{"product_id":"tom-masons-dinosaurs-for-hire-4-1993-malibu-comics-signed-bruce-mccorkindale-cindy-inscribed","title":"Tom Mason's Dinosaurs for Hire #4 1993 Malibu Comics Signed Bruce McCorkindale Cindy Inscribed","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"100\" data-end=\"144\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"100\" data-end=\"144\"\u003eTOM MASON'S DINOSAURS FOR HIRE #4 (1993)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"146\" data-end=\"499\"\u003eSigned Malibu Comics issue featuring cover art by \u003cstrong data-start=\"196\" data-end=\"213\"\u003eJerry Bingham\u003c\/strong\u003e and interior inks by \u003cstrong data-start=\"235\" data-end=\"257\"\u003eBruce McCorkindale\u003c\/strong\u003e, with a front-cover inscription that appears to read \u003cstrong data-start=\"311\" data-end=\"340\"\u003e“To Cindy from Bruce ’94”\u003c\/strong\u003e. Issue #4 has a \u003cstrong data-start=\"357\" data-end=\"369\"\u003eMay 1993\u003c\/strong\u003e cover date, a \u003cstrong data-start=\"384\" data-end=\"411\"\u003e$1.95 US \/ $2.45 Canada\u003c\/strong\u003e cover price, and the main story \u003cstrong data-start=\"444\" data-end=\"461\"\u003e“Four to Go.”\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"501\" data-end=\"622\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"501\" data-end=\"527\"\u003eSeries\/Publisher\/Issue\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"527\" data-end=\"530\"\u003eSeries: Tom Mason's Dinosaurs for Hire\u003cbr data-start=\"568\" data-end=\"571\"\u003ePublisher: Malibu Comics\u003cbr data-start=\"595\" data-end=\"598\"\u003eIssue: #4\u003cbr data-start=\"607\" data-end=\"610\"\u003eYear: 1993\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"624\" data-end=\"869\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"624\" data-end=\"640\"\u003eItem Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"640\" data-end=\"643\"\u003eTitle: Tom Mason's Dinosaurs for Hire\u003cbr data-start=\"680\" data-end=\"683\"\u003eIssue Number: #4\u003cbr data-start=\"699\" data-end=\"702\"\u003ePublisher: Malibu Comics\u003cbr data-start=\"726\" data-end=\"729\"\u003eYear Published: 1993\u003cbr data-start=\"749\" data-end=\"752\"\u003eFormat: Single comic book\u003cbr data-start=\"777\" data-end=\"780\"\u003eCover Date: May 1993\u003cbr data-start=\"800\" data-end=\"803\"\u003eCover Price: $1.95 US \/ $2.45 Canada\u003cbr data-start=\"839\" data-end=\"842\"\u003eStory Title: “Four to Go”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"871\" data-end=\"1257\"\u003eThis issue of \u003cstrong data-start=\"885\" data-end=\"922\"\u003eTom Mason's Dinosaurs for Hire #4\u003c\/strong\u003e features \u003cstrong data-start=\"932\" data-end=\"945\"\u003eTom Mason\u003c\/strong\u003e as writer, \u003cstrong data-start=\"957\" data-end=\"971\"\u003eMitch Byrd\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"976\" data-end=\"995\"\u003eKiki Chansamone\u003c\/strong\u003e on pencils, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1008\" data-end=\"1030\"\u003eBruce McCorkindale\u003c\/strong\u003e on inks, and \u003cstrong data-start=\"1044\" data-end=\"1061\"\u003eJerry Bingham\u003c\/strong\u003e on the cover. The story centers on the Dinosaurs for Hire battling Revenue in a comic book store, and the issue also includes a one-page pinup by Mitch Byrd. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1259\" data-end=\"1901\"\u003eYour copy appears to be \u003cstrong data-start=\"1283\" data-end=\"1342\"\u003einscribed and signed on the front by Bruce McCorkindale\u003c\/strong\u003e, with the inscription appearing to read \u003cstrong data-start=\"1383\" data-end=\"1413\"\u003e“To Cindy from Bruce ’94.”\u003c\/strong\u003e Because Bruce McCorkindale is credited on the issue and the inscription clearly uses the name Bruce, this is the strongest attribution based on the visible evidence, but since no COA or third-party authentication is shown, it should be sold as a \u003cstrong data-start=\"1660\" data-end=\"1777\"\u003esigned and inscribed comic that appears to be signed by Bruce McCorkindale and is not independently authenticated\u003c\/strong\u003e. That attribution is an inference from the visible inscription and the issue credits. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1903\" data-end=\"2120\"\u003eUnsigned raw copies are generally inexpensive in the market, so the value on this copy is primarily in the creator inscription and collector appeal rather than base-book scarcity. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2122\" data-end=\"2428\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2122\" data-end=\"2146\"\u003eAutograph Disclosure\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2146\" data-end=\"2149\"\u003eThis comic appears to be inscribed and signed on the front by \u003cstrong data-start=\"2211\" data-end=\"2233\"\u003eBruce McCorkindale\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr data-start=\"2234\" data-end=\"2237\"\u003eThe inscription appears to read \u003cstrong data-start=\"2269\" data-end=\"2299\"\u003e“To Cindy from Bruce ’94.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2299\" data-end=\"2302\"\u003eNo COA or third-party authentication is shown in the provided photos.\u003cbr data-start=\"2371\" data-end=\"2374\"\u003ePhotos show the exact signed comic you will receive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2430\" data-end=\"2518\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2430\" data-end=\"2439\"\u003eGenre\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2439\" data-end=\"2442\"\u003eComic Books\u003cbr data-start=\"2453\" data-end=\"2456\"\u003eMalibu Comics\u003cbr data-start=\"2469\" data-end=\"2472\"\u003eDinosaurs for Hire\u003cbr data-start=\"2490\" data-end=\"2493\"\u003eAction\u003cbr data-start=\"2499\" data-end=\"2502\"\u003eHumor\u003cbr data-start=\"2507\" data-end=\"2510\"\u003eSatire\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2520\" data-end=\"2840\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2520\" data-end=\"2533\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2533\" data-end=\"2536\"\u003eWe do not grade items. 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