Recently another comic went for record numbers. This time, Flash #1 sold for $450,000 at a private sale through Heritage Auctions. This is the third high profile comic that has sold for huge amounts in the past few months. There seems to be a few threads that bind the tales of all these comics though. One is that these comics have been some of the best out there in terms of condition. Take the Flash #1 for example. It was graded at a 9.6 by CGC, making it the highest known graded copy of Flash #1. The other comics, Action Comics #1 and Detective Comics #27 were also some of the best known graded copies.
That leads into another thread in that these comics were also all graded comics. Each was graded by CGC, leaving no doubt about the condition for would be buyers. Having a third party be able to guarantee the condition of a comic is a thing that has been inflating the value of comics nowadays. Certainty of condition is a great thing that collectors are genuinely looking for. The last thing is that all these comics are classic, Golden Age comic books. These are the comics that started it all for the superhero world. These Golden Age comic books introduced us to the characters and worlds that would become the household names of today.
Before you go out and start snatching up every Golden Age comic you can find, do yourself a favor and do some research. Rushing into expensive comics can be much like rushing into the stock market or trying to court lady luck in gambling. If you are not careful and strike at the wrong time you could end up holding a dud in your hands.
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