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top 10 magazines in Overstreet?

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RedRaven

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If the top ten was determined by demand and price, then I would say yes.

 

Definitely, and easily.

Kind of thinking importance,not necessarily price.

 

Importance and price constitute a direct correlation unless we wish to pretend a meaning deeper than the nostalgic pop culture footprint these items command.

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lou_fine

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If the top ten was determined by demand and price, then I would say yes.

 

Definitely, and easily.

Kind of thinking importance,not necessarily price.

 

Well, if you are talking about what if in terms of Overstreet's Top 10, then it would be based entirely upon OS valuation only.

 

All of his other Top 10/ 20 lists and Top 100 GA list are based upon guide valuations only. :gossip:

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If the top ten was determined by demand and price, then I would say yes.

 

Definitely, and easily.

Kind of thinking importance,not necessarily price.

 

Importance and price constitute a direct correlation unless we wish to pretend a meaning deeper than the nostalgic pop culture footprint these items command.

 

Why "pretend"? It‘s misleading. There is value – and I rarely hink of things I collect in terms of "nostalic".

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oakman29

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If the top ten was determined by demand and price, then I would say yes.

 

Definitely, and easily.

Kind of thinking importance,not necessarily price.

 

Importance and price constitute a direct correlation unless we wish to pretend a meaning deeper than the nostalgic pop culture footprint these items command.

 

Why "pretend"? It‘s misleading. There is value – and I rarely hink of things I collect in terms of "nostalic".

Then you are missing out on the best thing about comics.

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divad

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Some of my faves:

 

American Splendor #1

Vampirella #1

Savage Tales #1

Web of Horror #2

Love & Rockets #1

Creepy #32

Vampirella #6

Creepy #15

Eerie #7

American Splendor #2, 3 & 5

 

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Ant-Man

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It took me a while, but I finally got around to the research.

 

Based on Overstreet standards (NM raw 9.2 values), Mickey Mouse Magazine rules the roost. I wanted to list every mag with a value of $500 and up, and every issue of this title fits the bill. With 1st appearances of such mainstays as Snow While, Pinocchio & Jiminy Cricket, it is a list unto itself.

 

For the rest, it was tougher than I expected. While some listings have the word "Magazine" in their title, Overstreet does not designate them as being magazine sized (some, in fact, are digests). While I did my best to include/exclude based purely on Overstreet descriptions, I will gladly listen to anyone who has first-hand information related to any issue that was mistakenly included/omitted from the list. And remember, this list only includes titles listed in Overstreet.

 

Since many of these books predate most of us, I've included the year of publication and some notes as to why it is valued as such.

 

2014 Rank Title

1 Wow Comics 1 (1936; 1st Will Eisner-a in comics)

2 Wow Comics 4 (1936; Fu Manchu, Popeye, Mandrake, Flash Gordon; Eisner-a)

3 Wow Comics 2 (1936; Fu Manchu, Popeye; Eisner-a)

4 Wow Comics 3 (1936; Fu Manchu, Popeye; Eisner-a)

5 Tops 1 (1949; large sized-magazine format; for the adult reader; rare)

6 Tops 2 (1949; large sized-magazine format; for the adult reader; rare)

7 Shock Illustrated 3 (1956; 100 known copies; bound & given away at E.C office)

8 Mad 24 (1955; 1st magazine issue)

9 Out Of This World Adventures 1 (1950; sci-fi pulp magazine w/32 page color-comic insert; Kubert-a)

10 Vampirella 1 (1969)

11 Eerie 1 (1965; B&W; low distribution; poor print quality; smaller size)

12 True Movie And Television 1 (1950; Part teenage magazine; Liz Taylor photo-c)

13 Out Of This World Adventures 2 (1951; sci-fi pulp magazine w/32 page color-comic insert; Kubert-a)

14 Mad 25 (1955)

15 Mad 30 (1956; 1st Alfred E. Neuman cover by Mingo)

16 True Movie And Television 2 (1950; Part teenage magazine; movie stars photo-c)

17 Mad 26 (1955)

17 Mad 27 (1955)

19 Blazing Combat 1 (1965)

19 Gothic Tales Of Love 1 (1975; scarce)

19 Gothic Tales Of Love 2 (1975; scarce)

19 Gothic Tales Of Love 3 (1975; scarce)

19 Pussycat 1 (1968; B&W reprints from Men's magazines; scarce)

19 Vampirella 3 (1969; low distribution)

25 Cracked 1 (1958)

25 From Here To Insanity 12 (1955; first/only? magazine-sized issue; Kirby-a)

25 Gothic Romances 1 (1974; scarce)

25 Sport Stars 1 (1946; half comic, half photo magazine; Tarzan/Johnny Weissmuller story)

25 Vampirella 113 (1988; 1st Harris issue; very low print run)

30 Teen-Age Romances 6 (1949; photo-c; part magazine; Baker-a)

31 Marvel Preview 7 (1976; Rocket Raccoon debut)

 

 

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Awesome and for sure! I'm trying to find.a nice copy now. And I agree about ML 4 & 7, and I don't know about top 10, but Witzend 1 & 2 are completely awesome.

 

I think Warrior #1 should be on the list with two big keys in this book "MM & V" it needs to be added on 2c

 

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Savage Tales 1 has to be on this list,

 

think marvel preview 4 & 7 should be and higher for sure as well. More important to me than most of these books.

 

Heck yeah (thumbs u

 

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While I fully expected both of the Marvel Preview issues to get big increases in the new Overstreet, only the Raccoon seems to have done so. Star-Lord still isn't valued high enough to crack the list I shared from 2014. Marvel Preview 7 showed the biggest gains in position and value from last year.

 

The columns did not move over from Excel very well, but the 2014 rank is first, followed by the 2015 rank (you can see Marvel Preview 7 moving from 31 to 16).

 

2014 Rank 2015 Rank Title

1 1 Wow Comics 1 (1936; 1st Will Eisner-a in comics)

2 2 Wow Comics 4 (1936; Fu Manchu, Popeye, Mandrake, Flash Gordon; Eisner-a)

3 3 Wow Comics 2 (1936; Fu Manchu, Popeye; Eisner-a)

4 4 Wow Comics 3 (1936; Fu Manchu, Popeye; Eisner-a)

5 5 Tops 1 (1949; large sized-magazine format; for the adult reader; rare)

6 6 Tops 2 (1949; large sized-magazine format; for the adult reader; rare)

7 7 Shock Illustrated 3 (1956; 100 known copies; bound & given away at E.C office)

8 8 Mad 24 (1955; 1st magazine issue)

9 9 Out Of This World Adventures 1 (1950; sci-fi pulp magazine w/32 page color-comic insert; Kubert-a)

11 10 Eerie 1 (1965; B&W; low distribution; poor print quality; smaller size)

10 10 Vampirella 1 (1969)

12 12 True Movie And Television 1 (1950; Part teenage magazine; Liz Taylor photo-c)

13 13 Out Of This World Adventures 2 (1951; sci-fi pulp magazine w/32 page color-comic insert; Kubert-a)

14 14 Mad 25 (1955)

15 15 Mad 30 (1956; 1st Alfred E. Neuman cover by Mingo)

31 16 Marvel Preview 7 (1976; Rocket Raccoon debut)

16 17 True Movie And Television 2 (1950; Part teenage magazine; movie stars photo-c)

17 18 Mad 26 (1955)

17 18 Mad 27 (1955)

19 20 Gothic Tales Of Love 1 (1975; scarce)

19 20 Gothic Tales Of Love 2 (1975; scarce)

19 20 Gothic Tales Of Love 3 (1975; scarce)

19 20 Pussycat 1 (1968; B&W reprints from Men's magazines; scarce)

19 24 Blazing Combat 1 (1965)

25 24 Cracked 1 (1958)

19 24 Vampirella 3 (1969; low distribution)

25 27 From Here To Insanity 12 (1955; first/only? magazine-sized issue; Kirby-a)

25 27 Gothic Romances 1 (1974; scarce)

25 29 Sport Stars 1 (1946; half comic, half photo magazine; Tarzan/Johnny Weissmuller story)

30 30 Teen-Age Romances 6 (1949; photo-c; part magazine; Baker-a)

25 30 Vampirella 113 (1988; 1st Harris issue; very low print run)

 

 

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