First Superman – from Kansas (City) to Metropolis
When a high grade copy of the first appearance of Zatara pops up, it’s big news in the entire comic book world.
Over at the CGC board, a poster let the community know that ComicConnect would be putting up for sale a copy of Action Comics #1. Not only that, it’s graded by CGC, is a Pedigree – The Kansas City copy – and is a damn 8.0 with off-white pages–a stunner. There’s a quality discussion over there about the potential figure we may be looking at. I’m not seeing anybody estimate below a half-million, and most seem to suggest between that and the hobby’s first 7-figure book, though personally I think that high-end may be optimistic. While this is probably the best copy of Action #1 we are going to see hit the market, I’m just not sold that 7-figures is attainable in this hobby from a copy that isn’t the best known in existence (though this is a damn fine subject to test that thought).
No Love For G.I. Joe 1st Appearances
1st Appearance of Beachhead & Wetsuit
Get a group of comic book fans around 25-35 (an age group that unfortunately properly represents the majority of the fan base) how they got into the medium, and with little doubt G.I. Joe would be well represented on the survey. What has always interested me, however, is what seems to be a lack of interest in first appearances in the series. Sure, like most comics from Marvel and DC of this era there are a tons of copies floating around, especially when considering the earlier half of the run which would contain most first appearances, but even from an enthusiast (and not investment) perspective, 1st appearances never struck me as mattering as much to the community.
