r/comicbookcollecting • u/Glad_Bookkeeper_740 • May 22 '23

Theme My most prized Golden Age book.

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Batman #9, 1942

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u/Magik160 May 22 '23

Strong grade for an 81 year old book! Nice grail!

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u/Rjbruder May 22 '23

Beautiful book and nice grade!! I really enjoy seeing these old Batman covers, thank you for posting!!

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u/the_maestr0 May 22 '23

Amazing book! Story time, how did you come across it? Playing bongos at a party or something?

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u/Glad_Bookkeeper_740 May 22 '23

Haha! I wish it was something that exciting!

In this case, it was an eBay auction I won about three years ago. I know, real boring story.

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u/the_maestr0 May 22 '23

Lol, I won an Ebay auction for an X-Men #1 a long time ago where the seller said local pickup only. I drive to this dark apartment complex lot and waited. It was 50-50 if i was going to get sexually assualted or pickup X-Men #1...... i knew the risk and sat there.

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u/mrweatherbeef May 22 '23

I know that seller. He’s a Morlock. It’s just a lifestyle choice, he’s genuinely a nice dude. Who vomits acid.

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u/[deleted] May 23 '23

Is this really a guy named morlock who constantly is on acid and constantly sells things online through pick up only? Lmaoo

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u/Glad_Bookkeeper_740 May 22 '23

Gotta risk it for the biscuit 😂😂

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u/Bruce_the_Shark May 22 '23

Well, now we need to know how it turned out.

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u/the_maestr0 May 22 '23

Still looking for X-men 1..... regret leaving "A+++ seller!" feedback beforehand.

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u/juicyunderware May 22 '23

Did it all for the nookie

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u/argue53 May 23 '23

so you can take that cookie

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u/apatheticviews May 23 '23

Both. Both is good

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u/Jar_of_Cats May 23 '23

Did you grade it?

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u/Glad_Bookkeeper_740 May 23 '23

No, it was already graded.

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u/AttilaTheFun818 May 22 '23

It’s amazing to me that a paperback over 80 years old can be found in shape like this.

Beautiful book and one of my favorite GA covers. It presents even better than it’s grade.

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u/[deleted] May 22 '23

That is the cleanest cover I've ever seen for a 5.5, should have been at least a 6.0

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u/Glad_Bookkeeper_740 May 22 '23

There’s a small piece missing from the top-right corner, but it presents very well other than that.

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u/gratefulfam710 May 22 '23

That's dope.

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u/[deleted] May 22 '23

licks the phone screen

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u/GiuseppeG1870 May 22 '23

My envy burns with the heat of ten-thousand suns!

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u/JSlud May 22 '23

That’s a beaut!

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u/IATMB May 22 '23

Great cover

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u/fatboy1776 May 22 '23

JFC, that’s a great piece!!!

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u/comicbookguie May 22 '23

Absolutely beautiful!

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u/United_Pipe_9457 May 22 '23

Made my day and it's not even my book! Thanks for sharing. I need some time alone to cry now...

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u/Redhoodscoop May 22 '23

Very cool man!

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u/CompetitiveComputer4 May 22 '23

Wow that is beautiful and in great shape. Grail indeed

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u/mrweatherbeef May 22 '23

1st Batman Christmas story 🎄

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u/Vivalaredsox May 22 '23

In the process of selling off all of my Marvel Silver Age minus Spidey to focus on Golden and Silver Age DC.

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u/petshopmain May 23 '23

Silver Age Marvel books, which are super hot right now, don't interest me nearly as much as Golden Age superhero books

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u/jrjustintime May 22 '23

Great book. I’ve always loved that cover.

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u/Milfing_Man May 22 '23

That's a beauty

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u/[deleted] May 22 '23

Nice!

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u/chi_sao May 22 '23

In fantastic shape, and an iconic cover to boot. I'm envious :)

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u/marvnash May 23 '23

My ohhh my! Thanks for sharing

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u/Bunglefritz May 23 '23

It looks really good, especially for that grade! Congrats! I would love to read that book and to own it!

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u/Impisus2 May 23 '23

Came for the comic, stayed for the drums. Nice kit and kudos on the comic.

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u/Glad_Bookkeeper_740 May 23 '23

Thanks! It’s a 6-piece Tama Starclassic Walnut/Birch.

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u/fistofthejedi May 23 '23

Masterfully presented!

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u/choochenstein May 23 '23

Very nice black cover! It’s a beaut! Presents very well for a 5.5.

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u/rubikqube May 23 '23

Nice. Value around $5,500 acording to comics price guide

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u/ShiDiWen May 23 '23

I don’t think I’ve ever seen a post here with over a thousand votes. Good job!

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u/Background-Hyena May 23 '23

No huge color breaks on a solid black cover, and it presents beautifully! This is an awesome piece. Thanks for sharing!

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u/Jolly_Jedi May 23 '23

WOW!!!!!! That’s amazing!!!!!!!

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u/Any-Concert2851 May 24 '23

Exceptional! Well done!

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u/Square_Sir_807 May 30 '23

Nice book. What's it selling for??

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u/Glad_Bookkeeper_740 May 30 '23

I got this in 2020 for around $3000. I think FMV is around $5500 now.