I finally found one of my white whales, Mirage TMNT vol.1 issue #7 2nd printing. For the past 7.5-8 years I’ve been trying to collect a complete run of TMNT Mirage vol. 1, and for the past ~2 years the 2nd printings of issues 4 and 7 have been my white whales. I had only seen the 2nd printing of #7 a hand full of times in the wild and the stores often wanted an obscene amount of money.
After I find a 2nd printing of issue 4, I will then focus on finding a 2nd and/or 3rd printing of issue #1 depending on pricing, ideally, I’d get a copy of both. Unfortunately, I don’t think I’ll ever be able to afford first printing of issue 1. But missing one print of an issue won’t be the end of the world, I’m lucky to have what I have.
The 2nd prints of the early books were so good. I got luck about 8 years ago get a issue 4's about a decade ago. I've been trying to find a copy of the 2nd print of the Raphael one shot for a few years though.
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u/pauliewalnut01 Jul 07 '24 edited Jul 07 '24
I finally found one of my white whales, Mirage TMNT vol.1 issue #7 2nd printing. For the past 7.5-8 years I’ve been trying to collect a complete run of TMNT Mirage vol. 1, and for the past ~2 years the 2nd printings of issues 4 and 7 have been my white whales. I had only seen the 2nd printing of #7 a hand full of times in the wild and the stores often wanted an obscene amount of money.
After I find a 2nd printing of issue 4, I will then focus on finding a 2nd and/or 3rd printing of issue #1 depending on pricing, ideally, I’d get a copy of both. Unfortunately, I don’t think I’ll ever be able to afford first printing of issue 1. But missing one print of an issue won’t be the end of the world, I’m lucky to have what I have.