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Hell’s bells, I real acquired a tiny of a shock, Crivvies. I talked about in a outdated submit that I’ll per chance well presumably impartial currently bought Prince Namor, The Savage Sub-Mariner #67, and that I had a reprint of the comedian given away with a figure of ol’ Subby a couple of years abet. I’ll per chance well presumably have guessed around 7 or 8, nonetheless taking a stare on the indicia after digging it out 10 minutes ago, I score out about it used to be printed in 2002 – two decades ago. The authentic magazine came out in 1973 and I had a duplicate of it on the time (and by duplicate, I don’t mean reprint, facsimile, or duplicate), so I sold the one with the motion figure (no, Melvin – it is no longer a doll) merely about 30 years after the most fundamental printing.
So, where does the shock scheme in? I real can no longer give it some thought used to be two decades ago I sold the one shown underneath, as it doesn’t seem love wherever shut to that point – how grisly can a fella be? (Despite the incontrovertible truth that it is continuously conceivable I didn’t produce it ‘til a year or two after it came out.) I’m no longer pretty obvious whether or no longer the inside pages were printed from scans of the published ’73 scenario, or the long-established colour negatives (or perchance a tiny of both), nonetheless the duplicate is luminous and obvious, and renders my acquisition of the long-established almost redundant if I real wished the epic to learn*. Nevertheless, it is the adverts and letters web snarl which makes the variation, as all perfect collectors know.
(*Change: In fact, the long-established ish prints a couple of pages out of sequence, whereas the reprint has them in the most attention-grabbing pronounce, in dispute that is a plus.)
Anyway, thought I’ll per chance well presumably abet you score out about both variations, along with the figure (again). Any of you Crivvies got both of these comics, and what did you have faith of Namor’s original costume? And have you ever been astonished to leer that one thing which you thought used to be a relatively latest acquisition has in actuality been to your possession for a a long way longer half of your life than you realised?
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| This version of the shroud used to be how it used to be in the origin drawn, nonetheless used to be amended to create Namor’s costume in the published shroud (first image) a tiny darker and give it more visible influence |
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| I believe (can no longer be awake) Namor’s belt and wrist bracelets were as soon as the identical gold colour as his trident, nonetheless have ‘tarnished’ over time. Whaddya mediate, Crivvies? |