A second Superman book found in the same Action 1 house...

[Hibou]

I only saw a mention of this story in CG... sorry if it was mentioned here.

 

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2013/06/man-finds-second-vintage-superman-comic-in-old-home-1st-comic-fetched-175k-at-auction/

 

I can't think of what issue this is and I'm guessing it only has a partial cover or coverless.

[Point Five]

“We know it’s a Superman issue, we just don’t know what issue,” Gonzalez, 35, said of the second comic. “I know it’s the one [of Superman] fighting with the dinosaurs.”

 

 

Doesn't sound like it can be one of the earliest issues, and if it's missing its cover or otherwise damaged (such that he doesn't know which issue...?) it is likely pretty near worthless.

 

 

[nearmint]

I just looked through the first 36 issues in the Archives, and there are no dinosaurs to be found.

[Speedy-D]

Dude,it's the one with Superman fighting the dinosaurs!!

[Hibou]

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What about Superman 4?

 

 

[Speedy-D]

I don't see any mention of dinosaurs in Superman 4. :shrug:

[circumstances]

time to tear down all the walls in that place. "there's gold in them thar walls!"

[VintageComics]

time to tear down all the walls in that place. "there's gold in them thar walls!"

 

He actually did that after finding the Action #1. Took down the rest of the walls. From what I heard, he didn't find any other comics so this is an interesting development.

 

I heard the story right from the dealer who consigned the book to Metro for Gonzalez.

[circumstances]

if he tore down all the walls after finding the action 1, and found nothing, and now he has discovered another golden age superman, that is interesting indeed.

[Timely]

Maybe this one was underneath the bathtub.

[G.A.tor]

DA told me more than one book was found....

[VintageComics]

DA told me more than one book was found....

 

Sorry, my mistake - DA said they found parts of one book but it wasn't a Superman book.

 

All of the books that were found were found in pieces - meaning they were taken apart to be used for insulation.

 

I don't remember exactly what book he said was found but it was something that wasn't very "big". They did have hopes that something else special turned up.

 

I then spoke to DA a week or two after Orlando and he told me no other books were found.

 

Maybe Gonzalez found more walls to open?

 

[gadzukes]

“We know it’s a Superman issue, we just don’t know what issue,” Gonzalez, 35, said of the second comic. “I know it’s the one [of Superman] fighting with the dinosaurs.”

 

 

 

He would have known the # of the issue but when he told his family that he'd found another Superman comic, a fight broke out and in the tug of war over the comic the section of the cover with the number got ripped to shreds.

[Vision75]

Maybe it was found in the rats' den. I hear rat chew enhances the value of comics :-)

[Ameri]

It was Superman 4

 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/14/second-superman-comic-david-gonzalez_n_3441791.html

[thirdgreenham]

I don't see any mention of dinosaurs in Superman 4. :shrug:

 

No, no, the earlier Superman #4.

[Point Five]

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What about Superman 4?

 

 

 

[VintageComics]

They're obviously finding the books in pieces since he's describing the Superman #4 from the inside story, sans cover.

 

 

[Hibou]

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What about Superman 4?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[DarrenSmith]

It was Superman 4

 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/14/second-superman-comic-david-gonzalez_n_3441791.html

 

I don't blame him for not selling it. After Comicconnect 10% then the Florida dealer taking 50% of the payout. He lost out on a lot of cash. Its pretty sad instead of telling the man to consign it to comicconnect the dealer decided he wanted 50% of the Action 1 sale.