ciorac Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 Each of the following were purchased in the last couple of weeks by an anonymous devilish board member (who doesn't normally collect DC) for roughly equal amounts. Which would you choose? One of the toughest choices I've seen in this thread. I will take the Superman #5, it has long been my favorite of the first 10 issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A.tor Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 Each of the following were purchased in the last couple of weeks by an anonymous devilish board member (who doesn't normally collect DC) for roughly equal amounts. Which would you choose? One of the toughest choices I've seen in this thread. I will take the Superman #5, it has long been my favorite of the first 10 issues. yay, a supes 5 taker! (of course, if you are the devil incarnate, you choose "both" ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straw-Man Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 Action 1 because it's THE landmark comic with (arguably, along with Batman, Mickey Mouse and Archie) the most popular comic character ever. In the comic world AA16 is also a landmark with the Mile High copy being the ultimate choice but Action 1 is known to those outside the hobby as well and is as close as you can get to a no-brainer from an investment standpoint. As for the cover art, even though it's been copied many times, the Action 1 cover is still a very cool one and much more interesting than the AA16 cover. That can be nice when you're sipping a nice single malt and gazing at your new acquisition... we do tend to fall in love with our icons. from a timely collector who cares very little for d.c.'s of any stripe, the cover of aa 16 is MUCH better. imagine that the action actually had sparkman throwing the car on one of his sparkler covers; we wouldn't look at it twice, just as we don't on his actual covers. but you can insert any character you want, and the aa 16 will always be eye-catching. sorry, but it's my honest and VERY objective opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBedrock Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 I will take the Superman #5 You REBEL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjpb Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 Action 1 because it's THE landmark comic with (arguably, along with Batman, Mickey Mouse and Archie) the most popular comic character ever. In the comic world AA16 is also a landmark with the Mile High copy being the ultimate choice but Action 1 is known to those outside the hobby as well and is as close as you can get to a no-brainer from an investment standpoint. As for the cover art, even though it's been copied many times, the Action 1 cover is still a very cool one and much more interesting than the AA16 cover. That can be nice when you're sipping a nice single malt and gazing at your new acquisition... we do tend to fall in love with our icons. from a timely collector who cares very little for d.c.'s of any stripe, the cover of aa 16 is MUCH better. imagine that the action actually had sparkman throwing the car on one of his sparkler covers; we wouldn't look at it twice, just as we don't on his actual covers. but you can insert any character you want, and the aa 16 will always be eye-catching. sorry, but it's my honest and VERY objective opinion. I have to agree - AA #16 is the most dynamic cover of the major DC keys, and one of the top Green Lantern covers of the GA (AA#61 is still my favorite). Action #1 has a great cover - but I can think of a good number of Superman covers I prefer . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAP Freak Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 Each of the following were purchased in the last couple of weeks by an anonymous devilish board member (who doesn't normally collect DC) for roughly equal amounts. Which would you choose? I'll take the AC with Supes holding the giant peni...er... gun barrel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ebel 1911 Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 I'd take the Action 19 primarily because it highlights the original "S" logo design...plus I like the colors from the sunrise/sunset much more than the #5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ebel 1911 Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 Action 1 because it's THE landmark comic with (arguably, along with Batman, Mickey Mouse and Archie) the most popular comic character ever. In the comic world AA16 is also a landmark with the Mile High copy being the ultimate choice but Action 1 is known to those outside the hobby as well and is as close as you can get to a no-brainer from an investment standpoint. As for the cover art, even though it's been copied many times, the Action 1 cover is still a very cool one and much more interesting than the AA16 cover. That can be nice when you're sipping a nice single malt and gazing at your new acquisition... we do tend to fall in love with our icons. from a timely collector who cares very little for d.c.'s of any stripe, the cover of aa 16 is MUCH better. imagine that the action actually had sparkman throwing the car on one of his sparkler covers; we wouldn't look at it twice, just as we don't on his actual covers. but you can insert any character you want, and the aa 16 will always be eye-catching. sorry, but it's my honest and VERY objective opinion. I have to agree - AA #16 is the most dynamic cover of the major DC keys, and one of the top Green Lantern covers of the GA (AA#61 is still my favorite). Action #1 has a great cover - but I can think of a good number of Superman covers I prefer . That's cool, I just don't see what you guys do with the AA16 cover. Other than it being the first GL, I just see some girders on which GL is standing while facing a guy with a Tommy gun. On the Action, I see much more activity (couldn't say "action") with the car being smashed against the rocks, parts of the car flying and 2 of the 3 criminals running in terror. Regardless of the characters involved, I think it is a much more interesting cover. The point about the character involvement is a good point, if Sparkman was the one smashing the car then I'd certainly be less interested in the comic but I still think it would be a more interesting cover. Even Adventure 48 or More Fun 52 are both pretty unremarkable covers, especially for character introductions, but I like them more than AA16 because it just seems that uninteresting to me. I don't even find the color combinations to be anything special. All in the eye of the beholder I guess... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piper Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 I prefer the AA16 cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piper Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 I'll take the Action 19! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
showcase4 Posted May 2, 2008 Author Share Posted May 2, 2008 a book from the "are you kidding me?" thread....... both sold for $20k this year. Which one would you choose, and why ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Black Hand ® Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 That's a no-brainer, Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crowzilla Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 I'll be in the minority on this one - I'll take the 1st ever meeting/team-up of Batman and Superman over a nothing issue of Adventure Comics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBedrock Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 (edited) Finally one I would make a choice on... That Adventure cover is awful. There are some cool stories in it, but come on. The first time Superman and Batman learn each others identity...now that is a cool story. Superman 76 all day long, if I had to make a choice. Edited May 2, 2008 by MrBedrock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastCoastExchange-migratio Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 Superman #76 (thumbs u (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Socratic Wonder Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 Finally one I would make a choice on... That Adventure cover is awful. There are some cool stories in it, but come on. The first time Superman and Batman learn each others identity...now that is a cool story. Superman 76 all day long, if I had to make a choice. Ditto! (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seank Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 Superman, even though I dissed it in the other thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batman_fan Posted May 3, 2008 Share Posted May 3, 2008 neither, give me the money to spend on a cooler book. The Superman 76 is a great book, but 20k I was shocked when I saw it on CLINK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
innocuous Posted May 3, 2008 Share Posted May 3, 2008 neither, give me the money to spend on a cooler book. The Superman 76 is a great book, but 20k I was shocked when I saw it on CLINK. Ditto! :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.schomburg Posted May 3, 2008 Share Posted May 3, 2008 Adventure for me, I think both covers are terrible, but the adventure is less terrible and has a certain lovely GA feeling. Also Superman knew Batmans identity from the first time he met him, I mean come on x-ray vision?? For me having a 9.8 Church early 40's Superhero book is much cooler than early 50's rare in grade cheesy DC...JMHO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
