Wayne-Tec

I cannot say enough good things about Vincent and Stephen.

2 hours ago, Chicago Boy said:

As “ rare “ comics like AA 16, Flash 1, Whiz 2 , & Supes 2 have seen an increase in census numbers over the last 5 years Pep 22 is the only mega key to stay fairly flat ( a couple added maybe ?).  Any thoughts on the correlation between the census numbers fir Action 1 and Tec 27 ??  They are almost next and neck in total numbers 

I’d have to comb through the census to view the numbers for all of the major books before I could give a more confident opinion.

But generally speaking, as prices for key GA books have gone up, there has been more incentive than ever to slab key books. I expect to continue to see more copies of Top-10 books slabbed in the coming years.

I don’t collect Archie, so I can’t really comment on that front.

Not as rare as Action #1 or Tec #27 but after nearly two decades of slabbing, there are still only 146 copies slabbed (59 Universal). I’m not sure how CGC accounts for conserved copies in their census. 

Nevertheless, the census is a testament to the book’s scarcity.

On 4/13/2019 at 4:56 AM, Gotham Kid said:

I just realized there are 7 or 8 Superman #1 copies available on ebay

Collectors sometimes react more to “perception of rarity” than actual rarity.

Looking over the list of “winners” from the Action Comics #1 coloring page contest, one winner is listed as being from Canada?

Was Action Comics #1 distributed in Canada?

Detective Comics #27? Superman #1?

The 3 Batman pages alone could be worth 1/3+ of the asking price.

This set is incredible.

On 10/9/2003 at 11:36 AM, Solar said:

Dear lord that's moronic. It's not even a Batman page. He states in his description that complete coverless copies go for 7k. Why would anyone pay 3k for the centerfold?

How times have changed.

Closed

Can CGC tell the difference between an original and a high-quality copy?

I sure hope so.

Which do you prefer: the Action #1 or Tec #27?

On 4/7/2019 at 3:41 AM, quicksilver said:

Go on then...

Amazing!!!

3 hours ago, fishbone said:

Just saw this -- 9+ years later   LOL    The 7.0 exp(P) referred to -- Thank you a million times Rick, still have it and it's doing just fine!

 

 

Gorgeous book!

Congrats!!

4 hours ago, Chicago Boy said:

My top 4 biggest Bat Books

Tec 27

Tec 33

Tec 38

Bats 1

#5-Toss up. 32 or 29

It’s tough to draft up a list that balances significance, rarity and FMV. In terms of importance, it’s should very easily be...

1. Detective Comics #27

2. Batman #1

3. Detective Comics #33

4. Detective Comics #38

5. Distant from the Top-4

Rarity and FMV is a bit different. Tec #31 is the 3rd most valuable and has been for some time. It’s arguably the best cover and has cemented itself at No. 3 during the peak of value for these books. “Should” it be more valuable than Tec #33? Doesn’t really matter what I think. The market has spoken.

Tec #38 tops all Tecs outside of #27 and #33 as far as significance, but it a lot less rare. So where does that book belong?

2 hours ago, Chicago Boy said:

Hammer predictions ?   Fave page ??

I would not be shocked if each page sells for 10K+.

3 hours ago, Gotham Kid said:

Thanks ! Wouldn't be surprised if those pages belonged to @Wayne-Tec

Nope, not mine.

2 minutes ago, Gotham Kid said:

Sorry Matt. Gonna disagree on this one. Inasmuch as a dark moody Batman was what started it all, I don't think it could have carried on forever in story telling. A sidekick would have bound to be necessary.

And Batman wasn’t much darker in Tec #37 than he was in Tec #38. The transition away from the dark-tone began BEFORE Robin was a part of the picture.

Does anyone have a scan of the Tec #27 restored 4.5’s back cover by any chance?

23 minutes ago, Chicago Boy said:

What’s # 5 on your list ?  Just curious....

Cap #1, Marvel #1 and Action #7 are all in the discussion. The two former have more potential and historical significance than the latter, which is an awfully hot book.

Though FMV shifts and may beg to differ at times, the Top-6 GA books of all-time, in my view, are...

Action #1

Detective #27

Superman #1

Batman #1

Marvel #1

Cap #1

Thanks guys. It didn’t take too much detective work. I knew my BC originated from the CGC 1.0 copy, so for it to have been removed, the old 1.0 had to have been restored into something else.

So I combed through my archives to find restored copies with married back covers. Once I found the 4.5, I noticed the similarities between it and the old CGC 1.0. Then a simple Google search brought me to this 10-year old thread and wouldn’t you know...the story was here on the boards all along.

Hey guys,

I know this is an old thread but it may confirm some history on a copy of Tec #27 of which I now own the original BC.

From comparing scans, it looks as though the Tec #27 CGC 1.0 had its BC removed (the one I now own), replaced with a more complete BC, then restored to a 4.5.

I don’t have high resolution scans of the restored 4.5, but it appears to have remnants of the same dark staining in the upper left corner of the FC and above the 10-cent logo. I imagine these are the same books originally discussed in this thread?

1 minute ago, circumstances said:

 

At first look, might not have had it in my archive. Looks fantastic.

Really, really nice books.

On 4/1/2019 at 9:52 PM, Filter81 said:

Brand new to the market... (or at least brand new to market since 1968 since that's when the owner we purchased these from stopped collecting)  Most of these were bought off the newsstand but we're not sure which ones   

Action Comics 7 CGC 1.0 CR/OW (label notes: spine of cover split & re-attached with tape)  $49,995

 

Bump for this sales thread.

Rarely do we see books of this caliber offered here on the boards, let alone a set as impressive as the one Adam has assembled here.