ChillMan

I agree with this. Pokémon is more legit/organic than those triple-reflector-gold-cards-with-a-jersey-piece-stuck--in. I know nothing about Pokémon. But I suspect kids knew to save and preserve them....so the price for 10.0 Charlizards seems way too high.

Items produced for the sole purpose of collecting and preserving....to me it's not interesting or a good investment. The younger generation doesn't see it my way....yet. They think a 10.0 Charlizard is worth a fortune, even if thousands of them exist. They think if a company makes 1 baseball card of a player like Trout, it's worth millions. To me, these are fake collectibles.

There's something about this cover....

He's unhinged. These critics are liars. They'll say anything to make Wonder Woman seem great.

Warner Bros is lying about the domestic numbers. They blocked the normal real-time numbers reporting....instead just giving us their weekend report. And expecting us to believe they're not biased.

Hollywood journalists and critics pump-out propaganda to boost Wonder Woman. Marvel/Disney or whoever boosted Captain Marvel's numbers....theaters were empty, but the box-office numbers kept going up. So no excuses.

A local movie in China doubled Wonder Woman's box-office.

FLOP

This is an extremely valid question. I have a hunch that the newbie who asked this will hit BIG on a collectible investment or two in his lifetime. I hit big twice over the last 15 years....I asked the exact same question on here 8 years ago....I put a temp & humidity sensor in my safety deposit box, shared the results...didn't get much feedback. But some. The best I can say is: I think you're ok as long as the temp doesn't vary too much, and without unusual humidity. I don't think 10 years of the temp rising to 80 for 2 hours per day in a safety deposit box will affect the comic.

What about All-American 16, All Star 8, Flash 1, and More Fun 73 ?

Some say a cover-apprarance makes a 1st-appearance more valuable/desirable. But the downside is that it makes it less rare. Issues hyping a great new character are more likely to be bought and saved. Whereas issues that are common/uneventful on the cover are less likely to be bought or saved.

Yes, Batman 1 needs to be added to my Tier 2. The Joker is about equal to any superhero other than Superman and Batman. Like I said, fans could argue all day about who's better....Joker vs Aquaman, Captain America vs Flash, Green Lantern vs Wonder Woman....I just put them all in Tier 2. I guess I have to make just one exception for my 1st-appearance rule for Superman 1. Pep 22....yes Archie is the one non-superhero that deserves to be ranked. But I can't rank him as high as Robin. I'll put him in Tier 4.

Tier 1 Action 1 Detective 27 Tier 2 All-American 16 All Star 8 Batman 1 Captain America 1 Flash 1 Flash/Thrill Ashcan 1 More Fun 73 Motion Picture Funnies Weekly 1 Tier 3 Detective 38 Marvel 1 Whiz 2(1) Tier 4 All-American 19 More Fun 52 Mystery Men 1 New York World's Fair 1939 Pep 22 Police 1 Superman 1 First appearances of major characters is what should matter....and what will matter in the future. Stories, artwork, etc. shouldn't matter. Arguing about which character is cooler at the moment shouldn't matter much. Rarity is a factor. Cameo appearances could be a factor (for More Fun 52 and All-American 19).

...I like to give strong opinions. Say what's right and what's wrong. Call out bias when I see it. And we comic collecters are the most biased people on the planet LOL. But I like to give newbies good real advice. But...I like to puff my 2 books I own too...I mean I'm friendly and honest and it would be for fun. But...usually we are so secretive. Would it destroy the mystique of a great comic if a ham-&-egger like me blabbed about owning it?

Yeah. Uneven pacing. Scenes missing. No new ground covered. But the female Captain Marvel....this is the hero we need. Shazam too....light-hearted fun and a big box-office success.

It's not unusual....to bid more on THE More Fun.... Cause when I smiiile at aaalll of this bull shyyytttt.... It's not unusual....to find out AquaaMan! is worth ALMOOO-OOO-OOO-OOO-OOOST. ALMOOWW....ALMOOWW....ALMOOWW-OOWW-OOWW-OOWW-OOWWST....as Batman, oh yeah, ooo, oh, oh.

LOL....what's next, Tom Jones trying out for American Idol? I've seen more modern-ity/up-to-the-date info on Little House On The Prairie.

Very excellent question, Chicago Boy. You are causing me to chime-in, which I rarely do. Although I remember you my last time, maybe 8 months ago...???...giving such a wrong opinion - in opposition to More Fun #73. I mean seriously...this board is great for everything...except investing advice. Young newbie Golden Age collectors...you are in the right place, you have the right idea...but don't listen to all the wrong advice/opinions here. As for the headline question....What % of Action 1 and Tech 27 have been re-submitted to CGC ? The answer is....ALL OF THEM. Everyone in the comic business rips open all their slabs and has the books pressed (ironed) and re-slabbed. Before every auction, dealers enter the office and look at every comic under a microscope and determine how much each one will press/iron up. But fret not, newbies. Me...I own 2 great Edgar Church's...so no worries. And I have advice for you...later.........

There are at least 1000 collectors of Golden Age covers for every 1 collector of Golden Age 1st-appearances. I'll let you all use your brains to figure out why this is. I don't mean to rain on the parade...but it's getting out-of-hand in here.

A lot of people here refer to RottenTomatoes and IMDB scores as if they are facts. They say things like "critically acclaimed" or "audiences loved it"....as if RT and IMDB scores are real facts. They are not. Yes the scores should be reported, but they are not real facts. Critics rate based on political/social issues....NOT on if a movie is good or not. It's common-sense. Everything else in the news is political; there's no such thing as straight reporting. You can tell by which movies get good reviews and which get bad reviews. You can tell by the wording of their reviews. They're very sneaky about it, but it's still obvious. For instance, to downgrade a good movie....they flat-out lie, they focus on irrelevant things, and they use terms like "uneven pacing". So obvious. IMDB is Fake News too. Why wouldn't it be? They're no different. They flat-out say their scoring-system is secret and not simply incoming numbers; they admit they manipulate. They can do whatever they want. They eliminated their Message Board, because they don't want differing/real opinions.