High Grade Bronze vs. High Grade Copper
Amazing Adventures #11 vs. G.I. Joe #21
This entry has been adapted from a discussion that took place on the Personal Investments board at the Lyria Comic Exchange:
Another thing to consider about Amazing Adventures #11 is where it scores on the Risk Factor with scarcity in HG. CGC census only has 1 in 9.8, 15 in 9.6 and 26 in 9.4. If it continues to elude the 9.8 collector’s then it will join the list of books that become key due to certain challenge (in this case – a black cover).
Yeah, I was thinking about Joe21 when I wrote that, but strangely, that book falls into a different category. For the last 6-12 months there a a big push on the CGC boards to find the elusive 9.8 Joe21. There was even a pretty hefty bounty out for it: something like $1000-1500.
So, you can see that reflected in the census currently. There’s the 1 in 9.8. And that is followed by the 30 in 9.6, 39 in 9.4 and 29 in 9.2 that people scored in trying to see if they had the winning ticket.
Not only is this a newer book than AA #11, but people realized its value early on. AA #11 had years to deteriorate, before collectors started to search for HG copies. They do have similarities, such as being a black cover that easily shows damage and minor character intros (1st Furry Beast and 1st Stormshadow).
I’m confident that they will be much more prominent as keys as the years drag on (read: 20-30 years from now), but for now, the numbers of graded copies will create some drag.
