Rarest SA book

[Bo_Hogg]

 

 

This is what I believe to be the rarest silver age book. There are only 2 in the census. This is the only one I have ever seen. And while it only guides for $80 in NM, it sells for over $4000 in unslabbed 6.0. Just look on page 145 in the current Overstreet under Batman prell shampoo premium

[silverweb]

So rare, you can't even see the picture!

[Scrooge]

Oh snap, do something instead of laughing.

 

Here's the book he posted -

 

 

[silverweb]

Thanks for helping on the picture. Guess I should sell my ASM 1 and grab one of these bad boys!

 

 

[Silver]

Wonder if Ian has one of those?

 

 

[rob_allan]

Oh snap, do something instead of laughing.

 

Here's the book he posted -

 

 

Where's the rest of it?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-Rob-

[stoutguru-migration]

I didn't even know that existed

[fc]

how did one originally acquire that back in the day? the OP mentions a shampoo

brand. did one send in labels and get it by mail?

[comicparadox]

Once again, the concept of "perceived rarity" vs. "does anyone care desirability"...

[fantastic_four]

Wonder if Ian has one of those?

 

 

He only made an effort to buy newsstand releases didn't he? Doesn't mean he didn't get a copy of this along the way anyway.

 

Where did this thing get distributed? I find it weird to include non-newsstand releases in rarity discussions.

[Silver Surfer]

Did it come in a Bazooka Joe gum wrapper?

[G.A.tor]

I for one don't consider premiums, mail aways, give aways, etc as anything other than a novelty... probably the reason it is rare is that folks either don't know about it, or don't care about it as far as adding to their "collection" ...

 

but for the premium collector, maybe this is a grail

but to call it the "rarest" SA book is a joke, as many don't even consider it (thumbs u

[jimjum12]

The last time I checked Ian's thread, I got the impression he was heavily into premiums. GOD BLESS...

 

-jimbo(a friend of jesus) (thumbs u

[JohnT]

The last time I checked Ian's thread, I got the impression he was heavily into premiums. GOD BLESS...

 

-jimbo(a friend of jesus) (thumbs u

 

Yep, me too.

[showcase22gr1959]

Cool indeed. It will stay rare unless there is a stash of these puppies lurking somewhere. Very speculative.

[bronzilla]

Cool Book!! Welcome to the boards!

[Bo_Hogg]

I dont know who this Ian is. But I am not Ian. I am new to the collectors society and I only collect rare comics. Almost all my books are golden age. The jokers practical jokes is one of the few silver age books I have.

[rjpb]

Ian Levine is a DC completist who used to post here. Put his name in the search function and numerous threads about and by him will pop up.

 

Never seen the Batman premium before - very cool!

 

While some collectors are dismissive of odd sized giveaways and the like and only consider newstand comics in their collecting criteria, and therefore think that any comments concerning the rarity of such should be qualified, many here think premuims and giveaways are a fascinating part of comics history.

 

Welcome to the boards, and don't mind what may seem like a little hazing.

[tth2]

The last time I checked Ian's thread, I got the impression he was heavily into premiums. GOD BLESS...

 

-jimbo(a friend of jesus) (thumbs u

 

Yep, me too.

Ian collected anything and everything that was printed by DC.

[porcupine48]

 

I think it is very cool.Wish we could see the interior...