Batman 1 CGC 9.4!!!! 6 6

[Gotham Kid]

58 minutes ago, woowoo said:

like you wanting Fantasy 15 Peter 

no interest in an AF15 unless you tell me one is for sale at half a third going list prices ...

[woowoo]

3 minutes ago, Gotham Kid said:

no interest in an AF15 unless you tell me one is for sale at half a third going list prices ...

I been trying to buy 1 at 50% off FMV for 2 years like i did 100 times back in the day but only found 

[Crowzilla]

1 hour ago, woowoo said:

Think he only collected DC back in 1981  I was sending him and looking for nice cop's to send him but he did buy under grade stuff from me also so Marvel 1 would have been like you wanting Fantasy 15 Peter 

But since he owned the Denver Marvel #1 at one point (as well as lots of other HG Timelys), I guess he got over that aversion. Or at least they made nice trade bait towards DCs.

 

[lou_fine]

2 hours ago, Crowzilla said:

But since he owned the Denver Marvel #1 at one point (as well as lots of other HG Timelys), I guess he got over that aversion. Or at least they made nice trade bait towards DCs.

 

Yes indeed, as I also remember that he used to owned the Denver copy of All-Select 1 back then.  

If I remmber correctly, he said something about siamese pages which would make it hard for the buyer to read one of the stories.  I guess in this age of certification, it wouldn't matter as much since the slab makes it impossible to see any of the interior pages unless you crack the book out of the slab. 

[onlyweaknesskryptonite]

2 hours ago, lou_fine said:

Yes indeed, as I also remember that he used to owned the Denver copy of All-Select 1 back then.  

If I remmber correctly, he said something about siamese pages which would make it hard for the buyer to read one of the stories.  I guess in this age of certification, it wouldn't matter as much since the slab makes it impossible to see any of the interior pages unless you crack the book out of the slab. 

In this day and age, it wouldn't surprise me if a lot of the double cover and siamese page books get cracked so they can carefully have the extra pages or cover removed,  and sell them separately all while have the book reassembled, cleaned and pressed. All to maximize profit. 

[tth2]

14 hours ago, Gotham Kid said:

It must tick him off that the best AA16, Cap 1, Marvel 1 (?) and the 3 WW books (to name a few) aren't in his possession.

He is the "Brulato of the GA", almost ...

 

Anderson doesn't seem to be as much of a completist as Brulato.  I'm sure if he wanted those various books (as well as the Church run of Flash, GL, All-Star, etc.), they could've been his. 

He also could've had the AT Cap 1 if he had really wanted it, as its whereabouts before Verzyl bought it were not a secret.

[Crowzilla]

2 hours ago, tth2 said:

Anderson doesn't seem to be as much of a completist as Brulato.  I'm sure if he wanted those various books (as well as the Church run of Flash, GL, All-Star, etc.), they could've been his.

He had the Church GL 1-10 run for a while, and of course he sold the Church Flash 1 when it became one of the first books to sell for $100K, don't remember if he had the 2-10 or not. And he was the person who freed the Church All Star 3 from Bob. But yes, all gotten rid of in his pursuit of Superman and Batman.

Ask yourself this - when was the last time you saw a Church Superman or Batman below #100 on the market?

[Gotham Kid]

33 minutes ago, Crowzilla said:

Ask yourself this - when was the last time you saw a Church Superman or Batman below #100 on the market?

No Superman or Batman but some Actions

https://comics.ha.com/itm/golden-age-1938-1955-/superhero/action-comics-25-mile-high-pedigree-dc-1940-cgc-nm-96-white-pages/a/7136-91003.s?ic16=ViewItem-Auction-Archive-PreviousPricesHeritage-081514

https://comics.ha.com/itm/golden-age-1938-1955-/action-comics-63-mile-high-pedigree-dc-1943-cgc-nm-96-off-white-to-white-pages/a/7136-91009.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515

https://comics.ha.com/itm/golden-age-1938-1955-/action-comics-30-mile-high-pedigree-dc-1940-cgc-nm-92-off-white-to-white-pages/a/7136-91004.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515

https://comics.ha.com/itm/golden-age-1938-1955-/action-comics-86-mile-high-pedigree-dc-1945-cgc-nm-92-off-white-to-white-pages/a/7136-91012.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515

2019

https://www.comicconnect.com/item/861491

 

 

Edited January 10, 2021 by Gotham Kid

[bpc3qh]

5 hours ago, Gotham Kid said:

No Superman or Batman but some Actions

https://comics.ha.com/itm/golden-age-1938-1955-/superhero/action-comics-25-mile-high-pedigree-dc-1940-cgc-nm-96-white-pages/a/7136-91003.s?ic16=ViewItem-Auction-Archive-PreviousPricesHeritage-081514

https://comics.ha.com/itm/golden-age-1938-1955-/action-comics-63-mile-high-pedigree-dc-1943-cgc-nm-96-off-white-to-white-pages/a/7136-91009.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515

https://comics.ha.com/itm/golden-age-1938-1955-/action-comics-30-mile-high-pedigree-dc-1940-cgc-nm-92-off-white-to-white-pages/a/7136-91004.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515

https://comics.ha.com/itm/golden-age-1938-1955-/action-comics-86-mile-high-pedigree-dc-1945-cgc-nm-92-off-white-to-white-pages/a/7136-91012.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515

2019

https://www.comicconnect.com/item/861491

 

 

God, those are amazing looking books.

[pemart1966]

5 hours ago, Gotham Kid said:

No Superman or Batman but some Actions

https://comics.ha.com/itm/golden-age-1938-1955-/superhero/action-comics-25-mile-high-pedigree-dc-1940-cgc-nm-96-white-pages/a/7136-91003.s?ic16=ViewItem-Auction-Archive-PreviousPricesHeritage-081514

https://comics.ha.com/itm/golden-age-1938-1955-/action-comics-63-mile-high-pedigree-dc-1943-cgc-nm-96-off-white-to-white-pages/a/7136-91009.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515

https://comics.ha.com/itm/golden-age-1938-1955-/action-comics-30-mile-high-pedigree-dc-1940-cgc-nm-92-off-white-to-white-pages/a/7136-91004.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515

https://comics.ha.com/itm/golden-age-1938-1955-/action-comics-86-mile-high-pedigree-dc-1945-cgc-nm-92-off-white-to-white-pages/a/7136-91012.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515

2019

https://www.comicconnect.com/item/861491

 

 

And the first 4 are from the same auction almost 6 years ago.

[Timely]

I sold Anderson 65 Sensation Comics Mile Highs back in 1999 ranging from #2-87. Since then all of the later numbers have resurfaced. I never asked him why he decided to sell off the later issue, but it seems like he’s not a completists of High Grade Sensation Comics over issue #40!

[Timely]

14 hours ago, Gotham Kid said:

No Superman or Batman but some Actions

https://comics.ha.com/itm/golden-age-1938-1955-/superhero/action-comics-25-mile-high-pedigree-dc-1940-cgc-nm-96-white-pages/a/7136-91003.s?ic16=ViewItem-Auction-Archive-PreviousPricesHeritage-081514

https://comics.ha.com/itm/golden-age-1938-1955-/action-comics-63-mile-high-pedigree-dc-1943-cgc-nm-96-off-white-to-white-pages/a/7136-91009.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515

https://comics.ha.com/itm/golden-age-1938-1955-/action-comics-30-mile-high-pedigree-dc-1940-cgc-nm-92-off-white-to-white-pages/a/7136-91004.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515

https://comics.ha.com/itm/golden-age-1938-1955-/action-comics-86-mile-high-pedigree-dc-1945-cgc-nm-92-off-white-to-white-pages/a/7136-91012.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515

2019

https://www.comicconnect.com/item/861491

 

 

All those Action Mile Highs sold on Heritage were mine.

[adamstrange]

16 hours ago, Crowzilla said:

He had the Church GL 1-10 run for a while, and of course he sold the Church Flash 1 when it became one of the first books to sell for $100K, don't remember if he had the 2-10 or not.

He may have but, if so, he sold them early on.  Joe Duggan had them and then sold them to Joe Smejkal back in the 90s (or earlier).  Joe ended up consigning them to Heritage in 2008.

[batman_fan]

46 minutes ago, adamstrange said:

He may have but, if so, he sold them early on.  Joe Duggan had them and then sold them to Joe Smejkal back in the 90s (or earlier).  Joe ended up consigning them to Heritage in 2008.

Wow those are two names from the past.

[buttock]

1 hour ago, batman_fan said:

Wow those are two names from the past.

I have a list of old names if you need them.

[lou_fine]

6 hours ago, adamstrange said:

23 hours ago, Crowzilla said:

He had the Church GL 1-10 run for a while, and of course he sold the Church Flash 1 when it became one of the first books to sell for $100K, don't remember if he had the 2-10 or not.

He may have but, if so, he sold them early on.  Joe Duggan had them and then sold them to Joe Smejkal back in the 90s (or earlier).  Joe ended up consigning them to Heritage in 2008.

If I remember correctly, believe Joe S. also had the Church run of Green Lantern which he told me about when I was sitting next to him at a CBM dinner during one of the SD Con's to honor all of the GA DC creators from the 30's and early 40's.  

I am sure he also ended up selling tht GL run off in one of the HA auctions, but not sure if it's the same auction as the Flash run.  

Any idea whatever happened to Smejkal in the end, as I assume he would no longer be in the hobby after selling off those Church runs?  

[Timely]

8 hours ago, lou_fine said:

If I remember correctly, believe Joe S. also had the Church run of Green Lantern which he told me about when I was sitting next to him at a CBM dinner during one of the SD Con's to honor all of the GA DC creators from the 30's and early 40's.  

I am sure he also ended up selling tht GL run off in one of the HA auctions, but not sure if it's the same auction as the Flash run.  

Any idea whatever happened to Smejkal in the end, as I assume he would no longer be in the hobby after selling off those Church runs?  

Sadly he passed many moons ago!  I talked to him quite a bit as we both collected DC Mile Highs.

[batman_fan]

9 hours ago, lou_fine said:

If I remember correctly, believe Joe S. also had the Church run of Green Lantern which he told me about when I was sitting next to him at a CBM dinner during one of the SD Con's to honor all of the GA DC creators from the 30's and early 40's.  

I am sure he also ended up selling tht GL run off in one of the HA auctions, but not sure if it's the same auction as the Flash run.  

Any idea whatever happened to Smejkal in the end, as I assume he would no longer be in the hobby after selling off those Church runs?  

I never Met Joe S, but I constantly heard the phrase “that book got Smejkal’d” which was referencing Joe bought it and it was gone from being sold again as Joe tended to hold on to books he bought.

[lou_fine]

On 1/9/2021 at 8:19 AM, woowoo said:

Think he only collected DC back in 1981  I was sending him and looking for nice cop's to send him but he did buy under grade stuff from me also so Marvel 1 would have been like you wanting Fantasy 15 Peter  

Well, it's pretty clear that his interests extended far beyond just DC's from some of the Church runs that have shown up for auction on Heritage over the years.  

I remember when I was working with Pat to help him with his Chinatown Collection back around 2007 and Dave contacted me to express interest in obtaining the entire collection lock, stock, and barrel.  Although I am sure that he would have preferred them in raw condition, he said that he would have no concerns with taking the entire thing once they all came back from CGC.  He still wanted them all even when I told him that the DC's were not in the same pristine 9.6 and the few 9.8 graded condition that the later non-super hero books from the 1950's were grading out at.  

I told Dave that his chance of getting the Chinatown Collection would be absolutely zero as Pat was not even willing to let a single one of the books go except possibly for the odd humour or low demand book from the 1950's.  It's now 2021 and looks like my prognostication was correct as I am not aware of Pat selling any of them even though he finally did managed to obtain the pedigree designation from CGC for them last year that he had been seeking to for so long.    

Edited January 11, 2021 by lou_fine

[woowoo]

   Lets go Action please Had to bring this page back to the top

Edited January 12, 2021 by woowoo