5/5/2017
Topic:
Missing Freex/Mantra Ashcan #1
Original Big-Tel
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Hi there,
I can't find this ashcan anywhere in the database, so looks as if it is missing:
Title: Freex/Mantra Ashcan Edition
Description: Flip Book with Freex one side and Mantra the other. It was produced for the 10th Annual Diamond Retailers Seminar in Atlanta. Regular ashcan size of 5¾" x 8¼" - black and white throughout with a light cardstock cover.
Indicia: Actually has two different indicias, one at each end:
Freex #1 Ashcan Edition
Mantra #1 Ashcan Edition
Date (as per indicia): June 1993
Publisher: Malibu
Cover Price: No cover price
I've attached a scan of both sides as it's a flip book:
Cheers
Terry
edited by Original Big-Tel on 5/8/2017
edited by Original Big-Tel on 5/8/2017 |
5/9/2017
Topic:
Missing Prime Ashcan
Original Big-Tel
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Hi there,
I can't find this ashcan anywhere in the database, so looks as if it is missing:
Title: Prime Special Ashcan Edition
Description: This was a sneak preview of the upcoming Prime #1, produced specifically for circulation at the Capital City Distribution 6th Annual Sales Conference. Ashcan size measuring 5¾" x 8¼". Black & white throughout, has a light cardstock cover.
Indicia: Prime #1 Ashcan Edition:
Date (as per indicia): May 1993
Publisher: Malibu
Cover Price: No cover price
Cheers
Terry |
5/19/2017
Topic:
Missing Malibu Title/Issue
Original Big-Tel
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Hi there,
Can't see this is the database:
Title: The Ultraverse Secrets Marvel Doesn't Want You To Know
Date: Spring 1995
Publisher: Malibu
No Price - Giveaway
Magazine sized - b&w interior pages
Preview of the upcoming Marvel intrusion into the Ultraverse.
Cheers
Terry |
6/9/2017
Topic:
Missing Malibu Title/Issue
Original Big-Tel
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I used to have my own website titled "Big Tel's Web Page" many years ago. Yes - very silly website name! I used the site to list Marvel and Malibu variant covers and promotional/giveaway comics.
After putting a lot of effort into it over a few years, work commitment and kids started taking over and I just didn't get the time to keep it updated. Eventually the site that was hosting it closed down, and I even lost my domain name (www.big-tel.com) because I never got round to renewing it.
I still have all the files for the site though, and if I can ever be bothered, I may upload them all and get the site running again.
Cheers
Big Tel  |
6/15/2017
Topic:
Missing Hulk Giveaway
Original Big-Tel
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Hi there,
I've looked through all Hulk listings and can't seem to find this one-shot giveaway comic. Apologies if it's hidden somewhere - if it is, please point it out to me. If it's not listed, then here are the details:
01. TITLE: INCREDIBLE HULK: ISLANDS OF ADVENTURE: UNDER SIEGE
01(A) INDICIA: Universal Studios Islands of Adventure Under Siege
02. PUBLISHER: Marvel
03. COUNTRY PUBLISHED: USA
04. COUNTRY PRINTED: USA?============================
05. ISSUE #: 1
06. COVER PRICE: Free giveaway
07. DATE: July 1999
08. ISSUE NOTES: Giveaway in Wal-Mart stores to promote the new Marvel Island of Adventure in Universal Studios
09. PRINT RUN (If Known or Listed): ?
10. ISBN/ISSN# (If Listed): ?
11. URL TO COVER SCAN (If Available): http://i.imgur.com/QvLk7lD.jpg
Cheers
Terry |
6/15/2017
Topic:
Missing Malibu Title/Issue
Original Big-Tel
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Do you mean the Ultraverse Flashback site at cheepultraverse.wordpress.com? If so, I've been using that site for some cross referencing lately. It's a really nice site and he's put some hard work into it.
I used to buy every single comic that Marvel published, from Barbie to the X-Men, and not one from any other publisher unless it was a Marvel crossover. It was when Marvel bought out Malibu and started the Ultraverse crossovers that I decided to collect all Malibu back issues from the start. After reading all the titles I soon realised that Marvel had destroyed them, which was a shame.
I eventually stopped buying comics in 2005 because, a) it was costing me a fortune every week, and b) I got very disillusioned by Marvel for ripping us off with multiple variants of the same issues, expensive "deluxe" editions, throwing away years of history and tradition with unnecessary reboots and generally producing rubbish storylines with some terrible writers and awful artists.
I haven't bought a single comic since 2005, although I've still got my collection and I've just restarted checking through them again.
Thanks a lot for your comments on my old site, it's always nice to hear that there was at least one person out there that found it of use!
Cheers
Big Tel |
6/24/2017
Topic:
Missing 1996 Onslaught giveaway
Original Big-Tel
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Hi guys,
I can't find this anywhere in the database:
01. TITLE: Onslaught Mini Comic (as per indicia)
02. PUBLISHER: Marvel
03. COUNTRY PUBLISHED: USA
04. COUNTRY PRINTED: USA
05. ISSUE #: No number
06. COVER PRICE: $0.00
07. DATE: 1996
08. ISSUE NOTES: Retailer giveaway - Breakdown and synopsis of all upcoming Onslaught issues and stories. Even though it is titled "mini comic", it is normal sized.
09. PRINT RUN (If Known or Listed): ?
10. ISBN/ISSN# (If Listed): ?
11. URL TO COVER SCAN (If Available): http://i.imgur.com/OvRTUaP.jpg
Cheers
Big Tel |
6/28/2017
Topic:
Missing X-Men Mutant Trivia Book No. 1
Original Big-Tel
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Hi there,
I can't find this in the database anywhere...
01. TITLE: X-Men Mutant Trivia Book (as per Indicia)
02. PUBLISHER: Marvel
03. COUNTRY PUBLISHED: USA
04. COUNTRY PRINTED: USA
05. ISSUE #: 1
06. COVER PRICE: 0.00 (free)
07. DATE: November 1990
08. ISSUE NOTES: Free Giveaway - 8-page quiz comic with newsprint cover. Contains 24 quizes about the X-Men, ranging from the early silver-age era to modern times. Answers are at the back.
09. PRINT RUN (If Known or Listed):
10. ISBN/ISSN# (If Listed):
11. URL TO COVER SCAN (If Available): http://i.imgur.com/xUuweR2.jpg
Cheers
Big-Tel |
6/28/2017
Topic:
Missing: X-Men: Time Gliders giveaway mini series
Original Big-Tel
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Hi,
This is a four issue mini-series of mini comics given away free by Hardee's. All dated 1995 but with no month.
01. TITLE: X-Men: Time Gliders (as per indicia)
02. PUBLISHER: Marvel
03. COUNTRY PUBLISHED: USA
04. COUNTRY PRINTED: USA
05. ISSUE #: Vol 1, #'s 1 - 4 (see below)
06. COVER PRICE: 0.00 (free)
07. DATE: 1995
08. ISSUE NOTES: 4 issue limited series. Miniature comics measuring only 3 1/8" x 5" with 20 pages each. Came sealed in celophane packages, with #'s 1 & 2 packaged together and #'s 3 & 4 packaged together. Giveaway by Hardee's.
09. PRINT RUN (If Known or Listed):
10. ISBN/ISSN# (If Listed):
11. URL TO COVER SCAN (If Available): see below
#1 - URL: http://i.imgur.com/BgIDMiW.jpg
#2 - URL: http://i.imgur.com/T7sLQPM.jpg
#3 - URL: http://i.imgur.com/wqE0uyR.jpg
#4 - URL: http://i.imgur.com/pTAPWeS.jpg
Cheers
Big-Tel |
6/28/2017
Topic:
Missing Marvel Disney Primer
Original Big-Tel
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Hi guys,
I can't find this one in the database.....
01. TITLE: Disney Primer
02. PUBLISHER: Marvel
03. COUNTRY PUBLISHED: USA
04. COUNTRY PRINTED: USA
05. ISSUE #: no number
06. COVER PRICE: 0.00 (free giveaway)
07. DATE: 1994
08. ISSUE NOTES: Free giveaway. Preview of the upcoming Marvel/Disney titles, The Lion King, Little Mermaid, Beauty & the Beast and Aladdin.
09. PRINT RUN (If Known or Listed):
10. ISBN/ISSN# (If Listed):
11. URL TO COVER SCAN (If Available): http://i.imgur.com/QQnxQjk.jpg
Cheers
Big-Tel
|
7/3/2017
Topic:
Missing Marvel Disney Primer
Original Big-Tel
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Thanks Gilgandra, don't know how I missed it!
Cheers
Big-Tel |
