Post Your Top 3 Golden Age Books

[ronm3-migration]

And these books are unrestored?

 

Yes.

 

You stink! When did you acquire these books and will you get them graded?

Do you have any Batman books?

[RareHighGrade]

[quoteYou stink! When did you acquire these books and will you get them graded?

Do you have any Batman books?

 

I have been a collector for many years, and these books have been out of circulation since long before CGC showed up. I know their history and pedigree and would not slab them unless I were to think of selling them. The reason that I consider them my top 3 grail books is because they would be the last books to be pried from my hands.

 

I have a few Batman books, but nothing of note. For some reason, I have always liked the feel of the pre-Batman Detectives more than those with Batman.

[PUNYHUMAN]

Excellent!! Your collection is simply breath taking. Truly impressive!!

[RareHighGrade]

Thanks Puny. By the way, I've always loved the covers of the 3 Centaurs you posted, especially the AMF #9. And, of course, Lou Fine's Hit #5 is awesome. I remember it being one of the most sought after book in the mid-1990's.

[Point Five]

My #1 personal grail is a book that has everything I could ever want. It is the rarest DC book, it has a Creig Flessel cover, and it is in amazing condition with bone-white pages. Double Action Comics #2:

 

 

Darn the luck... these are the same three high-grade pedigree books I was about to post.

 

Beautiful books, fella! Congrats!

[adamstrange]

[quoteYou stink! When did you acquire these books and will you get them graded?

Do you have any Batman books?

 

I have been a collector for many years, and these books have been out of circulation since long before CGC showed up. I know their history and pedigree and would not slab them unless I were to think of selling them. The reason that I consider them my top 3 grail books is because they would be the last books to be pried from my hands.

 

There's hope for me yet for a Blue Beetle.

[adamstrange]

In second place is what many DC completionists consider to be the rarest issue of any regular DC Golden Age title. This is the book that eluded Ian Levine for so many years in his quest to complete his DC collection. I love it not just for its rarity, but also because it is another example of Flessel at his finest. New Adventure Comics #26:

 

 

Just an incredible copy of a great cover! I don't have any Flessels.

[RareHighGrade]

Just an incredible copy of a great cover! I don't have any Flessels.

 

That's only because you focus on other rare books that collectors would kill for. Thanks for not bidding up the Church BB #52 by the way.

[skybolt]

By the way, do you have any idea who owns the Church copy of Phantom Lady #17?

[tth2]

RHG, great idea, and it's very cool seeing which 3 books from your unbelievable collection you name as your tops.

 

The only GA books that I collect are Duck books. The first two were easy, the last was hard because there were a lot of candidates and at the end of the day it is simply keeping the seat warm for a Four Color #9, if and when I ever acquire a copy.

 

Four Color #178, the first appearance of Scrooge. 'Nuff said.

 

 

Four Color #386, the beginning of Scrooge's run, and a classic story to boot.

 

 

Four Color #282. This was a tough one, as it came down to this issue, FC 328 and FC 108.

 

[Scrooge]

Wow. Amazing books as always tth2. All fantastic books from everyone

[RareHighGrade]

Those duck books are beautiful tth2. They remind me of hkp's amazing Disney books. Speaking of hkp, I would love to see what he considers to be his top 3 books.

 

I also wouldn't mind hearing from TheGoldenAge. He apparently has a great collection of early DC's, but has not yet posted any of it. How about it TheGoldenAge?

[jkrk]

Based on the criteria here are my three favorite covers.

 

 

Schomburg anyone? another busy cover.

 

 

Looks like a comic cover. Oh it is............

 

 

Classic patriotic.:

[Timulty]

My current top 3

 

Captain Marvel Adventures 71 7.0 Edgar Church

 

Captain Marvel Adventures 131 CGC 8.0 Crowley Copy

 

Captain Marvel Adventures 147 CGC 9.0

 

I am looking at adding another Church Copy, a Pre-Bat Detective and A Flessel Cover New Adventure. I suspect my top 3 is going to change dramatically in the next year.

[CentaurMan]

Some gorgeous books in this thread! You're killing me with the "only 3" restriction, but I'll play along. Here are my choices for today, but on another day they might be completely different (well, the last two might be):

 

 

 

[ronm3-migration]

That 54 is one of my top must haves after my Batman collection is pretty much finished.

Great books! Please post more!

I take notes on all of this stuff and in a few months I will be buying alot of these books.

[esquirecomics]

The three top GA books (and I am strictly interpreting this to be 1938-1946) of mine that are not for sale would be (I presume I can include ashcans):

 

This one should be obvious why.

 

Only one of three known copies.

 

Only known copy.

[ronm3-migration]

Wow very cool stuff.

[esquirecomics]

Now if I included books that are mine but for sale, I would include:

 

 

[ronm3-migration]

Now if I included books that are mine but for sale, I would include:

 

 

 

You love doing that to me dont you?