King in Black sends comic book collectors in search of obscure Steve Ditko-drawn Marvel back issue - ballatten1971
King in Black sends comic book collectors in search of obscure Steve Ditko-drawn Marvel back issue
Just when you mentation it was safe to leave the quarter bins…
The sudden and unexpected unpleasant back offspring of the day is Marvel Spotlight (vol. 2) #9. This obscure 1980 Holy Writ was quarter-bin fodder fortnight ago, and if you were a stickler for train, okay, maybe a top-grade transcript might set you back $5. But last week's Symbiote Spider-Humanity: King in Black #1 has sent comic shop employees bank identification number-diving event and set eBay a-flutter. Copies of Marvel Spotlight #9 are suddenly selling for $25-$50. Why?
Blame 'Mister E.' The character - WHO appears to be closely kindred to the Malice symbiote - makes a dramatic appearance in Symbiote Spider-Man: King in Black #1, part of Wonder's new, months-provident symbiote-spanning event. Just while he seems alike a new character, it's non his launching. His prime (and for four decades his last) visual aspect actually took place in Marvel Spotlight #9 in a Master Macrocos story scripted by a brace of guys you might have heard of named Bill Mantlo and Steve Ditko.
"I keep having dozens of website orders get in from speculators for the exact assonant title within proceedings of apiece other, as everyone is simultaneously difficult to recession the grocery store in select issues," said Chuck Rozanski of venerable M High Comics. "Marvel Spotlight #9 is the one that blew upbound few days past."
Mile High has moved well-nig mint copies of Marvel Spotlight #9 to $120-$150 in anticipation of seeing how demand eventually shakes out. MyComicShop.com, other major online retailer, shows no copies of the issue in well-worn (but plenty of #1-#8 and #10-#11 at $2-$3, if you'ray interested).
And as always, not that completely comics are hierarchic, but Certified Guaranty Company (CGC), has graded a mere 15 copies of Marvel Highlight #9 to date; eight of them at a ground level of 9.8 (out of 10). Uncomparable would expect many Sir Thomas More testament be hitting CGC's offices in the years and weeks to come.
Being a symbiote host in the Wonder Universe is becoming a reputable gig. Check out our countdown of Marvel's sterling Spite hosts .
Source: https://www.gamesradar.com/king-in-black-sends-comic-book-collectors-in-search-of-obscure-steve-ditko-drawn-marvel-back-issue/
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