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Looks like it’s Mask 1 and Matt Baker that lifted the genre

That last chart is perfecto @MasterChief since “horror” and “adventure” appear to be the only genres whose value went up the second time around, I too am curious what titles comprise “adventure”

Everything I thought I knew is wrong??!!

Agreed. a quick search of Heritage archives tells the story. Probably shoulda gone for $30k minimum

The Bat 1s went low. I thought the Cap 1 would go for more. The Action 1 went higher than I would have thought(have you SEEN it?) The Punch book went for over $200k. Matt Baker prices are approaching crazy town. I'm not sure what to think about this auction

$10-$12k, my guess

I don’t know if I should laugh or run

Terry-toons 38, oh man. except for a couple LB Cole classic covers and the 1st horror comic, it’s all pretty grim. Looks like the rocket scientists who bought in the first wave ( ) either have a 26% haircut to look forward to, or a new coffin liner

good job Harold. And I’m glad your mom saved the right pile

I’m reading this book right now. I’ve read 200 pages and we are still in the beer halls

They were both good prices, IMO, but especially the 6.0. I thought the 6.0 presented better than Bobby Blue’s 7.5. Considering Heritage sold a 5.5 for $24k in 2019, and then resold the exact same 5.5 in 4/22 for the exact same price of $24k, I’m left to wonder if prices on midgrade 1s have stopped rising on this book, at least for now(in answer to the actual title of this thread). On the other hand, Mask 2 seems to be still on the move

I’m not a Sub-Mariner guy, but I really considered 14. That depicts D Day on the cover, and I can’t believe it gets no special recognition on the label or in the value. This should be a breakout book

That’s funny. I got a 5.5 too. Such an odd grade

Schomburgs did well in the recent CC auction

I don’t think these books were stored under optimal conditions. If I had to bet, based on PQ, I’d say an attic

It’s actually not such a bad price for the buyer(I think the $54k price tag includes the 15% commission). What with the recent guide increases, it’s only 2.8 or 2.9 times guide. Compare that to Bakers, that routinely go for 20 - 30 times guide. Still, I don’t think the marketplace is done testing Mask 1. As someone above observed, Mask 1s seem to all of a sudden be showing up on the market, probably in part due to aforesaid recent OPG price increases. We will see how well the market can absorb them all

Interesting

The current CC auction reveals that golden age Timelys have regained their momentum

Well a bit more intel coming in with CC’s ongoing auction. The Cap 2 owner may recoup his money from the original Promise auction lollapalooza

@comicnoir and @Point Five, you both hit it out of the park. You’ve finally articulated my thoughts each time I look at this cover(which is a lot more often than my so-called “big books”).

I’ve seen other listings from this guy. His ads end with “Please note: This auction will be ended once we receive a confirmed payment from a buyer at our store.” scam for sure

Where was the $2325 sale made?

This slight complication appears at the bottom once the full description is opened up . . .

Are you saying that’s you?