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Oh. Just a Nov. copy. Seriously, beautiful reds! Will be interesting to see how it does compared to the CA 1 9.4.

Where? Census doesn't show one (except two restored).

"Archive copy"? Never seen one. DC does have an archive though.

I have seen DC and Atlas CGC file copies which I pointed out to Strawman and he bought. They are discussed on Strawman's GA thread.

Read this thread: And this one:

Based on the state of the interior cover versus the state of the exterior, it looks like it may have been bound more recently. E.g., a real OPG 1 that was subsequently bound.

Thanks for sharing this! The observation about historical, rarity, and aesthetic collectors is insightful and I hadn't seen it before. For me its a blend of all three that makes fine art or a comic desirable. But, I have to admit for comics it is much more the history that matters because I love the stories far more than the covers. So, in the end, while I don't find the argument for Suspense 3 very compelling (I can think of many Alex S. covers I'd rather have), it is a thought provoking read.

There's a list? I have seen the notation "file copy" put on some surprising publishers. Not just Dell, Gold Key, Harvey, Whitman, Eastern Color, Random House, but also underground publishers like (Apex Novelties, The Conspiracy, etc.), giveaways like Firestone and KK Publications, and even some publishers of classic GA like Centaur. Lev Gleason, etc. And its also used for publisher/owner copies like "Gaines File Copy" and "Dave Sim File Copy." And, of course, there's the creator associated pedigrees masquerading as file copies like the "Stan Lee File Copy," "Murphy Anderson File Copy," "Crowley Copy/File Copy", "Edgar Rice Burroughs File Copy," etc. I'd love to see the list. Even better, I'd love to know the story on the discovery of the publisher files that yielded some of these.

You have the attention span to read a comic book?

DC came to the realisation that WWII was stressing out kids. Consequently, DC stopped running WWII covers during WWII. I think that helped DC outlast TImely and other publishers who kept superheroes in a WWII context. Fawcett also probably benefited from keeping those books lighter.

This looks like one of them Russian phishing thingys

My apologies. I thought you were a guy who used to beat this horse dead named HighStakesCollector or Blazing or thereabouts.

I can think of a number of examples where CGC does note House ads. Here's one:

A house ad has never qualified as a first appearance. It's not in a story or in continuity. IF they were, then Action 1 would not be the most valuable comic book. BUT, house ads for Action 1 or Pep 22 or Action 252 do increase the value of a book and are often noted now by dealers in their listings. Put differently, house ads add value.

Action Comics 251 has a notable House ad: The way I'd note it on a CGC label for Action 251 is "House ad for introduction of Supergirl in Action 252."

It finally dawned on me that you are the guy who previously took these positions under at least two previous board names. Perhaps your "tenacity" in pushing your views is why you have to keep changing your nom de plume? DC has been pretty consistent on BB 54 since BB 60 and TT 1, and has only deviated twice on BB 54 being the first appearance (once as part of a retcon in the failed 70s revival and once in introducing a reprint of BB 60 which was quickly corrected a year later in the intro to a BB 54 reprint) in the 50 year history of the TT. And DC's opinion now, and since it started publishing Archives, has been that BB 54 is clearly the first appearance. BB 54 is part of the canon and the continuity, and the fan community has recognized it as the first appearance since the early 70s at least. Moreover, the creators have stated in interviews that BB 54 was intended to create a new superhero group (a junior JLA), and that's exactly what it did. The only ground you have to stand on in arguing for BB 60 as the first appearance is not the stories told in the comics, but elevating trademark (the name) over content in a desire to inflate the value of your high grade BB 60. Sadly, that isn't working for you. The collecting community is more interested in the TT story then they are in inflating the value of BB 60. But, this debate was exhausted on other threads, so I think we'd be best off not derailing this thread into another 35 pages or so on this subject.

Thought I would re-post these as someone just joined the CCA rack club. The first three are mine, DocHoppus's, and one that is/was Zaid's:

Your friend should be grateful! He's joined a select club. Here's examples know of, including this first one which is mine, the second one which I believe is yours, and the third one which is/was Zaid's: There's also a non-spinner version which looks like the missing third of the above, but I can't find the picture at this moment.

And if you read the books you'll see that BB 54 is in TT continuity as the first coming together of that group. DC, OPG, CGC, and most of the collecting community also agree. This debate was beaten to death previously. No need to derail the thread because this example isn't advancing anything relevant to the labels under discussion.

Wolverine was central to the three issue story arc that is 180-182. He first is referenced at the beginning of 180: And he's shown at the end of the issue: We know his name, his full look, and a bit of his "Weapon X" backstory. It's a first appearance. It just is not considered as valuable as 181 because that's the first cover and first full story.

Except that everyone agrees that IH 180 is Wolverine's first appearance: OPG (180 is first app, 181 is "first full story"), CGC (180 is "first appearance of Wolverine" and 181 is "first full appearance"), and the collecting community. It's just not as valuable as IH 181 because that's his first cover and first full appearance. So Wolverine is just like MJ.

I have only one question: Which one isn't like the others? Charlie Chan 1 is from 1948. Batman 29 is from 1945. Seems like the Charlie Chan is a big outlier.

Is that the one what was listed on eBay? I thought it was a good price and it looks like you might be able to offer it some tender loving care and improve the condition significantly.

And another good pick-up for someone off of eBay - a neat SA DC counter-top rack:

Congrats to whoever got this GA Ziff Davis rack off of eBay. I missed it. The "wholesome reading" theme always makes me laugh: