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I hadn't even thought of making that analogy with TTA #27, but that's dead-on.

Avengers #48 is right there with it, and I personally think that is a better pick over #47. The reason I say that, is that I think this might shake out the same way the first appearance of Scott Lang/Ant-Man has, where as Marvel Premiere #47, the issue where Scott becomes Ant-Man and is featured on the cover, has overtaken Scott's actual first appearance in Avengers #181, as far as demand/value goes.

Dane Whitman version.

Inhumans was done by the Marvel TV division, which broke into a separate entity from Kevin Feige and the movie studio division. Here's one of the many news stories about it: https://cosmicbook.news/content/kevin-feiges-battle-against-ike-perlmutter-came-head-during-captain-america-civil-war

The big difference here is that the Marvel Netflix shows didn't have Kevin Feige and the Disney Studios machine behind them.

I know right? I sold a VF+ pair of both Avengers #47 and #48 last month for somewhat cheap because I thought the "Black Knight in the MCU" rumors wouldn't pan out.

Kit Harrington is playing Dane Whitman/Black Knight in The Eternals.

The AF has a tastefully written/placed Stan signature as well, I’ve seen so many bad ones at point.

I've stopped bidding on any auction with private bidders, there's just too much of a chance that shilling is going on.

Looking for a coverless Action #47.

I just realized today after seeing this thread that I actually own a Fox comic now:

Dayum!

Rick, a few SDCC related questions pertaining to sales at yours and Filter's booth: 1. what were the most asked about or "in-demand" Golden Age comics? How about Silver? 2. what book or books got "tire kicked" the most (aka the most looked at comic by potential customers without it being actually sold) 3. What book or books was your highest sale for the week? (if you don't mind answering that question)

I think being on the cover trumps all. It was a similar situation with Uncanny X-Men #282 and #283 with the first appearance of Bishop. In #282, he only appeared in the story on the last page, but he was featured predominately on the cover. The market chose #282 over #283 decisively.

Don't forget Tomb of Dracula #10 and Special Marvel Edition #15. Ebay looked absolutely decimated this morning when I went to look for copies of TOD #10.

So does Shang-Chi have any super-powers, or is he just real good at kung-fu? I haven't read any comics with the character in it to know what his attributes are. If he's just a master of kung-fu, that seems a little boring.

Great topic, I too have been collecting UFO/Alien covers for a while now, so I'm sure I'll see some covers in this thread I was unaware of. I know KirbyJack has already posted this one, but I'll post mine too since it's my all-time favorite UFO cover, and it precedes by two years a real mass UFO event/sighting that happened over Washington DC in July 1952: https://www.history.com/news/ufos-washington-white-house-air-force-coverup This would be my second favorite...and I know it's over the line from Atomic Age into the Silver Age, but it's close enough:

If coverless copies go for $1200-$1500, then I'd say your remaindered copy is at least a $2500 book, probably more.

I used to own complete coverless copies of TEC #29 and Action #10, now the only GA coverless I have left is this:

Looks pretty comic accurate, I can live with that.