Frisco Larson Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 (edited) I was looking thru a few books today and was surprised by how much The Batman had changed in just the first year! Pics in order from Action #12, cover of Detective #32 and last Batman story page of Detective #36. I don't think I'd ever done a side-by-side comparison before. Edited October 7, 2022 by Frisco Larson Primetime, Larryw7, Point Five and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lou_fine Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 On 10/6/2022 at 7:33 PM, woowoo said: If it was this 3.0 and went up to a 4.5 why does the 3.0 not have the letter S after the word Detective That's because you are thinking of 2 different copies here. One is the 3.0 graded copy that got bumped up to a 3.5 and the second one is a CGC 4.5 graded copy with the "S" mark that got bumped up to a 5.0 graded copy. Primetime, woowoo and Dark Knight 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ameri Posted October 8, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted October 8, 2022 28,30,32,34 (even numbers are a lot less expensive) Gotham Kid, Ltpink2002, mwotka and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gotham Kid Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 (edited) On 10/8/2022 at 3:45 AM, Ameri said: 28,30,32,34 (even numbers are a lot less expensive) 28 not in blue your copy would it be a blue label in that grade would easily be an 80k book Edited October 8, 2022 by Gotham Kid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Frisco Larson Posted October 8, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted October 8, 2022 It seems that in unrestored, complete condition, even numbers are all I've been able to acquire since I sold off my original stash in the late 90s. mwotka, Gotham Kid, Larryw7 and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post podboy66 Posted October 13, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted October 13, 2022 just got this one in the mail.... Gotham Kid, Phill the Governor, Chief1332 and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Knight Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 That's a beauty!!! Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quicksilver Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 On 10/13/2022 at 6:48 PM, podboy66 said: just got this one in the mail.... My old copy…congrats ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dark Knight Posted October 19, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted October 19, 2022 Just sold at Weiss Auctions today for $39k without the 18% bp Primetime, Frisco Larson, lhcomics and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primetime Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 On 10/19/2022 at 4:43 PM, Dark Knight said: Just sold at Weiss Auctions today for $39k without the 18% bp sounds about right around FMV. Dark Knight and Frisco Larson 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lou_fine Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 On 10/19/2022 at 4:51 PM, Primetime said: sounds about right around FMV. Any guesses as to what this copy would grade out to if certified and slabbed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D84 Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 The spine is split half way up, so I'd say 1.8 to 2.0, but a really nice presenting copy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lou_fine Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 On 10/21/2022 at 11:12 AM, D84 said: The spine is split half way up, so I'd say 1.8 to 2.0, but a really nice presenting copy. I was thinking something like 1.5 to 1.8 myself after some "prep work" to get rid of some of the waves, with that sizable split the biggest problem. D84 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D84 Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 On 10/21/2022 at 1:51 PM, lou_fine said: I was thinking something like 1.5 to 1.8 myself after some "prep work" to get rid of some of the waves, with that sizable split the biggest problem. The reason I didn't go as low as 1.5 is the spine is still partially together. I've seen comics present as nice as this one with the cover completely split get a 1.5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lhcomics Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 On 10/21/2022 at 4:07 PM, D84 said: The reason I didn't go as low as 1.5 is the spine is still partially together. I've seen comics present as nice as this one with the cover completely split get a 1.5. I say 3.0 and it should look really nice after dry cleaned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor K Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 (edited) So 46,000. That is high. I suppose maybe after some cleaning and flattening it's not too high. I just found the lot, # 1205. Couldn't save the photos but it's really not that bad and that doesn't look like a spine split, just the cover half detached. It is described as spine split but from that pic to me it looks like just the cover. It looks like the cover has some really strong and bright color too. Not bad. https://www.weissauctions.com/Online-Catalogs.aspx#/sales/100443/lots?filter=all&sort=perf_current_value_desc better link - https://www.weissauctions.com/Online-Catalogs.aspx#/sales/100443/lots/20504113 Edited October 22, 2022 by Professor K better link Gotham Kid 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D84 Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 On 10/22/2022 at 10:56 AM, lhcomics said: I say 3.0 and it should look really nice after dry cleaned. Sorry, but not with half the spine split. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor K Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 On 10/22/2022 at 11:56 AM, lhcomics said: I say 3.0 and it should look really nice after dry cleaned. On 10/22/2022 at 2:49 PM, D84 said: Sorry, but not with half the spine split. You definitely know more than me about these but if you could look at the last photo in the auction link. Are the pages split or just the cover? https://www.weissauctions.com/Online-Catalogs.aspx#/sales/100443/lots/20504113 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Knight Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 Looks 2.0/2.5 to me. Sold for fmv in my opinion. Gotham Kid 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lou_fine Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 (edited) On 10/22/2022 at 11:18 AM, Professor K said: So 46,000. That is high. I suppose maybe after some cleaning and flattening it's not too high. On 10/22/2022 at 2:12 PM, Dark Knight said: Looks 2.0/2.5 to me. Sold for fmv in my opinion. Well, from the $39K winning hammer bid, it would work out to somewhere between $44K to $46K depending upon both your method of payment and timing of your bid. I guess this would be FMV since I still remember a CGC 3.0 graded copy selling for $66,010 in a CC Event Auction back in the Spring of 2017. Not sure about the possible grade of 2.5 since without having the actual book in hand, but it would be pretty tough for me to see the difference between equivalent graded CGC 2.5 copies from strictuly a visual POV even if my life depended upon it: I guess the CVA/QES superior quality sticker must have fallen off this copy of Action Comics 1. Now, this is an example of a rare HTF low grade beauty that I'll take all day long any day of the week for under $200 or thereabouts. Edited October 23, 2022 by lou_fine Professor K 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
