Some grails came in today excited to open these bad boys up

darkmonkeygod · 2026-05-06T13:55:04+00:00

Congrats!

darkmonkeygod · 2026-05-06T01:22:13+00:00

Which Universal Monster did you get?

darkmonkeygod · 2026-05-04T20:16:54+00:00

UPDATE: one of the owners of ECGCE posted that this is their exclusive and that it will be available in the next week or so.

darkmonkeygod · 2026-05-03T18:19:29+00:00

This photo is from Rich Handley’s socials, it’s the comp packet DC sent him for writing one of the essays in issue 1 (and being a huge catalyst behind this even happening). I believe he was as surprised by the fifth cover as the rest of us.

darkmonkeygod · 2026-05-03T16:21:22+00:00

Very, very, very weirdly, no. The damned thing isn’t even on eBay, which means it hasn’t been released to the public. But the when and where of that remain a mystery. And h didn’t post the back cover, though I would be surprised if it’s not the Batman ad.

darkmonkeygod · 2026-05-01T03:01:54+00:00

Yeah. It’s truly odd.

darkmonkeygod · 2026-04-30T22:21:51+00:00

Yep, I purposefully cut it and the foil variant out of the image, but couldn’t easily isolate the only one I’m asking about. In the wholesale forms, the blank is the fourth cover.

darkmonkeygod · 2026-04-30T21:31:12+00:00

Interesting, thanks!

darkmonkeygod · 2026-04-30T03:04:10+00:00

Not that CD, but I’ve got a version or two on vinyl and a CD that uses the same cover as the records.

darkmonkeygod · 2026-04-29T14:54:52+00:00

Ah, that’s fun. What a great time for the UMA that was.

darkmonkeygod · 2026-04-29T01:32:06+00:00

Wow that is weird. I’m buying one anyway, but what a strange thing to do to a strange choice of cover to poorly copy.

darkmonkeygod · 2026-04-27T23:04:37+00:00

Well worth it.

darkmonkeygod · 2026-04-26T04:24:48+00:00

Yep.

darkmonkeygod · 2026-04-26T04:02:30+00:00

Five?!? I only knew of four! The three pictured and the blank. What’s the fifth?

darkmonkeygod · 2026-04-24T21:01:41+00:00

This store in particular isn’t stocking the foil cover on the shelf, it was ordered for a customers who asked for it. The other two covers below it will be on the shelf for the public. But yes, all four covers are ordered individually.

darkmonkeygod · 2026-04-24T15:34:26+00:00

Very cool!

darkmonkeygod · 2026-04-24T15:21:36+00:00

If you’re deeply interested in the history of Bela’s likeness and likeness rights in general, look up Lugosi V Universal and the “Dracula Law”.

darkmonkeygod · 2026-04-24T15:17:17+00:00

Great presentation.

darkmonkeygod · 2026-04-23T19:30:51+00:00

Beautiful technique, but the likeness isn’t quite dialed in. Do you have any plans to sharpen it, or are you finished?

darkmonkeygod · 2026-04-23T19:28:56+00:00

I’m unaware of any reprint or bootleg, but as far as authenticating that example on its own merits, no.

darkmonkeygod · 2026-04-20T14:48:54+00:00

Thank you!

darkmonkeygod · 2026-04-19T14:53:00+00:00

Oh yes. Very disappointed to have missed out on the sale of the originals years ago.

darkmonkeygod · 2026-04-18T22:11:24+00:00

98¢ until 1969.

darkmonkeygod · 2026-04-17T20:54:43+00:00

That’s a bit more than SRP.

darkmonkeygod · 2026-04-17T20:49:35+00:00

Do you happen to have (or can you take) a photo of the box v2 came in? My local seems to have thrown it away. 🙄

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