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.)
Superman 1939 issues 1 thru 20 Golden Age CGC and PGX
Sold For: US $69,999.00 Seller josfriend2 ( Feedback Score Of 2563
Detective Comics #33 CGC 3.0 1st told Origin Batman
Sold For: US $10,999.00 Seller: mbhighlander63 (3203)
Description:
Detective Comics #33 CGC 3.0 White pages. Unrestored.
Features the 4th ever Batman cover and the 1st told origin. Classic Batman cover by Bob Kane that shows Batman with a gun holster. This mega golden age key also includes a Batman with a smoking gun panel at end of story. Gerber Rating of 6 (uncommon) estimated between 50 to 200 exist. Most likely there are closer to 80 that may exist with atleast 50% of those are restored. CGC case is clean.
CGC Notes: #0956629001. Universal. White pages. Origin of Batman. Batman has gun holster on cover. 4th Batman cover Bob Kane c/a. One piece of tape on cover & interior cover. 6 pieces of tape on centerfold. Small piece out of margin on last page effects story art. 11/39
And the book:
This Pep 22 showed up on eBay last week and didn't really last very long before it became "unavailable."
It was a low feedback seller, with not a lot of detail about the restoration and it still sold within about 24 hours of the listing. To me, $15,000 was a bit of a gamble. Closer to $10,000 would have been a safer price. Still, its a rare book so if you'd been looking for a while it's a copy and sometimes that's all it takes to make a sale.
GREEN LANTERN #1 CGC 6.0 HIGHER GRADE RARE WHITE PAGES!
Sold For: US $8,500.00 Seller: deco-estate-sales ( 1247 )
UP FOR AUCTION IS A VERY HARD TO FIND HIGHER GRADE ISSUE OF GREEN LANTERN ISSUE #1 GOLDEN AGE COMIC BOOK.
GRADED CGC 6.0 UNRESTORED WITH HARD TO FIND RARE WHITE PAGES.
A BEAUTIFUL COPY WITH SUPERB EYE APPEAL THAT RARELY COMES AVAILABLE IN A NICE GRADE. A SOLID TIMELESS INVESTMENT.
Skipping over this result because… it can't be real, can it? I know PGX books take a penalty, but… the last FF#1 in 8.5 sold for 75k. PGX can't be an 80% penalty on one of the biggest books in the hobby, can it? You could make money on that even if it came back from CGC at maybe 6.5.
Anyway, on to the show:
CAPTAIN AMERICA #1 TIMELY GOOD 2.0
Winning bid: US $7,300.00 Seller: eides_entertainment ( 948 )
Description:
CAPTAIN AMERICA #1 TIMELY 1941 GOOD 2.0
Timely Comics, 3/41
Pages Are Off-white.
1 Inch By 2 inch Triangular Chunk Out Of Right Top Front Cover.
Mouse Chews Bottom 3 and 1/2 Inches Of Spine On Back Cover,
Minor Chews Thru Last 4 Pages, Small Punch Middle Bottom
Back Cover Affects Last Two Inside Pages.
Staples Are Solid On Front Cover And Excellent At Centerfold.
Centerfold Is Very Secure.
Guaranteed Absolutely No Restoration On This Book:
No Pieces Added, No Color Touch, No Trimming, No Cleaning,
No Pressing, No Tear Seals, No Glue, No Tape.
Raw From An Original Owner Collection.
Great Candidate For Professional Restoration.
The Pros (Susan Cicone, Tracey Heft, Matt Nelson And
Mike De Chellis) Can Easily Upgrade This To A 6.0 Or Better.
Hitler Cover. Nazi WWII Cover.
1st Appearance Captain America & Bucky.
1st Appearance Red Skull.
100% Joe Simon & Jack Kirby Art.
What is the best Golden Age comic for art and story?Action #1 has the first Superman story with the usual pedestrian Siegel/Shuster work and a bunch of forgettable filler.
Detective #27 has the first Batman story with the usual plagiarized Bob Kane story and art and a bunch of forgettable filler.
Marvel Comics #1 has the first Human Torch story by hack Carl Burgos, the first Sub-Mariner story (reprinted?) by the under rated Bill Everett, plus a bunch of forgettable filler.
Whiz#2 , Sensation #1, All American #16, Flash #1 etc. same as above.
It wasn't til Superman #1, Batman #1 and (?) that a full comic of quality (?) work appears.
Superman #1 is really just reprints from the first four Action Comics and Siegel/Shuster were not the creme of comic book talent.
Batman #1 is the far better of the two books as it is original and by this time Bob Kane, plagiarist par excellence, was having Batman ghosted by true talents. The artists though were hobbled by having to imitate Bob's style or lack there of.
So what is the pound per pound champ of Golden Age Comics? Captain America #1 with the origin of Cap and Bucky, first apperance of Cap, Bucky and the Red Skull, 4 Cap stories (45 pages) and two filler stories by no less than Simon & Kirby. Hey its 100%Simon & Kirby. Folks, it just doesn't get any better than this.
And, aside from being the best book for art/story from the Golden Age, Cap #1 is probably the most undervalued comic of the Golden Age.
With the possibility of an upcoming quality (think Iron Man) Captain America movie from Marvel, consider the potential of this completely unrestored copy of this great book.
ACTION COMICS 100 CGC 9.2 OWW ONE & ONLY HIGHEST GRADED
Winning bid: US $12,600.00 Seller: collectionsintocash ( 253 )
FROM ACTION COMIC'S, THE COMIC THAT CREATED & INTRODUCED THE WORLD'S GREATEST SUPER HERO
– SUPERMAN -
*** THE 100th ANNIVERSARY EDITION ***
ACTION COMICS #100 CGC 9.2 – THE ONE & ONLY HIGHEST GRADED COPY!
63 YEAR OLD 100th EDITION WITH OFF-WHITE TO WHITE PAGES!
THIS SUPER KEY ANNIVERSARY EDITION OF ACTION COMICS IS ONE OF THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER ISSUES BY GOLDEN AGE SUPERMAN COLLECTORS AND THIS COPY STANDS ALONE AS THE SINGLE HIGHEST GRADED ISSUE! THIS COPY HAS NO CHIPPING, NO CREASE LINES, NO FOLDS, NO TEARS, NO SPINE STRESS, NICE CORNERS AND BRILLIANT COVER COLORS WITH NEAR PERFECT OFF-WHITE TO WHITE PAGES. AN ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS BOOK THAT WOULD BE A CROWN JEWEL OF ANY COLLECTION. I WILL MENTION THAT IT'S ALSO THE FIRST ACTION COMICS TO FEATURE SUPERMAN AND CLARK KENT ON THE FRONT COVER TOGETHER WHICH MAKES THIS ISSUE A REAL CLASSIC COVER.
PRIORITY SHIPPING WILL BE FREE & FAST!
Captain America #6 Original Art! Simon & Kirby 1941
Sold For: $20,601.00 Seller: jscomics ( 38486 )
Description:
ACTION COMICS 13 4TH SMAN CVR SMAN 1 CFOLD UNRESTORED
Sold For: US $6,250.00 Seller: actioncomicsnyc ( 944 )
Description:
ACTION COMICS #13
Volume 2 #1*
INFORMATION – Just one year before this book the history making #1 issue of Action Comics was released. With the beginning of the 2nd year, National Periodicals started it with a truly classic Superman cover. To top it off the centerfold features the a complete double page spread of another historical issue Superman #1!
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DESCRIPTION – A very nice complete unrestored copy with some light collection dirt a light sun shade on the RS FC a couple of light un-broken crease URC FC, extremely tiny tear perhaps 1/16" or less at URS BC, tiny split at top of cover spine and binding "tear" in the same area. There is a very small "scrape" on the line between Action & Comics and a tiny color flake off of the mountains on the left side of cover. Very tight staples at cover and center-fold. Pages about 7.5 or higher on OWL scale.
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GRADE – FINE (6.0)
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GERBER SCARCITY INDEX – 6
Here's the book:
I've never seen this book before and the Church copy no less.
