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rarest Silver age comic???

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Bronty

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You need some more odin sleep. Either that or you woke up on the wrong side of the odin bed. tongue.gif

 

Sorr-ee. I thought it was mid 50s. But isn't that book considered the scarcest (non-gold, I'll have to say) DC?

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Joanna

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I always thought the scarcest DC Silver Age key was Showcase 8. Joanna?

 

Um... I don't actually know. I can tell you the scarcest Wonder Woman issue (it's 105), but not all of DC. (oddly enough, I haven't found 105 that hard to find, most likely because it's greater value seems to bring it out more often. I bought my copy from Harley Yee).

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Moriarty

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What about a DC Silver-Age Flash 110 (First Wally West)?

Only 27 on CGC census and highest a 9.2. What would the value be for this book?

Comiclink lists this book as very scarce and under-priced.

JLA, FD, Joanna, anyone?

Al. confused.gif

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aardvark88

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Flash 110 may be scarce in hi-grade, but I've seen quite a few in g-vg. No scarcer than surrounding issues (Gorilla Grodd).

Would say Showcase 2 or Brave Bold 2 is scarcer than Show 8 (Flash) due to higher guide value of #8. Either way, the shocked.gif cgc census population on silver DC is almost as low as golden age.

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AlphaOmega

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I see a Flash #110 in high grade about every six months. I passed on buying a VF/NM #110 from Showcase New England about 10 years ago for a princely sum of $900. Too much at the time but I did snatch that Flash #123 in VF/NM for $600 grin.gif

 

As far as rare Silver Age books go, practicly every late 50's DC book is hard to find. Action 230-ish, Batman 100-120's, any of the Sci-Fi titles (My Greatest Adventure, Strange Adventures, House of Mystery, etc) I've seen more copies of books like Action #1 and Captain America #74 in person than I've seen of some of these late 50's DC books. Just take a look at the census and you'll see big gaps for many of the DC books.

 

As for individual issues, Flash #106 is a real tough one in mid grade or higher. Superman #123 also.

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Joanna

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50's DC Silver is difficult to find. It took me years to build a full run of Wonder Woman from #100 up (I was doing it in the years before ebay). Took a lot of cons, comic shops and mail order. I still had 60 issues to get below #100 when I quit collecting. With ebay, it could've been done a whole lot faster, that's for sure.

 

When I started selling, I began with my 50's Super books, and I had buyers thanking me for putting them up for sale because it's hard to find an Adventure 143 or 178, a Superman 133 or Superboy 60 or 80. None of them were in real high grade (though some weren't bad). It's a long quest to not only fill a run, but fill it with high grade.

 

-- Joanna

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JLA_ALL_THE_WAY

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As for the Flash #110, I had one 'til about 5 years ago (don't ask what I traded it for; my crystal ball hates me). I got it from either RedBeard or Steve in Long Beach back in '85. Went back & forth from one table to the other- got the price down from $100 to $40. Boy, was I slick or what. cool.gif

 

Anyway, I agree that #106 is far more difficult to get. That pink background is as sensitive as any black cover.

 

And if anyone cares- and I know you do, Crusty- the toughest JLA in high grade is #4. I'll give a finder's fee for this baby (8.5 & up)! shocked.gif

 

Rick

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