In the case of top-tier collectible comics — now we’re speaking in regards to the cream of the crop right here — you’ve got acquired points like Motion Comics #1, Wonderful Fantasy #15, and Detective Comics #27, amongst others. Now, one keen vendor is attempting so as to add one other problem to the Corridor of Comedian Grails with a e-book you won’t anticipate. One current eBay itemizing for New Teen Titans #6 has gone viral over the weekend for its huge price ticket of $1.2 million {dollars}. Different copies of the identical problem are available on {the marketplace} for below $10, so why’s this one carrying an enormous worth?

It comes with a uncommon printing defect the place the duvet does not match the interiors. Not solely is the inside for this e-book not part of the Teen Titans world, it is not even a narrative from DC Comics. That is proper, whereas this e-book has the New Teen Titans cowl, it has the inside art work for Marvel’s Marvel Two-in-One #74. On prime of that, it has been encapsulated by CGC with a mid-range 7.5 grade. In line with the CGC census, solely three such books exist in circulation.

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“DC started transferring to the no-returns direct market in early 1980’s, and concomitantly determined that higher-quality printing (from 65dpi to 120 dpi) was potential, provided that gross sales of the New Teen Titans had been doing effectively in 1980-81,” the e-book’s itemizing description reads. “Bob Spivak, the consultant from Ronald’s Printing satisfied them that they might obtain far higher margins on a unique press. In order that they shifted to utilizing the offset presses at Ronald’s Printing out of Canada, primarily as a result of Ronald’s M1000-B offset press might produce 60,000 16-page sections an hour; they usually might distribute by way of Diamond Distribution, a supply that may be challenged because the “direct” editions turned extra outstanding in gross sales.”

Simply previous to New Teen Titans #6 being printed, Ronald’s Printing apparently had further interiors for Two-In-One #74 leftover ought to Marvel order extra to distribute. That is the place the error comes into play, in accordance with this eBay vendor.

“Remainders, unbound signatures of the “guts” of the e-book would have persevered within the print store as “make-ready” for future runs of solely Marvel points,” the itemizing provides. “Almost certainly there was nonetheless a partial stack or so of “make-ready” that was used to gear up the duvet and stapling of the Marvel runs, and a few of these had been combined up with the DC run.”

So when you have $1.2 million laying round and need a fairly attention-grabbing e-book, there’s one accessible! Who would have thought, proper?