Popular Post scottde Posted May 10, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted May 10, 2023 Hey all, I’m looking for a little assistance if anyone is able to help out. I’m trying to track down additional copies of More Fun 31 in trying to see how many are really in existence. Per the Gerber guide, this book was initially noted as a Gerber 6 when published in 1989 meaning 50-200 copies in existence based on their scarcity index.Take the index with a grain of salt for any number of reasons. Since acquiring my copy I have found this to not be the case. To date there are only ten total copies on the CGC census, one copy on the CBCS census and two raw copies that I am aware of (I have just today been notified of two additional raw copies bringing my count to 15). What leads me to believe that this book may be far more scarce than the guide would have you believe is that in the past ten years only three copies total have been added to the CGC census. If there were many more available in the wild one would think based on the importance of this book (first ever published image of Superman) and based on how Action 1 has gone through the roof, that more than three copies would have been graded since 2013. If any of you knows of anyone who owns a copy or if you own a copy yourself, please make note in the comments. I’d love to hear from anyone else with a graded copy (I am personally aware of one other graded copy that I know who owns it and three of the raw copies). Thanks for everyone being so great here. Scott PVILLE23, Sarg, Yorick and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sauce Dog Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 One of the few books on my hunt list. I love collecting More Fun, specifically the Doctor Fate issues but this is one of the early issues I hope to find an absolute beater copy of this issue one day (ideally 0.5, even restored or incomplete is fine) - hopefully your questing will bring a few more to light I can get my grubby hands on ThothAmon and scottde 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanCooper Posted May 11, 2023 Share Posted May 11, 2023 I took a look at the Heritage and ComicConnect auction archives to see what auction history the book has had. Heritage's archives looks to have three CGC copies/sales (a 3.5, 4.0 and an Apparent /restored 6.0) ComicConnect had a CGC 3.5 and the BIG enchilada of all - the Mile High 9.6 below! Interesting that the last time the book showed up in either auction in any grade was nearly a decade ago - 2013. ThothAmon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottde Posted May 11, 2023 Author Share Posted May 11, 2023 On 5/10/2023 at 7:31 PM, DanCooper said: I took a look at the Heritage and ComicConnect auction archives to see what auction history the book has had. Heritage's archives looks to have three CGC copies/sales (a 3.5, 4.0 and an Apparent /restored 6.0) ComicConnect had a CGC 3.5 and the BIG enchilada of all - the Mile High 9.6 below! Interesting that the last time the book showed up in either auction in any grade was nearly a decade ago - 2013. Precisely. Ten years minimum since either major auction house has sold a copy and only three added to the CGC census in those ten years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RareHighGrade Posted May 11, 2023 Share Posted May 11, 2023 Most if not all of the More Funs from 1938 are extremely uncommon. Some of them (e.g., #35) have only half as many copies on the census as #31. Professor K, lou_fine and scottde 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iksar Posted May 11, 2023 Share Posted May 11, 2023 First printed image of Superman makes this one tough to classify Professor K and scottde 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThothAmon Posted May 11, 2023 Share Posted May 11, 2023 Liars poker. Zero for me, although I’d certainly try to outgrub sauce dog if one’s available. Sauce Dog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waaaghboss Posted May 11, 2023 Share Posted May 11, 2023 Is there a chance of a house ad in a pulp with ac1 in it? I know marvel comics 1 cover was in a pulp, and I've seen other comics like real life comics and jungle stories in pulp house ads. "Donenfeld owned a printing plant and a distribution company, Independence News. Donenfeld also published pulp magazines under a variety of company names: DM, Culture, Trojan, Speed, Arrow. Yes, Donenfeld published the spicy pulps! This included the Super-Detective title which had pulp hero Jim Anthony. Strangely, the title logo of Super-Detective matches the style of the title logo of Superman comics! But am not aware of any crossover of characters or creators between his pulps and DC Comics. He actually ran short comics in his spicy pulps, like “Sally the Sleuth.” He seems to have kept the two quite separated." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post woowoo Posted May 12, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted May 12, 2023 I got a picture of More fun 32 on the news stand it also has a picture of Action 1 ender, Sarg, Point Five and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Point Five Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 Great one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 Looks like D... RICHARD Tracy makes an appearance in that issue too... as an arsonist! OtherEric, ThothAmon and Point Five 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDarkseid1 Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 (edited) On 5/12/2023 at 10:35 AM, woowoo said: I got a picture of More fun 32 on the news stand it also has a picture of Action 1 Where‘s the Action 1? I only see an Action 2 on the top right of the rack. Edited May 15, 2023 by LDarkseid1 ThothAmon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sauce Dog Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 On 5/15/2023 at 4:42 AM, LDarkseid1 said: Where‘s the Action 1? I only see an Action 2 on the top right of the rack. no, what he means is the photograph has More Fun #32 in it, which also features the Action #1 ad inside of it much like More Fun #31. woowoo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woowoo Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 On 5/15/2023 at 1:42 AM, LDarkseid1 said: Where‘s the Action 1? I only see an Action 2 on the top right of the rack. I said that more fun 32 also has a picture of Action 1. little confusion the way I said it sorry. I got a picture of More fun 32 on the news stand it also has a picture of Action 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 On 5/12/2023 at 10:35 AM, woowoo said: I got a picture of More fun 32 on the news stand it also has a picture of Action 1 Just based on covers, if I were a kid in 1938 with a shiny new Mercury dime, I would plunk it down for that issue of Adventure… ender and ThothAmon 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDarkseid1 Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 On 5/15/2023 at 7:35 AM, woowoo said: I said that more fun 32 also has a picture of Action 1. little confusion the way I said it sorry. I got a picture of More fun 32 on the news stand it also has a picture of Action 1 Ohhh, yes I experienced a classical misinterpretation good sir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woowoo Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 On 5/15/2023 at 8:33 AM, Robot Man said: Just based on covers, if I were a kid in 1938 with a shiny new Mercury dime, I would plunk it down for that issue of Adventure… You would be smarter to buy the Action 2 Raze and ThothAmon 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woowoo Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 On 5/15/2023 at 8:59 AM, LDarkseid1 said: On 5/15/2023 at 7:35 AM, woowoo said: I said that more fun 32 also has a picture of Action 1. little confusion the way I said it sorry. I got a picture of More fun 32 on the news stand it also has a picture of Action 1 Ohhh, yes I experienced a classical misinterpretation good sir. LDarkseid1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 On 5/15/2023 at 10:14 AM, woowoo said: You would be smarter to buy the Action 2 Well, we of course know that now. But not knowing in 1938, I stand by my decision. Now, if Superman was on the cover, it might have been a different decision. woowoo and Randall Dowling 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 On 5/15/2023 at 4:24 PM, Robot Man said: Well, we of course know that now. But not knowing in 1938, I stand by my decision. Now, if Superman was on the cover, it might have been a different decision. I'm surprised you didn't pick the 'Tec with the cops on the cycle taking out the crook. woowoo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
