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Galactus

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    HA/ComicLink Auctions - Interesting Correlation

    in Original Comic Art

    Posted

    I would think that the worse case scenario is that a lengthy court case ensues and pieces of art from the 60's that are in question, are looked at to ascertain what can be proven to never have been given back to Jack. I see no court that would arbitrarily assign any results on every piece of artwork that Jack drew, especially pieces in the mid to late 70's and 80's which obviously were given back to Jack without question.

    Best case scenario is that the lawyers decide that this is a colossal waste of time given the amount of time and resources they will need to spend to in essence try to piece together the evidence that they will need, and summarily drop pursuing this.

     

    Given that i dont believe Heritage have heard back from the Kirby lawyers since they told them that they wouldn't be playing ball, it looks to me that only the smaller players who dont have a huge legal team at their beck and call, need worry about intimidation.

     

    HA/ComicLink Auctions - Interesting Correlation

    in Original Comic Art

    Posted · Edited by Galactus

    I was told that Heritage sent a reply back to the letter that was served, asking for proof of stolen art and which ones, to which the Kirby lawyers have not replied (months now). 

    Obviously with no real records having ever been kept and the Kirby estate selling off many of the items directly, we shall see

     

     

    Silver age comics that are heating up

    in Silver Age Comic Books

    Posted

    I had not been paying attention to this book, but it has really gone up since the movie announcement.

     

    Aquaman #11

     

    I'll say - there are about 20 copies up on ebay now with none better than a 4.0/5.0 and still everyone has an asking price over $100. The two that are up for Auction already have almost 60 bids between them. Things should really start to heat up now. :insane:

     

    That black cover is a real problem. :pullhair:

     

    I still can't believe the way that title has bounced back, T.V. series or otherwise.

     

    There's a raw 5.0 (nice looking and fairly graded IMHO) that's ending in 4 hours.

     

    It has 56 bids already from about 15/16 different bidders who all have between 189 and 4600 feedback.

     

    I think this is about a $30 book in guide and it's already at $400 :o

     

    I agree with you Andy - this run has always been a complete afterthought for me. The power of a Movie cannot be overemphasized when looking at value, but it's still the same book after all is said and done...

     

    What the heck will Dawn of Justice do to all of the JLA character's books?? Hell, a successful movie will even pump new life into Wonder Woman after 75 years. :insane:

     

    Not in the market for this, but saw this listed on E-Bay UK for anyone who is interested.

     

    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/141968002774?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

     

    Daredevil Collecting Thread

    in Silver Age Comic Books

    Posted

    So what do people think the ending price on the DD's will be.

     

    Curator 9.6 W pages is currently at $24,250 with 6 days left

    Heritage 9.6 OW pages currently at $19,120 with 8 days left

    Copy on Pedigree 9.6 OW-W pages starts in a 5 days and ends in 14 days.

     

    Last recorded sale was in Jan for $62,000

     

    $45k

    $35k

    $28k

     

    my prediction

     

    $52k

    $38k

    $50k (Somehow Doug always seems to get prices that suprise me)

     

    Close on the first one:

     

    50,750

     

    37,343.75 for the heritage #1

     

    (Galactus is still super close with predictions)

     

    :banana:

     

    With the Pedigree copy ending at $32,657 (reserve not met) it looks like Galactus won 2-1.

     

    ^^

     

    But in all seriousness, i thought that the Pedigree Copy would do much better. Doug has a way of getting stupid prices on these key issues. Just makes you wonder how little the auction houses actually care about getting the best prices for the consignors, as with 3 copies coming on at the same time there was no way that this was ever going to set new records.

    Brave and the Bold #28 Club

    in Silver Age Comic Books

    Posted

    He has a habit of doing that.

     

    Buying a book and putting it back up on the market asap.

    not just a habit, it is his modus operandi (thumbs u

     

    Yup, nothing wrong with it. It's just the way he does things.

     

    Hey, we all have our own methods to this madness called comic collecting.

     

    Given what i am seeing with the prices on the lesser grade copies, with 5.0's selling for $1,700 and upwards, isnt his new E-Bay asking price of $2,800 within the realms of possibility ?

    Daredevil Collecting Thread

    in Silver Age Comic Books

    Posted

    Well if the last copy sells for i think it will, it does bode an intresting scenario, where both this and the B+B #28 in comiclink sold for considerably less that the equivalent graded (non upgraded) copies sold for.

     

    Has this been repeated elsewhere in the last few months also, as i am not aware of what other key issues have been upgraded.

    1939 Triumph Magazine (1st U.K. Superman reprints)

    in Golden Age Comic Books

    Posted

    The first "appearance" was on the rear cover of #771 advertising the next issue. The first story was in #772 (first cover appearance out of 4 altogether) and ran through #792. Then there was a little break and the "second" series resumed with #807 and ran seven issues through #814. The newspaper then combined with another newspaper weekly so this number was the real end of the "Triumph". The first series reprinted some Zatanna stories as well in a few issues. There were usually 2 to 3 pages for Superman.

     

    The general consensus is that these are scarce to rare and extremely hard to find as a complete set.

     

    Zatanna - Zatarra, surely?

     

    The Zatarra starts in issue #779 Sep 23rd 1939 and looks to have run up to issue #784. The story that it reprinted was called Death From the Air, does anyone know where that originaly appeared.

     

    Brave and the Bold #28 Club

    in Silver Age Comic Books

    Posted

    Since this thread hasn't been updated yet, the stained 8.0/9.0 sold for $15.8K, a far cry from the 9.0 that sold for $30K+ with the chip out of it on Heritage and the $20K just paid for the 8.5 with the big stamp on it. For a couple seconds there I thought it was going to sell in the mid $12K range, until it got bumped up a bit in the last 5 seconds.

     

    Still crazy at $15.8K given that it sat and sat and sat and sat and sat and sat and sat and sat at $5K when it was in a 8.0 holder.

    True, but it sure beats seeing it go for the same price as a real 9.0 copy.

     

    The issue will be, will anyone remember this copy was upgraded in 3, 4 or 5 years time. I probably will not and i'm sure others will be the same. If and when it comes up for sale at that time, will the final bid be reflective of the fact that this was an 8.0 copy ?

     

     

    Daredevil Collecting Thread

    in Silver Age Comic Books

    Posted

    So what do people think the ending price on the DD's will be.

     

    Curator 9.6 W pages is currently at $24,250 with 6 days left

    Heritage 9.6 OW pages currently at $19,120 with 8 days left

    Copy on Pedigree 9.6 OW-W pages starts in a 5 days and ends in 14 days.

     

    Last recorded sale was in Jan for $62,000

     

    $45k

    $35k

    $28k

     

    my prediction

     

    $52k

    $38k

    $50k (Somehow Doug always seems to get prices that suprise me)

     

    Close on the first one:

     

    50,750

     

    1-0

     

    Now no bidding to win the game (tsk)

     

    Like i would have a spare $50k lying around :devil:

    Brave and the Bold #28 Club

    in Silver Age Comic Books

    Posted

    If this is indeed a UK edition, how does this compare to say a Marvel "pence copy"? Is this also considered a "pence copy" and as such valued differently than a non-stamped US edition?

    I'd say the difference is that the book itself is printed as an original,1st run,with only a stamp changing the price..

    Where as Marvels were print run seperately for the UK editions,with the plates altered...which seems to make a huge difference in value with Marvel vs. DC UK editions...at least from what i've seen.So this is basicly just a US edition,with a "stamp" on the cover,no different than a US arrival date stamp or such.

     

    Thats correct, this is the American version with just a cover stamp, which is why CGC do not deisgnate this as a Pence copy.

     

    As regards to Marvel, well they are also all initial print runs, just the price plate was changed, but CGC does note them as Pence copies because of it.

    Daredevil Collecting Thread

    in Silver Age Comic Books

    Posted

    So what do people think the ending price on the DD's will be.

     

    Curator 9.6 W pages is currently at $24,250 with 6 days left

    Heritage 9.6 OW pages currently at $19,120 with 8 days left

    Copy on Pedigree 9.6 OW-W pages starts in a 5 days and ends in 14 days.

     

    Last recorded sale was in Jan for $62,000

     

    Did this include the Heritage Buyer's Premium?

     

    I ask because it's at $23,900.00 (with BP) right now.

     

    It did include the BP at the time, current prices -

     

    Curator 9.6 W pages is currently at $27,250 with 5 days left

    Heritage 9.6 OW pages currently at $23,900 with 7 days left

    Copy on Pedigree 9.6 OW-W pages starts in a 5 days and ends in 13 days