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Wonder World Comics #12 est grade 0.3.  Repo cover included.   asking $360

Superman #21 est grade 0.3   asking $145

Super-Magician Comics (v3#2) est grade 4.0   asking $295  SOLD

Smash Comics #10 est grade 3.0   asking $100  SOLD

Popular Teen-Agers #18 est grade 5.5   asking $420

Nellie the Nurse #21 est grade 5.0.  asking $300

Marvel Mystery Comics #42 est grade .8 asking $480.  This is a 100% actual front cover only that is trimmed with some glue residue on the inside married to a complete inside.

Crack Comics #9 est grade 4.5 cgc asking $325  SOLD

All Winners #12 est grade 0.3 asking $405 with repo cover.

Adventure Comics #65 est grade 0.3 asking $125 (includes repo front cover)

Action Comics #38 est grade 0.3 (cover-less) asking $160

• Per norms, first  or pm gets it.
• 14 day return for any reason - you pay return shipping in condition as originally shipped. 
• Note, I'd rather sell to a boardie than on feeBay so if I'm out of line, p.m. me an offer.
• Prefer and appreciate check, but PayPal is an acceptable option.
• Shipping $5 unless slab, which is $15. This is the total for all comics purchased (1 or 10, same shipping price). My Canadian friends to the north please add an additional $25.

• My Kudos

Summary:

Action Comics #38 est grade 0.3   asking $160
Adventure Comics #65 est grade 0.3   asking $125
All Winners #12 est grade 0.3   asking $405
Crack Comics #9 GCG grade 5.0 cgc  asking $325  SOLD
Marvel Mystery Comics #42 est grade 0.8   asking $480
Nellie the Nurse #21 est grade 6.0   asking $300
Popular Teen-Agers #18 est grade 5.5   asking $420
Smash Comics #10 est grade 3.0   asking $100  SOLD
Super-Magician Comics (v3#2) est grade 4.0   asking $295  SOLD
Superman #21 est grade 0.3   asking $145
Wonder World Comics #12 est grade 0.3   asking $360

This story is still sticking with me,

1. Amazing that this was unearthed and still out there

2. Would have been interesting (and more profitable for the owner) who didn't know the true value to have used a bid process rather than buy it now.

3. I would have been cheesed if I had taken a flyer on it, and snagged it for $2k on the buy it now to then have gotten undercut by the seller subsequently backing out. 

3a. I'm assuming seller was tipped off (however you choose to look at that) comic collectors can be sharks when there is blood in the water, no doubt about it.

4. I never would have believed it was real and would not have likely bid on it or done a buy it now to begin with - especially given some fakes that I've seen posted here (recall the Cap America #1) and the seller's history.

On 10/7/2023 at 4:55 PM, Surfing Alien said:

His recent record setter's 1st appearance is on Karl Edward Wagner's "Dark Crusade" The reproduction on the 1976 paperback is quite a bit better than most of the earlier Frazetta paperbacks. All of the Wagner Kane books with Frazetta covers have become pretty pricey in high grade for Bronze Age paperbacks due to Wagner's cult-like following, probable lower print runs on these when they came out in the late 70's and the excellent covers.

 

 

In case any of you were not into southern rock

On 10/2/2023 at 8:42 PM, grendelbo said:

 

Wowsers! 

#1 = Famous Funnies #214 (constantly kicking myself for selling mine)

I am also partial to this one

On 9/15/2023 at 3:48 AM, MasterChief said:

Update!

At the close of today's Signature Auction, 48 Promises were liquidated increasing the total catalogued to 262.

While today's sales register a 14% loss for the month of September overall, there is a slight dip in net loss (-23%) as compared to the last updated (-26%).     

Note: With data points increasing, a new table is presented to look under the hood and analyze Promise Collection genres.
      
Data sorted oldest to newest Sale Date.
(Source: Heritage Auctions (HA), Comic Connect (CC), ComicLink (CL), eBay)

 

Very interesting and informative, thanks for sharing.

On 9/16/2023 at 2:41 PM, Blackmask said:

There were a fair number like this….really nice books with white pages, but termite damage.

 

Sparkler #29 "Okajima" - that's a new one on the thread!  Appreciate the share Blackmask.  Anything Okajima is real treasure.  I'll be following the auction closely.

On 9/11/2023 at 3:17 AM, comicnoir said:

My Okajima currently on the Ha.com Sig.

Yep saw that! GLWS, will be interesting watching the price.  Your book probably best encapsulates the entire pedigree.

I was specifically referring to four low grade books.  Just never seen Okajima with water damage like that, perhaps that occurred under a second or third owners watch and he or she had original certificates?  Shame.  Even a couple of the titles were odd for the pedigree imo.  The True looks to have even some chew.  No dates stamped or written on back etc.,  Just interesting additions to the pedigree, that's all.  

What's the story with the (sorry rather gnarly) four Okajimas books over on HA?

https://comics.ha.com/itm/golden-age-1938-1955-/science-fiction/strange-adventures-21-okajima-pedigree-dc-1952-cgc-fr-gd-15-cream-to-off-white-pages/a/7341-94148.s?type=wantlistid-985420!creatorid-cewl!linkclicked-lotlink!emailid-09082023-024342.050PM-2840774-985420!itemid-7341_238001!wlem#

Water damage, no sig, no stamps?  Really odd, wonder if they had certificates.

On 8/21/2023 at 4:16 PM, MrBedrock said:

 

Nice Mr. Bedrock, I'd like to have a Bobby Benson's B-Bar-B Riders #1 in around that condition...