FFB Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 Action #242 is certainly a very difficult find in decent shape. The nicest I have ever seen is a VF copy. Published May 1958 - a difficult era for 10c DCs generally. Three months earlier World's Finest #94, origin of Batman/Superman team is even scarcer than the Action, but perhaps does not appear to be as it is less sought after. Until a few days ago , the nicest copy I had ever seen was the CGC 8.5 CR-OW that sold on ebay within the past few months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john72tex Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 That 8.5 is the top and one and only on the census. There's 1 8.0 and 2 6.5s. The rest is 5.5 and below. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qualitycomix Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 That 8.5 is the top and one and only on the census. There's 1 8.0 and 2 6.5s. The rest is 5.5 and below. This copy of WF #94 is part of a nice DC collection I recently purchased. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 That 8.5 is the top and one and only on the census. There's 1 8.0 and 2 6.5s. The rest is 5.5 and below. This copy of WF #94 is part of a nice DC collection I recently purchased. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 Jimmy Olsen #4 First code approved issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelcity Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 Jimmy Olsen #4 First code approved issue. Looking forward to seeing this run unfold, Danny. I, too, used to have a full set of Jimmy Olsen, but then foolishly decided to let go of all the issues I thought fell short of the VF grade. Now, my run starts at #6 and I am missing a handful of later issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelcity Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 That 8.5 is the top and one and only on the census. There's 1 8.0 and 2 6.5s. The rest is 5.5 and below. This copy of WF #94 is part of a nice DC collection I recently purchased. Very pretty looking copy and certainly one of the best two I have ever seen, the other being my own copy. Scans are so hard to grade from - I would be interested to know what you think this beauty grades at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 Jimmy Olsen #4 First code approved issue. Looking forward to seeing this run unfold, Danny. I, too, used to have a full set of Jimmy Olsen, but then foolishly decided to let go of all the issues I thought fell short of the VF grade. Now, my run starts at #6 and I am missing a handful of later issues. My Jimmy Olsen run was the first Superman family title I completed. While I have alot of nice issues, I also have alot in the VG ish range that I should upgrade at some point. Wait till you see the beautiful 18 I just got from Harley Yee. I rarlely buy upgrade issues right now, but I couldn't pass this up as 18 is a horribly hard issue to get above good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 That 8.5 is the top and one and only on the census. There's 1 8.0 and 2 6.5s. The rest is 5.5 and below. This copy of WF #94 is part of a nice DC collection I recently purchased. Very pretty looking copy and certainly one of the best two I have ever seen, the other being my own copy. Scans are so hard to grade from - I would be interested to know what you think this beauty grades at. Better yet...how much and what else did you get? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qualitycomix Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 That 8.5 is the top and one and only on the census. There's 1 8.0 and 2 6.5s. The rest is 5.5 and below. This copy of WF #94 is part of a nice DC collection I recently purchased. Very pretty looking copy and certainly one of the best two I have ever seen, the other being my own copy. Scans are so hard to grade from - I would be interested to know what you think this beauty grades at. Better yet...how much and what else did you get? About 400+ DC books from 1953 - 1959. The ones from late 56' thru 59' are higher grade meaning FN or better. Some are in the VF or better range. The WF 94 appears better than the actual grade. If not for the tear on the back cover, I would grade it at least 6.5. With the tear, it's probably a 4.5/5.0. Most from this collection have nice pages as well. The collection has Batman, Detective, Action, Adventure, World's Finest, Jimmy Olsen, a few JLA, Mystery In Space (pre-Adam Strange), New Adventures of Charlie Chan, Showcase, Strange Adventures, Superboy and Superman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelcity Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 (edited) Jimmy Olsen #4 First code approved issue. Looking forward to seeing this run unfold, Danny. I, too, used to have a full set of Jimmy Olsen, but then foolishly decided to let go of all the issues I thought fell short of the VF grade. Now, my run starts at #6 and I am missing a handful of later issues. My Jimmy Olsen run was the first Superman family title I completed. While I have alot of nice issues, I also have alot in the VG ish range that I should upgrade at some point. Wait till you see the beautiful 18 I just got from Harley Yee. I rarlely buy upgrade issues right now, but I couldn't pass this up as 18 is a horribly hard issue to get above good. Really looking forward to seeing your new #18, Danny. I assume it's the VF copy from Harley's latest catalog. I noticed that issue, too. Jimmy Olsen #18 is a bit of a sore point for me. I bought the Bethlehem copy and paid twice Harley's price...and that was ten years ago! It is a beautiful copy, though. Edited March 26, 2007 by steelcity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelcity Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 That 8.5 is the top and one and only on the census. There's 1 8.0 and 2 6.5s. The rest is 5.5 and below. This copy of WF #94 is part of a nice DC collection I recently purchased. Very pretty looking copy and certainly one of the best two I have ever seen, the other being my own copy. Scans are so hard to grade from - I would be interested to know what you think this beauty grades at. Better yet...how much and what else did you get? About 400+ DC books from 1953 - 1959. The ones from late 56' thru 59' are higher grade meaning FN or better. Some are in the VF or better range. The WF 94 appears better than the actual grade. If not for the tear on the back cover, I would grade it at least 6.5. With the tear, it's probably a 4.5/5.0. Most from this collection have nice pages as well. The collection has Batman, Detective, Action, Adventure, World's Finest, Jimmy Olsen, a few JLA, Mystery In Space (pre-Adam Strange), New Adventures of Charlie Chan, Showcase, Strange Adventures, Superboy and Superman. Thanks for the grade on the #94. Still think it's the second nicest copy I have seen and appreciate your scan of it. World's Finest #94 hardly gets a mention as a key SA DC, but I know from years of searching that there is no other SA DC that is harder to find in decent shape. When books become so scarce to find, so sales are few and so fewer collectors think to seek for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qualitycomix Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 Action #242 is certainly a very difficult find in decent shape. The nicest I have ever seen is a VF copy. Published May 1958 - a difficult era for 10c DCs generally. Three months earlier World's Finest #94, origin of Batman/Superman team is even scarcer than the Action, but perhaps does not appear to be as it is less sought after. Until a few days ago , the nicest copy I had ever seen was the CGC 8.5 CR-OW that sold on ebay within the past few months. You talkin' about this copy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 Beautiful book, Brent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FFB Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 Yes. Would you take $5,300 for it? Action #242 is certainly a very difficult find in decent shape. The nicest I have ever seen is a VF copy. Published May 1958 - a difficult era for 10c DCs generally. Three months earlier World's Finest #94, origin of Batman/Superman team is even scarcer than the Action, but perhaps does not appear to be as it is less sought after. Until a few days ago , the nicest copy I had ever seen was the CGC 8.5 CR-OW that sold on ebay within the past few months. You talkin' about this copy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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october Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 Here I was hoping that Action 242 would fly under the radar. I had such lovely dreams of picking it up for half guide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo Fun Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 I love 10 cent books, great thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tth2 Posted March 28, 2007 Author Share Posted March 28, 2007 Welcome to the thread, and thanks for your posts! Great books! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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