[scifinoir2] Batman's debut comic sold for $1M
http://jam.canoe.ca/Books/2010/02/25/13031036-ap.html Batman's debut comic sold for $1M By Jamie Stengle, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DALLAS - A 1939 comic book in which Batman makes his debut sold at auction Thursday for more than $1 million, breaking a record set just three days earlier by a Superman comic, Heritage Auction Galleries said. The Dallas-based auction house said the rare copy of Detective Comics No. 27 sold for a total of $1,075,500, which includes the buyer's premium, to a buyer who wished to remain anonymous. The consigner wanted to remain anonymous as well. It pretty much blew away all of our expectations and now it's the highest price ever raised for a comic book, said Barry Sandoval, director of operations of Heritage's comics division. A copy of the first comic book featuring Superman, a 1938 edition of Action Comics No. 1, sold Monday for $1 million in a sale between a private seller and a private buyer, with the transaction conducted by the New York City auction site ComicConnect.com. We can really say that Batman has nosed out Superman, at least for now, Sandoval said. He said the consigner had bought the Batman comic in the late 1960s for $100. With a bright yellow background, the comic features Batman swinging on a rope above city rooftops. That cover is just one of the most famous of all comic book covers, Sandoval said. J.C. Vaughn, associate publisher of The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide, said most people had predicted it would be the comics with the first appearance of Superman and Batman that broke the $1 million barrier. Both comics that sold this week were in great condition - scoring an 8.0 on a scale that goes up to 10, he said. I think that you can greenly ascribe this to a real comfort with the liquidity of rare, high grade vintage collectibles, Vaughn said. George Pantela, owner of Melbourne, Australia-based GP Analysis, which tracks sales of certified comics from more than 20 auction houses and dealers, said the previous record was about $317,000 paid a year ago for a lesser grade Action Comics No. 1 than the one sold this week. Vincent Zurzolo, chief operating officer of Comicconnect.com, took the breaking of their record in stride. It's an exciting week in comic books when you have two comics selling for $1 million, he said. - On the Net: Heritage Auction Galleries: http://www.ha.com
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(sighing heavily while banging skull against wall...) If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: brent_wodeho...@thefence.us Date: Sat, 27 Feb 2010 15:36:07 -0500 Subject: [scifinoir2] Batman's debut comic sold for $1M http://jam.canoe.ca/Books/2010/02/25/13031036-ap.html Batman's debut comic sold for $1M By Jamie Stengle, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DALLAS - A 1939 comic book in which Batman makes his debut sold at auction Thursday for more than $1 million, breaking a record set just three days earlier by a Superman comic, Heritage Auction Galleries said. The Dallas-based auction house said the rare copy of Detective Comics No. 27 sold for a total of $1,075,500, which includes the buyer's premium, to a buyer who wished to remain anonymous. The consigner wanted to remain anonymous as well. It pretty much blew away all of our expectations and now it's the highest price ever raised for a comic book, said Barry Sandoval, director of operations of Heritage's comics division. A copy of the first comic book featuring Superman, a 1938 edition of Action Comics No. 1, sold Monday for $1 million in a sale between a private seller and a private buyer, with the transaction conducted by the New York City auction site ComicConnect.com. We can really say that Batman has nosed out Superman, at least for now, Sandoval said. He said the consigner had bought the Batman comic in the late 1960s for $100. With a bright yellow background, the comic features Batman swinging on a rope above city rooftops. That cover is just one of the most famous of all comic book covers, Sandoval said. J.C. Vaughn, associate publisher of The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide, said most people had predicted it would be the comics with the first appearance of Superman and Batman that broke the $1 million barrier. Both comics that sold this week were in great condition - scoring an 8.0 on a scale that goes up to 10, he said. I think that you can greenly ascribe this to a real comfort with the liquidity of rare, high grade vintage collectibles, Vaughn said. George Pantela, owner of Melbourne, Australia-based GP Analysis, which tracks sales of certified comics from more than 20 auction houses and dealers, said the previous record was about $317,000 paid a year ago for a lesser grade Action Comics No. 1 than the one sold this week. Vincent Zurzolo, chief operating officer of Comicconnect.com, took the breaking of their record in stride. It's an exciting week in comic books when you have two comics selling for $1 million, he said. - On the Net: Heritage Auction Galleries: http://www.ha.com _ Hotmail: Powerful Free email with security by Microsoft. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/201469230/direct/01/
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Amazing. What would you see is the most iconic comic cover of all time? I'd actually put Superman's debut--holding that car over his head--ahead of Batman's--at least, in terms of popular recognition. I'd have to put Spidey's Amazing Fantasy #15 up there as well. The site of the red-and-blue garbed Spider-Man swinging on a web was a harbinger of major changes coming to the industry. - Original Message - From: brent wodehouse brent_wodeho...@thefence.us To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, February 27, 2010 3:36:07 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [scifinoir2] Batman's debut comic sold for $1M http://jam.canoe.ca/Books/2010/02/25/13031036-ap.html Batman's debut comic sold for $1M By Jamie Stengle, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DALLAS - A 1939 comic book in which Batman makes his debut sold at auction Thursday for more than $1 million, breaking a record set just three days earlier by a Superman comic, Heritage Auction Galleries said. The Dallas-based auction house said the rare copy of Detective Comics No. 27 sold for a total of $1,075,500, which includes the buyer's premium, to a buyer who wished to remain anonymous. The consigner wanted to remain anonymous as well. It pretty much blew away all of our expectations and now it's the highest price ever raised for a comic book, said Barry Sandoval, director of operations of Heritage's comics division. A copy of the first comic book featuring Superman, a 1938 edition of Action Comics No. 1, sold Monday for $1 million in a sale between a private seller and a private buyer, with the transaction conducted by the New York City auction site ComicConnect.com. We can really say that Batman has nosed out Superman, at least for now, Sandoval said. He said the consigner had bought the Batman comic in the late 1960s for $100. With a bright yellow background, the comic features Batman swinging on a rope above city rooftops. That cover is just one of the most famous of all comic book covers, Sandoval said. J.C. Vaughn, associate publisher of The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide, said most people had predicted it would be the comics with the first appearance of Superman and Batman that broke the $1 million barrier. Both comics that sold this week were in great condition - scoring an 8.0 on a scale that goes up to 10, he said. I think that you can greenly ascribe this to a real comfort with the liquidity of rare, high grade vintage collectibles, Vaughn said. George Pantela, owner of Melbourne, Australia-based GP Analysis, which tracks sales of certified comics from more than 20 auction houses and dealers, said the previous record was about $317,000 paid a year ago for a lesser grade Action Comics No. 1 than the one sold this week. Vincent Zurzolo, chief operating officer of Comicconnect.com, took the breaking of their record in stride. It's an exciting week in comic books when you have two comics selling for $1 million, he said. - On the Net: Heritage Auction Galleries: http://www.ha.com
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Don't tell me... ? - Original Message - From: Martin Baxter truthseeker...@hotmail.com To: SciFiNoir2 scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, February 27, 2010 4:20:46 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Batman's debut comic sold for $1M (sighing heavily while banging skull against wall...) If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: brent_wodeho...@thefence.us Date: Sat, 27 Feb 2010 15:36:07 -0500 Subject: [scifinoir2] Batman's debut comic sold for $1M http://jam.canoe.ca/Books/2010/02/25/13031036-ap.html Batman's debut comic sold for $1M By Jamie Stengle, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DALLAS - A 1939 comic book in which Batman makes his debut sold at auction Thursday for more than $1 million, breaking a record set just three days earlier by a Superman comic, Heritage Auction Galleries said. The Dallas-based auction house said the rare copy of Detective Comics No. 27 sold for a total of $1,075,500, which includes the buyer's premium, to a buyer who wished to remain anonymous. The consigner wanted to remain anonymous as well. It pretty much blew away all of our expectations and now it's the highest price ever raised for a comic book, said Barry Sandoval, director of operations of Heritage's comics division. A copy of the first comic book featuring Superman, a 1938 edition of Action Comics No. 1, sold Monday for $1 million in a sale between a private seller and a private buyer, with the transaction conducted by the New York City auction site ComicConnect.com. We can really say that Batman has nosed out Superman, at least for now, Sandoval said. He said the consigner had bought the Batman comic in the late 1960s for $100. With a bright yellow background, the comic features Batman swinging on a rope above city rooftops. That cover is just one of the most famous of all comic book covers, Sandoval said. J.C. Vaughn, associate publisher of The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide, said most people had predicted it would be the comics with the first appearance of Superman and Batman that broke the $1 million barrier. Both comics that sold this week were in great condition - scoring an 8.0 on a scale that goes up to 10, he said. I think that you can greenly ascribe this to a real comfort with the liquidity of rare, high grade vintage collectibles, Vaughn said. George Pantela, owner of Melbourne, Australia-based GP Analysis, which tracks sales of certified comics from more than 20 auction houses and dealers, said the previous record was about $317,000 paid a year ago for a lesser grade Action Comics No. 1 than the one sold this week. Vincent Zurzolo, chief operating officer of Comicconnect.com, took the breaking of their record in stride. It's an exciting week in comic books when you have two comics selling for $1 million, he said. - On the Net: Heritage Auction Galleries: http://www.ha.com Hotmail: Powerful Free email with security by Microsoft. Get it now.
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Keith... the same fire that claimed my copy of Action Comics #1. Both were birth gifts from one of my paternal great-aunts, meant to be used for sale to fund my college education. Aunt Mame never planned on my scoring a full academic ride at Virginia State. Pardon me while I sob uncontrollably, if no one minds... _ Hotmail: Powerful Free email with security by Microsoft. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/201469230/direct/01/
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Wow. - Original Message - From: Martin Baxter truthseeker...@hotmail.com To: SciFiNoir2 scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, February 27, 2010 6:36:32 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Batman's debut comic sold for $1M Keith... the same fire that claimed my copy of Action Comics #1. Both were birth gifts from one of my paternal great-aunts, meant to be used for sale to fund my college education. Aunt Mame never planned on my scoring a full academic ride at Virginia State. Pardon me while I sob uncontrollably, if no one minds... Hotmail: Powerful Free email with security by Microsoft. Get it now.
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I kind of sum it up this way. If we both had received and sold those comics we probably wouldn't have grown to appreciate the value of a college education. By the time I graduated I was seriously burned out on school. All it took was a little motivation from some crappy employers to make me rethink my outlook on things. On Sat, Feb 27, 2010 at 4:31 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.netwrote: Wow. - Original Message - From: Martin Baxter truthseeker...@hotmail.com To: SciFiNoir2 scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, February 27, 2010 6:36:32 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Batman's debut comic sold for $1M Keith... the same fire that claimed my copy of Action Comics #1. Both were birth gifts from one of my paternal great-aunts, meant to be used for sale to fund my college education. Aunt Mame never planned on my scoring a full academic ride at Virginia State. Pardon me while I sob uncontrollably, if no one minds... -- Hotmail: Powerful Free email with security by Microsoft. Get it now.http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/201469230/direct/01/ -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
