We were just talking about Detective #28s and how tough they are. Here's one on ebay:

Detective Comics #28- CGC GRADED 3.5
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That was the most exciting auction I've ever seen.

In a furious round of bidding it hammered out at $1,075,000 with buyer's premium.

More on this later, when I catch my breath!

The following are two Silver Age books that I absolutely love.

Green Lantern #1 (DC, 1960) CGC NM 9.4

Green Lantern's recent meteoric rise bums me out. I was buying some Green Lanterns, and then, along came the movie blowing prices up on the really good stuff. Case in point, this book. This exact copy sold for 18,975.00 at Heritage in 2003. Recently, a 9.2 of this book sold for $30,450.00. What does that result mean for this 9.4? Hopefully some crazy number north of $50k.
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ALL STAR 9, STUNNING RARE SPECTRE SPLASH PAGE, 1942!!!

Winning bid: US $12,414.02 Seller: daytona67 ( 432 )

Description:

All Star Comics 9. FEB 1942. Page 1 opening splash page to the Spectre Story. Pen/brush and ink, 'Twice up artwork'. Inked onto medium thick board. As i'm sure all interested parties will know this is a very rare opportunity to acquire an important piece of Golden age Spectre art, i personally have never seen an earlier image than this one of the Spectre, and i don't believe it would be possible to find a better image than this stunning Splash page, i would guess that the art is by Bernard Baily as he was responsible for most early Spectre art, but please do your own research on this. It is in excellent condition overall, there is some light surface discoloration and dirt and a few corner bumps to the board. The top dialogue box is a stat and looks to be original as it's hand inked. There is a VERY small amount of white out to the lower part of the Spectre's leg in the big image and 2-3 very tiny spots in the smaller box's (please see pic), there is a date stamp on the back reading 'FEB. 1942'. The image size is approx 17.3/4" x 12.3/4". I am a long time collector and am selling a few of my pieces, some of which (including this one) hav'nt been on the market for many many years. I will be happy to answer any question's to the best of my knowledge, so please use the 'ask seller a question' button and i will do my best to help.

And the page:

Okay, maybe not the only two (you might want an All Star #8, too.) Still, this is a nice duo and Wonder Woman is a hell of a character.

Wonder Woman, to me, is wildly underappreciated by the collector community. Just like Superman and Batman she's been published continually since the 1940s and just like those two she's a huge fixture in current DC continuity.

We just need to get her a movie
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BATMAN 1 6.0 FINE CONDITION ORIGINAL 1940 RARE

Sold For: US $11,000.00 Seller: fun1215 ( 1206 )

Description:

Original Batman 1. Restored professionally to a 6.0. Very clean and great eye appeal. Very hard to find in any grade.

And the book:

The bid came in last night at $358,500. How much further will it go from here? I feel like the book is valued at around $500,000 to $550,000, so that would be my ceiling. Thing is, with books like this it's all just uncharted territory. Maybe the optimists at the CGC Forum will finally be right about a book and this will do $750,000? I'd love to see it.

Here's the top five right now:

1 Detective Comics #1 CGC 8.0 Heritage $358,500 (and counting)
2 Marvel Comics #1 CGC 9.0 Pay Copy Private Sale $350,000
2 Flash Comics #1 CGC 9.6 Church Private Sale $350,000
4 Action Comics #1 CGC 6.0 March 13, 2009 Comic Connect $317,200
5 Batman #1 CGC 9.0 late 2007 ComicLink $280,000

Check out the full list record comic book sale.

If you have to ask what book, you're on the wrong blog

As of right now it's the 4th highest price ever for a comic. And there are 21 days to go.

This post is exactly what the title says. All the early Actions without Superman on the cover. The later ones have him in the inset, but don't feature him. These are both awesome and kind of weird, because Superman turned out to be such a big deal and they didn't initially realize what kind of a phenomenon they had on their hands.

Enjoy!

Action Comics #2

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Batman #5 CGC NM 9.2 White 1941 Error cover – Joker

Happy New Year!

What a cool book. I haven't seen Mark show up on this list for a while (if ever, actually.) Nice to see a cool book like this actually sell on eBay.

Sold For: US $17,000.00 Seller: dizneyart( 2826 )
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