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NYCrush2
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- Posted: August 17, 2014 7:32:18 am
- Most of us can agree that the top three comics are Action Comics #1, Detctive Comics #27 and Amazing Fantasy #15. What issue do you think is number four on the list.
I have started looking at some contenders on my blog http://comicbookhunter.blogspot.com
Looked at Batman #1 and Superman #1 already. What do you think?
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Sensfan1
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- Posted: August 17, 2014 7:46:27 am
- Detective #1, Marvel Comics #1, All-American Comics #16 plus the Batman #1 and Superman #1 would all be in the discussion.
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logerine
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- Posted: August 17, 2014 2:40:03 pm
- Tough call deciding for all collectors, but for me, I'd pick Captain America Comics #1 over Amazing Fantasy #15. That's just me though.
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CrossoverKing
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- Posted: August 17, 2014 3:49:14 pm
- My guess for 4th would have to be Incredible Hulk #181.
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Rapha1978
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Abysslord
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- Posted: August 18, 2014 2:25:29 pm
- Is Amazing Fantasy #15 really the third to begin with?
I'm not super familiar with all the old comics but I'd rather have like Detective Comics #1 and other really old issues. Actually personally I'd rather have AF15 since I collect spider-man, but having a comic from 1939 or whatever would be cool.
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logerine
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- Posted: August 18, 2014 4:05:16 pm
Abysslord said:
Is Amazing Fantasy #15 really the third to begin with?
I'm not super familiar with all the old comics but I'd rather have like Detective Comics #1 and other really old issues. Actually personally I'd rather have AF15 since I collect spider-man, but having a comic from 1939 or whatever would be cool.
That was my rationale for picking Captain America Comics #1. Plus you get three key first appearances in one issue: Cap, Bucky, and Red Skull.
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joe_mccarty
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- Posted: August 18, 2014 5:03:51 pm
- What are you using as your criteria for determining the sought after position, value, number of people asking about the comic, or something else?
If it is about value, there are lists in Overstreet that have the top values for books in many different categories. Below is a list of the top 10 comics by price from http://www.nostomania.com/servlets/com.nostomania.CatPage?name=Top100ComicsMain
Position Issue NM 9.4 Value Three Month Gain One Year Gain Three Year Gain
1 Action Comics 1 $2,970,000 2.8% 2.8% -14.2%
2 Detective Comics 27 $2,220,000 -0.4% -13.6% -37.5%
3 Superman 1 $712,000 -2.6% -0.4% 14.5%
4 Marvel Comics 1 $578,000 1.0% 15.8% 41.3%
1 5 Batman 1 $530,000 -0.7% 20.5% 34.5%
-1 6 Detective Comics 1 $529,000 -2.2% -1.1% 36.7%
7 All-American Comics 16 $497,000 1.0% 4.0% 36.2%
8 Amazing Fantasy 15 $442,000 -1.1% 8.6% 8.9%
9 Action Comics 7 $405,000 -2.2% 0.2% 50.6%
10 Captain America Comics 1 $353,000 2.9% 29.3% 94.0%
If it is about number of people asking, I would guess any comic over $1000 does not come anywhere near the top of the list. I would think something like Batman Adventures 12, Saga 1, or something fairly new like that would be on top of the list.
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NYCrush2
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- Posted: August 19, 2014 7:30:25 am
- The top three have actually sold for the highest prices in recent year. Action Comics #1 sold for over $2 million, Detective Comics Sold for about $1.5 million and Amazing Fantasy #15 sold for $1.2 million. Added to that they are the three most popular and reconziable characters in comics first appearances.
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bluebullitt01
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