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hmm, found two internet reports, one of a Detective Comics #27 in 2001 going for $241,000, one of DC #27 going for 278,000 a couple years ago

Posted by crash davis (aka crash davis) Mar 14 '09, 12:20

conclusion, pigby sits on a throne of lies

http://www.comicbase.com/Pricing_Reports/2001-11-27/Pricing_Report.htm

http://www.artinfo.com/news/story/29103/holy-six-figure-prices/?printer_friendly=1

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rumor was...that at the 50th Superman Anniversay convention in Ohio, that a UPS bigwig bought an Action #1 for $500,000. -- nm - Remlik Mar 14, 12:29 2
- hah! take that crash davis -- nm - pigby Mar 14, 12:32 1
  - thats analagous to Spitzer overpaying for hookers -- nm - crash davis Mar 14, 12:33
well those have been totally eclipsed now, haven't they? -- nm - pigby Mar 14, 12:21 10
- by this logic, Honus Wagner is the greatest baseball player ever. -- nm - Reagen Mar 14, 12:32 1
  - *kill shot* -- nm - TWuG Mar 14, 12:34
- It's not so much that it's the first Superman comic as it is being the first Super*hero* comic. - TWuG Mar 14, 12:29 5
  - I agree. I just need to point out that pigby sits on a throne of lies. -- nm - crash davis Mar 14, 12:30 4
    - did you get your Flight of the Conchord tickets yet? -- nm - pigby Mar 14, 12:32 3
      - I wish. Those guys are awesome. -- nm - crash davis Mar 14, 12:34 2
        
        Seattle! - pigby Mar 14, 12:34 1
        
        tempting.... -- nm - crash davis Mar 14, 12:36
- supply, fewer than 100 Action #1s exist, because even back then people knew to save Detective 27 while Action 1 could line a bird cage -- nm - crash davis Mar 14, 12:23 1
  - and given that the Kryptonian only went for 10% more, I think you know what that really means -- nm - crash davis Mar 14, 12:24

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hmm, found two internet reports, one of a Detective Comics #27 in 2001 going for $241,000, one of DC #27 going for 278,000 a couple years ago

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