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The Mister Mystery #1 should fetch a pretty penny. Thanks. I'll have to post a few of these as hi-res scans as the condition is remarkable for their age, VF range, some higher some lower but not by much...

Here a few pictures of some books I recently acquired (any "sleeper" books in here? The Little Audrey is a 8.5+ imo as most of these books are 7.0+):

you should buy one of my copies and you'd be in Ok, I'll bite. How many do you have at the moment? Your inventory never ceases to amaze me, fyi.

Check it out in the Comic Connect March auction preview. It is the 8.0 that will soon belong to someone else. Trade ya' for a 7.0 OW/W...

nice Ken! One of the few Schomburg Cap covers without his shield. How's the interior paper? Wow! That's beaut... I love that cover ~

that cover. Congrats!!!

Action comics 1 unrestored, 7 above 5.0 unrestored Det 27unrestored Superman 1 above 5.0 unrestored Batman 1 7.0 or above unrestored Cap1 7.0 or above unrestored...six for me Cap-1 in 7.0...

Solid clean cover, bright colors, and nice tight corners. Congrats! Awesome! Congratulations with your recent acquistion.

Go! GO! Doooooo iT! I think the mystique of the Borock old label is somehow stopping me. Is there a chest hair stuck in there? Or worse....

I just purchased my first GSXM-#1 from a local find (along with Hulk-181 missing the stamp, Iron Fist 14, DD-168 among others)... I'll have to upload scans of the GS and post them shortly...

I hear ya' Leroy on the (2) Cap-1 HA results and you made me with the "5.0" club being now maxed out at 3-members... I wonder if the detached CF affected the final strike price on the 6.5 (as it was a pretty book)? I know it seems like a silly question but the book went for a strong price still, imo. Hope all is well...

Wicked copies Jay (Congrats on the new present ) and Wayne... Those things are beauts!

. Pretty one Dave! Thanks Ben ~ long time no chat; hope all is well with you and yours...

Thanks and I just saw your Green Hornet #17; #20 and #22 in 8.5 Crippen - those are awesome books/covers!

Here is the most recent acquisition (although no Timely)...

nice how much did it cost you? and what grade was it? It's around a 0.5-1.0 unfortunately as it has a cover split 1/3 of the way down... I was just happy to purchase it as I have yet to run across this issue in all my hunting...

Just purchased a LG book this evening off of Craigslist. Glad to finally own one!

None of the other big-time GA books have the combination Cap #1 has: *No.1 issue of a series devoted to that specific superhero. *First appearance of a classic superhero. *Origin of a classic superhero. *First appearance of that superhero's arch nemesis (Red Skull). *Classic cover. *Impressive cover artistically/visually. Action #1 -- an anthology series, one hero story, classic but artistically simple cover. Tec #27 -- an anthology series, one hero story, no origin whatsoever. Superman #1 -- no 1st app., mostly reprinted material, no notable villains. Batman #1 -- not the 1st app., of the title character. Marvel #1 -- No top-tier characters, no noteworthy villains. In those respects, no other GA book is in Cap #1's league. And the combination of factors listed above are, to me, much more than "Oh yeah, that's neat" kind of stuff. You say that in "those respects, no other GA book is in Cap #1's league", and that may be true based on the criteria that you defined, however based on the criteria I might define the same could be said about Action #1... I don't usually put this much thought into ranking the top books based on personal desirability, but here goes... Although I actually perform a calculation, I suppose that I typically implicitly look at the following criteria, in the order shown, when ranking the desirability of the best of the best Superhero books: My highest weighted criteria: (1) First Appearance of 1st Tier Superhero (2) Cover Related: 1st cover appearance of Superhero &/or Classic Cover (3) 1st time origin story told? Bonus points if the book has this stuff: (4) Arch Nemesis included? (5) Is it a #1 issue of a book that has one or more solo stories in every issue for the Superhero in question; a bit of a bonus if the entire book is devoted to the Superhero in question (6) Other noteworthy factors not covered above I suppose I then implicitly assign ratings to each of the criterion above and then multiply those rankings by the applicable criteria weighting in order to arrive at the overall ranking of a given book Based on the criteria I have identified above: Action #1 -- Meets all of my criteria above and ranks high in each category IMO (bonus points for being a #1 issue and for being the 1st major ongoing superhero book) Tec #27 -- No origin story, and while Bats appears on the cover, the cover isn't quite as classic as some of the others IMO. Very high ranking for criterion #1 / no noteworthy bonus points. Superman #1 -- Not Supes first appearance and not the 1st origin story (although it is expanded on a bit). Bonus points for being a #1 issue and for being the first book devoted entirely to a superhero. Batman #1 -- Not Bats first appearance, nor is it the first time his origin is told (although it does have a very early / very classic reprint). Borderline classic cover IMO (personally I'm not a big fan of Robin on the cover ). Big time bonus points for Joker first appearance and some more bonus points for being the #1 issue of the first book devoted to Batman. Marvel #1 -- 1st newsstand appearance / origin of Subby and 1st Human Torch, but neither are what I would call 1st tier superheros. Classic cover with the Torch but no Subby. Bonus points for being Marvel #1. Cap #1 -- 1st appearance and origin of Cap, and while his stock has certainly gone up of late, I still wouldn't put him in the same category as Batman or Superman. Classic cover. Bonus points for being a #1 issue devoted to Cap and for the 1st appearance of the Red Skull. If I were to actually work through the calcs (assigning weights to various criteria and ranking each book against each criterion, and then adding up total score for each book), based on my weightings / rankings, I believe I would probably end up with the following rankings: Action #1 Tec #27 Cap #1 I'm sure everyone else has other criteria that they look at, and assign different weightings to their criteria than I do, if they were to take the time to try to explain how they personally rank various books... P.S. Having said all that, I guess I don't always follow my own "rules" as my formulae above would probably rank All-Star #8 above Sensation #1, however I actually prefer Sensation #1 over All-Star #8 I like Sensation #1 over All Star #8 as well, I also like Wonder Woman #1 over All Star #8. But Cap is not a first tier character. So putting him at #3 I can't get on board with BLASPHEMY I say!!!! (Hi Bill )

It's an apples and oranges discussion again, as always happens when some people talk about dollar values and some don't. Cap #1 may have increased in value lately due to media exposure of the character but I don't think it's a more important book than Marvel #1. And if dollar values were not as high as they are for key books, my opinion is that the investment crowd wouldn't have pushed the value of Cap #1 so high. It's the appeal of investment that changes market leaders so drastically IMO and not a change of heart and not the immediate new love of a character. And I'm not dumping on Cap #1, it's a killer book...and I'm primarily a Timely guy, but there was a time when it was a slow book. Thanks Roy for your thoughts and I'm probably not explaining myself well (like usual )... No dumping on Cap-1 taken whatsoever as it is interesting to read everyone's opinions on this topic as it has been an excellent discussion to follow. The question, for me at least, is if the Cap-1 book is in a sustainable growth mode over a longer time frame and how that growth compares vs. the other Big-3. It'll be interesting to follow as we move forward as we see PEP-22 making a move upward, per Adam's above post, so how will all these books look, in hierarchy/valuation, in 5-10-15 years from now.

I'm in my early 40's and while the DC books are iconic in nature, the Cap-1 book just does it for me from the artwork to the historical significance (WW2) to the current popularity in mainstream media. I would find it hard to believe Cap-1 doesn't 'close the gap' with the DC books in the next decade given the embrace that Captain America is now seeing worldwide with the younger generations, especially if the CA franchise continues to do well at the box-office... This discussion, imo, isn't about what the 40+ crowd feels but rather how the events of today and tomorrow will shape the valuation landscape of these books in the coming decade or two... Just my thoughts & opinions but I would think if you laid out all four books in front of a 20-to-35 year old collector and stated they all have equal value, Cap-1 would I bet would be selected first more than it wasn't.

+ 1 And the value....my guess is 600k to 700k...? Has the value of the 9.8 been discussed? Is that a $2mil book? $1.5MM according to CPG, but I can imagine that it would take off. Not to the level of the Nicolas Cage Action Comics #1, but I think it would break Guide. Throw Guide out the window. If it was on the market with a $2M price tag it would likely sell as it would drive potential buyers who would be thinking about it crazy. Chances of a similar copy would be about zero and a 9.8 major early key is really unheard of. Who dares wins. Exactly! We're talking about a 9.8 major key. I'd have to believe it would generate as big a frenzy as Action 1 or Tec 27. I'd love to see that one come up for auction in my lifetime. Well, Verzyl turned down a mil offer on the Mile High All Am 16..9.4...he told me his Cap 1 is going to the grave with him...as mine is likely to for me as well. Anderson was offered over 2 mil for his Mile High Action 1 ungraded.. and he turned it down.. The Mile High Cap 1 is restored... Collectors are hard pressed to sell anything.... One other thing... if the Action #1 9.0 /The Action 1 8.0 and the Tec 27 8.0 could sell at those levels as the second or even third or forth best copies..what does that say for Cap 1 Clearly Cap #1 is the top Timely (marvel) book of all time... Value wise, it looks that way. I still prefer Marvel #1 a the top Timely of all time, no disrespect to your copy. It's pretty. DC print runs were almost double what Timely's were... I can remember when Marvel 1 was the highest sought after book, even over Action 1 and Tec 27. Cap 1 overshadows Marvel 1 now... as cover appeal, in it's historical significance as the U.S. enters WW 2, and because Cap has become Marvel's first real super hero .....not to mention Simon and Kirby invented him... ^ This.

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Wow! Amazing find. Good eye! Peter Max I presume... Nice Find.