What are the Most Under-valued Books in the OS Guide?

[Norrin_Radd]

Rob,

 

Currinn,

did you loose your train of thought?

or are you just getting old?

 

I think he was robbed of his train of thought.

[arexcrooke]

I think he was robbed of his train of thought.

 

 

THat is actually quite witty and funny!

[Currin Comics]

Now that was a good'un

[Ian_Levine]

What are the Most Under-valued Books in the OS Guide?

 

The Superman/Bradman custom comic. It guides at four dollars, there were only twenty five ever printed, and most of those are lost and there are only three copies in private hands in the whole world.

 

Similarly, the Narrative Illustration comic book that All American put out - there are only three known copies.

 

Plus......

 

Double Action 2.

 

What Do You Know About This Comic's Seal Of Approval (I just bought it for about six times guide and that was a bargain).

 

Twisted Metal (Soooo very very rare)

 

New Adventure 13

 

Happy Tooth

 

DC Superheroes 1977 Vitamins giveaway

 

Buzzy 70

 

Superman And The Great Cleveland Fire

 

Fat And Slat Joke Book

 

Supergear

 

All five Flash Force 2000 mini-comics - the rarest set of giveaways of all time.

 

Flash 104

 

ALL THESE ARE SO RIDICULOUSLY UNDERVALUED THAT IT'S A STANDING JOKE.

[FlyingDonut]

You got the What Do You Know?!? Well done, old bean!

 

Undervalued:

Albedo 2

Twisted Metal giveaway

Supergear giveaway

Flash 104

Star Wars 4 35 cent variant

Detective Comics 54 (first "Happy Batman" logo)

Fantastic Four 1 in low grade

Amazing Spider-Man 1 in low grade

Showcase 22

Showcase 25

[asmfan]

good call on the ASM 1 in low grade. I sold a raw 2.0 copy on eBay earlier ths year and got over $1,200 for it. I was shocked (in a good way )! It guides at $750 I think.

[esquirecomics]

Showcase #4.

 

Ahem, way, way, way, way undervalued. Should be worth at least $250,000 in 9.2 and above.

[DKB]

Been pretty suprised the 3.5 on Pedigree hasn't sold yet considering it presents as a 6.0+. Thats exactly the kind of ASM 1 I want for my raw collection, looks great, but isn't great because of a flaw I could almost care less about.

[Ian_Levine]

You got the What Do You Know?!? Well done, old bean!

 

Undervalued:

Albedo 2

Twisted Metal giveaway

Supergear giveaway

Flash 104

Star Wars 4 35 cent variant

Detective Comics 54 (first "Happy Batman" logo)

Fantastic Four 1 in low grade

Amazing Spider-Man 1 in low grade

Showcase 22

Showcase 25

 

 

Yeah, at $1265, it had to be the bargain of the century. I can't find anyone else in the world who knows of another copy.

 

And I see you agreed with Twisted Metal, Supergear, and Flash 104, all of which I listed here myself, and all of which are stupidly undervalued to the extent that NOBODY would ever sell them for guide, not ever.

 

Can you imagine, with hindsight, anyone selling a copy of Buzzy 70 for $10 ? It has NEVER ever come up again since those couple of copies turned up from that big find of 1950s comics that Archiefan and Shield pounced upon to get my copy.

 

I started listing over four hundred DCs not even listed in Overstreet, but when I saw last year how they so stubbornly ignored all the evidence about both Double Action 2 and the Superman/Bradman comic (In fact they generously raised their value of the latter from three to four dollars, believe it or not), that I decided not to bother trying to help. You can only bash your head against a wall so many times, especially when they have advisors like DTA, who tried to sell me my last comic that I need at over ten times the Overstreet VF price.

 

At the end of the day, and I don't mean this in any sort of boastful way at all, no matter how it may appear, who could know more than I do about the scarcity and value of DC's ?

[Fan4Fan]

I think there is a Simon/Kirby Stuntman giveaway that guides very low.

 

My LCS had one and maintained that Overstreet guides it low so that Overstreet can pick it up for a song.

 

Thanks,

Fan4Fan

[rjpb]

Catman 13 - a 2.0 copy probably sells for more than 9.2 guide.

 

Fight 31 - which is probably worth 4 or 5X guide in any grade.

 

Giant Comics Edition 12 - despite a steady rise in the guide, another book worth several multiples in any shape.

 

 

It Rhymes with Lust - another grail for Baker fans - seems to sell for $300-$400 in G to G/VG. 2.0 guide is $61

 

 

I know there are more 40s & 50s books that are this far off in the guide, not just in HG, but any grade, and have been for years. The above are just what came to mind right away.

[JohnBull]

Just about any mainstream DC title from the mid-40's to the late 50's, especially in low-mid grade.

[nearmint]

Shield's not around, so I'll post for him...

 

Pep #20

Pep #27

Pep #34

[Rip]

You know what would be a really interesting question....

What books post 1966 books sell above guide in VF or below?

(other than 30-35 cent variants)

[Currin Comics]

Marvel Spotlight #5

Iron Fist #14

Werewolf by Night #32

[Currin Comics]

You could also add Silver Surfer #1 and #4 to that list.

[Currin Comics]

also..

 

GSXM #1

XM 94

GL 76

SS #3

[DKB]

Every single Marvel key is not undervalued. =)

[Currin Comics]

Read his question and tell me I'm wrong.

 

What "post" or "after" 1966 books sell for over guide in VF or less, all of the above mentioned do in my experience.

[Rip]

I agree with some of those, but I've still passed up SSurfers at less than guide, Especially no 1