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multari_r Posts: 2
8/8/2018
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Hi Everyone,
I'm going to meet Jim Lee this weekend at the Boston Comic Con. I have a ticket to get 3 comics signed. I plan on having him sign his first ever X-Men comic UC X-Men 248. The other two are what I am asking about. I have all the covers for X-Men #1, I have WildC.A.T.s #1, but according to CPG my X-Men #4 and #5 are worth way more.
Should I have him sign my #1 issues or X-Men 4 and 5?
Thanks!
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Ronbatman Administrator Posts: 2379
8/8/2018
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If you have him sign X-men #1 just understand that it won't help the value much when you go to sell it. (if you sell it) That book was extremely overproduced so it will never increase in value. Having him sign 248 is a good idea. If you have it I would have him sign a Batman book from his run there. Batman 619 He did a run on Superman too. Take a look at Superman #204. There were great X-men and Wolverine covers too. Look at Wolverine #24. His body of work is so large and he's done so many fantastic covers, that it's tough to choose.
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multari_r Posts: 2
8/10/2018
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Thanks, I appreciate the advice!
Ronbatman wrote:
If you have him sign X-men #1 just understand that it won't help the value much when you go to sell it. (if you sell it) That book was extremely overproduced so it will never increase in value. Having him sign 248 is a good idea. If you have it I would have him sign a Batman book from his run there. Batman 619 He did a run on Superman too. Take a look at Superman #204. There were great X-men and Wolverine covers too. Look at Wolverine #24. His body of work is so large and he's done so many fantastic covers, that it's tough to choose.
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kds_comics Posts: 652
8/13/2018
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Tough question. You can search CPG for every that has been catalogued that Jim Lee Worked on here
https://comicspriceguide.com/creators/jim-lee
There are other creator "work index" websites as well. I would take a look to match your collection to the list.
Looking through the CPG List - Batman 608 - 612 (Hush story) are not bad choices - especially if you have variants.
Captain America #383 is iconic. So is Jim's cover of Action #1000.
Many variants have good value - if that is what you are interested in. An example is Red Sonja (2005) #12 D,E,F, H
Jim did many under-valued and under-appreciated works - Like Wildstorm, Flash, Punisher, Quasar, Thundercats, Robotech,,, dang near every publisher...
Most are worth very little. So this makes it a difficult call. Unless you like a specific character.
A couple of comics stand out.
The obvious is Uncanny X-Men #248 - first Jim Lee on Uncanny X-Men
Another is Heroes 2001 - (Marvel's 9/11 tribute book). No money here - only emotional value.
KDS
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Ronbatman Administrator Posts: 2379
8/14/2018
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KDS, you hit on something in your post that is important. Jim Lee art is so undervalued. Maybe because he has such a long tenure or that he has been prolific. There are so many great covers done by him. Someday, we will miss him and an appreciation for his art will cause an increase in value. (IMO)
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quinnspuddinjoker Posts: 673
8/14/2018
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With my bank account, almost any art by Lee is out of my league. But of course my art collection is very small due to funds. Most I ever paid was a Timm OA of Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn for $725 around 2013.
Did see recently a Batman using a marker by Lee sell over a grand last week.
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