Undervalued & Overlooked Silver Age Comics 9/5

It’s time as soon as extra for Undervalued and Overlooked Comics! This time we’ll be trying on the Silver Age. Take a have a look at the comics which are flying beneath most collectors’ radar.

Shadowy Villain Shows His Face

One of Doctor Strange’s biggest foes and the primary that he would face in comics is Nightmare. While Nightmare made his first look together with Doctor Strange in Strange Tales #110, he was all the time proven as a shadowy determine. It wouldn’t be till a 12 months later that followers would see his face for the primary time in Strange Tales #122.

Compared to different problems with Strange Tales, that is an undervalued and missed comedian e book.

There are 257 graded copies of Strange Tales #122 within the CGC census, practically a 3rd lower than the following situation: Strange Tales #123 with 372 graded copies. True, Strange Tales #123 comprises the primary look of the Beetle. However, taken in context, it’s laborious to argue that the Beetle is extra vital than Nightmare when it comes to Marvel villainy. The final sale of a 9.6 graded copy was within the January 15 Heritage public sale when it went for $4,320. While an considerable quantity, it’s barely budged when it comes to actual greenback worth from the 2018 sale for $3,346 (current greenback worth $4,108).

The most up-to-date sale was a 7.0 going for $125 in an August 28 eBay public sale, down from its peak of a slashed $200 on April 25. A e book that has been comparatively flat over a five-year span but additionally has a key first full look is unquestionably one value contemplating to your assortment.

A President Meets Superman – After His Death

Sometimes comedian books run smack into historical past and that’s definitely the case with Action Comics #309. This explicit situation hit the newsstands round Christmas of 1963 however comprises an look by President John F. Kennedy roughly one month after his assassination on November 22, 1963.

With printing processes being what they have been on the time, DC wasn’t capable of recall the difficulty and it obtained full distribution, similar to different problems with the sequence on the time. In the difficulty, Kennedy truly disguises himself as Clark Kent to assist Superman protect his secret id.

Despite its historic significance, there are solely 84 graded copies of Action Comics #309 within the CGC census. While it’s considerably greater than the problems round it and excessive mid-grade costs basically are greater than these points, it’s nonetheless a comparatively forgotten piece of comedian e book historical past.

The highest sale this 12 months was a 9.2 graded copy promoting for $700 in a June 14 eBay sale. The solely different CGC-graded copy to promote this 12 months was a 5.5 going for simply $79 on April 7. If you’re on the lookout for a bit of historical past to incorporate in your assortment, that is positively one to think about.

The Greatest Western Show Receives Its Own Comic Series

Even within the early Silver Age western comics have been nonetheless very a lot a giant deal. That’s due partly to the unimaginable recognition of Western TV reveals, and no present was extra well-liked than Gunsmoke. In reality, till The Simpsons beat it out, Gunsmoke was the longest-running prime-time present in tv historical past. As was their wont on the time, Dell Comics usually debuted new sequence within the pages of Four Color Comics. After 5 appearances in these pages, Gunsmoke obtained its personal title starting with Gunsmoke #6, revealed in 1957. Talk about an missed comedian!

There is one graded copy of Gunsmoke #6 within the CGC census. That’s proper – only one. Now, I do know westerns aren’t the preferred style within the comedian accumulating pastime, however that’s nonetheless remarkably low. It’s a 9.4 graded copy that has bought twice – as soon as in 2021 for $780 and as soon as in 2022 for $576. Obviously, you’re going to should search for uncooked copies of this one; there are doubtless nonetheless just a few copies floating round on the market within the wild. And you probably have a uncooked copy, positively contemplate sending it in for grading.