The holy grail of comics!!!!! This is one of the best known certified
examples for page quality. Approximately 75-100 copies of this first
appearance of Superman by Joe Shuster and Jerry Siegal are still
believed to exist.
If you're looking for an issue of Batman that displays both a cover and
interior art from Mr. Kane, your search is restricted to issues #1
through #5. Between the covers
of this issue you will find the second appearances of the Joker and Catwoman.
Ranked 58th out of 100 Top Golden Age Age book by Overstreet. If you
want to own the highest certified copy, then look no further!!!! It
just does not get better than this beautiful copy!
Green Lantern earned his own book after a
successful run in All-American Comics. This issue's story retells the origin of Alan Scott, the Golden Age
bearer of the ring. The book features a cover by Howard Purcell and
interior art by GL's creator Martin Nodell, with stories by Bill
Finger. The issue is a Gerber "7."
This is the highest graded copy and ranked 16th out of 100 Top Golden Age Age book by Overstreet.
Overstreet 2006 VF/NM 9.0 value = $41,000; NM- 9.2 value = $58,000.
Recent comparable sales: One of the other CGC 9.0 copies, though that one with Cream to Off-White
pages, garnered a $46,000 bid at the August 2005 Heritage auction but didn't meet the
$51,750 reserve.
If you want the perfect book for investment and enjoyment, then look no
further than this fifth ranked most valuable Golden Age book by the
Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide!! Listed as "rare" by Overstreet and
a "7" by Gerber, this is this origin and first appearance of Green
Lantern by Sheldon Moldoff (c/a) and Martin Nodell.
Overstreet 2006 GD 2.0 value = $9,650; VG 4.0 value = $19,300; FN 6.0 vlaue = $28,950
What more can be said of this classic book? This copy is taken from the
publisher Bill Gaines' own files (4/12). Not surprisingly, it is the highest
graded copy. And at CGC 9.8 you can safely bet none higher will ever
appear. Certificate of Authenticity included.
NETWORK OF DISCLOSURE NOTE: In 2003, this copy was previously in an older CGC label and graded a 9.6. CGC regraded it in or around 2004 as a 9.8.
Published in the Fall of 1939 this second issue contains reprints of the daily comic strip and an ad for the NY World's Fair. Only one other copy has been graded higher than this beautiful and scarcely seen book. Ranked 70th of the Top 100 Golden Age Age Books by the Overstreet Price Guide.
Not only does this book features many of the classic GA superheros. The
Flash, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, Wildcat, The Black Pirate by
Moldoff, but it is the highest graded copy in existence! It is also
just shy of being within the Top 100 Golden Age books according to the
Overstreet Price Guide.
Overstreet 2005 VF 8.0 value = $6,545; VF/NM 9.0 value = $10,523.
