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TOP 5 GRAILS - THAT YOU OWN

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tth2

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I'm missing OAAW #81... Metro has a bunch of nice copies, but overpriced imho.

Oh, since you called OAAW #83 the first appearance of Sgt. Rock, I figured you just didn't consider OAAW #81 to be a key.

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bigfiver69

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I'm missing OAAW #81... Metro has a bunch of nice copies, but overpriced imho.

 

Oh, since you called OAAW #83 the first appearance of Sgt. Rock, I figured you just didn't consider OAAW #81 to be a key.

 

OAAW #81 is still a very important issue, being the last 'prototype' before the full-blown Sgt. Rock appeared two issues later.

 

Overstreet has it wrong, though. #83 should be the highest priced issue, not #81, because #83 is the first de facto Rock story. It is also much, much harder to come by than #81.... and tougher to find in grade because of the black cover.

 

To me, #81 should be a $700 book in 9.0 whereas #83 should be a $2500 book in 9.0. Over the next couple of years, I expect #83 will take over as the top-dog DC war book.

 

All the same, I'm hoping to get a 6.0 - 7.0 copy of #81 sometime before the end of the year! grin.gif

 

Shep

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gonetoearth-migration

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I agree that OAAW #83 should be more valuable than OAAW #81 which is why i think its the most undervalued key book in Overstreet. Chris Pedrin's book 'The Big Five' gives a thorough and detailed explaination as to why OAAW #83 is the 1st app of Sgt.Rock and i think CGC now describe this as the 1st App on their label. thumbsup2.gif

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G.A.tor

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hello all...

finally got my "grail" (well, technically I don't have it yet, but payment is in the mail!)...

Detective 27, est fn/vf (being restored now, not the heritage one)

Batman 1 (cgc 5.0)

Action 7 restored vg/fn

Detective 35, restored cgc 5.5

All American 17, cgc 4.5 (soon to find its way to a new home) so I will replace with

Detective 33, cgc 4.5...

thanks

rick

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benz

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hello all...

finally got my "grail" (well, technically I don't have it yet, but payment is in the mail!)...

Detective 27, est fn/vf (being restored now, not the heritage one)

Batman 1 (cgc 5.0)

Action 7 restored vg/fn

Detective 35, restored cgc 5.5

All American 17, cgc 4.5 (soon to find its way to a new home) so I will replace with

Detective 33, cgc 4.5...

thanks

rick

rick, scans of the tec27? wow nice book thumbsup2.gif

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JJBEE2001

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Hello folks - I'm not sure if they're grails, but 3 books that I'm proud to own are:

 

1) Jet Aces # 1 CGC 9.2 Mile High copy. Highest (and only) graded copy

2) Jumbo Comics # 31. A Gerber "9" book, and I have 4 copies, including the highest graded copy (PGX 5.5)

3) Cyclone Comics # 1 ashcan. A true Gerber "10", only known copy. CGC 6.0

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Paratrooper

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here are some of my keys:

 

Amazing Spiderman #9, 25, 31, 42, Annual #1

Astonishing Tales #25

Avengers #10, 56 Annual #10

Batman #21

Blue Beetle v2 #1

Brave and The Bold #30

Caliber Presents #1

Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #28

Doctor Solar Man Of The Atom #1 (gold key)

Dracula Lives! #2

Green Lantern #40, 76

Lobo #1 (1st Black character to get own title-key in my book)

Marvel Premier #15

Marvel Preview #2 (1st origin of the Punisher)

Our Army At War #151

Real Fact Comics #6

Star Spangled War Stories #151

Superman #30 (1st Mxyztplk)

Superman #199 (Flash race)

 

I know some are minor keys but still nice

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ignimbrite

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Here are my top five (I have only been at this for two years now though)

 

Hulk #181 CGC 8.5

Werewolf by Night #32 CGC 9.6

Brave and the Bold #28 CGC 4.0

Green Lantern v2 #1 (Silver Age) CGC 4.0

Blue Beetle v2 #1 CGC 9.2 (this one is probably my favourite)

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Comicdey

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Still Holding...but looking at a CGC ME Ghost Rider Issues in High Grade......probably still won't bump this group........

 

Top 5 Grails

 

Supersnipe V1#8 VF/NM unrestored Raw

Planet #1 F/VF or better restored Raw

Action #30 VF+ or better unrestored Raw

Brave and the Bold #34 VF+ unrestored Raw

TOS 39 VF+ unrestored Raw

 

Borderline Grails

 

Army Navy 5 CGC 8.0 Crippen Copy

Supersnipe Run.................

Zoot 15 CGC 8.5 on it's way.

Zoot 14 CGC 9.0 Slight (P)

Zoot 14 8.5 Raw

Zoot 10 9.0 Raw

All Star #9 Fine+ raw

All Star #5 CGC 7.0 Slight (P)

Amazing Fantasy 15 raw

Amazing Spiderman 1 raw

Fantastic Four 1 raw

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JJBEE2001

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Forgive me if you've seen 1 or 2 of these in other threads, but since my latest grail arrived today, I thought I'd post them all together.

 

Jet Aces #1, CGC 9.2, highest (and only) graded copy. Also my first Mile High book:

JetAces1Front.jpg

 

Blue Bolt V7 #5, a Gerber "white space" book:

BlueBolt.jpg

 

Adventure Comics #37, CGC 5.0, highest-graded Unrestored copy:

Adventure375.jpg

 

Jumbo Comics #31, PGX 5.5, Gerber 9, highest-graded copy:

Copy3Ebay8-7-06.jpg

 

Cyclone Comics #1 ashcan, CGC 6.0, Gerber 10, only known copy:

Cyclone1.jpg

 

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