Saturday, July 24th, 2010
In conjunction with the release of the book the new 2010-11, 40th edition of the electronic Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide is now available for immediate download! (Compatible with both Mac and PC!) It has been said before that no serious collector should be without an Overstreet, and this is even more true [...]
Tuesday, March 30th, 2010
Sad news, we have lost another great comic book professional. Dick Giordano passed away at the age of 77 due to complications from pneumonia. The artist and editor was known for introducing Charlton Comics’ “Action Heroes” stable of superheroes, and serving as executive editor of then–industry leader DC Comics. As an inker, Giordano was well [...]
Tuesday, March 30th, 2010
Action Comics #1 has reclaimed the title of most expensive comic book with the sale of a CGC 8.5 copy for $1,500,000 (US). This copy is currently the sole unrestored 8.5 copy in CGC’s census.
Thursday, February 25th, 2010
A CGC graded copy of Detective #27 (first appearance of Batman) just sold at auction for $1,075,000!!
http://comics.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=7017&Lot_No=91126&ic=rightcolumn-detective27-121009
I’m not sure that whoever bought it got a good deal. I think the Action #1 is rarer and more historically significant.
Monday, February 22nd, 2010
This probably shouldn’t be news to anyone who follows comic book news, but here it is: a CGC 8.0 (Very Fine) graded copy of Action #1 sold for one million dollars (US $1,000,000).
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100222/ap_en_ot/us_superman_first_issue
I think whoever bought got a darn good deal.
