Ssalefish GSO First Look #223 for 8.11.21
Me and Jay finally got around to rounding up a set of our Batman #50 Joshua Middleton exclusive variant from 2018 in CGC 9.8, something we’ve been wanting to do for over three years, but in the initial batch as sold too many and had too many damages to have any sure thing NM+ candidates left over, and then it kept slipping our minds from there.
We should have some new trophies to add to the wall come September 1st, with our exclusive to the Ultimate Fallout #4 Facsimile Edition featuring a virgin version of the original Marko Djurdjevic 1:25 variant and (this is a GSO First Look first) our exclusive Dark Ages #1 variant by Tony S. Daniel, paying homage to the classic Mick Zeck Marvel Superheroes Secret Wars #1 cover! UF4 will be $34.99 locally (we’ve already sold hundreds for $49.99 online) with no limit as to how many you can purchase, and Dark Ages #1 will be cover price or FREE with prepayment for the rest of the Dark Age mini-series ($20.99 total for all six issues)!
All that out of the way, thanks to everyone who came out to our semi-impromptu signing with Jason David Frank, Tommy Oliver a.k.a. The Green Ranger a.k.a. The White Ranger on the original Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. As a kid that wrote a MMPR fan zine on my parents’ Windows 3.1 PC to transcriber interviews from Fox Kids magazine for my friends, the whole thing was incredibly surreal. Because of his draw, we did 50% better than a typical Wednesday, and he asked for nothing in return. His Power Ranger Proctection Program has been one of the most selfless acts we’ve been the beneficiaries of since the pandemic started, and we can’t thank JDF & Jason Faunt enough. His store tour featuring Lois has over 12,000 views on Facebook! My only regret is that the renovations weren’t finished (ceiling is being wrapped up tomorrow or Saturday, floor will be after they completely replace the root several weeks from now) so he and the rest of the world could see our best foot forward.
Next week’s post will be everything you need to know about Free Comic Book Day 2021, taking place Saturday, August 14th from 11 AM - 7 PM!
The following titles are scheduled to ship on Wednesday, August 11th (Tuesday, August 10th for DC) excluding some re-orders and providing nothing changes by the time the final invoice arrives on Monday:
America Chavez Made in the U.S.A. #5 - final issue!
Avengers Tech-On #1 - sequel to Avengers Mech Strike!
Batman ‘89 #1 - similar to Justice League Infinity and Batman The Adventures Continue, this will expand on the world of Tim Burton’s blockbuster masterpiece, like seeing Billy Dee Williams’s Harvey Dent finally become Two-Face! Cardstock Jerry Ordway, Taurin Clarke “Team”, and Joe Quinones “Design” variants available!
Batman & Scooby-Doo Mysteries #5
Batman the Adventures Continue II #3 - cardstock Chan Chau variant available for premium cover price!
Batman Urban Legends #6
Bettie Page & Curse of the Banshee #3
Birthright TP vol. 10
Bitter Root #15
Blacks Myth #2
Bunny Mask #3
Campisi #1
Canto III Lionhearted #2
Captain America Epic Collection The Captain TP
Challenge of Super Sons #5 - cardstock Jamal Campbell available for premium cover price!
Children of the Atom #6
Cinnamon #1
Daredevil #33
Deep Beyond #7
Defenders #1 - Immortal Hulk’s Al Ewing teams up with History of the Marvel Universe’s Javier Rodriguez for one of the most unusual teams in the MCU!
Detective Comics #1041 - cardstock Lee Bermejo variant available for premium cover price!
Did You Hear What Eddie Gein TP
Eve #4
Fantastic Four Life Story #3
Fight Girls #2
Fourth World Omnibus HC - my personal favorite Jack Kirby!
Future State Gotham #4 - Simone di Meo variant available for cover price!
G.I. Joe A Real American Hero #285
Hardware Season One #1 - cardstock Denys Cowan “Old School” and Bill Sienkiewicz “New School” variants available for premium cover price!
Hellboy & BPRD Secret of Chesbro House #2 - final issue!
House of Lost Horizons #4
Infinite Frontier #4 - cardstock Bryan Hitch variant available for premium cover price!
I Am Batman #0 - following up on Next Batman: Second Son & Future State with cardstock Derrick Chew and Dave Wilkins variant available for premium cover price!
Invader Zim Quarterly TP vol. 1
Iron Fist Heart of the Dragon TP
Joker #6 - cardstock Tony Harris, Terry Dodson, Jonboy Meyers “Suicide Squad”, Riccardo Federici variants available!
Jonna & the Unpossible Monster TP vol. 1
Junky Cable #3
Justice League Last Ride #4 - cardstock Tiago da Silva variant available for premium cover price!
Kiss Phantom Obsession #1
Mamo #2
Man Among Ye #6
Marvel-Verse Black Panther TP
Masters of the Universe Revelations #2
Mighty Morphin #10
Miles Morales Spider-Man #29
My Little Pony Friendship is Magic #101
Pennyworth #1 - cardstock Juan Gedeon variant available for premium cover price!
Red Sonja Black White & Red #2
Rise #2
Rorschach #11 - Arthur Adams variant available for cover price!
Run TP vol. 1
Runaways #38
Silver Coin #5
Six Sidekicks of Trigger Keaton #3
Space Pirate Captain Harlock #3
Spider-Man Spider’s Shadow #5 - final issue!
Star Wars High Republic #8
Star Wars High Republic Adventures Monster of Temple Peak #1 - featuring the first comic appearance of Ty Yorrick, one of the protagonists of the Rising Storm novel!
Star Wars Insider #204
Unbelievable Unteens #1 - from the world of Black Hammer!
Wonder Woman #777 - cardstock Sebastian Fiumara variant available for premium cover price!
WWE New Day Power of Positivity #2 - final issue!
X-Force #22
X-Men by Jonathan Hickman TP vol. 3
X-Men Legends #6