This, of course, is the biggest book of the auction. Crazy that it could be a Bronze Age book but that's the hand we're dealt.

Not that I'm complaining. I'm a fan.

Anyway, on with the show:

Journey Into Mystery #106 White Mountain pedigree CGC NM 9.4 Off-white pages

There are several White Mountain books in this auction. Old labels even. Nice books. Here's hoping there's no SCS.

Let me use this opportunity to remind people that I would really, really, really, really like to buy white mountain Daredevils. Got any? Know where any are? Lemmeknow!
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How close will this beauty push towards six figures?

Frighteningly close, I think. Pulling a number out of the air, I'm going to say $75,000.

It's okay if you need a minute to catch your breath.

Here's the book:

Thoughts?

I'm totally jaded. A year ago I would have been covering every bid. Now? I post twice.

Anyway, that's a big chunk of change for a mid-grade comic book. Is there any doubt that Action #1 (and the Golden Age) really rule the hobby? How many Silver Age books would outsell this copy? 1? 2? How many Golden Age?

Action #1 is king.

Because I haven't even mentioned these two books:

Detective #27 CGC 4.0 at $229,000 with a week to go

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The 3rd most valuable comic book in the world surfaces? Or is it another copy? I'm going to be clicking refresh on the CGC forum thread until I get some answers.

Will it be at Baltimore?

(I will be, by the way. I'm not setting up, so it's going to be purely shopping/hanging out with my geeky brethren.)

Strong result, I think. I know it's only around a 10% bump from the last sale, but that was an aggressive number at the time, so any improvement should be looked on as a positive.

It was the crown jewel of the Pedigree Grand Auction that closed tonight.

Sorry! I've been busy.

I thought I might as well post them and point out that I updated the all time record comic book sales.

Detective #27 CGC 6.0 Sells For $575,000

Metropolis sold this book for a ridiculous amount of money:
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I should point out, I valued this one correctly when it was announced.

And just like that, we have a new record and the 3rd seven figure sale. A remarkable month.

With this stake in the ground, the questions start to form- what's the Allentown Detective #27 worth? The Church Action #1? My gut says $2,500,00 and $3,000,000 respectively.

I really need to rework the top ten article, don't I? When I wrote that I had the Church book valued at $2,000,000, the Allentown 'Tec #27 at 1.5 million and this book at $800,000. Times have changed!

You can read more about the sale at Comic Connect

Word on the street (okay, word on the internet) is that Comic Connect bought outright the 8.5 from its present and longtime owner. The price paid is reportedly more than the 1,075,000 paid for the Detective 27 at Heritage last month. It follows, therefore, that that asking price will be significantly higher than that. My estimate for the book after the recent sales was 1.5 million. We'll see how that number fares when it actually comes time for the book to change hands.

All I have to say is- what a month! My head is spinning.