since it’s the time of year for me to bug the kids, the nieces, the nephews, as well as the spouse for a desire listing for Christmas, I feel it’s only appropriate that I have a listing prepared for anyone who may ask me what I want (they won’t) or ask if they can pick something up for me when they are out buying (they can’t).
Now that the listing is ready, all I requirement to do is put it in front of them with a couple simple rules:
-Only 9.8s. I will accept a 9.6 if a higher grade is not available.
-There are no other rules.
May I present my 2019 holiday desire list, all occupying a area for extremely different reasons.
Daredevil #1
Quite simply, this is my grail. I have had my eyes on this problem for rather a long time as I am perpetually working on a Daredevil #1-191 run (through the end of Frank Miller). I currently own a number of early guy Without fear grails – #2 (Elektro), #3 (The Owl), #5 (The Matador), #7 (New costume, Submariner), #16 (Spider-Man) – however a very first appearance of Matt, Foggy, Karen, as well as the gang has proved to either be elusive or just out of reach.
I have no illusions of having one in the 9-range. even 9.0’s are consistently pulling in over $9,000 in auctions since only 5.7% of the census exists at this variety or higher. In the mid-range, sales of a CGC 5.0 have been hovering right around the $2,000 mark. As marvel news moves traction as well as rate of interest toward other properties, I will be keeping a close eye to see whether these begin dropping down to the $1,900 range, as they did over the spring/summer.
Tracking sales of 3.0 books, there have been a number of them that have just cleaned up against the wonderful three-figure threshold in the past six months, however just don’t rather get there. rest assured, if I ever come across a possibility to own a 3.0 for less than a grand, it will end up in my possession.
X-Men #101 as well as X-Men #133
With the last of the FOX X-Men movies being an abject catastrophe (the movie obviously lost $100 million), a few of the luster of the Phoenix as well as Dark Phoenix storylines will be lost by the laid-back X-Men, superhero-movie fan. What long-time mutant as well as marvel fans know, however, is that whenever the time comes that mutants invade the MCU, it would be a shock if a Jean Grey-Phoenix-Wolverine-Cyclops storyline is not put on film at some point in time.
The Phoenix story, beginning with problem 101 in 1976, spans the Dark Phoenix saga with problem 138 in 1980 as well as has served as a fulcrum for much of the X-Men characters as well as stories since as well as has been told, retold, as well as retconned ad nauseam since that time. problem 133 stands out in the story for a couple reasons. It is the very first time we see Wolverine’s regenerative abilities, as well as it is likewise his very first solo cover on X-Men. many believe this problem as well as the Hellfire Club battles are what unleash Wolverine into being the brooding, moody, gruff character we have all come to love.
Speaking of the Hellfire Club, that group is getting its 15 minutes of fame in present pop culture. We just recently discovered that the very first episode of complete stranger things season 4 will be titled “The Hellfire Club,” continuing the creators’ strong influence from the 1980’s pop culture. It’s likewise the name of journalist Jake Tapper’s very first book released last year about American politics.
These intertwining stories (Wolverine very first declares his affection for Jean in 101) are such an iconic part of the X-Men, that both problems are worth having as well as are an affordable method (plenty of both in the 9’s for under $500) to own traditional mutant issues.
Special marvel edition #15
This very first appearance of Shang Chi predictably sky-rocketed when it was revealed as part of the MCU plans early in the summer. however since that time, there has not been almost the news coming from the advancement of this film as we have had from many of the Disney+ shows as well as movies like Eternals as well as Dr. Strange: Multiverse of Madness.
This, plus the truth that 55.2% of the CGC census lives in the 9.0-9.8 range, provides a buying chance as the market has turned around on this book. Over the summer, a 9.6 copy of this problem (203 on the census) was selling between $1,700 as well as $2,800. In the past month, however, 9.6 copies have offered for $1,000 as well as $1,300.
If you’re just looking for a great get-in cost for this now strong key, costs of a 7.0 are plummeting towards sales below $300, where costs were consistently $425-$450 over the summer.
Incredible Hulk annual #1
One of the books on the listing needs to be there just since it has such a damn great cover. As strong a Jim Steranko cover as there ever was, it really had the prospective to be even better. Steranko exposed just recently that Marie Severin redrew Hulk’s deal winull