Professor K

Normally I would never put forth such a query but the title does say actual pricing. So how much would my 6.0 OW/W B-3 go for these days? I really have no idea. Maybe put it on e bay for 20,000 or best offer.

You guys have a zillion times more experience in all this than me but I'm leaning toward Mr. M on this one. People are really gonna want that June 2nd version now. And for all the copies that come up for grabs from this day on that don't say which version it is in the notes, well the auction houses are going to be getting a lot of phone calls I believe. "Which version is it?". "WE DON"t KNOW!!!!" Maybe we all should have left this alone. Sometimes not knowing is betta.

I'm a peaceable chap but we brought them a problem and they came up with a solution in like a day. They'll put it in the notes from now on. Problem solved. Of course to do this they'll have to look inside the book which means if it's in a holder they gotta crack it. If every owner sent their copy in for a reholder CGC would make 8,900 minus the cost of the holder and paying employees to do the work. What more would you expect them to do?

A perfect solution.

I wonder if anyone who owns a graded copy and doesn't know which ad it has will be reaching for a butter knife and scissors after reading all this. I think I wouldn't be able to resist.

Pretty high you think? I'm wondering what the 5.5 Moderate Restored will sell for in about 11 days.

I'm glad you said this.I agree with your entire post. 'Safe" to assume was a poor choice of words. Jimbo is explaning it better than me and I'm pretty much seeing it his way. I really don't think there is a surefire way to ever find out with complete certainty what ad the 2nd printing has other than seeing something in print from DC at the time which tells us, and I doubt that exists. And if CGC has been keeping track over the years as to the 179 books they've graded have which ad, and I doubt they have been doing that, and even that wouldn't be 100% proof. So yeah you're right about that, just noting which ad it has on label it has would be the best we could hope for.

Attention owners of Superman 1 in CGC holders. Please send your copies in for a mandatory reholdering.......free of charge. That's really good that you saved that. Thanks. Three runs within a month totalling 900,000 copies is really something. I think we can safely -u-me that only the 1st prints have AC 14 June 2nd. I don't even care if there is a difference between the 2nd and 3rd prints. They were all printed in such a short time frame. But it would be good to note the 1st printing copies mainly because of the different ad.

Yes, so we are told there were 500,000, 250,000, and 150,000 in each printing. Well that's good math you did there. I see there are 179 total copies graded by CGC, assumimg none are unrecorded re-subs. I guess the big ?? is has CGC been recording that data. I doubt they have and I don't fault them for that. So your skill in figuring percentages tells us this: 56% >Only 1st prints say June 2nd 84% > 1st and 2nd prints say June 2nd 44% > 2nd and 3rd prints say On Sale Now 14% > Only 3rd prints say On Sale Now. Is that correct? Or do I understand correctly?

I haven't seen that but I was thinking the same. The most likely thing is that only the 1st prints would say On Sale June 2nd. But then again if there are 3 prints and the first prints sold like hot cakes as soon as they hit the stands a 2nd printing could have been ordered very soon after ans still said June 2nd. Unlikely but possible. I don't think we'll ever be able to be 100% sure either way.

I agree. Because to quote Neil Young, "Red means run son, numbers add up to nothin".

I say we all head down to Sarasota

" According to Superman: The Complete History, M.C. Gaines told Siegel and Shuster what additional content (aside from the Action reprints) to create for this issue in a letter dated 27 March 1939. The Audit Bureau of Circulation files reveals that there were three printings of this issue in 1939 (500,000 copies, 250,000 copies, and 150,000 copies) (researched by Russ Maheras). The only difference noted is in the house ad for Action Comics #14, which has either an on-sale date of "June 2nd" or just "Now on Sale" (researched by David Bachman)." Doesn't state which printings have which ad. I suppose the 1st printing, if there is one, would say On Sale June 2nd and the 3rd printing would say Now on Sale. But as far this tells us the ad in the 2nd printing is not indicated......unless I'm missing something. Wouldn't be the first time. I think if there are different printings, what the 2nd print ad states has to be verified in order to begin to differentiate printings with certainty. No matter which one it has , if the ad is to only thing to go on it would only be possible to identify 2 of the 3 printings. Edit: Just read what OtherEric posted above. Yeah what he said.

I'm not sure if I believe that. Maybe, if you throw in the green plastic chair.

Compared to most other Comics Magazine/Centaurs the #1 went low.

And the 5.5 Sup 2 went for 19,999. I guess 20,000 was just too much for people. Just an odd price for an auction.

Thanks! But I didn't bid on any of them. Now I wish I did.

Remarkable. A few neat books that ended tonight.Air Fighters 2 is undervalued I think. And am the only one who thinks Lawbreakers 12 is cooler than 11? A wimpy nerdy guy who probably murdered his wife and keeps her hung in the closet versus some weirdo who cut out a bunch of people tongues to impress some dame..

Among others you say? Like these 3 pretty nice copies that to me went a little cheap for their grades. Especially the Blue Bolt 106 which to me is as cool a cover as 105 , or at least darn close. I didn't bid on the 105 either, 5k for a 3.5.....seems high because it is high.

Oh good the notes are up? Now I can finally place my bid.

This little guy took off like a rocket last night once bidding commenced. From 750 to 4K. 4 Blue and 4 Purple on the census. Last Blue label sale I could find was a 9.2 in 2010 for 3,585. Imagine what it would sell for today.

Hey how ya been Adamantium? I was looking to see if there was a topic about this. So I'm looking at a pretty big Xela Sci-Fi book that was just graded in February and it says graders notes unavailable. I find it hard to believe there would be no notes at all on this 4.0. But if what you say is always true about having no notes then I guess it's possible. But it makes me feel uneasy a big money mid grade book having no notes at all. Surely there are defects worth noting. For all I know it could have a wad of 75 year old gum in it. Wish there was a way I could find out why it graded a 4.0.

I didn't think the Funny Pages would go that high. And I thought the Mystery Men 3 would go a little higher. A couple more Larsons I liked in this one. And congrats to the winner of the Rockford Silver Streak 14. Awesome cover.

Is it getting a little hot in here?

Just like Batman did with the workers who built the Batcave. To the OP I hope you find a place that works for you. Just be sure the humidity and temperature inside is maintained.