Semicentennial

They send it in because they're trying to make more money. A lot of non-key Marvel/DC cgc 9.8 from 2000 and before can go for at least $50 or more. You're going to make more money selling a non-key cgc 9.8 than a $5 high grade non-key raw comic.

It will not be considered a "second Golden Age". Golden Age was between 1938-1956 or so. DC's Crisis maxi-series came out between 1985-1986, so about 30 years after the end of the GA era. GA books were still valuable in the mid-80s. We're about 37 years into the "post-Crisis" period and there is absolutely no comparison between the keys from the GA era to the keys from the last 37 years, nor is there any comparison between the value of books from the two eras. Even if you were to expand out your "second Golden Age" idea 20 years into the future, I still don't think you'll find a collection of books from 1986 to 2043 that will match the quality, desirability, and value of books from 1938-1956. I think instead of thinking the books you're hoping may trigger a "second golden age" may instead trigger the next Copper Age of books.

When I was a kid, I would eagerly wait for the next Overstreet Price Guide/Comic Collectors Magazine/Comics Value Monthly, and highlight all the keys I wanted to get. One book in particular was highlight in one of those guides, I don't remember which guide it was in, but the book was Showcase #17, the 1st appearance of Adam Strange. I had no idea who he was, but his name was kind of cool and the cover looked cool too. I don't know if it were weeks or months after, I was at the flea market and this guy had an old foot locker storage chest filled with those Captain Marvel flyers. He must have had several hundred of those things and had them priced at 10¢ each. I bought a three of those and noticed a few comic books tossed aside. The books were really torn up and one book in particular had what looked like 1/3 of the book eaten away including about 1/2 of the cover, but the part of the cover that was still there was instantly recognizable. The book was Showcase #17. I think the book was either 10¢ or 15¢ but I paid the guy and was super happy to get my first "grail". Once I got home that was the prize of my collection, but I still couldn't get over that it was missing half the cover, so I recreated the part of the cover that was missing using a picture of cover that I saw in one of the comic book magazines from that time. For being only like 12 at the time, I don't think the "recreation" looked bad. I mean you can clearly tell it's not the original cover, but it's a heck of a lot better than what it looked like without it. Here is the book. I'm never going to part with this book.

World's Finest with Batman/Superman had quite a few team ups too.

Robbie Reed because there is almost always a different hero helping him out. When you look at the percentage of books that have a different hero helping him, is probably a good 80-90% of the run.

Not understanding what? A three year old will do three year old things. Expecting them to treat things with care is unrealistic. You should probably focus less on having them appreciate collecting comics books at this age and maybe think about revisiting it when they're a little older like when they're 10 or 11 years old.

Well, at three, I don't think anyone expects them to chose any book from a collectible point of view. I still have some books that I picked up when I was much younger and they turned out pretty decent books. One was ASM #122 and the other was Batman #291. Sure, I have a few stinkers in there, but they are books that I still cherish. Part of the fun about comic books when you're a kid is leafing through the book, looking at the cool pictures and then letting your mind run wild with imagination. There is no fun is handing them a slab when they won't be able to enjoy it. It's like handing a kid the newest video game, but encased in plastic with a grade and being told how cool it is, but they can't open it. You may think it's cool, but three year old's just want to play the game.

So if the intent is for then to read them in the future when it's more age appropriate then why no Archie's? Why not just have them pick the books they want?

I see a lot of those types of collections. I think it's just the dealer trying to sell more books by designating it a name and marketing it as a legit find.

Um yeah, it is absolutely more significant. Just like 1st jsa is more significant than x23.

Wow, you're right. That's a super key book.

Faust - 25 years to complete a 15 issue series. Tim Vigil's is both beautiful and horrific.

Malibu Sun #13 - 1st Spawn??? Oh, I think More Fun Comics #52 (1st Spectre) is a bigger key than FF #52.

GI Combat 91 - 1st Haunted Tank Cover House of Secrets 88 - Detective Comics 31/Batman 227 homage?

Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane #70 - 1st SA Catwoman

Batman #65 - Classic Catwoman cover

Chamber of Chill #19 precode horror grail

Amazing Spiderman #42 - 1st Mary Jane Watson

Captain Marvel Adventures #18 - 1st Mary Marvel

Whiz Comics #25 - 1st Captain Marvel Jr.

More Fun Comics #52 - 1st app Spectre

36 Pep Comics - 1st full Archie cover

Black Cat Mystery #50

One of my favorite westerns.

I believe the female character said his name in the word bubble.