High Grade CGC Certified Comics In Mastronet Auction

The 2000+ lots in the catalog include premium grade items from a number of collectible areas: politics, historic documents, pulp magazine runs, sports memorabilia, toys, and many others. Comic books, comic art, and character related items are the largest areas of concentration in the Americana catalog. These categories include a sizeable assortment of original artworks from the Colorforms warehouse, original cover paintings and complete story artworks for various issues of Classics Illustrated, vintage newspaper strip Sunday originals, and approximately 250 CGC graded, Golden Age gems.

At the time of the auction's recent assembly, a healthy percentage of these books stand as the best copies that CGC has ever revieved, with many others in the auction tying with one or more others for that same distinction. This outstanding level of achievement is easily understood when you realize that many of these books possess notable pedigrees, including: Mile High, Gaines' Files, Larson, Rockford, "D," Big Apple, Windy City, Pennsylvania, Carson City, Denver, and Cosmic Aeroplane. Here's a sampling of things to look for in the auction:

DC

Action Comics #1 - Apparent 7.5 (moderate professional restoration)

22 different issues of Adventure Comics from #19 to #103, grading 8.0 to 9.6 (10 are Mile High's)

All-American Comics #1 - 6.5, and #16 - Apparent 8.5 (extensive professional restoration)

The Big All-American Comic Book - 8.0

All-Flash Quarterly #1 - 8.0, and #3 - 9.6

All Star Comics #1 - 8.0, and #3 - Apparent 8.5 (moderate professional restoration) Batman #1 - Apparent 9.0 (slight professional restoration) Comic Cavalcade #1 - 7.5

Detective Comics #1 - Apparent 7.0 (extensive professional restoration), #27 - Apparent 6.0 (slight professional restoration), and #38 - Apparent 7.0 (extensive professional restoration)

Green Lantern #1 (1941) - 9.0

Leading Comics #1 - 9.0

7 different issues of More Fun Comics from #28 to #101, grading 8.5 to 9.4 (including three Mile High's, one Larson copy, and one Rockford copy)

New Book of Comics #2 (Mile High) - 9.0

11 different Star Spangled Comics from #1 to #27, grading 8.5 to 9.4 (10 are Rockford and "D" collection copies)

Superman #1 - Apparent 8.0 (moderate professional restoration)

Tomahawk #1 (Windy City Copy) - 8.5 World's Best Comics #1 - 8.0



Timely

Captain America Comics #1 - 8.0

Marvel Mystery Comics #8 - 8.5

Sub-Mariner Comics #1 - 7.5

Tough Kid Squad Comics #1 - 7.0

Two-Gun Kid #1 (Mile High) - 9.2



Fawcett

All Hero Comics #1 - 8.0

Special Edition Comics #1 - 8.5

Spy Smasher #1 - 7.0

Whiz Comics #2 (#1) - 7.5



Quality

Military Comics #1 - 5.5

Blackhawk #9 (Rockford copy) - 8.0

Doll Man Quarterly #1 (Mile High) - 7.5

Feature Comics #27 (1st app. Doll Man) - 9.0

Uncle Sam Quarterly #1 - 8.5



MLJ

Blue Ribbon Comics #1 (Carson City) - 9.4

Pep Comics #1 (Windy City) - 9.0

Shield-Wizard Comics #1 - 8.5

Top-Notch Comics #1 - 8.0

Zip Comics #1 - 8.0



Lev Gleason

Boy Comics #3 (#1) - 7.5

Captain Battle Jr. #1 (double cover) - 9.0 (inner cover grade)

Daredevil Battles Hitler #1 - Apparent 9.6 (front cover reglossed)



E.C.

War Against Crime #10 (first Vault Keeper - Gaines)

Crypt of Terror #18 (Gaines)

The Vault of Horror #12 (first issue)

Haunt of Fear #15 (first issue - Gaines)

Two-Fisted Tales #18 (first issue - Gaines)

Crime Suspenstories #1 (Gaines)

Mad #1



Other Publishers

Phantom Lady #17 - 7.5

Skyman #1 - 9.0

Sparkler Comics #1 (Mile High) - 8.5

Four Color #29 - 7.5

Magic Comics #1 - 9.0

Our Flag Comics #1 (Mile High) - 9.4

Ace Comics #1 - 8.5

Famous Funnies: Carnival of Comics (no #) - 8.5

Century of Comics (no #) - 5.5

Famous Funnies #1 - 3.5

The bidding period for the Americana section will end on December 17th, with the two Sports sections closing on December 18th and 19th. To pre-register for the auction and to receive the auction catalogs, call 630-472-1200 or visit www.mastronet.com.