Sqeggs Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 This is my 1st post here. I'm in the club as well. Nice copy! (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmoretoys Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 Thx! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne-Tec Posted June 26, 2014 Author Share Posted June 26, 2014 This is my 1st post here. I'm in the club as well. Nice copy! (thumbs u +1 Looks great for the assigned grade! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne-Tec Posted June 26, 2014 Author Share Posted June 26, 2014 I can't believe somebody bought the bound edition and ripped it apart to create this monstrosity just to try to make a couple bucks. Wait, maybe I can actually. -J. Whether it be to for the purpose of sale or for the purpose of separating the copy of Batman #1 from the rest of the pack, I can see a number of reasons for doing so. While bound-volumes are cool, and often a cool piece of history, you can't enjoy them the same way you could a slabbed book. Frequent handling (flipping through pages) is not "good" for paper aged over seven decades. But even beyond the preservation factors, slabbing the book individually is great for presentation. From a content standpoint, Batman #1 is very different from subsequent issues. The psychological depth and darkness of the Joker is greatly reduced by the time of Batman #2 -- let alone following issues. So beyond the obvious appeal of it being a "No. 1" with historical first appearances, Batman #1 is simply different in both tone and content from the rest of the run. Hence, there is good reason to remove it from a bound-volume to appreciate it individually. (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woowoo Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 Here is mine Still cant get it to load from photbucket http://s1373.photobucket.com/user/bdww37/media/Batman-1_zps984fd9e4.jpg.html#/user/bdww37/media/Batman-1_zps984fd9e4.jpg.html?&_suid=140374846712504396036615579011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne-Tec Posted June 26, 2014 Author Share Posted June 26, 2014 Here is mine Still cant get it to load from photbucket http://s1373.photobucket.com/user/bdww37/media/Batman-1_zps984fd9e4.jpg.html#/user/bdww37/media/Batman-1_zps984fd9e4.jpg.html?&_suid=140374846712504396036615579011 Here ya go... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woowoo Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 Thats it Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne-Tec Posted June 26, 2014 Author Share Posted June 26, 2014 (edited) Members of the Batman #1 club as of 6/25/14. *9 CGC universal copies, 2 CGC NG universal copies, 6 CGC restored copies and 5 raw copies. CGC Universal: 4.0 (CRM/OW) Bunky Brian (28) 3.5 (OW/W) G.A.tor (12) 3.5 (CRM/OW) sarte (10) 3.0 (OW/W) Bunky Brian (28) 2.5 (OW/W) Shortspanishguy (32) 2.5 (OW) Dark Knight (15) 2.5 (CRM/OW) Racer-X (1) 2.0 (OW/W) Primetime (4) 1.8 (OW/W) Bunky Brian (28) NG Coverless, missing 1st wrap (Brittle) BaltimoreLauren (1) NG 22nd page (OW/W) Irish75 (27) CGC Restored: 7.5 (OW/W)--Moderate (P); Xavier Logan (5) 7.0 (OW)--Moderate (P); ciorac (2) 6.0 (CRM/OW)--Moderate (P); RedFury (2) 5.5 (OW)--Extensive (P); goldenacase (14) 5.0 Extensive (P); 50AE_DE (9) 0.5 (CRM/OW)--Slight (A); WayneTec (1) Raw Copies: batman_fan (1) AnkurJ (3) BitterOldMan (4) Ihcomics (4) woowoo (33) Edited June 26, 2014 by Wayne-Tec Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woowoo Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 Page 1 and 2 the Bats have no dot before the 1. Does that count? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaydogrules Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 I can't believe somebody bought the bound edition and ripped it apart to create this monstrosity just to try to make a couple bucks. Wait, maybe I can actually. -J. Whether it be to for the purpose of sale or for the purpose of separating the copy of Batman #1 from the rest of the pack, I can see a number of reasons for doing so. While bound-volumes are cool, and often a cool piece of history, you can't enjoy them the same way you could a slabbed book. Frequent handling (flipping through pages) is not "good" for paper aged over seven decades. But even beyond the preservation factors, slabbing the book individually is great for presentation. From a content standpoint, Batman #1 is very different from subsequent issues. The psychological depth and darkness of the Joker is greatly reduced by the time of Batman #2 -- let alone following issues. So beyond the obvious appeal of it being a "No. 1" with historical first appearances, Batman #1 is simply different in both tone and content from the rest of the run. Hence, there is good reason to remove it from a bound-volume to appreciate it individually. (thumbs u Content wise you are correct but considering that every issue from that bound volume is in that auction I don't believe the seller's intention in butchering a perfectly fine and well preserved bound volume was quite so well intentioned . And to make matters worse, the books don't even present nicely in slab. Yech. -J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne-Tec Posted June 26, 2014 Author Share Posted June 26, 2014 Content wise you are correct but considering that every issue from that bound volume is in that auction I don't believe the seller's intention in butchering a perfectly fine and well preserved bound volume was quite so well intentioned . And to make matters worse, the books don't even present nicely in slab. Yech. -J. I believe it presents better in the slab than it would within the bound-volume, but that's a matter of personal preference. One of the many cool things about Batman #1 is, as I said before, how different it is from the rest of the run. Many incorrectly believe that the Batman stories became soft after the introduction of Robin -- but the Joker stories in Batman #1 are easily the darkest of the Golden Age. Pre-Robin Tec stories (the last of which was actually printed in Batman #1) may have had that gothic theme, but the Joker stories in Batman #1 were psychological and surprisingly dark for a book that sports such a bright, positive front cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciorac Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 This is my 1st post here. I'm in the club as well. Nice copy! (thumbs u indeed it is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciorac Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 Here is mine Still cant get it to load from photbucket http://s1373.photobucket.com/user/bdww37/media/Batman-1_zps984fd9e4.jpg.html#/user/bdww37/media/Batman-1_zps984fd9e4.jpg.html?&_suid=140374846712504396036615579011 Here ya go... Beautiful book Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primetime Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 I would expect a smattering of Bill's posts in this thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne-Tec Posted June 26, 2014 Author Share Posted June 26, 2014 I would expect a smattering of Bill's post in this thread Bill has good taste. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne-Tec Posted June 27, 2014 Author Share Posted June 27, 2014 This thread needs a... There is a Batman #1 CGC Restored 0.5, missing back cover, copy in CL's focused auction ending in a little less than two days. http://www.comiclink.com/auctions/item.asp?back=%2Fauctions%2Fpreview%2Easp%3Fcode%3D2014june%26session%3D2%23Item%5F1016473&id=1016473 It's currently at $4,095. Any guesses as to how much it will close for? Does anyone know the final hammer on this one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciorac Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 This thread needs a... There is a Batman #1 CGC Restored 0.5, missing back cover, copy in CL's focused auction ending in a little less than two days. http://www.comiclink.com/auctions/item.asp?back=%2Fauctions%2Fpreview%2Easp%3Fcode%3D2014june%26session%3D2%23Item%5F1016473&id=1016473 It's currently at $4,095. Any guesses as to how much it will close for? Does anyone know the final hammer on this one? $7222 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mysterio Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 For those of us who didn't follow the original bound volume, what did that sell for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaydogrules Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 This thread needs a... There is a Batman #1 CGC Restored 0.5, missing back cover, copy in CL's focused auction ending in a little less than two days. http://www.comiclink.com/auctions/item.asp?back=%2Fauctions%2Fpreview%2Easp%3Fcode%3D2014june%26session%3D2%23Item%5F1016473&id=1016473 It's currently at $4,095. Any guesses as to how much it will close for? Does anyone know the final hammer on this one? $7222 An ok result on the number one. But a bit of a whiff on the others that were torn from the same bound volume. -J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larryw7 Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 I need to join this club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
