According to Pedigree Comics’ CEO and President, Doug Schmell, the world’s first and only 9.8 Near-Mint/Mint copy of the coveted Amazing Spider-Man #40 headlines an incredible brand new group of freshly graded Silver and Bronze Age Marvels and DC’s that will be available in the company’s upcoming Grand Auction. The auction is scheduled to begin at 8:00 p.m. EST the night of Sunday, August 29th and last for ten (10) days, with the first half of books ending the afternoon of Wednesday, September 8th and the final half of books closing on Thursday, September 9th. The auction will feature several hundred high grade CGC certified comics and magazines, most in ultra high grade (CGC graded 9.4 and higher) and many being the highest CGC certified according to the census.
“The Amazing Spider-Man #40 is just a ridiculous copy”, states Schmell. “It is structurally perfect with white pages and it comes from an original owner collection out of Bogota, New Jersey, that was just consigned to us a few weeks ago. Only a few of the books have been graded so far, but the results have been spectacular. In addition to the Amazing Spider-Man #40, there is an Amazing Spider-Man #27 in 9.2; #28 in 8.5; #29 in 9.4; #30 in 9.0 and a gorgeous #39 in 9.4. All of these initially graded Amazing Spider-Mans will be in the auction. The remaining books from the collection will be CGC graded and available in future Grand Auctions. Amazing Spider-Man #40 is a key Silver Age book as it features the origin of the Green Goblin with a classic and vastly popular John Romita cover, his second one of the title following issue #39. Only 11 copies exist in 9.6. We anticipate the interest in this 9.8 copy to be rampant and estimate that it sells for over $30,000 in the auction”.
In addition to the Bogota books, there will be some beautiful new 1960s and 70s Marvels and DC’s that were just certified in the auction, including the best early Flash run in the world.
All of these new books will be scanned and added to the Grand Auction Preview next week. Just check out some of these brand new comics, most of which are the finest known examples:
Action Comics #282 CGC 9.2
Adventure Comics #286 CGC 9.2
Amazing Spider-Man #33 CGC 9.6
Amazing Spider-Man #79 CGC 9.6
Amazing Spider-Man #121 CGC 9.8
Amazing Spider-Man #126 CGC 9.8
Atom #2 CGC 9.6 (Pacific Coast)
Atom #16 CGC 9.8 (Pacific Coast)
Avengers #6 CGC 9.4
Captain America #100 CGC 9.8 (Boston)
Fantastic Four #68 CGC 9.6
Flash #106 CGC 9.0
Flash #107 CGC 8.5
Flash #108 CGC 9.0
Flash #113 CGC 9.0
Flash #121 CGC 9.4
Flash #122 CGC 9.4
Flash #123 CGC 9.4
Flash #124 CGC 9.4 (Western Penn)
Flash #129 CGC 9.8
Flash #131 CGC 9.6 (Pacific Coast)
Flash #132 CGC 9.4 (Western Penn)
Flash #137 CGC 9.6 (Pacific Coast)
Flash #138 CGC 9.8 (Western Penn)
Flash #142 CGG 9.6 (Western Penn)
Flash #151 CGC 9.6
Green Lantern #18 CGC 9.4
Green Lantern #61 CGC 9.8
Justice League of America #15 CGC 9.6 (Pacific Coast)
Justice League of America #17 CGC 9.6 (Pacific Coast)
Justice League of America #23 CGC 9.6 (Pacific Coast)
Marvel Spotlight #5 CGC 9.6
Tales of suspense # 49 CGC 9.6
Tales of suspense #89 CGC 9.6 (Rocky Mountain)
Tales of suspense #98 CGC 9.6 (Rocky Mountain)
Tales to Astonish #83 CGC 9.8
Wonder Woman #150 CGC 9.6
Wonder Woman #174 CGC 9.4
Wonder Woman #181 CGC 9.4
Wonder Woman #184 CGC 9.6
Wonder Woman #188 CGC 9.6
Wonder Woman #190 CGC 9.4
Wonder Woman #197 CGC 9.6
X-Men #35 CGC 9.6
There are still a few hundred high grade Silver Age Marvels and DC’s at the CGC’s offices right now waiting to be graded from the “Three Rivers Collection” and these books will be in the auction. 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. Pedigree Comics consistently sets new sales records for Silver and Bronze Age comics on their web site and in each quarterly Grand Auction. Plus, consignors maximize their profits selling in the Grand Auction by utilizing Pedigree’s innovative Climbing Scale. The higher the value of your consigned books, the more money you take home.
Prospective consignors can also upload their own scans, item information, descriptions and reserve amounts for the upcoming Grand Auction by utilizing the Automated Consignment System. It is actually very easy and fun to do. Just register onto the site, click "Customer Page" under "Your Account" and then click "Consignments" (under "Auctions"). You will then be able to enter the Pedigree Comics Consignment Management System and upload your own CGC certified books and magazines. Pedigree Comics will receive an email automatically once you have uploaded the information and they will then review the information imparted for accuracy. The item(s) will then be added to the August Grand Auction to be bid on.
