Dark Knight

I'm definitely happy for the kid. That feeling will stick with him forever, especially for a big book like that 👍.

Yeah I was that kid too.. I wish I can re-live those memories because of that excitement I had in my eyes and that feeling of "Oh my gosh, is that an AF 15/ASM 1/DD 1!?" Only difference is that I couldn't afford it and my parents wouldn't hand me the $ to buy them because they thought the price was absurd . I remembered a DD1 in high grade, must've been at least 9.0 that was displayed on the wall of some antique store. I even remembered the store guy's name (Cory). He had a yellow shirt on with curly red hair and glasses. I asked how much the book was and he said $900. I was just please mom, can you buy this book for me? Of course my mom said no because of the high price. I just couldn't take my eyes off of it the whole time I was there. Then when we went home I called my dad and asked if he can lend me the $. He actually thought about it and talked to my mom over the phone, but my mom still said no as it was too pricey especially for someone of my age. I balled out crying the whole night... I visited the store a couple more times just to gaze at the book when I had the chance (this was by the way around a half hour or more drive). Sadly over time, I dunno what became of that book.

Yeah it boggled my mind how this book graded as a 9.9 with that ugly mis-wrap at the bottom. It's fairly common too for this particular issue. I had a copy with a perfect wrap top to bottom and it only got a 9.8. I also didn't see any defects on my former copy. Just craziness.. Must be the White Pages. Anyone else notice that books with white pages have been significantly selling for much more than "lesser" PQ? There seems to be a group of people who are pumping up white pages that it is the only thing that matters when it comes to buying. I've never seen such a huge increase % wise before...

Not just a babe-magnet, but also a dark knight magnet

Yeah I was thinking the same

Damn quick sale, congrats!

Times have changed with practically any collectible. Prices have gone through the roof even the ones that have none or small yearly growth. Yeah everyone has been saying Showcase 22 is due for a big jump, well this may be the big jump we are seeing. Sure, it's not as big as Marvel keys but it is something lol. It's a cool book and great to have if you're a fan of DC/Green Lantern, but if buying purely for investment, I would not recommend it. I'd rather stick with the household name Marvel key books for higher growth. That's just my opinion.

I need your x-ray vision Clark!

I dunno what's happening but for some reason I'm all of a sudden turned on

Was it somehow owned by the Invisible Woman at some point?

Well Batman is my numero uno favorite in DC and Spidey is my numero uno in Marvel. Because Batman #1 does not feature his 1st app and not even his origin and also Robin is on the cover, if we're basing this off without monetary value, I think I would choose AF 15. 1st app/origin story plus better cover. Oh and I do enjoy the storyline too! Now if this were Tec 27 instead of Bat 1, then it's a no contest for me and would pick Tec 27 without thinking twice.

Let's leave the spiderman cheerleaders out of the debate. It'll be bad enough when the 9.6 hits 4Mil and they start to profess that their 2.0 copy now should easily be worth 150-200K I have no problem with that.. As long as I can get $1 mil for my copy

This debate is posted in the Golden Age section.. Of course majority would pick Bat 1

Strong price I thought for the Showcase #22 CGC 6.5. Sold for $12,655

Book has been undervalued for years. It seems that there is more interest now since 2017.

Yup, actually five catalogs including this "Platinum" session book and the Promise one. I've been keeping too many of them over the years. Starting to pile up! This might help

Who is the better Conqueror? Starro > Kang

Since we're in this spirit, the doc and I will raise you to...

I'm not sure if he despises Robin, but I certainly do . Yeah, I got something from Heritage a couple days ago and I already knew it was their catalog. I just haven't opened it yet.

You called? I'm partially here since you crossed out the night . But I can see why Chicago Boy would choose AF 15 over Bat 1.. It's because Robin is in the cover so that would be a deduction of $1 mil on that 9.4 copy.

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I'd say 3.5

Are you guys done putting your tracking and/or punishment bids in yet?

Yeah, I know.. I was just messing with the whole sticker thing. I do understand that #11 is very rare in grades 9.0 and higher and sure the 9.0 price paid can be justified. It definitely set a new record price I believe and seeing how it beat out ASM #2 CGC 9.0, ASM #3 "9.2," and ASM #4 CGC 9.4 was definitely eye popping. A completist will surely try to win practically by any means to obtain the desired grade that fits their collection. I believe this was the case here with at least two of them.

I'm wondering if a 9.9 sold previously .. Don't really know how to value such a rarity!! Well, at least it beat out the Transformers #1 CGC 9.9 that sold earlier this year for $44k