"Fantastic Frank" Collection of Silver/Bronze Age Exclusively at Heritage
Heritage Auction Galleries is proud to present another top-flight Silver, Bronze, and Modern Age collection, the “Fantastic Frank” Collection, in its auctions of vintage comics.
"The words '9.8 white pages' are being seen over and over in the ‘Fantastic Frank’ Collection, and many more books are in the pipeline," said Vice President Ed Jaster. "Our Sunday Internet Comics Auctions have a number of these gems from the late 1970s and early 1980s, and almost every one is the best copy we've seen of the respective issue. Frank's Silver Age books in the 9.4 range are impressive, too. If you collect DC books from 1963-1975, you are going to find lots of upgrades in the weeks to come."
“Fantastic Frank” is Frank R. Johnson, whom long-time comic fans may remember from his mail-order business, the Fantasy Mail Company, which used to advertise in the late-1970s Overstreet guides.
Frank was very successful in his day job as a chemical engineer until one day in the early 1980s, when he was trapped in a devastating fire. It dramatically impaired his speech and hand movements. He was unable to continue at his job, and society labeled him "disabled." But with his upbeat, positive attitude, Frank was able to prosper despite his disability (for more on Frank, see fantasticfrank.com).
"We knew this was an amazing collection when we first laid eyes on it, and so far we've had more than 1,000 books CGC-certified," said Director of Sales Lon Allen. "Every week, we seem to sell at least one book that sets a record — take Detective #474, the first appearance of Deadshot. Frank's copy was the first to be certified 9.8 by CGC, and it sold for $418. And just to whet your appetite for our February Signature auction, we've got 9.8 copies of Amazing Spider-Man #97 and #129, a top-flight Silver Age Journey Into Mystery run, and much more from Frank's collection."
Look for the notation "Fantastic Frank Collection" on each lot from the collection that Heritage sells.
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