Help! Which of these 3 comics should I buy? 0

[Blastaar]

$275 budget whatever grade that gets me from each. What would you get?  
 

1

Marvel Premiere #15.  
First Iron Fist

 

2 

Special Marvel Edition #15 

First Shang Chi

 

3

Uncanny X-Men 266

First Gambit 

 

 

[revat]

not gambit unless you're getting CGC 9.8+

[Blastaar]

On 9/21/2022 at 12:41 PM, revat said:

not gambit unless you're getting CGC 9.8+

If Annual 14 didn’t exist would that change your mind or is it just the saturation of the comic in the marketplace? 

[THE_BEYONDER]

[ADAMANTIUM]

On 9/21/2022 at 12:44 PM, Blastaar said:

If Annual 14 didn’t exist would that change your mind or is it just the saturation of the comic in the marketplace? 

I'm a +1 with him, gambit is just too common , unless you don't mind that, needs a 9.8 or signature series or something to make it "unique"

That leaves the other two for me, they haven't been successful promoting iron fist, but I lean toward it. Shang chi, I'm just not sure how dedicated they are. In comics iron fist has an established history, but with movies who knows? Give it a coin flip, as movies deviate a bit from actual comic --script, shang chi might be eventually liked over all.

Edited September 21, 2022 by ADAMANTIUM

[ADAMANTIUM]

Definitely go with bronze rather than copper, unless the copper is high grade or "unique"

 

[Sigur Ros]

These the only choices ?

[shadroch]

$275 won't get you a very high grade copy of the first two books. I don't consider books below 4.0 to be investment grade, especially Bronze Age books. With the declining prices, I'd wait and save a bit more money. 

[ThothAmon]

On 9/21/2022 at 1:36 PM, Blastaar said:

Special Marvel Edition #15 

This is the hands down choice. 

[Blastaar]

On 9/21/2022 at 12:56 PM, Sigur Ros said:

These the only choices ?

No. Just ones I don’t have. Feel free to offer up any first Appearances that would be a good alternative. Nothing modern. 

[grebal]

On 9/21/2022 at 1:03 PM, Blastaar said:

No. Just ones I don’t have. Feel free to offer up any first Appearances that would be a good alternative. Nothing modern. 

The SME 15, or other ideas maybe Strange Tales 169 (Bro Voodoo), or if you don't already have a GR 1 or Conan 1. Also, Thanos has cooled (IM 55), or maybe a Warlock book (FF 67 or MP 1 or Thor 165), or Man Thing (Sav Tales, Fear 10 or MT 1)?  Killraven gets no love (AA 18), nor does most of the S&S stuff (Kull, Thongor, Gulliver Jones ...), probably for good reason - but very 'cheap' relative to same era 'key' books.  Maybe Iron Fist 14? Though probably you already have it.

[THE_BEYONDER]

On 9/21/2022 at 2:27 PM, grebal said:

The SME 15, or other ideas maybe Strange Tales 169 (Bro Voodoo), or if you don't already have a GR 1 or Conan 1. Also, Thanos has cooled (IM 55), or maybe a Warlock book (FF 67 or MP 1 or Thor 165), or Man Thing (Sav Tales, Fear 10 or MT 1)?  Killraven gets no love (AA 18), nor does most of the S&S stuff (Kull, Thongor, Gulliver Jones ...), probably for good reason - but very 'cheap' relative to same era 'key' books.  Maybe Iron Fist 14? Though probably you already have it.

I like Conan 1

I’d save a bit & find a nice 7.0 with white pages 

 

[kav]

On 9/21/2022 at 10:36 AM, Blastaar said:

$275 budget whatever grade that gets me from each. What would you get?  
 

1

Marvel Premiere #15.  
First Iron Fist

 

2 

Special Marvel Edition #15 

First Shang Chi

 

3

Uncanny X-Men 266

First Gambit 

 

 

Iron Fist.

[PopKulture]

I would go with Special Marvel Edition 15, as it introduces a character who successfully carried a long-running series and will be featured in it seems at least two major motion pictures. Additionally, it sports a classic Bronze Age cover - easily the best of the three books cited.  

[Ken Aldred]

Both of the Bronze Age comics are great character introductions.  I couldn’t choose between the two.

[ADAMANTIUM]

On 9/21/2022 at 6:14 PM, Ken Aldred said:

Both of the Bronze Age comics are great character introductions.  I couldn’t choose between the two.

+1 as evidenced by my ramblings 

 

[Comics4All]

On 9/21/2022 at 6:36 PM, kav said:

Iron Fist.

The only comic first appearance you should be spending $ on is :Kang! 

[kav]

On 9/21/2022 at 5:00 PM, Comics4All said:

The only comic first appearance you should be spending $ on is :Kang! 

[theCapraAegagrus]

I don't like any of these that much, TBH.

[batman_fan]

On 9/21/2022 at 11:36 AM, Blastaar said:

$275 budget whatever grade that gets me from each. What would you get?  
 

1

Marvel Premiere #15.  
First Iron Fist

 

2 

Special Marvel Edition #15 

First Shang Chi

 

3

Uncanny X-Men 266

First Gambit 

 

 

I would marry Marvel Premiere #15

I would F Special Marvel Edition #15

I would kill Uncanny X-Men #266