Post Your Top 3 Golden Age Books

[esquirecomics]

My top 3 as of current, but the MF 14 may be on the move.

 

So do you mean you have your MF 14 for sale somewhere?

 

I have one for sale if anyone needs one. Beautiful mid-grade unrestored copy.

 

How much and can you post a scan?

 

I have to scan that one in, but it will need to wait until I get back at the end of the week. However, either that one will be sold or the one I have, which is below. Not sure on price yet.

 

[Jeffreykli]

Here are my current top 3, although since I don't have much of a GA collection, there's no common thread among the 3.

 

Batman #34:

 

 

Eerie #1 (first horror comic):

 

 

Human Torch #20:

 

 

I like the Eerie #1, since it's the first horror comic. The Batman was from a small GA Batman collection that I bought from a friend's brother back in 1992. Lastly, but certainly not least, the Human Torch was a wedding present from my wife, so there's no way that one's for sale.

[adamstrange]

Here are my current top 3, although since I don't have much of a GA collection, there's no common thread among the 3.

 

Nothing wrong with tossing a horror book into the mix -- variety is the spice of life.

[RareHighGrade]

What grade would you assign to the Double Action #2 and Detective 15? I still remember what you said about the NA#26.

 

The Detective #15 is probably around a 9.0 because of the tiny flaw you can see in the upper right corner. The Double Action #2 is a 9.2 or 9.4. Other than the miscut, the NA #26 is virtually flawless.

[lou_fine]

My top 3 as of current, but the MF 14 may be on the move.

 

I've shown this one before - Larson copy, 1st app The Arrow. First costumed hero in comics. Kind of a pre-batman who could be pretty dark.

 

Very nice!

 

No argument from me here.

 

What condition would you say this is in and did you acquire this copy quite a while ago? I am sure you must have had to pay way over guide for it at the time.

 

An absolutely gorgeous copy of a real hard to find key book and a pedigree to top it off.

[tth2]

Lou, how about posting your top 3?

[lou_fine]

Lou, how about posting your top 3?

 

Tim;

 

Would love to except that I don't have a scanner at home.

 

Even if I did, I probably wouldn't know how to use it considering how technologically challenged I am.

[CW]

Pictures from a digi cam will do.

[FlyingDonut]

Fight 32 - Edgar Church copy:

 

Ghost 6 - Classic bondage cover issue, extremely tough to find in any grade. Major props to Iggy for this:

 

Planet 34 - one of the four(?) Fiction House bondage cover books where the tied up woman is looking directly at the reader. Mrs. Donut just clucks her tongue.

 

This might be cheating - Seduction of the Innocent, true first printing, includes the excised bibliography pages

[Aman619]

great books guys! no action 1s or Tec 27s yet?

[adamstrange]

great books guys! no action 1s or Tec 27s yet?

 

We're waiting for you to post yours.

[buttock]

My top 3 as of current, but the MF 14 may be on the move.

 

I've shown this one before - Larson copy, 1st app The Arrow. First costumed hero in comics. Kind of a pre-batman who could be pretty dark.

 

Very nice!

 

No argument from me here.

 

What condition would you say this is in and did you acquire this copy quite a while ago? I am sure you must have had to pay way over guide for it at the time.

 

An absolutely gorgeous copy of a real hard to find key book and a pedigree to top it off.

 

It's one of several Larson's to have water damage. From seeing other Larsons with water damage, I can only presume it was fairly extensive (Metro had a 36 or 38 that was laughably graded FN+), but someone had it cleaned & pressed.

I bought it as a VF+ or VFNM C&P, and then put it in a fortress. Sadly, the I dropped it and the tooth on the Fortress dinged the lower edge - but probably doesn't make that much of a difference in the overall grade. I think it was 1995 when I bought it, and since then I've seen 3 other copies for sale - 2 in Heritage and one in person.

[buttock]

great books guys! no action 1s or Tec 27s yet?

 

We're waiting for you to post yours.

 

We're waiting for your top 3

[Aman619]

mine was a leading question, you see.....

[14 of spades]

This might be cheating - Seduction of the Innocent, true first printing, includes the excised bibliography pages

 

hey donut

 

is it just me - but isn't that "just" the scan of the dustcover?

[14 of spades]

 

First Dr. Occult (Superman prototype) in DC comics in color and in costume.

 

anywhere to find an image of Dr. O? how closely did he resemble supes?

[Rocketeer]

...splash page from the Dr. Occult story in More Fun #16,...

 

[Aman619]

Fight 32 - Edgar Church copy:

 

what a gorgeous cover! did you guys notice the explosion htting the soldiers in th ebackground? Ive never looked closely before but its pretty gruesome. What year was this released? Its a WWII era book right? Was imagery like that common on covers? or interiors?

[Aman619]

...splash page from the Dr. Occult story in More Fun #16,...

 

 

ah. by the great Legar Reuths!!

 

does anyone know how they constructed that spelling?? I cant pick out siegel shuster... its close though...

[FlyingDonut]

This might be cheating - Seduction of the Innocent, true first printing, includes the excised bibliography pages

 

hey donut

 

is it just me - but isn't that "just" the scan of the dustcover?

 

The scan of the full book doesn't really show anything. I can scan it if you want - I keep the dust cover separate to keep it flat. I suppose I could put the bibilography pages up there, which are the cool part of the book.