batman_fan Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 Batman 1, no question. The faded Marvel Comics 1 is just plan ugly. I can't believe CGC graded it so high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicdonna Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 Here's a competition you don't see every day.....restored key Tec vs. highest graded unrestored Duck ! Both of these books sold for approx. $5,300. The Four Color Duck is the highest graded copy, and has an Overstreet Guide price of $675 in NM- / it sold for 7.8 times Guide. Which one would you choose, and why? ....................or possibly to the suprise of some of you, I consider this non-key Duck sale to be a fluke, and would choose the restored Tec 38...a rare choice for me as a non-PLOD collector, and a huge Four Color Duck fan. Um, I thought for sure it would be a FC #178 I think I have used a #282 for packaging material. I am not fond at all of restored books, but, I'll take the Tec. #38 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicdonna Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 .... let's have a battle of two $100,000 Mega-keys! Both of these books sold in 2006 for approx. $100k. ( give or take a few $thousand ) The Marvel is a November issue with graders notes of "small amount of glue on spine". Which one would you choose, and why? .......................or for me, a big no brainer ( although I don't think all will agree with me ). If I have 1/10th of 1 million dollars on the line, I am not going to choose a 2nd printing of an improperly blue labeled slightly restored book that should be sporting a purple label.....I choose the Batman 1 in 1/2 of 1 second! If the Marvel did not have glue on the spine, I would choose that book. The shade of blue doesn't bother me, because it commonly varies in this issue. Because of the glue, I'll take the Batman #1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttock Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 I'd take the Bat 1, then shed a few tears over the mistreatment (both the glue and fading) of the Marvel 1. Lamont would be ashamed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
action1kid Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 The Marvel # 1 Larson is Restored. The Marvel # 1 cover has been seriously sun faded. Batman is more popular than any Goldenage Marvel character. The Bat #1 is unrestored and in high grade. I choose the Bat easily over the Larson Marvel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comixlawboy Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 I think 108 is one of (or is) the best Action Supeman covers. Though 82 rocks (I own that one). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theagenes Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 The only thing more galling than to compare these two books, is that someone paid $5300 for that Duck. Yeah, wait until the Poughkeepsie copies hit the market one day and there's 20 9.8's out there. Not a big fan of Robin and I dig Barks, but this one's a no brainer. Tec 38 in a landslide. Very sad story about the history of that Larson Marvel 1. That Batman 1 is just gorgeous and one of the highest graded unrestored copies out there - I'd take it in a heartbeat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronty Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 Batman 1 and tec 38, but let's not cast aspersions on the duck. I'd rather have the tec, but I sure as hell know which book I'd rather read - the duck, in a landslide! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theagenes Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 Batman 1 and tec 38, but let's not cast aspersions on the duck. I'd rather have the tec, but I sure as hell know which book I'd rather read - the duck, in a landslide! No argument there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Black Hand ® Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 Batman 1 and tec 38, but let's not cast aspersions on the duck. I'd rather have the tec, but I sure as hell know which book I'd rather read - the duck, in a landslide! No argument there! Same here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straw-Man Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 .... let's have a battle of two $100,000 Mega-keys! Both of these books sold in 2006 for approx. $100k. ( give or take a few $thousand ) The Marvel is a November issue with graders notes of "small amount of glue on spine". Which one would you choose, and why? .......................or for me, a big no brainer ( although I don't think all will agree with me ). If I have 1/10th of 1 million dollars on the line, I am not going to choose a 2nd printing of an improperly blue labeled slightly restored book that should be sporting a purple label.....I choose the Batman 1 in 1/2 of 1 second! Batman #1 in a tenth of a second! i take the bat as well. as soon as it comes in, i break it out to get inside, as i just GOTTA know what batman has in store for the boy once they get back to the cave in light of those looks they're exchanging. man, it would be hard for me to become a dc collector [other than my little deal with the spectre covers]. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedarkknight Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 Batman 1 Detective Comics 38 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
showcase4 Posted December 18, 2006 Author Share Posted December 18, 2006 This should be an interesting match up.....(my last 2 were both blow outs ). Both of these books sold for approx. $12,600. Which one would you choose, and why? ..................or For me.....Fantastic 3 all the way. It is a TOUGH book to find in any condition, much less F-, and is one of the top GA Classic Covers out there.....one of the best works by Lou Fine! We have alot of Batman fans that post here, so it should be interesting to see if anyone else joins me on the Classic Cover / scarce bandwagon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theagenes Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 Wow tough call for me, as I've always loved the Joker chess cover. But for that kind of money I'd rather have the Fantastic 3. I'd be perfectly happy with a VF Batman 23 at a fraction of the price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacentaur Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 Fantastic 3- STEVE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batman_fan Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 Fantastic 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A.tor Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 hello all... Batman 1 and tec 38 for obvious reasons, and I will "suprise" a few, that I agree with Fantastic 3 versus a batman/joker high grade....that book is a beaut rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CentaurMan Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 Fantastic #3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciorac Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 Fantastic 3 faster than a speeding bullet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Black Hand ® Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 Without a doubt.F3. Hey, does anybody know how the stories are in that book? It's such an iconic cover and you see the image so often, but I've never actually seen one, whereas I've read all the golden age batman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
