Nice surprise - Detective #473 1 1

[Shadow]

So, I bought this on a whim at the Motor City Comic Con a week ago. Thought it would be a NM 9.2 but the crease at bottom corner has a bit of color break (and I wasn't wearing my readers at that moment - note to my older self...lol) I like Roger's brief run on Detective as they tie into when I started collecting around 1978. 

This morning I opened it up to find two signatures inside. I believe they are Marshall Rogers and Terry Austin's. Pretty cool! Since not witnessed, no idea if they add to value? But I like it no matter what. 

[1950's war comics]

neat find !! 

when i was 16 i signed all my comics i bought that year on the first page (so my brother couldn't say they were his ) , so there are a 100 so comics with my signature on them for some lucky guy some day  

[Ken Aldred]

Congrats.

A great series. Classic Batman.

[Black_Adam]

On 5/29/2023 at 6:40 AM, 1950's war comics said:

neat find !! 

when i was 16 i signed all my comics i bought that year on the first page (so my brother couldn't say they were his ) , so there are a 100 so comics with my signature on them for some lucky guy some day  

The first page? I was far more fearful of sibling theft and wrote my first name right across the cover to protect my comics (I was 7 years old at the time). So if anyone finds any comics with "Sean" on the cover, they're mine. 

Edited May 29, 2023 by Black_Adam

[B2D327]

On 5/29/2023 at 9:12 AM, Shadow said:

So, I bought this on a whim at the Motor City Comic Con a week ago. Thought it would be a NM 9.2 but the crease at bottom corner has a bit of color break (and I wasn't wearing my readers at that moment - note to my older self...lol) I like Roger's brief run on Detective as they tie into when I started collecting around 1978. 

This morning I opened it up to find two signatures inside. I believe they are Marshall Rogers and Terry Austin's. Pretty cool! Since not witnessed, no idea if they add to value? But I like it no matter what. 

The “Austin” sig looks pretty legit. Haven’t seen Rogers’ before. Good find in any case

[mtlevy1]

They are legit - and I am Mark so if you want to send it my way, let me know!

 

[Dave2739]

I have owned a copy of this book for decades and never until just now noticed that Batman and the bad guy he's holding are in the same pose as the cover of Detective 27.

[Dr. Balls]

I bought some Punisher limiteds and found Zeck signatures on the inside of two of them - it's always fun to find those. As far as value, I've seen vintage Stan Lee and Jack Kirby sigs go for a premium - anyone else, not sure. I think signed inside pages are generally a sure sign its a vintage signature (pre-90s?) so I think they are cool and I'd pay a little premium for them if I was a signature collector.

[revat]

pretty sure people named mark would pay a premium for it.

[ttfitz]

On 5/29/2023 at 6:11 PM, Black_Adam said:

The first page? I was far more fearful of sibling theft and wrote my first name right across the cover to protect my comics (I was 7 years old at the time). So if anyone finds any comics with "Sean" on the cover, they're mine. 

I've posted this elsewhere recently, but I just can't help myself - from the Timmy and Mark Pedigree collection:

[Black_Adam]

On 6/1/2023 at 10:44 PM, ttfitz said:

I've posted this elsewhere recently, but I just can't help myself - from the Timmy and Mark Pedigree collection:

Shared ownership of a comic? Those boys were ahead of their time!

[B2D327]

On 6/2/2023 at 8:29 AM, Black_Adam said:

Shared ownership of a comic? Those boys were ahead of their time!

Maybe they’re conjoined twins?

[ttfitz]

On 6/2/2023 at 8:29 AM, Black_Adam said:

Shared ownership of a comic? Those boys were ahead of their time!

I was 5 at the time, so hadn't learned yet what a twerp my little brother was.

[southern cross]

I've posted this before, many years ago I bought this book and after reading the issue (shockingly reading books I buy) found this receipt at the last page of the story. Obviously used as a book mark but the original owner never read the letters page. Always curious what the purchaser bought for the 24 cents?

Bright side, with the receipt I can at least take off 15 cents as I didn't get the receipt of the $25? Buying off Lone Star to get that removed for the price realized if I ever sell and calculate the tax I have to pay 🤪

[SkOw]

On 5/29/2023 at 9:12 AM, Shadow said:

So, I bought this on a whim at the Motor City Comic Con a week ago. Thought it would be a NM 9.2 but the crease at bottom corner has a bit of color break (and I wasn't wearing my readers at that moment - note to my older self...lol) I like Roger's brief run on Detective as they tie into when I started collecting around 1978. 

This morning I opened it up to find two signatures inside. I believe they are Marshall Rogers and Terry Austin's. Pretty cool! Since not witnessed, no idea if they add to value? But I like it no matter what. 

There was a collection purchased recently by a Michigan dealer that had a ton of Marshall Rogers sigs and a  handful got sent in to a verification company and all came back 100% legit. If you know what booth it came from I can probably tell you if it came from that collection. 

Edited June 5, 2023 by SkOw

[Shadow]

On 6/4/2023 at 10:27 PM, SkOw said:

There was a collection purchased recently by a Michigan dealer that had a ton of Marshall Rogers sigs and a  handful got sent in to a verification company and all came back 100% legit. If you know what booth it came from I can probably tell you if it came from that collection. 

Langes 

 

On 6/4/2023 at 10:27 PM, SkOw said:

There was a collection purchased recently by a Michigan dealer that had a ton of Marshall Rogers sigs and a  handful got sent in to a verification company and all came back 100% legit. If you know what booth it came from I can probably tell you if it came from that collection.