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High Value eBay Comics Auction For the Week Ending 2012.01.07 (Action #3)

ACTION COMICS #3 >> CGC 1.8 << XTR RARE 1ST PRINT 1938

Sold For:$12,995.00 Seller: mr-mxyztplk ( 366 )

Description:

ACTION COMICS #3

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CGC *1.8* (1938)

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ACTION COMICS is the ground-breaking comic book series that, starting with Issue #1 (Summer 1938), introduced us to SUPERMAN, the FIRST major comic book “Super-Hero” character as the term is popularly defined today.

This auction features an original first print of ACTION COMICS #3, published in pre-WWII August 1938, still in remarkable condition after 72+ YEARS– In what is just his THIRD appearance EVER, the now legendary SUPERMAN, the first true comic book “Super-Hero,” would eventually go on to become a world-renown American pop culture icon.

An invaluable piece of comic book history, the present ACTION COMICS #3, was published one full year before the now equally legendary debut of the Man of Steel’s standalone series, “SUPERMAN” (DC 1939).

The Book:

Five for Friday (Alex Raymond, Amazing Fantasy 15, Michael Turner, Gil Kane, Barry Windsor Smith)

Alex Raymond RIP KIRBY 3/18/1954. Honey Dorian! NR

What an artist. I love Raymond's line work.

Amazing Fantasy #15 CGC 8.5 White Origin & 1st Amazing Spider-Man KEY HIGH GRADE

Once all is said and done, the Saginaw books are going to dominate the all time record eBay sales tables.

ORIGINAL ART Barry Windsor-Smith CONAN 1971 Robert E. Howard

That last panel makes it for me.

Michael Turner Original! Superman, Batman, Supergirl!

wow, serious stuff right there. That would make for quite a display.

Gil Kane, Fanzine art, Full Splash, Original Art

holy cow. that's quite a page.

CGC 9.0 Action Comics # 1 for Sale @ ComicConnect in November. Welcome to the world of $2,000,000 Comic Books

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This is precisely why I love this hobby. Even with all the research and all the biggest brains I can find feeding me information books like this can reappear and upset the applecart. I'll clearly be rewriting the most valuable comic books in the world article and we'll definitely have a new champion on top of the all time record comic book sales table. I don't see this selling for a penny less than $2,000,000.

What's interesting is I've known about this book for several years, being the copy stolen from Nic Cage and notoriously absent from his massive Heritage auction. I just never knew it was this nice. I also didn't know it was the book sold at the 1992 Sotheby's auction for $82,500. Here's my scan of that catalog image:

Five for Friday (Byrne X-Men, Phil Noto, Action 85, Swamp Thing 28 Art, Sandman 21 Art)

X-men #138 page 10 by John Byrne and Terry Austin

Well, how about that? A very cool page for an X-Men fan in general and… it's Byrne!

Phil Noto Superman Lois Lane Heroes Con 2006 Painting

Crummy photo, but knowing Noto that thing must shine in person.

Action Comics #85 CGC 9.2 Universal Grade June 1945

Want listed! What great cover dialog.

Swamp Thing #28 Alan Moore & McManus. GREAT!

What a bad-ass page this is. It's a great image of Swamp thing and it's penned by Moore.

ORIGINAL ART Neil Gaiman/Mike Dringenberg SANDMAN 1990

Sandman took about a year to take off. After that first year the buzz was basically deafening. At this point the book had found its voice and the arc format that would take it through to the end of the run. Classic stuff.

Five for Friday (Batman 181, Witchcraft 5, Detective 85, Kevin Maguire, Superman 32)

SUPERMAN #32 CGC VF 7.5 Amazing Golden Age Gem! 1945

Nice looking book! It's also a cover that was previously unfamiliar to me. I love the black background and the action popping on top.

Batman #181 CGC 9.0 WHITE Pgs! 1st Poison Ivy!

This is a cool book to me. It's a significant 1st appearance and I love the layout of the cover.

WITCHCRAFT #5 AVON VF+

Cool cover, right?

DETECTIVE COMICS #85 (1944) CGC 7.0 White – Joker cover

Joker x Joker

Kevin Maguire Original JLI Cover Art WONDER WOMAN

He's still got it. Maguire will forever be a favorite around these parts.

Yeah, So… I've Ignored that Incredible ComicConnect Auction. So Much $100k action.

Just to capture this phenomenal series of books:

  1. Action Comics 1938 # 1 CGC VG+: 4.5 $345,000
  2. Captain America Comics # 1 CGC NM- 9.2 $343,057
  3. Action Comics 1938 # 10 CGC VF/NM 9.0 $258,000
  4. Detective Comics # 33 CGC NM-: 9.2 $194,000
  5. Action Comics 1938 # 13 CGC NM-: 9.2 $185,000
  6. Flash Comics 1940-49 # 1 CGC VF/NM 9.0 $85,000

Not too shabby, eh? I'll update with hammer prices as they come in.

Five for Friday (Venom Lethal Protector, TOS #8, Iron Man #281 CGC 10.0, Planet #2, Mike Turner DPS)

Michael Turner Original! Superman Batman! 2 pg Splash!!

That's a pretty bad-ass splash page, I have to say.

Planet Comics 2 CGC 5.5 Fiction House Scarce Lou Fine c

What's not to love about Early Planets? NOTHING, that's what.

Iron Man #281 CGC 10.0 white pages ( War Machine ) !

It's MINTY.

Venom Lethal Protector #1 Black error CGC 9.6!

My kind of book, just because of how rare it is for a new book.
For more on this cover.

Tales of Suspense #8 CGC 8.5 1st APP MONSTRO CLASSIC

Yeah, you love early TOS. You know you do.

Five for Friday (Phantom Lady 17, Superman 14, Fantastic Four 73, Mystic 7, Mopsy 1)

PHANTOM LADY # 17 CGC 4.5 UNRESTORED(OLD LABEL)

Classic cover!

Superman #14 CGC Graded 5.0 Classic Flag Cover Nice!

The MOST classic cover!!

FANTASTIC FOUR #73 CGC 9.8 HIGHEST GRADED vs AVENGERS

I love this cover, personally. Bone white, by the looks of it. I even like the date stamp. I'm not a date stamp hater, but that one seems almost well placed.

MYSTIC 7 CGC 3.5 (R) Classic Kirby Hitler ! 1st WITNESS

Not a book you see on eBay all that often.

MOPSY COMICS #1 CGC CENTRAL VALLEY PEDIGREE HIGHEST

And now… for something pretty random. That's a neat book.

Five for Friday (mignola, Superman #2, All American #16, Chew #1, Miracleman)

Mike Mignola ORIGINAL ART Hellboy Illustration – RARE!

Mignola just knocks it out of the park every time, doesn't he? Even this little thing is just a joy.

Superman #2 Comic Fall 1939 Edition Detective Comics

It's always fun to watch auctions like this- key golden age books listed by a non-comics seller. Who's boldest?

Miracleman COMPLETE SET 1-24 High Grade 13, 15, 16

This is the absolute best way to get these books. The full lot will scare off people chasing individual issues and you then have the whole thing to sit down and read. Sweet.

All-American Comics #17 CGC 5.5 2nd app Green Lantern

I like the cover of #17. It's bold. Plus… 2nd Green Lantern.

CHEW 1 CGC 9.9 1ST PRINT VHTF TV SERIES COMING NO RESER

You crazy kids and your modern minty fresh comical books…

Five for Friday (Mike Zeck, Avengers 4, Dustin Nguyen, Tony Harris, Jim Lee)

Original SuperBoy cover Dustin Nguyen NO RESERVE

A great image from a super talented artist. Nguyen has great design sense and a smooth style- both of which are on full display here.

Tony Harris Ex Machina Power Down TPB Cover – HUGE!

Yes, this series wore on me towards the end and I would have dropped it if it weren't finite… BUT, this is a cool cover.

1st Captain America – Avengers #4 CGC NM 9.4 – 1964

After the recent sale, I'd expect eBay to be plastered with this book. There are about 50 Amazing Fantasy 15s.

Captain America #279 Mike Zeck Beatty Splashy Page!

This is a killer page. Zeck is a master at putting black down on the page. Lots of drama here.

Jim Lee Original WildCATs page. Half-splash Awesome!

I already miss Wildstorm.