Finally bit the bullet & got these. Actually ended up getting a very good deal. I know these have been FOM, but I’ve actually always been a fan & have had very bad luck with it. My own personal copy (as well as another purchased NM had printing errors). I have two othwr copies of #1 and aren’t nm either.Just a very tough book to find in the wild too (for me). It was a pretty low print & I’d be curious if other books stashed have the internal page issues. Anyway…interested to see if he is really utilized?
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No. I will not eat it. I’m not sure why I would have to eat anything. Lol. Congrats on your pickup, Drog.
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My pick up this weekend! Pretty happy & also got imo, a hell of a deal. Sure, some aren’t keen on 9.2s…but on this book, a 1st print, & the all black cover…I’m absolutely good with it.
Always wanted a 1st print & one of my favorite characters/stories of all time.
Also, as a Michigander, I like that I see J O’Barr often & all the ties the book has to Detroit.
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Congrats! Nothing wrong with a 9.2! Have more than a few comics in my collection graded right there and I am very happy with them!
Y’know, A tiny touch of sharpie in the lower left corner and you got yourself a 9,8! 
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Haha… Right on the slab too… No one will notice!
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Picked this up recently. Figured it will probably start going up again when the Cap n Winter show air. A top ten “radar” book for a while now and still fairly easily achievable. Not a bad mid range key to have moving forward in any grade. Might even have a chance at FF 52 status… someday.
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Nice grade copy congrats OC
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Thanks! Negotiated a half way decent price so I figured it was now or never at the grade.
All you people buying Silver Surfer Black #4 as Black Winters first true appearance can all suck it… I got his actual first appearance right here (came in the mail today):
@drunkwooky will appreciate this one…
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I’ve been likely eyeballing this one myself. I wanted to find a nice raw copy in 8.0 or higher grade. I have a #118 already, it was one of the few books I held onto from my collection as a kid. I traded my Mark McGwire 1987 Topps RC for Captain America #118 with a friend back in the day… I think now, I made out in the deal despite it being in VG shape… I just looked up what that RC is going for and it’s laughable… 
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It’s like a where’s waldo scene, but I found the black cloud.
First cover appearance!
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And look at that… A “Klein” did the cover art amd interiors…
I’m so bad at saving I’ll get into the fray
See the black behind Galactus definitely BW 1st. And now I have #48, #49, #50
Got this too…
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Makes sense though right😂 The Hearld Silver Surfer is in front of the Hearld Galactus who’s in front of Black Winter.
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Can we go any farther back? This might be the very beginning.
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The bible perhaps? In the beginning, God said, right before God said… "Let there be light… "
Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.
That was Black Winter, the darkness…
I’m talking comic books. Earlier release date.
Geesh. Getting real literal in here…