Buzz Break: Marvel Comics seven-book retail repack
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The pack: Marvel Comics seven-book $10 retail repack
Where to buy: Walmart and other retail outlets often have these ... BlowoutCards.com for Marvel cards
First Buzz preview: N/A
Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery for what was in this one.
The Rundown (all in gallery below)
Squadron Supreme (2015) No. 2 -- second print
All-New X-Men (2015) No. 3 -- second print
Secret Wars (2015) No. 7 -- second print (wraparound cover)
All-New Inhumans (2015) No. 3 -- second print
The Mighty Thor (2016) No. 1
Star Wars (2015) No. 8
Doctor Strange (2015) No. 12
What's Buzz-worthy: I picked up a couple of these blind and more on a whim as they're always items I have seen at the retail aisle for years now, kind of wondering what the deal was and whether some of them had something different or unique inside. In an era of $15 jumbo packs from new basic releases that I'm just not feeling, I tried a couple of these. What was inside? A bit of what I expected -- some key characters, maybe some key-name artists and maybe a gem on the cheap. I think I got all of that with the Thor book being a solid find in my mind. It's not the first Jane Foster as Thor appearance but it does appear to be a launching point for the character and a wraparound cover with an image that has been used on a few other collections, too, to pull everything together. (Slabbed, it's a book that's around or over $100 in eBay sales.) These issues are all from around 2015, so some of that time tucked away may help here -- granted, I'm a card guy just dabbling here so maybe not -- but I think if this repack were to happen today that Thor might not be in there. I grabbed a second one and it had some similar stuff inside but also some variety vs. this one ... I'll drop it here sometime soon.
Product Grade: A- (it is what it is ... a new-issue grab bag)
Pack Grade: A (the Thor is a key issue)
Fun Grade: B+
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