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I think he paid an additional 25k for the rest of the run.

If I remember correctly (and I can check the catalogs later) the 1 sold in a single lot and then many of the other Daredevils were sold in a group lot. I've never seen any of the early ones come up for sale.

That's as close to the #1 as I've seen in many years.

Some thoughts, even thought I think the whole line of questioning is He didn't make the many (many!) savvy purchases he's made over the years by being a big dummy. Transporting books like the Church Actions to get graded carries significant risk. Realistically even taking it out to photograph it would carry significant risk. And why? To show off? If he is concerned that other people know he has the best copies of all the best books- mission accomplished Also, keep in mind he would have been at the top of the usual suspects list when all of these other copies of Action #1 originally surfaced. He would have had the opportunity to upgrade if there were a better copy presented (see- the Allentown Detective #27)

Daredevil #162 Steve Ditko CGC 9.8 Punisher Limited Series #1 CGC 9.6 Mike Zeck Punisher Limited Series #2 CGC 9.8 Mike Zeck Punisher Limited Series #3 CGC 9.8 Mike Zeck Punisher Limited Series #4 CGC 9.8 Mike Zeck Punisher #10 CGC 9.8 Daredevil Crossover Marvel Team-Up CGC 9.8 Daredevil Spider-Man

I've written up some other info on the book: The Most Valuable Comic Books In the World (spoiler: it's #1)

The 25 has come up for sale.

Total graded copies filled in. Title Issue # Average Grade Total Universal Graded Total Graded date Action Comics 1 4.1 41 71 1938/6/1 Detective Comics 27 4.86 32 68 1939/5 Superman 1 2.48 60 147 1939/7 All American Comics 16 4.66 24 54 1940/7 Batman 1 3.43 115 261 1940/3 Marvel Comics 1 4.48 28 61 1939/11 Action Comics 7 3.5 29 46 1938/12 Captain America Comics 1 5.02 80 165 1941/3 Pep Comics 22 3.59 17 27 1941/12 Action Comics 10 3.69 18 37 1939/3 All Star Comics 8 3.82 122 173 1941/12 Detective Comics 31 3.09 50 89 1939/9 Whiz 2 3.55 25 52 1940/2 Detective Comics 29 4.04 39 63 1939/7 Flash Comics 1 4.15 42 81 1940/1 Detective Comics 33 3.84 53 91 1939/11 Action Comics 2 4.4 20 40 1938/7 archie comics 1 3.33 45 63 1942/11 Detective Comics 35 3.12 45 85 1940/1 More Fun 52 4.21 20 46 1940/2 

Interim stats-gathering for a visualization I'm going to do of this data. Title Issue # Average Grade Total Universal Graded Total Graded date Action Comics 1 4.1 41 1938/6/1 Detective Comics 27 4.86 32 1939/5 Superman 1 2.48 60 1939/7 All American Comics 16 4.66 24 1940/7 Batman 1 3.43 115 1940/3 Marvel Comics 1 4.48 28 1939/11 Action Comics 7 3.5 29 1938/12 Captain America Comics 1 5.02 80 1941/3 Pep Comics 22 3.59 17 1941/12 Action Comics 10 3.69 18 1939/3 All Star Comics 8 3.82 122 1941/12 Detective Comics 31 3.09 50 1939/9 Whiz 2 3.55 25 1940/2 Detective Comics 29 4.04 39 1939/7 Flash Comics 1 4.15 42 1940/1 Detective Comics 33 3.84 53 1939/11 Action Comics 2 4.4 20 1938/7 archie comics 1 3.33 45 1942/11 Detective Comics 35 3.12 45 1940/1 More Fun 52 4.21 20 1940/2

Ending way earlier than I remembered!

There are a ton of Batman #1. It's still surprisingly low average. It's abundant in high grade though. Books CGC Label CGC Total Avg. Grade 10 9.9 9.8 9.6 9.4 9.2 9.0 8.5 8.0 7.5 7.0 6.5 6.0 5.5 5.0 4.5 4.0 3.5 3.0 2.5 2.0 1.8 1.5 1.0 0.5 Batman 1 (Spring 1940,D.C. Comics) Universal 115 3.43 1 2 3 5 2 3 4 2 4 6 3 10 7 5 9 8 7 10 9 15

The average (!!!) grade for Superman #1 is 2.48. Detective #27? 4.86 Action #1? 4.10 Marvel Comics #1? 4.48 Cap #1? 5.02 Batman #1? 3.48 (from a very high number)

There are about as many total copies of Detective #27 as there are unrestored copies of Superman #1. Superman #1 is, without a doubt the toughest major GA key in mid to high grade. It disappears over 6.0.

A Superman #1 in 6.5 (there isn't one) would be alone as 3rd highest graded. And there aren't a bunch of raw high grade copies that I know about. There's the one that made the Church copy irrelevant and then... I've never heard about another high grade copy. They may be out there, but no one has ever talked to me about one.

There's also the top end being IMPOSSIBLE pushing prices up I wrote this today about the Heritage Superman #1

bump bump

Wow. Great copy.

One "buyer" "bought" all of these and didn't pay. You can buy them instead! Tales of Suspense #73 CGC 9.0 Twin Cities Pedigree Tales of Suspense #62 CGC 8.5 Savannah Pedigree Captain America 102 CGC 9.0 John Fantucchio Pedigree Avengers #26 CGC 9.4 Boston Pedigree

Ending today!

I continue to sell things! Buy all the things! Avengers #37 CGC 9.4 Twin Cities Pedigree The Mighty Thor 338 2nd Beta Ray Bill CGC 9.8 Walt Simonson The Mighty Thor 339 Beta Ray Bill CGC 9.8 Walt Simonson The Mighty Thor 340 CGC 9.6 Walt Simonson The Mighty Thor 341 CGC 9.8 Walt Simonson The Mighty Thor 342 CGC 9.8 Walt Simonson The Mighty Thor 343 CGC 9.6 Walt Simonson The Mighty Thor 344 CGC 9.6 Walt Simonson 1st Malekith The Mighty Thor 345 CGC 9.8 Walt Simonson The Mighty Thor 346 CGC 9.8 Walt Simonson The Mighty Thor 347 CGC 9.6 Walt Simonson The Mighty Thor 348 CGC 9.6 Walt Simonson The Mighty Thor 349 CGC 9.6 Walt Simonson The Mighty Thor 350 CGC 9.8 Walt Simonson Hawkeye Limited Series #1 Avengers CGC 9.8 Hawkeye Limited Series #2 Avengers CGC 9.6 Hawkeye Limited Series #3 Avengers CGC 9.8 Hawkeye Limited Series #4 Avengers CGC 9.8 Iron Man 17 CGC 9.0 1st Midas Madame Masque

Superman #1

Working on it right now... I'm initially struck by how many of the Golden Age books are in two collections.

Oh, I'll do that, for sure.