According to Doug Schmell, CEO and President of Pedigree Comics, Inc., the upcoming Grand Auction, scheduled for August, 2010, will debut a high grade original-owner collection out of Michigan called the "Three Rivers Collection." This consignment of almost 1,000 comics features mostly Silver Age Marvels, DC's and Charltons, plus an amazing group of Dells and Gold Keys, all in high grade. In addition, there are many ultra high grade Bronze Age Marvels and DC's as well plus a few magazines from the 70s.
"This collection is amazing," said Schmell, in a recent press release. "It is easily the nicest original-owner group of books we have ever received at Pedigree Comics. The collection was amassed by two brothers who loved comics and bought each issue new off of the newsstand where they lived in Three Rivers, Michigan. Each book was carefully picked out, purchased, and then put away. None of the books were ever read. The books were stored and stacked in boxes (horizontally) over the past 47 plus years and then just recently consigned to us. The collection is now in the process of being CGC graded and the initial 200 or so Silver Age books will be available to bid on and purchase in the auction. All the books have supple, white pages and are structurally near-mint. We estimate that the average grade of the books is 9.2 or 9.4 with many 9.6 and 9.8 examples."
The Marvel portion of the collection features runs of Fantastic Four, Strange Tales and Tales to Astonish. The DC's include runs of Blackhawk, DC Special, Demon, Doom Patrol, Flash, Forever People, Freedom Fighters, Justice League of America, Metal Men, Mr. Miracle, New Gods, Super DC Giant, Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen, Tarzan, Tomahawk and Wonder Woman. The Dells and Gold Keys include a myriad of great titles (Bullwinkle, Four Color, Rocky and His Fiendish Friends, Snooper and Blabber, Quick Draw McGraw, Yogi Bear), as well as a near-complete run of Flintstones (#2-#60). Charlton titles include Blue Beetle, Captain Atom, Fightin’ 5, Gorgo, Many Ghosts of Dr. Graves, Peacemaker, Thunderbolt and many more.
Please www.PedigreeComics.com in the upcoming weeks for more announcements on the auction in general and the "Three Rivers Collection" in particular. If you have high grade CGC certified comic books to sell or consign, do yourself a favor and contact Pedigree Comics. Please go to the site for all consignment information or contact them at (561) 422-1120 or (561) 596-911 or by email at DougSchmell@pedigreecomics.com.
