Popular Post 1950's war comics Posted February 13, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 13, 2022 (edited) the Title of this thread is SCAREST ?? (scarcest) key , not most valuable here is the latest CGC census numbers for blue label 1 sugar and spike 31 copies, with the highest graded 8.0 2. Jimmy Olsen #1 136 copies, with the highest graded 8.5 3. Showcase #6 178 copies with 9 copies grading 8.0 and above, 3 in 9.0 4. Our Army at War #83 180 copies with a 9.0 as the highest graded it's not even close which is the "scarcest" key Edited February 13, 2022 by 1950's war comics FoggyNelson, Dave2739, OtherEric and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1950's war comics Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 Scarest DC key in the silver age? 2 Started by plady69, 21 hours ago FoggyNelson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1950's war comics Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 anyone who thinks that a thousand dollar DC first issue is not a key really needs to get out to a comic con or two and ask some of the big dealers about it FoggyNelson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pemart1966 Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 (edited) I don't think that any Silver Age book DC or otherwise is truly scarce. Even the "hardest to find" can indeed be found with a little bit of patience and effort (and money). Now, scarcest in high grade is a discussion to be had. Edited February 13, 2022 by pemart1966 Larryw7 and tth2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Math Teacher Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 (edited) On 2/12/2022 at 8:52 PM, Straw-Man said: this is anecdotal, i realize, but my ain't-crazy-about-d.c. self owning this book heavily militates against it being the rarest d.c. silver key. I was going to make a post along the same line last night, but we went out to eat and saw Fiddler on the Roof at the Orpheum Theatre in Omaha. I was one tuckered-out old man when I got home. Edited February 14, 2022 by Math Teacher KirbyJack and WolverineX 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmg3637 Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 Did not realize you lived in Omaha Math Teacher. I was born and raised there. I made many trips there over the years since I left prior to my mother moving down to Houston a few years ago. I went to Westside. What school do you teach at? seems like a lot of Tec 225s were graded (301) but only 1 that is above a 9.0 Probably had a much higher number published than the other books Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primetime Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 (edited) Adventure 210 (1st Krypto) (newsstand release January 1955) has my vote….I consider anything with the CCA stamp silver age…. Edited February 13, 2022 by Primetime Larryw7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Math Teacher Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 (edited) On 2/13/2022 at 11:38 AM, jmg3637 said: Did not realize you lived in Omaha Math Teacher. I was born and raised there. I made many trips there over the years since I left prior to my mother moving down to Houston a few years ago. I went to Westside. What school do you teach at? seems like a lot of Tec 225s were graded (301) but only 1 that is above a 9.0 Probably had a much higher number published than the other books Well, I actually live in Council Bluffs, a little outside of the city limits. We get all the benefits of Omaha, such as the Orpheum Theatre, with very view of the drawbacks, such as high property taxes and drive-by shootings. I started living in Council Bluffs in August, 1980, so I am nearing my 41st year here. I actually went to a small school in central Iowa in a town named Ogden. I taught 34 years at Lewis Central High School, on the south side of Council Bluffs. I then retired so I could start drawing my IPERS pension, and then I taught four additional years at Roncalli Catholic School in Omaha. That second gig allowed us to get our house paid off in late 2017. Edited February 13, 2022 by Math Teacher JJ-4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post gadzukes Posted February 14, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 14, 2022 I vote for OAAW 83 Kevin.J, Readcomix, Larryw7 and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave2739 Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 On 2/13/2022 at 5:28 PM, Math Teacher said: Well, I actually live in Council Bluffs, a little outside of the city limits. We get all the benefits of Omaha, such as the Orpheum Theatre, with very view of the drawbacks, such as high property taxes and drive-by shootings. I started living in Council Bluffs in August, 1980, so I am nearing my 41st year here. I actually went to a small school in central Iowa in a town named Ogden. I taught 34 years at Lewis Central High School, on the south side of Council Bluffs. I then retired so I could start drawing my IPERS pension, and then I taught four additional years at Roncalli Catholic School in Omaha. That second gig allowed us to get our house paid off in late 2017. I had a gig for work in Tekamah. It's such a tiny place that there were no hotels. I stayed in Omaha and commuted for the few weeks I was there. I'm now going to report myself for taking this thread off topic. Carry on. OtherEric, Math Teacher, JJ-4 and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post skypinkblu Posted February 14, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 14, 2022 (edited) Not an easy book for sure, took me about 15 years to find a copy that could replace my damaged 2.5..without taking out a mortgage, I should add. Edited February 14, 2022 by skypinkblu Randall Dowling, gadzukes, innocuous and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tth2 Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 On 2/13/2022 at 10:50 PM, pemart1966 said: I don't think that any Silver Age book DC or otherwise is truly scarce. Even the "hardest to find" can indeed be found with a little bit of patience and effort (and money). Now, scarcest in high grade is a discussion to be had. This. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F For Fake Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 How does Adventure 247 stack up? As has been said, I don't think any of them are truly scarce, but it's definitely not one that I see often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoggyNelson Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 On 2/13/2022 at 9:08 AM, 1950's war comics said: the Title of this thread is SCAREST ?? (scarcest) key , not most valuable here is the latest CGC census numbers for blue label 1 sugar and spike 31 copies, with the highest graded 8.0 2. Jimmy Olsen #1 136 copies, with the highest graded 8.5 3. Showcase #6 178 copies with 9 copies grading 8.0 and above, 3 in 9.0 4. Our Army at War #83 180 copies with a 9.0 as the highest graded it's not even close which is the "scarcest" key I wish a had any of those four for my collection👍‼️😷 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plady69 Posted February 14, 2022 Author Share Posted February 14, 2022 Thanks for all the input guys and gals. What a knowledgeable bunch of comic book aficionados! I agree that with eBay you can find any of these if you want to spend the cash. I do miss paging through TBG and CBG and going to cons to find books, though. Dave2739 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin.J Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 The only books I don't have of the ones talked about so far are Showcase 4 and Sugar and Spike, I should have/could have bought a SC4 back in the day before it went too crazy but didnt, its too late now I guess I have never even seen a Sugar and Spike in all my years of collecting, so I guess to me that's the scarcest, at least here in the UK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1950's war comics Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 On 2/14/2022 at 6:41 PM, Kevin.J said: The only books I don't have of the ones talked about so far are Showcase 4 and Sugar and Spike, I should have/could have bought a SC4 back in the day before it went too crazy but didnt, its too late now I guess I have never even seen a Sugar and Spike in all my years of collecting, so I guess to me that's the scarcest, at least here in the UK it is the scarcest ! and there is not even a close second place ... OtherEric 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1950's war comics Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 the only silver age DC books more scarce although these are not keys are issues 2, 3 and 4 of "it's game time"very hard to find in anything above 4.0... first issue is more common though OtherEric, KirbyJack and Dave2739 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kagemusha7s Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 On 2/14/2022 at 5:48 PM, plady69 said: Thanks for all the input guys and gals. What a knowledgeable bunch of comic book aficionados! I agree that with eBay you can find any of these if you want to spend the cash. I do miss paging through TBG and CBG and going to cons to find books, though. This Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
innocuous Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 On 2/14/2022 at 3:57 PM, 1950's war comics said: the only silver age DC books more scarce although these are not keys are issues 2, 3 and 4 of "it's game time"very hard to find in anything above 4.0... first issue is more common though Actually, impossible to find without all the puzzles filled in on the inside. I've had 2 of those in the past, but some kid ruined them by doing puzzles and drawings instead of putting them into mylars. If those are your copies, Congrats! Since we're also adding scarce non-keys, I would also add New Adventures of Charlie Chan. 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
