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Not golden age, but I am glad you posted this because I completely agree on the significance of Maus. This book is the first step he took took towards Maus by publishing this prototype. Coincidentally I submitted my high grade copy of Funny Aminals for grading in January along with Short Order Comix 1 which is the first time any part of the Maus graphic novel was published. Not golden age, but the GA of underground’s.

Finalized / Imaged / Shipped: 2/25/21 (Interval to = 3 business days) PERFORMANCE REVIEW: Estimate was 25 working days. Actual results were: * 6 business days from delivery to being deemed "Received." * 27 business days from "Received" to "Shipped." So CGC missed the estimate by either 2 days (from Received) or 8 days (from actual delivery). My rating: That's an A- (a mere 8% over estimate if use Received date) or a D+ (a whopping 32% over estimate if use Delivery date). Observation: Why is there a holdup between "delivery" to CGC and its processing of a book as "Received"? The books are in CGC's custody and control upon "delivery." Shouldn't the count, and the estimated processing time, factor in the time books sit waiting to be processed by CGC? I know when it was delivered. They know when it was delivered. If they want to strive for accuracy and set their clients expectations with realistic estimates that don't cause disappointment, they should tighten up their post-delivery processing or give us estimates which reflect their processing problems.

Mystery solved! I wondered who had those!

There's also a Captain Marvel From the 40s to the 70s. I used to read those three books as a kid over and over after first discovering them at the library. But, probably my best discovery at the library was the Prince Valiant books from the 50s:

It is the "Four Immigrants Manga" a graphic novel about the Japanese immigrant experience in America that has a strong argument to being the first true original graphic novel in what we know as the contemporary style. The subject matter is the same as that plowed by Eisner in his graphic novels about the Jewish immigrant experience. Published out of the San Francisco in 1931, the intended audience was Japanese-Americans as you had to be able to speak both English and Japanese to read it. Very rare, but Fred Schodt got a lot of press in the late 90s for his translation (he only translated the Japanese language word baloons for his book, which are in perfect English, as contrasted to the broken English as heard by Japanese immigrants when the US born characters talk). Here's some pics: Here's what Fred's translation looks like (the printed English was originally in Japanese):

My oldest graphic novel (and I mean true graphic novel, not strip reprints or woodcuts or wordless novel) dates to 1931. But, these books from when I was a kid are what you want to see:

I still have the one of those I won in the contest. I felt so lucky!

REHOLDER (SA Book) Estimate at submission: "25 working days" Delivered: 1/15/21 Received: 1/26/21 (Interval to = 6 business days) Charged by CGC: 2/4/21 (Interval to = 7 business days) Grading/Quality Control: 2/22/21 (interval to = 11 business days) FAST TRACK ECONOMY (+CCS) Estimate at submission: "16 working days" Delivered: 1/15/21 Received: 1/26/21 (Interval to = 6 business days) Charged by CCS: 2/15/21 (Interval to = 14 business days) MAGAZINE MODERN (+CCS) Estimate at submission: "74 working days" Delivered: 1/15/21 Received: 1/26/21 (Interval to = 6 business days) VALUE (+CCS) Estimate at submission: "89 working days" Delivered: 1/15/21 Received: 1/26/21 (Interval to = 6 business days)

Now that would be a trophy!

Nah ... he just dated her, had a kid (not married), and he moved on to a younger woman. Which is actually pretty tame compared to the personal life of real Pacific Heights heavy weights like the Getty's. Since it did not come through, my post was tongue in cheek. New money? New $100Ks? Who cares, they still are worth a lot. Many folks here think Suspense 3 is a rock star.

By my count there are 38 different GA issues which have actually achieved a $100K purchase price. The newest entrants ARE books with less pop culture importance. Either "cover only" books like Suspense 3 or "tag along" books like Action 2, 7, 10, 13 which might impress comic geeks but don't have the cache of the typical "first appearance" and "first issue" books like Action 1, Detective 1 and 27, Superman 1, Batman 1, All-Star 3 and 8, Sensation 1, All-American 16, Marvel Comics 1, etc. So, yeah, the neighborhood may be going down hill. Sort of like when the drummer of Metallica moved into a mansion on the top of Pacific Heights in SF with the rich business guys and old money.

At a trial, you generally have at least three copies of exhibits (1 for the record, 1 for the plaintiff's counsel and 1 for the defendants), but there can also be copies for the judge. The copies for the counsel are "conformed" and have file stamps. So they would have come from a trial participant, most likely old lawyer files. Less likely that they came from old court files.

I think I might have read they were brought to market by Sparklecity. Also that at an SDCC the A1 was offered for $10K and the rest of Actions for $10K.

That is a very cool book. Grade is not everything!

Willits found out Barks' name in 1957 by asking Western. But when Willits tried to write Barks, the letter didn't get through. In April 1960, John Spicer and his brother wrote a letter that got through to Barks. Willits knew Spicer and must have learned that. Willits decided to call up Barks and make an appointment for a visit. That happened in June 1960. Willits was the first fan to meet Barks, and Barks obviously was touched enough to give him a bound volume of his stories. Must have blown Barks away that a fan wanted to meet him. Barks did not know then that comic fans, which most folks didn't know existed, would make him so famous that Disney would eventually make him a "Disney Legend."

What are they?

Berk said: "Several years ago I saw that Conrad E. who does mostly art, had the Wonder 1 Exhibit copy for sale. Do not know where it is now." Exists, but owner is unknown and not talking.

A court copy of Wonder Comics 1 would definitely have a strong argument for being the most desirable court copy. Rarer than Action 1, and all because of the lawsuit in which that comic was an exhibit.

Just found a pic of the Action 5 (Ex. 16), Zaid owns it and displayed it in the exhibit “Superheroes in Court! Lawyers, Law and Comic Books” at the Yale Law School which he curated. Here's a cool related piece that Zaid probably also owns - a 1939 telegram from Jack Liebowitz to Siegel telling him to show up "without fail" to trial to be a witness:

I went back to look, and I have found pics of the Court Copies of Actions 1 (Ex. 12), 2 (Ex. 13), 4 (Ex. 15), 6 (Ex. 17), 7 (Ex. 18), 8 (Ex. 19), 9 (Ex. 20), 10 (Ex. 21), and 11 (Ex. 22). Can't find Action 3 or 5 or Wonder 1. But, I have read that Wonder 1 exists. And, of course, there are also "court copies" from the DC v. Fawcett suit later in the 1940s.

Great choices! This thread is all about copies that have an added story, and great associations always do that.

I have read that there is, but the owner is presently unknown to me.

On the subject of Court copies, how about this one? This may be my new number 1 desire. Since it is MP, my wife might not kill me if I bought it. Then again she might, since I'd have to sell art that's on my living room walls and sort of essential to the interior decorating:

I'm not losing it! It was the Wonder Woman 1 "solicitation copy" CGC 9.0 sold by Marc Lasry (Milwaukee Bucks owner) on ComicConnect in 2016. The comic was part of a promotional packet sent by DC’s All-American Comics branch associate editor Alice Marble — at that time, perhaps the most famous female athlete in the country with 18 Grand Slam tennis championships to her credit, and the US women’s #1 ranked player from 1936 to 1940 - to the editors of Harper’s Magazine. Here's the promo packet:

Nope. That is cool. But in the last few years, a supercool "review copy" of either Wonder Woman 1 or Sensation 1 (might even have been WW 1 and WW 2) with the cover letter that was sent with the comic, and a b&w photo of, I think, the editor of a notable woman's magazine who was probably the author of the letter that showed her holding the WW 1 - but, it was a mock up with a slightly different cover. Or that's my imperfect memory. Must not have been auctioned by Heritage.