Undervalued & Overlooked Comics 5/7 - Bronze Age

It’s time as soon as extra for Undervalued and Overlooked Comics! This time round our focus runs the gamut of Bronze Age comics – first appearances, Marvel, DC, Indies, and well-known artists. Take a glance and see what comics you simply is likely to be lacking out on.

First Miller Daredevil

Reading that headline, you’d be forgiven for pondering that I’m referring to Daredevil #158, however that wasn’t Frank Miller’s first time penciling Daredevil. That got here in Spectacular Spider-Man #27. There are few character/artist associations as shut as Daredevil and Miller, so it’s shocking that his first work on the character isn’t as valued because it could possibly be.

There are 1,406 graded copies of Spectacular Spider-Man #27 within the CGC census, a quantity massive sufficient that we may by no means name this an neglected comedian. Undervalued? That’s a unique story. It’s been almost three months since a graded copy bought, so we solely have the 90-day common to go on for present costs.

That 90-day common stands at $485, 10% decrease than the 1-12 months common of $538. It’s additionally down under half of the January 2022 peak value of $995. Of course, it pales compared to what you’d pay for a 9.8 Daredevil #158, which has a present 90-day common of $1,500. If you’re a Frank Miller Daredevil fan – and who isn’t – at these costs Spectacular Spider-Man #27 is unquestionably price consideration to your assortment.

First Omega Men

Our subsequent guide is each neglected and undervalued. The Omega Men – not the largest stars within the DC firmament by any stretch of the creativeness – made their first look in Green Lantern #141.

Best identified for introducing Lobo to the comedian-studying public, the Omega Men have all however disappeared from any DC storytelling. But these second (and even third) tier characters are precisely the sort that would sometime seem in a James Gunn-led DCU. So, it’s just a little shocking to see costs so low for this guide.

There are 348 graded copies of Green Lantern #141. While a low census rely for a Bronze Age comedian, it’s much more than the problems earlier than and after. Only three graded copies have bought this 12 months. All are between the grades of 8.0 and 9.2 with a median value round $70, no matter grade.

Despite the incredible George Perez cowl, it’s been greater than a 12 months since a 9.8 was bought in an April 2022 eBay public sale for simply $431. With the way in which costs have dropped since, it wouldn’t be in any respect shocking to discover a copy for lower than $350. Sure, it’s a little bit of a spec play, and one that may not pan out. However, late Bronze Age problems with Green Lantern are a few of the higher DC comics of the time, and the character is among the higher long run worth performs when taking a look at DC’s roster of superheroes.

First Nexus

In 1980, Mike Baron and Steve Rude created a superhero for Capital Comics that someway, towards all odds, has survived to at the present time. In the method, Steve Rude grew to become one of many higher-regarded artists within the comics world, successful the Kirby, Eisner, and Harvey Awards.

It all began in Nexus #1. There are solely 71 graded copies within the CGC census. You hardly ever see copies of this comedian up on the market. In reality, a 9.8 copy hadn’t bought since June 2017, when it went for $322 in a ComicConnect public sale. That is, till a 9.8 bought in an eBay finest-provide sale on March 22 for a slashed $920. That units a excessive bar. While this sale might make it not an undervalued comedian, it’s usually neglected by right now’s collectors. And, if you happen to’re keen to accept a decrease grade, based mostly on 2022 gross sales it is best to be capable of discover 9.2 and 9.0 graded copies for lower than $100.

Well, that’s all now we have time for this week. Join us subsequent week as we return to the Golden Age with extra Golden Age Collecting on a Budget.