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Originally Posted by RU OX Alum
so, is this a bigger deal than when superman died
B. As big a deal as when super died.
C. Not as big a deal as when super-man died
your opinions?
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well..coming from a comic collector, it really depends on how you want to look at it.
For one, Supes' death was a gimmick to boost sales for a comic whose sales were lagging in the 90's as well as batman getting his back broken. You just knew that some how DC wouldn't let Superman, their flagship chracter stay dead but just the idea of his death looking so final was enough to get people out to buy the books.
I, myself have 2 copies of the books and they hold pretty well in value.
As for this book, these may be more valuable in the long run as
a) the story has nothing to do with impacting the Marvel Universe
b) These are in very short print whereas the Superman comic was not.
c) Obama's presidency may or may not also increase the value on the book
The big deal is there has never been a comic by a major comic company in recent history dedicated to a president, but at the same time we are talking about Barack Obama also.
So for what it's worth it's a big deal
Here are the ebay numbers as of right now:
http://shop.ebay.com/items/?_nkw=spi...bama&_osacat=0
Completed sellings:
http://completed.shop.ebay.com/items...wItems&guest=1
Other notable comics in recent years that collectors seek to have
Uncanny X men 500 - Michael Tirner Varient cover and a few sketches are valued from 30 bucks to 150
Amazing Spider-Man 36 - 9/11 tribute issue black cover
Captain America #25 - Death of Capt America