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Bravura (Malibu) - Issue List

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Bravura was created by Malibu Comics to showcase the talent and personal ideas of already known creators. The marketing tool used for these books was the gold stamp program. Each book contained a 'stamp' placed in the center of the book... if you collected a stamp from each book, you could turn it in for a 'gold' or 'silver' issue. This was just the same #1 issue but had either gold or silver foil on the cover. Not very clever as I think this is what killed this line of books. A shame as there were some GREAT stories here... Breed by Jim Starlin and Power and Glory by Howard Chaykin are two of the better known titles.

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Bravura 0, 0 (hologram), ½, ½ (gold), ½ (platinum)
Bravura Ashcan nn
Bravura Preview Book 1, 1 Gold, 2
'Breed 1, 1, (silver), 1 (gold), 1 (newsstand in polybag), 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Breed 1 DF signed by Starlin (of 10,000)
'Breed: Book of Genesis (TPB) nn
Breed TPB S/N limited to 500
'Breed II 1, 1 (gold foil embossed), 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

D
Dreadstar ½, 1, 1, (silver), 1 (gold), 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

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Edge 1, 1, (silver), 1 (gold), 2, 3

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Man called A-X 0, 1A, 1B, 1 (gold embossed), 2, 3, 4, 5
Man Called A-X 1A DF signed Wolfman and McManus (of 1,000)
Man called A-X Ashcan nn
Metaphysique 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Metaphysique Ashcan nn

N
Nocturnals 1, 1 (glow in the dark), 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

P
Power & Glory 1A, 1B, 1 (silver), 1 (gold), 1 (blue foil), 1 (serigraph), 1 (newsstand in polybag), 2, 3, 4
Power and Glory 1A DF S/N limited to 10000
Power and Glory 1B DF S/N limited to 10000
Power & Glory (TPB) nn
Power & Glory TPB S/N Limited to 500
Power & Glory Holiday Special 1

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Star Slammers 1, 1 (silver), 1 (gold), 2, 3, 4
Starslammers 1 DF S/N limited to 2500
Star Slammers Ashcan Edition nn
Strikeback! 1, 1 (gold embossed), 2, 3
Strikeback! Special 1

Nn = no number

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Re: Bravura (Malibu) - Issue List

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Bravura ½ (gold)
-The "gold" is pretty dull and does not look very spectacular. It is easily overlooked.

Bravura Ashcan nn
-This is the "Great Eastern Ashcan"

Bravura Preview Book 1-2
-#2 is the Preview Book 1995 #1 on the cover

Edge 1, 1, (silver), 1 (gold), 2, 3
-This is the only Bravura story that was never finished

Nocturnals 1, 1 (glow in the dark), 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
-Oni reprints this in the "Black Planet" TPB

Star Slammers 1, 1 (silver), 1 (gold), 2, 3, 4
-This story is finished in the Star Slammers Special produced by Dark Horse.

Strikeback! 1, 1 (gold embossed), 2, 3
-This story is reprinted and finished in the Image series.

Strikeback! Special 1
-I am now convinced that this does not exist.

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What list is this ? Surely not complete, it is just that it looks my list above ?

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Knightt wrote:What list is this ? Surely not complete, it is just that it looks my list above ?
I was just commenting on a few things from your list that someone new to Bravura should know :thumb:

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Also, I am glad that you saved the list since Defiant1 has stripped all non-catfish discussion from his site :( There are still the Defiant and Broadway lists there but there is nothing left from Bravura or the Ultraverse.

I have my own list but yours is more user friendly :thumb:
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Thank you for the additional information. I hope to generate some interest with these pieces of great info.

Yesterday up in Tucson I came across two Power & Glory TPBs and for some odd reason I thought that I had them (when I actually have the Breed TPB) and didnt pick them up. I will in a couple of weeks. I guess my mind was a bit out of it as I had picked up a Predator vs Magnus TPB for $7.50 !!! :bugeyed:

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I might as well post my needs list for Bravura.

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Bravura 0

E
Edge 1 (silver), 1 (gold)

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Man called A-X Ashcan nn
Man Called A-X 1A DF signed Wolfman and McManus (of 1000)

P
Power & Glory 1B DF signed Chaykin
Power & Glory (TPB) nn

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Star Slammers 1 (silver)
Strikeback! Special 1

Nn = no number

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There are a few Dynamic Forces signed issues that I know of. None are cover variants or anything like that.

Breed 1 DF signed by Starlin
Man Called A-X 1A DF signed Wolfman and McManus (of 1000)
Power & Glory 1B DF signed Chaykin

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Right on, man. I will add these.

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Technique wrote:There are a few Dynamic Forces signed issues that I know of. None are cover variants or anything like that.

Breed 1 DF signed by Starlin
Looks a little sumpthin' like DIS !!!

Crazy thing... Jim Starlin signed the INSIDE of the book and not the cover. WTF ? :lol:

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Knightt wrote:
Technique wrote:There are a few Dynamic Forces signed issues that I know of. None are cover variants or anything like that.

Breed 1 DF signed by Starlin
Looks a little sumpthin' like DIS !!!

Crazy thing... Jim Starlin signed the INSIDE of the book and not the cover. WTF ? :lol:
I thought that was so silly when I realized that he had signed inside.

At first I thought that I received one that had not been signed.

Couldn't someone have provided a silver ink pen?

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Well Starlin is 'odd' that ways... always has been. Still a sig on that black cover would have been outstanding. :!:

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I was pretty lucky this weekend up in Phoenix while doing a CF fund raiser... I stumbled upon a Star Slammers ashcan. I didnt know it but these are numbered. I will post a scan tonight.

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Star Slammers Ashcans are comic book size too. I wonder why they did that. I found that out when I got mine from Rob. Here I have been looking for one that was a lot smaller. Thanks Technique for the books.

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In case someone is looking for them:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 6573882020

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 6573882273

I did not know the Starslammers book existed.

Joey has a bunch of DF books listed this week. There are some Ultraverse and Defiant books as well.

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I got these books in from Joey today... they are SWEET !!! I will post a few pics later.

Doing some internet shopping today, I think we will be surprised at just how many DF signed books are out there for other DUs !!! :o

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Knightt wrote:I got these books in from Joey today... they are SWEET !!! I will post a few pics later.

Doing some internet shopping today, I think we will be surprised at just how many DF signed books are out there for other DUs !!! :o
You must have paid for priority. I went cheap and paid for media.

Hopefully mine arrive tomorrow or Monday :hope:

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Oh yeah, I think that my media mail days are over. I bought a slew of Next Men books from BTE OVER a month ago. I am sure he sent them media mail and I STILL have not gotten them yet... :!:

IF he sent them, that is... :!:

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I dident know you collected Next Men Knight. I get them when I can get a good deal on them.

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dac55 wrote:I dident know you collected Next Men Knight. I get them when I can get a good deal on them.

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Sounds GREAT, seeing as how my deal for these books with a 'board member' seems to have gone WAY South. I will take you up on it !!!

oh wait... media mail from California to ARIZONA is SUPPOSED to take OVER 30 days.... :roll:

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I FINALLY got that set of Next Men books in... :roll:

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OK it is official... I got this in the mail this weekend, so add this to the list:

Bravura 1/2 Platinum

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I though I would update my 'needs list' as well:

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Bravura 0

E
Edge 1 (silver), 1 (gold)

M
Man called A-X Ashcan nn
Man Called A-X 1A DF signed Wolfman and McManus (of 1000)

P
Power & Glory 1B DF signed Chaykin
Power & Glory (TPB) nn

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Star Slammers 1 (silver)
Strikeback! Special 1

Nn = no number

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WHAT ? No comments on the Bravura 1/2 platinum ?

Anyone else have this ? Ever seen this ? It blew me away to actually get/find it...


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