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[Mijael.Levy]

The most expensive bronze age comic book 

https://www.cgccomics.com/news/article/10992/spiderman-hombre-arana/

[Funnybooks]

[JGeezy87]

This should get some good responses. Foreign comics on the map 👏

[steveinthecity]

More accurate would be “Highest price paid for a CGC 6.5 comic from the 1970’s”.  

[THE_BEYONDER]

Tell me again why this book matters....

[Mijael.Levy]

On 12/6/2022 at 5:52 AM, Stylin' said:

Most expensive "What If?" issue of all time.

There is not a real wedding in the story , the wedding is a Peter dream sequence about marrying Gwen... The non canon series has some more interesting and scarce covers but market have decided that this is the "one"

 

Edited December 6, 2022 by Mijael.Levy

[Mijael.Levy]

On 12/6/2022 at 12:54 AM, steveinthecity said:

More accurate would be “Highest price paid for a CGC 6.5 comic from the 1970’s”.  

 A 2.5 raw was also sold for $15,000 at Heritage recently so this is the the most expensive book of the bronze age until now but i see your point , there are not many copies and sales to compare with other bronze age titles. We will probably never see a 9.6 or a 9.8 

Edited December 6, 2022 by Mijael.Levy

[JGeezy87]

On 12/6/2022 at 8:40 AM, THE_BEYONDER said:

Tell me again why this book matters....

Are you upset or actually curious why it matters?

[THE_BEYONDER]

On 12/6/2022 at 11:34 AM, JGeezy87 said:

On 12/6/2022 at 8:40 AM, THE_BEYONDER said:

Tell me again why this book matters....

Are you upset or actually curious why it matters?

Why would I be upset ? 

I’m genuinely curious why someone would pay so much for the book. 

[THE_BEYONDER]

On 12/6/2022 at 11:42 AM, Stylin' said:

For the same reason this previews catalog sells for thousands.

[Define999]

On 12/6/2022 at 10:08 AM, THE_BEYONDER said:

Why would I be upset ? 

I’m genuinely curious why someone would pay so much for the book. 

Thats easy, this book has extreme high grade rarity, a ret-con connection to a huge Spiderman cannon event of the Bronze Age, and a very interesting licensing story that makes it a must have for any serious Spidey collector. Not to mention the appeal of the artists drawing of women in particular. Think about how interesting this is..... in the 70's the idealized American woman was a "twiggy" type. Skinny with no rear end at all. Mexico didn't have those problems in the 70's.... To think a Mexican idealized version of a popular 70's Spidey love interest would have more in common with the ideal woman body type of the 21st century than it did in the 70's. It all ties up in one interesting bow for the Spidey collector that has to have everything. Thats not even mentioning the culture ramifications for Mexican Americans. As a way through their hobby to re-connect culturally with their cultural roots? It is a no brainer.......

[ThothAmon]

On 12/6/2022 at 3:27 PM, Define999 said:

a must have for any serious Spidey collector

You almost had me. But to itch his own. I did pick this gem up which I dare say I’d rather own. 

[Funnybooks]

On 12/6/2022 at 3:27 PM, Define999 said:

Thats easy, this book has extreme high grade rarity, a ret-con connection to a huge Spiderman cannon event of the Bronze Age, and a very interesting licensing story that makes it a must have for any serious Spidey collector. Not to mention the appeal of the artists drawing of women in particular. Think about how interesting this is..... in the 70's the idealized American woman was a "twiggy" type. Skinny with no rear end at all. Mexico didn't have those problems in the 70's.... To think a Mexican idealized version of a popular 70's Spidey love interest would have more in common with the ideal woman body type of the 21st century than it did in the 70's. It all ties up in one interesting bow for the Spidey collector that has to have everything. Thats not even mentioning the culture ramifications for Mexican Americans. As a way through their hobby to re-connect culturally with their cultural roots? It is a no brainer.......

Is this Dylan?

[grendelbo]

On 12/6/2022 at 1:27 PM, Define999 said:

To think a Mexican idealized version of a popular 70's Spidey love interest would have more in common with the ideal woman body type of the 21st century than it did in the 70's.

I think I understand the butt of your argument.

[Mijael.Levy]

On 12/6/2022 at 2:34 PM, ThothAmon said:

You almost had me. But to itch his own. I did pick this gem up which I dare say I’d rather own. 

Looks familiar  

[Mijael.Levy]

On 12/6/2022 at 2:46 PM, Funnybooks said:

Is this Dylan?

No its Matthew Roybal , #1 foreign comic book collector in the USA

Edited December 6, 2022 by Mijael.Levy

[ThothAmon]

On 12/6/2022 at 3:46 PM, Funnybooks said:

Is this Dylan?

They do say some day soon we all will speak Spanish. 

[Dick Pontoon]

This topic comes up with some regularity on the Boards. I think this is the most recent one:

[Mijael.Levy]

There's been a tendency here one the cgc boards over the years to diminish these non canons and other foreign books because they are not in English. 

A few years ago i posted for sale here on the boards a Cuentos de Brujas 37 (mexican chamber of chills 19) . I think i was asking $500 . Nobody wanted it . I even got a comment from a boardy telling me something like this: "cool book you should get it signed by the Misfits and maybe it will be sold"

That book now is easily a $5000 or more . Now i get pm's from time to time from boardies asking me if i have a copy. 

Same thing with Non canon spideys i posted 3 years ago a beautiful lot . It was sold in two days . All the buyers where from outside of the board not a single boardie purchased a book. 

American books are cool but silver , bronze , cooper and modern where produced in very large quantities . If you want a Hulk 181 you can go to ebay and choose any grade you like... If you want a foreign edition even if you have the money you will probably have to wait years to find a copy. 

 

Edited December 7, 2022 by Mijael.Levy

[Mgutshall]

I just picked up these two recently…..Do they count??