I've never seen this book before and the Church copy no less.

John Totleben Miracleman #15 page 20 and 21 Original Art

Memorable? Understatement. Might be one of the most memorable splashes from the 1980s. Part of a significant set of Miracleman art listed in this auction. If you've ever wanted a page, now is your time.

Frank Miller and Klaus Janson Daredevil #181 page 16 Original Art (Marvel, 1982)….

I mean this in the best possible way, but this page is all Bernie Krigstein. Classic issue and teh sillouhette in the fourth panel is classic stuff.

John Totleben Miracleman #15 Cover Original Art

This will sell for crazy cash. Pieces like this scare me. While it's a classic issue of one of the best comic series of the 1980s, it's not exactly current. You can't even read this story without shelling out big bucks. Not exactly a futureproof purchase. Maybe some day they'll be reprinted and the world will be a better place.

Gene Colan and Tom Palmer Daredevil #89 DD/Black Widow Splash Page 14 Original Art

Colan and Palmer were a grear combo and this is a ncie dynamic example of their team-uip.

Neal Adams Phantom Stranger #13 Cover Original Art

I always liked this cover.

Green Lantern #1 (DC, 1960) CGC NM- 9.2

Once, Green Lanterns were cheap. Now? Not so cheap.

Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars #8 (Marvel, 1984) CGC GM MT 10.0 White pages

I like MINT books and MINT keys are fun to watch at auction.

Marvel Mystery Comics #9 Larson pedigree

Will a forumite win this book? Judging by the Heritage thread a few of them are going after it…

Daredevil #1-40 CGC-Graded Group – Bowling Green pedigree

I would be interested in a few of these. The lost? Not so much. Many of these books would be basically unsellable. Why slab them?

In case you're wondering what I be interested in, I've bolded the books I'd definitely take a run at if they were separated out?

#1 – CGC FN- 5.5 with off-white pages. Origin and first appearance of Daredevil, and the first appearances of Karen Page and Foggy Watson. Jack Kirby and Bill Everett cover, with Bill Everett interior art. Overstreet 2009 FN 6.0 value = $816. CGC census 4/10: 85 in 5.5, 496 higher.

#2 – CGC FN+ 6.5 with off-white pages. Fantastic Four cameo. Second appearance of Electro. Jack Kirby cover, with Joe Orlando art. Overstreet 2009 FN 6.0 value = $189; VF 8.0 value = $536. CGC census 4/10: 32 in 6.5, 197 higher.

#3 – CGC FN/VF 7.0 with off-white to white pages. Origin and first appearance of the Owl. Jack Kirby cover, with Joe Orlando art. Overstreet 2009 FN 6.0 value = $123; VF 8.0 value = $328. CGC census 4/10: 34 in 7.0, 144 higher.

#4 – CGC VF+ 8.5 with off-white to white pages. Origin and first appearance of the Purple Man. Jack Kirby cover, with Joe Orlando art. Overstreet 2009 VF 8.0 value = $270; VF/NM 9.0 value = $498. CGC census 4/10: 27 in 8.5, 53 higher.

#5 – CGC VF+ 8.5 with off-white to white pages. Origin and first appearance of Matador. Jack Kirby and Wally Wood cover, with Wally Wood art. Overstreet 2009 VF 8.0 value = $192; VF/NM 9.0 value = $359. CGC census 4/10: 32 in 8.5, 55 higher.

#7 – CGC FN/VF 7.0 with off-white pages. Daredevil battles Sub-Mariner and dons new costume. Wally Wood cover and interior art. Overstreet 2009 FN 6.0 value = $183; VF 8.0 value = $519. CGC census 4/10: 48 in 7.0, 156 higher.

#15 – CGC NM 9.4 with off-white pages. John Romita cover and interior art. Overstreet 2009 NM- 9.2 value = $185. CGC census 4/10: 23 in 9.4, 12 higher.

#16 – CGC VF/NM 9.0 with off-white to white pages. Spider-Man crossover. John Romita cover and interior art. Romita's first work on Spider-Man. Overstreet 2009 VF/NM 9.0 value = $223; NM- 9.2 value = $325. CGC census 4/10: 29 in 9.0, 32 higher.

Grades and census information for other issues:

#6 – CGC FN- 5.5 Off-white to white pages. Overstreet 2009 FN 6.0 value = $54. CGC census 4/10: 16 in 5.5, 176 higher.

#8 – Origin and first appearance of Stilt-Man. Wally Wood cover and art. CGC FN 6.0 Off-white to white pages. Overstreet 2009 FN 6.0 value = $45. CGC census 4/10: 19 in 6.0, 228 higher.

#9 – CGC VF+ 8.5 Off-white pages. Overstreet 2009 VF 8.0 value = $107; VF/NM 9.0 value = $196. CGC census 4/10: 30 in 8.5, 140 higher.

#10 – CGC VF 8.0 Off-white to white pages. Overstreet 2009 VF 8.0 value = $107. CGC census 4/10: 28 in 8.0, 81 higher.

#11 – CGC VF+ 8.5 Off-white to white pages. Overstreet 2009 VF 8.0 value = $73; VF/NM 9.0 value = $129. CGC census 4/10: 16 in 8.5, 66 higher.

#12 – CGC VF- 7.5 Off-white to white pages. Overstreet 2009 VF 8.0 value = $73. CGC census 4/10: 11 in 7.5, 52 higher.

#13 – John Romita cover and art with Jack Kirby lay-outs. CGC VF/NM 9.0 White pages. Overstreet 2009 VF/NM 9.0 value = $129; NM- 9.2 value = $185. CGC census 4/10: 26 in 9.0, 36 higher.

#14 – CGC NM- 9.2 White pages. Overstreet 2009 NM- 9.2 value = $185. CGC census 4/10: 17 in 9.2, 25 higher.

#17 – Spider-Man crossover with cover and art by John Romita. CGC VF- 8.5 Off-white to white pages. Overstreet 2009 VF 8.0 value = $120; VF/NM 9.0 value = $223. CGC census 4/10: 16 in 8.5, 63 higher.

#18 – Origin and first appearance of Gladiator. CGC NM- 9.2 Off-white to white pages. Overstreet 2009 NM- 9.2 value = $165. CGC census 4/10: 18 in 9.2, 42 higher.

#19 – CGC VF+ 8.5 Off-white to white pages. Overstreet 2009 VF 8.0 value = $54; VF/NM 9.0 value = $90. CGC census 4/10: 15 in 8.5, 43 higher.

#20 – CGC VF+ 8.5 Off-white to white pages. Overstreet 2009 VF 8.0 value = $54; VF/NM 9.0 value = $90. CGC census 4/10: 17 in 8.5, 51 higher.

#21 – CGC VF 8.0 White pages. Overstreet 2009 VF 8.0 value = $41. CGC census 4/10: 7 in 8.0, 55 higher.

#22 – CGC FN+ 6.5 White pages. Overstreet 2009 FN 6.0 value = $18; VF 8.0 value = $41. CGC census 4/10: 5 in 6.5, 87 higher.

#23 – CGC VF- 7.5 White pages. Overstreet 2009 VF 8.0 value = $41. CGC census 4/10: 5 in 7.5, 46 higher.

#24 – CGC VF+ 8.5 White pages. Overstreet 2009 VF 8.0 value = $41; VF/NM 9.0 value = $66. CGC census 4/10: 10 in 8.5, 71 higher.

#25 – CGC VF 8.0 White pages. Overstreet 2009 VF 8.0 value = $41. CGC census 4/10: 8 in 8.0, 84 higher.

#26 – CGC VF 8.0 White pages. Overstreet 2009 VF 8.0 value = $41. CGC census 4/10: 7 in 8.0, 63 higher.

#27 – CGC NM- 9.2 White pages. Overstreet 2009 NM- 9.2 value = $105. CGC census 4/10: 24 in 9.2, 35 higher.

#28 – CGC VF+ 8.5 White pages. Overstreet 2009 VF 8.0 value = $41; VF/NM 9.0 value = $66. CGC census 4/10: 12 in 8.5, 81 higher.

#29 – CGC VF 8.0 White pages. Overstreet 2009 VF 8.0 value = $41. CGC census 4/10: 4 in 8.0, 67 higher.

#30 – CGC VF/NM 9.0 White pages. Overstreet 2009 VF/NM 9.0 value = $66; NM- 9.2 value = $90. CGC census 4/10: 17 in 9.0, 50 higher.

#31 – CGC VF 8.0 White pages. Overstreet 2009 VF 8.0 value = $34. CGC census 4/10: 4 in 8.0, 33 higher.

#32 – CGC NM- 9.2 Off-white to white pages. Overstreet 2009 NM- 9.2 value = $75. CGC census 4/10: 18 in 9.2, 35 higher.

#33 – CGC NM 9.4 White pages. Overstreet 2009 NM- 9.2 value = $75. CGC census 4/10: 20 in 9.4, 14 higher.

#34 – CGC NM- 9.2 White pages. Overstreet 2009 NM- 9.2 value = $75. CGC census 4/10: 23 in 9.2, 40 higher.

#35 – CGC VF 8.0 Off-white pages. Overstreet 2009 VF 8.0 value = $34. CGC census 4/10: 10 in 8.0, 68 higher.

#36 – CGC VF+ 8.5 White pages. Overstreet 2009 VF 8.0 value = $34; VF/NM 9.0 value = $55. CGC census 4/10: 8 in 8.5, 55 higher.

#37 – CGC FN/VF 7.0 White pages. Overstreet 2009 FN 6.0 value = $15; VF 8.0 value = $34. CGC census 4/10: 5 in 7.0, 89 higher.

#38 – CGC FN/VF 7.0 White pages. Overstreet 2009 FN 6.0 value = $15; VF 8.0 value = $34. CGC census 4/10: 6 in 7.0, 58 higher.

#39 – First appearance of the Exterminator, aka Death-Stalker. CGC VF- 7.5 White pages. Overstreet 2009 VF 8.0 value = $34. CGC census 4/10: 5 in 7.5, 39 higher.

#40 – CGC FN 6.0 White pages. Overstreet 2009 FN 6.0 value = $15. CGC census 4/10: 6 in 6.0, 98 higher.

It's the first publicly reported sale over $1,000,000 of a comic book.

It's actually the first publicly reported sale over $500,000, but who's counting?

The price is stronger than what I feel the book is worth (by about 25%), but I'm happy to be wrong in this situation. $1,000,000 is a nice round number that will generate a lot of press. Press= good for the hobby (as long as any new people stay away from the books I want to collect )

With the speed of the sale, it's clear to me that there's a possibility that this transaction was prearranged or even consummated long before the book was even announced. Comic Connect would have been smart to do so, so as to guarantee the maximum exposure and publicity for the sale and to protect against a protracted, potentially embarrassing (if it went on long enough) $1,000,000 listing with no takers.

Here it is, the belle of the ball.

The Incredible Hulk #1 (Marvel, 1962) CGC NM- 9.2

This is clearly the book of the auction. I don't get excited easily by Silver Age marvels, but this book brings a smile to my face. It's tough to find in high grade and it's the HULK.

Hulk smash!

As of this writing it sits at $45,000. Still plenty of room for a thrill bid, I think.

Superman #14 (DC, 1942) CGC VF- 7.5 White pages

Easily one of the top five covers of all time, Superman 14 is a great "slab" book and this copy appears to present extremely well. Hopefully it goes to a good home.

Detective Comics #12 Mile High pedigree (DC, 1938) CGC NM 9.4

A Flessel covered, early Detective from the Edgar Church collection in an almost supernatural state of preservation? You need me to expand on that?

I would love to see the reaction of this book at one of the larger CGC forum dinners. It would be like feeding time at the shark tank. People would line up to get a peek.

Showcase #22 Green Lantern (DC, 1959) CGC VF/NM 9.0

A $30,000 book? $50,000? An 8.0 sold for nearly $20,000 recently, so what does this, one of the three highest graded, sell for?

And what would a 9.2+ do right now? If someone is sitting on a pristine cop of this book, now is the time to bring it to market.

A 9.4 would be a $100k book.

Bernie Wrightson Eerie #62 Cousin Eerie Inside Front Cover

Wrightson's Eerie work is incredible. These days it's not as appreciated as his work for DC, but it's just incredible stuff. This is a prime example.

Joe Kubert Star Spangled War Stories #156 Unknown Soldier Hitler Mask Cover Original Art

A very memorable cover for me. It was tough to pick just one Kubert item to feature, but this one is so striking it won the race.

Bernie Wrightson Frankenstein Published Plate Illustration Original Art

An original Frankenstein plate. Those make me sit up and take notice. Not the greatest plate from the book, but considering the fact that each one if basically a masterpiece, even the "worst" plate in the book is something to cherish. This would be a great Christmas gift for me, just in case you were wondering.

Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers Journey Into Mystery #84 Second Appearance of Thor Splash Page Original Art

An instantly recognizable image for me. I was a big Thor fan for a little while when I was a kid, so I've got about the first 10 issues committed to memory.

Alex Ross Marvels Trade Paperback Painted Cover Original Art

I don't even like Spider-Man all that much and I absolutely love this cover. That's due to Ross and the Marvels association, of course- it's a phenomenal image for the trade cover. Perfect, really.

John Buscema and Dan Adkins Sub-Mariner #8 Sub-Mariner vs. the Thing Cover Original Art

A memorable battle cover. I love the image of the Thing- especially the way his hand obscures the logo.

Dave Cockrum and Terry Austin X-Men #125 Cover Original Art

I forget how good this run was. And then I see a cover like this and I remember back to being a kid and reading this stuff for the first time. Brilliant superhero comics.

Ron Wilson and John Romita Sr. Avengers #125 Cover Original Art

I've always loved this cover. It screams "Bronze Age Marvel" to me- in a good way. I love the menace of Thanos in this image.

I'm also a sucker for the Cosmic Marvel characters in general.

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So, that's me, what about you guys? What's cool?

Sunday Session:

Monday Session:

Yes, a GD- (according to Heritage, at least) Green Lantern #1 next to a gorgeous Pacific Coast Green Lantern 42. Quite a pair.

I'll be reading the GL #1 tonight.

Green Lantern #1 (DC, 1960) Condition: GD-

and

Green Lantern #42 CGC 9.2 Pacific Coast

I'm happy with both purchases. I've never actually owned a Green Lantern #1. That won't be my last copy, of course. I'm going to need a high grade copy to round out the run I've started working on, so there's be something a little more expensive in my future. Still I love #1s and keys so even a beater GL #1 is nice to have.

But this book is still cool:

eBay: AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #16 cgc 9.0 1st DAREDEVIL Cross-Over

That page includes the following quote:

"The following images show my Preacher art collection, drawn by Steve Dillon and lettered by Clem Robins. They are arranged as a series of linked html files in order to avoid image loading delays with mosaic."

I added the link so you can click through and see just how old that page must be to mention Mosaic (a decade.)

"A:Hi E.J. – I am sorry, I've made it firm that this item will remain as a true auction. Please play fair, and bid like the others. I had a buy-it-now option at the beginning of the listing, however it was not utilized, and so true bidding was enabled when someone placed a bid. Best of luck in your bidding."

Amazing Fantasy #15 1962 Spider Man – Better than NM+

Now, why can't the White Mountain Daredevil #1 show up like that?