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I've seen and held one about 20 years ago - it was in one of those old school fotress holders. Same guy at the time had a pedigree copy of Detective #27 and I was allowed to hold it and read it with my grubby hands (later was graded a Blue 6.5). That was one of the greatest comic book days of my life.

Looks like this much nicer copy sold back in 2008:

I remember when I was a kid and bought the 1983 Comics book price guide they had an article about finding an Oct 1939 copy and how rare it was. I could only find one in the Heritage Auction archive, but to be honest I didn't spend a great deal of time looking. Based on the condition this one sold for $52,580. Does anyone know if any super high grade copies have sold with the OCT date?

What did this end up selling for, and are you the new owner?

So glad to see this thread still active after all these years! What a fun time to be collecting these books back in the day.

Man this is a great thread. Whoever started this must be a genius!

I know some of the history on that Rockford Detective 27. I read it / flipped through the pages prior to it being sold. I would swear to you all it had never been opened before or it had been decades since it was opened. Back half of the book had that "crack" to them upon opening the book. That was probably 2003 when I read it. Most expensive book I've ever held with my bare hands. Friend of mine named Brad here in the Columbus area was the owner - he sold it to Met I believe.

That's the nicest copy I've ever seen, ever. By a long shot. My copy was about a 1.5 fair at best. Hold onto that sucker - sky's the limit on value with the first app of Veronica Lodge!

Not bad. Your very best material was when people were talking about dealers you said "Not to mention those two, huge boobs". I still laugh to this day...GOAT CGC line.

How's my old Pep #33 CGC 9.0 doing?

My initial response was going to state: "I like to read 9.2 copies of Action #1, All-American #16's, Pep 22's and Archie #1's"...:)

That is awfully kind of you - I wouldn't be able to accept such a gift though! Save that act of kindness for someone down on their luck. I have a good job - just thinking more about my retirement accounts than spending that $$$ on golden age. I forgot how kind most of the folks are on these boards. Don't know how long you've been on here, but I did something like this once - a guy (Ian Levine) was looking for a Buzzy #70 to complete an entire DC run. I found a copy - a large dealership wanted to charge him a ton for a "nothing" issue - I sent it to him for free. Feels so much better to give - you've got the right mindset in life Josh...:)

I sure miss buying and reading golden age comics. Sadly in my mid 40's and with prices way out of reach now, I can enjoy them on here only.

Can't believe I started this thread 16 years ago...:)

Glad to see my thread still exists. What brought me here today - out of the blue I was looking at prices on ebay (which have gone through the roof). Of note, apparently beat up copies of Top-Notch #22 are going for $2500 - $4k if you can believe that. Good to see you guys again.