Double covers

[camper49]

Is it just me or have most of the printing error Double Covers occurred during the Bronze Age?

[fulltimer56]

Yeah, the few double covers I had where from that time period. I have never seen any from more modern issues.

Linda

[Gallinator]

I think I have a couple more, but the two I can think of right off the bat that I have are Uncanny X-Men #210 and Legends #3 - both from the mid-80's.

[jaeldubyoo]

The only double cover that I have is Doc Savage (Gold Key) from 1966.

[Gallinator]

Hmmm, that would probably attract some bids on eBay, JLW!

[camper49]

I had my eye on this one.
All my double cover books are from the Bronze Age and are all BATMAN books.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Batman-234-comic-book-1971-Double-cover_W0QQitemZ6626787171QQcategoryZ33808QQssPageN ameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[jaeldubyoo]

I'm wondering how much of a premium a double cover is worth? If both covers were nice, I would think it's worth more. But what if you have an outer cover that's beat up but the inner one is nice. If you were to submit it to a third-party grading company, would it be better to remove the outer one to get a better grade? Or do they grade by the better cover?

[camper49]

That's a good question.

I once saw a CGC-graded Conan #375 (last issue) with a double INTERIOR and a single cover on eBay about a year or two ago.
Both interiors were of the same condition.
The CGC label made mention of double interiors but that's it.

[Gallinator]

My understanding is that CGC will grade the inside cover, but I forget where I read that.

[stupidman]

CGC grades both covers, and the highest grade is the number that is used. (Both grades are on the label).

[jaydeebee]

I own several double cover issues, but I don't think I've ever seen one from Marvel. It seems all of mine are DC issues, maybe that's what DC stands for, DOUBLE COVERS?

Seriously though, it does keep the inner cover nice and near-minty fresh! :wink:

[habib]

CGC grades both covers, and the highest grade is the number that is used. (Both grades are on the label).

One of the covers I used in the "guess the grade" game was like this.

I used the lower outer cover grade as the answer since that is what everyone based their guess on. (hard to see that inner cover in the slab #creep# )

[SILLYSHIP--pirate eye--]

Silly Silly comic book people
http://collectibles.search-completed.ebay.com/Double-cover_Comics_W0QQcatrefZC5QQfclZ3QQfisZ2QQflocZ1QQ fromZR32QQfrppZ50QQfsooZ2QQfsopZ3QQfssZ0QQsaaffZaf defaultQQsacatZ63QQsacurZ0QQsaslcZ0QQsaslopZ1QQsbr srtZdQQsorefinesearchZ1

[SILLYSHIP--pirate eye--]

This DD #5 double cover is pretty cool
http://cgi.ebay.com/DAREDEVIL-5-UNIQUE-REVERSE-DOUBLE-COVER-RARE-ERROR_W0QQitemZ140056031782QQihZ004QQcategoryZ3381 2QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[btdhome]

a while back (late 80's) a bought a nearly compete run of the Ghost Rider series for about .25 each.
Nearly each issue was a double cover.
I've also had a couple of Captain America's and an Uncanny X-Men, all from the late 70's with them.

Comic covers got more glossy (less stickY?) starting in the early 80's, so I imagine the printer had few errors of that sort.

[Evil Parsnip]

I had a ton of double cover marvels but I think i've sold most of them off.

[razorz000]

I just listed a AVENGERS:THE CROSSING FOIL 1st print on ebay and it's from the past 2 years. I was thinking of having it graded but figured not to and let the person who buy's it do some if they choose.

Really nice book but was never into these double cover issue and I know some day I'll look back and think WHY!!!!!!!!!!!!! but I still don't see any thing special about it or any other double cover.

[dannyboi1]

Here's my 6-cover sopy of Red Ryder Comics # 90 from 1951.

<img src=http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m106/dans_auctions/rr001.jpg>
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<img src=http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m106/dans_auctions/rr001.jpg>

Some on the eBay board said it may be married covers though. Anyone know of a definitive way to check this?

[dannyboi1]

ok, so I don't know how to post images here.

http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m106/dans_auctions/rr001.jpg

http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m106/dans_auctions/rr002.jpg

http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m106/dans_auctions/rr003.jpg

http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m106/dans_auctions/rr004.jpg

[malaprop]

I don't know a foolproof way, but here are some thoughts. First, if there has been hanky panky, the book has been restapled. CGC sometimes notes this when they see it, so there must be people who are good at spotting it. Second, all 6 covers would presumably be cut the same way. I have dupes of older comics, and there are usually differences. Try measuring from some fixed points to the edge and see if they are the same for all six.

[comicworkbench]

I have a double cover on Green Lantern #112 from about 1980. It is the only double cover I have. It is pretty cool.

[BlowUpTheMoon]

Nice six cover book. Is it for sale?

Here's my latest double cover.

http://i2.tinypic.com/87db2ap.jpg

[jaydeebee]

Nice six cover book. Is it for sale?

Here's my latest double cover.

http://i2.tinypic.com/87db2ap.jpg



NICE! :D

I only have a few double cover comics. All from the 1970's and I believe all of them are DC Comics.

[fastballspecial]

Okay you must tell where did you find that X-men double cover? Its not really my favorite issue, but I very seldom see X-men covers come up for sale?

BTW glad to see Dan show that western. That was the book I was talking about.

[marvelguy]

Nice six cover book. Is it for sale?

Here's my latest double cover.


http://i2.tinypic.com/87db2ap.jpg


Sweet! It's cool to see a double on a classic run.

[toz1960]

Here is a Black Lightning #4 double cover.I am listing it in the run on ebay right now.


http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t216/madrigal2112/BLACKLIGHTNING004.jpg


http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t216/madrigal2112/BLACKLIGHTNING003.jpg

[Mariner]

Has anyone ever found a quadruple cover?

[BlowUpTheMoon]

Has anyone ever found a quadruple cover?

http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb244/cc_buffalo/hulkquadruple.jpg

[BlowUpTheMoon]

Oh! This book and the Hulk are not my books.

http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb244/cc_buffalo/uncanny2505covers.jpg

[BlowUpTheMoon]

Here's some clickable thumbnails of other double cover books I have.

http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb244/cc_buffalo/double%20covers/th_x-men288front.jpg
(http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb244/cc_buffalo/double%20covers/x-men288front.jpg)http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb244/cc_buffalo/double%20covers/th_eternals.jpg
(http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb244/cc_buffalo/double%20covers/eternals.jpg)http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb244/cc_buffalo/double%20covers/th_starwars3double.jpg
(http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb244/cc_buffalo/double%20covers/starwars3double.jpg)http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb244/cc_buffalo/double%20covers/th_IncredibleHulk131double.jpg
(http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb244/cc_buffalo/double%20covers/IncredibleHulk131double.jpg)http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb244/cc_buffalo/double%20covers/th_x-men202.jpg
(http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb244/cc_buffalo/double%20covers/x-men202.jpg)http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb244/cc_buffalo/double%20covers/th_x-men151.jpg
(http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb244/cc_buffalo/double%20covers/x-men151.jpg)http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb244/cc_buffalo/double%20covers/th_x-men115.jpg
(http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb244/cc_buffalo/double%20covers/x-men115.jpg)http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb244/cc_buffalo/double%20covers/th_x-men105.jpg
(http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb244/cc_buffalo/double%20covers/x-men105.jpg)http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb244/cc_buffalo/double%20covers/th_teamamerica.jpg
(http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb244/cc_buffalo/double%20covers/teamamerica.jpg)http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb244/cc_buffalo/double%20covers/th_DDdouble.jpg
(http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb244/cc_buffalo/double%20covers/DDdouble.jpg)http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb244/cc_buffalo/double%20covers/th_dccomics.jpg
(http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb244/cc_buffalo/double%20covers/dccomics.jpg)http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb244/cc_buffalo/double%20covers/th_all-star3.jpg
(http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb244/cc_buffalo/double%20covers/all-star3.jpg)http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb244/cc_buffalo/double%20covers/th_allstar8.jpg
(http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb244/cc_buffalo/double%20covers/allstar8.jpg)http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb244/cc_buffalo/double%20covers/th_x-men208.jpg
(http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb244/cc_buffalo/double%20covers/x-men208.jpg)http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb244/cc_buffalo/double%20covers/th_Superpro1.jpg
(http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb244/cc_buffalo/double%20covers/Superpro1.jpg)http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb244/cc_buffalo/double%20covers/th_x-men1.jpg
(http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb244/cc_buffalo/double%20covers/x-men1.jpg)http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb244/cc_buffalo/double%20covers/th_ka-zar7.jpg
(http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb244/cc_buffalo/double%20covers/ka-zar7.jpg)

[68 Guns]

Very nice.

[toz1960]

http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb244/cc_buffalo/hulkquadruple.jpg


So what is the overall grade of this book?

[BlowUpTheMoon]

9.8

I think the seller was unsuccessfully trying to unload it on eBay for either $1,000 or $1,500


So what is the overall grade of this book?

[BlowUpTheMoon]

If you want to see something odd, take a look at the cover grades on this book.

http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb244/cc_buffalo/double%20covers/IncredibleHulk131double.jpg

[marvelguy]

The Savage Dragon #2 that is posted on the Mystery Cover game is a double cover. I knew I had one somewhere until I pulled this one out for scanning. I wonder if it's marketed that way or it is a double cover. I'll post a pic later.

[Quato]

I've seen a very old Archie Comic with a Double Cover. That would have been 50's if not the 40's. I was going to buy it, but somebody else grabbed it first.

Q

[stupidman]

If you want to see something odd, take a look at the cover grades on this book.

http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb244/cc_buffalo/double%20covers/IncredibleHulk131double.jpg

That makes no sense, it's gotta be a mistake. The CGC grade of a multi-cover book is always whatever cover grades the highest.

[68 Guns]

No,it makes sense. There is a defect within the book that knocks it down to an 8.5
It could have a few pages ripped,or a coupon written on,ect,ect. All things being equal,the grade is usually the same as the highest cover,but not always.
If it were a single cover book,if the cover were a 9.6,but several pages were ripped,the book would get a lower grade. Same thing here,only they are giving you the covers grades.

[stupidman]

No,it makes sense. There is a defect within the book that knocks it down to an 8.5
It could have a few pages ripped,or a coupon written on,ect,ect. All things being equal,the grade is usually the same as the highest cover,but not always.
If it were a single cover book,if the cover were a 9.6,but several pages were ripped,the book would get a lower grade. Same thing here,only they are giving you the covers grades.

Oh. Too bad there aren't grading notes on the label to indicate that.
They don't just grade the cover? :)

[68 Guns]

Let me rephrase it- It makes sense to CGC.

[BlowUpTheMoon]

Actually, CGC knocked that book down to 8.5 because of the 'off tan to white' pages. No book with that page quality can have a grade higher than 8.5 according to CGC.

So yes, you are right - there is a 'problem' within the book; the whiteness of the pages.

[BlowUpTheMoon]

Another interesting book. About 1/6th of the back cover was ripped off.

http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb244/cc_buffalo/double%20covers/x-men288front.jpg

[yarmak]

I would have thought it would have been a flaw at worst and a non event at best and would be worth whatever the same comic in that condition that had a single cover

For the life of me I cannot see ppl forking out more just because it has 2 covers.
It sounds a little like the early 90's when one comic was printed with 5 different covers like x force and we all know what those are worth
Dave

[SolitaireOne]

Another interesting book. About 1/6th of the back cover was ripped off.
Hey there, Moon! #hello# Yeah, that's a good one! ;)

[BlowUpTheMoon]

Hey Solitaire #hello#


Hey there, Moon! Yeah, that's a good one! ;)

[BlowUpTheMoon]

For the life of me I cannot see ppl forking out more just because it has 2 covers.

Different strokes for different folks. Charlton's never interested me, but obviously CG adores them. Silver Surfer never interested me, but I am trying to complete a run of Thing in CGC 9.8.

As far as paying too much for double covers, you don't want to know what I paid for this raw, just because it's probably one of a kind.

http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb244/cc_buffalo/double%20covers/x-men1.jpg
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb244/cc_buffalo/x.jpg

[SolitaireOne]

As far as paying too much for double covers, you don't want to know what I paid for this raw, just because it's probably one of a kind.

Certainly! Just look at what folks shell out for "limited" Retailer Incentive copies. Whereas, a double cover is (for the most part) a true printing anomaly and therefore inherently "limited" in it's own right!

During a regular full-run issue printing how many multiple cover/ error issues actually make it off the presses, let alone out the door? Understanding of course, that publishers must have certain Q.C. procedures in place, towards maintaining overall quality and production volumes.

1/10 of 1&#37;, more likely less? Then, of those how many are actually presentable as "collectibles" and not ruined/ purposely destroyed in the process? :confused: That would be an interesting statistic to learn. :rolleyes:

[stupidman]

I would have thought it would have been a flaw at worst and a non event at best and would be worth whatever the same comic in that condition that had a single cover


Well, I don't see how it could be a flaw, since you could just take the second cover off if you wanted. The outer cover of course protects the inner cover, so that makes them more desirable (worth more) right there.


It sounds a little like the early 90's when one comic was printed with 5 different covers like x force and we all know what those are worth



Gotta disagree there, double covers are nothing like X-Force #1s. I agree with the others, double (triple, etc) covers are true oddities and not a manufactured collectible. Plus it's just cool to open a comic and see another cover!

[68 Guns]

Different strokes for different folks. Charlton's never interested me, but obviously CG adores them. Silver Surfer never interested me, but I am trying to complete a run of Thing in CGC 9.8.

As far as paying too much for double covers, you don't want to know what I paid for this raw, just because it's probably one of a kind.


http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb244/cc_buffalo/double%20covers/x-men1.jpg


http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb244/cc_buffalo/x.jpg

Any X-Men #1 in 8.0 is indeed a very rare item.
Nice DC book.
I don't quite grasp the market for these.
I just picked up an Adams cover Worlds Finest 199,a semi key in that its one of the Supes-Flash races,for under guide on e-Bay,but lost out on a nothing Kazar that I bid 7X guide on.,
Now,if I can find a Whitman/DC double cover......

[BlowUpTheMoon]

Now I know you are pulling my leg http://boards.collectors-society.com/images/graemlins/default/poke2.gif


Any X-Men #1 in 8.0 is indeed a very rare item.

[68 Guns]

I think it's rarer to find a 8.0 than a 9.4. For every one X-Men 1 that was read,how many were bagged,boarded and stored?

[jaeldubyoo]

Hmmm...maybe I need to abuse a few of my copies to make them rarer.

[68 Guns]

Could it possibly hurt?

[SILLYSHIP--pirate eye--]

Maybe you should make a super rare all variants included multiple cover issue? I don't know much about double covers, I might even have some, I might have even sold some without noticing. I don't think I'll collect any, but it is interesting to learn about. What's the oldest double cover?

[BlowUpTheMoon]

What's the oldest double cover?

Earliest double cover I know of is the More Fun Comics #46 (August 1939)

[SILLYSHIP--pirate eye--]

How'd you know that?

[stupidman]

How'd you know that?

IIRC, that question has been asked several times in the CGC Board's 6 years, and several people have posted examples.

[BlowUpTheMoon]

Right. That's where I got the More Fun info that I posted.


IIRC, that question has been asked several times in the CGC Board's 6 years, and several people have posted examples.

[SolitaireOne]

I recently snatched this one from Bargain-Bin at a comic store while a was on the road near Anderson, SC! :cool:

A little rough around the edges with a bad spine roll and a 2" tear on the FC, but in classic 'Double Cover' fashion, that 2nd cvr. is much nicer! :mrgreen:

Dell, COMBAT #33 (1971)...


http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff56/solitaireone/Comic%20Books/Combatdoublecvr1971.jpg


Not too bad for a "3 for $1 on Tuesday" bin, eh? For that price, I can afford to not be too choosy!
#allhailme#






* I just need to make sure that I leave some room in my carry on and plan my 'Tuesday's' better! #blahblah#

[68 Guns]

Did you show the store owner that it was a double cover? I'm guessing he had no idea. Did you? Was the book bagged?

[SolitaireOne]

Did you show the store owner that it was a double cover? I'm guessing he had no idea. Did you? Was the book bagged?
Nope, not bagged -- this one, like 95% of the others were simply loose in a $1 box w/ 1000's of others. :p

I was shocked to find it myself, just out there for all to see (well, nestled amongst thousands of others in what was maybe 12-15 longboxes). Honestly, the bargain items were a hugely random lot: 1970's and newer (mostly '90s drek), all genres, even squarebound/prestige-style books! The older items were naturally, pretty ratty - including this one. I walked out spending maybe $8-$10, got lots of swell "3 for $1" books!

If I had more room in my luggage that week I would've nabbed more. :?

[BlowUpTheMoon]

I think I have seen that book elsewhere today....:razz:




Dell, COMBAT #33 (1971)...


http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff56/solitaireone/Comic%20Books/Combatdoublecvr1971.jpg

[68 Guns]

Very nice. I used to love scrounging thru bargin bins.Now when II get the urge,I just hit the stack of thirty or so boxes unsorted books in my basement and pick a handful to read.

[SolitaireOne]

I think I have seen that book elsewhere today....:razz:
Hey, Moon! Yeah you may have, there just might be something to these Double Covers (lookout, I have 2 now)! :cool:



I used to love scrounging thru bargin bins. Now when I get the urge, I just hit the stack of thirty or so boxes unsorted books in my basement and pick a handful to read.
Dang, good call -- my computer room is that way too! Very few boxes though, mostly just odd piles here and there! :eek:

[BlowUpTheMoon]

Hey, Moon! Yeah you may have, there just might be something to these Double Covers (lookout, I have 2 now)! :cool:



You are well on your way to becoming an addict. :D

[BlowUpTheMoon]

http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb244/cc_buffalo/godzilla23.jpg

http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb244/cc_buffalo/cgc3/scan006-1.jpg

[BlowUpTheMoon]

Found this book had a double cover when I went to read it. $1.50 well spent.
http://i33.tinypic.com/25oz349.jpg

[BlowUpTheMoon]

http://i35.tinypic.com/ifr3nd.jpg

[nepatkm]

Very nice double cover books, That Godzilla is amazing.#rockon#

[BlowUpTheMoon]

Very nice double cover books, That Godzilla is amazing.#rockon#

Thanks! Discovered two more in my collection this weekend.

http://i33.tinypic.com/ad2jp4.jpg

http://i35.tinypic.com/v3zrbt.jpg

[nepatkm]

I came across this double cover in my collection to contribute to this thread. I know I have more, just can't remember which ones they are.:?


http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u154/nepatkm/madaboutmilliedcover4.jpg

[BlowUpTheMoon]

I came across this double cover in my collection to contribute to this thread. I know I have more, just can't remember which ones they are.:?






Very nice !

[BlowUpTheMoon]

http://i38.tinypic.com/1zgggfo.jpg

[BlowUpTheMoon]

http://i33.tinypic.com/20kt1u0.jpg

[disneyteddies]

I've got lots of double covers mostly from gold to silver in our collection, still looking for a triple or higher..love that western six cover! This isn't mine but someone asked about 4 covers.


http://cgi.ebay.com/CGC-Graded-Not-Double-or-Triple-Quadruple-Cover-Error_W0QQitemZ120339634712QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_D efaultDomain_0?hash=item120339634712&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66&#37;3A2%7C65%3A13%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318

[razorz000]

Now here is a question for the board ....:shock:

Because of modern day sencers and the way things are made today would you say these double cover books are *RARE* ??

I know in the early 40's & 50's & 60's & some 70's - 80's books came out alot in double covers as I've watched the market for some modern books which have never shown up or are very-very hard to find.

Has anyone ever gotten a key issue in double cover ??

[disneyteddies]

I've seen key issues in other places but I can't remember which ones, I was just suprised when i did see them. In just my opinion they are of course harder to find and therefore more valuable... (scarce/rare/whatever). So long as they haven't been tampered with.

I think one was a Conan #1 if I remember correctly.

[razorz000]

I've always held on to the double cover that I wanted to keep and sold the rest in collections that I've purchased .. But a question the wife asked me the other morning got me to thinking and searching for answers.

How really rare are double covers ?? So now the search is on ...:D

[nepatkm]

http://i33.tinypic.com/20kt1u0.jpg


#rockon# Fantastic books moon!

[razorz000]

Just got this back from CGC key issue and for some reason BOTH covers came back in the same grade & YES this is a modern book 2005

http://i476.photobucket.com/albums/rr122/samcomics/scan0007-9.jpg

http://i476.photobucket.com/albums/rr122/samcomics/scan0003-18.jpg

[comicworkbench]

Just wondering. Back in tha late eighties, I bought an Alpha Flight #92, the interior has the Wolverine issue from that month. How rare is that? I know it is odd but, are there collectors interested in something like that?

[BlowUpTheMoon]

http://i35.tinypic.com/2nq5yqw.jpg

[BlowUpTheMoon]

Has anyone ever gotten a key issue in double cover ??

I know there's a Green Lantern CGC 9.0 Double cover out there.

And of course the Hulk 340 CGC 9.8 five cover.

I could be wrong, but was one of the Pacific Coast X-men 1 a double cover that someone removed the outer cover?

[toz1960]

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t216/madrigal2112/MM5covers.jpg

Just spotted this one on ebay.5 covers

[razorz000]

Found this one & is set to go down to CGC in the beginning of the new year ...

http://i476.photobucket.com/albums/rr122/samcomics/IMG_5135.jpg

[toz1960]

Nice catch Sam.

Found this one & is set to go down to CGC in the beginning of the new year ...


http://i476.photobucket.com/albums/rr122/samcomics/IMG_5135.jpg

[razorz000]

Thanks Toz

[BlowUpTheMoon]

http://i33.tinypic.com/20kt1u0.jpghttp://i40.tinypic.com/2utp08w.jpg

[fulltimer56]

Hi, are these the same comic? If so were you happy with the grade?

Linda


http://i33.tinypic.com/20kt1u0.jpg
http://i40.tinypic.com/2utp08w.jpg

[BlowUpTheMoon]

Hi, are these the same comic? If so were you happy with the grade?

Linda

Yes, same book.

I expected a 9.4/9.4 and I am happy with that. One of seven books in this grade, none higher.

[BlowUpTheMoon]

http://i28.tinypic.com/19mc8m.jpg

[BlowUpTheMoon]

http://i36.tinypic.com/2gy7ncw.jpg

[68 Guns]

this January from Metroplolis thru their comicconnection site. Upwards of 1,000 multiple cover books will be auctioned off.
Should be very interesting to see how the market values most of them.

[enigmacomix]

I have a few double covers. The oldest is an All-American from the mid 40's. I also have a triple cover Conan 130. I've seen a few newer books with double covers on ebay but I don't know what they go for. I don't think there is any definitive formula for figuring the value. I don't pay extra and got mine by accident.

[fastballspecial]

I have seen them all way from Golden Age to modern.

Seems 4,5, and yes 6 covers only come from Golden or Silver from poor printing practices. I very rarily see a triple cover from bronze and above. Although I do know of 3 of them.

I found my first one by sheer luck last year. Buying multiple copies of unused store stock one of them was a double cover. Not bad for $1.00

[nocutename]

I just got my first double cover. It was really strange when I first opened it to count the pages. Whoa. Only paid a buck for mine too! I don't seriously think I will ever go after one.

[toz1960]

Congrats Jeannine.What was it?

[nocutename]

Congrats Jeannine.What was it?

It's way girly too. Katy Keene from the 80's series. I'll post a picture in a few days.

[toz1960]

It's way girly too. Katy Keene from the 80's series. I'll post a picture in a few days.
Nah,Katy Keene is totally cool.I've got a Wilbur with a KK story coming my way.Put me at the top of the list if you decide to sell it.

[nocutename]

Nah,Katy Keene is totally cool.I've got a Wilbur with a KK story coming my way.Put me at the top of the list if you decide to sell it.

Right now I don't have enough funds or knowledge to seek out the original series. I do have one of the parades but it is a warehouse find. I am currently collecting the entire 80's series and will probably end up with dups. I am happy that one of the dups is 9 so I don't have to read the double cover. If you are interested in any of the other issues let me know else I will probably end up listing them on ebay in a month or so. I am waiting to collect the entire series and decide which ones I am keeping.

[toz1960]

Right now I don't have enough funds or knowledge to seek out the original series. I do have one of the parades but it is a warehouse find. I am currently collecting the entire 80's series and will probably end up with dups. I am happy that one of the dups is 9 so I don't have to read the double cover. If you are interested in any of the other issues let me know else I will probably end up listing them on ebay in a month or so. I am waiting to collect the entire series and decide which ones I am keeping.

Here's a link to the one I picked up.AS you can see I got it cheap.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270507347466&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT

[nocutename]

Wow that was cheap. I watch the older Katy issues on ebay every once in awhile and they go for more than that. There was a file copy annual that I fell in love with and should have bid on it. It went for around 30 dollars and it was a beautiful copy. I have seen that issue at a conv for 100 and not as nice.

Here's the Katy Keene double cover. The copy is just beautful with a small corner crunch on the lower left side.

http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb173/nocutename/katy9_12.jpg

http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb173/nocutename/katy9.jpg

[habib]

Just picked up a double cover a few days ago.....BUT the second cover is actually in the center of the comic.....never seen that before!

The comic is a Four Color #177 Roy Rogers.....I'll try to fire up the camera in a few days for a pic!

[illuminated]

Funny this sthread justgot bumped. I just came here looking for it. Been on a bagging & rebagging spree of late, and often open books to take a peek. Noticed last night that my Ghosts #35, which I thought was a solid VF+ to VF/NM copy actually has a double sover, and the inside cover is a solid NM. Sweeet. I'll probably liquidate at some point (when selling horror & oddities lots), as I'm not a double cover collector. Either way, a nice find. Makes me happy. Will make somebody else happy,as well.

[illuminated]

That's a sweet Katy Keene there. Aren't those 65¢ cover Archies relatively scarce?
I wouldn't be surprised if you could sell it for over $20 on eBay.
(Of course, I wouldn't be surprised if it fetched only $7, if started low.)

[nocutename]

That's a sweet Katy Keene there. Aren't those 65¢ cover Archies relatively scarce?
I wouldn't be surprised if you could sell it for over $20 on eBay.
(Of course, I wouldn't be surprised if it fetched only $7, if started low.)

I don't think the .65¢ covers are rare. I just looked at GCD and they have a .75¢ one which is probably the rare edition- http://www.comics.org/issue/238742/cover/4/

After I found this, three other KK double covers have turned up on ebay. They don't demand a premium. Fans that collect these could care less about a double cover. I am not that type of collect either but I'm still going to keep it.

[malaprop]

Ah but there are other collectors (like me) who normally would never touch a KK who would buy this for the double cover.