There was an interview by Donny Cates, he was being asked about the Web Of Venom one shot he is releasing soon, he said the Carnage Mind Bomb was the scariest book he read as a kid and told people to go out and pick up the book. So people think there is going to be a link between the two. ………..Venom is going to have wings in the new volume so, Rune vs. Venom is the first appearance of the wings, gotta love speculators. ( I got probably have a dozen I didn't give away they looked cool and its a pretty good story )

rixmaxx wrote:

Carnage: Mind Bomb $100+ NM and Rune vs. Venom #1 (first Venom with wings) $30+ NM are both crazy HOT right now! .............. Both Donny Cates connected (better adjust the prices! )

Agree on the Carnage Mind Bomb comics - would like to know why. Also wish I would have put away a couple hundred twenty years ago - naeh, that comic was a "throw away - give it away" at the time.



Also Batman #871 - first Scott Snyder - blowing up on eBay and here at CPG - mini-BOMB!!! I fail to why - Snyder did lots of comics - is this now a movie script basis or something??

Carnage: Mind Bomb $100+ NM and Rune vs. Venom #1 (first Venom with wings) $30+ NM are both crazy HOT right now! .............. Both Donny Cates connected (better adjust the prices! )

There is some comic book called Riptide seems to be very hot right now. I have not even seen it. Most stores that not even seen it.

There may be a Bloodshot movie coming out within the next year. While the first comic in the series is a $2 comic at best currently (1992-1993 volume), it may raise when the film is closer to coming out.

Source: Bloodshot/Harbinger films in 2017 Release

I went to the Donny Cates signing today and asked him if he had heard anything from Marvel about the name he used in the Venom comic book. He said he got an email from Marvel asking him if he realized what the name meant in Swedish. He said he replied yes, he knew. He said he has not heard anything else.

I went to the Donny Cates signing today and asked him if he had heard anything from Marvel about the name he used in the Venom comic book. He said he got an email from Marvel asking him if he realized what the name meant in Swedish. He said he replied yes, he knew. He said he has not heard anything else.

Dylman wrote:

Venom #3 is Hot right now. First appearance of KNULL - God of the Symbiotes. You never know, but I'm guessing he will be a reoccurring character.

I thought my comic store had loaded up with enough Venom # 3's not to run out because they have a Donny Cates signing tomorrow, but they either ran out or held some back for the signing. I think part of it might be that they use the word Knull for the main villain which in Sweden means f***/sex and perhaps speculators expect the name to be changed. I mean Disney does own Marvel now. So if the name does get changed, then this first print maybe the only print with the name of Knull. And if I remember right, despite Sweden's wild reputation for sex, that country insisted that Donald Duck be portrayed with pants in the Disney comic books a long time ago.
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Venom #3 is Hot right now. First appearance of KNULL - God of the Symbiotes. You never know, but I'm guessing he will be a reoccurring character.

knparzival wrote:

I cannot predict the future but books I think are under valued
,
World's finest 3 (first scarecrow),
Fantastic four 48
batman 181
Action comics 58 (probably one of the most historically interesting superman covers)
Wonder woman 178
Grenada 1984 (historically awesome, practically unknown)

Books that I think are high risk investments due to over speculation IMO,
New Mutants 98 --approx 275k printed and there are a lot of collectors sitting on this
\wonder woman 98 (series 1). Guide value is way low, but market prices are over the top
Fantastic four 45,52 (I just do not believe these are nearly as key as 48, but due to speculation they have been selling for as much if not more)
edited by knparzival on 1/4/2016

Grenada - this one?
http://comicspriceguide.com/collection/commercial-comics-co/grenada/1/torskw#_profileTab

Historically fascinating - unfortunately no significant collectable value.
There area large number of 1960's and 1970's war comics about famous WW2 battles - unfortunately collectors are not as interested in real, historical battles as they should be. Definitely a novelty. I'd buy it if I could get it cheap - just for the "unusual" effect.

KDS

I cannot predict the future but books I think are under valued
,
World's finest 3 (first scarecrow),
Fantastic four 48
batman 181
Action comics 58 (probably one of the most historically interesting superman covers)
Wonder woman 178
Grenada 1984 (historically awesome, practically unknown)

Books that I think are high risk investments due to over speculation IMO,
New Mutants 98 --approx 275k printed and there are a lot of collectors sitting on this
\wonder woman 98 (series 1). Guide value is way low, but market prices are over the top
Fantastic four 45,52 (I just do not believe these are nearly as key as 48, but due to speculation they have been selling for as much if not more)
edited by knparzival on 1/4/2016

sargon wrote:

Dell Lobo is very undervalued in the guide here. He is considered the "first" African American super-hero and the series si extremely hard to find in any condition.

http://www.ebay.com/sch/Westerns/3978/i.html?_from=R40&LH_Complete=1&LH_Sold=1&_nkw=dell+lobo

The Lobo prices are pretty consistent.

Sargon

I think the book is considered the 1st book that has an AA character headlining a comic book. Black Panther is still the first African superhero and the Falcon is the first African American superhero.

A book I think is pretty undervalued is Hell Rider #1. In it contains the 1st appearance of the Butterfly who is the first AA super-heroine.

Dell Lobo is very undervalued in the guide here. He is considered the "first" African American super-hero and the series si extremely hard to find in any condition.

http://www.ebay.com/sch/Westerns/3978/i.html?_from=R40&LH_Complete=1&LH_Sold=1&_nkw=dell+lobo

The Lobo prices are pretty consistent.

Sargon

sargon wrote:

I have noticed that some of the Marvel Romance books are picking up some heat. These are late Silver and early Bronze Age books which people are starting to discover because they have art from some of the great artists from the era. For example, Steranko, Bushima, and Romita all did covers and interiors on these books and they are really hard to find in any condition.

Our Love Stories has seen an increase over the last 6 months and I think it will continue to go up. My Love books are not far behind either.

Sargon
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I have a handful of "My Love Stories". I will have to be on the lookout for increasing prices on these.
In the past, the early romance stories (1950's and into early 1960's) commanded the values, while the dying genre in the early 1970's were less desirable. Interesting theory they may increase in value.

KDS

I have noticed that some of the Marvel Romance books are picking up some heat. These are late Silver and early Bronze Age books which people are starting to discover because they have art from some of the great artists from the era. For example, Steranko, Bushima, and Romita all did covers and interiors on these books and they are really hard to find in any condition.

Our Love Stories has seen an increase over the last 6 months and I think it will continue to go up. My Love books are not far behind either.

Sargon
edited by sargon on 1/16/2016

Just saw on eBay where the comic book, Monstrous # 1, which came out about 4 months ago, just sold CGC 9.8 for $177.50 Will somebody explain that one. And no, this is not a variant.
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edited by colbalt91 on 3/3/2016

spruce wrote:

What are some under the radar books that you guys have been hearing about?

Hey spruce, glad to see you here.

Labyrinth was also a Marvel Comics Super Special issue. It's $70 now... Is it just because of Bowie? Is it partly because it has become a cult classic movie?

What are some under the radar books that you guys have been hearing about?

I cannot predict the future but books I think are under valued
,
World's finest 3 (first scarecrow),
Fantastic four 48
batman 181
Action comics 58 (probably one of the most historically interesting superman covers)
Wonder woman 178
Grenada 1984 (historically awesome, practically unknown)

Books that I think are high risk investments due to over speculation IMO,
New Mutants 98 --approx 275k printed and there are a lot of collectors sitting on this
\wonder woman 98 (series 1). Guide value is way low, but market prices are over the top
Fantastic four 45,52 (I just do not believe these are nearly as key as 48, but due to speculation they have been selling for as much if not more)
edited by knparzival on 1/4/2016

You are right in that some guides listed 85 as the first silver age. There is however a "new" train of thought that the first silver age appearance so not based on the date the book was published but when the series was modified to the readers of that time which is why a lot of the Origins published in the 1950's and 1960's are noted as first silver age appearance even though they occurred at different dates in times.

dogsupreme wrote:

knparzival wrote:

I cannot predict the future but books I think are under valued
,
World's finest 3 (first scarecrow),
Fantastic four 48
batman 181
Action comics 58 (probably one of the most historically interesting superman covers)
Wonder woman 178
Grenada 1984 (historically awesome, practically unknown)

Books that I think are high risk investments due to over speculation IMO,
New Mutants 98 --approx 275k printed and there are a lot of collectors sitting on this
\wonder woman 98 (series 1). Guide value is way low, but market prices are over the top
Fantastic four 45,52 (I just do not believe these are nearly as key as 48, but due to speculation they have been selling for as much if not more)
edited by knparzival on 1/4/2016

World's finest #3 (I assume you mean the Golden Age) maybe out of the realm of most collector's however
BATMAN #189 (1st silver age Scarecrow) maybe better in terms of growth

FF #48 has always been a key blue chip so values are pretty steady on that one

BATMAN #181-1st Poison Ivy. Nice book but already pretty steep.
ACTION #58?-What's up with that book?

Wonder Woman #178-I assume you mean volume 1 where she loses her powers and becomes a feminist
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Grenada I never heard of. Got a cover? Who is the publisher?

I agree on NEW MUTANTS #98. There are a lot of copies out there. Never seem to have problem finding a copy. It's the price that puts me off.

Wonder Woman #98 is a pretty expensive book already. I did not know it is the 1st silver age WW. I assumed it was #105 where she gets a new origin.

FF #45 and 52 may be in flux. It depends on how the characters are received in the movies. Both are hard to find in high gade anyway.

The reason I like worlds finest 3 is that a lot of people think of detective 73 as scarecrows first when it is only his first cover appearance. Although Worlds finest 3 is not a cheap book, it is relative to detective 73. The detective book does have a much cooler cover so I understand that it adds a lot of value, but compared to other golden age firsts, the scarcity some of the worlds finest books and values of other key characters of the period, I see this book selling for relatively cheap.

Fantastic 48 for has always been a blue chip, but it seems to be getting overshadowed by some "newely hot". If one were to equate comics to stocks, I see fantastic four 48 would be like Microsoft and 45/52 as hot biotech companies. I think a lot of people are interested in some of these other books because they have had so much appreciation which has resulted in the overshadowing of some of the classics. I am not going to say that these other books wont do well, I just think a lot of their value is based on speculation which may or may not pan out. In my own opinion 48 is a much bigger key but the prices no longer reflect that. People however seem to be chasing books based on how quickly they have shot up recently vs how key the book is.

The reason I like batman 181 over 189, is that 181 is a true first appearance. I do not feel that silver age first appearances are nearly as significant as true first appearances. Also do to speculation I believe poison ivys first appearance has been overshadowed by batgirl, harley and super woman. In terms of scarcity and historic popularity I feel poison ivy has been the underdog in terms of value.

Many people do not know about Grenada and to me that is probably one of the only reasons this is not a 4+ figure book. This book is not only super rare it has been associated with CIA black Ops and was used as propaganda by the US against communism. If you collect books because of historical importance vs whos in it this is a book to have. The problem is the only people who seem to know about it are conspiracy theorists. There are a lot of collectors who will pay good money for historically cool books including myself. The problem is few collectors even know that this exists.

Yes, 178 is where she lost her powers. This is book is very important in terms of wonder woman's histery and is very hard to find in high grade because a lot of collectors are not willing to sell unless it is for $$$$. Cheap copies are however are still floating out there of really low grade copies. As wonder woman popularity grows this books seems to be getting much harder to find because there are not a lot of other wonder woman keys especially as cheap as this one.

Wonder woman 105 use to be considered to be first silver age book and major key of that time period. The new school of wonder woman collecting has essentially announced that wonder woman 98 was the true fist silver age. As a result GD copies of this book essentially became multi-thousand dollar comics almost over night. Although it is a scarce book IMO those prices are too high

Actions comics 58 is a very tough book to find especially in mid+ grade. It is a famous and very racist cover superman says "slap jap". Although this book will fetch a slight premium, I think it has been way under valued which is probably why a nice copy is nearly impossible to find. For people who collect historic covers, I think this is one of the must own books, but the prices do not reflect it

Keep in mind this is all just my opinion.

dammagededdie wrote:

Gilgandra wrote:

Nice list DS. I'm after Jimmy Olsen #133 & 134 (a little hard to find at the moment).
Power Pack is cool & I didn't know about Adventure Comics #250 (have to keep an eye out for that one) Not the biggest fan of Green Arrow but a sweet Jack Kirby Origin issue.

I have a #134 for sale, shoot me a message if interested.

Moon Knight #1 (80's) seems be have increased recently. NM copies were going for around $10 and are now up to $20.
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I have seen increases of MOON KNIGHT for sure and #1 has long been in the $1 for what seems like forever. I am at a loss on the increase however, since I have heard nothing significant with the character as a whole. He can't seem to hold a series and is a character that seems to be in search of an identity. His appearances in MARVEL SPOTLIGHT also seem on the rise. I also know he had a solo run in the Marvel magazine sized MARVEL PREVIEW. I, for one, think his first appearance is WAY overpriced BUT people seem to be paying it. Even low grade copies are going for crazy money.

Gilgandra wrote:

Nice list DS. I'm after Jimmy Olsen #133 & 134 (a little hard to find at the moment).
Power Pack is cool & I didn't know about Adventure Comics #250 (have to keep an eye out for that one) Not the biggest fan of Green Arrow but a sweet Jack Kirby Origin issue.

I have a #134 for sale, shoot me a message if interested.

Moon Knight #1 (80's) seems be have increased recently. NM copies were going for around $10 and are now up to $20.
edited by dammagededdie on 1/6/2016
edited by dammagededdie on 1/6/2016

knparzival wrote:

I cannot predict the future but books I think are under valued
,
World's finest 3 (first scarecrow),
Fantastic four 48
batman 181
Action comics 58 (probably one of the most historically interesting superman covers)
Wonder woman 178
Grenada 1984 (historically awesome, practically unknown)

Books that I think are high risk investments due to over speculation IMO,
New Mutants 98 --approx 275k printed and there are a lot of collectors sitting on this
\wonder woman 98 (series 1). Guide value is way low, but market prices are over the top
Fantastic four 45,52 (I just do not believe these are nearly as key as 48, but due to speculation they have been selling for as much if not more)
edited by knparzival on 1/4/2016

World's finest #3 (I assume you mean the Golden Age) maybe out of the realm of most collector's however
BATMAN #189 (1st silver age Scarecrow) maybe better in terms of growth

FF #48 has always been a key blue chip so values are pretty steady on that one

BATMAN #181-1st Poison Ivy. Nice book but already pretty steep.
ACTION #58?-What's up with that book?

Wonder Woman #178-I assume you mean volume 1 where she loses her powers and becomes a feminist
ey
Grenada I never heard of. Got a cover? Who is the publisher?

I agree on NEW MUTANTS #98. There are a lot of copies out there. Never seem to have problem finding a copy. It's the price that puts me off.

Wonder Woman #98 is a pretty expensive book already. I did not know it is the 1st silver age WW. I assumed it was #105 where she gets a new origin.

FF #45 and 52 may be in flux. It depends on how the characters are received in the movies. Both are hard to find in high gade anyway.

Nice list DS. I'm after Jimmy Olsen #133 & 134 (a little hard to find at the moment).
Power Pack is cool & I didn't know about Adventure Comics #250 (have to keep an eye out for that one) Not the biggest fan of Green Arrow but a sweet Jack Kirby Origin issue.

Here are some books that I think are ripe for speculation and dirt cheap right now. I would get high grade copies out of the bargain bins if you come across them. Remember NOVA #1 and MS.MARVEL #1 were once bargain bin fodder:

POWER PACK #1-I think it is only a matter of time that Disney will develop this property and right now high grade copies can be gotten for less than $5.

RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK #1-This is the first comic appearance of INDIANA JONES and dirt cheap in high grade. I think if Disney does more Indy movies this could start to rise.

MICRONAUTS #1-1st appearance of the Micronauts

SUPERMAN'S PAL, JIMMY OLSEN #133- All the attention is on #134 but 133 is the first appearance of the Kirby's FOURTH WORLD and greatly overlooked and undervalued.

BRAVE AND BOLD #85-1st modern GREEN ARROW. With the new ARROW series on a roll this is a greatly overlooked book and it also has great Neal Adams art

ADVENTURE COMICS #250-this is considered the 1st Silver age GREEN ARROW. New origin with art by Jack Kirby

I cannot predict the future but books I think are under valued
,
World's finest 3 (first scarecrow),
Fantastic four 48
batman 181
Action comics 58 (probably one of the most historically interesting superman covers)
Wonder woman 178
Grenada 1984 (historically awesome, practically unknown)

Books that I think are high risk investments due to over speculation IMO,
New Mutants 98 --approx 275k printed and there are a lot of collectors sitting on this
\wonder woman 98 (series 1). Guide value is way low, but market prices are over the top
Fantastic four 45,52 (I just do not believe these are nearly as key as 48, but due to speculation they have been selling for as much if not more)
edited by knparzival on 1/4/2016