Pantodude

I don't see any brittleness, and the interior page quality looks pretty good, so not sure why someone is discussing worst case scenario as if your pix warranted it.  If it's just that quite small right top corner stain throughout book (and rest of book was not ever submerged in water), I expect a significantly higher grade than 2.0, and CGC will note presence of some water damage to the corner of whole book.  Nice book!

In the meantime, Collectors Comics is having like its 7th auction with no seller or listing fees and no buyer's premium.  Their auctions appear to have been growing with each one.  I like the patience that family-run business is showing.  I wonder if this recent CL situation directs even more traffic there, especially while it remains "free" to sell/buy there.  So long as the offerings are good, it should.    

On 8/5/2023 at 9:33 AM, Tons Of Style said:

Paging Beerbomb and Steve Meyers...

Those classic Obadiah Oldbuck threads alone should meet the price of admission on the OP's list!    Seriously though, if "nn" is added, I can't think of a more significant book for this list.  

How about an honorary "nn" entry to head the list, to add some historical spice.  The Adventures of Mr. Obadiah Oldbook (London, 1841: Tilt & Bogues), which arguably started the Victorian Age as the earliest known English-language sequential comic book?  Perhaps the only way this book could appear ahead of Action Comics #1 on a "significance" list among this crowd!      Of course, it's the first "nn" issue ever, among a slew of other firsts.       

I beg to differ!

Wow.  My post from 3.5 hrs ago just disappeared.  Anyway, I proposed ASM3 (1st Doc Ock!), Tec40 (1st Clayface and 1st Joker cover!), and Tec58 (1st Penguin!).  

On 8/30/2022 at 7:31 PM, trademarkcomics said:

"Overseas Diamond Sales" Insert???

 

I didn't see this post until now.  Belatedly, here is a picture of the insert.   This one is from an Iron Man #42.  I had asked about this apparently unusual insert 2.5 years ago!  Might as well try again.  Does anyone know the issues in which Overseas Diamond Sales inserts appeared, and where to find census estimates? 

That's . . . a lot.   Doubt I've had that many useful comments my entire life, all venues combined!  Congrats.   

Almost overlooked these. Maybe they meet thread's parameters.  So few sales to go by, but here goes.  

Mystery in Space #19 (D.C. Comics, 4-5/1954).  Only 8 universal + 2 restored on census. 

 Popeye Goes Duck Hunting #nn (Whitman, 1937).  Only one book on census, an 8.0.  

And Famous Funnies #31 (Eastern Color, 2/1937) has only 2 on census, both universal (a 6.5 and a 2.5).       

On 7/25/2023 at 11:27 PM, Cat-Man_America said:

This fudges a bit

I hear you.  Honorable Mentions are tempting.  Aside from my OO, which is technically Victoriarn Age, if we include 13 or fewer univeral, I can post something in my own thread!   

ABC#26 has only 12 on the census, all universal, so here's a shout out.  

This Clue Comics #13 (v2 #1) (Hillman Periodicals, 1947) has only 13 total, all universal. 

Speed Comics #32 (Harvey Publications, 5/1944).  12 universal + 1 qualified + 1 restored.

And here's another plat Whitman that's not in the Plat section.  Surprising, as Donald Duck #978 (Whitman Publishing Co., 1935) is not entirely unknown to the hobby.  Indeed, quite remarkable (and unforgetable) considering its unusually large dimenions (9.5 x 13!) and heavy, linen-like paper!

I thought it might be cool to recognize books not mentioned in Overstreet despite being slabbed by CGC!  I was reminded of this book, Popeye Goes Duck Hunting #nn (Whitman, 1937).  Unless I'm mistaken, it did not appear in Overstreet (at least as of the 2022 edition) despite there being ONE book on the CGC census.  Not surprisingly, there's no GPA entry yet, until that sole slab owner decides to part with it in a tracked venue.  

On 7/24/2023 at 9:07 PM, Timed said:

Just curious, is yours a newsstand or direct?

I haven't seen in much if any on the direct editions, so just curious. 

Newsstand

TBH, I can't discern any spots from those pix.  So I took a look at my copy in hand.  Here's a closeup of the area in question:

No spots, right?   Or are my eyes really that bad.  

On 7/22/2023 at 8:10 PM, valiantman said:

It would be very strange for someone to care enough about whether they're buying newsstand or direct edition to pay a premium, but not care about the condition or CGC grading. As a result, CGC graded, but not high grade, newsstands are a product without a logical group of buyers. 

Hi there.  Maybe you qualified this statement earlier in the thread, and if so, disregard.  But this comment as is appears to be demonstrably incorrect, at least for the later-years newwstands comprising a tiny % of the print run.  The logical analog for this group of buyers of  (i.e., the group that recognizes and prioritizes a rarer version of an issue) would be the price variant collectors who have been paying premiums for decades now, like for the 35-cent price variants of Star Wars 1, Iron Fist 14, etc.  Because there are only 312 SW1 35c in all grades (compared to 15928(!) for the regular version) and 78 IF14 35c in all grades (compared to 6301 for the regular version), there is no question there is a logical (and passionate) group of buyers for even low grades of these variants.  And this is reflected in sales of CGC graded non-high grade books.  A regular SW1 in 3.5 fetched $104 in May after a SW1 35c in 3.5 fetched $4,500 in April (a 45x premium!).  Need to go farther back for Iron Fist 14 due to few sales, but in 2019, a regular IF14 fetched about $200 recently while an IF14 35c in 4.5 fetched $2,300 back in 2019 (so it's likely gone up since then).  

Based on the above, one could expect newsstands from the period during which they were a tiny % of the print run, like 2000s, for example, to enjoy the same (in terms of extreme) premiums across all grades.  I've only looked at Ultimate Fallout 4, a modern book published as late as 2011, and it was as expected. Even in grade 5.0, it fetches about $3K as a newsstand compared to $300 for the direct, at 10x premium!  That's all i got.  Happy Sunday!   

On 7/22/2023 at 4:18 PM, cannal said:

The "piece missing out margin last page" was actually a clean cut of about 1" on the outside edge of the back cover.

Hi.  Apparently, you resubbed the book?  Anyway, if it's the same book, the last interior page does appear to have a piece out at the bottom, left margin, so the highlighted remark was not about the cover.  The grade was largely due to how much was missing of the back cover, so yes, the book's front was nicer than a typical 1.0 (or even 2.0), likely due to that.  Nice overall for the grade, as the rear situation was at least neat.  

On 7/16/2023 at 11:06 PM, paqart said:

I paid $5/each for my 5 copies of newsstand She-Hulk #1 in 9.6-9.8 condition. Then I found out, there isn't a direct edition version of the comic. Not complaining though.

Wait.  Are you calling @valiantman a LIAR?   Them's fight'n words, you know.      Maybe you are joking.    But regardless, you might've confused someone navigating this issue, so let's set things straight.  Consistent with the video, Savage She-Hulk 1 apparently has newsstand and direct editions?    So looks like you got what you wanted.  

(1) the newsstand edition with a regular rectangular box at top/left and barcode on bot/left:

And (2) the direct version with the "diamond" box top/left and Spidey logo instead of barcode in the bot/left:

TEC 81 sighting!   Cool! @D84

On 7/16/2023 at 6:34 PM, valiantman said:

So the "offensive" word is actually "edition"? I have been reading all these comments as the offensive word being "newsstand".

ah, you didn't see my edit essentially clarifying that yes, that is the point!  thanks

On 7/16/2023 at 6:30 PM, valiantman said:

It is not incorrect to say that Action Comics #1 is a newsstand comic.

Perhaps just refer to those pre-direct books as having been sold on the newsstands, but not as "newsstand editions."  That's really the tricky part?  The reason being that it is the actual "newsstand editions," particularly of the late-1990s and later, that warrant the premium (and hence the interest in the distinction in the first place.)

On 7/16/2023 at 4:24 PM, valiantman said:

It's not necessary to describe the 1930s to the 1960s as "newsstand", but it is correct to do so when establishing the history of both newsstands and direct editions. 

Nice vid. Thanks!  I understand your point being the need to emphasize that the phenomen of selling via newsstands predated selling via dedicated shops (direct editions).  But that can be done without calling the 1930s to 1960s versions "newsstand editions," which actually mischaracterizes them.  They were a whole species onto itself....not an "edition," as there was no counterpart from which to distinguish them.  The need to recognize editions necessarily coincided with the emergence of the direct editions.  I've seen sellers on eBay referring to some BA books as "newsstand editions" despite them never having had a "direct" counterpart, in an apparently shady attempt to garner a premium.  So the use of the term "newsstand edition" should be more date-sensitive, if not also issue-specific.   

Does anyone know what the Batman #2 in CGC 3.5 sold for on ComicLink on May 30?  Weeks later I realize I never placed a tracking bid.  But also America's Best Comics #26 CGC 6.0?   And, although not GA, the Spectre #1 in CGC 9.4 that sold there on June 5?   

Does anyone know what the Batman #2 in CGC 3.5 solf for on ComicLink on May 30?  Weeks later I realize I never placed a tracking bid.  Happened with several books, actually.  

On 7/14/2023 at 8:34 AM, TRMN8R5 said:

Short answer: YES

That's my issue right now with the submittal I just got back.  I actually PAID for scans of the eight books I sent in, and still haven't received them  .

So, $40 down the crapper...for scans they apparently now do ANYway for FREE, which I was totally unaware of  .

I haven't gotten a refund; which I absolutely should, because now ANYone can access and keep those scans, just like you just mentioned.  But since I actually paid for them, I shouldn't have to screenshot and crop them just to get them added to my library  .

I can't save the pictures of my books appearing with the grader notes.  So apparently one would need to take a screenshot.  But that would provide a pix with far lower resolution than the scans you paid for.  So cheer up!  

On 7/6/2023 at 2:38 AM, Cat-Man_America said:

Since I'm assuming the OP meant 10 or fewer Universal grades

Righty-ho!  I'll revise thread title accordingly.