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Beautiful book

Absolutely gorgeous and another great cover by O'Mealia Updated to reflect the 5.5 - 5 and raw 3 that were just added recently.

that presents well and is one of my favorite O’Mealia covers, congratulations

For myself I think O’Mealia(s) cover art on 5 is top tier; and 6 I get it , it’s Jimmy Olsen’s debut but the cover even is masterful. O’Mealia work on those non-Superman covers is revolutionary. The covers tell thier own story.

I have a question which arose talking to my Comic store owner which came up; Are early Actions (not 2, definitely not!) 3-6 under appreciated? 7, 10, 13 get the love but 3-6 for what it’s worth have full cover art by O’Mealia, and 6 is the first appearance of Jimmy Olsen. Are any of those considered monsters?

So I decided to go through the thread and catalog where we stand from boardies on the Early Action "run"; most the books posted were raw (I personally like that because while you have an investment/important piece of comic history. You can also read it and enjoy yourself) There where also 22 other early Action books were the picture was no longer available so these numbers do not reflect those copies. 194 copies (#1-24) within the thread. Action 1 - 10 copies, then 8 single pages Action 2 - 8 copies Action 3 - 5 copies Action 4 - 9 copies Action 5 - 7 copies Action 6 - 6 copies Action 7 - 6 copies Action 8 - 7 copies Action 9 - 5 copies Action 10 - 4 copies Action 11 - 5 copies Action 12 - 7 copies Action 13 - 7 copies Action 14 - 11 copies Action 15 - 13 copies Action 16 - 9 copies Action 17 - 11 copies Action 18 - 10 copies Action 19 - 11 copies Action 20 - 11 copies Action 21 - 7 copies Action 22 - 8 copies Action 23 - 8 copies Action 24 - 9 copies

Another acquisition to go with the CGC 6.5 Weird Tales 75 from Yesterday. I picked up this reader/beater for basically nothing.

My recent acquisition

Here's a Captain America book without Captain America

I’d disagree that Aquaman is third tier. He’s one of DC original comic book heroes. Ask DC if Aquaman is third tier. He’s literally in every major team for DC and one of its Golden Age Heroes.

Mickey Mouse. Was not only Walt and Roy Disney's first animated character, but has become a symbol of a worldwide brand, not only through the comic medium, but also books, novels, film, entertainment and theme parks.

Yeah for CGC to give a 0.5, you need at least a partial cover, either back or front. Although there are examples of CBCS of giving 0.1/0.3 on certain books.

And that's where doing a little research comes into play (looking/reading the comic to find where the "story" is) and if any of those missing wraps, etc dont affect the main story than sure. I hope collectors consider that when looking at them, if they're not complete coverless examples

There are many great splashes out there that are better than the cover itself (I can think of a few early Bat/Tec's) I think one of the best examples of this is a Detective Comics #35

Very interesting thought. Exactly, and would still hold value assuming it is still complete (if it's missing wraps or the centerfold as an example) than I'd expect even a moster like that or let's as a Cap #1 to take a hit as well, although if those missing pieces didn't "affects the story" then in my opinion the FMV is debateable.

Very true that those examples "could be" revived but how often do we see a cover just by itself for those issues? I know currently there is a trimmed Batman 1 cover listed but that's not the front even then it's not the complete cover

Wouldn't that be the same for Tec 29, 31 (especially), 33 as well? But then a book like AF 15 or All-Star #8 may have more demand because of the character origin/appearance.

Obiviously, condition of the wraps, color and overall appearance plays a large part in the decision (as) does the book it's so let's assume we are talking about a book everyone would want in any condition if it were a CGC 0.5 - Action 1, 7, 10, 13 & Superman 1 - Detective 27 - 38, Batman 1 - All - Star Comics 3, 8 These are the examples to start, obviously you could consider SA keys as well or even more GA keys, but what factors make them appealing and with most missing wraps, pages, the discoloration etc. What is FMV when considering coverless keys? -

It will always be popular in my book, great cover, two iconic characters and a great first (story) meeting between the Hulk and Wolverine. Any chance I get to get one of these it’s a no brainer!!

My newest acquisition of this great book. Goes along side my two other copies (Universal 3.5/4.5)

I’d take Fantastic Four #1 in that scenario just because impact it had for Lee & Kirby, and it’s impact building the Marvel universe further. It’s superheroes dealt with real world issues as real world people, team. It was 1961 before Spider-Man, Incredible Hulk, the Avengers etc. etc. it was that comic which paved the way.

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Just picked these two up this morning both Disney, when I get to a scanner I will post better pictures. and this very rare gem. 1936 40 page #945 Been a big week for me besides these two I picked up a Detective #32.

And I picked up 3 copies of this . It's okay I got my spawn 223 B&W while I was at the LCS.

Just acquired this for a very reasonable price - it's coverless but I don't care. Anyone have a cover?? If I'm correct it's missing the first wrap ....