BUY Nova #1 Today? 1st Comic Book Appearance Unboxing & Market Report!
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- Опубликовано: 28 авг 2024
- I unbox Nova #1, in CGC 9.8 White Pages, from September of 1976. It’s written by Marv Wolfman and drawn by John Buscema both on the interiors and this outstanding cover. It’s the 1st appearance, origin, and 1st cover appearance of Nova. Nova is perhaps best known for his long stint as a member of the New Warriors but later becomes one of Marvel’s most powerful and important cosmic heroes. We’ve already seen the Nova Corps feature fairly prominently in the MCU, and we’ve been promised to get Nova himself in the MCU. So this one has everything we look for in an investment-grade first appearance-1st cover, origin, classic John Buscema art, and an upcoming MCU catalyst to create additional demand for this book. The bear market in comic books has put this one on sale--it's down 55% from the market high--and that’s why I had to put a 9.8 copy in my personal collection.
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18 more to go Paul. Your almost there!
Beautiful copy, once again great content!
Released on Tuesday June 15th, 1976. I was pretty good friends with both Jolt'in Joe Sinnott and Jazzy John Romita. I was told by both different times. When I talked to them both about Nova. They both stated Rich Buckler was suppose to do the cover. But as usual was late again on his FF duties or whatever book he was suppose to be drawing. John Buscema did the cover and Joe would know he inked it. And inked a few repro commissions John Buscema did for a very few lucky fans. I was on the list to have him draw one for me at the time. When sadly he had cancer and he passed away. SIGH. Joe was going to ink it for me too. And John Romita was Marvel's Art Director then too. He made the assignments on who was going to draw what. Unless a artist made a request to do a certain title. Or two artists wanted to swap with each other.
Just like the Marvel Universe handbooks were full of height/weight flaws too. The Thing was suppose to be 6-5" or 6-6", Ben Grim 6-3" /6-4" in height. If he merely 6-1" as listed. His head would be in the Hulk's chest or lower in their slugfests. Dave Cockrum was one of the only artists who actually drew height differences. When different heroes stood as a group. Wolverine was 5-5" and Colossus was like 7 ft tall. Cyclops is 6-3". Attention to details. NUFF SAID!
I know sadly Buckler did indeed swipe complete panels and pages. From Kirby/Sinnott FF art. I mean he copied the complete pg and just very slightly altered angles or moved panels around. I only discovered this. Because I'd buy old FF issues at the time, he was doing the FF and GS FF, GS Super Stars #1 Hulk vs Thing battle. I saw it immediately. In the early or mid 80's Buckler got dragged into court. Where Marvel's? lawyers basically brought in actual pgs he drew and the originals by Kirby/Sinnott. So, it was game over for him. He was pretty much blacklisted then. He took credit at DC and borrowed other artists art from both company's offices/vaults too. Other Pros I knew/know confirmed the same stories. Pros and other employees in the offices seen him just slyly scoops up certain covers/pages and walk out the door with them sadly.
That is a bummer man.
Was first released hit the newsstands, local corner mom & pop, corner drug stores etc. On Tuesday, June 15th, 1976. I was three months shy of my 15th birthday.
@@DrPaulKosnik Yes I loved his costume when I first saw it it in a issue of FOOM. And on Stan Lee's old soapbox page in the comics a few months earlier too.
As well as the old The Comic Reader news mag it was like the Wizard mag of it's time. But only b& W then was made a little larger and had color cheap paper wrap around covers.. I ended up buying five copies again. Between 2019-2021. Got one for $7.45 as a complete set. All are 9.8's only one is like a 9.2 or 9.4 because when it was printed a tiny white edge on the spine about a third of the way down. I payed $90 cash and two NM/Mint copies of Rom #1 direct editions for it. From my neighbor across the street.
i'd like to sell my #1 issue don't know how had it since the 6th grade
@@DrPaulKosnik thanks you rock
Buckler was suppose to draw Marvel Preview #9 too Man-God. It was suppose to be in Marvel Preview #4 originally. This was a Marvel/Curtis quarterly B & W magazine. Buckler goofed off claiming he was still working on it. Until whoever the editor in chief was maybe Roy Thomas. Who adapted this story from a 1930 novel titled Gladiator. Had enough, I can't prove it as fact. But Tony DeZuniga did draw and ink the final art. I believe John Buscema who was totally swamped then. Doing the Conan color comic the Savage Sword of Conan, Maybe King Conan, Also drew Marvel B & W special one shot books. Like Marvel Preview. He supposely drew the very rough breakdowns for the story. Tony Dezuniga the super pro he was. He then took over from just being the inker to everything. Then after it was completed. The USPS supposedly lost it in the mail for a week!? It's like it was almost cursed. I only found all this out, because the Comic Reader kept saying here we go again yet another delay. And because I stumpled upon a seller in 2008 that was selling like eight pgs for like $40 a pg. He sold me six more of the origin pages of the seven total for like $200 each around a year later. I have like 21 or 22 of them now so far. As well as the AD for it by Dan Akins, and the two cover prelims by Earl Norem.
Great behind-the-scene details Mike!
Another nice big book there, Dr. Paul! Would you consider this purchase a speculative one based on the MCU? I was under the impression that mid grade Silver/gold age keys tend to bring in higher % gains overtime than 9.8s from bronze/copper age. I’ve heard the argument that 9.6s can often be the “investment grade” to go after due to their significantly lower buy-in price and comparable condition to its 9.8 version.
I completely understand the speculative standpoint of buying a 9.8 with the intention to flip short term (within a year) of news/a trailer showing and sparking FOMO.
My questions are:
1) what is you plan with this investment?
2) what are your thoughts on going after lower grade books? Do you think they yield higher percentage returns?
@@DrPaulKosnik thanks for the reply! Yeah, you kind of cover all your bases in that way by loving it in your collection but still willing to let go at the right time for something you’d like even more.
1) Long-term hold. Bronze Age has actually out-performed Silver Age and Golden Age in the last decade.
2) Too much supply for me to get excited about low-grade books, but i have noticed on very expensive books low grade can appreciate quite well just because to many folks are priced out of the higher grade stuff.