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Action Comics #683 (November 1992) is a book I'm quite fond of, not only for the cover art but also for the era the book was published in, collectively referred to in the hobby as Post-Crisis. I also call this time frame (1986-1992) Post-Crisis/Pre-Doomsday, or Pre-Death and Return of Superman, which is my favorite era of Superman reading material, focusing on great stories and character development for all the main and supporting characters involved. I did not start reading comics until early 1994; post Death and Return of Superman. One of the joys of finding the Death of Superman collected edition then was the discovery of the Superman continuity in the comic books and that Superman had been completely revamped in the late ‘80s, with a fresh take on the character and the universe he inhabited. Not only did I become hooked on the Death and Return of Superman storyline, I became hooked on the books prior to, it was like streaming a series online to catch up and follow a developing story. I would not get to find all of these Pre-Death and Return of Superman comics until after childhood. I would find issues here and there at a few comic shops, enough to fill in some story gaps or give me a general idea, but most places I went to rarely had any Superman back issues prior to the Death and Return of Superman saga. These books then became placed on a pedestal for me, thought of as ancient, priceless relics, which would take a lifetime to find. This brings me to Action Comics #683, a book I first found probably in 1995. I remember well pulling that issue out of the long box. The nighttime setting and full moon added an eerie atmosphere, seldom seen on Superman covers. Cover artist Jackson Guice does a good likeness of Superman, one I cannot get enough of. Childhood copy I was excited to see this cover for the first time; I was even more excited to find it was cover dated November, 1992. Why the cover date? The four Superman titles with this date include something special, a teaser for the next storyline, “Doomsday!” The teaser was in the form of the last page in each issue that month, a fist pounding through a metal wall, warning that “Doomsday is coming!” I only found two of the four Doomsday teaser issues back then, I did find the other two as an adult and I still search for them to this day. Doomsday teaser pages Those four wonderful covers dated November, 1992! In 2008 I found a graded copy of Action Comics #683 on eBay, for a BIN price of only $29.99 with free shipping! I bought it right away; it was also the first copy of this issue to be certified 9.8 by CGC. I was excited to finally have the first printing of this issue; my childhood copy was a second printing, something I thought of as a bad thing at the time. My graded 9.8 copy was the lone 9.8 in the census for a few years, then the book, along with the other Doomsday teaser issues starting taking off price wise. In 2016 I found a raw copy of Action Comics #683 for only $3.00, I couldn’t believe my luck, I also couldn’t believe how good it looked when I put it in a fresh bag and board. Around that same time I started looking for nice copies of the second printing, a frustrating search to say the least. Time went on and I made a few new friends on the Collectors Society. One such friend shared my passion for the Death and Return of Superman books. One day in 2020, my friend @Iconic1s submitted three copies of the second printing, and all three came back in 9.8 grade. His search was an exhausting one but his persistence paid off. I was floored when he told me he’d gift me one of these treasures. Holding both printings in 9.8 side-by-side was a dream come true. Denver ComicCon, 2016 An awesome gift This year I received a grading credit from CGC along with an award for Best Set Presentation for my Action Comics (Complete) registry set. I decided to pull a few books to send in, one of them being the copy of Action Comics #683 from the Denver ComicCon. The book came back 9.8 in a beautiful holder. I could sell one of my 9.8s for probably $100 or more, but I’m keeping both of them. To date, I have only seen a few copies of this book in the wild (I’m not saying this book is really that rare, it just rarely crosses my path), I have the luck of Forest Gump with this particular book, and I’m extremely grateful. What a cover! One more thing! My first graded example was certified on 10/01/2008. My second graded example was certified on 10/01/2021!
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Today I received my first ever order from CGC. I am super excited for these two. I have another 15 waiting to be processed 🙏 - Action Comics #40 WWII Cover - Action Comics #44 Nazi Cover
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Bloody rules again!!! --No HOSers or Probies....NO EXCEPTIONS!! --Payment methods accepted are cashier's/bank check, money order, or PayPal. Once paper payment is received, I will ship. I will not accept personal checks...sorry. --Free Media Mail shipping for 5 raw comics or less!! Any orders over 5 comics will be shipped First Class or Priority at buyer's expense. I use Pirate Ship, so your cost will reflect my discount. --U.S. shipping only!! If someone outside the CONUS has a contact stateside that will ship to you, please let me know. --No buyer's remorse...you buy items as is. Scans are being provided, but questions about condition are welcome...PM please, not in the thread. --No returns on products, unless they are damaged in transit. PM me pictures of any damage, and I'll take care of you. --First in the thread trumps any PM negotiations. --I will entertain reasonable offers, so feel free to PM me.
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Please no hall of shamers or probies. I will ship anywhere in North America (shipping included now), but worldwide please PM me for estimate. All prices are in USD, and I only accept Pay Pal (or e-transfer for fellow Canadians). No returns on graded books unless damaged during shipping. First timestamped gets it over any ongoing PM offers. Action Comics #29 (1940) CGC 3.5 "1st" Lois Lane cover. The colors on this copy are very impressive, still deep and vibrant, making it excellent to display. Case is in excellent condition, with no blemishes/scratches/cracks. This is a rarer CHECKING COPY. Checking copies were intended for the editors or "checkers" of ad copy, in order to make sure all ad copy & placement was correct. Checking copies would often have check marks in pencil on each ad throughout the book when confirming that they were correct by staff/advertisers. They would also often have a CHECKING COPY stamp on the cover indicating it as such (This copy has the stamp; see picture of front cover), and used in the actual process of manufacturing the issue before it was fully printed and sent for sale - Checking copies are often regarded as TRUE first prints of a book as they would have been mean before the complete print run was done to make sure everything was correct first. Checking copies were never meant for sale or circulation, only for the manufacturing process as a form of quality control. Graders Notes: light, multiple crease full left of back cover / moderate tanning interior cover / multiple crease full top of front cover / small dried glue top of spine / split bottom of all wrap / split top of all wrap / split top of spine / wear spine breaks color $ SOLD
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Rare one found in a two-pack from Toys 'R Us. The other issue from the pack ended up coming back 9.8 but this one seems to have a few noticeable defects. Curious what other people think.
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New to this i have come across this do anyone know anything about it i do e some research but the value is up and down thanks
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It's a bird. It's a plane! It's Superman: From the 30s to the 70s. The book that started an obsession, and ended up becoming my mission. I'm sure my father bought it for me, but I have no idea why I obsessed over the thing. The art was mostly crude. The stories were universally terrible. (If he had given me the Batman: From the 30s to the 70s book I probably would have gotten into Batman.) But something about the history of the thing, those early covers with their bold colors and dynamic layouts pulled me in. I never read the stories, but would go back to that dusty hardcover again and again and flip through it, stopping at each double page spread of covers, from the early issues up through the 1970s Neal Adams ones. My kid brother at some point got a hold of the thing and destroyed the cover, then went to work on the pages with a magic marker. I kept it anyway. When @Point Five pushed me to buy an old, crappy copy of Action Comics 59 at a New York comic con 15 years ago, I should have known better. The cover was detached. It had color touch. I later found out that the cover was married. It didn't matter. In what was to become a decade-plus journey to complete a run of golden age Action Comics, all CGC'd. At first there was no plan. It just kind of happened one day, a few years into collecting them, when I realized I had a dozen. Then 2 dozen. Then 3.... My journey ended about a month ago, when I finally received the last book I needed to complete Action Comics 15-63, Action 23, courtesy of @Cosmic Boy. Getting that book back from CGC was a saga unto itself. But it will have to wait. I spent nearly 5,500 days building this collection. I'm gonna take 49 days to post them here. One book a day; each book a story.
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Interesting mail order price list from Robert Bell of NY, USA. Sadly, this price list expired Jan. 1, 1971. Young Men #24 was a big key according to these for sale prices: More vintage comics with 1970 retail pricing to choose from:
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Need a little help. Anyone able to identify what superman books these are? Both are golden age and are missing there covers. I think early action comics. Hoping the pics can help someone identify the books?
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Greetings, I have some slabs for sale. Please see photos for condition and feel free to ask any questions. All books will be well packed. The Terms Please no hall of shamers or probies. Payment I will only ship to mainland U.S. only and I only accept Pay Pal (USD). $14.00 for priority mail shipping, $2 per additional book. First timestamped gets it. Feel free to ask any question before submitting the smilie. Thank you for looking! Brandon
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Shipping on this book will be included in purchase price either on it or offer accepted Payment: Paypal Goods and services preffered Returns: I generally will accept returns if book is not received as advertised within 30 days. reigns supreme and overrides any offers via PM DC Action Comics #23 Mega Key 1st Lex Luthor! Low Grade Read Description. This was once a incomplete copy. The cover, 1st & 2nd wrap and centerfold were missing. Now it is complete with extremely high end reproductions of the cover, first 2.wraps and centerfoldThe wraps are even done on newsprint just like the original was. It is all put back together with original staples. So the cover, first 2 wraps and CF are high end reproductions and the rest including staples are original. Feels nice in your hands. Totally readable and would look amazing in a slab. This book would grade a "NG" with CGC and a .1 with the "Other" company. GPA on the last incomplete coverless copy was $1300 so asking $1300 OBO on this copy.
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