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Has anyone seen my lost Action #1 page 7?

Incredible collection here

Those are indeed fragments from the same Heritage Auction lot that my “No. 1” fragment came from.

Below are the total number of CGC slabbed copies (all labels) as of today’s CGC census check. In my opinion, which is likely to continue to evolve over time: I think that if you believe that the total number of existing copies is 2-3x the CGC census totals, you’re being generous. After 20+ years of CGC grading, with FMV being what it is, with the number of raw copies owned by aging collectors, I wouldn’t be surprised if more than half of all existing copies have already been slabbed. But for discussion’s sake, I’ve multiplied the number of slabbed copies 2x-3x and put that number in parentheses to give us an idea of how many copies may remain in existence all together. Action Comics #1 • 72 copies (144-216) Detective Comics #27 • 69 copies (138-207) Marvel Comics #1 • 63 copies (126-189) Superman #1 • 159 copies (318-477) Batman #1 • 273 copies (546-819) Captain America Comics #1 • 177 copies (354-531)

One of my favorite subjects.

I’m going to give this thread a . In all of my years collecting slabs, I’ve had slabs in hot temperatures, cold temperatures, delivered during the winter and taken out in the warm indoors and I’ve never once seen any warping of the inner well or the outer case. I’ve never seen any condensation in a slab. Granted, I don’t think I’ve ever had a slab on the front porch in below zero weather ever promptly taken indoors with the heat full blast either. Has anyone ever had an actual experience (and better yet, photos) of a slab being effected by temperature changes: from cold to warm or vice versa? We all know heat is bad, but is there a temperature that is too cold to store slabs in if it remains consistent?

Can't wait to see the Action #7.

My vote today would be Marvel Comics #1.

Incredible.

Thank you Mitch. What does your Top-20 look like?

Solid points here. I should have added, my list was intentionally limited to DC/Timely/Fawcett superhero books. Not because More Fun Comics #52 belongs ahead of Pep Comics #22, but because my focus is mostly superhero-centric.

If it were as rare as All-American #16, I’d consider it. But it’s nowhere close, so that + the absence of Wonder Woman on the FC puts it lower for me.

The unique thing about All-Star #8 is Wonder Woman’s absence from the FC. In all other superhero 1st app. books to make my Top-20, the hero was featured on the FC. That + rarity is what lands it lower than one would expect for a book that features the 1st app. of Wonder Woman.

Hi guys, One of my favorite traditions here on the boards is releasing my annual "Hierarchy of GA Comics" thread. It's an annual reminder that my passion for these books remains strong and trading perspectives with other collectors helps to further fuel that passion. The usual disclaimers remain: There are no right or wrong answers, you can rank books however you see fit, based on whatever criteria resonates the most with you. My criteria has evolved over the years, but generally speaking, I take into consideration the factors listed below. Historical significance Interior content Cover art Rarity Desirability FMV Past impact Projected future impact Impact within our hobby Connection to pop culture/Hollywood Links to my past hierarchy threads can be found below. 2020 Edition: LINK 2019 Edition: LINK 2018 Edition: LINK 2017 Edition: LINK I'm going to forgo the use of "tiers" this year and simply share my Top-20. I'd love to see what other people's Top-20 lists look like. 1. Action Comics #1 2. Detective Comics #27 3. Marvel Comics #1 4. Superman #1 5. Batman #1 6. Captain America Comics #1 7. Whiz Comics #2 (#1) 8. All-American Comics #16 9. Flash Comics #1 10. Detective Comics #33 11. Action Comics #7 12. Detective Comics #31 13. Detective Comics #29 14. Action Comics #10 15. Action Comics #13 16. All-Star Comics #8 17. Detective Comics #38 18. Action Comics #2 19. Detective Comics #28 20. More Fun Comics #52 Let the discussion begin.

Congrats!!! What did it go for?

Ending TONIGHT at 10:00 PM ET. https://www.comicconnect.com/item/900143

Hello All, My original Batman #1 CGC Back Cover is ending Tuesday 12/15 at 10:00 PM ET on ComicConnect. LINK Best of luck to any boardies bidding!

Action #1 pages will always be in demand. But the fewer copies parted out, the greater the desire for the single-pages made available.

25K is a lot easier to swing than 100K. But for every copy the is disassembled, it has the potential to impact the prices realized for individual pages across the board by increasing the supply. 7 Superman pages and 25 non-Superman pages per complete-coverless copy. One of the reasons one can justify paying well over five-figures for a single page is because of how few of them have become available.

I can’t imagine a complete coverless going for much less than 100K these days. Single pages can fetch 25K+.

I still can’t get over how amazing this book is.

Thank you!