revat Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 (edited) I am fairly certain that I have found a #21 SECOND print. Came today off EBay. It has black spidey on cover, without any indication on the first page/indicia. This may answer this question once and for all? First page Cover can you circle where in the text it says second print? most people agree the black spidey upc is the 3rd print Edited October 22, 2014 by Revat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maloney414 Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 I am fairly certain that I have found a #21 SECOND print. Came today off EBay. It has black spidey on cover, without any indication on the first page/indicia. This may answer this question once and for all? First page Cover can you circle where in the text it says second print? most people agree the black spidey upc is the 3rd print No. That is not true. A third print will say "THIRD PRINTING" The popular theory about the mysterious 2nd print is that it has a Black Spidey without the notation of a printing at all. Thus, people may have it thinking they have a 1st print. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maloney414 Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Here is where it says 3rd print: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maloney414 Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 I am fairly certain that I have found a #21 SECOND print. Came today off EBay. It has black spidey on cover, without any indication on the first page/indicia. This may answer this question once and for all? First page Cover HOWEVER, you still have some things to check.... A few months ago I thought I struck gold with this copy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theskunk33-migration Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 It doesn't say second print. But more importantly it doesn't say third print. All of the other black spideys I've seen clearly are marked third print. So it's a black spidey without any marking on the indicia. It isn't a first print as far as we know. There has been a rumor that the second print looks like this...so this confirms that this issue exists, and that it might just be the rumored second print... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revat Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 I am fairly certain that I have found a #21 SECOND print. Came today off EBay. It has black spidey on cover, without any indication on the first page/indicia. This may answer this question once and for all? First page Cover HOWEVER, you still have some things to check.... A few months ago I thought I struck gold with this copy: so what was this one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maloney414 Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 I was on at the comic show when I found it. However, when I got home and looked at it in better lighting I could tell the "THIRD PRINTING" was there only it was lightly printed. It's hard to see; however, if you know exactly where it is and look real close you can see it. I'm real curious about your copy. Can you check all the advertisements in your copy? If there is a difference, it may show up there. Here are the ads for a 3rd print: Reese’s pieces (inside front cover) Oreo cookies Tootsie Roll “Swap-a-Joke Sweepstakes” Classifieds “Self Defense Kung Fu” top center Let these STARS come to your home (Heathcliff the cat on pg) Marvel Subscription (Spider-Man on ad) Power Pack and Spider-Man prevent sexual abuse Classifieds (Spider-Man climbing up & “From skinny to terrific ad ) Marvel Bullpen page (Checklist say current issue of G.I. Joe is 37) Secret Wars 2 ad Huffy bikes (inside back cover) Reach for the stars with Captain America (Back cover) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theskunk33-migration Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 I am fairly certain that I have found a #21 SECOND print. Came today off EBay. It has black spidey on cover, without any indication on the first page/indicia. This may answer this question once and for all? First page Cover HOWEVER, you still have some things to check.... A few months ago I thought I struck gold with this copy: What am I missing? I don't see third print anywhere here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maloney414 Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Sorry about that. I should have just made it one post. (thumbs u A few months ago I thought I struck gold with this copy: I was on at the comic show when I found it. However, when I got home and looked at it in better lighting I could tell the "THIRD PRINTING" was there only it was lightly printed. It's hard to see; however, if you know exactly where it is and look real close you can see it. I'm real curious about your copy. Can you check all the advertisements in your copy? If there is a difference, it may show up there. Here are the ads for a 3rd print: Reese’s pieces (inside front cover) Oreo cookies Tootsie Roll “Swap-a-Joke Sweepstakes” Classifieds “Self Defense Kung Fu” top center Let these STARS come to your home (Heathcliff the cat on pg) Marvel Subscription (Spider-Man on ad) Power Pack and Spider-Man prevent sexual abuse Classifieds (Spider-Man climbing up & “From skinny to terrific ad ) Marvel Bullpen page (Checklist say current issue of G.I. Joe is 37) Secret Wars 2 ad Huffy bikes (inside back cover) Reach for the stars with Captain America (Back cover) The "THIRD PRINTING" is very hard to see. Just looking at it, I didn't see it. You can't see it in the picture. But it's there. It wasn't until I looked real close that I saw it. You should double check yours, and look real closely. Plus, check the ads. Especially, the Checklist page. That is another way to tell when a book was printed. If you have all the same ads, and the checklist still says Joe 37 is the current issue, you need to look real close for the "THIRD PRINTING" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maloney414 Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Matter of fact, it's so hard to see I can barely see the word THIRD and only the letter G of "printing" on mine. But it's enough to realize it's a 3rd print. I'd really like to know what the advertisements are in yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theskunk33-migration Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 So...on very close inspection just now, I can see where someone at some point removed the "third printing" ...looks like it was erased almost with an eraser...very frustrating...so I take it back, this looks like a third printing that someone at some point tried to pass off as a first Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Master Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 WOW... that is all very interesting Thanks for posting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maloney414 Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 So...on very close inspection just now, I can see where someone at some point removed the "third printing" ...looks like it was erased almost with an eraser...very frustrating...so I take it back, this looks like a third printing that someone at some point tried to pass off as a first I know exactly how you feel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Smooth Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 There has to be a second printing out there somewhere. It makes absolutely no sense to skip from first to third. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OV Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 Has anyone tried to get a sketch on the new IDW Joe blank? Any info is good to know, and knowing is.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Master Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 The issue #1? I got one getting sketched on it currently, I'll let you know if I hear any complaints. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OV Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 Yes, the #1 issue. (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theskunk33-migration Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 So...on very close inspection just now, I can see where someone at some point removed the "third printing" ...looks like it was erased almost with an eraser...very frustrating...so I take it back, this looks like a third printing that someone at some point tried to pass off as a first I just got another one, #21 with a black spiderman, again billed as "first print". Again noted subtly but clearly where someone erased the "third printing" on the first page...so I guess I would be very careful about ever considering this a second print without a very close inspection in hand first Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maloney414 Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 So...on very close inspection just now, I can see where someone at some point removed the "third printing" ...looks like it was erased almost with an eraser...very frustrating...so I take it back, this looks like a third printing that someone at some point tried to pass off as a first I just got another one, #21 with a black spiderman, again billed as "first print". Again noted subtly but clearly where someone erased the "third printing" on the first page...so I guess I would be very careful about ever considering this a second print without a very close inspection in hand first +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmixer Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 What is the number one most desired G.I. Joe comic book? Is it 1st print issue1? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
