GOBBLEDYGOOK (1984) #2
CGC VF: 8.0
(Stock Image)
SOLD ON: Tuesday, 12/14/2021 8:33 PM
$8,700
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PUBLISHER: Mirage
COMMENTS: white pages; signed and sketched by Eastman and Laird!
VERY RARE!! Only 50 printed!! Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles back cover ad
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VERY RARE!! Only 50 printed!! Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles back cover ad
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white pages; signed and sketched by Eastman and Laird!
VERY RARE!! Only 50 printed!! Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles back cover adGobbledygook was an early 1984 Mirage Studios production, a homemade black and white comic co-created by Kevin Eastman & Peter Laird, featuring the 1st appearance of Fugitoid, the fugitive android, a classic Eastman/Laird character that would go on to have his own series and star in other Mirage and TMNT media. Even more significantly, Gobbledygook #1 & 2 featured a back cover ad for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 before the comic’s release, making this the first true appearance of the team. As a small-press book with a print run of only 50 copies, this is an extremely rare and historic publication. Without Gobbledygook, there is no Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1, and none of the countless books inspired by the success of the Turtles. As a homemade creation, all copies must be personally verified by Kevin Eastman, and the production process involving individual Xeroxing and stapling makes high-grade copies incredibly rare.
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#4 on Overstreet's top 25 Copper Age books, copies of this book are excessively rare with CGC having only graded 11 copies.
Gobbledygook #2, along with #1, collect work that Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird created in the years before the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles including continuing the Fugitoid story from #1, Fugioid would reappear in the TMNT series. The highlight of this book, made all the more special by the incredibly small print run, is the back cover which features the same full page ad for TMNT as #1.
These books were made on early 80s photocopiers and because of that are often counterfeited, CGC will only grade copies that have been inspected for authenticity by Kevin Eastman. This copy was taken directly out of the production line and is realistically in as nice condition as the book can be, given how it was produced there are unavoidable flaws due to the nature of the photocopy process. Amongst the prettiest copies of this book as you will ever see!
This copy comes from Mirage Group CEO Gary Richardson, who has worked with Eastman and Laird for decades, and includes his COA. The book has also been signed and sketched by both Eastman and Laird on the back cover ad, and Laird has added a sketch on the inside cover with a turtle saying "It's Authentic!".
Overstreet Guide 2021 VF (8.0) value = $1,142.
Click here to read more about all the TMNT items in this auction!
VERY RARE!! Only 50 printed!! Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles back cover adGobbledygook was an early 1984 Mirage Studios production, a homemade black and white comic co-created by Kevin Eastman & Peter Laird, featuring the 1st appearance of Fugitoid, the fugitive android, a classic Eastman/Laird character that would go on to have his own series and star in other Mirage and TMNT media. Even more significantly, Gobbledygook #1 & 2 featured a back cover ad for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 before the comic’s release, making this the first true appearance of the team. As a small-press book with a print run of only 50 copies, this is an extremely rare and historic publication. Without Gobbledygook, there is no Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1, and none of the countless books inspired by the success of the Turtles. As a homemade creation, all copies must be personally verified by Kevin Eastman, and the production process involving individual Xeroxing and stapling makes high-grade copies incredibly rare.
Click on the image below to watch the YouTube video about this item!
#4 on Overstreet's top 25 Copper Age books, copies of this book are excessively rare with CGC having only graded 11 copies.
Gobbledygook #2, along with #1, collect work that Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird created in the years before the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles including continuing the Fugitoid story from #1, Fugioid would reappear in the TMNT series. The highlight of this book, made all the more special by the incredibly small print run, is the back cover which features the same full page ad for TMNT as #1.
These books were made on early 80s photocopiers and because of that are often counterfeited, CGC will only grade copies that have been inspected for authenticity by Kevin Eastman. This copy was taken directly out of the production line and is realistically in as nice condition as the book can be, given how it was produced there are unavoidable flaws due to the nature of the photocopy process. Amongst the prettiest copies of this book as you will ever see!
This copy comes from Mirage Group CEO Gary Richardson, who has worked with Eastman and Laird for decades, and includes his COA. The book has also been signed and sketched by both Eastman and Laird on the back cover ad, and Laird has added a sketch on the inside cover with a turtle saying "It's Authentic!".
Overstreet Guide 2021 VF (8.0) value = $1,142.
Click here to read more about all the TMNT items in this auction!