CRIVENS! COMICS & STUFF!: 04/13/19

Okay, so I know the DC COMICS large-sized Specials were (usually) actually called LIMITED COLLECTORS' EDITIONS, but they were essentially the same as TREASURY EDITIONS, weren't they? So we'll start off with DC/MARVEL collaborations, of which there are four here 'cos that's all I've got of the big 'uns. I remember being ill in bed one day and waiting for a pal to finish work in Glasgow, as he was going to drop in on his way home and deliver my SUPERMAN Versus SPIDER-MAN. I was so excited, I actually forgot I was ill.

I've got memories associated with the other ones too, but I won't bore you with them as I'm sure you'll have your own. Anyway, enjoy recalling these great issues if you were lucky enough to have had them originally. Regarding the FAMOUS 1st EDITIONS, some of them were also available in hardback and probably command a small fortune these days. I've only shown the front cover of The AMAZING WORLD Of SUPERMAN, 'cos the back cover was the exact same, except that it didn't have the price.

Did you have any of these over-sized publications, Criv-ites? Then let's hear what you thought of them and whether you've still got them. As for the next post, I've got a few surprises for you in a similar vein - don't miss it!

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Update: I've now added the SUPERMAN Vs. MUHAMMAD ALI Collectors' Edition, but I'm cheating a bit, as I've used the hardback facsimile edition, which I received earlier today (April 18th). I never bought the original back in 1978, but purchased the smaller deluxe edition around 2010, which had bonus features (pencil art, etc.). However, I kind of hankered over the facsimile as it's the same size as the original, and when I saw a shrink-wrapped copy on eBay recently for a mere £15 (post free), I snapped it up. (Another eBay seller is currently asking £168.28 for the same volume. No, not for the original - for the facsimile. Unbelievable, eh?)