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I know, Michael, but I figured I’d get the chatter going!

Thanks Dan!

Is there a round tonight?

They changed their headline on the website, and maybe OP could edit here as well to reflect? @Hey Kids, Comics! I have no problem believing a nice raw copy surfaced after years in a black hole and changed hands for 4.5, but there is no way from minute one that I ever believed it’s the MH. Any details we can get to confirm the actual book and the deal are of course interesting but if little more emerges that’s perfectly understandable on the part of both participants too.

Isn't his son a boardie? (Action252Kid?)

It belongs in both, as we do dispel fantasy here, after all.

@rob_react @Gotham Kid Rob/Peter — got any insights on what copy this might be?

I can’t locate the article on that site (maybe because I’m not a subscriber?) but that snippet above doesn’t say it’s the Church copy, just that an ungraded copy set a new record in a private sale. Does it specify in the article? I can see a new record by a copy, but not the Church copy at just $4.5 mil.

The Allentown copy, I believe. Doesn’t seem to add up to me either.

11 on census, 10 universal. Nothing higher than 5.5.

I would say more like Ultraman of the Crime Syndicate of America but I agree with your general description of the original Hyperion.

Back to three in a row

Old Label Rockford to Unlabeled Rockford

Hyperion…Sentry…Blue Marvel….Gladiator…Yadda yadda yadda

Will there be flamethrowers?

You've got another one???

Now that the book is sold -- how the heck did you guys leave Kid Colt 6 out of the discussion????

I’ll put her on it!

Copyright holder notified @skypinkblu

Nice grab Matt; tough book in any shape. Plus Sinnott pencils

If there were, my daughter would have tracked them down, so I’m sure there’s not!

Nope. People who care about the Beatles are getting long in the tooth. Limited shelf life; approaching expiration date IMO. If you're a Beatles fan this may be hard to fathom but they are not universally loved, just broadly loved. Not singling them out; probably true of any of this sub-genre of comic collecting. There's a Kathy issue with Sinatra and I forget who else. Or try to get guide for Ricky Nelson, Pat Boone, etc. Jughead's Folly is a tough one-shot and the first reference to Elvis in comics. But most every copy extant is available on ebay and usually pretty cheap. Etc.

More ale Both auctions

Ok, I went with Preacher because I took “best” to mean best read. But if we mean most successful I guess the bucket is Spawn, Harley, Deadpool. But inevitably it will be Miles, per the Disney machine. Bonus thought — “Black Monday Murders” may be the best post-1990 read almost no one ever noticed. 8 issues before an abrupt stop, but it’s a good read if you can track it down.