It’s no coincidence that the top image in this article is an original holder 9.9. They did not sell well upon release and when CGC started up there were a bunch floating around in mint condition that made their way into original CGC holders (and some to this day) in very high-grade. Ten years ago, this and Submariner #1 were plentiful and easy to find in high grade. I had to have it, but it is a very overvalued book today in my opinion.Īctually, there was a time not so long ago where this book and a bunch of the other relaunch #1’s were not so coveted. I always viewed it as the last issue of Tales of Suspense. The first one was off of the spinner rack from my neighborhood grocery store. Overstreet #11 (1981) and the latest 45th price guide info is listed below.įull Disclosure: I have owned probably 3-4 Iron Man #1’s in my lifetime. Iron Man #1 has been higher than both Captain America #100 and Thor #126 almost since day one. In my first post David Simon commented on Overstreet’s systematic annual price increases and he was spot on. My wife and all her friends vote for Chris Hemsworth and Thor #126 is officially cast here. I don’t see why Iron Man #1 would still be 1/3 higher in price than either Thor #126 or Captain America #100 given the positive push those two characters have also received in the movies. The bounce from issue #125 to issue #126 is very similar to Captain America #100. The only other book that wasn’t a relaunch but a minor change in title is Thor #126 in which the title Journey Into Mystery was dropped.All of those books contain important character introductions, original origin stories, or are real new launches or relaunches of a comic series. Incredible Hulk #181, Giant Size X-Men #1, X-Men #94, and Silver Surfer #1. Since Iron Man #1 was first published in May of 1968 I can only think of four Marvel Comics that are valued higher than this book.The bounce both books get for the “relaunch” versus the value Tales of Suspense #99 that precedes it, seems excessive especially Iron Man #1 (over $1000 more in 9.2 grade). A three page recap of Iron Man’s origin is lazily added at the end of the book. In Iron Man #1 we get the also well done conclusion of the Iron Man vs A.I.M. The Black Panther/Captain America team-up battle against a fake Zemo is a very good story and more importantly this book leads the Black Panther to the Avengers (on Cap’s recommendation). In Captain America #100 you have a 3 page retelling of how Captain America returned to the Marvel universe via the Avengers and it is woven in neatly to the storyline. Like Captain America #100 this is in fact the last episode of a lengthy storyline that began in Tales of Suspense. This book IMO is not a true re-launch.See Undervalued Spotlight #128 and Market Trends. Walt has discussed the whole #1 issue before and I agree with him. When Iron Man #1 is published he has well over 80 appearances under his belt. This book is actually like Iron Man #63 (Tales of Suspense appearances), plus 16 appearances in The Avengers, plus crossovers etcetera. The #1 on this comic cover adds unwarranted value to this comic.Now we will get to the overvalued part, and it starts with the cover. Outside of what is noted on the label, what is inside the book doesn’t count for that much in a slabbed comic. A great cover really helps on a slabbed book. An excellent inspired cover by Gene Colan that would add some value to any comic. ![]() has made Iron Man hip and super-cool even better than he is in comics, and with more movies to come I see no cooling off for the character in the immediate future. ![]()
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