would have titled this thread "Newsstand AND Direct Market is dead" Boooyyyaaa! I need to be checked by a doctor. Because I understand this. |
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Quote:Originally Posted by CaptainCanuck That's true. The defining characteristic of a newsstand book is that it was sold on the newsstand. It, not the Direct market, is the default, since it existed long before the Direct market. A better way to put it would have been "a newsstand edition during the Direct market era." |
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| @conditionfreak @shrewbeer is saying that Newsstands and Direct Editions need each other to exist. Therefore, the title of this thread should be "Newsstand AND Direct Market is Dead". |
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Quote:Originally Posted by CaptainCanuck I get it. I don't know how my post got to look like it does. All I posted after all the quotes, was this referring to your post: "I need to be checked by a doctor. Because I understand this." |
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Quote:Originally Posted by conditionfreak lmao @CaptainCanuck you are correct; a collectible "newsstand (newsstand edition)" book cannot exist without a direct edition |
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Oh man! This contest thread is getting too "in your face" with all the side arguments. Lighten up dudes and chill!  |
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| this contest is in jeopardy of getting locked due to Mr Experty Expertface over here. | ||
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| @kaptainmyke you're kidding... | ||
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| To the moderator - please delete my entry from this contest. Thank you. | ||
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Quote:Originally Posted by Zombiebigfoot Not both of ‘em...right? That’s a good entry for the theme |
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