Wayne-Tec Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 Excluding books that are already part of your collection and excluding books that are realistically out of reach...if you could name 1 book/grade that is still somewhat obtainable for you, which one would it be and why? OtherEric 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sauce Dog Posted June 27, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 27, 2020 More Fun Comics #56. The very first Doctor Fate cover. and while it is certainly one of the best for that character (the other being #61) it is also one of the standout covers of the Golden Age all around - great composition, strong colors, excellent clean lines, red dressed woman in peril, fire!, it has it all (well, except Nazi's...but we got enough of that in the GA so its nice to have some alternatives without them) batman_fan, Badger, Electron and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piper Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 Probably something like Phantom Lady 17 or Startling 49. Maybe GL 1? All of the big GA Hero keys are out of reach for me. szav and Ken Aldred 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rumrunner71 Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 (edited) Strange Tales 28 in 5.0+. I've been trying to put together the Senate Hearing set, and you can imagine the other key that's missing. My budget is not super high, so this one is just enough to make me skittish spending, especially nowadays. Unfortunately, that means waiting for the day when it will be totally out of reach. Edited June 27, 2020 by rumrunner71 Badger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 Probably a More Fun 54 somewhere in the 3.0-4.5 range. It has actually been much harder to find than the 52 or 53. Electron and mwotka 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KCOComics Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 Realistically, it's AF 15. I feel like the days of it being obtainable are running out and it would probably require me to make some tough choices to raise the fund. But since this is a GA I'll give a few. Blue Bolt 105 is a big book I hope to obtain in the next few years. I love pre-batman Tecs, so Tec 1 and Tec 2 would be there for me. Wait, does grail mean 1 book? Tec 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Frisco Larson Posted June 27, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 27, 2020 Probably Marvel Comics #1 but it would likely have to be a restored copy. The clock is ticking on that idea too ….. Primetime, KirbyJack, Ken Aldred and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post catman76 Posted June 27, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 27, 2020 I am not going to say. It's very rare and not worth much and even though no one really wants it or cares about it, I don't want to risk anyone else knowing what it is so I don't possibly get someone else looking for it szav, ChillMan, jimbo_7071 and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piper Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 30 minutes ago, Frisco Larson said: Probably Marvel Comics #1 but it would likely have to be a restored copy. The clock is ticking on that idea too ….. What does a restored MC1 go for these days? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frisco Larson Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 1 hour ago, piper said: What does a restored MC1 go for these days? It varies according to grade and amount of work, but I'd guess the buy-in is at least 25k, for anything you'd want to own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piper Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 16 minutes ago, Frisco Larson said: It varies according to grade and amount of work, but I'd guess the buy-in is at least 25k, for anything you'd want to own. I would have to sell some pretty nice books then. I guess that’s why they call it a grail... Artboy99, Frisco Larson and zen514 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frisco Larson Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 1 minute ago, piper said: I would have to sell some pretty nice books then. I guess that’s why they call it a grail... Oh yeah, I would too, make no mistake, that's a LOT of coin!!! I've never owned it but I have had the pleasurable fortune to leaf through a few copies and for me, it was pretty breathtaking! It was on the same level as the few times I've thumbed through an Action #1 or the time I read the Batman story in Gator's Detective #27 (he said I could, so I couldn't pass that up)!!! Opportunities are few and far between with those 3 books. G.A.tor, Chicago Boy and zen514 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ltpink2002 Posted June 27, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 27, 2020 1 hour ago, piper said: What does a restored MC1 go for these days? A 6.0 and 6.5 with moderate resto sold about 2 years ago for around 55-60K. Here's the scan of the 6.5 copy raw. Primetime, Larryw7, piper and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
circumstances Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 I guess if I sold or traded books I already have, I could get any grail I wanted. Otherwise they are all out of reach. Books I'd consider grails for me, Action 1, Marvel 1, Tec 27, Cap 1 and MPFW. That's aboot it. zen514 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ltpink2002 Posted June 27, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 27, 2020 An unrestored Superman 1. A restored copy was one of my very first big buys. Very memorable since I had to sell my BMW to pay for the purchase. Pat Calhoun, Ken Aldred, Cat-Man_America and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post batman_fan Posted June 27, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 27, 2020 Submariner 1 in 5.0 to 7.5 range More Fun 54 in 4.5 to 8.0 range Fantastic Comics 3 Billy Parker's copy (this may be beyond my means) Detective 38 - restored piper, Gotham Kid, zen514 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ablue Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 Action 1 I will always be the Indiana Jones of this elusive comic ender, Chicago Boy and zen514 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOTIcollector Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 It's not a comic book at all. It's the 1954 US Senate Report on comic books and juvenile delinquency. I'll get one, one of these days. Ltpink2002, Larryw7, Ken Aldred and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SushiX Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 Bats 1 ...1st Catwoman and joker..1.0-3.0 duplicatecomics, Pat Calhoun and Mr bla bla 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Primetime Posted June 27, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 27, 2020 2 hours ago, Ltpink2002 said: A 6.0 and 6.5 with moderate resto sold about 2 years ago for around 55-60K. Here's the scan of the 6.5 copy raw. I was happy to help my friend purchase it. Ltpink2002, SushiX, Cat-Man_America and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
