Brand-New, Ultra-High-Grade Long Island Collection & Silver Age Marvels Highlight Pedigree's January Grand Auction

Posted on 1/8/2013

Consignments continue to come in for Pedigree Comics’ upcoming January 2013 Grand Auction.

Slated to begin in less that one week on the night of Monday, Jan. 14, and last for 10 days until the night of Thursday, Jan. 24, the auction will have a few hundred choice high-grade, CGC-certified Marvels and DCs from the Silver and Bronze Ages, plus many other genres and publishers. There is no Buyer's Premium on any of the lots in the auction and most of the lots will have no reserve. Every book is CGC graded and the minimum bid is only $100. You can view more than 150 high-grade books right now at www.PedigreeComics.com under the Grand Auctions banner. This is Pedigree’s first Grand Auction of 2013 and it is shaping up to be a can’t-miss online event . There are some great new ultra-high-grade consignments and collections in the auction — many containing the highest certified copies, according to the CGC census. Here are the highlights:

*Brand-new, Just-certified Silver & Bronze Age Marvels & DCs from the Long Island Collection:

This is a phenomenal, ultra-high-grade collection of mostly Silver Age Marvels and DCs out of Long Island, New York, that is making its debut in the auction. The books were just graded a couple of weeks ago and are incredible! The majority of the books are CGC 9.4 and higher with outstanding page quality. There are many great books to choose from, including:

Adventure Comics #293 CGC 9.6

Amazing Spider-Man #6 CGC 9.4

Amazing Spider-Man #49 CGC 9.6

Amazing Spider-Man #129 CGC 9.8

Atom #5 CGC 9.4

Atom #8 CGC 9.4

Atom #9 CGC 9.6

Atom #29 CGC 9.6

Avengers #9 CGC 9.6

Batman #100 CGC 9.2

Batman #148 CGC 9.4

Batman #153 CGC 9.6

Batman #187 CGC 9.8

Batman #187 CGC 9.4

Batman #199 CGC 9.6

Batman #208 CGC 9.6

Batman #216 CGC 9.6

Batman #227 CGC 9.6

Batman #232 CGC 9.6

Brave and the Bold #80 CGC 9.6

Captain America #117 CGC 9.8

Daredevil #4 CGC 9.6

Daredevil #9 CGC 9.6

Daredevil #19 CGC 9.4

Daredevil #62 CGC 9.6

Daredevil #86 CGC 9.6

Daredevil Annual #1 CGC 9.6

Detective Comics #269 CGC 9.4

Detective Comics #361 CGC 9.8

Detective Comics #400 CGC 9.8

Fantastic Four #3 CGC 8.5

Fantastic Four #4 CGC 9.4

Fantastic Four #10 CGC 9.6

Fantastic Four #35 CGC 9.4

Fantastic Four #64 CGC 9.6

Fantastic Four Annual #1 CGC 9.4

Flash #187 CGC 9.4

Flash #196 CGC 9.4

G.I. Combat #114 CGC 9.4

Green Lantern #2 CGC 9.0

Hawkman #3 CGC 9.4

Iron Man #55 CGC 9.6

Journey Into Mystery #101 CGC 9.4

Journey Into Mystery #102 CGC 9.4

Sgt. Fury #8 CGC 9.4

Strange Tales #103 CGC 9.0

Strange Tales #107 CGC 9.2

Strange Tales #110 CGC 9.0

Strange Tales #111 CGC 9.2

Strange Tales #125 CGC 9.4

Strange Tales #126 CGC 9.6

Strange Tales #126 CGC 9.4

Strange Tales #133 CGC 9.8

Strange Tales #147 CGC 9.8

Strange Tales #154 CGC 9.6

Strange Tales #156 CGC 9.6

Strange Tales #157 CGC 9.8

Strange Tales Annual #2 CGC 9.4

Sub-Mariner #11 CGC 9.6

Sub-Mariner #13 CGC 9.8

Tales of Suspense #39 CGC 8.5

Tales of Suspense #47 CGC 9.4

Tales of Suspense #53 CGC9.2

Tales of Suspense #57 CGC 9.4

Tales of Suspense #66 CGC 9.4

Tales to Astonish #38 CGC 9.0

Tales to Astonish #44 CGC 9.6

Tales to Astonish #44 CGC 9.0

Tales to Astonish #58 CGC 9.4

Tales to Astonish #89 CGC 9.8

Tales to Astonish #94 CGC 9.6

Tales to Astonish #97 CGC 9.6

Thor #131 CGC 9.6

Thor #138 CGC 9.6

Thor #150 CGC 9.6

Thor #161 CGC 9.6

Thor #181 CGC 9.6

X-Men #1 CGC 8.0

*New High-grade Silver Age Marvel Keys & Gems Consignment:

This is an unbelievable Silver Age Marvel group from three different consignments and consists of more than 30 books. There are many early 1960s keys and Bronze Age gems included. Here are the highlights:

Amazing Spider-Man #1 CGC 9.2 (Massachusetts)

Amazing Spider-Man #14 CGC 9.6

Amazing Spider-Man #26 CGC 9.6

Amazing Spider-Man #43 CGC 9.6

Amazing Spider-Man #75 CGC 9.8

Avengers #1 CGC 9.4

Avengers #2 CGC 9.6

Avengers #4 CGC 9.2

Avengers #10 CGC 9.8

Captain America #113 CGC 9.8 (Rocky Mountain)

Conan the Barbarian #1 CGC 9.8

Daredevil #1 CGC 9.4

Daredevil #37 CGC 9.8

Daredevil #44 CGC 9.8 (Curator)

Fantastic Four #10 CGC 9.4

Fantastic Four #17 CGC 9.6 (Twin Cities)

Giant-Size X-Men #1 CGC 9.8

Iron Man and Sub-Mariner #1 CGC 9.8

Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD #1 CGC 9.8 (CGC Signature Series)

Strange Tales #104 CGC 9.6 (Bethlehem)

Strange Tales #108 CGC 9.6

Strange Tales #111 CGC 9.8 (Pacific Coast)

Strange Tales #115 CGC 9.4 (Bethlehem)

Tales of Suspense #42 CGC 9.4

Tales of Suspense #89 CGC 9.8

Tales to Astonish #52 CGC 9.6 (Pacific Coast)

Tales to Astonish #57 CGC 9.8

Thor #140 CGC 9.8 (Pacific Coast)

Thor #147 CGC 9.8 (Rocky Mountain)

Thor #153 CGC 9.8

Thor #164 CGC 9.8

Thor #170 CGC 9.8

Thor #173 CGC 9.8

X-Men #2 CGC 9.8 (Pacific Coast)

X-Men #10 CGC 9.6

*Ultra-high-grade Silver Age DC Consignment:

This consignment was just added the final week before the auction commencement. It contains more than 30 high-grade DCs from the mid- to late 1960s and early 70s, with many CGC 9.4 and higher examples! Here are the highlights:

80-Page Giant #2 CGC 9.4

80-Page Giant #5 CGC 9.2

80-Page Giant #12 CGC 9.4

Action Comics #320 CGC 9.6

Adventure Comics #294 CGC 9.0

Adventure Comics #313 CGC 9.6

Aquaman #25 CGC 9.4

Aquaman #32 CGC 9.4

Atom #10 CGC 9.4

Atom #18 CGC 9.6

Batman #222 CGC 9.6

Brave and the Bold #77 CGC 9.4

Detective Comics #381 CGC 9.6

Flash #168 CGC 9.6

Flash #174 CGC 9.4

Green Lantern #82 CGC 9.6

House of Mystery #218 CGC 9.8

Justice League of America #14 CGC 9.4

Justice League of America #65 CGC 9.8

My Greatest Adventure #67 CGC 9.4

Mystery in Space #84 CGC 9.6

Mystery in Space #89 CGC 9.4

Sea Devils #9 CGC 9.4

Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen #60 CGC 9.4

Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen #67 CGC 9.6

Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen #68 CGC 9.4

Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen #97 CGC 9.6

Tales of the Unexpected #71 CGC 9.4

Tales of the Unexpected #76 CGC 9.4

Wonder Woman #126 CGC 9.4

Wonder Woman #127 CGC 9.6

If you have any questions or comments about the consignment process, any of the auction lots or about the Grand Auction in general, as well as how to consign your CGC-graded books for Pedigree’s April 2013 Grand Auction, please contact Mr. Schmell at 561-422-1120 (office) or 561-596-9111 (mobile) or by email at DougSchmell@pedigreecomics.com. 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 their webmaster at webdesigner@pedigreecomics.com.

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