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Unseen Gold

UNSEEN GOLD LIST

This is the full, comprehensive list of books not pictured in Ernie Gerber's Photo-Journal Guide to Comic Books, including it's location in the book, and scarcity index number. The scarcity index number is based on Gerber's scale as follows:

• (1) Very Common (new comics)
• (2) Common (80's books)
• (3) More Than Average (70's, some 60's)
• (4) Average Scarcity (1,000-2,000 existing copies)
• (5) Less Than Average (200-1,000 existing copies)
• (6) Uncommon (50-200 existing copies)
• (7) Scarce (21-50 known copies)
• (8) Rare (11-20 known copies)
• (9) Very Rare (6-10 known copies)
• (10) Unique (less than 5 known copies)
• (11) Nonexistent (but known to have been printed)

He's never given an "11" to a book...

It's common practice among collectors to double these numbers when trying to arrive at a more accurate figure of existing copies. If a book has a scarcity index of "8" (11-20 existing), many feel a more accurate number would be 20-40 copies. On one particular book with an "8" rating, I knew of eight copies that existed, just within my circle of acquaintances.

These are listed in order of appearance, not alphabetically. The Funnies #22 is the last book missing from this list. If you have it, we'd love a scan!

A-1 #2	A-1 #85 Best of the West	A-1 #114 Dream Book of Love	Air Ace #3/8
scarcity rating = 9	scarcity rating = 6	scarcity rating = 6	scarcity rating = 6
p.1, #1	p.3, #1	p.5, #1	p.37, #35
AirBoy #8/9	All-American Western #125	All-Top #4	All-Top #5
scarcity rating = 5	scarcity rating = 5	scarcity rating = 7	scarcity rating = 7
p.40, #36	p.47, #44	p.58, #70	p.58, #70
All-True TEC Cases #1	All-True TEC Cases #nn	Animal Crackers #1	Animal Crackers #2
scarcity rating = 6	scarcity rating = 7	scarcity rating = 8	scarcity rating = 8
p.59, #72	p.59, #72	p.68, #99	p.68, #99
Animal Crackers #3	Atomic Thunderbolt #2	Authentic Police Cases #18	Indian Braves #4
scarcity rating = 8	scarcity rating = 9	scarcity rating = 8	scarcity rating = 6
p.68, #99	p.78, #133	p.80, #136	p.84, #147
Barker #13	Barnyard #3	Blaze Carson #5	Blue Beetle #21
scarcity rating = 8	scarcity rating = 4	scarcity rating = 5	scarcity rating = 8
p.68, #99	p.86, #154	p.110, #228	p.84, #147
Blue Beete #43	Blue Bolt #6/4 Racist Cover	Blue Bolt #7/5	Blue Ribbon #5 Teenage Diary Secrets
scarcity rating = 8	scarcity rating = 7	scarcity rating = 7	scarcity rating = 7
p.113, #236	p.116, #239	p.116, #239	p.120, #242
Bruce Gentry #7	Outlaws of the West #11	Calling All Girls #1	Captain Aero #9
scarcity rating = 6	scarcity rating = 4	scarcity rating = 6	scarcity rating = 9
p.128, #278	p.130, #289	p.132, #301	p.134, #312
Captain Aero #26 L.B. Cole Cover	Captain Battle #4	Captain Flight #3	Captain Marvel Bond Bread Giveaway
scarcity rating = 8	scarcity rating = 8	scarcity rating = 7	scarcity rating = 6
p.135, #312	p.139, #316	p.140, #322	p.145, #326
Captain Steve Savage #9-13	Catman #13	Challenger #1 Propoganda CVR	Comedy #12
scarcity rating = 5/6	scarcity rating = 9	scarcity rating = 7	scarcity rating = 7
p.150, #333	p.152, #348	p.153, #355	p.171, #408
Courage #1	Crime Can't Win #8	Crime Can't Win #9	Jeanie #21-27
scarcity rating = 6	scarcity rating = 4	scarcity rating = 4	scarcity rating = 6
p.181, #443	p.189, #454	p.189, #454	p.207, #500
Dark Mysteries #25	Date with Millie #1	Doc Savage #2/3	Donald/Mickey X-mas
scarcity rating = 8	scarcity rating = 5	scarcity rating = 8	scarcity rating = 6
p.208, #501	p.209, #507	p.231, #548	p.234, #555
Exciting #28 Schomburg CVR	Famous Crimes #20	Famous Funnies #9	Famous Funnies #35
scarcity rating = 8	scarcity rating = 6	scarcity rating = 9	scarcity rating = 8
p.243, #602	p.247, #619	p.248, #622	p.248, #622
Feature #21 Lone Ranger	Feature #24 Lone Ranger	Feature Presentation #4 "Feature Stories Magazine"	Fight Against Crime #7
scarcity rating = 8	scarcity rating = 8	scarcity rating = 6	scarcity rating = 6
p.258, #643	p.258, #643	p.265, #646	p.266, #651
Flame #4 Second Series	Flash #56	Four Favorites #24	Four Favorites #26
scarcity rating = 6	scarcity rating = 8	scarcity rating = 8	scarcity rating = 8
p.273, #674	p.276, #678	p.306, #698	p.306, #698
Four Most #41	Fox Giant #1946 "Everybody's Comics"	Fox Giant #1947	Fox Giant "Western Roundup"
scarcity rating = 9	scarcity rating = 7	scarcity rating = 7	scarcity rating = 6
p.308, #699	p.310, #702	p.310, #702	p.311, #702
Frisky Fables #2/7	Frisky Fables #2/11	Funnies #22	Gay #18
scarcity rating = 6	scarcity rating = 6	scarcity rating = 6	scarcity rating = 7
p.313, #713	p.313, #713	p.318, #729	p.327, #760
Giant Comic Edition #1-4	Terrific #15 Ajax Company	Jesse James #9	Jing Pals #1
scarcity rating = 8	scarcity rating = 6	scarcity rating = 5	scarcity rating = 7
p.330, #775	p.364, #874	p.377, #942	p.379, #956
Jing Pals #4	Joker #42	Katy Keen Spectacular #3(1)	Keen Komics #1
scarcity rating = 7	scarcity rating = 7	scarcity rating = 6	scarcity rating = 9
p.379, #956	p.386, #973	p.411, #1015	p.413, #1021
Kit Carson #4	Little Lana #9	Large Feature #6 "Terry & Pirates"	Large Feature #17 "Gang Busters"
scarcity rating = 6	scarcity rating = 6	scarcity rating = 7	scarcity rating = 7
p.421, #1046	p.423, #1067	p.424, #1070	p.425, #1070
Large Feature #20 "Donald Duck"	Liberty Comics #4	Liberty Comics #5	Little Dot #6 First Richie Rich CVR
scarcity rating = 7	scarcity rating = 9	scarcity rating = 9	scarcity rating = 6
p.425, #1070	p.432, #1087	p.432, #1087	p.435, #1109
Marvel Tales #132-159 Pick a Cover	Mickey Mouse Magazine #4	Movie (DC) #3	Movie Love #15
scarcity rating = 4	scarcity rating = 8	scarcity rating = 8	scarcity rating = 6
p.463, #1216	p.474, #1255	p.494, #1302	p.495, #1304
Murder Incorporated #5 First #5	Mutt and Jeff #2	All-True Crime #46	Pic Stories from Bible #2
scarcity rating = 4	scarcity rating = 8	scarcity rating = 4	scarcity rating = 6
p.495, #1307	p.496, #1310	p.514, #1392	p.535, #1469
Popular #28	Popular #30	Power #2 Hitler, Tojo CVR	Prize #20
scarcity rating = 7	scarcity rating = 7	scarcity rating = 8	scarcity rating = 8
p.550, #1504	p.550, #1504	p.553, #1509	p.555, #1514
Red Ryder #13	Rocket Kelly #5	Silver Streak #22	Silver Streak #24
scarcity rating = 6	scarcity rating = 8	scarcity rating = 7	scarcity rating = 7
p.571, #1557	p.576, #1590	p.600, #1696	p.600, #1696
Silver Streak #nn	Space Adventures #19	Sparkler #32	Star #11
scarcity rating = 8	scarcity rating = 6	scarcity rating = 7	scarcity rating = 9
p.600, #1696	p.611, #1731	p.614, #1746	p.625, #1783
Star Spangled #60	Super Mystery #6/1	Super Snipe #2/1	Thrilling #33
scarcity rating = 8	scarcity rating = 8	scarcity rating = --	scarcity rating = 8
p.629, #1787	p.664, #1852	p.666, #1855	p.697, #1934
Tim Holt #41	Toy Town #2	True Sport Pic Stories #2/2	Wow #2 First Series
scarcity rating = 6	scarcity rating = 7	scarcity rating = 6	scarcity rating = 10
p.701, #1942	p.715, #1986	p.721, #2012	p.790, #2198