Ranking the Most Desirable Golden Age Superhero Comics 0

[Tsp99]

For personal desirability

 

Cap 1

Marvel 1

All American 16

Detective 1

Batman 1

Detective 27

More Fun 52

All Star 8

Flash 1

Planet 1

 

If money is completely off the table these are my faves. Other than Action 1 and Superman 1 being the keys they are they don't do a thing for me. If I had all the money in the world there are still others not on my list I'd go after before those two unless the price was too good to pass up.

 

I tend to agree. Its hard to drop big bucks on a book like Sup 1 since it is 1) mostly reprints, and 2) not a 1st app. Cap 1 or Flash 1 on the other hand?

[Timely]

 

 

4. Marvel #1 (orig. Human Torch, Sub-mariner & Angel)

 

1st Kazar too.

[Vision75]

I'll go with the Golden Age Comic books that I most desire, which is not going to match up well with the masses.

 

1. Detective Comics 27

2. Suspense Comics 3

3. Marvel Comics 1

4. Action Comics 1

5. Detective Comics 31

6. Startling Comics 49

7. Captain America Comics 1

8. Wonder Woman 1

9. Marvel Mystery Comics 5

10. Exciting Comics 66, specifically Cheetah's Church copy. I know it's not right to covet another man's comic book, but I do.....

 

I own a copy of the bolded comics.

Edited February 9, 2014 by Vision75

[Marvel Zombie]

 

If I had the mullah I would choose:

 

1. Bat 1

2. Bat 1

3. Bat 1

4. Bat 1

5. Bat 1

 

[Wayne-Tec]

If I had the mullah I would choose:

 

1. Bat 1

2. Bat 1

3. Bat 1

4. Bat 1

5. Bat 1

 

 

[Cat-Man_America]

 

 

4. Marvel #1 (orig. Human Torch, Sub-mariner & Angel)

 

1st Kazar too.

 

He couldn't manage a cover spot, but you're right, all those jungle guys and gals were quite the swingers in their time.

[BB-Gun]

1. Captain America Comics #1

2. Detective 31 and 35

3. All-Star Comics #3

4. World's Fair 1939

5. More Fun Comics #56

6. All Select 1

7. Human Torch 5

8. Superman #3

9. Marvel Mystery 9 and 28

10. Batman 1

 

I would be happy with any of the early Captain America Comics and might substitute Marvel Mystery 40 and 44 for 9 and 28.

 

I haven't made a push for most of these comics other than the Human Torch 5 and 8. How can I spend so much money on an Action 1 when I would rather have 19, 21 and 23.

 

OK, Superman 3 has a train on the cover and the streamline was designed by Raymond Loewy. I want one.

 

[Primetime]

1. Captain America Comics #1

2. Detective 31 and 35

3. All-Star Comics #3

4. World's Fair 1939

5. More Fun Comics #56

6. All Select 1

7. Human Torch 5

8. Superman #3

9. Marvel Mystery 9 and 28

10. Batman 1

 

I would be happy with any of the early Captain America Comics and might substitute Marvel Mystery 40 and 44 for 9 and 28.

 

I haven't made a push for most of these comics other than the Human Torch 5 and 8. How can I spend so much money on an Action 1 when I would rather have 19, 21 and 23.

 

OK, Superman 3 has a train on the cover and the streamline was designed by Raymond Loewy. I want one.

I like supe 3 better than the action 13 train cover. I'd still take an action 13 first though.

[Primetime]

Hard to pick and rank but here's a tentative list of ten (not ranked and subject to change )

 

Detective 27

Detective 29

Detective 31

Action 1

Action 7

Cap 1

Bat 1

Supe 1

Marvel 1

Marvel Mystery 9

 

[Wayne-Tec]

Hard to pick and rank but here's a tentative list of ten (not ranked and subject to change )

 

Detective 27

Detective 29

Detective 31

Action 1

Action 7

Cap 1

Bat 1

Supe 1

Marvel 1

Marvel Mystery 9

 

Great list.

[Marvel Zombie]

I might rewrite this five times just tonight.

 

1. Detective Comics #27

2, Batman #1

3. Action Comics #1

4. Superman #1

5. Captain America Comics #1

6. All Star #8

7. Whiz Comics #2 (#1)

8. Planet Comics #1

9. Detective Comics #31

10. Detective Comics #33

 

Thats a really good list imho !

[Bronze Surfer]

For just what I love my list would be:

 

1)Detective 27

2)Detective 31

3)Batman 1

4)Detective 38

5)Marvel 1

6)Action 1

7)All-American 61

8)More Fun 52

9)Detective 1

10)Captain America Comics 1

[ChasingKingKirby]

1. Detective Comics #27

2 Captain America Comics #1,

3. Batman #1

4. Action Comics #1

5. Superman #1

6. Marvel Comics 1

7. Whiz Comics #2 (#1)

8. More Fun 52

9. Detective Comics #31

10. Green Lantern 1 (I've always loved the black cover with the lantern.)

 

 

[Chicago Boy]

Resurrecting this thread in 2017:

1. Action 1

2. Tec 27

3. Cap 1

4. AA 16

5  Flash 1

6  AS 8

7  Whiz 2

8  Tec 38

9 Marvel 1

10 ?????? Too many left to choose from with no clear cut winner got me 

 

 

[Superman2006]

1. Action Comics #1

2. Detective Comics #27

3. Captain America Comics #1

#4-10:

Flash #1

All American #16

Sensation #1

Marvel #1

Whiz #2/1

Detective Comics #69

Detective Comics #140

 

 

Edited June 24, 2017 by Superman2006

[circumstances]

To me:

1. Action #1

2. Detective #27

3. Superman #1

4. Marvel Comics #1

5. Batman #1

6. Captain America #1

7. Flash #1

8. All American #16

9. More Fun #52

10. Action #7

[Mr bla bla]

Tec 27

Bat 1

Action 1

Cap 1

Marvel 1

Flash 1

Whiz (2) 1

Supe 1

Tec 1

Tec 29

 

 

[Readcomix]

Dollar values aside (an algorithm could generate and update that list, after all) my knee-jerk top of head answers are Cap 1 and 46, Red Raven 1, CMA 1.

[40sJohn]

My personal list of most desirable GA:

 

1.  Action Comics 1

2.  Detective Comics 27

3. Marvel Comics 1

4.  Captain America 1

5.  Batman 1

6.  Flash Comics 1

7.  Adventure Comics 40

8.  More Fun Comics 52

9.  All American 16

10.  Superman 1

 

 

 

 

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[ender]

1. Action 1

2. Tec 27

3. Cap America 1

4. More Fun 73

5. Tec 31

6. Flash Comics 1

7. More Fun 54

8. All Star Comics 8

9. Suspense Comics 9

10. Adventure  Comics 40 (first drawn sandman)

This is just my list and money is kind of a consideration but not the top factor, if it were give me 10 copies of Action 1 or Tec 27, I sell them and then can get more than this list.