CBCS REVEAL EPISODE 4 (Iron Man)

Hey, there, fellow Questers!!

    Welcome to Episode 4 of TEX'S COMIC QUEST'S CBCS REVEAL!! Today, a slabbed copy of the first issue of the golden Avenger's first series THRUSTS its way into my little collection. 

BEHOLD:

It's Iron Man, vol 1, #1, printed in 1968! It features a story continued from the one-shot, Iron Man and Sub-Mariner #1, and a retelling of Iron Man's classic origin! This is one of the "Big Premiere" issues of 1968, a year that marked the Marvel Explosion when Marvel ramped up its publication to higher levels, and a year that marked, for some, the beginning of the end of the Silver Age of Comics.  Marvel was sold to Martin Ackerman, under whom the quality of the stories suffered, as well as the panel and page count. If you want more info, you can read this article entitled, "1968: the year Marvel sold out."

I graded this at a solid 5.0, but CBCS slabbed it at a 4.5. Sweet. Comicspriceguide.com says the value of this comic at this grade and slabbed is $125. Ebay says the price of this comic ranges from $293 to $375. Asking prices are even higher. Sorry, again, CPG - you're not even in the ballpark, let alone the parking lot on this one.

Thanks for reading! Stay tuned for more great reveals! Same TEX time! Same TEX station!!

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