KEY books that are KEY books SOLELY because of cover no other reason KEY KEY KEY KEY KEY!! 7 7

[comicjack]

One tough Chesler

[october]

20 minutes ago, Keys_Collector said:

No one is buying those books for those reasons.

That's too bad. In the case of Batman 251 they are missing 95% of what makes the issue so good. 

Edited February 26, 2020 by october

[october]

3 minutes ago, comicjack said:

One tough Chesler

 

It is. I got very lucky to land this copy (6.0-7.0). VERY.

Edited February 26, 2020 by october

[BuscemasAvengers]

1 minute ago, Lazyboy said:

I don't know whether to cry or vomit.

The cover of ASM 33 is nothing special without the context of what must be Ditko's best-known and greatest story sequence inside the damn book.

Wait ... these books that seem to be all the rage here have ... insides to them?

[thunsicker]

55 minutes ago, Hudson said:

1 hour ago, Yorick said:

You Baker haters.    Open a copy of one of those romance books and take a peek at the lovely interiors.  Many of those stories are terrific too.

I guess you might say Giant 12 is primarily valuable due to the cover, but since each one is composed of returned copies of other St John issues - who can say if the interiors don't play a role?

Hate Baker???? Not a chance.  Just the opposite.  Baker (with his awesome covers) perhaps put romance comics on the map.  Without his covers, I would venture to think many romance comics might still be relegated to the dollar bin.

Yup.  I love Baker as well.  But looking at EBay there are tons of romance comics going for $5/$10/$15.  Except the Baker covers, which go for around 200 times that.  Ergo romance comics don't have much of a following.  Baker has a huge following.

[stock_rotation]

[Ryan.]

Generally, every non-superhero Golden Age book derives its value almost exclusively from its cover.

[october]

32 minutes ago, Lazyboy said:

Well, it would be if it were true...

You give people too much credit. 

[buttock]

16 hours ago, Legion HQ said:

I don't know about this one.  You've got the Elijah Wood appearance which will pull in all the Lord of the Rings folk.  

[MetalPSI]

I didn't know catwoman was 5'10"

[ADAMANTIUM]

11 minutes ago, IkewithMike said:

I didn't know catwoman was 5'10"

That must mean Batman is 6'5"

[Ken Aldred]

2 hours ago, Lazyboy said:

Batman 251 is the return of the psychotic murderer (after many years of the goofy clown) 

Yup. Classic cover, brilliant characterisation, some of Neal Adams’ greatest ever artwork.

No standout features whatsoever inside it. 
 

 

Edited February 26, 2020 by Ken Aldred

[KirbyJack]

Here’s a few. I’m not proud of it, but I want these only for the covers.

 

[KirbyJack]

Just want to add that Littles Dot and Lulu are always fun reads.

Edited February 26, 2020 by KirbyJack

[Deadpoolica]

[Ken Aldred]

1 minute ago, Deadpoolica said:

Good stuff inside there as well.

Edited February 26, 2020 by Ken Aldred

[KirbyJack]

2 minutes ago, Lazyboy said:

Here's a question: Is it willful ignorance to claim a book is nothing special without the cover and then flatly reject a good explanation of why that's not true?

In the case of ASM 33, it’s odd, for sure. Some people consider The Master Planner arc the best story of the entire Silver Age.

[1950's war comics]

Peter Panda #5 is worth around $400 in VG ... no other issue is worth more than $40 in VG except for maybe #1

 

Edited February 26, 2020 by 1950's war comics

[1950's war comics]

21 hours ago, kav said:

Books that have no first appearance or other relevant factor besides the cover that makes em valuable.  Also any info about how the book became popular a bonus!  I'll kick it off with this one:

You have an uncanny knack for started interesting threads kav  !! not only just interesting , but potentially lucrative too !!

 

[kav]

Thanks to those who caught the spirit of the thread and have posted some interesting covers I was not aware of.  To those with grudges that go after me whenever i start a thread, that's just part of doing business.  Not gonna lose sleep over it.