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On 4/6/2024 at 1:28 PM, Mmehdy said:

Final sale price?....FYI I bought it off the drug store corner rack....and was this released the same week or thereabouts with FF Ann 1?

It was a lot more than 25 cents...ha, ha. Here is my FF Annual #1. I'll need an expert on the chronology of these books (and someone who owns raw copies) to chime in. ST Annual 1 has a 1962 date and FF Annual 1 has a 1963 date so there might have been some time between the two before they reached the rack. 

On 4/5/2024 at 10:19 PM, sfcityduck said:

Both 9.0s went to Hariri with Metro acting as his agent. He has a deep personal connection to Superman due to his memories of his assonated father, so he is unlikely to sell anytime soon. Of course the copy that beats those two, the MH, is also not going to be sold anytime soon if ever (owner and his son both deal comics). That makes the 8.5 the best AVAILABLE copy - maybe just for decades, maybe forever.

That's right. It's all coming back to me now. I re-read some of the Impossible Collection articles. That's where I remember seeing those two 9.0s together in one picture. Thanks for those details.  

On 4/4/2024 at 6:16 PM, Sweet Lou 14 said:

I don't usually cross-post, but today I felt I just had to.  Major addition to the collection, maybe the best book I'll find all year.

I watched a lot of the Heritage bidding action today. That's a major league score and a beautiful book...even white pages. Congratulations!

On 3/23/2024 at 9:52 PM, Aman619 said:

who owns the 9.0s?  Metropolis?  wow!

Here's a link to ComicConnect and the details of the Action #1 CGC 9.0 that Metropolis won on eBay for 3.2 Million. I'm looking for the other 9.0 sale details. I remember seeing a picture of Vincent Z. holding two CGC 9.0's in his hands. 

Metropolis Comics and Collectibles - 3.2 Million Action 1

On 3/27/2024 at 12:58 PM, Hepcat said:

Here's my own Justice League of America 1 which had visible colour touch on the lower right when I bought it more than twenty years ago:

The defect grew to bother me so much over the years that I sent it to Susan Cicconi at the Restoration Lab to see what could be done. Well she returned it free if charge saying nothing could be done about the existence of colour touch but it was no longer visible! Now I'm content with my copy.

Great looking copy! A nice JLA #1 is still on my want list. 

Mad covers with that silly grin always make me laugh.

I've been slowly working on my JLA collection as nice books pop up. I love this cover. 

Jack Kirby...what a legend. I'm sure when all these characters from Captain America to FF to Thor and all the rest were first created and drawn, he could not have imagined the impact they would have on the world. To think that these artists were originally doing all this for work (and their love of storytelling and drawing, of course) to provide for themselves and their families...unbelievable. 

Yeah. There are some absolutely amazing items in this Heritage auction. I wonder if Metropolis has the high bid on the Action #1 8.5. I believe they own the two 9.0s that sold not too long ago. This will be a fun one to watch. I'm hoping to win something good under the radar with all the money being spent on the top shelf books. 

Here's a cool Walking Dead #4 SS with a Kirkman signature. 

Strange Adventures to Adam Strange...

Marvel Tales to Marvel Family...

On 3/23/2024 at 8:33 AM, Beardown said:

Newest additions to our AF15-100 run

Every issue is a classic!