As a long time comic book fan, I thoroughly enjoyed this episode and all the comic references it included.
In rebuttal to some of the other comments here, it was stated at the start of the episode that the stolen comic book was an "ashcan edition." An ashcan is an unfinished draft of a new comic book, printed in black and white, for the purpose of securing a trademark before the book is complete. Ashcan editions are printed in very small quantities (sometimes on a photocopier) and not sold to the public. They are among the rarest of collectibles. Some famous ashcans are Thrill Comics #1 from Fawcett, and Double Action Comics #1 and Cancelled Comics Cavalcade #1 & #2 from DC. Feel free to Google them.
That said, I do admit that I didn't understand the reason that the criminal drew multiple forgeries of the comic instead of drawing just one and making copies. Maybe I missed something.
In rebuttal to some of the other comments here, it was stated at the start of the episode that the stolen comic book was an "ashcan edition." An ashcan is an unfinished draft of a new comic book, printed in black and white, for the purpose of securing a trademark before the book is complete. Ashcan editions are printed in very small quantities (sometimes on a photocopier) and not sold to the public. They are among the rarest of collectibles. Some famous ashcans are Thrill Comics #1 from Fawcett, and Double Action Comics #1 and Cancelled Comics Cavalcade #1 & #2 from DC. Feel free to Google them.
That said, I do admit that I didn't understand the reason that the criminal drew multiple forgeries of the comic instead of drawing just one and making copies. Maybe I missed something.
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