Pedigree Comics' Grand Auction Ends Tuesday Night May 17th!!

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Greetings from Pedigree Comics’ Grand Auctions. Please accept this post as a reminder that our current Grand Auction ends tonight, Tuesday, May 17th, starting at 7:00 p.m. EST and will end at 11:59 p.m. The auction began the night of Monday, May 9th with 595 great books to choose from in the separate, Grand Auction section of our Web site (www.PedigreeComics.com). Every comic in the auction is CGC graded and there is no Buyers Premium. The minimum bid is $100.00 and most of the books listed in the auction have no reserve.

 

This Grand Auction is not only one of our best to date, in terms of the amount of fabulous, ultra high grade material, but it stands as one of the best online auction events ever for CGC graded Silver and Bronze Age Marvels and DC’s. There is literally something for every high grade collector and/or investor out there, with sought after comic books ranging in value from $100 to $100,000. We have some incredible runs of high grade books from many significant 1960’s Marvel titles plus many key and investment quality individual comic books and magazines. Here are some of the auction highlights:

 

*X-MEN #1 IN 9.4 WITH WHITE PAGES AND OTHER HIGH GRADE MARVEL AND DC SILVER AGE KEYS:

Without a doubt, the absolute highlight of the Grand Auction is the incredible 9.4 copy of X-Men #1, a tightly graded Near-Mint comic with SNOW WHITE pages. It is easily the best copy we have ever had at Pedigree Comics and features the origin and first appearance of the original X-Men team. This highly valued issue is only going to increase in demand with the upcoming release of X-Men: First Class in early June, 2011. Trailing only 2 pedigreed 9.8’s (Pacific Coast and Curator) and 2 others in 9.6 (Pacific Coast and Mound City), this beauty is the 5th nicest existing copy of X-Men #1 and is unbelievably fresh and glossy. Amazingly, it is the only X-Men #1 in CGC certified 9.4 to have white pages (and neither of the two 9.6’s do). The book is further characterized by an impressive, bleach white cover, sharp edges and corners, a gorgeous spine and full cover gloss. In addition, the cover is perfectly aligned and displays no defects or wear.

 

Other Silver Age Marvel keys include the highest graded copy of Amazing Spider-Man #28 in 9.6 (first Molten Man) ; Avengers #4 in 9.4 with white pages (first Silver Age appearance of Captain America); Daredevil #1 in 9.6 (origin and first appearance of Daredevil); Daredevil #1 in 9.4; Showcase #34 in 9.4 with off-white to white pages (best existing copy featuring the Silver Age Atom); Tales of Suspense #39 in 9.0 (origin and first appearance of Iron Man); Strange Tales #110 in 9.2 (first appearance of Dr. Strange) and a beautiful Amazing Fantasy #15 in 7.0 (origin and first appearance of Spider-Man.

 

*ULTRA HIGH GRADE BRONZE AGE MARVELS:

We’ve got plenty of late 1960’s and early 1970’s Marvels to choose from, including many keys and first appearance issues. Highlights include Amazing Spider-Man #129 in 9.6; Astonishing Tales #25 (first Deathlok) in 9.8; Captain America #100 in 9.6; Captain America #109 9.8; Captain America #117 (first Falcon) in 9.8; Giant-Size X-Men #1 in 9.8; Hero For Hire #1 in 9.8; Incredible Hulk 102 in 9.6; Incredible Hulk #180 in 9.8; Incredible Hulk #181 in 9.8; Iron Man #1 in 9.8; Sub-Mariner #1 in 9.6; Tomb of Dracula #1 in 9.6 and X-Men 94 in 9.6.

 

*9.4 AND HIGHER RUNS OF SILVER AGE MARVEL TITLES:

There are a bunch of great runs of your favorite 1960’s – 1970’s Marvel titles in CGC certified 9.4 to 9.8 grade. Titles include Amazing Spider-Man; Avengers; Daredevil; Fantastic Four; Incredible Hulk; Silver Surfer; Tales of Suspense; Thor and X-Men. These runs provide collectors with a great opportunity to upgrade on a lower graded copy.

 

*BRAND NEW JUST GRADED KILLER MARVELS & DC’S FROM MEGACON:

We are extremely proud to announce the latest group of ultra high grade books to be added into the auction, an incredible bunch of Silver and Bronze Age Marvels and DC’s that were just graded by the CGC, most that were purchased at the recent Megacon show in Orlando, Florida at the end of March. The group contains almost 100 comic books from many different titles, mostly Marvels from the 1960’s. These books literally just came out of the CGC’s encapsulation room earlier this week and will be added to the Auction Listing this weekend in time for Monday’s auction start. Here are some of the highlights of these brand new additions, most of which were just CGC certified earlier this week:

 

Amazing Spider-Man 33 9.6

Amazing Spider-Man 37 9.6

Amazing Spider-Man 45 9.6

Amazing Spider-Man 49 9.6

Amazing Spider-Man 62 9.8

Amazing Spider-Man 66 9.6

Amazing Spider-Man 73 9.8

Amazing Spider-Man 85 9.8

Amazing Spider-Man 86 9.6

Amazing Spider-Man 100 9.6

Amazing Spider-Man 102 9.6

Amazing Spider-Man 121 9.6

Avengers 4 9.4

Avengers 25 9.4

Avengers 46 9.6

Avengers 56 9.8

Avengers 60 9.6

Captain America 108 9.6

Captain America 109 9.8

Captain America 114 9.6

Captain America 117 9.8

Daredevil 1 9.2

Daredevil 45 9.8

Daredevil 56 9.6

Detective Comics 388 9.4

Fantastic Four 72 9.6

Flash 127 9.6

Flash 157 9.8

Flash 166 9.6

Flash 168 9.8

Giant-Size X-Men 1 9.8

Green Lantern 57 9.4

Green Lantern 65 9.6

Hero For Hire 1 9.8

Incredible Hulk 113 9.6

Incredible Hulk 180 9.8

Iron Man 1 9.8

Journey Into Mystery 93 9.4

Journey Into Mystery 101 9.6

Journey Into Mystery 115 9.6

Journey Into Mystery 119 9.4

Journey Into Mystery 120 9.6

Journey Into Mystery 122 9.4

Journey Into Mystery 124 9.4

Justice League of America 12 9.4

Marvel Spotlight 10 9.8

Marvel Team-Up 1 9.6

Showcase 34 9.4

Showcase 35 9.4

Showcase 36 9.4

Silver Surfer 1 9.4

Silver Surfer 2 9.8

Silver Surfer 4 9.4

Silver Surfer 5 9.8

Tales of Suspense 41 9.4

Tales of Suspense 56 9.4

Tales of Suspense 61 9.4

Tales of Suspense 63 9.6

Tales of Suspense 64 9.6

Tales of Suspense 66 9.4

Tales to Astonish 43 9.6

Tales to Astonish 70 9.6

Thor 137 9.6

Thor 139 9.8

Thor 140 9.8

Thor 143 9.6

Thor 147 9.8

Thor 162 9.8

Thor 186 9.8

X-Men 58 9.6

X-Men 61 9.6

X-Men 66 9.8

 

*WORLD’S BEST & HIGHEST CERTIFIED SET OF TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES:

One of the absolute highlights of the auction is the brand new, never before offered consignment of highest graded and best existing Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. These comics and magazines were just graded by the CGC earlier this week and will be added to the Auction Listing this weekend in time for Monday’s auction start. Each book is the absolute best existing and highest graded copy of that issue. Included in the listing are issues #1 and #2 of the coveted Gobbledygook, which features the first ever appearance of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on the back cover ads on each book. As CGC does not certify issues of Gobbledygook, they will be listed raw. Both copies are in beautiful, unread condition with snow white pages and are easily amongst the nicest copies ever found. The #1 is especially hard to find in any condition, as it was limited to only approximately 50 copies. Here are the just graded Turtles books, which includes a Flaming Carrot #1 for your pleasure:

 

Gobbledygook 1 VF+

Gobbledygook 2 VF/NM

Flaming Carrot 1 9.4

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1 9.8

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 9.8

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3 9.8 (Double Cover)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3 9.6 (Variant Cover)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3 9.8

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 4 9.8

Turtlemania Special 1 9.8

Turtlemania Special 1 9.6 (Gold Edition)

Turtlemania Special 1 9.6 (Silver Edition)

 

ULTRA HIGH GRADE LAST MINUTE SILVER AGE MARVEL & DC ADDITIONS:

These ultra high grade consigned 1960’s books were last minute additions to the Grand Auction. All of your favorite title are included. Here are just some of the highlights:

 

Amazing Spider-Man 6 9.2

Avengers 13 9.6 (Pacific Coast)

Avengers 25 9.6 (rocky mountain)

Brave and the bold 69 9.6 (Boston)

Captain America 102 9.6

Captain America 109 9.6

Daredevil 1 9.6

Fantastic Four 49 9.4

Fantastic four 57 9.6 (Hollywood Hills)

Fantastic Four 74 9.4

Fantastic four 76 9.6

Hawkman 5 9.6

Hawkman 23 9.6

Incredible Hulk 102 9.4

Incredible hulk Annual 2 9.8

Journey Into Mystery 96 9.6 (Massachusetts)

Journey Into Mystery 124 9.6 (Hollywood Hills)

Justice League of America 41 9.8

Justice League of America 53 9.4

Sgt. Fury 3 9.6

Sgt. Fury 13 9.2

Showcase 60 9.4

Silver Surfer 3 9.4 (Rocky Mountain)

Strange Tales 118 9.6 (Masssachusetts)

Strange Tales 127 9.4

Superman Annual 2 9.4

Tales of Asgard 1 9.6 (Pacific Coast)

Tales of Suspense 40 9.2 (Pacific Coast)

Tales of Suspense 46 9.4

Tales of Suspense 57 9.4

Tales of Suspense 71 9.4

Tales of Suspense 82 9.8

Tales of suspense 89 9.6

Thor 157 9.4

Thor 165 9.6

X-Men 45 9.6

X-Men 47 9.6

X-Men 55 9.6

X-Men 56 9.6

X-Men 66 9.6 (CGC Signature SERIES)

 

Go to the Pedigree Comics web site (www.PedigreeComics.com) and click on the Grand Auctions banner to view all 595 CGC certified books that are available to bid on and buy right now.

 

Remember, there is no Buyers Premium with any of the lots you successfully bid on and we offer time payments for larger orders. For your convenience, we accept all forms of payment, including Paypal, and all major credit cards including American Express and Discover.

 

If you have any questions or comments about the Grand Auction, the consignment process or any of the auction lots, please contact Pedigree Comics, Inc.’s CEO and President Doug Schmell at (561) 422-1120 (office) or (561) 596-9111 (mobile) or by email at DougSchmell@pedigreecomics.co. For any financial related and consignment payment questions, please contact Pedigree’s CFO Lisa Shapiro at Lisa@pedigreecomics.com and for any technical related questions or concerns, please contact our Web Master at WebDesigner@pedigreecomics.com.

 

Sincerely,

Doug Schmell

CEO/President Pedigree Comics, Inc.