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Rarest of the rare???

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ascher45

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As is common knowledge Action Comics #1 and Detective Comics #27 are the two of the most valuable comics in existence. My question is whether or not there are less mainstream books that may not be equivalent in value but are as scarce or scarcer and more desirable?

 

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What are some of the scarcest books out there?

 

There are books from all ages that are scarcer than Action 1 or Detective 27, including comics printed in the last 10 years. A lot of those are artificially rare though, printed in tiny quantities.

 

As for Golden Age comics, there are quite a few issues with less than 5 known copies. Many obscure romance comics, offbeat early superhero issues, Canadian Whites, ashcans and other oddities are exceptionally hard to find. Some of the most desired rarities were published by a company called Centaur, and featured early work by a lot of comic greats (like Bill Everett in the example below). Certain issues are VERY hard to find, with some having less than 20 known copies. Here is one of mine. I think I have seen two copies for sale, including this one, and I think Gator estimated maybe 15-25 known.

 

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What are some of the scarcest books out there?

 

There are books from all ages that are scarcer than Action 1 or Detective 27, including comics printed in the last 10 years. A lot of those are artificially rare though, printed in tiny quantities.

 

As for Golden Age comics, there are quite a few issues with less than 5 known copies. Many obscure romance comics, offbeat early superhero issues, Canadian Whites, ashcans and other oddities are exceptionally hard to find. Some of the most desired rarities were published by a company called Centaur, and featured early work by a lot of comic greats (like Bill Everett in the example below). Certain issues are VERY hard to find, with some having less than 20 known copies. Here is one of mine. I think I have seen two copies for sale, including this one, and I think Gator estimated maybe 15-25 known.

 

amf4_zpsf603ace3.jpg

 

Junk.

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What are some of the scarcest books out there?

 

There are books from all ages that are scarcer than Action 1 or Detective 27, including comics printed in the last 10 years. A lot of those are artificially rare though, printed in tiny quantities.

 

As for Golden Age comics, there are quite a few issues with less than 5 known copies. Many obscure romance comics, offbeat early superhero issues, Canadian Whites, ashcans and other oddities are exceptionally hard to find. Some of the most desired rarities were published by a company called Centaur, and featured early work by a lot of comic greats (like Bill Everett in the example below). Certain issues are VERY hard to find, with some having less than 20 known copies. Here is one of mine. I think I have seen two copies for sale, including this one, and I think Gator estimated maybe 15-25 known.

 

amf4_zpsf603ace3.jpg

 

What a cool book. :applause:

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What are some of the scarcest books out there?

 

There are books from all ages that are scarcer than Action 1 or Detective 27, including comics printed in the last 10 years. A lot of those are artificially rare though, printed in tiny quantities.

 

As for Golden Age comics, there are quite a few issues with less than 5 known copies. Many obscure romance comics, offbeat early superhero issues, Canadian Whites, ashcans and other oddities are exceptionally hard to find. Some of the most desired rarities were published by a company called Centaur, and featured early work by a lot of comic greats (like Bill Everett in the example below). Certain issues are VERY hard to find, with some having less than 20 known copies. Here is one of mine. I think I have seen two copies for sale, including this one, and I think Gator estimated maybe 15-25 known.

 

amf4_zpsf603ace3.jpg

 

Junk.

 

It's an old scan. I traded it for a stack of first Squirrel Girls.

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What are some of the scarcest books out there?

 

There are books from all ages that are scarcer than Action 1 or Detective 27, including comics printed in the last 10 years. A lot of those are artificially rare though, printed in tiny quantities.

 

As for Golden Age comics, there are quite a few issues with less than 5 known copies. Many obscure romance comics, offbeat early superhero issues, Canadian Whites, ashcans and other oddities are exceptionally hard to find. Some of the most desired rarities were published by a company called Centaur, and featured early work by a lot of comic greats (like Bill Everett in the example below). Certain issues are VERY hard to find, with some having less than 20 known copies. Here is one of mine. I think I have seen two copies for sale, including this one, and I think Gator estimated maybe 15-25 known.

 

amf4_zpsf603ace3.jpg

 

Junk.

 

It's an old scan. I traded it for a stack of first Squirrel Girls.

 

(worship) in five years you can use them to start a fire.

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Not that I am trying to usurp Blowie's job but check these threads out. Same topic.

 

http://boards.collectors-society.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=2077836

 

http://boards.collectors-society.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=2077836

 

http://boards.collectors-society.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=8058260

 

http://boards.collectors-society.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=4437649&fpart=1

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When Metropolis Comics chimes in, now that must be one rare book! Congrats October.

Here's one i just recently picked up: Super-Mystery Comics v6 #1 (When Gerber was putting the journals together it's one of a few books he could not find a copy of by publication. It's an 8 on the journals availability scale(11-20 est to exist). I know the internet has changed some of his estimations since the Journals were published, but i have been hunting this one for a while. I feel he was spot on.Super-MysteryComicsv61_zpsfd3a6897.jpg

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What are some of the scarcest books out there?

 

There are books from all ages that are scarcer than Action 1 or Detective 27, including comics printed in the last 10 years. A lot of those are artificially rare though, printed in tiny quantities.

 

As for Golden Age comics, there are quite a few issues with less than 5 known copies. Many obscure romance comics, offbeat early superhero issues, Canadian Whites, ashcans and other oddities are exceptionally hard to find. Some of the most desired rarities were published by a company called Centaur, and featured early work by a lot of comic greats (like Bill Everett in the example below). Certain issues are VERY hard to find, with some having less than 20 known copies. Here is one of mine. I think I have seen two copies for sale, including this one, and I think Gator estimated maybe 15-25 known.

 

amf4_zpsf603ace3.jpg

 

Junk.

 

yep, that is where he's going to shoot him...

 

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