showcase4 Posted December 19, 2006 Author Share Posted December 19, 2006 Ok Gents...we have a close one here ( finally ) at this moment: 5 chose Archie 4 chose The Green Lantern Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted December 19, 2006 Share Posted December 19, 2006 I'll pass on the Archie and take the GL. Makes for a tie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kakapo Posted December 19, 2006 Share Posted December 19, 2006 If for no other reason than to tie-break, I'll chime in to choose the Archie 1. Yes, I'm choosing a 3.0 over a 9.4, but for Archie 1 that's practically high-grade. Admittedly, the GL seems cheap for the quality, and the Archie 1 expensive for what you get, but The Black Hand makes a good point above - one day I will have to find that kind of money just to have the book, irrespective of condition. And GLs not drawn by Adams don't really do anything for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JiveTurkeyMoFo Posted December 19, 2006 Share Posted December 19, 2006 Ok Gents...we have a close one here ( finally ) at this moment: 5 chose Archie 4 chose The Green Lantern This is kind of a yanwer for me....Archie is well....not my favorite, and GLs are, well, not my favorite either. The nod goes to the GL just for the grade and the fact its a Black cover GA with White pages. Pure condition play by an admitted condition freak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CentaurMan Posted December 19, 2006 Share Posted December 19, 2006 I'll take the GL. $6000 seems like a lot for either book, though. On the margin, I went for scarcity. If I ever decide to get an Archie #1, I'm going to pay up for one in better condition rather than pay $6K for that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kakapo Posted December 19, 2006 Share Posted December 19, 2006 I'll take the GL. $6000 seems like a lot for either book, though. On the margin, I went for scarcity. If I ever decide to get an Archie #1, I'm going to pay up for one in better condition rather than pay $6K for that one. Fair comment, but there are only 5 nicer blue label copies of Archie 1 (2x4.0, 2x5.0 and a lone 6.5, and the copy in question here is 1 of 5 in 3.0). I'm no fan of tape or extra staples, but if and when one of the nicer 5 did change hands, I am sure there are plenty of people out there with a lot more disposable income than I would be able to throw at the book. Also, I get the impression that collecting Archies is such a long-term project that these are not books that change hands very often. It doesn't take a lot of imagination to think that the owners of the 3.0s would be looking to upgrade, too. Getting back to the GL, perhaps that is a high price for that title, but it doesn't seem that much for a genuinely scarce item, especially when you look at what early Marvels can bring in 9.4 (higher supply and yes, higher demand, too). I just checked the census and there's actually a 9.6 of GL 9, so the lucky buyer didn't even get a top of census copy for his 6 grand. Oh, and there are 6 slabbed copies that are 7.0 or higher, in other words nicer than any slabbed Archie 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Knight Posted December 19, 2006 Share Posted December 19, 2006 GL for me.. Im not really into non-superhero books Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straw-Man Posted December 19, 2006 Share Posted December 19, 2006 Cap 3, it is early and cool i had thought the comparison of those two was somebody's idea of a joke. seems not, tho' it should be. i'll go with the cap, and it's the d.c. war bonds book i'll send "to the war zone." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stagedoorjohnny Posted December 19, 2006 Share Posted December 19, 2006 I just checked the census and there's actually a 9.6 of GL 9, so the lucky buyer didn't even get a top of census copy for his 6 grand. That doesn't matter in the wonderful world of GA collecting. The fact that it is the Reilly copy and has white pages matters more than anything. If that 9.6 is non-pedigreed with anything less than bone white pages, the SF copy is worth more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
action1kid Posted December 19, 2006 Share Posted December 19, 2006 Archie 1 !! Its just to big a book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Filter81 Posted December 19, 2006 Share Posted December 19, 2006 GL 9 for me. Never had much interest in Archie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicdonna Posted December 19, 2006 Share Posted December 19, 2006 Archie #1 for me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciorac Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 Cap 3, it is early and cool i had thought the comparison of those two was somebody's idea of a joke. seems not, tho' it should be. i'll go with the cap, and it's the d.c. war bonds book i'll send "to the war zone." Clever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 GL 9. I really like Moldoff's cover art from this time period and this is a beautiful example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batman_fan Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 GL 9 for me. Never had much interest in Archie. Archie for me, although I also never had an interest in him, but Betty and Veronica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
showcase4 Posted December 20, 2006 Author Share Posted December 20, 2006 both of these beauties sold for approx $42,000 about 2 years ago. Which one would you choose, and why? The Marvel Mystery is the highest graded copy .........................or the choice for me....the WHITE paged, NM-, LARSON copy of More Fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
action1kid Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 Marvel.Its high grade and one of my favorite covers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Black Hand ® Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 I can't decide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Point Five Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 One of the toughest matchups yet. I've gone DC in almost every pairing, but I'd probably go with the Marvel Mystery here, even with the pedigree & condition nudges for the More Fun. Just love everything about that MM #9. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theagenes Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 Ouch, tough call! MM 9 just by a nose, mainly because it's such a historical book - first big crossover battle between superheroes. Fire vs. Water! The battle of the century! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
