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Pedigree Comics’ 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man Grand Auction ends tonight, Wednesday, June 28th. The auction began on the night on Monday, June 19th and lasts for nine (9) days until the night of Wednesday, June 28th as a separate event on the Pedigree Comics website (www.PedigreeComics.com). The first lot will end beginning at 8:24 p.m. EST (2001: A Space Odyssey #8 9.6) and the last lot will end at 11:29 P.M. (X-Men #109 9.8). There is no Buyers Premium on any of the lots in the auction and almost every comic book listing (save for a handful) has no reserve. Every book is CGC graded and the minimum bid is only $100 for this Grand Auction. You can view and bid on all 446 high grade comics in the Auction Listing right now. Just go to the Pedigree Comics website and click on the Auction banner. Here is the absolute highlight of the auction: *NEW UNREAL CGC 9.8 SILVER & BRONZE AGE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN RUN: We recently received on consignment an incredible run of Silver and Bronze Age Amazing Spider-Man for the June Grand Auction. The run contains over 75 issues between #5 and #201 and is easily the nicest and highest certified group of Amazing Spider-Mans ever offered for sale! Almost every issue (over 65) is a CGC certified 9.8, including the earliest known 9.9 copy of an Amazing Spider-Man comic book (issue #19), which is one of the earliest Marvels ever to receive the MINT designation. Every issue that is not a 9.8 (or 9.9) is a 9.6! The consignment comes out of Illinois and the collection of Stewart DeSoto, a Spider-Man enthusiast and collector who only collected Spider-Man comic books. Here is his story: “I and my brother started collecting Amazing Spider Man (and only Spiderman!) as kids in the 1970s. We were fanatics and (carefully) read every issue as soon as it was delivered to the house. I could relate to Spiderman because of my nerdiness and interest in science. I eventually got a Ph. D. in Physics to be like Peter Parker, and currently work as a Professor of Physics. As an adult I continued to search for the highest grade Amazing Spider Man in each issue, slowly building the collection over years. I was overjoyed to obtain ASM issue #19, with an unheard of CGC grade of 9.9. It is the only copy to be given that “amazing” grade out of any of the first 72 issues. I continue to be obsessed with Peter Parker and his alter ego, Spider-Man. Whenever I take my kids trick or treating, I don my Spider-Man costume, complete with web shooters, and move spider-like through the streets of our neighborhood. I even took up the sport of rock climbing, because it is the closest thing one can experience to climbing walls just like Spidey, and I have even traveled the world looking for walls to climb. With growing obligations as a father and a husband, plus with a new house in mind, I made the very tough decision to part with these incredible books. I just hope that the collectors out there will love and treasure my Amazing Spider-Man books as much as I have. These great books deserve it!” All 75-plus issues are featured in the June Grand Auction and are offered with no reserve amount. Almost every book has white or off-white to white page quality with none less than off-white. There are many great issues and iconic covers included in the run and almost every book is the highest certified copy to date. Here are some of the highlights: Amazing Spider-Man 5 9.6 Amazing Spider-Man 7 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 14 9.6 Amazing Spider-Man 19 9.9 Amazing Spider-Man 23 9.6 Amazing Spider-Man 33 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 39 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 40 9.6 Amazing Spider-Man 43 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 47 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 59 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 60 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 66 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 67 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 68 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 69 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 71 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 73 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 78 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 82 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 83 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 88 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 98 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 99 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 103 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 107 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 110 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 116 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 117 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 119 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 122 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 124 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 125 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 127 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 128 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 129 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 132 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 133 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 135 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 139 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 156 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 162 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 163 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 167 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 174 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 177 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 180 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 194 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 200 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 201 9.8 This is your opportunity to bid on some of the world’s finest existing CGC AMAZING SPIDER-MAN COMIC BOOKS to display proudly in your collections! There are many other incredible groups of books and runs as well as individual highest certified comics from a myriad of titles in the auction. Many of the books were recently graded by the CGC and come from a bunch of different consignments. Here are the other highlights of the auction: *#1 CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS CGC REGISTRY SET: This is the world’s #1 CGC Registry Set of Crisis on Infinite Earths that was consigned to us for the auction. All 12 issues of the set are present in 9.8 or higher grade and EVERY book is the highest certified copy to date. There are two (2) issues in MINT 9.9 in the set as well as nine (9) CGC signature SERIES copies!! Every book has white pages too. This is the #1 Registry Set by a very wide margin (over 1,060 points) and is aptly named “World’s Finest Crisis Set”. The consignment comes from an amazing collection out of Wisconsin. Here are the issues in the world’s #1 CGC Registry Set of Crisis on Infinite Earths: Crisis on Infinite Earths 1 9.9 (Highest Certified Copy) (1 of only 2 in 9.9) Crisis on Infinite Earths 2 9.8 (CGC Signature SERIES) (Highest Certified Copy) Crisis on Infinite Earths 3 9.8 (CGC Signature SERIES) (Highest Certified Copy) Crisis on Infinite Earths 4 9.9 (Single Highest Certified Copy) Crisis on Infinite Earths 5 9.8 (CGC Signature SERIES) (Highest Certified Copy) Crisis on Infinite Earths 6 9.8 (CGC Signature SERIES) (Highest Certified Copy) Crisis on Infinite Earths 7 9.8 (CGC Signature SERIES) (Highest Certified Copy) Crisis on Infinite Earths 8 9.8 (CGC Signature SERIES) (Highest Certified Copy) Crisis on Infinite Earths 9 9.8 (Highest Certified Copy) Crisis on Infinite Earths 10 9.8 (CGC Signature SERIES) (Highest Certified Copy) Crisis on Infinite Earths 11 9.8 (CGC Signature SERIES) (Highest Certified Copy) Crisis on Infinite Earths 12 9.8 (CGC Signature SERIES) (Highest Certified Copy) *ULTRA HIGH GRADE FLASH CONSIGNMENT: This is a fabulous ultra high grade (9.4 and higher) Silver and Bronze Age Flash run that was just recently consigned to the June Grand Auction. There are over 50 books in the run, that begins with issue #123 and ends with issue #219. Many of the books are still in the old CGC labels from the early 2000’s.The consignment comes from an amazing collection out of Wisconsin. Here are the highlights of the ultra high grade Flash run: Flash 123 9.4 Flash 129 9.6 Flash 145 9.4 Flash 149 9.4 Flash 153 9.4 Flash 157 9.4 Flash 161 9.4 Flash 165 9.4 (Savannah) Flash 166 9.6 Flash 167 9.6 Flash 168 9.4 Flash 169 9.4 Flash 171 9.4 Flash 174 9.4 Flash 175 9.4 Flash 176 9.8 Flash 176 9.6 Flash 177 9.6 Flash 179 9.6 Flash 180 9.6 Flash 181 9.4 Flash 182 9.4 Flash 183 9.4 Flash 184 9.6 (Oakland) Flash 185 9.8 (Oakland) Flash 186 9.4 Flash 187 9.4 Flash 188 9.4 Flash 192 9.6 Flash 193 9.4 Flash 199 9.4 (Double Cover) Flash 205 9.6 Flash 206 9.8 Flash 209 9.6 Flash 210 9.6 Flash 212 9.6 Flash 213 9.6 Flash 218 9.6 Flash 219 9.6 *NEW ULTRA HIGH GRADE BOOKS FROM CHICAGO: This is a brand new group of Silver and Bronze Age Marvel and DC comics that we purchased at the C2E2 show in Chicago in April (over 60 in total). The books were just recently certified by the CGC. There are many outstanding books to choose from, highlighted by a very scarce in grade 9.6 copy of Avengers #3 plus a gorgeous 9.4 example of Daredevil #1. Many of the books are the highest certified copy according to the CGC Census. Here are the highlights of the ultra high grade Chicago books: Action Comics 266 9.4 All Star Comics 20 9.4 Aquaman 7 9.8 Aquaman 29 9.2 Avengers 3 9.6 Avengers 4 9.2 Avengers 43 9.4 Batman 198 9.4 Batman 232 9.4 Batman 235 9.6 Batman 251 9.4 Bone 1 9.6 Conan the Barbarian 1 9.6 Daredevil 1 9.4 DC Comics Presents 26 9.8 Detective Comics 311 9.4 Fantastic Four 10 9.4 Fantastic Four 20 9.6 Fantastic Four 38 9.4 Fantastic Four 121 9.8 Ghost Rider 1 9.8 Giant-Size X-Men 1 9.6 Green Lantern 7 9.2 Green Lantern 12 9.6 Green Lantern 76 9.6 Green Lantern 86 9.6 Green Lantern 87 9.8 House of Mystery 176 9.6 Incredible Hulk 180 9.6 Incredible Hulk 181 9.6 Incredible Hulk 181 9.4 Justice League of America 2 9.2 Justice League of America 7 9.2 Justice League of America 15 9.4 Justice League of America 28 9.4 Man-Thing 1 9.8 Marvel Premiere 15 9.8 Marvel Team-Up 3 9.8 Our Fighting Forces 134 9.8 Silver Surfer 1 9.6 Special Marvel Edition 15 9.8 Teen Titans 1 9.6 Thor 126 9.4 Two-Fisted Tales 30 9.8 (Gaines File Copy) Warlock 1 9.8 Weird Western Tales 12 9.8 Wonder Woman 119 9.4 (Savannah) X-Men 23 9.8 X-Men 94 9.6 X-Men 97 9.8 *HIGH GRADE EARLY SILVER AGE FLASH RUN: The second most prominent run in the auction is the brand new high grade early Silver Age Flash run that was just recently consigned to us. There are over 50 books in the consignment and almost every early Flash issue is included, highlighted by a Flash #106 in 9.0! Many of the books are still in the old CGC labels from the early 2000’s.The consignment comes from an amazing collection out of Wisconsin. Here are the highlights of the high grade early Silver Age Flash run: Flash 106 9.0 Flash 113 9.0 Flash 118 9.4 Flash 119 8.0 Flash 120 8.0 Flash 123 9.4 Flash 125 8.0 (Mohawk Valley) Flash 127 8.0 Flash 129 8.5 Flash 128 8.5 Flash 130 9.0 Flash 131 9.2 Flash 132 8.5 Flash 133 8.5 Flash 137 8.5 Flash 140 8.5 Flash 142 9.2 Flash 144 9.2 Flash 148 9.4 Flash 153 9.4 Flash 157 9.4 *BRAND NEW KEYS AND GEMS FROM CANADA: This is a brand new high grade group of Golden Age, Silver Age and Bronze Age books that was just recently consigned to the auction. There are over 20 books in the consignment including many keys and gems. The consignment comes from a collection out of Canada. Here are the highlights of the brand new Canadian consignment: Action Comics 242 6.0 Action Comics 252 8.0 Avengers 55 9.8 Avengers 64 9.8 Batman 7 8.0 Batman 121 9.0 Fantastic Four 45 9.0 Fantastic Four 49 9.4 Green Lantern 1 9.0 Hero For Hire 1 9.6 Marvel Feature 1 9.8 New Mutants 87 9.8 Ms. Marvel 1 9.8 Special Marvel Edition 15 9.8 Superboy 1 7.5 Swamp Thing 1 9.8 Tales to Astonish 27 6.0 Tales to Astonish 35 8.0 Wonder Woman 184 9.8 Wonder Woman 192 9.8 Wonder Woman 206 9.8 *JUST CERTIFIED ULTRA HIGH GRADE MARVELS AND DC'S FROM MEGACON: The final group of books added to the Auction Listing comes from the recent MegaCon show in Orlando, Florida in late May. There are over 40 amazing, brand new books to choose from, all of which were graded within the last couple of weeks by the experts at the CGC. Here are the highlights: Action Comics 41 8.0 Action Comics 296 9.6 Action Comics 400 9.6 Amazing Fantasy 15 6.5 Amazing Spider-Man 40 9.4 Amazing Spider-Man 64 9.6 Amazing Spider-Man 129 9.6 Avengers 50 9.6 Date With Debbi 12 9.6 Ellery Queen 2 9.6 (Edgar Church) Fantastic Four 44 9.8 Fantastic Four 46 9.4 Forever People 1 9.4 Ghost Rider 1 9.4 Giant-Size X-Men 1 9.8 Giant-Size X-Men 1 9.6 Green Lantern 80 9.4 Green Lantern 81 9.4 Green Lantern 82 9.6 Green Lantern 83 9.4 Green Lantern 85 9.4 Green Lantern 87 9.6 House of Secrets 88 9.6 Iron Fist 14 9.6 Marvel Premiere 15 9.6 Marvel Two-In-One 1 9.4 Sensation Comics 56 9.8 Superman 25 9.0 Tales to Astonish 94 9.8 Thor 128 9.4 X-Men 94 9.4 If you have any questions or comments about the consignment process, any of the comic book lots or about the June Grand Auction in general, please contact Pedigree Comics’ CEO and President, Doug Schmell, at (561) 422-1120 (office) or (561) 596-9111 (cell) or at DougSchmell@pedigreecomics.com. For any consignment questions or comments regarding original comic art, please contact Pedigree’s Comic Art Consignment Director Randy Lawrence at (561) 451-9800 (office) or (561) 886-8777 (cell) or at RandyLawrence@pedigreecomics.com. For any financial related and consignment payment questions, please contact our CFO, Lisa Shapiro, at LisaJoy@pedigreecomics.com and for any technical related questions or concerns, please contact our Web Master at WebDesigner@pedigreecomics.com. Copyright © 2017 Pedigree Comics. All Rights Reserved. Question? Comments? E-Ma

PEDIGREE COMICS’ JUNE 9.8 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN AUCTION IS UNDERWAY!! Pedigree Comics’ June Grand Auction is underway. The auction began on the night on Monday, June 19th and lasts for nine (9) days until the night of Wednesday, June 28th as a separate event on the Pedigree Comics website (www.PedigreeComics.com). The first lot will end beginning at 8:24 p.m. EST (2001: A Space Odyssey #8 9.6) and the last lot will end at 11:29 P.M. (X-Men #109 9.8). There is no Buyers Premium on any of the lots in the auction and almost every comic book listing (save for a handful) has no reserve. Every book is CGC graded and the minimum bid is only $100 for this Grand Auction. You can view and bid on all 446 high grade comics in the Auction Listing right now. Just go to the Pedigree Comics website and click on the Auction banner. Here is the absolute highlight of the auction: *NEW UNREAL CGC 9.8 SILVER & BRONZE AGE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN RUN: We recently received on consignment an incredible run of Silver and Bronze Age Amazing Spider-Man for the June Grand Art Auction. The run contains over 75 issues between #5 and #201 and is easily the nicest and highest certified group of Amazing Spider-Mans ever offered for sale! Almost every issue (over 65) is a CGC certified 9.8, including the earliest known 9.9 copy of an Amazing Spider-Man comic book (issue #19), which is one of the earliest Marvels ever to receive the MINT designation. Every issue that is not a 9.8 (or 9.9) is a 9.6! The consignment comes out of Illinois and the collection of Stewart DeSoto, a Spider-Man enthusiast and collector who only collected Spider-Man comic books. Here is his story: “I and my brother started collecting Amazing Spider Man (and only Spiderman!) as kids in the 1970s. We were fanatics and (carefully) read every issue as soon as it was delivered to the house. I could relate to Spiderman because of my nerdiness and interest in science. I eventually got a Ph. D. in Physics to be like Peter Parker, and currently work as a Professor of Physics. As an adult I continued to search for the highest grade Amazing Spider Man in each issue, slowly building the collection over years. I was overjoyed to obtain ASM issue #19, with an unheard of CGC grade of 9.9. It is the only copy to be given that “amazing” grade out of any of the first 72 issues. I continue to be obsessed with Peter Parker and his alter ego, Spider-Man. Whenever I take my kids trick or treating, I don my Spider-Man costume, complete with web shooters, and move spider-like through the streets of our neighborhood. I even took up the sport of rock climbing, because it is the closest thing one can experience to climbing walls just like Spidey, and I have even traveled the world looking for walls to climb. With growing obligations as a father and a husband, plus with a new house in mind, I made the very tough decision to part with these incredible books. I just hope that the collectors out there will love and treasure my Amazing Spider-Man books as much as I have. These great books deserve it!” All 75-plus issues are featured in the June Grand Auction and are offered with no reserve amount. Almost every book has white or off-white to white page quality with none less than off-white. There are many great issues and iconic covers included in the run and almost every book is the highest certified copy to date. Here are some of the highlights: Amazing Spider-Man 5 9.6 Amazing Spider-Man 7 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 14 9.6 Amazing Spider-Man 19 9.9 Amazing Spider-Man 23 9.6 Amazing Spider-Man 33 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 39 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 40 9.6 Amazing Spider-Man 43 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 47 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 59 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 60 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 66 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 67 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 68 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 69 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 71 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 73 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 78 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 82 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 83 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 88 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 98 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 99 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 103 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 107 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 110 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 116 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 117 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 119 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 122 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 124 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 125 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 127 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 128 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 129 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 132 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 133 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 135 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 139 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 156 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 162 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 163 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 167 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 174 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 177 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 180 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 194 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 200 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 201 9.8 This is your opportunity to bid on some of the world’s finest existing CGC AMAZING SPIDER-MAN COMIC BOOKS to display proudly in your collections! There are many other incredible groups of books and runs as well as individual highest certified comics from a myriad of titles in the auction. Many of the books were recently graded by the CGC and come from a bunch of different consignments. Here are the other highlights of the auction: *#1 CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS CGC REGISTRY SET: This is the world’s #1 CGC Registry Set of Crisis on Infinite Earths that was consigned to us for the auction. All 12 issues of the set are present in 9.8 or higher grade and EVERY book is the highest certified copy to date. There are two (2) issues in MINT 9.9 in the set as well as nine (9) CGC signature SERIES copies!! Every book has white pages too. This is the #1 Registry Set by a very wide margin (over 1,060 points) and is aptly named “World’s Finest Crisis Set”. The consignment comes from an amazing collection out of Wisconsin. Here are the issues in the world’s #1 CGC Registry Set of Crisis on Infinite Earths: Crisis on Infinite Earths 1 9.9 (Highest Certified Copy) (1 of only 2 in 9.9) Crisis on Infinite Earths 2 9.8 (CGC Signature SERIES) (Highest Certified Copy) Crisis on Infinite Earths 3 9.8 (CGC Signature SERIES) (Highest Certified Copy) Crisis on Infinite Earths 4 9.9 (Single Highest Certified Copy) Crisis on Infinite Earths 5 9.8 (CGC Signature SERIES) (Highest Certified Copy) Crisis on Infinite Earths 6 9.8 (CGC Signature SERIES) (Highest Certified Copy) Crisis on Infinite Earths 7 9.8 (CGC Signature SERIES) (Highest Certified Copy) Crisis on Infinite Earths 8 9.8 (CGC Signature SERIES) (Highest Certified Copy) Crisis on Infinite Earths 9 9.8 (Highest Certified Copy) Crisis on Infinite Earths 10 9.8 (CGC Signature SERIES) (Highest Certified Copy) Crisis on Infinite Earths 11 9.8 (CGC Signature SERIES) (Highest Certified Copy) Crisis on Infinite Earths 12 9.8 (CGC Signature SERIES) (Highest Certified Copy) *ULTRA HIGH GRADE FLASH CONSIGNMENT: This is a fabulous ultra high grade (9.4 and higher) Silver and Bronze Age Flash run that was just recently consigned to the June Grand Auction. There are over 50 books in the run, that begins with issue #123 and ends with issue #219. Many of the books are still in the old CGC labels from the early 2000’s.The consignment comes from an amazing collection out of Wisconsin. Here are the highlights of the ultra high grade Flash run: Flash 123 9.4 Flash 129 9.6 Flash 145 9.4 Flash 149 9.4 Flash 153 9.4 Flash 157 9.4 Flash 161 9.4 Flash 165 9.4 (Savannah) Flash 166 9.6 Flash 167 9.6 Flash 168 9.4 Flash 169 9.4 Flash 171 9.4 Flash 174 9.4 Flash 175 9.4 Flash 176 9.8 Flash 176 9.6 Flash 177 9.6 Flash 179 9.6 Flash 180 9.6 Flash 181 9.4 Flash 182 9.4 Flash 183 9.4 Flash 184 9.6 (Oakland) Flash 185 9.8 (Oakland) Flash 186 9.4 Flash 187 9.4 Flash 188 9.4 Flash 192 9.6 Flash 193 9.4 Flash 199 9.4 (Double Cover) Flash 205 9.6 Flash 206 9.8 Flash 209 9.6 Flash 210 9.6 Flash 212 9.6 Flash 213 9.6 Flash 218 9.6 Flash 219 9.6 *NEW ULTRA HIGH GRADE BOOKS FROM CHICAGO: This is a brand new group of Silver and Bronze Age Marvel and DC comics that we purchased at the C2E2 show in Chicago in April (over 60 in total). The books were just recently certified by the CGC. There are many outstanding books to choose from, highlighted by a very scarce in grade 9.6 copy of Avengers #3 plus a gorgeous 9.4 example of Daredevil #1. Many of the books are the highest certified copy according to the CGC Census. Here are the highlights of the ultra high grade Chicago books: Action Comics 266 9.4 All Star Comics 20 9.4 Aquaman 7 9.8 Aquaman 29 9.2 Avengers 3 9.6 Avengers 4 9.2 Avengers 43 9.4 Batman 198 9.4 Batman 232 9.4 Batman 235 9.6 Batman 251 9.4 Bone 1 9.6 Conan the Barbarian 1 9.6 Daredevil 1 9.4 DC Comics Presents 26 9.8 Detective Comics 311 9.4 Fantastic Four 10 9.4 Fantastic Four 20 9.6 Fantastic Four 38 9.4 Fantastic Four 121 9.8 Ghost Rider 1 9.8 Giant-Size X-Men 1 9.6 Green Lantern 7 9.2 Green Lantern 12 9.6 Green Lantern 76 9.6 Green Lantern 86 9.6 Green Lantern 87 9.8 House of Mystery 176 9.6 Incredible Hulk 180 9.6 Incredible Hulk 181 9.6 Incredible Hulk 181 9.4 Justice League of America 2 9.2 Justice League of America 7 9.2 Justice League of America 15 9.4 Justice League of America 28 9.4 Man-Thing 1 9.8 Marvel Premiere 15 9.8 Marvel Team-Up 3 9.8 Our Fighting Forces 134 9.8 Silver Surfer 1 9.6 Special Marvel Edition 15 9.8 Teen Titans 1 9.6 Thor 126 9.4 Two-Fisted Tales 30 9.8 (Gaines File Copy) Warlock 1 9.8 Weird Western Tales 12 9.8 Wonder Woman 119 9.4 (Savannah) X-Men 23 9.8 X-Men 94 9.6 X-Men 97 9.8 *HIGH GRADE EARLY SILVER AGE FLASH RUN: The second most prominent run in the auction is the brand new high grade early Silver Age Flash run that was just recently consigned to us. There are over 50 books in the consignment and almost every early Flash issue is included, highlighted by a Flash #106 in 9.0! Many of the books are still in the old CGC labels from the early 2000’s.The consignment comes from an amazing collection out of Wisconsin. Here are the highlights of the high grade early Silver Age Flash run: Flash 106 9.0 Flash 113 9.0 Flash 118 9.4 Flash 119 8.0 Flash 120 8.0 Flash 123 9.4 Flash 125 8.0 (Mohawk Valley) Flash 127 8.0 Flash 129 8.5 Flash 128 8.5 Flash 130 9.0 Flash 131 9.2 Flash 132 8.5 Flash 133 8.5 Flash 137 8.5 Flash 140 8.5 Flash 142 9.2 Flash 144 9.2 Flash 148 9.4 Flash 153 9.4 Flash 157 9.4 *BRAND NEW KEYS AND GEMS FROM CANADA: This is a brand new high grade group of Golden Age, Silver Age and Bronze Age books that was just recently consigned to the auction. There are over 20 books in the consignment including many keys and gems. The consignment comes from a collection out of Canada. Here are the highlights of the brand new Canadian consignment: Action Comics 242 6.0 Action Comics 252 8.0 Avengers 55 9.8 Avengers 64 9.8 Batman 7 8.0 Batman 121 9.0 Fantastic Four 45 9.0 Fantastic Four 49 9.4 Green Lantern 1 9.0 Hero For Hire 1 9.6 Marvel Feature 1 9.8 New Mutants 87 9.8 Ms. Marvel 1 9.8 Special Marvel Edition 15 9.8 Superboy 1 7.5 Swamp Thing 1 9.8 Tales to Astonish 27 6.0 Tales to Astonish 35 8.0 Wonder Woman 184 9.8 Wonder Woman 192 9.8 Wonder Woman 206 9.8 *JUST CERTIFIED ULTRA HIGH GRADE MARVELS AND DC'S FROM MEGACON: The final group of books added to the Auction Listing comes from the recent MegaCon show in Orlando, Florida in late May. There are over 40 amazing, brand new books to choose from, all of which were graded within the last couple of weeks by the experts at the CGC. Here are the highlights: Action Comics 41 8.0 Action Comics 296 9.6 Action Comics 400 9.6 Amazing Fantasy 15 6.5 Amazing Spider-Man 40 9.4 Amazing Spider-Man 64 9.6 Amazing Spider-Man 129 9.6 Avengers 50 9.6 Date With Debbi 12 9.6 Ellery Queen 2 9.6 (Edgar Church) Fantastic Four 44 9.8 Fantastic Four 46 9.4 Forever People 1 9.4 Ghost Rider 1 9.4 Giant-Size X-Men 1 9.8 Giant-Size X-Men 1 9.6 Green Lantern 80 9.4 Green Lantern 81 9.4 Green Lantern 82 9.6 Green Lantern 83 9.4 Green Lantern 85 9.4 Green Lantern 87 9.6 House of Secrets 88 9.6 Iron Fist 14 9.6 Marvel Premiere 15 9.6 Marvel Two-In-One 1 9.4 Sensation Comics 56 9.8 Superman 25 9.0 Tales to Astonish 94 9.8 Thor 128 9.4 X-Men 94 9.4 If you have any questions or comments about the consignment process, any of the comic book lots or about the June Grand Auction in general, please contact Pedigree Comics’ CEO and President, Doug Schmell, at (561) 422-1120 (office) or (561) 596-9111 (cell) or at DougSchmell@pedigreecomics.com. For any consignment questions or comments regarding original comic art, please contact Pedigree’s Comic Art Consignment Director Randy Lawrence at (561) 451-9800 (office) or (561) 886-8777 (cell) or at RandyLawrence@pedigreecomics.com. For any financial related and consignment payment questions, please contact our CFO, Lisa Shapiro, at LisaJoy@pedigreecomics.com and for any technical related questions or concerns, please contact our Web Master at WebDesigner@pedigreecomics.com.

New Unreal CGC 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man Consignment in Pedigree Comics’ June Grand Auction! MAJOR NEWS! We just received on consignment an incredible run of Silver and Bronze Age Amazing Spider-Man for our upcoming June Comics and Original Art Auction. The auction is scheduled to begin on the night of Monday, June 19th and last for ten (10) days until the night of Thursday, June 29th as a separate event on the Pedigree Comics website (www.PedigreeComics.com). The comic book listing of the auction ends on the night of Wednesday, June 28th and the original art listing ends on the night of Thursday, June 29th. There is no Buyers Premium on any of the lots in the auction and EVERY comic book and original art listing will have no reserve. Every book is CGC or CBCS graded and the minimum bid is only $100 for this Grand Auction. You can view the initial high grade comics and choice art pieces in the Auction Preview right now (over 200 lots). Just go to the website and click on the Auction banner. The brand new Amazing Spider-Man run contains over 75 issues between #5 and #201 and is easily the nicest and highest certified group of Amazing Spider-Mans ever offered for sale! Almost every issue (over 65) is a CGC certified 9.8, including the earliest known 9.9 copy of an Amazing Spider-Man comic book (issue #19), which is one of the earliest Marvels ever to receive the MINT designation. Every issue that is not a 9.8 (or 9.9) is a 9.6! The consignment comes out of Illinois and the collection of Stewart DeSoto, a Spider-Man enthusiast and collector who only collected Spider-Man comic books. Here is his story: “I and my brother started collecting Amazing Spider Man (and only Spiderman!) as kids in the 1970s. We were fanatics and (carefully) read every issue as soon as it was delivered to the house. I could relate to Spiderman because of my nerdiness and interest in science. I eventually got a Ph. D. in Physics to be like Peter Parker, and currently work as a Professor of Physics. As an adult I continued to search for the highest grade Amazing Spider Man in each issue, slowly building the collection over years. I was overjoyed to obtain ASM issue #19, with an unheard of CGC grade of 9.9. It is the only copy to be given that “amazing” grade out of any of the first 72 issues. I continue to be obsessed with Peter Parker and his alter ego, Spider-Man. Whenever I take my kids trick or treating, I don my Spider-Man costume, complete with web shooters, and move spider-like through the streets of our neighborhood. I even took up the sport of rock climbing, because it is the closest thing one can experience to climbing walls just like Spidey, and I have even traveled the world looking for walls to climb. With growing obligations as a father and a husband, plus with a new house in mind, I made the very tough decision to part with these incredible books. I just hope that the collectors out there will love and treasure my Amazing Spider-Man books as much as I have. These great books deserve it!” All 60-plus issues will be featured in the June Grand Auction and will be offered with no reserve amount. Almost every book has white or off-white to white page quality with none less than off-white. There are many great issues and iconic covers included in the run and almost every book is the highest certified copy to date. Here are some of the highlights: Amazing Spider-Man 5 9.6 Amazing Spider-Man 7 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 14 9.6 Amazing Spider-Man 19 9.9 Amazing Spider-Man 23 9.6 Amazing Spider-Man 33 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 39 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 40 9.6 Amazing Spider-Man 43 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 47 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 59 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 60 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 66 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 67 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 68 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 69 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 71 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 73 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 78 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 82 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 83 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 88 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 98 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 99 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 103 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 107 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 110 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 116 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 117 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 119 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 122 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 124 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 125 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 127 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 128 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 129 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 132 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 133 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 135 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 139 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 156 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 162 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 163 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 167 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 174 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 177 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 180 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 194 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 200 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 201 9.8 If you have high grade CGC certified comic books to sell or consign, do yourself a favor and contact Pedigree Comics' CEO and President, Doug Schmell. Please go to the site (www.PedigreeComics.com) and read the following for all consignment information or contact him directly at (561) 422-1120 or (561) 596-911 or by email at DougSchmell@pedigreecomics.com. If you have original comic art to sell or consign, contact Pedigree Comics’ Comic Art Consignment Director Randy Lawrence . Please go to the site (www.PedigreeComics.com) and read the following for all consignment information or contact him directly at (561) 451-9800 or (561) 886-8777 or by email at RandyLawrence@pedigreecomics.com. We are still accepting consignments for the June Grand Auction and will continue to do so until the night of Wednesday, June 21st. The sooner you consign your books and original artwork the more exposure they will receive. We aggressively promote and advertise each auction and send periodic newsletters to all of our over 23,000 customers announcing the auction items. We also offer generous cash advances for quality consignments so check the site for consignment instructions and get your books in now. Mr. Schmell invites you to take advantage of Pedigree’s many outstanding services. Consignors maximize their profits selling in the Grand Auction, more so than on any other auction site or auction house. We do not charge a buyers’ premium, an amount that most bidders take into consideration when bidding in other sites (the bidders simply deduct the buyers’ premium amount, usually 20% of the winning price, from their final bid, meaning less $$ to the consignor and more to the auction site). The higher the value of your book(s) and art piece(s) that sell in a Grand Auction, the more $$ you take home under Pedigree Comics’ Climbing Scale as follows: A Climbing Scale is in effect for consigned comics with a winning bid as follows: 10% Commission for any consigned item that sells up to $10,000 (Consignor’s Proceeds = $90% of the final bid price); 9% Commission for any consigned item that sells over $10,000 and up to $25,000 (Consignor’s Proceeds = $91% of the final bid price); 8% Commission for any consigned item that sells over $25,000 and up to $50,000 (Consignor’s Proceeds = $92% of the final bid price); 6% Commission for any consigned item that sells over $50,000 and up to $100,000 (Consignor’s Proceeds = $94% of the final bid price); 5% Commission for any consigned item that sells over $100,000 (Consignor’s Proceeds = $95% of the final bid price). A Climbing Scale is in effect for consigned art pieces with a winning bid as follows: 10% Commission for any consigned item that sells from $100 to $3,000 (Consignor’s Proceeds = $90% of the final bid price); 8% Commission for any consigned item that sells over $3,000 and up to $80,000 (Consignor’s Proceeds = $92% of the final bid price); 7% Commission for any consigned item that sells over $80,000 (Consignor’s Proceeds = $93% of the final bid price). We consistently set new sales records for Golden Age, Silver Age and Bronze Age comic books and original comic art in each of our bi-monthly auctions and we do not saturate the market with the same material each month. Grand Auctions are unique and exciting, with brand new CGC certified and diversified, highest quality material in each event. Why take home less $$ and settle for less by consigning with someone else? There are three easy ways to consign your books and original art to our upcoming June Grand Auction. The only criteria is that the books must be CGC graded and worth no less than $100.00. If you have high grade raw books that you want to have certified and sold in the June auction or a future Grand Auction, you can utilize our Raw To Riches Consignment Service, in which we will have your books certified under our account and will lay out all the CGC grading fees in advance for you (refer to the website and our Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide advertisement for all the details of the Raw to Riches Consignment Service). Here is how to consign: 1. Ship your books or original art directly to our offices in Wellington and Boca Raton, Florida. We will inventory, scan and upload each book or art piece into the Grand Auction listing. The items will be listed under your personal account and you will receive email notification at the conclusion of the auction with a list of every consigned book and/or art piece that sold along with the winning bid made. 2. Email the scans of the books or art you wish to consign directly to us at DougSchmell@pedigreecomics.com (books) or RandyLawrence@pedigreecomics.com (art). We will format and upload each scan onto our server and then put each book and art piece into the Grand Auction listing. Please use a .jpeg format with the resolution set at 72 and the pixel width at no more than 1200 for optimum clarity. If you do not have a scanner you can use a digital camera. 3. You can upload your own scans, item information, book or art descriptions and reserve amounts, if any, by utilizing our Automated Consignment System. Just register onto the site (www.PedigreeComics.com) and login, click the “Customer Page” tab under “Your Account” and then click “Consignments” (under the “Auctions” heading). You will then be able to enter the Pedigree Comics Consignment Management System and list your own CGC certified books and original comic art. We will receive an email once you have uploaded the scan and book/art information for each individual item into the system and we will then review the information imparted for accuracy. The item(s) will then be added to the Grand Auction listing to be bid on. You will be amazed how simple it is to use the Automated Consignment System. If you have any questions or comments about the consignment process, any of the auction lots or about the June Grand Auction in general, please contact Mr. Schmell at (561) 422-1120 (office) or (561) 596-9111 (cell) or at DougSchmell@pedigreecomics.com. For any consignment questions or comments regarding original comic art, please contact Mr. Lawrence at (561) 451-9800 (office) or (561) 886-8777 (cell) or at RandyLawrence@pedigreecomics.com. For any financial related and consignment payment questions, please contact our CFO, Lisa Shapiro, at LisaJoy@pedigreecomics.com and for any technical related questions or concerns, please contact our Web Master at WebDesigner@pedigreecomics.com.

Brand New High Grade Silver & Bronze Age Marvel Keys in Pedigree Comics' Vault MAJOR NEWS!! A brand new group of ultra high grade, investment quality Silver and Bronze Age Marvel keys have just been listed in the new Vault section of the site (www.PedigreeComics.com). This group of over 30 CGC and CBCS books took us a painstaking amount of time to put together and comes from a few different collections and consignors. These are some of the very best books we have had in some time and are featured exclusively in the Vault. Many of these books are the highest certified copy to date. You can view these books right now by going to the site and clicking on the “Vault” menu on the top center of every page. Please feel free to contact Pedigree Comics' CEO and President, Doug Schmell, with any questions in general or for any larger size scans, larger back cover scans, payment options, pricing information, trade options, etc., etc. He can be reached by phone at (561) 422-1120 (office) or (561) 596-9111 (cell) or by email at DougSchmell@pedigreecomics.com. Here are the highlights of the Vault books: Amazing Fantasy 15 6.0 (new) Amazing Spider-Man 1 9.4 Amazing Spider-Man 2 9.4 Amazing Spider-Man 3 9.6 Amazing Spider-Man 5 9.6 (new) Amazing Spider-Man 7 9.8 (new) (Twin Cities) (Single Highest Graded Copy) Avengers 1 9.4 Avengers 4 9.6 Daredevil 1 9.6 (new) Fantastic Four 1 9.0 (new) Fantastic Four 2 9.2 (new) Fantastic Four 3 9.2 (new) Fantastic Four 5 9.6 (Highest Graded Copy) Fantastic Four 7 9.4 Fantastic Four 12 9.6 (Highest Graded Copy) Fantastic Four 48 9.8 (new)(Highest Graded Copy) Flash 123 9.4 (new) Journey Into Mystery 83 9.4 (new) Journey Into Mystery 95 9.6 (Bethlehem) Showcase 34 9.4 (Slobodian) (Highest Graded Copy) Star Wars 1 9.2 (35 Cent Price Variant) (new) Strange Tales 110 9.2 (new) Tales of Suspense 39 9.6 Tales of suspense 39 9.2 (new) Tales to Astonish 27 9.4 (Highest Graded Copy)

PEDIGREE COMICS’ APRIL HIGH GRADE COMICS & ORIGINAL ART AUCTION IS UNDERWAY!! Pedigree Comics’ April Grand Auction is underway. The auction began on the night on Monday, April 3rd and lasts for ten (10) days until the night of Thursday, April 13th as a separate event on the Pedigree Comics website (www.PedigreeComics.com). The comic book listing of the auction ends on the night of Wednesday, April 12th. The first lot will end beginning at 7:58 p.m. EST (80 Page Giant #6 9.2) and the last lot will end at 11:29 P.M. (X-Men 141 9.8). The original art listing ends on Thursday night beginning at 7:54 p.m. EST (Archer Illustration - 2010) and ending at 11:59 p.m. (Captain America Commission Drawing). There is no Buyers Premium on any of the lots in the auction and almost every comic book listing (save for a few) has no reserve (some of the original art items will be listed with a reserve). Every book is CGC or CBCS graded and the minimum bid is only $100 for this Grand Auction. You can view and bid on all 636 high grade comics and over 375 choice art pieces in the Auction Listing right now. Just go to the Pedigree Comics website and click on the Auction banner. Here is the absolute highlight of the auction: *9.8-9.9 CGC Certified Bronze Age Marvels From the “Professor Pecora Collection”: We just recently received on consignment an incredible group of CGC certified 9.8 and 9.9 late Silver, Bronze and Copper Age Marvels from the “Professor Pecora Collection”, which consists of some of the WORLD’S FINEST EXISTING COPIES of KEY MARVEL ISSUES, ALL IN CGC CERTIFIED 9.8 or HIGHER (almost ALL with PERFECT WHITE PAGES), that span from the late Silver Age into the Copper Age of Comics! The collection is the highlight of Pedigree’s April Grand Auction! Born and raised in Rochester, New York (and now residing in Atlanta, Georgia), Thomas “Professor” Pecora began collecting and carefully storing his comic books in protective mylars with backing boards in climate controlled conditions at the age of ten. Although he did not necessarily read all of his comics, as a former graffiti artist, he was primarily obsessed with the beautiful cover art and historical first appearances of his favorite titles such as X-Men and Amazing Spider-Man to name a few. As he entered into adulthood, his interests shifted into other areas and he wouldn’t start collecting comics until 2011. This is when he discovered the CGC and how comics were being professionally graded by a 3rd party. As is true with all natural born collectors; once a collector…one is a collector for life! Therefore, it was only a matter of time until the Professor would feel the “collector’s itch” and become inspired to start amassing and building up a CGC collection of his own. Always known to give his 100% in all that he sets his mind to, the Professor studied the CGC comic book market like the dow jones Industrial Average on Wall Street. After buying and selling CGC books on eBay and to his fellow CGC Board Members, in only about 1.5 years, the Professor assembled an impressive $50,000 plus collection! The Professor acquired his collector name due to his unique background of having endured through many challenges growing up in the city of Rochester, NY. He was once a 9th grade drop-out, but worked extremely hard to earn his GED while working 40+ hours to survive as a young man. He eventually got accepted into a four year private college and graduated with honors. He then attended NYU for grad school and eventually earned his Master of Science degree in Education from Hunter College in New York City. After earning an A+ on his Master Thesis and graduating with a 3.9 cumulative GPA, he was asked by his program director to teach a graduate level education course in mathematics curriculum and instruction. In 2010, this was the first time Thomas was actually addressed as “Professor.” Since X-Men was always one of his favorite titles coupled with his intellectual accomplishments and leadership to his family and community, it only seemed fitting that he be referred to as “Professor Pecora.” Since joining the CGC community in early 2012, the Professor has been known for his thorough and thought-provoking descriptions, write-ups and analysis of many of the key books he has acquired. He has won numerous awards for his CGC sets including the 2012 Best Presented Set Award for his former #5 CGC ranked Wolverine (1988) Set entitled “Against All Odds!” He assembled a complete CGC 9.9 WP Wolverine Limited Series Set entitled “The Inaugural Slashing,” which remained the #1 CGC Ranked Set for 2 consecutive years. In addition, the Professor assembled the world’s #2 ranked Incredible Hulk #180-#182 (Wolverine) set with all issues in CGC 9.8 WP, which included the Mile High II Pedigree copy of IH #181 and the Suscha News Pedigree copy of IH #180. However, due to personal life circumstances, which would eventually lead up to his divorce in 2016, the Professor had to unfortunately liquidate his entire collection in 2013. After working directly with Doug Schmell, owner and CEO of Pedigree Comics, Inc., the first wave of the Professor Pecora collection was auctioned in the June, 2013 Pedigree Comics Grand Auction and the second wave of his collection was auctioned in November of 2013. The Professor took a short hiatus from collecting, but would once again come back with a vengeance! Since then, Professor Pecora has amassed an incredible collection of some of the world’s BEST EXISTING LATE SILVER, BRONZE & COPPER AGE KEY COPIES all in CGC 9.8 or HIGHER! Widely known for being one of the most particular collectors throughout the CGC Registry & Boards, the Professor focuses on aesthetic qualities not normally considered by most graders and fellow collectors. For instance, the Professor looks for books that are PERFECTLY WRAPPED, CUT and CENTERED and almost always goes for pristine copies with PERFECT WHITE PAGE QUALITY! However, if a particular key book was slightly mis-wrapped, but the image was completely centered on the front cover, the Professor would make some exceptions and purchase it considering the rarity and demand of that specific issue. He would also sometimes choose an Off-White to White copy if the book had better cover alignment than the available White-Paged copies. With that said, The Professor has chosen to auction off a large portion of his world class collection in efforts to acquire some of his most cherished books that he previously liquidated. Since the Professor has acquired many of his gems from Pedigree Comics and has worked directly with Doug Schmell in previous auctions throughout the years, coupled with Pedigree’s enormous customer base of Marvel collectors, he thought Pedigree would be the best site to sell his late Silver and Bronze Age collection. Without further ado, WE ARE NOW PRESENTING the 3rd wave of the Professor Pecora Collection. FEAST YOUR EYES ON SOME OF THE WORLD’S FINEST EXISTING COPIES of the FOLLOWING ISSUES (over 50 in total), ALL IN CGC CERTIFIED 9.8 or HIGHER: Amazing Spider-Man #100 9.8 W Amazing Spider-Man #121 9.8 W Amazing Spider-Man #122 9.8 W Amazing Spider-Man #149 9.8 W Amazing Spider-Man #194 9.8 W Amazing Spider-Man #238 9.8 W Amazing Spider-Man #252 9.8 W Amazing Spider-Man #298 9.8 W Amazing Spider-Man #300 9.8 W Amazing Spider-Man #361 9.8 W Black Panther #1 9.8 W Captain America #100 9.8 W Captain Savage and His Leatherneck Raiders #1 9.8 W Conan the Barbarian #1 9.8 W Daredevil #111 9.8 W Daredevil #131 9.8 W Daredevil #158 9.8 W Daredevil #168 9.8 W Daredevil #197 9.8 W Ghost Rider #1 9.8 W Giant-Size Super-Heroes #1 9.8 W Giant-Size X-Men #1 9.8 OW/W Iron Fist #14 9.8 W Marvel Team-Up #1 9.8 W New Mutants #98 9.8 W Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #1 9.8 W Special Marvel Edition #15 9.8 W Spectacular Spider-Man #1 9.8 W Tomb of Dracula #10 9.8 OW/W Uncanny X-Men #221 9.8 W (CGC Signature SERIES) Uncanny X-Men #266 9.8 W Wolverine (1988) #1 9.9 W Wolverine (1988) #62 9.9 W Wolverine (1988) #67 9.9 W Wolverine Limited Series #1 9.8 W (CGC Signature SERIES) X-Men #94 9.8 OW/W X-Men #96 9.8 W X-Men #97 9.8 W X-Men #98 9.8 W X-Men #100 9.8 W X-Men #101 9.8 W X-Men #103 9.8 W X-Men #109 9.8 W X-Men #113 9.8 OW/W X-Men #121 9.8 W (CGC Signature SERIES) X-Men #122 9.8 OW/W X-Men #129 9.8 OW/W X-Men #136 9.8 W X-Men #138 9.8 W X-Men #139 9.8 W X-Men #141 9.8 W Of particular note is the World’s second finest existing copy of Wolverine #1 in CGC MINT 9.9! 1 of only 13 Universal 9.9s and prior to the Professor’s copy being graded as the 13th copy, there hasn’t been another Universal CGC 9.9 graded in 5 years! It features the 1st Wolverine as Patch on a classic John Buscema cover with a classic John Byrne back cover pin-up! Out of over 7,200 copies already professionally graded, the rarity factor for this book in CGC 9.9 is 1/10 of 1% of the entire population! In addition, Wolverine #62 and #67 are also RARE CGC MINT 9.9 copies! The Professor also owns some of the world’s best existing copies of the early new X-Men issues such as #94, #97, #98, #100, #101, #103 and #109—you will NOT find nicer looking copies as these are the SINGLE BEST EXISTING COPIES IN THE WORLD! (Check out other 9.8 copies in the top CGC Registry Sets to confirm!) Other PERFECT and EXCEPTIONAL CGC 9.8 WP copies consist of ASM #121, #122, #194 (BEST 9.8 in existence!), #238, #252, #298, #300 (Superior 9.8 WP copy!) and #361! Check out the world’s finest copy of Daredevil #111 (1st Silver Samurai – only 1 of 10)! You will also find world class examples of Daredevil #131 (Origin and 1st Bullseye), #158 (1st Frank Miller Daredevil) and #168 (Origin and 1st Elektra)! Just about every KEY CGC 9.8 book offered above contains PERFECT WHITE PAGE QUALITY and PERFECT CENTERING! You can’t go wrong with KEY books like X-Men #94 (New X-Men begin), X-Men #101 (1st Phoenix), Giant-Size X-Men #1 (1st New X-Men), Iron Fist #14 (1st Sabretooth), Conan #1, Black Panther #1, Marvel Team-Up #1, Ghost Rider #1, Spectacular Spider-Man #1 and Tomb of Dracula #10 (1st Blade)! This is your opportunity to bid on some of the world’s finest existing CGC KEY MARVEL BOOKS to display proudly in your collections! Please check the site and the latest news section everyday for any new 9.8 or 9.9 bronze age gems from the “Professor Pecora Collection”! There are many other incredible groups of books and runs as well as individual highest certified comics from a myriad of titles in the auction. Many of the books were recently graded by the CGC and come from a bunch of different consignments. Here are the other highlights of the auction: *New Ultra High Grade Silver and Bronze Age Amazing Spider-Man Group: We received on consignment, in the beginning of January, a killer, ultra high grade group (9.4 and higher) of CGC certified Silver and Bronze Age Amazing Spider-Man issues, over 30 in total. The books come from a collection out of Tennessee. Many of the books were recently graded by the CGC over the past couple of months. There are many great issues in the run, highlighted by a gorgeous, 7.5 copy of Amazing Spider-Man #1. Every issue (save for the #1 in 7.5 and 3 in 9.2) is in 9.4 and higher grade. Here are the highlights: Amazing Spider-Man 1 7.5 Amazing Spider-Man 9 9.4 Amazing Spider-Man 10 9.4 Amazing Spider-Man 14 9.6 Amazing Spider-Man 22 9.6 Amazing Spider-Man 28 9.0 Amazing Spider-Man 29 9.6 Amazing Spider-Man 30 9.4 Amazing Spider-Man 34 9.4 Amazing Spider-Man 42 9.4 Amazing Spider-Man 45 9.6 Amazing Spider-Man 64 9.6 Amazing Spider-Man 67 9.6 Amazing Spider-Man 69 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 74 9.6 Amazing Spider-Man 91 9.4 Amazing Spider-Man 96 9.4 Amazing Spider-Man 97 9.4 Amazing Spider-Man 99 9.6 Amazing Spider-Man 100 9.6 Amazing Spider-Man 112 9.4 Amazing Spider-Man 116 9.4 Amazing Spider-Man 121 9.6 Amazing Spider-Man 122 9.6 Amazing Spider-Man 129 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 194 9.6 Amazing Spider-Man Annual 3 9.4 Amazing Spider-Man Annual 4 9.4 *New High Grade Early Silver Age Fantastic Four Issues: One of the features of the auction is a new high grade group of early Silver Age CGC certified Fantastic Fours that begins with issue #3 and goes to issue #52. There are over 20 books to choose from, almost all in 9.0 and higher. All of the books were recently graded within the past couple of months and are all in the new CGC holders. Here are the highlights: Fantastic Four 3 9.2 Fantastic Four 6 8.0 Fantastic Four 7 8.5 Fantastic Four 8 9.0 Fantastic Four 10 9.0 Fantastic Four 11 8.5 Fantastic Four 12 8.5 Fantastic Four 14 9.0 Fantastic Four 15 9.0 Fantastic Four 17 8.5 (Mannarino) Fantastic Four 18 8.5 Fantastic Four 20 9.0 Fantastic Four 22 9.0 Fantastic Four 23 9.0 Fantastic Four 25 9.0 Fantastic Four 30 9.0 Fantastic Four 37 9.0 Fantastic Four 40 9.2 Fantastic Four 44 9.2 Fantastic Four 48 9.6 Fantastic Four 50 9.0 Fantastic Four 52 8.5 *Ultra High Grade CGC Graded Early Tales of Suspense Group: This late entry of Tales of Suspense issues is as nice a run of these hard to find early Iron Man issues as we have seen. There are over 10 issues in total, all in 9.4 and higher save for the Tales of Suspense #39 (origin and first appearance of Iron Man) in 8.5. Here are the TOS issues: Tales of Suspense 39 8.5 Tales of Suspense 40 9.4 Tales of Suspense 41 9.4 Tales of Suspense 42 9.4 Tales of Suspense 43 9.4 Tales of Suspense 44 9.4 Tales of Suspense 47 9.6 Tales of Suspense 54 9.4 Tales of Suspense 55 9.6 Tales of Suspense 57 9.6 Tales of Suspense 58 9.4 *Ultra High Grade Silver Age X-Men Group: This is a group of over 20 issues between X-Men #8 and #64, almost all in 9.4 and higher (there are a handful of issues in 9.2). Here are the highlights: X-Men 8 9.6 X-Men 9 9.6 X-Men 21 9.4 X-Men 24 9.4 X-Men 27 9.4 X-Men 32 9.6 X-Men 34 9.4 X-Men 39 9.4 X-Men 40 9.4 X-Men 45 9.4 X-Men 48 9.4 X-Men 50 9.4 X-Men 51 9.4 X-Men 53 9.4 X-Men 55 9.4 X-Men 56 9.4 X-Men 58 9.4 X-Men 60 9.4 X-Men 64 9.4 *9.4 and Higher Silver Age Avengers Consignment: This consignment, out of South Florida, contains over 30 books, all (save for 4) in CGC certified 9.4 and higher grades. The group starts with issue #2 and ends with #8 and includes a gorgeous copy of Avengers #1 in 7.5. Here are the highlights: Avengers 1 7.5 Avengers 2 9.4 Avengers 3 9.4 Avengers 4 9.2 Avengers 8 9.2 Avengers 10 9.4 Avengers 16 9.4 Avengers 17 9.6 Avengers 18 9.4 (Boston) Avengers 19 9.8 Avengers 22 9.4 Avengers 26 9.4 Avengers 31 9.4 Avengers 32 9.6 Avengers 34 9.4 Avengers 37 9.4 Avengers 40 9.4 Avengers 41 9.4 (Suscha News) Avengers 47 9.4 Avengers 50 9.4 Avengers 54 9.6 Avengers 55 9.6 Avengers 55 9.4 Avengers 57 9.4 Avengers 58 9.4 Avengers 59 9.4 Avengers 63 9.6 Avengers 65 9.6 Avengers 69 9.4 Avengers 70 9.4 Avengers 71 9.4 Avengers 84 9.6 Avengers 86 9.6 Avengers 90 9.6 Avengers 91 9.8 Avengers 98 9.6 Avengers Annual 1 9.4 *ULTRA HIGH GRADE CAPTAIN MARVEL GROUP: This is an ultra high grade group of Silver and Bronze Age Captain Marvels that Pedigree received on consignment for the auction. There are almost 20 issues to choose from, all in 9.4 and higher. Most of the books were recently graded within the past few months and are in the new CGC holders. Here are the highlights: Captain Marvel 1 9.8 Captain Marvel 2 9.4 Captain Marvel 5 9.8 Captain Marvel 6 9.4 Captain Marvel 7 9.6 Captain Marvel 9 9.6 Captain Marvel 10 9.4 Captain Marvel 18 9.4 Captain Marvel 21 9.4 Captain Marvel 24 9.6 Captain Marvel 25 9.6 Captain Marvel 25 9.4 Captain Marvel 27 9.6 Captain Marvel 28 9.4 Captain Marvel 29 9.4 Captain Marvel 30 9.6 Captain Marvel 31 9.6 Captain Marvel 32 9.4 Captain Marvel 34 9.4 * New High Grade DC Consignment Out of Illinois: We are proud to announce the debut in the April auction of a consignment of high grade Silver and Bronze Age DC’s (and other publishers) from a collection out of Illinois. There are over 80 books in the consignment and almost every one is a CGC certified 9.2 and higher (most are 9.4 and higher). There are many great titles and issues to choose from plus many of the books are pedigrees and file copies! Here are the highlights: Action Comics 399 9.4 Action Comics 419 9.8 (Twin Cities) Adventure Comics 416 9.4 Amazing Spider-Man Annual 6 9.2 (Oakland) Brave and the Bold 72 9.4 Brave and the Bold 82 9.4 (CGC Signature SERIES) Brave and the Bold 112 9.6 Brave and the Bold 115 9.4 (Oakland) Bugs Bunny 87 9.6 Bugs Bunny 102 9.6 (File Copy) DC 100 Page Super Spectacular 14 9.4 DC 100 Page Super Spectacular 18 9.6 Flash 202 9.6 Flash 213 9.6 (Don/Maggie Thompson) Green Lantern 78 9.4 Green Lantern 86 9.6 House of Mystery 174 9.2 Justice League of America 113 9.6 Korak, son of Tarzan 54 9.8 (Western Penn) Monkees 11 9.4 (File Copy) Monkees 12 9.4 (File Copy) Monkees 13 9.4 (File Copy) New Gods 7 9.4 Our Army at War 198 9.4 Our Fighting Forces 134 9.4 (Oakland) Phantom Stranger 1 9.2 Phantom Stranger 14 9.6 Phantom Stranger 17 9.4 (CGC Signature SERIES) Richie Rich Millions 31 9.6 (File Copy) Strange Tales 165 9.6 Sugar & Spike 85 9.2 (Don/Maggie Thompson) Superboy 180 9.8 Superman 193 9.4 (Green River) Superman 233 9.0 Superman 269 9.6 (Bowling Green) Swing with Scooter 32 9.8 (Savannah) Thunder Agents 2 9.8 (Boston) Western Fighters 6 9.6 (Mile High) Witching Hour 38 9.4 *New Ultra High Grade CGC Certified Richie Rich & Harvey File Copies: The Harvey Consignment of 25 books comes from a collection out of Sleepy Hollow, Illinois. Every book (save for one) is a CGC certified 9.4 and higher and almost EVERY book is either the SINGLE highest graded or highest graded copy. Many of the books are File Copies too. Here are the highlights: Little Dot Dotland 1 9.6 (File Copy) (Highest Certified Copy) Little Lotta Foodland 1 9.4 (File Copy) Richie Rich 2 9.2 (File Copy) Richie Rich 6 9.4 (File Copy) (Single Highest Certified Copy) Richie Rich 8 9.6 (File Copy) (Single Highest Certified Copy) Richie Rich 9 9.4 Richie Rich 10 9.4 (File Copy) (Single Highest Certified Copy) Richie Rich and Jackie Jokers 1 9.6 (File Copy) (Highest Certified Copy) Richie Rich Bank Book 1 9.8 (Highest Certified Copy) Richie Rich Diamonds 1 9.6 (File Copy) Richie Rich Dollars and Cents 1 9.6 (Highest Certified Copy) Richie Rich Fortunes 1 9.6 (File Copy) Richie Rich Jackpots 1 9.6 Richie Rich Money World 1 9.8 (Single Highest Certified Copy) Richie Rich Profits 1 9.8 (File Copy) (Highest Certified Copy) Richie Rich Riches 1 9.6 (File Copy) Richie Rich Success Stories 1 9.6 (Single Highest Certified Copy) Spooky 24 9.6 (File Copy) (Single Highest Certified Copy) Stumbo Tinytown 1 9.4 (File Copy) Wendy, the Good Little Witch 3 9.6 (File Copy) (Single Highest Certified Copy) Wendy, the Good Little Witch 5 9.6 (File Copy) (Single Highest Certified Copy) Wendy, the Good Little Witch 8 9.6 (File Copy) (Single Highest Certified Copy) Wendy, the Good Little Witch 10 9.8 (File Copy) (Single Highest Certified Copy) *Brand New High Grade CBCS Silver Age Marvel Consignment: The last batch of books for the auction is a fabulous consignment of all CBCS graded early to late 1960's (plus a few early 70's) Marvels in high grade. All the most popular superhero titles are present. Here are the highlights: Amazing Spider-Man 4 9.0 Amazing Spider-Man 6 8.0 Amazing Spider-Man 14 9.4 Amazing Spider-Man 46 9.2 Amazing Spider-Man 63 9.2 Amazing Spider-Man 121 9.2 Amazing Spider-Man 122 9.2 Amazing Spider-Man 129 9.2 Amazing Spider-Man Annual 1 8.5 Avengers 58 9.2 Avengers 83 9.6 Fantastic Four 45 9.4 Fantastic Four 46 9.4 Fantastic Four 48 8.5 Journey Into Mystery 87 9.0 Journey Into Mystery 89 9.0 Incredible Hulk 180 9.4 Silver Surfer 1 8.5 Strange Tales 115 8.0 Tales of Suspense 57 8.0 Tales of Suspense 62 9.2 Tales of Suspense 63 8.5 X-Men 4 8.0 X-Men 12 9.2 X-Men 94 9.2 X-Men 101 9.4 *Brand New Quality Original Art Covers, Pages, Drawings & Illustrations: After the success of our second art auction held in mid-January, we are pleased to announce that we have obtained on consignment some really great pieces for the April Grand Auction. There are many more “no reserve” items then we had in our first two art auctions. This auction features over 375 art items to choose from. Here are a few of the highlights: Ross Andru : MARVEL FEATURE # 1 PAGE 18 - 1ST DEFENDERS Ross Andru : WONDER WOMAN COLLAGE PUBLISHED SPLASH! John Buscema : SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN # 2 PAGE 29 "BLACK COLOSSUS” John Buscema : SILVER SURFER: JUDGMENT DAY LINE ART ORIGINAL ART COVER (1988) Tommy Castillo : NINE INCH NAILS- GRAPHIC NOVEL COVER : NOTHING CAN STOP ME NOW Michael Cho : JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA : THE SILVER AGE - VOL 1 COVER ORIGINAL ART Dave Cockrum : SCARLET WITCH - 1970's MARVEL LICENSING ORIGINAL COMIC ART Bill Everett : SUB-MARINER # 55 SEMI-SPLASH PAGE 12 - 1972 Russ Heath : STAR SPANGLED WAR STORIES # 128 FULL COLOR COVER RECREATION Gil Kane : MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE # 1 PAGE 27-ORIGINAL COMIC ART Larry Lieber : AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #5 LAST PAGE SPLASH Ed Mcguinness : X-MEN # 13 COVER ORIGINAL ART : MAGNETO! Dustin Nguyen : DETECTIVE COMICS #846 P 17 SPLASH-ORIGINAL COMIC ART (2008) George Perez : THE PEREZ ARCHIVES WRAPAROUND COVER John Romita : 1960'S VERY EARLY MARY JANE WATSON STYLE GUIDE DRAWINGS! Alex Saviuk: WEB OF SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL # 3 : DITKO SPIDEY HOMMAGE-PAGE 4 Alex Schomburg : all 12 ZODIAC SIGNs : 1940'S SPLASH PAGE Ernie Schroeder : GREEN HORNET # 28 COMPLETE 9-PAGE SPIRIT OF '76 STORY Joe Shuster : 1940 SUPERMAN PUBLISHED GREETING CARD PINUP ART Louis Small Jr. : CATWOMAN : COLORED PIN-UP : LOUIS SMALL JR. PRIVATE COLLECTION Sprang : DETECTIVE COMICS #113 MIXED MEDIA COVER RECREATION (LARGE ART) 1985 Bruce Timm : WONDER WOMAN PIN-UP DRAWING George Tuska : AVENGERS # 48 PAGE 18 - THE BLACK KNIGHT George Tuska : IRON MAN #9 P 3 SPLASH ORIGINAL COMIC ART (1968) Barry Windsor-smith : X-MEN #53 P 1 SPLASH (FIRST PUBLISHED MARVEL ART!) 1969 Bernie Wrightson : 'ALIENS' TYPE MONSTER ILLUSTRATION - ORIGINAL COMIC ART (2001) Dean Yeagle : MANDY FULL COLOR DRAWING : SHEER BEAUTY! If you have any questions or comments about the consignment process, any of the comic book lots or about the April Grand Auction and/or the upcoming June, 2017 Grand Auction in general, please contact Pedigree Comics’ CEO and President, Doug Schmell, at (561) 422-1120 (office) or (561) 596-9111 (cell) or at DougSchmell@pedigreecomics.com. For any consignment questions or comments regarding original comic art, please contact Pedigree’s Comic Art Consignment Director Randy Lawrence at (561) 451-9800 (office) or (561) 886-8777 (cell) or at RandyLawrence@pedigreecomics.com. For any financial related and consignment payment questions, please contact our CFO, Lisa Shapiro, at LisaJoy@pedigreecomics.com and for any technical related questions or concerns, please contact our Web Master at WebDesigner@pedigreecomics.com.

9.8-9.9 CGC Bronze Marvels From “Professor Pecora Collection” in Pedigree Comics’ April Auction! MAJOR BREAKING NEWS! We just received on consignment an incredible group of CGC certified 9.8 and 9.9 late Silver, Bronze and Copper Age Marvels from the “Professor Pecora Collection” for our upcoming April Comics and Original Art Auction. The auction is scheduled to begin in just over one (1) week, on the night of Monday, April 3rd and last for ten (10) days until the night of Thursday, April 13th as a separate event on the Pedigree Comics website (www.PedigreeComics.com). The comic book listing of the auction ends on the night of Wednesday, April 12th and the original art listing ends on the night of Thursday, April 13th. There is no Buyers Premium on any of the lots in the auction and EVERY comic book listing will have no reserve (some of the original art items will be listed with a reserve). Every book is CGC graded and the minimum bid is only $100 for this Grand Auction. You can view many high grade comics and choice art pieces in the Auction Preview right now (over 700 lots). Just go to the Pedigree Comics website and click on the Auction banner. Pedigree Comics proudly presents to you The Professor Pecora Collection, which consists of some of the WORLD’S FINEST EXISTING COPIES of KEY MARVEL ISSUES, ALL IN CGC CERTIFIED 9.8 or HIGHER (almost ALL with PERFECT WHITE PAGES), that span from the late Silver Age into the Copper Age of Comics! The collection is the highlight of Pedigree’s Upcoming April Grand Auction commencing on April 3rd, 2017! Born and raised in Rochester, New York (and now residing in Atlanta, Georgia), Thomas “Professor” Pecora began collecting and carefully storing his comic books in protective mylars with backing boards in climate controlled conditions at the age of ten. Although he did not necessarily read all of his comics, as a former graffiti artist, he was primarily obsessed with the beautiful cover art and historical first appearances of his favorite titles such as X-Men and Amazing Spider-Man to name a few. As he entered into adulthood, his interests shifted into other areas and he wouldn’t start collecting comics until 2011. This is when he discovered the CGC and how comics were being professionally graded by a 3rd party. As is true with all natural born collectors; once a collector…one is a collector for life! Therefore, it was only a matter of time until the Professor would feel the “collector’s itch” and become inspired to start amassing and building up a CGC collection of his own. Always known to give his 100% in all that he sets his mind to, the Professor studied the CGC comic book market like the dow jones Industrial Average on Wall Street. After buying and selling CGC books on eBay and to his fellow CGC Board Members, in only about 1.5 years, the Professor assembled an impressive $50,000 plus collection! The Professor acquired his collector name due to his unique background of having endured through many challenges growing up in the city of Rochester, NY. He was once a 9th grade drop-out, but worked extremely hard to earn his GED while working 40+ hours to survive as a young man. He eventually got accepted into a four year private college and graduated with honors. He then attended NYU for grad school and eventually earned his Master of Science degree in Education from Hunter College in New York City. After earning an A+ on his Master Thesis and graduating with a 3.9 cumulative GPA, he was asked by his program director to teach a graduate level education course in mathematics curriculum and instruction. In 2010, this was the first time Thomas was actually addressed as “Professor.” Since X-Men was always one of his favorite titles coupled with his intellectual accomplishments and leadership to his family and community, it only seemed fitting that he be referred to as “Professor Pecora.” Since joining the CGC community in early 2012, the Professor has been known for his thorough and thought-provoking descriptions, write-ups and analysis of many of the key books he has acquired. He has won numerous awards for his CGC sets including the 2012 Best Presented Set Award for his former #5 CGC ranked Wolverine (1988) Set entitled “Against All Odds!” He assembled a complete CGC 9.9 WP Wolverine Limited Series Set entitled “The Inaugural Slashing,” which remained the #1 CGC Ranked Set for 2 consecutive years. In addition, the Professor assembled the world’s #2 ranked Incredible Hulk #180-#182 (Wolverine) set with all issues in CGC 9.8 WP, which included the Mile High II Pedigree copy of IH #181 and the Suscha News Pedigree copy of IH #180. However, due to personal life circumstances, which would eventually lead up to his divorce in 2016, the Professor had to unfortunately liquidate his entire collection in 2013. After working directly with Doug Schmell, owner and CEO of Pedigree Comics, Inc., the first wave of the Professor Pecora collection was auctioned in the June, 2013 Pedigree Comics Grand Auction and the second wave of his collection was auctioned in November of 2013. The Professor took a short hiatus from collecting, but would once again come back with a vengeance! Since then, Professor Pecora has amassed an incredible collection of some of the world’s BEST EXISTING LATE SILVER, BRONZE & COPPER AGE KEY COPIES all in CGC 9.8 or HIGHER! Widely known for being one of the most particular collectors throughout the CGC Registry & Boards, the Professor focuses on aesthetic qualities not normally considered by most graders and fellow collectors. For instance, the Professor looks for books that are PERFECTLY WRAPPED, CUT and CENTERED and almost always goes for pristine copies with PERFECT WHITE PAGE QUALITY! However, if a particular key book was slightly miswrapped, but the image was completely centered on the front cover, the Professor would make some exceptions and purchase it considering the rarity and demand of that specific issue. He would also sometimes choose an Off-White to White copy if the book had better cover alignment than the available White-Paged copies. With that said, The Professor has chosen to auction off a large portion of his world class collection in efforts to acquire some of his most cherished books that he previously liquidated. Since the Professor has acquired many of his gems from Pedigree Comics and has worked directly with Doug Schmell in previous auctions throughout the years, coupled with Pedigree’s enormous customer base of Marvel collectors, he thought Pedigree would be the best site to sell his late Silver and Bronze Age collection. Without further ado, WE ARE NOW PRESENTING the 3rd wave of the Professor Pecora Collection. FEAST YOUR EYES ON SOME OF THE WORLD’S FINEST EXISTING COPIES of the FOLLOWING ISSUES (almost 50 in total), ALL IN CGC CERTIFIED 9.8 or HIGHER: Amazing Spider-Man #121 9.8 W Amazing Spider-Man #122 9.8 W Amazing Spider-Man #194 9.8 W Amazing Spider-Man #238 9.8 W Amazing Spider-Man #252 9.8 W Amazing Spider-Man #298 9.8 W Amazing Spider-Man #300 9.8 W Amazing Spider-Man #361 9.8 W Black Panther #1 9.8 W Captain America #100 9.8 W Captain Savage and His Leatherneck Raiders #1 9.8 W Conan the Barbarian #1 9.8 W Daredevil #111 9.8 W Daredevil #131 9.8 W Daredevil #158 9.8 W Daredevil #168 9.8 W Daredevil #197 9.8 W Ghost Rider #1 9.8 W Giant-Size Super-Heroes #1 9.8 W Giant-Size X-Men #1 9.8 OW/W Iron Fist #14 9.8 W Marvel Team-Up #1 9.8 W New Mutants #98 9.8 W Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #1 9.8 W Spectacular Spider-Man #1 9.8 W Tomb of Dracula #10 9.8 OW/W Uncanny X-Men #221 9.8 W (CGC Signature SERIES) Uncanny X-Men #266 9.8 W Wolverine (1988) #1 9.9 W Wolverine (1988) #62 9.9 W Wolverine (1988) #67 9.9 W Wolverine Limited Series #1 9.8 W (CGC Signature SERIES) X-Men #94 9.8 OW/W X-Men #97 9.8 W X-Men #98 9.8 W X-Men #100 9.8 W X-Men #101 9.8 W X-Men #103 9.8 W X-Men #109 9.8 W X-Men #113 9.8 OW/W X-Men #121 9.8 W (CGC Signature SERIES) X-Men #122 9.8 OW/W X-Men #129 9.8 OW/W X-Men #136 9.8 W X-Men #138 9.8 W X-Men #139 9.8 W X-Men #141 9.8 W Of particular note is the World’s second finest existing copy of Wolverine #1 in CGC MINT 9.9! 1 of only 13 Universal 9.9s and prior to the Professor’s copy being graded as the 13th copy, there hasn’t been another Universal CGC 9.9 graded in 5 years! It features the 1st Wolverine as Patch on a classic John Buscema cover with a classic John Byrne back cover pin-up! Out of over 7,200 copies already professionally graded, the rarity factor for this book in CGC 9.9 is 1/10 of 1% of the entire population! In addition, Wolverine #62 and #67 are also RARE CGC MINT 9.9 copies! The Professor also owns some of the world’s best existing copies of the early new X-Men issues such as #94, #97, #98, #100, #101, #103 and #109—you will NOT find nicer looking copies as these are the SINGLE BEST EXISTING COPIES IN THE WORLD! (Check out other 9.8 copies in the top CGC Registry Sets to confirm!) Other PERFECT and EXCEPTIONAL CGC 9.8 WP copies consist of ASM #121, #122, #194 (BEST 9.8 in existence!), #238, #252, #298, #300 (Superior 9.8 WP copy!) and #361! Check out the world’s finest copy of Daredevil #111 (1st Silver Samurai – only 1 of 10)! You will also find world class examples of Daredevil #131 (Origin and 1st Bullseye), #158 (1st Frank Miller Daredevil) and #168 (Origin and 1st Elektra)! Just about every KEY CGC 9.8 book offered above contains PERFECT WHITE PAGE QUALITY and PERFECT CENTERING! You can’t go wrong with KEY books like X-Men #94 (New X-Men begin), X-Men #101 (1st Phoenix), Giant-Size X-Men #1 (1st New X-Men), Iron Fist #14 (1st Sabretooth), Conan #1, Black Panther #1, Marvel Team-Up #1, Ghost Rider #1, Spectacular Spider-Man #1 and Tomb of Dracula #10 (1st Blade)! This is your opportunity to bid on some of the world’s finest existing CGC KEY MARVEL BOOKS to display proudly in your collections! Please check the site and the latest news section everyday for any new 9.8 or 9.9 bronze age gems from the “Professor Pecora Collection”! If you have high grade CGC certified comic books to sell or consign, do yourself a favor and contact Pedigree Comics' CEO and President, Doug Schmell. Please go to the site (www.PedigreeComics.com) and read the following for all consignment information or contact him directly at (561) 422-1120 or (561) 596-911 or by email at DougSchmell@pedigreecomics.com. If you have original comic art to sell or consign, contact Pedigree Comics’ Comic Art Consignment Director Randy Lawrence . Please go to the site (www.PedigreeComics.com) and read the following for all consignment information or contact him directly at (561) 451-9800 or(561) 886-8777 or by email at RandyLawrence@pedigreecomics.com. We are still accepting consignments for the April Grand Auction and will continue to do so until the night of Wednesday, April 5th. The sooner you consign your books and original artwork the more exposure they will receive. We aggressively promote and advertise each auction and send periodic newsletters to all of our over 22,500 customers announcing the auction items. We also offer generous cash advances for quality consignments so check the site for consignment instructions and get your books in now. Mr. Schmell invites you to take advantage of Pedigree’s many outstanding services. Consignors maximize their profits selling in the Grand Auction, more so than on any other auction site or auction house. We do not charge a buyers’ premium, an amount that most bidders take into consideration when bidding in other sites (the bidders simply deduct the buyers’ premium amount, usually 20% of the winning price, from their final bid, meaning less $$ to the consignor and more to the auction site). The higher the value of your book(s) and art piece(s) that sell in a Grand Auction, the more $$ you take home under Pedigree Comics’ Climbing Scale as follows: A Climbing Scale is in effect for consigned comics with a winning bid as follows: 10% Commission for any consigned item that sells up to $10,000 (Consignor’s Proceeds = $90% of the final bid price); 9% Commission for any consigned item that sells over $10,000 and up to $25,000 (Consignor’s Proceeds = $91% of the final bid price); 8% Commission for any consigned item that sells over $25,000 and up to $50,000 (Consignor’s Proceeds = $92% of the final bid price); 6% Commission for any consigned item that sells over $50,000 and up to $100,000 (Consignor’s Proceeds = $94% of the final bid price); 5% Commission for any consigned item that sells over $100,000 (Consignor’s Proceeds = $95% of the final bid price). A Climbing Scale is in effect for consigned art pieces with a winning bid as follows: 10% Commission for any consigned item that sells from $100 to $3,000 (Consignor’s Proceeds = $90% of the final bid price); 8% Commission for any consigned item that sells over $3,000 and up to $80,000 (Consignor’s Proceeds = $92% of the final bid price); 7% Commission for any consigned item that sells over $80,000 (Consignor’s Proceeds = $93% of the final bid price). We consistently set new sales records for Golden Age, Silver Age and Bronze Age comic books and original comic art in each of our bi-monthly auctions and we do not saturate the market with the same material each month. Grand Auctions are unique and exciting, with brand new CGC certified and diversified, highest quality material in each event. Why take home less $$ and settle for less by consigning with someone else? There are three easy ways to consign your books and original art to our upcoming April Grand Auction. The only criteria is that the books must be CGC graded and worth no less than $100.00. If you have high grade raw books that you want to have certified and sold in the April auction or a future Grand Auction, you can utilize our Raw To Riches Consignment Service, in which we will have your books certified under our account and will lay out all the CGC grading fees in advance for you (refer to the website and our Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide advertisement for all the details of the Raw to Riches Consignment Service). Here is how to consign: 1. Ship your books or original art directly to our offices in Wellington and Boca Raton, Florida. We will inventory, scan and upload each book or art piece into the Grand Auction listing. The items will be listed under your personal account and you will receive email notification at the conclusion of the auction with a list of every consigned book and/or art piece that sold along with the winning bid made. 2. Email the scans of the books or art you wish to consign directly to us at DougSchmell@pedigreecomics.com (books) orRandyLawrence@pedigreecomics.com (art). We will format and upload each scan onto our server and then put each book and art piece into the Grand Auction listing. Please use a .jpeg format with the resolution set at 72 and the pixel width at no more than 1200 for optimum clarity. If you do not have a scanner you can use a digital camera. 3. You can upload your own scans, item information, book or art descriptions and reserve amounts, if any, by utilizing our Automated Consignment System. Just register onto the site (www.PedigreeComics.com) and login, click the “Customer Page” tab under “Your Account” and then click “Consignments” (under the “Auctions” heading). You will then be able to enter the Pedigree Comics Consignment Management System and list your own CGC certified books and original comic art. We will receive an email once you have uploaded the scan and book/art information for each individual item into the system and we will then review the information imparted for accuracy. The item(s) will then be added to the Grand Auction listing to be bid on. You will be amazed how simple it is to use the Automated Consignment System. If you have any questions or comments about the consignment process, any of the auction lots or about the April Grand Auction in general, please contact Mr. Schmell at (561) 422-1120 (office) or (561) 596-9111(cell) or at DougSchmell@pedigreecomics.com. For any consignment questions or comments regarding original comic art, please contact Mr. Lawrence at (561) 451-9800 (office) or (561) 886-8777 (cell) or atRandyLawrence@pedigreecomics.com. For any financial related and consignment payment questions, please contact our CFO, Lisa Shapiro, at LisaJoy@pedigreecomics.com and for any technical related questions or concerns, please contact our Web Master atWebDesigner@pedigreecomics.com.

MAJOR NEWS! Our upcoming April Comics and Original Art Auction will feature many brand new high grade Marvels and DC’s, including a fabulous group of ultra high grade Amazing Spider-Man. The auction is scheduled to begin on the night of Monday, April 3rd and last for ten (10) days until the night of Thursday, April 13th as a separate event on the Pedigree Comics website (www.PedigreeComics.com). The comic book listing of the auction ends on the night of Wednesday, April 12th and the original art listing ends on the night of Thursday, April 13th. There is no Buyers Premium on any of the lots in the auction and EVERY comic book listing will have no reserve (some of the original art items will be listed with a reserve). Every book is CGC or CBCS graded and the minimum bid is only $100 for this Grand Auction. You can view the initial high grade comics and choice art pieces in the Auction Preview beginning this weekend. Just go to the Pedigree Comics website and click on the Auction banner. We just received on consignment a killer ultra high grade group (9.4 and higher) of CGC certified Silver and Bronze Age Amazing Spider-Man issues, over 30 in total. The books come from a collection out of Tennessee. Many of the books were recently graded by the CGC over the past couple of months. There are many great issues in the run, highlighted by a gorgeous, 9.4 copy of Amazing Spider-Man #1. Every issue (save for 2 in 9.2) is in 9.4 and higher grade. Here are the highlights: Amazing Spider-Man 1 9.4 Amazing Spider-Man 2 9.4 Amazing Spider-Man 3 9.6 Amazing Spider-Man 9 9.4 Amazing Spider-Man 10 9.4 Amazing Spider-Man 14 9.6 Amazing Spider-Man 22 9.6 Amazing Spider-Man 28 9.2 Amazing Spider-Man 29 9.6 Amazing Spider-Man 30 9.4 Amazing Spider-Man 34 9.4 Amazing Spider-Man 45 9.4 Amazing Spider-Man 69 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 100 9.6 Amazing Spider-Man 102 9.4 Amazing Spider-Man 121 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 122 9.6 Amazing Spider-Man 129 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 194 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man Annual 3 9.4 Amazing Spider-Man Annual 4 9.4 If you have high grade CGC or CBCS certified comic books to sell or consign, do yourself a favor and contact Pedigree Comics' CEO and President, Doug Schmell. Please go to the site (www.PedigreeComics.com) and read the following for all consignment information or contact him directly at (561) 422-1120 or (561) 596-911 or by email at DougSchmell@pedigreecomics.com. If you have original comic art to sell or consign, contact Pedigree Comics’ Comic Art Consignment Director Randy Lawrence . Please go to the site (www.PedigreeComics.com) and read the following for all consignment information or contact him directly at (561) 451-9800 or (561) 886-8777 or by email at RandyLawrence@pedigreecomics.com. We are now accepting consignments for the April Grand Auction and will continue to do so until the night of Wednesday, April 5th. The sooner you consign your books and original artwork the more exposure they will receive. We aggressively promote and advertize each auction and send periodic newsletters to all of our over 22,500 customers announcing the auction items. We also offer generous cash advances for quality consignments so check the site for consignment instructions and get your books in now. Mr. Schmell invites you to take advantage of Pedigree’s many outstanding services. Consignors maximize their profits selling in the Grand Auction, more so than on any other auction site or auction house. We do not charge a buyers’ premium, an amount that most bidders take into consideration when bidding in other sites (the bidders simply deduct the buyers’ premium amount, usually 20% of the winning price, from their final bid, meaning less $$ to the consignor and more to the auction site). The higher the value of your book(s) and art piece(s) that sell in a Grand Auction, the more $$ you take home under Pedigree Comics’ Climbing Scale as follows: A Climbing Scale is in effect for consigned comics with a winning bid as follows: 10% Commission for any consigned item that sells up to $10,000 (Consignor’s Proceeds = $90% of the final bid price); 9% Commission for any consigned item that sells over $10,000 and up to $25,000 (Consignor’s Proceeds = $91% of the final bid price); 8% Commission for any consigned item that sells over $25,000 and up to $50,000 (Consignor’s Proceeds = $92% of the final bid price); 6% Commission for any consigned item that sells over $50,000 and up to $100,000 (Consignor’s Proceeds = $94% of the final bid price); 5% Commission for any consigned item that sells over $100,000 (Consignor’s Proceeds = $95% of the final bid price). A Climbing Scale is in effect for consigned art pieces with a winning bid as follows: 10% Commission for any consigned item that sells from $100 to $3,000 (Consignor’s Proceeds = $90% of the final bid price); 8% Commission for any consigned item that sells over $3,000 and up to $80,000 (Consignor’s Proceeds = $92% of the final bid price); 7% Commission for any consigned item that sells over $80,000 (Consignor’s Proceeds = $93% of the final bid price). We consistently set new sales records for Golden Age, Silver Age and Bronze Age comic books and original comic art in each of our bi-monthly auctions and we do not saturate the market with the same material each month. Grand Auctions are unique and exciting, with brand new CGC and CBCS certified and diversified, highest quality material in each event. Why take home less $$ and settle for less by consigning with someone else? There are three easy ways to consign your books and original art to our upcoming April Grand Auction. The only criteria is that the books must be CGC or CBCS graded and worth no less than $100.00. If you have high grade raw books that you want to have certified and sold in the April auction or a future Grand Auction, you can utilize our Raw To Riches Consignment Service, in which we will have your books certified under our account and will lay out all the CGC or CBCS grading fees in advance for you (refer to the website and our Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide advertisement for all the details of the Raw to Riches Consignment Service). Here is how to consign: 1. Ship your books or original art directly to our offices in Wellington and Boca Raton, Florida. We will inventory, scan and upload each book or art piece into the Grand Auction listing. The items will be listed under your personal account and you will receive email notification at the conclusion of the auction with a list of every consigned book and/or art piece that sold along with the winning bid made. 2. Email the scans of the books or art you wish to consign directly to us at DougSchmell@pedigreecomics.com (books) or RandyLawrence@pedigreecomics.com (art). We will format and upload each scan onto our server and then put each book and art piece into the Grand Auction listing. Please use a .jpeg format with the resolution set at 72 and the pixel width at no more than 1200 for optimum clarity. If you do not have a scanner you can use a digital camera. 3. You can upload your own scans, item information, book or art descriptions and reserve amounts, if any, by utilizing our Automated Consignment System. Just register onto the site (www.PedigreeComics.com) and login, click the “Customer Page” tab under “Your Account” and then click “Consignments” (under the “Auctions” heading). You will then be able to enter the Pedigree Comics Consignment Management System and list your own CGC and CBCS certified books and original comic art. We will receive an email once you have uploaded the scan and book/art information for each individual item into the system and we will then review the information imparted for accuracy. The item(s) will then be added to the Grand Auction listing to be bid on. You will be amazed how simple it is to use the Automated Consignment System. If you have any questions or comments about the consignment process, any of the auction lots or about the April Grand Auction in general, please contact Mr. Schmell at (561) 422-1120 (office) or (561) 596-9111 (cell) or at DougSchmell@pedigreecomics.com. For any consignment questions or comments regarding original comic art, please contact Mr. Lawrence at (561) 451-9800 (office) or (561) 886-8777 (cell) or at RandyLawrence@pedigreecomics.com. For any financial related and consignment payment questions, please contact our CFO, Lisa Shapiro, at LisaJoy@pedigreecomics.com and for any technical related questions or concerns, please contact our Web Master at WebDesigner@pedigreecomics.com.

Pedigree Comics, Inc. is now accepting consignments for our upcoming April Comics and Original Art Auction. The auction is scheduled to begin on the night of Monday, April 3rd and last for ten (10) days until the night of Thursday, April 13th as a separate event on the Pedigree Comics website (www.PedigreeComics.com). The comic book listing of the auction ends on the night of Wednesday, April 12th and the original art listing ends on the night of Thursday, April 13th. There is no Buyers Premium on any of the lots in the auction and almost every comic book listing will have no reserve (some of the original art items will be listed with a reserve). Every book is CGC or CBCS graded and the minimum bid is only $100 for this Grand Auction. You can begin to view the high grade comics and choice art pieces in the Auction Preview beginning this weekend. Just go to the Pedigree Comics website and click on the Auction banner. If you have high grade CGC or CBCS certified comic books to sell or consign, do yourself a favor and contact Pedigree Comics' CEO and President, Doug Schmell. Please go to the site (www.PedigreeComics.com) and read the following for all consignment information or contact him directly at (561) 422-1120 or (561) 596-911 or by email at DougSchmell@pedigreecomics.com. If you have original comic art to sell or consign, contact Pedigree Comics’ Comic Art Consignment Director Randy Lawrence . Please go to the site (www.PedigreeComics.com) and read the following for all consignment information or contact him directly at (561) 451-9800 or (561) 886-8777 or by email at RandyLawrence@pedigreecomics.com. We are now accepting consignments for the April Grand Auction and will continue to do so until the night of Wednesday, April 5th. The sooner you consign your books and original artwork the more exposure they will receive. We aggressively promote and advertize each auction and send periodic newsletters to all of our over 22,500 customers announcing the auction items. We also offer generous cash advances for quality consignments so check the site for consignment instructions and get your books in now. Mr. Schmell invites you to take advantage of Pedigree’s many outstanding services. Consignors maximize their profits selling in the Grand Auction, more so than on any other auction site or auction house. We do not charge a buyers’ premium, an amount that most bidders take into consideration when bidding in other sites (the bidders simply deduct the buyers’ premium amount, usually 20% of the winning price, from their final bid, meaning less $$ to the consignor and more to the auction site). The higher the value of your book(s) and art piece(s) that sell in a Grand Auction, the more $$ you take home under Pedigree Comics’ Climbing Scale as follows: A Climbing Scale is in effect for consigned comics with a winning bid as follows: 10% Commission for any consigned item that sells up to $10,000 (Consignor’s Proceeds = $90% of the final bid price); 9% Commission for any consigned item that sells over $10,000 and up to $25,000 (Consignor’s Proceeds = $91% of the final bid price); 8% Commission for any consigned item that sells over $25,000 and up to $50,000 (Consignor’s Proceeds = $92% of the final bid price); 6% Commission for any consigned item that sells over $50,000 and up to $100,000 (Consignor’s Proceeds = $94% of the final bid price); 5% Commission for any consigned item that sells over $100,000 (Consignor’s Proceeds = $95% of the final bid price). A Climbing Scale is in effect for consigned art pieces with a winning bid as follows: 10% Commission for any consigned item that sells from $100 to $3,000 (Consignor’s Proceeds = $90% of the final bid price); 8% Commission for any consigned item that sells over $3,000 and up to $80,000 (Consignor’s Proceeds = $92% of the final bid price); 7% Commission for any consigned item that sells over $80,000 (Consignor’s Proceeds = $93% of the final bid price). We consistently set new sales records for Golden Age, Silver Age and Bronze Age comic books and original comic art in each of our bi-monthly auctions and we do not saturate the market with the same material each month. Grand Auctions are unique and exciting, with brand new CGC and CBCS certified and diversified, highest quality material in each event. Why take home less $$ and settle for less by consigning with someone else? There are three easy ways to consign your books and original art to our upcoming April Grand Auction. The only criteria is that the books must be CGC or CBCS graded and worth no less than $100.00. If you have high grade raw books that you want to have certified and sold in the April auction or a future Grand Auction, you can utilize our Raw To Riches Consignment Service, in which we will have your books certified under our account and will lay out all the CGC or CBCS grading fees in advance for you (refer to the website and our Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide advertisement for all the details of the Raw to Riches Consignment Service). Here is how to consign: 1. Ship your books or original art directly to our offices in Wellington and Boca Raton, Florida. We will inventory, scan and upload each book or art piece into the Grand Auction listing. The items will be listed under your personal account and you will receive email notification at the conclusion of the auction with a list of every consigned book and/or art piece that sold along with the winning bid made. 2. Email the scans of the books or art you wish to consign directly to us at DougSchmell@pedigreecomics.com (books) or RandyLawrence@pedigreecomics.com (art). We will format and upload each scan onto our server and then put each book and art piece into the Grand Auction listing. Please use a .jpeg format with the resolution set at 72 and the pixel width at no more than 1200 for optimum clarity. If you do not have a scanner you can use a digital camera. 3. You can upload your own scans, item information, book or art descriptions and reserve amounts, if any, by utilizing our Automated Consignment System. Just register onto the site (www.PedigreeComics.com) and login, click the “Customer Page” tab under “Your Account” and then click “Consignments” (under the “Auctions” heading). You will then be able to enter the Pedigree Comics Consignment Management System and list your own CGC and CBCS certified books and original comic art. We will receive an email once you have uploaded the scan and book/art information for each individual item into the system and we will then review the information imparted for accuracy. The item(s) will then be added to the Grand Auction listing to be bid on. You will be amazed how simple it is to use the Automated Consignment System. If you have any questions or comments about the consignment process, any of the auction lots or about the April Grand Auction in general, please contact Mr. Schmell at (561) 422-1120 (office) or (561) 596-9111 (cell) or at DougSchmell@pedigreecomics.com. For any consignment questions or comments regarding original comic art, please contact Mr. Lawrence at (561) 451-9800 (office) or (561) 886-8777 (cell) or at RandyLawrence@pedigreecomics.com. For any financial related and consignment payment questions, please contact our CFO, Lisa Shapiro, at LisaJoy@pedigreecomics.com and for any technical related questions or concerns, please contact our Web Master at WebDesigner@pedigreecomics.com.

Socratic, Never posted in the Golden Age section before. Feels different but all good at the same time. Just wanted to let you GA guys know that we have a really nice selection of GA DC's (plus a few Timelys and Quality Comics) in our upcoming Grand Auction that runs for 10 days starting on May 10th. Here's the highlights: Action Comics 17 5.5 Action Comics 23 6.5 Action Comics 28 8.0 All-American Comics 17 7.0 All-American Comics 19 4.0 All-Flash 2 9.0 All Star Comics 8 7.5 All Star Comics 11 9.2 Batman 9 8.0 Batman 17 9.0 Batman 22 8.5 Captain America Comics 2 6.5 Captain America Comics 16 5.0 Detective Comics 39 7.5 Detective Comics 58 4.5 Detective Comics 203 8.0 Plastic Man 1 8.5 Sensation Comics 1 8.5 Superman 1 3.0 Superman 4 6.0 Superman 5 7.5 Superman 8 9.0 I have never collected Golden Age but have been getting more interested since we've received GA consignments for our last few auctions. This group represents the best GA selection we have had to date so please feel free to check the out in the auction. The Superman 1 is a thing of beauty and looks like a 5.0 (was dowgraded due to the notes on the label). The back cover looks like it's from a 6.0/6.5. The auction preview is live right now at www.PedigreeComics.com. Enjoy!

Thanks, Crypt. i'm on a mission to get those back from Brulato. It would have to be as part of a trade so I got me a lot of scheming to do!! It's not easy doing trades with Tom as he has most everything already in high grade.

Crypt, If I wasn't such a geek, I'd be able to upload the scan myself. Thanks for putting up the FF 55. It was such a cornerstone of my collection for a while (I bought it in the late 90's) that it was a real tough decision selling it. But I thought the buyer made a VERY reasonable and more than fair offer and figured I can always get a 9.6. Hard to believe taht no 9.8's exist with 12 9.6's and a boatload of 9.4's out there. It's amazing how many great Boston FF books I used to have that I traded/sold: FF 50 9.8 (traded to Brulato), FF 52 9.8 (traded to Brulato), 66 9.8 (sold to Brulato but traded back for it) and now the 55 9.9. These bostons are killer books and practically all have white pages. Anyway, the buyer is very happy and so am I. Just one of those deals where both parties walk away with no regrets, etc. I know I'll think about not having the 9.9 for a bit but time heals all wounds, no?

Danny, You are right. The 59 isn't a black cover but it is a toughie above 9.6. I have the 9.6 Oakland copy and it's as close to 9.8 as possible. The 42 is really hard above 9.6 (I have the Northland). I have the 52 Pac Coast. The 41 9.9 is either a double or triple cover. Pretty insane book. I'll email you a scan of it. Doug

Danny, Thanks. I appreciate you giving me first crack at the #35. I too was shocked at what I felt was a very reasonable price for the X-Men 26 9.8. I guess he had looked at GPA which showed an average sale on a 9.6 at around $700 and change. Plus, 26 is fairly common in 9.6 and not a special issue, although I like the Roy Thomas story a lot. I now have 40 out of the 66 in 9.8 (the #41 is a 9.9). That # should be at 42 but I traded back to Brulato both the #10 9.8 Curator and #58 9.8 Curator during one of our crazy trades earlier this year. I will get them back though (hopefully). It's such a great run and not so crazy to think a 9.8 run is possible. The #4, 7 and 8 (plus 39) will be tough, however. Doug

Danny, After picking up the X-Men 55 9.8 in a trade, I just bought (off my site) the X-Men 26 9.8 Hollywood Hills copy. I'm now closing in on my mission of a complete X-Men 1-66 run in 9.8 (or better (yeah right!!)). To that extent, I need your #35 9.8 right away. You have my address so please try to get it out before the Christmas rush!! Kidding aside, if anyone out there has any X-Men between 4 and 66 in 9.8 they would like to sell or trade, please let me know. I have a 9.6 of that issue in trade if you do. Happy holidays to all. More particulary, Merry X-Mas!!!! Doug

Ros, That Winnipeg 104 is nicer than a 9.2. CGC deducts about a quarter grade or so for the original owner (Dennis Kjolso) penning his name in ink at the top of the cover. That's a 9.4 (at leat). I bought the early SA Winnipegs and they were severely undergraded by the CGC. I remember that 104 and its killer! Doug

Ros, The 103 I got from a private collector in a big trade back in early 2004 (he actually got my 9.6 White Mountain copy and i'm still kicking myself for letting that go). I did get a book I had wanted in that trade but giving up a 9.6 ST #103 hurts (in any language, etc.). One of the "ones that got away" but I have a nice 9.4 and I'm not going to lose any more sleep over it (didn't get much for that calendar year!!). The #108 I got from a dealer a bunch of years ago, probably in 2003. Definitely the nicest copy I have ever seen. I've always loved that cover too. If my memory serves me correctly (it usually does), I got it as part of a larger deal and it was "only" a 9.4 but I could not believe how perfect it looked and I immediately resubmitted it. Sure enough, it came back a 9.6, off-white/white pages!! I had a killer PC copy that was undergraded (shown in this thread) It received a 9.2 but it's a 9.4 in my mind. That book is gorgeous!! Thanks, Ros. I have to admit that reminiscing about this stuff is as much a part of collecting for me as having the books themselves. Doug

Bronty, No, I believe the PC ST run started with #101. There are a few pre-hero Pac Coasts, but only TOS's (37 9.2 and 38 9.6). I don't know of any others. Thanks for asking. If anyone knows of any others that would be great. The collection seems to start around 10-11/62 (ST 101, FF 8) and then you see full runs atarting thereafter (Incredible Hulk #5, TTA #39, JIM #89). So, I don't think there would be any pre-hero books prior to ST 101 or JIM 83, etc. Doug

Paul, My pleasure. You won't have to wait long to see some of the Pac Coast Strange Tales as I'm whipping out the first box today and I'm going to email Frederic the scans later on. Hopefully he can post them sometime tonight. I haven't had the chance to look at these books in a couple of months and this gives me the chance to do that. I'm like a kid in a candy store every time I can pour through these kiler books! Nice pickups on the Bostons, Paul. I have a few Boston Strange Tales and they are all killer. That is a great collection and still somewhat underrated in my mind. I still can't figure out how and why these early Marvel gems (Strange Tales) with FF covers and appearances are still so dirt cheap in the Guide. I guess paying multiples for high grade CGC ST's doesn't make one flinch as these books are definitely worth many times the Overstreet price. Doug

Paul, Just wanted you to know those beauties are on their way to you as I type these words. We all owe Frederic a lot of thanks for starting a great thread. Strange Tales are just awesome, undervalued books and this thread brings back some great memories whereby I was able to put together (from purchases, trades, late-night meetings at NJ diners, moments of insanity, etc) the entire Pacific coast run of Strange Tales (every issue from 101 to 168 plus I also had all the Doctor Strange 169-183 issues!!). The final piece was a qualified 8.0 (or 7.5 I think) issue $127 I got from Roter just to complete the run (gorgeous book but it had a piece off the back cover) When I started Pedigree, I knew I had to pare down and needed the PC doubles for inventory, but I still have about 90% of the PC's and the ones that were sold I had already replaced with a higher graded boston or Northland, etc. Being an FF fanatic, I truly love the pre-Nick Fury issues and cherish this run as much as any other I have. If Frederic doesn't mind, i'll send him scans of the PC Strange Tales (they are all mostly 9.6 and 9.8 which is mind-boggling) and some other high grade ones to list here. It will give me the chance to open my box(es) and look at these great books again. Thanks, Frederic!! Doug

Steve, I agree with you. The best covers are the early Kirby ones, imho. It does seem that the late Giant-Man new costume covers start to look alike (ex: 65 & 67) as do the Hulk ones. There are many cool Ant-Man/Giant-Man covers to speak of (39, 40, 42, 45, 46, 49, hey, I love the Human Eraser) 51 (awesome cover), 53, 57, 59, 60. These are the best and there's a few more that are good (56, 58, etc.). I always liked this run, and when I got the Pacific coast copies and really looked at these books again, I realized what an awesome run it is. Definitely in my top 5 Marvel SA runs (I like TTA's better than DD's, ASM's, ST's, even possibly JIM"s!!).

Surf, All this TTA talk made me whip out my 2 boxes and start feeding them onto the registry. I honestly feel TTA's are the most undervalued and underappreciated of all SA Marvels. I love these books (probably more than I love the ASM run). Great Kirby covers (all of the issues up to #70) and interior pencils as well (35-40; 44, 49 & some scattered issues above). Btw, #35 is probably the toughest Marvel to find in 9.4 or better (right up there with #27).

Steve, On those TTA Northlands, I bought almost the entire run (35 & up) from Motor City in late 96' when the collection had first appeared. I couldn't help myself and bought every NM or better (plus the 35 was "only" graded VF+ and the 47 NM-) and literally had 90% of the 67 issue run. I graded all of them, then traded and sold most when Pacific coast ones became available. These Northlands were incredibly gorgeous books, and I think they're a great investment It's my pleasure adding to your already formidible TTA run. I can't wait to see the Registry listings, buddy. Doug

FF 7 is extremely hard to find in 9.4 or better. That and 6 could be the 2 toughest, (after 3, which is murder to find even in 9.2, forget 9.4) followed by 18, 13 and 11. You never see these books for sale in even 9.2 or better. If it wasn't for the Pacific Coast, there wouldn't be an 18 in 9.4 or better (same goes for 28). Once (if) the Curators get slabbed, the census (and perhaps perceived rarity in grade) will surely change!!! In the 20's and over, 31 is tough, as is 34 & 37. The PC's are all 9.4s on these and there are no existing 9.6s.