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Bat-Man

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  1. for my money, I'd want more separation between 31/29 and 35...I think a 5.0 #31 and 29 is worth more than $2-$3k than a #35 in the same grade. just the facts mister...just the facts... (thumbs u yes sir Well, the 35 is catching up to the 31 and 29, but wont pass them. The 29 and 31 will flip in desirability now and then. The 31 is more desired now but I can see the opposite happening not too long down the line. Personally, I like the 29 cover more. Much more action happening on the 29. I disagree...I think 31 will always hold an edge over 29, albeit only slight (I mean, it has for the past 50 years, not sure what is going to change now)....and I agree that 35 will always lag behind those 2... Agreed The 35 will always stay 3d but it has grown to become the 4th most desired issue after 27, 31 and 29 , without a doubt. Its tough to say that 31 will stay 2nd forever though. But no matter what that and the 29 will always be close, that is a fact too. I think it will be pretty firm soon that of course 27 will stay numero uno and that most likely 35 will become the unquestionable 4th. But I agree that 29/31 will always be very close and possibly flip flop around and around as time goes on. No matter what 29 and 31 are some great books. the price flip flopping would be dictated by supply and demand... since I contend there will always be more demand for the iconic 31 (though 29 is ultra cool too), then unless there is new supply added to the market, 31 will probably stay even or edge ahead in price... now, that is not to say that there will be periods where 31 is more available in the market, and 29 is not, and 29 will "blow up" price wise... but long term, pretty safe bet 27 then 31 then 29 then 35 (IMO) My thoughts as well (or at least what I intended to imply) Agreed! (thumbs u
  2. Agreed. 29 is a more dark cover and a fantastic cape. I like the cape on 33 best actually... the 33 is cool too. But his cape on 29 is still nicer, much more dark. Actually menacing. If they had introduced him as a a villain in 29 he could have passed off as one. and the gun holster on 33 is sweet. The 33.... If you were a villain already scared out of your mind of Bat-Man coming at you and then you see he now has a gun.... Oh my god. Call it a day and just kill yourself (villian) haha.
  3. Agreed. 29 is a more dark cover and a fantastic cape. I like the cape on 33 best actually... the 33 is cool too. But his cape on 29 is still nicer, much more dark. Actually menacing. If they had introduced him as a a villain in 29 he could have passed off as one.
  4. 31 is the mona lisa of GA covers to me. That is just my personal opinion. Mona lisa hu? I dont like that too much either Louis David too me had better taste. Napoleon on his horse pointing to his empire- to me is better then some woman smiling (or not smiling) Did you know Napoleon never rode a horse across it was really a mule. The artist just painted a horse because it displayed better and made him more commanding. yea but if someone drew Napoleon on a mule it would have been the guillotine for them True true. Napoleon was all about status and presence! I feel bad for Napoleon he never got to read GA Batman Pre-Robins. He probably would have wanted to be drawn as the caped crusader on a horse HAHAHAHA!
  5. Agreed. 29 is a more dark cover and a fantastic cape. I like the cape on 33 best actually... It funny how 27 29 and 33 capes differ. Here's my opinion on the capes. 27<29<33
  6. 31 is the mona lisa of GA covers to me. That is just my personal opinion. Mona lisa hu? I dont like that too much either Louis David too me had better taste. Napoleon on his horse pointing to his empire- to me is better then some woman smiling (or not smiling) Did you know Napoleon never rode a horse across it was really a mule. The artist just painted a horse because it displayed better and made him more commanding. yea but if someone drew Napoleon on a mule it would have been the guillotine for them True true. Napoleon was all about status and presence! I feel bad for Napoleon he never got to read GA Batman Pre-Robins.
  7. Agreed. 29 is a more dark cover and a fantastic cape.
  8. 31 is the mona lisa of GA covers to me. That is just my personal opinion. Mona lisa hu? I dont like that too much either Louis David too me had better taste. Napoleon on his horse pointing to his empire- to me is better then some woman smiling (or not smiling) Did you know Napoleon never rode a horse across it was really a mule. The artist just painted a horse because it displayed better and made him more commanding.
  9. for my money, I'd want more separation between 31/29 and 35...I think a 5.0 #31 and 29 is worth more than $2-$3k than a #35 in the same grade. just the facts mister...just the facts... (thumbs u yes sir Well, the 35 is catching up to the 31 and 29, but wont pass them. The 29 and 31 will flip in desirability now and then. The 31 is more desired now but I can see the opposite happening not too long down the line. Personally, I like the 29 cover more. Much more action happening on the 29. I disagree...I think 31 will always hold an edge over 29, albeit only slight (I mean, it has for the past 50 years, not sure what is going to change now)....and I agree that 35 will always lag behind those 2... Agreed The 35 will always stay 3d but it has grown to become the 4th most desired issue after 27, 31 and 29 , without a doubt. Its tough to say that 31 will stay 2nd forever though. But no matter what that and the 29 will always be close, that is a fact too. I think it will be pretty firm soon that of course 27 will stay numero uno and that most likely 35 will become the unquestionable 4th. But I agree that 29/31 will always be very close and possibly flip flop around and around as time goes on. No matter what 29 and 31 are some great books. Same thought here. It is possible for the 29 to go ahead (even by a hair) of the 31 but in the long run most will desire the 31 more because of the huge Bat cover. But like I said before , I personally prefer the 29 because of the all out action going on. The 35 will not become the 4th , It already "IS" the 4th most desired. I agree with you there. And if we where just going on covers of all the pre-robins (Tec 27 included) 31 and 35 will always be my favs. Strange enough, I dont really think the cover to 27 is great. Not even that good. A very small weak looking Batman, and the way the villain is holding the gun seems uneven. Thats just me though. Of course though, Id take a copy any given day. But, I wish 29 was the first Bat issue. Much much better cover. Not even in the same class I actually really like 27 but I feel my opinion of it is bias just due to the fact it is the grail of all grails. While it is not a strong cover compared to 29,31,35. I feel it is the perfect cover for an opener. Its a full figured Batman. You can see his face. And you know he is fighting the bad guys with guns. I also really like the cape on it (and 29 as well!)
  10. 31 is the mona lisa of GA covers to me. That is just my personal opinion.
  11. for my money, I'd want more separation between 31/29 and 35...I think a 5.0 #31 and 29 is worth more than $2-$3k than a #35 in the same grade. just the facts mister...just the facts... (thumbs u yes sir Well, the 35 is catching up to the 31 and 29, but wont pass them. The 29 and 31 will flip in desirability now and then. The 31 is more desired now but I can see the opposite happening not too long down the line. Personally, I like the 29 cover more. Much more action happening on the 29. I disagree...I think 31 will always hold an edge over 29, albeit only slight (I mean, it has for the past 50 years, not sure what is going to change now)....and I agree that 35 will always lag behind those 2... Agreed The 35 will always stay 3d but it has grown to become the 4th most desired issue after 27, 31 and 29 , without a doubt. Its tough to say that 31 will stay 2nd forever though. But no matter what that and the 29 will always be close, that is a fact too. I think it will be pretty firm soon that of course 27 will stay numero uno and that most likely 35 will become the unquestionable 4th. But I agree that 29/31 will always be very close and possibly flip flop around and around as time goes on. No matter what 29 and 31 are some great books. Same thought here. It is possible for the 29 to go ahead (even by a hair) of the 31 but in the long run most will desire the 31 more because of the huge Bat cover. But like I said before , I personally prefer the 29 because of the all out action going on. The 35 will not become the 4th , It already "IS" the 4th most desired. I agree with you there. And if we where just going on covers of all the pre-robins (Tec 27 included) 31 and 35 will always be my favs.
  12. for my money, I'd want more separation between 31/29 and 35...I think a 5.0 #31 and 29 is worth more than $2-$3k than a #35 in the same grade. just the facts mister...just the facts... (thumbs u yes sir Well, the 35 is catching up to the 31 and 29, but wont pass them. The 29 and 31 will flip in desirability now and then. The 31 is more desired now but I can see the opposite happening not too long down the line. Personally, I like the 29 cover more. Much more action happening on the 29. I disagree...I think 31 will always hold an edge over 29, albeit only slight (I mean, it has for the past 50 years, not sure what is going to change now)....and I agree that 35 will always lag behind those 2... Agreed The 35 will always stay 3d but it has grown to become the 4th most desired issue after 27, 31 and 29 , without a doubt. Its tough to say that 31 will stay 2nd forever though. But no matter what that and the 29 will always be close, that is a fact too. I think it will be pretty firm soon that of course 27 will stay numero uno and that most likely 35 will become the unquestionable 4th. But I agree that 29/31 will always be very close and possibly flip flop around and around as time goes on. No matter what 29 and 31 are some great books.
  13. for my money, I'd want more separation between 31/29 and 35...I think a 5.0 #31 and 29 is worth more than $2-$3k than a #35 in the same grade. just the facts mister...just the facts... (thumbs u yes sir Well, the 35 is catching up to the 31 and 29, but wont pass them. The 29 and 31 will flip in desirability now and then. The 31 is more desired now but I can see the opposite happening not too long down the line. Personally, I like the 29 cover more. Much more action happening on the 29. I disagree...I think 31 will always hold an edge over 29, albeit only slight (I mean, it has for the past 50 years, not sure what is going to change now)....and I agree that 35 will always lag behind those 2... Agreed
  14. if only that were more "31s coming your way than 29s" I have had 5 tec 31's come my way in the last few months and only 2 tec 29's... I think I've mentioned this to you before, but when I was putting the run together for the first time in the early 1990's, and attending EVERY convention worth going to, every year for a decade, this is what I observed in terms of most commonly found for sale. List is ordered most common to least common: 34 36 37 30 32 35 27 31 33 29 28 The 33 was the most elusive for me back in those days, but the bottom three I would go a year or two without seeing a single copy at a show and if you recall, about 2-3 years ago, there was like 15 copies of 33 available...market has finally absorbed many of them... but it was the "scarceness" of 33 that drove the price up so much that 33 starting coming out to capture the $momentum Rick, what do you project market prices will be when comparing 29s, 31s, and 33s in the next 10 years? Do you see the 33 stabilizing and the 29 and 31 passing it? I hope 33 plummets like a meteorite I respect 33 for it being the origin but the Batman adventure following it in 33 is for sure not my favorite. I like 29 and 31 much more because the stories are better and they are earlier Batman!!
  15. (thumbs u 32 is one of my fav stories. Because of the whole Batman + Gun thing.
  16. if only that were more "31s coming your way than 29s" I have had 5 tec 31's come my way in the last few months and only 2 tec 29's... I think I've mentioned this to you before, but when I was putting the run together for the first time in the early 1990's, and attending EVERY convention worth going to, every year for a decade, this is what I observed in terms of most commonly found for sale. List is ordered most common to least common: 34 36 37 30 32 35 27 31 33 29 28 The 33 was the most elusive for me back in those days, but the bottom three I would go a year or two without seeing a single copy at a show
  17. Very interesting. And since there are only a given number total of each out there. It will always be more random when a lot of any issue is for sale at one time. All depends on when a collector sells.
  18. Yeah, this list is no substitute for the knowledge of an expert who knows a market really well. But if you're getting into collecting a new title, or want to spot check the true scarcity of all Gerber 8's, or anything like that, it's a very easy way to get a hugely valuable piece of info, and all the data points you need (value in unrestored 2.0, number of copies on the census) are available readily. My Windex scarcity rankings have another factor which is harder to quickly collect (basically, a census of copies sold in public venues or currently available in inventory lists), but it's built on this principle. I'm never going to have time to complete it, so I figured I might as well publish the foundation of the methodology. (thumbs u
  19. Nice! I fully agree with that list!
  20. Interesting. Very nice. I trust your theory here as you have owned multiples of each. I always thought 36 was the toughest (after the elusive 28) because I have seen 0 for sale recently - while I have seen 3 Tec 37's (one of which I bought at a CGC 1.0) Well glad I own a 37 then. (thumbs u
  21. I must say I really enjoy the Tec 37 story. The splash is great - Batman with his early "Bat-Mobile" (of course it was not called the Bat-Mobile until issue 48) pulling up to a "lone home" in the middle of nowhere under the moon light! Also love the fights on the dock under the monnlight and the final battle where the villian ("The Count") dies by a neck stabbing with his own sword! It is a very strong story and a strong final Batman solo story in the Tec's before 38!
  22. Really? What about 36?
  23. ...If I get a Tec #35, it will be more in the 0.0-0.5 range. Fingers crossed for ya, mate! (thumbs u (thumbs u