Fabulous is a good word. Starting bid $200 for AF #1, wow.

[rplass]

Bizarre. I love the blurry pic too, it makes me want to bid.

ALPHA FLIGHT #1 MINT (http://cgi.ebay.com/ALPHA-FLIGHT-1-1983-ONE-OF-A-KIND-FABULOUS_W0QQitemZ120400686751QQ)

One of a kind!

Love,
rplass

[DelBubs]

The man's a knob.

[-K-M-]

haha buy it now for $450?

[Legerd]

Wow, someone's an optimist.

[cmdrkoenig67]

One of a kind?!...Puh-lease, I have at least four of them...What a maroon!

Dana

[rplass]

I was thinking, what is the most expensive Alpha Flight comic?

Not counting CGC graded comics of course...

Within volume 1, I bet it's the 1st printing of #106 (with red "Alpha Flight' title). But that can be found for $15-$20, no problem.

Uncanny X-Men #109 is fairly expensive, the best ever copy I saw was a drool perfect one for $95.

But for the most expensive, I'd have to say three comics. Two are very rare variant covers of Wolverine #145, which has a small cameo of Alpha Flight. There is an all-black one, known as the "Nabisco" variant which goes for $100-150. Recently I saw an absolutely perfect copy at a convention for $120. There's another variant which I've never seen, a Dynamic Forces variant. I saw one on eBay for $155, didn't snag it.

The third would be a reprint of Punisher Kills the Marvel Universe, one printed in Germany, which I've never seen, but once was on eBay for a heck of a lot... it was also around $100-$150 I think, can't remember.
http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g214/rplass/pktmu_de_museum_small.jpg (http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g214/rplass/pktmu_de_museum.jpg)
click to see big image

Any other really expensive Alpha Flight comics out there?

Love,
rplass

[-K-M-]

Any other really expensive Alpha Flight comics out there?

Love,
rplass

Alpha Flight Vol. 1 #33

[varo]

jim lee's first marvel work is in a alpha book, and northstar coming out was up there in price for a little while.

[rplass]

Alpha Flight Vol. 1 #33

Yeah, 1st appearance Lady Deathstrike, plus very important backstory for Wolverine's [extremely lengthy beat-to-death] origin when Logan is found by James and Heather on their honeymoon in the woods.

You'd think such a comic would be at the top of the list, unfortunately, it's routinely found in the dollar bin. What a shame. It's easily available on eBay for under $2.00 I see.


jim lee's first marvel work is in a alpha book, and northstar coming out was up there in price for a little while.

Jim Lee's first Marvel would be Alpha Flight #51 and again, you'd think it would be worth more than it is, but it's just another dollar bin book.

There's something deceptive about the current pricing on these books. The major factor is that they had very high production runs. After the success of AF#1, which sold over 500,000 copies, an UNHEARD of number today, it was typical for print runs to be very large for a title like Alpha Flight, even after it was taken off the newsstands (but still available at comic specialty shops). I don't know the exact numbers but I would guess they were all way over 100,000. A similar book around that time that had a small run of 5,000 or fewer would probably command $50-$75 today, but the market is simply too flooded with Alpha Flight books from the 80s and 90s for us to expect these books to price out any higher than a few bucks.

Now the Northstar "coming out" issue, that was #106, mentioned above... that sold so well that Marvel sent it back to the presses for a 2nd printing, which you can tell from the 1st printing because the title "Alpha Flight" is colored blue in the 2nd printing. It's the only issue from v1 that was re-printed. I found a great copy of the 2nd print for $8, which is probably the 2nd most expensive Alpha Flight comic from volume 1 (with the 1st printing of #106 being the first most expensive).

Love,
rplass

[DelBubs]

I have Alpha Flight No. 51 signed by Jim Lee. I accosted him in Bristol one year, I think he signed it to make me go away ;-)

[rplass]

Yeah, that $200 one didn't sell, surprisingly. Perhaps the opening bid was too low and the sharp-eyed collectors were suspicious? Well, don't worry, you can still get THIS (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130099752397&ssPageName=MERCOSI_VI_ROSI_PR4_PCN_BIX) one for a more reasonable price.

Love,
rplass

[DelBubs]

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Is it gold plated?

[Flightpath07]

Yeah, that $200 one didn't sell, surprisingly. Perhaps the opening bid was too low and the sharp-eyed collectors were suspicious? Well, don't worry, you can still get THIS (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130099752397&ssPageName=MERCOSI_VI_ROSI_PR4_PCN_BIX) one for a more reasonable price.

Love,
rplass

Please tell me that is Russian Ebay, and that is in rubles! Geez!

[HappyCanuck]

No such luck, FlightPath... the location locator is set to Saganaw, Michigan!! (Wow, either someone thinks REALLY highly of Alpha Flight, or has NO idea what it's actually worth...)

[Le Messor]

When I started collecting, v1 #13 (with Logan on the cover) was worth more than #1. Dunno about now; I don't check prices, since I have them.

- Le Messor
"For every action, there is an equal and opposite criticism."

[rplass]

I was thinking, what is the most expensive Alpha Flight comic?

Not counting CGC graded comics of course...

Within volume 1, I bet it's the 1st printing of #106 (with red "Alpha Flight' title). But that can be found for $15-$20, no problem.

Uncanny X-Men #109 is fairly expensive, the best ever copy I saw was a drool perfect one for $95.

But for the most expensive, I'd have to say three comics. Two are very rare variant covers of Wolverine #145, which has a small cameo of Alpha Flight. There is an all-black one, known as the "Nabisco" variant which goes for $100-150. Recently I saw an absolutely perfect copy at a convention for $120. There's another variant which I've never seen, a Dynamic Forces variant. I saw one on eBay for $155, didn't snag it.

The third would be a reprint of Punisher Kills the Marvel Universe, one printed in Germany, which I've never seen, but once was on eBay for a heck of a lot... it was also around $100-$150 I think, can't remember.
http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g214/rplass/pktmu_de_museum_small.jpg (http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g214/rplass/pktmu_de_museum.jpg)
click to see big image

Any other really expensive Alpha Flight comics out there?

Love,
rplass

Lucky lucky for me: I finally got a mint mint mint copy of the Dynamic Forces version of Wolverine #145 at a convention ....negotiated the guy down to $80, damn good price and a nice nice AF collectible! So that knocks the Nabisco variant up to the top spot for "most expensive Alpha Flight comic"

Love
rplass

[kozzi24]

Rplass, GREAT point about print runs. Because of this, last issues of longer-running titles are almost always a great long term investment. (Star Wars #1 reg. price $87.50. #107 sale price $132.00)
Mile High Comics is a great resource for this.
#7 has an "MV Letter" variant worth considerably more than the normal issue. I have no idea what the difference is.
Sorry to disprove anybody, but #10 also has a reprint that came with a Sasquatch toy.
Last issue phenomenon holds true for AF, with 127, 129 and 130 being the three top regular (non-duplicasted as in newstand/regular, etc.) listings of the run. 106 is worth about 2 times the average for the main run, and the Deathstrike issue is worth no more than any other.

[Le Messor]

#7 has an "MV Letter" variant worth considerably more than the normal issue. I have no idea what the difference is.

That's #7 of Alpha Flight, right? (You were just talking about Star Wars, so it's a little ambiguous.)


Sorry to disprove anybody, but #10 also has a reprint that came with a Sasquatch toy.

Yes, I have that one. It's smaller, but has better printing than the normal version.


the Deathstrike issue is worth no more than any other.

Wow! That really surprises me. It's, like, her first appearance ever as Deathstrike.

- Le Messor
"How do “Keep off the grass” signs get where they are?"

[kozzi24]

Yes, the MV Letter" variant was AF #7.
Anyone have any idea what the difference is?

[kozzi24]

I've actually been putting segments of my 25+ year collection on sale and have been using MHC as a price guideline.
Much of this is speculation of how there site works based on how I've been using it. Corrections where I'm wrong are welcome.
Sale prices are generated automatically by the system based on inventory. An issue with a variant but 50/50 cover may read as "more valuable than a standard issue, but that seems to be because a similar print run was divided between two different versions. As the MHC system calculates by inventory of single issues and they have less of that issue number because it is divided between two versions, it may not get a lower sale price becauyse MHC has fewer issues on hand, so the system does not discount them as much.
Another quirk on their system, probably also based on print runs, is that reprints have higher "values" than the original issues.
They will also list UK cover price editions as variants, thus differently and at often at a higher price, even tho many American fans do not want the 15/d versions, etc.