I have loved Schomburg's WWII covers for years. I was at a local comic show today and I found 2 of them.
This one I found and the dealer had $400 on it. Well I was talking to the dealer and he bought a rather large collection of golden age stuff. I looked at this book and noticed it is missing pages 1-4 and the last 4 pages. He had not checked out the book just put a price on it and not even checked the price guide for the value of it. He did not know who Schomburg was. So I asked him what he wanted for it and he said $150. I said I will have to think about it and walked around the show for a little while. He came and found me and sold it to me for $40.
Untitled by dghmwyatt, on Flickr
Untitled by dghmwyatt, on Flickr
So I also checked out another book he had Captaim America Comics #49. The cover is detached and looks like a mouse got to it on the lower left corner. He had $250 on it and I got it for $175.
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Untitled by dghmwyatt, on Flickr
Untitled by dghmwyatt, on Flickr
I have always thought I would have to spend a lot more on these covers, but to find them at a local show and the dealer didn't know who Alex Schomburg was, I was confused. Now I am going to see if I can find a All Winners Comic #13 without a cover and marry them. 1 dealer told me I paid to much for the All Winners #13.