Which Are The "Best" Neal Adams Batman Issues To Get And Hold On To?

[Matches Malone-migration]

Greetings! Which would you say are the best slabbed Neal Adams Batman / 'Tec issues (covers and / or interior art) to get and hold on to?

 

By "best," I guess that I mean the most sought-after, toughest to find in high grade, collectable, rare, just plain cool and whatever else you think would make an issue a good thing.

 

I'm starting a display / hobby room and, being a big Neal Adams fan, I want to start with issues that I can justify (if necessary...) to my wife as being fun investments. I'd appreciate your advice.

 

Thanks for sharing your knowledge!

 

-MM

[Dark Knight]

Bat 227

[JohnT]

This is becoming the comic investment boards.

 

Seriously, go for what looks best to you.

[thedude]

for me, the keepers would be.

 

Batman #227, 232, 244, 251

Detective Comics #395, 400, 402, 407

[paperheart]

This is becoming the comic investment boards.

 

yes, wish JC was around to dispense some advice

[Norrin_Radd]

This belongs in the Bronze forum.

 

 

That being said, Batman 227, 232 and Detective 400 are the keys.

[dover]

This is becoming the comic investment boards.

 

Seriously, go for what looks best to you.

 

or collect them all!

[tth2]

This is becoming the comic investment boards.

 

Seriously, go for what looks best to you.

I guess this might be a good indication that we really are in a bubble and it's getting set to burst.

[dover]

sit back and watch the census fill out more and more...look at 251, why is there any beleif that every other issue will not fill to similar amounts, especially with pressing available to the common collector.

 

way to many high grade collections sitting in storage, raw, high grade beauties. Did you hear how the Mass copies of Tec / Batman were put away and forgotten? They only became available when they were remembered.

[Matches Malone-migration]

Sweet, guys. Keep it coming!

 

And I'm sorry, if this belongs in the Bronze section, I hope that a Mod will move it over...

[DarkKnightReturns]

This is becoming the comic investment boards.

 

Seriously, go for what looks best to you.

I guess this might be a good indication that we really are in a bubble and it's getting set to burst.

 

Yep. Seems that way. A lot of new topics lately are asking what to invest in. Seems a lot of people are not collecting but hoarding to sell for profit in the future. Good luck

[Matches Malone-migration]

Must a collector and investor be mutually exclusive?...

 

At any rate, thanks for all of the suggestion so far!

[DarkKnightReturns]

Must a collector and investor be mutually exclusive? I'm thinking about investing in what I collect, and trying to find the smartest way to go about that, is all.

 

Of course not.

[kimik]

Here are my picks

 

Batman

#217 - cool cover and tough in high grade

#221 - another classic cover that is tough to find in high grade

#222 - I don't care for the Beatles, but the book has high demand as a result

#227 - Classic cover swipe of Tec #31

#232 - 1st Appearance of Ras Al Ghul

#234 - 1st Modern Two-Face

#237 - Reaper cover and story

#243 & #244 - Wicked Ras Al Ghul storyline

#251 - Classic Joker cover & story

 

Detective Comics

#395 - 1st Adams Batman story art and very tough in high grade

#400 - 1st Man-Bat

#402 - tough in high grade

#405 - tough in high grade plus 1st League of Assassins

#411 - 1st Talia and 1st mention of her father (Ras Al Ghul)

[Zonker]

To make this thread fit in this forum, I'll add Brave & Bold #79 to the list. (thumbs u

[Matches Malone-migration]

Sorry, I previously edited one of my posts so that I wouldn't have sounded argumentative...

 

How about Batman #200? A good book to own?

 

 

 

 

[Zonker]

How about Batman #200? A good book to own?

 

 

 

 

Personally, I don't care much for #200. Adams only did the cover... the interior art is sub-par, and the story itself, while better than many pre-1970 Batman scripts, is still somewhat

[Matches Malone-migration]

How about Batman #200? A good book to own?

 

 

 

 

Personally, I don't care much for #200. Adams only did the cover... the interior art is sub-par, and the story itself, while better than many pre-1970 Batman scripts, is still somewhat

 

Thanks!

[kimik]

How about Batman #200? A good book to own?

 

 

 

 

Personally, I don't care much for #200. Adams only did the cover... the interior art is sub-par, and the story itself, while better than many pre-1970 Batman scripts, is still somewhat

 

The cover is sub-par as well, like his first few Tec issues. Stick with the good stuff and you can't go wrong. (thumbs u

[Matches Malone-migration]

Thanks, kimik!