Wow! Superman! 1 Million Dollars Comic

[Foofoogal]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_superman_first_issue
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I only wish as a dealer to find something like this..

 

[Marc Chevalier]

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Agreed. There's nothing I'd want to sell more and keep less.


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[psionite]

Unbelievable!

 

[Doctor Strange]

No, it's totally believable. In a world where comic book movies make a gazillion dollars every day (and so much of the rest of our culture is derived from comics characters and/or storytelling methods), that first issue of Action Comics is the absolute point of origin. It's a massively significant cultural artifact, like a Gutenberg Bible. I'm sure that many of the super-rich who became that way due to comic books (etc.) wouldn't hesitate to drop a fortune to own one of the very few outstanding-condition copies.

 

[reetpleat]

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Agreed. There's nothing I'd want to sell more and keep less.


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Yes, imagine a suit worth a million dollars in your size. How would you part with that?

what is the highest price anyone knows of that a vintage suit not owned by a famous person, or owned by a famous person too, does anyone know if.
What might be the one article of clothing that would fetch the most money. Dean's red jacket? John Wayne's hat, Bogey's trench coat or white dinner jacket, Dorothy's shoes?

 

[jamespowers]

My father had this comic. My grandmother threw it out.

 

[Marc Chevalier]

... imagine a suit worth a million dollars in your size. How would you part with that?

For a million bucks? I'd part with it so quickly and easily, it would make your head spin.



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[Bruce Wayne]

Meh, I would still prefer Detective Comics number 27.

 

[Naphtali]

Does not any of these collectors notice that comic book paper stock has a life somewhat less than a paperback? The one-million-dollar comic is from - what - 1939? Someone will receive an unpleasant surprise. . . . Maybe it's not a surprise. Within a relatively short time this item need be kept in special conditions that will not arrest its inherent deterioration; it will retard it. As I think about it, I see similarity between this collector's item and a bottle of [fill in the blank] wine that will never be opened, and if it were opened an drunk, it would be a horrible experience.

I believe Isaac Asimov's first Black Widowers short story, "The Acquisitive Chuckle," places collecting in its proper place.

That's my story, and I'm sticking to it.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Does not any of these collectors notice that comic book paper stock has a life somewhat less than a paperback? The one-million-dollar comic is from - what - 1939?

June, 1938 to be precise.

Someone will receive an unpleasant surprise. . . . Maybe it's not a surprise. Within a relatively short time this item need be kept in special conditions that will not arrest its inherent deterioration; it will retard it.

Don't worry about that. Most hardcore collectors have specially built rooms in there homes to protect investments such as this from fire, water, mold, etc, etc, etc. I have been in one. It is quite amazing.

As I think about it, I see similarity between this collector's item and a bottle of [fill in the blank] wine that will never be opened, and if it were opened an drunk, it would be a horrible experience.

Well, yeah. That is the point. It is a status symbol more than anything.

 

[jamespowers]

Meh, I would still prefer Detective Comics number 27.

Gee, I wonder why with your username. lol lol

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Gee, I wonder why with your username. lol lol

What are you saying, that I am biased?

 

[Phineas Lamour]

What is Batman #1 going for now days?

 

[Matt Deckard]

So wait... does this mean I should put mine in a plastic baggy or something?

 

[Bruce Wayne]

So wait... does this mean I should put mine in a plastic baggy or something?

Comic shops sell special bags & acid-free backer boards for collectors. The "container" that the above Superman #1 is in is designed more for more Thorough protection, after a comic has been graded.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

What is Batman #1 going for now days?

Current approximate value for "near mint" is $125,000

One sold on Ebay in June of 2005 for $65 grand.

 

[Lady Day]

No, it's totally believable. In a world where comic book movies make a gazillion dollars every day (and so much of the rest of our culture is derived from comics characters and/or storytelling methods), that first issue of Action Comics is the absolute point of origin. It's a massively significant cultural artifact, like a Gutenberg Bible. I'm sure that many of the super-rich who became that way due to comic books (etc.) wouldn't hesitate to drop a fortune to own one of the very few outstanding-condition copies.

Perfectly said, Doctor.

LD

 

[Doctor Strange]

Thanks, babe!

 

[jamespowers]

What are you saying, that I am biased?

Noooooo. I would never say that.

 

[Doctor Strange]

Batman outdoes Supes!

Batman's kryptonite bullet strikes again...

http://money.cnn.com/2010/02/26/news/economy/batman_comic/index.htm?hpt=C2