Nope, not from the American Kennel Club... Although, I have spent a few nights in the dog house by the direct order of my wife!

I have recently picked up my first comic from a recognized pedigree and it is now also the oldest book in my collection. The beautiful book I speak of is Supersnipe Comics vol 2 #7 from 1945 CGC'd at a phenomenal 9.6 with off-white pages. This scarce golden age book is noted on the CGC label as being from the Crowley collection and is the single highest graded copy on the census (only 1 in 9.6). This book also nets a very solid 2400 registry points which was an awesome surprise when I entered it on here. I picked it up from a local source here in Dallas, TX and was able to get it for a more than reasonable price (under $400) due to a substantial in-store credit I was given for some problems I experienced with them earlier in the year (they took good care of me and I am still a regular and happy customer to this day).

I am completely amazed at how deep and rich the colors are on this cover for being 66 years old. Especially with the predominantly black background that can make even the slightest defect jump out and slap you in the face and lower the grade of the book. Wow, 66 years old, this book was already 39 years old when I was born in 1984. Very few Supersnipe books exist in 9.4 or better, but you can believe I will be trying to get more of them.

Well, I'm calling it, no more big comic book purchases for me this year. The holidays are upon me and my gift list for my loved ones takes priority now. This golden age book was a great addition to cap my 2011 big ticket purchases (big for my budget anyway) that included some quality silver age books such as Sub-Mariner 1, Hulk 102, Daredevil 1 and 7, and a few others. Until February 2012 (Dallas Sci-Fi Expo) I'll only be spending money on my reading subscriptions... unless something hits the auction block that I just "can't" pass up. =)

I hope everyone is having a productive and, most importantly, enjoyable collecting year. It's late and I wanted to share my excitement, but now I need sleep.

Good night and happy hunting.

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