mjoeyoung Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 Heritage Auctions Damn nice copy, but previous last sale on March 20th for $1040. 8 days ago. Somebody needs to get these guys a subscription to a price guide. I'm expecting a ROM #1 9.8 for $2700 any day now. aardvark88 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batmiesta Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 The worlds gone mad I tell ya! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KCOComics Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 Come on guys, it's the second appearance of Howard the Duck! The guy got a steal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batmiesta Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 3 hours ago, KCOComics said: Come on guys, it's the second appearance of Howard the Duck! The guy got a steal! Sh T ! Forgot about that, the world is still sane . KCOComics and ThothAmon 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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F For Fake Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 Hmm, what's up with Man-Thing? I had a fine copy snapped off ebay last week after languishing for a while. I guess it's still just key book/#1 issues/covid market madness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
profholt82 Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 Honestly, considering what so many bronze keys are doing right now, 3800 seems reasonable for a 9.8 Man Thing 1. I realize it had been dormant for a while, but this seems like a case of it heating up for some reason. There was probably a rumor of a movie or streaming show or something. You know how these things go. But while I look at books like H181 and GSX1 in vexed befuddlement at where the current prices have gone, something like this feels more like a price correction to me. Definitely surprising it jumped so much in such a short time, but still, 3800 doesn't seem such an outrageous price to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manetteska Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 23 minutes ago, profholt82 said: Honestly, considering what so many bronze keys are doing right now, 3800 seems reasonable for a 9.8 Man Thing 1. I realize it had been dormant for a while, but this seems like a case of it heating up for some reason. There was probably a rumor of a movie or streaming show or something. You know how these things go. But while I look at books like H181 and GSX1 in vexed befuddlement at where the current prices have gone, something like this feels more like a price correction to me. Definitely surprising it jumped so much in such a short time, but still, 3800 doesn't seem such an outrageous price to me. So you're saying you'd rather have a Man-Thing #1 9.8 versus a Giant X-Men #1 5.0 or Incredible Hulk #181 4.5? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manetteska Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 Or, to put this in perspective of another #1 issue that is not a first appearance, you can get a 9.0 Iron Man #1 for < $3000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordysnordy Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 Imagine what Savages Tales 1 9.8 will go for Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
profholt82 Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 12 minutes ago, manetteska said: So you're saying you'd rather have a Man-Thing #1 9.8 versus a Giant X-Men #1 5.0 or Incredible Hulk #181 4.5? No, thanks, probably not. But personally I've never been into Man-Thing, I've just been astonished at where the prices have gone on those 2 books while the Man Thing 1 still seems relatively reasonable by comparison. That was my point. And obviously he's much more of a niche character than anything in the X universe, but he is still a character who's had a ton of longevity and has decent potential to be a part of the whole Marvel-Disney universe in the future. That's why I feel that 3800 for a 9.8 isn't outrageous, and I wouldn't be surprised to see it go a bit higher in the future. I don't think the book is a sleeping giant necessarily, but perhaps it has been overlooked thus far and the market is beginning to adjust a bit. Or maybe this is just an anomaly and I'm overthinking it. Ha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
profholt82 Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 10 minutes ago, manetteska said: Or, to put this in perspective of another #1 issue that is not a first appearance, you can get a 9.0 Iron Man #1 for < $3000. Yeah, but what gets you harder than a 9.8 white pager? aardvark88 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batmiesta Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 2 hours ago, profholt82 said: Honestly, considering what so many bronze keys are doing right now, 3800 seems reasonable for a 9.8 Man Thing 1. I realize it had been dormant for a while, but this seems like a case of it heating up for some reason. There was probably a rumor of a movie or streaming show or something. You know how these things go. But while I look at books like H181 and GSX1 in vexed befuddlement at where the current prices have gone, something like this feels more like a price correction to me. Definitely surprising it jumped so much in such a short time, but still, 3800 doesn't seem such an outrageous price to me. Would you pay $3800 for it? I personally wouldn't, I think it is a vastly inflated price, just my opinion though . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterX Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 Fourteenth appearances are hot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galen130 Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 2 minutes ago, MisterX said: Fourteenth appearances are hot! MisterX 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
da.amazing.spiderman Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 Hmmm....I have to agree. Since this puppy contains "0" first appearances, it's difficult to understand the rationale for this high dollar purchase. - Man-Thing #1 (January 1974)..2nd Appearance of Howard the Duck (51 Universal Blue copies in CGC 9.8) On paper there definitely are more prudent Man-Thing books to procure with $3,840 of ammo... 1) Savage Tales #1 (May 1971)...Origin and 1st App. of Man-Thing (15 Universal Blue copies in CGC 9.8) 2) Astonishing Tales #12 (June 1972)...1st Comic Book App. of Man-Thing (Only 1...That's Right...Only 1 lonely copy in CGC 9.8 Universal Blue) 3) Adventure into Fear #10 (October 1972)...1st Solo Series of Man-Thing (11 Universal Blue Copies in CGC 9.8) I'll probably get flamed for this, but the most valuable Man-Thing book at this time SHOULD BE the single / lone copy of Astonishing Tales #12 (CGC 9.8). NOT Savage Tales #1 (CGC 9.8). Morganmi, jcjames and batmiesta 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picon3 Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 Actually, I would agree that Astonishing Tales #12 with its impossible black picture frame cover should be way up there. I believe Bob's 9.6 sold for $2000+ early last year on CL. Suspect that the one and only 9.8 would bring multiples of that in today's market. Paul comic_memories and batmiesta 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolverineX Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 On 3/28/2021 at 10:32 PM, mjoeyoung said: Heritage Auctions Damn nice copy, but previous last sale on March 20th for $1040. 8 days ago. Somebody needs to get these guys a subscription to a price guide. I'm expecting a ROM #1 9.8 for $2700 any day now. interesting thought! I love ROM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Ries Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 On 3/29/2021 at 10:44 AM, manetteska said: So you're saying you'd rather have a Man-Thing #1 9.8 versus a Giant X-Men #1 5.0 or Incredible Hulk #181 4.5? I would. Phantom Stranger 14 is getting hard to find because it was a prototype of both Swamp Thing and Man Thing. manetteska 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manetteska Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 10 minutes ago, Randall Ries said: On 3/29/2021 at 9:44 AM, manetteska said: So you're saying you'd rather have a Man-Thing #1 9.8 versus a Giant X-Men #1 5.0 or Incredible Hulk #181 4.5? I would. Phantom Stranger 14 is getting hard to find because it was a prototype of both Swamp Thing and Man Thing. What does that have to do with a random Bronze Age 1st issue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
