From: cwelsh@morgan.ucs.mun.ca (Craig Welsh  )
Subject: Re: Death of Superman Collector's Issue
Organization: Memorial University of Newfoundland
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 19:06:35 GMT

>I recently bought a still sealed collector's Death of Superman issue for
>$20.  The guy I bought it from (who claimed to be #8 of the top ten east
>coast collectors) said that he had heard that very day that the head of DC
>Comics announced that Superman would never be ressurrected.  He then told
>me (after probing) that even if he was ressurrected it would only drive
>the value of the issue up more.  Later another guy told me that they were
>going to bury Superman near the hole where his rocket first crashed and
>some kryptonite residue would revive him.  Is all this bullshit?  What is
>the current value and possible future value of this issue?  (I am not a
>comics collector; this is my first comic book purchase for investment's
>sake and I knew of it's supposed value only through media reporting of the
>hoopla).  Contact me direct or post either is OK.  ALSO:  I DO collect
>records (have been for years).  Why is there never any record collecting
>stuff on this group or is there a separate group for it??

Okay, a lot of what the guy said was either bullshit and he was lying to
you, or he simply was keeping up to date with his info. Considering he
runs a comic store, that's rather silly. Anyway, here are the facts as
they stand right now.

1. Superman was buried in the comic in Metroplis in a huge memorial.
There are other plot detail, but that may spoil it for other people, so 
I won't post them. If you are interested in it, "you should pick up the
"Funeral for a Friend" storyline on going.

2. Superman IS being brought back. DC comics has announced he will be
coming back in April. In all likelyhood it will be in Adventures of
Superman #500.

3. the method of return is not known yet. the one you list is not really
likely. Since Kryptionite is harmful, I don't think putting him near the
stuff is going to help bring him back. There were rumours going around
that he was going to be cloned. In some cases it was reported that he
would come back as four different ethnic clones. DC comics has since
qualished this rumour.

4. The $20 you paid is fair market price right now. However, I don't
thing his resurrection will help drive up the price. In fact, I think it
will do the opposite. This comic will not be worth anything in the long
run. There are over 3 million first prints of the comic out (the average
Superman may sell 200,000 a month) along with reprints. The only people
who will make money are those who bought multiple copies and then sold
them right away for $20-$50 a piece. 

Hope this helped. If you have any other questions, email me or try
reading rec.arts.comics.misc or the comic marketplace newsgroup.

_craig 
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