Affordable Silver Age Keys in High Grade...

[kryptonitecomics]

With limitations of 9.2 or better and $1000 or less, you're restricted to the minor SA keys. Ones that come to mind include Avengers 16 and 57, Strange Tales 135, Tales to Astonish 59, and the 1968 number ones (Hulk, Cap, Subby).

 

 

add Iron Man #1 to that list and how about Captain Marvel #1? I consider all of those 1968 #1's to be keys even if they are not on par with ASM#1, FF#1, AF#15 etc (thumbs u

You really think you can get a 9.2 Iron Man #1 for less than a thousand dollars?

 

 

I just bought this 9.2 white pager from the B/S/T a few days ago for $800

 

[tth2]

The original poster stated he might be willing to fork over as much as $1200, which would be enough to buy any of the 1968 Marvel number ones.

Can I just say that the idea of paying $1000 for a 9.2 copy of one of the 1968 "#1s" is more astounding to me than paying $1.1 million for a 9.6 AF 15?

[Boboset]

 

You could afford a 9.2 copy of Silver Surfer #4. That would be my top pick and I'm very surprised it hasn't been mentioned yet.

 

 

 

 

[ComicConnoisseur]

You could afford a 9.2 copy of Silver Surfer #4. That would be my top pick and I'm very surprised it hasn't been mentioned yet.

 

 

 

Classic cover! (thumbs u

[namisgr]

You could afford a 9.2 copy of Silver Surfer #4. That would be my top pick and I'm very surprised it hasn't been mentioned yet.

 

 

Because, despite being a really cool book with an awesome cover, it isn't a key.

[kryptonitecomics]

You could afford a 9.2 copy of Silver Surfer #4. That would be my top pick and I'm very surprised it hasn't been mentioned yet.

 

 

Because, despite being a really cool book with an awesome cover, it isn't a key.

 

+1

[Sanj Mitra]

How about TOS 57?

 

In the price range for grade and it is a first appearance.

 

[namisgr]

Even a 9.0 copy costs more than the budget of the OP.

[djpinkpanther67]

A couple of minor keys come to mind...

FF#52 in 9.2 MIGHT be around that price range

ASM #42 9.2-9.4

 

 

[mintcollector]

Hello,

 

This thread has been very helpful. I really appreciate all the advice. I would spend up to $1200 on a single comic by the way, but am more comfortable at $1000. I spend a lot on currency and coins and don't feel comfortable at this time spending a lot on comics.

 

I have however been buying some key bronze and silver age comics in high grade; here and there. I do like the 1968 #1's as well...

 

 

[Speedy-D]

Hello,

 

This thread has been very helpful. I really appreciate all the advice. I would spend up to $1200 on a single comic by the way, but am more comfortable at $1000. I spend a lot on currency and coins and don't feel comfortable at this time spending a lot on comics.

 

I have however been buying some key bronze and silver age comics in high grade; here and there. I do like the 1968 #1's as well...

 

$1,000/comic sounds like a lot to me!

[mintcollector]

Hello,

 

This thread has been very helpful. I really appreciate all the advice. I would spend up to $1200 on a single comic by the way, but am more comfortable at $1000. I spend a lot on currency and coins and don't feel comfortable at this time spending a lot on comics.

 

I have however been buying some key bronze and silver age comics in high grade; here and there. I do like the 1968 #1's as well...

 

$1,000/comic sounds like a lot to me!

 

Maybe I should have worded it better? I mean in context of buying key silver age comics in high grade. Compared to AF #15 or ASM #1 in high grade, $1000 isn't much.

[Speedy-D]

Hello,

 

This thread has been very helpful. I really appreciate all the advice. I would spend up to $1200 on a single comic by the way, but am more comfortable at $1000. I spend a lot on currency and coins and don't feel comfortable at this time spending a lot on comics.

 

I have however been buying some key bronze and silver age comics in high grade; here and there. I do like the 1968 #1's as well...

 

$1,000/comic sounds like a lot to me!

 

Maybe I should have worded it better? I mean in context of buying key silver age comics in high grade. Compared to AF #15 or ASM #1 in high grade, $1000 isn't much.

I'm just playing! The most I've ever paid for a comic is just over $600, which almost gave me heart palpitations.

[Boboset]

You could afford a 9.2 copy of Silver Surfer #4. That would be my top pick and I'm very surprised it hasn't been mentioned yet.

 

 

Because, despite being a really cool book with an awesome cover, it isn't a key.

 

+1

 

I'm fine with that. However, in terms of potential profit and importance to collectors, I don't think there is much, if any, difference between books like Iron Man #1 and Silver Surfer #4.

 

Now Silver Surfer #1 is a key and it fits well within the OPs budget.