DanCooper

Correct. An example of the MH Flash run - bought $53K/sold $40K: Flash Comics #2 Mile High pedigree (DC, 1940) CGC NM 9.4 White pages. Hawkman's first full comic book cover came in this issue, and having seen the copy just below this one on the census, a NM- 9.2, it's hard to believe that just one grade separates them. Our Mile High offering has much sharper corners, a tighter spine, and better page quality. The red area at the top looks absolutely immaculate here. This copy was even pictured in Ernst Gerber's Photo-Journal, as well it should have been, as this is undoubtedly the finest surviving specimen of the issue. Dennis Neville is the cover artist. CGC notes, "Very minor amount of glue on spine of cover." Overstreet 2010 NM- 9.2 value = $15,000. CGC census 10/10: 1 in 9.4, none higher. From the Gary Keller Collection.

It's listed on Clink somewhere. https://www.comiclink.com/service_text.asp?3673

It's got a LOOOONG way to go to turn a profit or break even! Sold privately on ComicLink back in September for $2mm: https://www.comiclink.com/service_text.asp?3673

Tell Friedlander I'll take all those, not crossed out/sold, plus a Plymouth Superbird to go!

No it does not (unlike Heritage). The 15% BP will be added to the displayed winning bid. Here's a recent example of how it shows when an auction ends and when looking it up under sold items on ComicConnect. Hammer price when clock runs out: How the item/price shows (with the 15% added in) in the ComicConnect sold archives (this is probably what is most used when CC result prices/pictures are posted on the boards):

Yep. Thanks again Mike!

Thanks Mike for the quick attention/rectifying on this! Yes, on the KC Action 1. Not yet on the Mile High Superman 1.

Just an FYI, the certification number on the Mile High Superman #1 (#1072525001) can also not be found on the lookup, so it is probably not an isolated issue on the KC Action 1, but an issue with books that retained the same cert number on two different grades.

If 1.5 mil is the ceiling, then it will be a half mil loss: https://www.comiclink.com/service_text.asp?3673

https://scoop.previewsworld.com/Home/4/1/73/1012?articleID=273156

So sorry to hear about Ed Been losing way too many quality, good guy individuals in the hobby recently, way before their times - Ed, Jon Berk, Roger Hill, Bill Howard, etc. Sucks

Joined Heritage: https://scoop.previewsworld.com/Home/4/1/73/1023?articleID=272929

That's trying to do some kind of short term flip - sold for $2mm privately at Comiclink this past September: https://www.comiclink.com/service_text.asp?3673

"The Wheels are in S-L-O-W Motion...."

According to Mike's Amazing World website, here are the DCs on the newsstand in July 1956 when Showcase 4 hits the stands: http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/newsstand.php?publisher=dc&type=cover&month=9&year=1956&sort=alpha Showcase 4 hits the stands on July 5th, 1956. The next Superman title to follow that date was Jimmy Olsen #15, which was on the stands around July 19th, 1956 (all the other Superman-related titles shown on Mike's site are on the stands after that July date) Excerpt from Jimmy Olsen #15:

As impressive as the final number for this Showcase 4 CGC 9.6 was, rumblings over in the Heritage thread in the Golden Age forum, alluding to it may have been sold privately over the past year for $1.5 million! If so, that would amount to a MASSIVE $750,000 LOSS! Considering Heritage gets 20% from the buyer side ($150,000 minus from the $900K) AND the seller didn't get hit with a commission from Heritage also.

$81,000 Especially considering that a similar CGC 8.0 with same OW/W pages sold at Heritage about 7 months ago (June 2023) for $132,000 and this current copy looked to have a better spine! $50,000+ difference in less than 7 months! Market sure is funky now!

It used to be a CGC 9.6

There were always whispers in the hobby whether that Cosmic Aeroplane Showcase 4 actually existed. The picture on the cover of the Overstreet (supposedly a Mint 99) looked more computer generated than an actual photo of the book (see below) Also, if one goes to the "Showcase #4 Club" thread over in the Silver Age forum and looks at the early days/beginning of the thread (page 2 forward), board member esquirecomics owned one of the CGC 9.2 Showcase 4s back then and there are conversations on it.

GREAT story Richard! Roger was a TRUE GENTLEMAN in every sense of the word! Roger, have a blast up there with Jerry, Billy Gaines, Uncle Forry and the "Witches of Wichita"!

Here's some info when some proofs of these sold at Hake's Auctions: https://www.hakes.com/Auction/ItemDetail/203165/BATMAN-ROBIN-VILLAINS-1966-UNCUT-PIN-UP-PRESS-PROOF-PICTURE-PROOF

These high-end, unicorn Silver Age key books always seem to come to auction at not the right time. Mike Goldman was holding that "Newsboy" Showcase run for a long time (about 15+ years). I know there were personal reasons involved in finally bringing the run to auction in 2009, but there were more opportunistic times to sell it prior. 2009 was the year after the global financial crisis hit and the world was still recovering (financially and mentally). Like you mentioned Tim, we were just coming out of a once in a lifetime phase of the "go-go days" of 2020-2021. Those high tide years did not only affect the rise of comic prices, but other collectibles also. It was a unique period (especially to sell!) and probably will not be repeated in generations. Probably not best to put all the "good stuff" in one auction. With three major comic auction houses and what seems to be a major auction happening daily, timing (and spacing) probably should have been considered to auction individual high-end books. We've already seen the economic effects in other parts of the hobby already (i.e general comics pricing, Promise collection losses, etc.), so we may get to finally see where the high-end Silver Age market is at and what's going on in the deep end of that pool. It will interesting to watch and what a way to kick off 2024!