Yodisd Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 Hi, What are the rarest comics out there? How many copies of Batman 1, action comics 1 and amazing fantasy 15 exist? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valiantman Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 On 10/30/2021 at 9:19 PM, Yodisd said: Hi, What are the rarest comics out there? How many copies of Batman 1, action comics 1 and amazing fantasy 15 exist? Thanks There are comics that were known to be printed, but no copies have survived (as far as we know), so those would be the rarest. As far as Batman, Superman, and Spider-Man, you got two of the first appearances correct. Batman #1 isn't the first Batman. That happened in Detective Comics #27 in 1939. CGC has graded 74 copies. The first appearance of Superman is in Action Comics #1 (1938), CGC has graded 78 copies. Batman #1 is from 1940, but it is about the tenth appearance of Batman. CGC has graded 280 copies. The first appearance of Spider-Man is Amazing Fantasy #15 (1962), CGC has graded 3,497 copies. Iconic1s 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yodisd Posted October 31, 2021 Author Share Posted October 31, 2021 Thank you, so would you say detective comics 27 is the rarest followed by action comics 1? Where could someone view/see those comics? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yodisd Posted October 31, 2021 Author Share Posted October 31, 2021 On 10/30/2021 at 9:41 PM, valiantman said: There are comics that were known to be printed, but no copies have survived (as far as we know), so those would be the rarest. As far as Batman, Superman, and Spider-Man, you got two of the first appearances correct. Batman #1 isn't the first Batman. That happened in Detective Comics #27 in 1939. CGC has graded 74 copies. The first appearance of Superman is in Action Comics #1 (1938), CGC has graded 78 copies. Batman #1 is from 1940, but it is about the tenth appearance of Batman. CGC has graded 280 copies. The first appearance of Spider-Man is Amazing Fantasy #15 (1962), CGC has graded 3,497 copies. Thank you, so would you say detective comics 27 is the rarest followed by action comics 1? Where could someone view/see those comics? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valiantman Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 On 10/30/2021 at 9:47 PM, Yodisd said: Thank you, so would you say detective comics 27 is the rarest followed by action comics 1? Where could someone view/see those comics? Thanks. Detective Comics #27 and Action Comics #1 probably have similar numbers in existence. I don't think "rarest" is something that can be said for one or the other on those two books. If you want to see photos of the comics, Google can show those. https://www.google.com/search?q=Action+Comics+%231+1938&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X If you want to see the counts of CGC graded copies, the CGC Census has those numbers: https://www.cgccomics.com/census/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yodisd Posted October 31, 2021 Author Share Posted October 31, 2021 On 10/30/2021 at 9:55 PM, valiantman said: Detective Comics #27 and Action Comics #1 probably have similar numbers in existence. I don't think "rarest" is something that can be said for one or the other on those two books. If you want to see photos of the comics, Google can show those. https://www.google.com/search?q=Action+Comics+%231+1938&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X If you want to see the counts of CGC graded copies, the CGC Census has those numbers: https://www.cgccomics.com/census/ Thank you valiantman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post revat Posted October 31, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 31, 2021 I’ve gotta buddy in Singapore who publishes his own comics. His 1st comic involved an alien who crash landed on earth and was murdered in a misunderstanding. There were 12 copies, I think from 2018. So that’s much rarer than TEC 27 and Action 1. StillOnly25Cents, onlyweaknesskryptonite, theCapraAegagrus and 3 others 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yodisd Posted October 31, 2021 Author Share Posted October 31, 2021 On 10/30/2021 at 9:55 PM, valiantman said: Detective Comics #27 and Action Comics #1 probably have similar numbers in existence. I don't think "rarest" is something that can be said for one or the other on those two books. If you want to see photos of the comics, Google can show those. https://www.google.com/search?q=Action+Comics+%231+1938&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X If you want to see the counts of CGC graded copies, the CGC Census has those numbers: https://www.cgccomics.com/census/ Where can I buy a Batman 1 or action comics 1? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yodisd Posted October 31, 2021 Author Share Posted October 31, 2021 On 10/30/2021 at 9:55 PM, valiantman said: Detective Comics #27 and Action Comics #1 probably have similar numbers in existence. I don't think "rarest" is something that can be said for one or the other on those two books. If you want to see photos of the comics, Google can show those. https://www.google.com/search?q=Action+Comics+%231+1938&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X If you want to see the counts of CGC graded copies, the CGC Census has those numbers: https://www.cgccomics.com/census/ Where can you find how much certain comics are worth? Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehumantorch Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 On 10/30/2021 at 9:52 PM, Yodisd said: Where can I buy a Batman 1 or action comics 1? Thanks You could try here. They sell some good stuff. https://www.ha.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JollyComics Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 On 10/30/2021 at 10:52 PM, Yodisd said: Where can I buy a Batman 1 or action comics 1? Thanks Call Guinness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalPSI Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 How awesome would it be if OP bought a copy of each? KCOComics and djzombi 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onlyweaknesskryptonite Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 Rarest book hands down... Adventures of Obadiah Oldbuck KCOComics and greggy 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoggyNelson Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 A copy of Batman or Superman number one will be for sale every now an then‼️👍😷 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatsby77 Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 Obligatory "rarest Superman book is Bradman" post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadroch Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 What are some examples of the most famous books known to have been printed but no copies are known to survive. Motion Picture Funnies 2 and 3? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JollyComics Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 On 10/31/2021 at 1:15 AM, onlyweaknesskryptonite said: Rarest book hands down... Adventures of Obadiah Oldbuck This is most affordable comic book. It's tough to find this book in ANY condition. https://www.hakes.com/Auction/ItemDetail/98541/THE-ADVENTURES-OF-MR-OBADIAH-OLDBUCK-EARLY-COMIC-BOOK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comics4All Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 I would appreciate it if the OP would let me know where he buys his copies of TEC 27 & Action 1 from this week. I would like to buy 2 copies of each! mattn792 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onlyweaknesskryptonite Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 On 10/31/2021 at 9:56 AM, JollyComics said: This is most affordable comic book. It's tough to find this book in ANY condition. https://www.hakes.com/Auction/ItemDetail/98541/THE-ADVENTURES-OF-MR-OBADIAH-OLDBUCK-EARLY-COMIC-BOOK Can't find the original Flee Thread, but I was more thing along these lines.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadroch Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 On 10/31/2021 at 8:57 AM, Comics4All said: I would appreciate it if the OP would let me know where he buys his copies of TEC 27 & Action 1 from this week. I would like to buy 2 copies of each! I'd rather know where I can buy a couple of copies of the books that don't exist. That's where the big money is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
