posted April 16, 2003 09:40 PM            

Here are the additional items that I can provide:

#792236 Batman (Alvin Schwartz) is Batman V5
#822890 Superman is Superman V5
#811519 is Shazam V3

The more expensive Wonder Woman (Bob Kahan) is Wonder Woman V1. I got Wonder Woman V2 and V3 in the same shipment so I cannot tell you what their individual catalog numbers are.

I assume that the Shazam Archive listed as Simon/Kirby HAS to be Shazam V2. I already owned it, so I did not order it from Overstock.com.

I recently ordered Superman #846550 which I am assuming is Superman V4 -- it has shipped so I will confirm that in the next few days.

NOW, does anyone have any All Star Comics archives catalog numbers they can share with me? I already own V8, so I am reluctant to order any of the four listed on Overstock.com until I get some specific information that would tell me they are not V8. The only one that has a picture is V1 and I may hold out for a $19.99 DC intro special on that one.....

posted April 17, 2003 05:14 PM               

Wonder Woman Vol 1 & 2

Shazam Vol. 1

Starman Vol. 1

Daredevil Vol. 1 Masterworks

All Star Comics 1 & 2

and more, kids!

Vive le Seven Soldiers Archives! (Take that, Stephen!)

posted April 18, 2003 04:02 PM            

The Overstock.com shipment arrived today, and I can confirm that #846550 is indeed, Superman Archives V4.

Anybody have any guidance/experience with those All Star Comics Acrhives order numbers???

posted April 26, 2003 04:57 PM            

Most of the archives are now offered. In fact the only ones that I haven't seen are Aquaman, Batman 1&2, Batman in WF, any of the Dark Knight volumes, Shazam 1 and one of the Tor volumes. In addition not all of the All Stars and Legions are on there, but without Volume/creator info on those, you can't tell which ones.

posted April 28, 2003 10:50 PM            

On April 24th, I ordered 7 volumes of the Spirit Archives for under $200. Today, April 28th, I received my order.

As I expected, the box was smashed, as is always the case when I receive something through the USPS. I blame the post office for that, not overstock.com.

The box was half opened due to the fact that it was poorly taped shut. If someone wanted to, they could have easily pulled the contents out. Only 6 of the 7 books were inside, but that matched the invoice, so I assume the 7th is coming separately. The packing material was minimal, just some paper stuffed around the sides, which did little to protect the books within.

Four of the six books have minor damage. Corners are mildly worn or banged up, and one book has a small tear in its dust cover.

That said, I am very satisfied with the trade off between cost and condition. I currently get a 20% discount at my shop, so the 25 volumes of Spirit Archives would have eventually ended up costing me $1000. Through overstock.com, it'll come out to around $700. A few dings and scratches are a small price to pay to save $300.

posted April 29, 2003 10:39 AM               

i just wanted to share my good experience with overstock.com, thanks to y'all here.

first, thanks to everyone for mentioning the site.

second, the legion archives are woefully lacking in information. i took a risk that the five separate archives i found listed were, in fact, five separate archives. (it was only after i ordered them that i saw the post saying that two different ids number does not necessarily mean two different archives).

anyway, i took the risk and ordered 5 legion archives for a grand total of $153. the shipment, which i had been tracking thanks to their handy tracker, arrived yesterday.

the box was sturdy and all the archives were in their original shrink wrap. thankfully, all 5 archives were unique -- 1, 6, 7, 9 and 10.

it's such a crappy week of comics for me that tomorrow, i'll probably buy legion archives 2 and 3 at midtown comics.

thanks, y'all!

gus

posted April 29, 2003 12:12 PM               

Here's the rundown on item numbers from Overstock pulled from the posts and I added my recent orders.

#792236 Batman V5
#822890 Superman V5
#811519 Shazam V3
#846550 Superman V4
#610984 Green Lantern Archives V3
#598107 Doom Patrol Archives V1

Anyone have anymore to add?

posted April 30, 2003 01:56 PM            

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Originally posted by Joe Pacheco:
OK. I just went for it. I ordered Blackhawk, Enemy Ace and World's Finest #1. The only one I'm nervous about is WF#1 because I already own #2.

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posted May 08, 2003 09:22 AM               

It looks like you can at least go by the JLA cover pictures for the volumes. They seem to be accurate.

posted May 09, 2003 01:43 PM               

quote:

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Originally posted by Joe Pacheco:
OK. I just went for it. I ordered Blackhawk, Enemy Ace and World's Finest #1. The only one I'm nervous about is WF#1 because I already own #2.

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I'm sold!!! Overstock beats e-bay hands down! All three books arrived yesterday (5/8) in perfect shape. The WF archive was the one pictured. I got three archives for less than $90 in 8 days.

posted May 10, 2003 03:25 PM            

I ordered the 4 unmarked All Stars blind. Here's what I got:

561499 All Star Comics Archives V8
723689 All Star Comics Archives V7
847712 & 854533 All Star Comics Archives V5 & V6 (these came in the same shipment, so I don't know which is which).

Of course, All Star Volume One is plainly marked in its listing....