Silk is picking up steam. Silk #1 is going for good money, as is Amazing Spider-man #4. Cindy Moon’s first appearance is in Amazing Spider-Man #1 and there is a John Romita Jr Variant that had a print run of about 8,000 copies that can be snagged for $5. The regular cover goes for between $10-19 depending on the sale. Yes, I get it, first in costume usually wins, but having a much lower print run than the atrocious #1 cover, I think there could be room for growth in these. I do not see them mentioned very often.
Very cool! Got one for pc… I still think the ASM #1 Ross 1:75 is a good bet. Not very expensive and ecen with the huge print run at 1 for every 75 not a huge amount out there.
532,000 books ordered of the issue. That “could” put the 1:75 at north of 7000 copies. Nothing says that Marvel didnt just print 10k copies in total to distribute. Most are what $40-$50 bucks so it definitely is a book to own (as usual, a stunning piece of art by Alex Ross). However, I am not sure the book will ever be a big mover with the massive number of books out there.
Yeah that initial print run was nuts… A couple of things I like about the Ross 1:75 as well as the 1:300 is even though it was a brand new spider-Man title not every dealer ordered 75 or 300 copies to qualify for those two. There were lower incentives that many did get such as the 1:20 and so on.
I also look toward books with an insane print run and think of Spawn #1. Even higher print run than ASM #1 but it still sells well. A popular character can still drives sales fairly well and at a premium with a lot out there. A few years ago Spawn #1 was a $10 to $15 book for issue #1, now it is around $40. Silk/Cindy Moon should eventually move ASM #1 in all covers to the delight of shop owners who may still be sitting on a bunch. Could you imagine if there was only 100k of that book printed?
On a side note I was a little surprised you stated the 1:75 Ross variant is a $40 to $50 book. Last I looked was a few weeks ago and could have sworn they were going for $15 to $25. Nice to see the book moving. If a collector can find it at around $30 I say buy it!
Had to be a ton of buyers at 75+ copies to get to 500k + books ordered. Also, the cameo is of her foot and her bending over as her foot was bit by the spider. Unnamed/faceless. I just cant see it ever being worth that much. Lastly, I was just taking a random guess at the price. $35-$40 just shows how mass produced the 1:75 . Again, worth having , because it is a great Ross cover and it Spider-man #1 book. Spawn #1 is the first book of the character Spawn. Nowhere in the same ballpark. IMO
It was a good guess, taking a look, sales of the 1:75 have headed that direction and yeah a lot of the bigger retailers went big-time heavy to get those variants. I was just using Spawn as an example of how a book with a huge print run can still have after market success. Cindy Moon and her foot have a long way to go to catch his success, that’s for sure!
That is true, I just think ASM #4 , Silk #1 and other variant covers are better spec plays. Also, Captain Marvel #14 had a total print run of somewhere around 20k. FOMO can inflate a book like that, just look at what the Sentry #4/#5 have done. Cindy Moon will have to become a character like Wonder Woman (mainstream) to get ASM #1 to a $100 book. Maybe the 1:75 gets there in a year or two.
Looking at the 1:75 on ebay, they almost all have an upper left corner ding - even one that is graded 9.8. Might be tough to find in perfect condition.
BlockquoteASM #1 to a $100 book. Maybe the 1:75 gets there in a year or two.
That’s a good bet. I don’t think it is going to skyrocket the same we saw with books like UF4. A book like ASM #1 could become a go to for Silk collectors who didn’t get ASM #4 (regular or variant) before they got too expensive.
On a side note, the 1:10 variant is heading in that direction with 9.6 and especially 9.8 copies going crazy. I do think there is still a lot of room for that one to grow but the regular cover should be looked at for those who didn’t get it yet. Still affordable un-graded. For now anyway. Silk #1 2nd print may be a winner down the road as well.
