Superman # 1 1974 - 2018 1938 Reprints / Homage / Swipes / Variant / 9.8
1976 ACTION COMICS REPRINT 9.8 FREE SAFEGUARD ISSUE. TOP OF COMIC CUT CLOSE.
SAFEGUARD ISSUE.
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COMIC DETAILS
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Comic Description:
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Action Comics 1 Modern
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Grade:
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9.8
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Page Quality:
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WHITE
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Pedigree:
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REPRINT
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Certification #:
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1212768007
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Owner:
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Superman 9.8
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SET DETAILS
Owner's Description
THIS IS ONE OF TWO REPRINTS FROM 1976 THE FREE SAFEGUARD ISSUE THE OTHER BEING THE 10c COVER PRICE ISSUE. THIS YEAR HAS A SURPRISING LARGE CGC CENSUS POPULATION IN HIGH GRADES OF 9.8. MY PHILOSOPHY IS NOT MANY PEOPLE SENT IN THE SAFEGUARD SOAP LABELS TO GET THE COMIC. THAT LEFT THE BULK OF THE COMICS IN PRISTINE CONDITION SITTING ON SHELVES UNTOUCHED FOR DECADES. OVERTIME THEY HAVE BEEN FILTERED INTO THE HOBBY. THIS IS MY THEORY WHY THERE ARE SO MANY PRISTINE COMICS GRADING 9.8. CANT CONFIRM THIS BUT FEEL IT IS A SOLID HYPOTHESIS.
ALTHOUGH HIGH GRADE IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY AT THE TOP IT LOOKS AS IF IT HAS BEEN CUT OFF. THIS ACTUALLY WAS PART OF THE PROBLEM PRINTING THIS ISSUE. WHAT IS MISSING ON THE TOP IS ACTUALLY MADE UP ON THE BOTTOM OF THE IMAGE AND IS A TYPICAL PRINTING ERROR. THE BOTTOM of COVER IMAGE PRINTED IS LONGER THAN ON OTHER ISSUES OF THIS YEAR. THE MAN BOTTOM LEFT CORNER HAS A LITTLE MORE OF HIS BODY SHOWING THAN COMICS NOT CUT SO CLOSE. THIS WAS NORMAL NOT THE CASE OF SOMEONE TRYING TO CUT OFF THE COMICS IMPERFECTIONS FOR A BETTER GRADE. YOU CAN SEE THE PRINTERS PAGE CUTTING LINE ON THE REVERSE BOTTOM OF THIS SPECIFIC ISSUE. HAVE SEEN A FEW OTHER GGC ISSUES GRADED 9.8 "EXACTLY" LIKE THIS ONE. QUESTIONED THE HIGH GRADE BECAUSE THE TOP OF THE WRITING OF SAFEGUARD IS CUT SLIGHTLY ALONG THE TOP REVERSE. THAT DIDN'T SEEM TO BE AN ISSUE WHEN CGC GRADED IT AND WAS ACCEPTABLE IN THEIR GRADING PRACTICES. MANY 1976 9.8 HIGH-GRADE COPIES CURRENTLY HAVE "ASKING PRICES" OVER $1000, OTHERS $450 AND UP. I STILL FEEL THOSE PRICES ARE BY UNINFORMED SELLERS NOT KNOWING THE TRUE VALUES. THE SAFEGUARD ISSUE IS MORE COMMON THAN THE 10c ISSUE. ITS TRUE RETAIL VALUE IS REALLY IN THE $275 - $350 RANGE BUT SELLERS WITH STUPID ASS ASKING PRICES GOOD LUCK FINDING A TRUE VALUED COPY FOR SALE.
THERE ARE 55 COPIES GRADED 9.8 AT THIS TIME AND THAT NUMBER RISES DAILY. A COPY GRADED 9.4 SIGNATURE SERIES IS CURRENTLY ON EBAY @ $1500 OFFER, PERFECT EXAMPLE OF ANOTHER STUPID ASS SELLER TRYING TO TAKE ADVANTAGE UNINFORMED BUYERS. NO WAY IS THAT ASKING PRICE CLOSE TO ITS ACTUAL VALUE. A 1976 SAFEGUARD 9.4 CGC GRADED IS $100 AT BEST...SIGNED MAYBE $300 "TOPS". & NOT WORTH THE $1500 ASKING PRICE. THE TWO ISSUES FROM 1976 ARE THE TWO YEARS MOST EVERY SELLER IS ALWAYS OVERPRICED..
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