Action Comics #1 Rare Find

[Intrepidxc]

A man found a copy of Action Comics #1 in the wall of a house he purchased for $10K. Why can't I get that lucky?

Linky

http://www.today.com/books/man-finds-fi ... 6C10055554

[comicsyte95]

[caniac]

wow

[Perry]

Eh, its Superman. Should have kept him the walls.

I keed, I keed.

(Yes, I am not a fan of that character at all)

[caniac]

Eh, its Superman. Should have kept him the walls.

I keed, I keed.

(Yes, I am not a fan of that character at all)

But you'd scream like a little school girl if you found one in your wall

[Perry]

Eh, its Superman. Should have kept him the walls.

I keed, I keed.

(Yes, I am not a fan of that character at all)

But you'd scream like a little school girl if you found one in your wall

With as high of a pitch that I could produce.

[Intrepidxc]

Eh, its Superman. Should have kept him the walls.

I keed, I keed.

(Yes, I am not a fan of that character at all)

I'm not a superman fan either, but I WOULD take an Action Comics #1 in almost any condition.

[greg]

You guys need to hold your "I'm not a fan of Superman" comments until AFTER you see Man of Steel.

I mean... I wasn't a fan of Iron Man until 2008.

I've been waiting for an awesome Superman movie since Superman II.
Ten years ago... my home office looked like this:

[lorddunlow]

Greg, is that a bust of Elvis?
Next to a bust of Einstein?
If so, you just became much more awesome.

[greg]

Greg, is that a bust of Elvis?
Next to a bust of Einstein?
If so, you just became much more awesome.

Kal-Elvistein

[Escaflown4]

You guys need to hold your "I'm not a fan of Superman" comments until AFTER you see Man of Steel.

I mean... I wasn't a fan of Iron Man until 2008.

I've been waiting for an awesome Superman movie since Superman II.
Ten years ago... my home office looked like this:

I'm not a fan of Superman, but I'm looking forward to watching Man of Steel.

[Escaflown4]

A man found a copy of Action Comics #1 in the wall of a house he purchased for $10K. Why can't I get that lucky?

Linky

http://www.today.com/books/man-finds-fi ... 6C10055554

I actually read about this the other day and I am thinking either this guy did get really lucky or he's in cahoots with the auctioneers to make up the story to get free press/advertisement on the Internet. I don't doubt at all that folks back then would use cheap alternative for wall insulation like newspapers and comics, but how likely are you to find just one comic and it happens to be Action Comics #1 from tearing down a wall? Something just doesn't add up here...

[caniac]

A man found a copy of Action Comics #1 in the wall of a house he purchased for $10K. Why can't I get that lucky?

Linky

http://www.today.com/books/man-finds-fi ... 6C10055554

I actually read about this the other day and I am thinking either this guy did get really lucky or he's in cahoots with the auctioneers to make up the story to get free press/advertisement on the Internet. I don't doubt at all that folks back then would use cheap alternative for wall insulation like newspapers and comics, but how likely are you to find just one comic and it happens to be Action Comics #1 from tearing down a wall? Something just doesn't add up here...

Debbie Downer

[Escaflown4]

A man found a copy of Action Comics #1 in the wall of a house he purchased for $10K. Why can't I get that lucky?

Linky

http://www.today.com/books/man-finds-fi ... 6C10055554

I actually read about this the other day and I am thinking either this guy did get really lucky or he's in cahoots with the auctioneers to make up the story to get free press/advertisement on the Internet. I don't doubt at all that folks back then would use cheap alternative for wall insulation like newspapers and comics, but how likely are you to find just one comic and it happens to be Action Comics #1 from tearing down a wall? Something just doesn't add up here...

Debbie Downer

LOL, sorry I have an IT mentality, but like all of you, I do dream of finding an Action Comics #1 one day.

[400yrs]

A man found a copy of Action Comics #1 in the wall of a house he purchased for $10K. Why can't I get that lucky?

Linky

http://www.today.com/books/man-finds-fi ... 6C10055554

I actually read about this the other day and I am thinking either this guy did get really lucky or he's in cahoots with the auctioneers to make up the story to get free press/advertisement on the Internet. I don't doubt at all that folks back then would use cheap alternative for wall insulation like newspapers and comics, but how likely are you to find just one comic and it happens to be Action Comics #1 from tearing down a wall? Something just doesn't add up here...

Debbie Downer

LOL, sorry I have an IT mentality, but like all of you, I do dream of finding an Action Comics #1 one day.

That's kind of what I thought as well. If the story had mentioned that there were alot of other comics and not "newspapers", the story would've been a bit more believable.

[Intrepidxc]

A man found a copy of Action Comics #1 in the wall of a house he purchased for $10K. Why can't I get that lucky?

Linky

http://www.today.com/books/man-finds-fi ... 6C10055554

I actually read about this the other day and I am thinking either this guy did get really lucky or he's in cahoots with the auctioneers to make up the story to get free press/advertisement on the Internet. I don't doubt at all that folks back then would use cheap alternative for wall insulation like newspapers and comics, but how likely are you to find just one comic and it happens to be Action Comics #1 from tearing down a wall? Something just doesn't add up here...

Debbie Downer

LOL, sorry I have an IT mentality, but like all of you, I do dream of finding an Action Comics #1 one day.

That's kind of what I thought as well. If the story had mentioned that there were alot of other comics and not "newspapers", the story would've been a bit more believable.

Why does everyone dash my hopes! I still believe that when I go run my home theater wires in my new house I'm going to find every rare comic I want in my walls!

[Daniel Jackson]

What an awesome find. Heard the guy that found it giving an interview over the radio and he said at first he thought the newspaper he found it in was worth more than the comic.

[depluto]

What an awesome find. Heard the guy that found it giving an interview over the radio and he said at first he thought the newspaper he found it in was worth more than the comic.

If that's the case that guy should go ahead and stuff them both up his *SQUEE*.

[GGSAE]

What an awesome find. Heard the guy that found it giving an interview over the radio and he said at first he thought the newspaper he found it in was worth more than the comic.

What an imbecile..why would a *SQUEE* old newspaper be worth anything...

[xodacia81]

Here's a story. My cousin claims that our grandmother-now, he's 17 years older than I am, mind you-back in 1974, when he was about 10, took his copy of Action Comics, which our grandfather had given him, and used it for kitty litter.

[Daniel Jackson]

What an awesome find. Heard the guy that found it giving an interview over the radio and he said at first he thought the newspaper he found it in was worth more than the comic.

If that's the case that guy should go ahead and stuff them both up his *SQUEE*.

Hahahaha

[ian_house]

I do wonder about peeps who claim 'I'm not a fan of Superman' it ususally comes down to the whole boy scout thing... but has he really been like that at all in the last 20+ years? There are some outstanding Superman (or Superman related) stories and you are just depriving yourself of some great reads over an outdated assumption of a character.

[greg]

I do wonder about peeps who claim 'I'm not a fan of Superman' it ususally comes down to the whole boy scout thing... but has he really been like that at all in the last 20+ years? There are some outstanding Superman (or Superman related) stories and you are just depriving yourself of some great reads over an outdated assumption of a character.

I could say, "I'm not a fan of Batman" as far as it related to my comic book collecting, so I get where some are coming from with Superman...
but "I'm not a fan of Batman" doesn't mean that I don't enjoy the movies or that I don't enjoy seeing Batman costumes at Halloween.

[Intrepidxc]

I do wonder about peeps who claim 'I'm not a fan of Superman' it ususally comes down to the whole boy scout thing... but has he really been like that at all in the last 20+ years? There are some outstanding Superman (or Superman related) stories and you are just depriving yourself of some great reads over an outdated assumption of a character.

I could say, "I'm not a fan of Batman" as far as it related to my comic book collecting, so I get where some are coming from with Superman...
but "I'm not a fan of Batman" doesn't mean that I don't enjoy the movies or that I don't enjoy seeing Batman costumes at Halloween.

Exactly, very few Superman books in my collection, but it doesn't mean I don't like Superman movies and the character in general.

[Perry]

I do wonder about peeps who claim 'I'm not a fan of Superman' it ususally comes down to the whole boy scout thing... but has he really been like that at all in the last 20+ years? There are some outstanding Superman (or Superman related) stories and you are just depriving yourself of some great reads over an outdated assumption of a character.

Well I can't speak for all of us Super-pooper haters , but I never had a problem with the "boy scout" aspect. I can appreciate the charm in having an alien with high "human" morals. No, my main reason for disdain came from him, and to be honest, many of the DC characters being too powerful. It was just boring.

I know there must come suspension of belief when reading about caped heroes and the "actual" risk they are in, but I just couldn't look past the knowledge that regardless of the problem, Super-bore would come up with some super-way to solve it and all would be super-cheery afterwards. He was too "super".

I liked my characters to battle, not only the vile villain, but also aspects of life I could relate to ... as much as possible, and part of that battle was restrictions on what could be done. I hated the "all powerful hero" with limitless abilities. I enjoyed the hero having to deal with his limitations. One of the main reason I preferred Marvel over DC at the time (early 70s) was they had the "flawed" hero.

Give me the guy that could climb the walls at school but had issues with the students over the guy that could burst through those walls, have the kids praise him, teachers admire him, and then have the walls rebuilt all in 3 seconds. Or give me the guy that ran really fast with gray hair, funky green outfit and major communication issues over the other running guy in the red suit, with the great job and that great house in the great part of town, that could run so fast he could time travel.

Yes, I know a lot has changed, and I have actually read some good to great Superman stories over the years (and in fact have ordered the first two issues of the new Snyder book) but deep down ... I just don't like that guy.