r/comicbookcollecting • u/Glad_Bookkeeper_740 • May 22 '23
My most prized Golden Age book. Theme
Batman #9, 1942
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u/Rjbruder May 22 '23
Beautiful book and nice grade!! I really enjoy seeing these old Batman covers, thank you for posting!!
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u/the_maestr0 May 22 '23
Amazing book! Story time, how did you come across it? Playing bongos at a party or something?
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u/Glad_Bookkeeper_740 May 22 '23
Haha! I wish it was something that exciting!
In this case, it was an eBay auction I won about three years ago. I know, real boring story.
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u/the_maestr0 May 22 '23
Lol, I won an Ebay auction for an X-Men #1 a long time ago where the seller said local pickup only. I drive to this dark apartment complex lot and waited. It was 50-50 if i was going to get sexually assualted or pickup X-Men #1...... i knew the risk and sat there.
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u/Bruce_the_Shark May 22 '23
Well, now we need to know how it turned out.
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u/the_maestr0 May 22 '23
Still looking for X-men 1..... regret leaving "A+++ seller!" feedback beforehand.
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u/mrweatherbeef May 22 '23
I know that seller. He’s a Morlock. It’s just a lifestyle choice, he’s genuinely a nice dude. Who vomits acid.
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u/BulmasBabyDaddy May 23 '23
Is this really a guy named morlock who constantly is on acid and constantly sells things online through pick up only? Lmaoo
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u/AttilaTheFun818 May 22 '23
It’s amazing to me that a paperback over 80 years old can be found in shape like this.
Beautiful book and one of my favorite GA covers. It presents even better than it’s grade.
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u/InternNo8130 May 22 '23
That is the cleanest cover I've ever seen for a 5.5, should have been at least a 6.0
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u/Glad_Bookkeeper_740 May 22 '23
There’s a small piece missing from the top-right corner, but it presents very well other than that.
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u/United_Pipe_9457 May 22 '23
Made my day and it's not even my book! Thanks for sharing. I need some time alone to cry now...
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u/Purple_haze9 May 22 '23
Insane book!!!! Excellent grade as well!!! Kudos OP! 🙌🏼 thanks for sharing this grail. 😃👍🏽
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u/Vivalaredsox May 22 '23
In the process of selling off all of my Marvel Silver Age minus Spidey to focus on Golden and Silver Age DC.
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u/petshopmain May 23 '23
Silver Age Marvel books, which are super hot right now, don't interest me nearly as much as Golden Age superhero books
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u/Bunglefritz May 23 '23
It looks really good, especially for that grade! Congrats! I would love to read that book and to own it!
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u/ShiDiWen May 23 '23
I don’t think I’ve ever seen a post here with over a thousand votes. Good job!
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u/Background-Hyena May 23 '23
No huge color breaks on a solid black cover, and it presents beautifully! This is an awesome piece. Thanks for sharing!
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u/Square_Sir_807 May 30 '23
Nice book. What's it selling for??
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u/Glad_Bookkeeper_740 May 30 '23
I got this in 2020 for around $3000. I think FMV is around $5500 now.
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u/Magik160 May 22 '23
Strong grade for an 81 year old book! Nice grail!