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  1. Mighty Marvel Mania! Pedigree Comics' ultra high grade Panhandle Collection Part III Auction is underway. The auction began on the night of Sunday, March 27th and lasts for ten (10) days until the night of Wednesday, April 6th as a separate event on the Pedigree Comics website (www.PedigreeComics.com). The first lot (Amazing Spider-Man #28 5.0) ends at 8:10 PM EST and the last lot (X-Men Annual #14 9.8) ends at 11;30 PM. There is no Buyers Premium on any of the lots in the auction and every listing has no reserve. Every book is CGC graded and the minimum bid is only $20 for this auction. You can bid on all of the high grade comics in the Auction Listing right now (just under 400). Just go to the Pedigree Comics website and click on the Auction banner. The Panhandle Collection is a brand new ultra high grade (almost all 9.4 and higher) CGC graded collection of mostly Bronze Age Marvels out of Fort Walton Beach, Florida (in the area known as the Florida Panhandle). The Collection is just unbelievable and features approximately 2,000 certified Bronze Age Marvels with some late Silver Age books included. The collection spans the years 1968 through the early 1980's and features almost every Marvel title imaginable. Almost every book is a CGC graded 9.4 or 9.6 with only a few in 9.2 and there are many 9.8's as well. There are a bunch of titles with nice runs (too many to mention here) and this third part of the collection features Ka-Zar, Kid Colt Outlaw, Logan's Run, Marvel Classics Comics Series, Marvel Premiere, Marvel Super-Heroes, Marvel Tales, Marvel Team-Up and Master of Kung-Fu (best run of the auction). The collector started buying comic books in 1968 at age 7, purchasing a bundle of books that were tied together with string (10 used books at a time for 25 cents) and this started his love for the Marvel Universe. When his father, who was in the Armed Forces, was ordered back to the United States in 1972, they both started weekly pilgrimages (every Saturday) to a local book store called Book Harbor, where the collector would pick up every Marvel title he could get his hands on, carefully reading every book. He would then preserve each one in a polypropylene bag and backing board, standing vertically on the shelves of the many different bookcases in his house. He continued buying Marvels while in college from 1980 through 1984 but his collection really took off in 1985 after getting his degree in education and a steady paycheck as he was now able to afford all the back issues of titles he had always dreamed of getting. When CGC started operations in 2000, he began sending all his books in for certification. Almost every book came back a Near-Mint (9.4) or higher, with off-white to white page quality, a testament to the method in which he stored his prized comic books. He also started buying books from local dealers, mostly from Pedigree Comics, and he and Mr. Schmell became friends. He decided to sell the collection in June of 2021 and contacted Mr.Schmell. After some back and forth negotiations, a purchase price of $200,000 was agreed upon. The entire collection will be sold in separate Grand Auctions throughout 2022, each showcasing around 300 to 400 books. The collection will be listed alphabetically, with the superhero titles first, and will end with the monster/horror/fantasy titles (one of the best and highest graded parts of the collection) which he loved so much. If you have any questions or comments about the consignment process, any of the auction lots or about the Panhandle Collection in general, please contact Pedigree Comics' CEO and President, Doug Schmell, at (561) 422-1120 (office) or (561) 596-9111 (cell) or at DougSchmell@pedigreecomics.com. For any financial related and consignment payment questions, please contact our CFO, Lisa Shapiro, at LisaJoy@pedigreecomics.com and for any technical related questions or concerns, please contact our Web Master at WebDesigner@pedigreecomics.com.
  2. Major Marvel News! Pedigree Comics' CEO and President, Doug Schmell, recently purchased a fabulous collection (called the Panhandle Collection) of almost 2,000 ultra high grade CGC certified Bronze Age Marvels and the third part of the collection (approximately 350 books) will be featured in his company's upcoming April Grand Auction. The auction is scheduled to begin in just a few days, on the night of Sunday, March 27th and last for ten (10) days until the night of Wednesday, April 6th as a separate event on the Pedigree Comics website (www.PedigreeComics.com). There is no Buyers Premium on any of the lots in the auction and EVERY book will be listed with no reserve. Every book is CGC graded and the minimum bid is only $20 for this auction. You can view the high grade comics in the Auction Preview right now (over 300 lots). Just go to the Pedigree Comics website and click on the Auction banner. The focus of this article is the group of "Marvel" titles from the collection. This is one of the better groups from the entire 2,000 book collection and contains almost all issues in CGC 9.4 to 9.8 grade. There are over 160 issues to choose from these great Bronze Age titles: Marvel Adventures Starring Daredevil, Marvel Chillers, Marvel Classics Comics Series, Marvel Collectors' Item Classics, Marvel Double Feature, Marvel Fanfare, Marvel Feature, Marvel Premiere, Marvel Presents, Marvel Spectacular, Marvel Spotlight, Marvel Super-Heroes, Marvel Tales, Marvel Team-Up, Marvel Triple Action, Marvel Two-In-One and Marvel's Greatest Comics! Almost every book is at minimum a CGC certified 9.4 and most have white or off-white to white pages. Here are the highlights of the "Marvel" titles group from the Panhandle Collection: Marvel Chillers 5 9.6 Marvel Chillers 6 9.6 Marvel Double Feature 1 9.8 Marvel Double Feature 11 9.6 Marvel Fanfare 1 9.8 Marvel Feature 4 9.6 Marvel Feature 5 9.6 Marvel Feature 7 9.6 Marvel Premiere 15 9.6 Marvel Premiere 17 9.6 Marvel Premiere 19 9.6 Marvel Premiere 28 9.6 Marvel Premiere 47 9.8 Marvel Presents 8 9.8 Marvel Spectacular 1 9.6 Marvel Spectacular 3 9.8 Marvel Spectacular 12 9.6 Marvel Spotlight 1 9.4 Marvel Spotlight 28 9.6 Marvel Spotlight 32 9.4 Marvel Super-Heroes 12 9.8 Marvel Super-Heroes 17 9.4 Marvel Tales 19 9.8 Marvel Team-Up 2 9.6 (Western Penn) Marvel Team-Up 5 9.6 Marvel Team-Up 9 9.6 Marvel Team-Up 35 9.6 (CGC Signature SERIES) Marvel Team-Up 53 9.6 Marvel Team-Up 58 9.8 Marvel Team-Up 61 9.8 Marvel Team-Up 68 9.8 Marvel Triple Action 9 9.6 Marvel Triple Action 11 9.6 Marvel Triple Action 13 9.6 Marvel Two-In-One 1 9.4 Marvel Two-In-One 49 9.8 Marvel's Greatest Comics 44 9.6 Marvel's Greatest Comics 75 9.6 If you have any questions or comments about the consignment process, any of the auction lots or about the April Grand Auction in general, please contact Mr. Schmell at (561) 422-1120 (office) or (561) 596-9111 (cell) or at DougSchmell@pedigreecomics.com. For any financial related and consignment payment questions, please contact our CFO, Lisa Shapiro, at LisaJoy@pedigreecomics.com and for any technical related questions or concerns, please contact our Web Master at WebDesigner@pedigreecomics.com.
  3. Major Master of Kung Fu News! Pedigree Comics' CEO and President, Doug Schmell, recently purchased a fabulous collection (called the Panhandle Collection) of almost 2,000 ultra high grade CGC certified Bronze Age Marvels and the third part of the collection (approximately 350 books) will be featured in our upcoming April Grand Auction. The auction is scheduled to begin in just over one (1) week, on the night of Sunday, March 27th and last for ten (10) days until the night of Wednesday, April 6th as a separate event on the Pedigree Comics website (www.PedigreeComics.com). There is no Buyers Premium on any of the lots in the auction and EVERY book will be listed with no reserve. Every book is CGC graded and the minimum bid is only $20 for this auction. You can view the high grade comics in the Auction Preview right now (over 300 lots). Just go to the Pedigree Comics website and click on the Auction banner. The focus of this article is the absolute best run from this third part of the collection, the Master of Kung Fu run. This is also one of the better runs from the entire 2,000 book collection and contains almost all issues in CGC 9.6 to 9.8 grade (save for a handful in 9.4). There are almost 60 issues to choose from between Master of Kung Fu #17 and Master of Kung Fu #117, plus a gorgeous copy of Special Marvel Edition, featuring the first appearance of Shang-Chi, in 9.6. Almost every book is at minimum a CGC certified 9.6 and most have white or off-white to white pages. Here are the highlights of the Master of Kung Fu run from the Panhandle Collection: Special Marvel Edition 15 9.6 Master of Kung Fu 17 9.6 Master of Kung Fu 23 9.6 Master of Kung Fu 25 9.8 Master of Kung Fu 27 9.6 Master of Kung Fu 29 9.6 Master of Kung Fu 30 9.6 Master of Kung Fu 31 9.8 Master of Kung Fu 33 9.6 Master of Kung Fu 34 9.8 Master of Kung Fu 36 9.6 Master of Kung Fu 38 9.6 Master of Kung Fu 39 9.6 Master of Kung Fu 40 9.6 Master of Kung Fu 41 9.6 Master of Kung Fu 44 9.6 Master of Kung Fu 46 9.6 Master of Kung Fu 47 9.6 Master of Kung Fu 48 9.8 Master of Kung Fu 51 9.8 Master of Kung Fu 54 9.6 Master of Kung Fu 55 9.6 Master of Kung Fu 56 9.8 (Winnipeg) Master of Kung Fu 57 9.6 Master of Kung Fu 58 9.6 Master of Kung Fu 59 9.6 Master of Kung Fu 60 9.6 Master of Kung Fu 61 9.8 (Winnipeg) Master of Kung Fu 68 9.8 Master of Kung Fu 70 9.8 Master of Kung Fu 75 9.8 Master of Kung Fu 107 9.8 Master of Kung Fu 116 9.8 If you have any questions or comments about the consignment process, any of the auction lots or about the April Grand Auction in general, please contact Mr. Schmell at (561) 422-1120 (office) or (561) 596-9111 (cell) or at DougSchmell@pedigreecomics.com. For any financial related and consignment payment questions, please contact our CFO, Lisa Shapiro, at LisaJoy@pedigreecomics.com and for any technical related questions or concerns, please contact our Web Master at WebDesigner@pedigreecomics.com.
  4. Pedigree Comics' CEO and President, Doug Schmell, recently purchased a fabulous collection (called the Panhandle Collection) of almost 2,000 ultra high grade CGC certified Bronze Age Marvels and the third part of the collection (approximately 300 books) will be featured in our upcoming April Grand Auction. The auction is scheduled to begin in just over two (2) weeks, on the night of Sunday, March 27th and last for ten (10) days until the night of Wednesday, April 6th as a separate event on the Pedigree Comics website (www.PedigreeComics.com). There is no Buyers Premium on any of the lots in the auction and EVERY book will be listed with no reserve. Every book is CGC graded and the minimum bid is only $20 for this auction. You can view the high grade comics in the Auction Preview right now (over 200 lots). Just go to the Pedigree Comics website and click on the Auction banner. The Panhandle Collection is a brand new ultra high grade (almost all 9.4 and higher) CGC graded collection of mostly Bronze Age Marvels out of Fort Walton Beach, Florida (in the area known as the Florida Panhandle). The Collection is just unbelievable and features approximately 2,000 certified Bronze Age Marvels with some late Silver Age books included. The collection spans the years 1968 through the early 1980's and features almost every Marvel title imaginable. Almost every book is a CGC graded 9.4 or 9.6 with only a few in 9.2 and there are many 9.8's as well. There are a bunch of titles with nice runs (too many to mention here) and this third part of the collection features Ka-Zar, Ki Colt Outlaw, Logan's Run, Marvel Classics Comics Series, Marvel Premiere, Marvel Super-Heroes, Marvel Tales, Marvel Team-Up and Master of Kung-Fu (best run of the auction). The collector started buying comic books in 1968 at age 7, purchasing a bundle of books that were tied together with string (10 used books at a time for 25 cents) and this started his love for the Marvel Universe. When his father, who was in the Armed Forces, was ordered back to the United States in 1972, they both started weekly pilgrimages (every Saturday) to a local book store called Book Harbor, where the collector would pick up every Marvel title he could get his hands on, carefully reading every book. He would then preserve each one in a polypropylene bag and backing board, standing vertically on the shelves of the many different bookcases in his house. He continued buying Marvels while in college from 1980 through 1984 but his collection really took off in 1985 after getting his degree in education and a steady paycheck as he was now able to afford all the back issues of titles he had always dreamed of getting. When CGC started operations in 2000, he began sending all his books in for certification. Almost every book came back a Near-Mint (9.4) or higher, with off-white to white page quality, a testament to the method in which he stored his prized comic books. He also started buying books from local dealers, mostly from Pedigree Comics, and he and Mr. Schmell became friends. He decided to sell the collection in June of 2021 and contacted Mr. Schmell. After some back and forth negotiations, a purchase price of $200,000 was agreed upon. The entire collection will be sold in separate Grand Auctions throughout 2022, each showcasing around 300 to 400 books. The collection will be listed alphabetically, with the superhero titles first, and will end with the monster/horror/fantasy titles (one of the best and highest graded parts of the collection) which he loved so much. If you have any questions or comments about the consignment process, any of the auction lots or about the Panhandle Collection in general, please contact Mr. Schmell at (561) 422-1120 (office) or (561) 596-9111 (cell) or at DougSchmell@pedigreecomics.com. For any financial related and consignment payment questions, please contact our CFO, Lisa Shapiro, at LisaJoy@pedigreecomics.com and for any technical related questions or concerns, please contact our Web Master at WebDesigner@pedigreecomics.com.
  5. Pedigree Comics' incredible, high grade Tower Lakes Collection Registry Sets auction ends tomorrow night, Wednesday March 9th beginning at 8:25 PM EST. The collection consists of 440 CGC certified comic books and magazines and is live right now in our March Grand Auction. The auction began on the night of Sunday, February 27th as a separate event on the Pedigree Comics website (www.PedigreeComics.com). The first lot (Amazing Spider-Man #16 9.4) ends at 8:25 PM and the last lot (Zulu #1 9.8 File Copy) ends at 11:30. There is no Buyers Premium on any of the lots in the auction and EVERY book has no reserve. Every book is CGC graded and the minimum bid is only $20 for this auction. You can view all the high grade comics in the Auction Listing right now (440 lots). Just go to the Pedigree Comics website and click on the Auction banner The Tower Lakes Collection comes out of the suburbs of Chicago and contains an incredible group of award-winning CGC Registry Sets, including what was the #2 Daredevil Complete registry set, the #3 Daredevil #1-#80 registry set, the #3 Daredevil #1-#157 registry set and the #3 Daredevil #1-#310, the #1 Gold Key registry set (held for over 11 years) and, most importantly, the #1 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles registry set (held for over 3 years)!! Actually, this incredible Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles set was by far the highest graded and most complete TMNT collection EVER put together by anyone since CGC's creation and is easily the best and highest graded TMNT collection ever offered at auction. In fact, the consignor was the first collector to own all 6 prints of the coveted Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 in 9.8!! Amazingly, there are close to 450 comic books and magazines in the collection and EVERY ONE has off-white to white or white pages (save for one in off-white)! Besides the Registry Set books, the collection contains 9.4 and higher copies of Amazing Spider-Man #16, Amazing Spider-Man #18, Amazing Spider-Man #129, Fantastic Four #39, Fantastic four #40, Giant-Size X-Men #1, Incredible Hulk #180, Incredible Hulk #181, Incredible Hulk #182, Iron Fist #14, Iron Man #55, Tales of Suspense #52, Tales of Suspense #57, X-Men #94 plus many new ultra high grade Dells. Again, EVERY book and magazine will be offered with no reserve amount. There are many great issues in the collection and most of these books have never been on the market or have not been in many, many years. This is the chance to upgrade your own registry sets with some of the absolute nicest Daredevils, Gold Keys, TMNT's and assorted Marvel keys ever offered for sale. This is the collector's story in his own words: "I grew up and resided in the NW suburbs of Chicago and my introduction to funny books was via my older brother. I think I was in 3rd grade - 3rd grade summer, when I started inquiring (pestering) about his various comic books. He had Groo, Archies, Batmans, G.I. Joes, Avengers and other 80s awesomeness. After a few days of probably a pretty solid barrage of annoying and dumb questions, he eventually (begrudgingly) placed a decent stack of comics into my paws. Within 2-3 weeks (He was 6 years older and was a really good football player) I finally sacked up and started going into his room to “borrow” his comics. After a few months of borrowing, a few months of my parents letting me put a couple in the cart at checkout in Jewel/Osco and then a few weeks of my brother letting me exchange the books he so graciously “lent” me for new titles…I had an epiphany of sorts. I realized that Groo, Snake Eyes, (obviously Storm Shadow too) and the Ninja Turtles were all so cool! But why were they so awesome I pondered? Then it hit me - they all used samurai swords!! I immediately informed my parents I must get/they must get me samurai swords. I guess my affinity for samurai swords never left me, nor did my love for TMNT. Because upon joining the CGC Boards in 2008, I began to meet some extremely friendly Turtle aficionados from the TMNT forums. They helped spark my childhood nostalgia for the 'Green Guys'. Through the friendships made with these gentlemen, over the next decade plus, my piecemeal collection began to grow and grow through the years. With the support of my amazing Wife and both my sons loving the advent of 2012 TMNT cartoon series, my TMNT comic collecting became a family affair. It was the most enjoyable time of my comic collecting life. I soon found myself achieving certain feats in my collection that I never actually sought out to achieve. it just started happening. It occurred to me, probably around when I had acquired all six prints of #1 in 9.8, that it was plausible to one day achieve a complete TMNT Registry set in all 9.8's. What the next owners of my beloved collection need to understand, is that all of these books that make up the #1 TMNT Registry set came into fruition only because of the fellow 'TMNT Boardies' I mentioned earlier. Without their knowledge, generosity and just overall kindness towards me and my collection, these books would never have been amassed into one collection. I’m forever grateful to them and their friendship and honored to have owned so many of these books. Thank-you gents, it’s been a privilege. As For my Daredevil sets, I just simply loved the character and could relate to his being blind and an underdog. I loved Wally Wood's artwork and Daredevil's origin. That first issue really struck a chord with me. One thing led to another and I became obsessed with putting together a NM or better complete Daredevil collection starting in 2007. Amazingly, EVERY Daredevil issue is in a second generation CGC label/holder and all (save for a few) have off-white to white pages. The consistency of this run will blow you away!" Here are the highlights of the Tower Lakes Collection being auctioned right now: *WORLD'S GREATEST AND #1 TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES CGC REGISTRY SET! This is the featured run of the auction, the world's #1 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles set in the CGC registry. The consignor of the Tower Lakes Collection was a Turtles fanatic and put together by far the nicest collection of TMNT and related titles EVER assembled. EVERY issue in the set is a 9.8 with white pages (save for two with off-white to white) and EVERY issue is the highest CGC certified copy (save for one). Here are the highlights: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1 9.8 (signed by Eastman and Laird) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1 9.8 (TMNT Video Game promotional) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1 9.8 (Second Printing) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1 9.8 (Third Printing) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1 9.8 (Fourth Printing) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1 9.8 (Fifth Printing) (CGC Signature SERIES) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1 9.8 (Sixth Printing) (CGC Signature SERIES) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 9.8 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3 9.8 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3 9.8 (Variant Cover) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 4 9.8 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 4 9.8 (Second Printing) (CGC Signature SERIES) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 4 9.8 (Second Printing) (MANUFACTURING ERROR) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 5 9.8 (Second Printing) (CGC Signature SERIES) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 6 9.8 (Second Printing) (CGC Signature SERIES) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 7 9.8 (Second Printing) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11 9.8 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 13 9.8 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 14 9.8 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 16 9.8 (CGC Signature SERIES) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 17 9.8 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 18 9.8 (Second Printing) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 28 9.8 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 32 9.8 (Second Printing) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 47 9.8 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles The Movie 1 9.8 Fugitoid 1 9.8 Raphael 1 9.8 (CGC Signature SERIES) Raphael 1 9.8 (Second Printing) (CGC Signature SERIES) *WORLD'S #2 DAREDEVIL COMPLETE CGC REGISTRY SET! This is one of the featured runs of the auction, what was the world's #2 Daredevil Complete set in the CGC registry. The consignor of the Tower Lakes Collection began collecting Daredevil issues back in 2007. Daredevil was his favorite Marvel character and he was drawn to the super-hero's handicap (blindness) and underdog status. He also was a big fan of Wally Wood's artwork. He became obsessed with putting together a certified Near-Mint (CGC graded 9.4) or higher run of Daredevil in white or off-white to white pages. The end result was one of the greatest collections of Daredevil ever assembled: a complete 9.4 and higher run between issue #1 and #169 in no less than off-white to white page quality (starting with one of the nicest known examples of Daredevil #1, a flawless 9.6 with off-white to white pages). It is easily the most consistent Daredevil run ever put together as EVERY issue is a 9.4 (save for a bunch in 9.6 and 9.8) in the second generation CGC holder/label (which lasted from the Summer of 2003 until the Summer of 2016) and with off-white to white pages (save for some with white). Here are the highlights: Daredevil 1 9.6 Daredevil 2 9.4 Daredevil 3 9.4 Daredevil 4 9.4 (Pacific Coast) Daredevil 5 9.4 Daredevil 7 9.4 Daredevil 11 9.6 Daredevil 12 9.4 (Rocky Mountain) Daredevil 16 9.4 Daredevil 19 9.4 (Pacific Coast) Daredevil 22 9.6 Daredevil 23 9.6 (Rocky Mountain) Daredevil 27 9.4 Daredevil 30 9.6 Daredevil 35 9.4 (Oakland) Daredevil 43 9.4 Daredevil 47 9.4 Daredevil 48 9.4 (Rocky Mountain) Daredevil 51 9.6 Daredevil 53 9.6 Daredevil 61 9.6 (Don and Maggie Thompson) Daredevil 63 9.6 Daredevil 71 9.6 Daredevil 77 9.4 Daredevil 84 9.6 (Don Rosa Collection) Daredevil 87 9.6 Daredevil 89 9.6 Daredevil 96 9.6 Daredevil 99 9.8 Daredevil 100 9.4 Daredevil 104 9.6 Daredevil 131 9.4 Daredevil 147 9.8 Daredevil 158 9.6 Daredevil 159 9.8 Daredevil 168 9.6 Daredevil Annual 1 9.6 *ULTRA HIGH GRADE GROUP OF SILVER AND BRONZE AGE MARVEL KEYS! The Tower Lakes collector loved his Marvels and sought out Near-Mint or higher examples of his favorite characters and issues. Featured in the auction is a fabulous group of over 30 Silver, Bronze and Copper Age high end Marvel keys and gems, all in 9.4 and higher. Here are the highlights: Amazing Spider-Man 16 9.4 Amazing Spider-Man 129 9.4 Amazing Spider-Man 194 9.4 Amazing Spider-Man 300 9.6 Eternals 1 9.8 Fantastic Four 39 9.4 (Curator) Fantastic Four 40 9.4 Giant-Size X-Men 1 9.4 Incredible Hulk 162 9.6 Incredible Hulk 180 9.4 Incredible Hulk 181 9.4 Incredible Hulk 182 9.8 Iron Fist 14 9.8 Iron Man 55 9.8 New Mutants 98 9.8 Savage She-Hulk 1 9.8 Tales of Suspense 52 9.4 Tales of Suspense 57 9.6 Thor 337 9.8 (CGC Signature SERIES) Transformers 1 9.8 X-Men 94 9.4 *WORLD'S #1 GOLD KEY CGC REGISTRY SET! This incredible set has been held by the Tower Lakes collector for over 11 years!! It contains mostly highest certified (and some single highest certified) copies of all #1 Gold Key issues from the 1960's and 1970's, almost 30 in total. These books are so scarce to find in high grade, especially in strict CGC 9.4 and higher. EVERY book in the set is a CGC graded 9.4 or higher and the majority of the books are actually 9.6 and higher. This is easily the nicest group of Gold Keys ever offered for sale. There are many file copies and pedigree copies to choose from. Here are the highlights: Atom Ant 1 9.4 Best of Donald Duck 1 9.4 Boris Karloff Tales of Mystery Story Digest 1 9.6 Bugs Bunny Winter Fun 1 9.6 (File Copy) Dark Shadows Story Digest 1 9.4 Doc Savage 1 9.6 (Bethlehem) Donald Duck Beach Party 1 9.6 Flintstones with Pebbles and Bamm Bamm 1 9.6 (File Copy) G-8 and His Battle Aces 1 9.6 (Boston) Hector Heathcote 1 9.8 King Kong 1 9.4 (File Copy) Lone Ranger Golden West 1 9.6 (File Copy) Mickey Mouse Album 1 9.4 Mickey Mouse Club 1 9.4 Secret Squirrel 1 9.6 (File Copy) Smokey the Bear 1 9.4 Space Ghost 1 9.6 (Curator) Tasmanian Devil and His Tasty Friends 1 9.4 Tom and Jerry Summer Fun 1 9.6 Turok, Son of Stone Giant 1 9.6 Uncle Scrooge and Donald Duck 1 9.6 Wart and the Wizard 1 9.6 Woody Woodpecker Christmas Parade 1 9.8 Yellow Submarine 1 9.4 If you have any questions or comments about the consignment process, any of the auction lots or about the Tower Lakes Registry Sets Collection in general, please contact Mr. Schmell at (561) 422-1120 (office) or (561) 596-9111 (cell) or at DougSchmell@pedigreecomics.com. For any financial related and consignment payment questions, please contact our CFO, Lisa Shapiro, at LisaJoy@pedigreecomics.com and for any technical related questions or concerns, please contact our Web Master at WebDesigner@pedigreecomics.com.
  6. Pedigree Comics' incredible, high grade Tower Lakes Collection Registry Sets auction ends tomorrow night, Wednesday March 9th beginning at 8:25 PM EST. The collection consists of 440 CGC certified comic books and magazines and is live right now in our March Grand Auction. The auction began on the night of Sunday, February 27th as a separate event on the Pedigree Comics website (www.PedigreeComics.com). The first lot (Amazing Spider-Man #16 9.4) ends at 8:25 PM and the last lot (Zulu #1 9.8 File Copy) ends at 11:30. There is no Buyers Premium on any of the lots in the auction and EVERY book has no reserve. Every book is CGC graded and the minimum bid is only $20 for this auction. You can view all the high grade comics in the Auction Listing right now (440 lots). Just go to the Pedigree Comics website and click on the Auction banner The Tower Lakes Collection comes out of the suburbs of Chicago and contains an incredible group of award-winning CGC Registry Sets, including what was the #2 Daredevil Complete registry set, the #3 Daredevil #1-#80 registry set, the #3 Daredevil #1-#157 registry set and the #3 Daredevil #1-#310, the #1 Gold Key registry set (held for over 11 years) and, most importantly, the #1 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles registry set (held for over 3 years)!! Actually, this incredible Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles set was by far the highest graded and most complete TMNT collection EVER put together by anyone since CGC's creation and is easily the best and highest graded TMNT collection ever offered at auction. In fact, the consignor was the first collector to own all 6 prints of the coveted Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 in 9.8!! Amazingly, there are close to 450 comic books and magazines in the collection and EVERY ONE has off-white to white or white pages (save for one in off-white)! Besides the Registry Set books, the collection contains 9.4 and higher copies of Amazing Spider-Man #16, Amazing Spider-Man #18, Amazing Spider-Man #129, Fantastic Four #39, Fantastic four #40, Giant-Size X-Men #1, Incredible Hulk #180, Incredible Hulk #181, Incredible Hulk #182, Iron Fist #14, Iron Man #55, Tales of Suspense #52, Tales of Suspense #57, X-Men #94 plus many new ultra high grade Dells. Again, EVERY book and magazine will be offered with no reserve amount. There are many great issues in the collection and most of these books have never been on the market or have not been in many, many years. This is the chance to upgrade your own registry sets with some of the absolute nicest Daredevils, Gold Keys, TMNT's and assorted Marvel keys ever offered for sale. This is the collector's story in his own words: "I grew up and resided in the NW suburbs of Chicago and my introduction to funny books was via my older brother. I think I was in 3rd grade - 3rd grade summer, when I started inquiring (pestering) about his various comic books. He had Groo, Archies, Batmans, G.I. Joes, Avengers and other 80s awesomeness. After a few days of probably a pretty solid barrage of annoying and dumb questions, he eventually (begrudgingly) placed a decent stack of comics into my paws. Within 2-3 weeks (He was 6 years older and was a really good football player) I finally sacked up and started going into his room to “borrow” his comics. After a few months of borrowing, a few months of my parents letting me put a couple in the cart at checkout in Jewel/Osco and then a few weeks of my brother letting me exchange the books he so graciously “lent” me for new titles…I had an epiphany of sorts. I realized that Groo, Snake Eyes, (obviously Storm Shadow too) and the Ninja Turtles were all so cool! But why were they so awesome I pondered? Then it hit me - they all used samurai swords!! I immediately informed my parents I must get/they must get me samurai swords. I guess my affinity for samurai swords never left me, nor did my love for TMNT. Because upon joining the CGC Boards in 2008, I began to meet some extremely friendly Turtle aficionados from the TMNT forums. They helped spark my childhood nostalgia for the 'Green Guys'. Through the friendships made with these gentlemen, over the next decade plus, my piecemeal collection began to grow and grow through the years. With the support of my amazing Wife and both my sons loving the advent of 2012 TMNT cartoon series, my TMNT comic collecting became a family affair. It was the most enjoyable time of my comic collecting life. I soon found myself achieving certain feats in my collection that I never actually sought out to achieve. it just started happening. It occurred to me, probably around when I had acquired all six prints of #1 in 9.8, that it was plausible to one day achieve a complete TMNT Registry set in all 9.8's. What the next owners of my beloved collection need to understand, is that all of these books that make up the #1 TMNT Registry set came into fruition only because of the fellow 'TMNT Boardies' I mentioned earlier. Without their knowledge, generosity and just overall kindness towards me and my collection, these books would never have been amassed into one collection. I’m forever grateful to them and their friendship and honored to have owned so many of these books. Thank-you gents, it’s been a privilege. As For my Daredevil sets, I just simply loved the character and could relate to his being blind and an underdog. I loved Wally Wood's artwork and Daredevil's origin. That first issue really struck a chord with me. One thing led to another and I became obsessed with putting together a NM or better complete Daredevil collection starting in 2007. Amazingly, EVERY Daredevil issue is in a second generation CGC label/holder and all (save for a few) have off-white to white pages. The consistency of this run will blow you away!" Here are the highlights of the Tower Lakes Collection being auctioned right now: *WORLD'S GREATEST AND #1 TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES CGC REGISTRY SET! This is the featured run of the auction, the world's #1 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles set in the CGC registry. The consignor of the Tower Lakes Collection was a Turtles fanatic and put together by far the nicest collection of TMNT and related titles EVER assembled. EVERY issue in the set is a 9.8 with white pages (save for two with off-white to white) and EVERY issue is the highest CGC certified copy (save for one). Here are the highlights: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1 9.8 (signed by Eastman and Laird) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1 9.8 (TMNT Video Game promotional) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1 9.8 (Second Printing) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1 9.8 (Third Printing) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1 9.8 (Fourth Printing) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1 9.8 (Fifth Printing) (CGC Signature SERIES) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1 9.8 (Sixth Printing) (CGC Signature SERIES) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 9.8 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3 9.8 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3 9.8 (Variant Cover) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 4 9.8 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 4 9.8 (Second Printing) (CGC Signature SERIES) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 4 9.8 (Second Printing) (MANUFACTURING ERROR) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 5 9.8 (Second Printing) (CGC Signature SERIES) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 6 9.8 (Second Printing) (CGC Signature SERIES) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 7 9.8 (Second Printing) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11 9.8 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 13 9.8 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 14 9.8 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 16 9.8 (CGC Signature SERIES) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 17 9.8 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 18 9.8 (Second Printing) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 28 9.8 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 32 9.8 (Second Printing) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 47 9.8 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles The Movie 1 9.8 Fugitoid 1 9.8 Raphael 1 9.8 (CGC Signature SERIES) Raphael 1 9.8 (Second Printing) (CGC Signature SERIES) *WORLD'S #2 DAREDEVIL COMPLETE CGC REGISTRY SET! This is one of the featured runs of the auction, what was the world's #2 Daredevil Complete set in the CGC registry. The consignor of the Tower Lakes Collection began collecting Daredevil issues back in 2007. Daredevil was his favorite Marvel character and he was drawn to the super-hero's handicap (blindness) and underdog status. He also was a big fan of Wally Wood's artwork. He became obsessed with putting together a certified Near-Mint (CGC graded 9.4) or higher run of Daredevil in white or off-white to white pages. The end result was one of the greatest collections of Daredevil ever assembled: a complete 9.4 and higher run between issue #1 and #169 in no less than off-white to white page quality (starting with one of the nicest known examples of Daredevil #1, a flawless 9.6 with off-white to white pages). It is easily the most consistent Daredevil run ever put together as EVERY issue is a 9.4 (save for a bunch in 9.6 and 9.8) in the second generation CGC holder/label (which lasted from the Summer of 2003 until the Summer of 2016) and with off-white to white pages (save for some with white). Here are the highlights: Daredevil 1 9.6 Daredevil 2 9.4 Daredevil 3 9.4 Daredevil 4 9.4 (Pacific Coast) Daredevil 5 9.4 Daredevil 7 9.4 Daredevil 11 9.6 Daredevil 12 9.4 (Rocky Mountain) Daredevil 16 9.4 Daredevil 19 9.4 (Pacific Coast) Daredevil 22 9.6 Daredevil 23 9.6 (Rocky Mountain) Daredevil 27 9.4 Daredevil 30 9.6 Daredevil 35 9.4 (Oakland) Daredevil 43 9.4 Daredevil 47 9.4 Daredevil 48 9.4 (Rocky Mountain) Daredevil 51 9.6 Daredevil 53 9.6 Daredevil 61 9.6 (Don and Maggie Thompson) Daredevil 63 9.6 Daredevil 71 9.6 Daredevil 77 9.4 Daredevil 84 9.6 (Don Rosa Collection) Daredevil 87 9.6 Daredevil 89 9.6 Daredevil 96 9.6 Daredevil 99 9.8 Daredevil 100 9.4 Daredevil 104 9.6 Daredevil 131 9.4 Daredevil 147 9.8 Daredevil 158 9.6 Daredevil 159 9.8 Daredevil 168 9.6 Daredevil Annual 1 9.6 *ULTRA HIGH GRADE GROUP OF SILVER AND BRONZE AGE MARVEL KEYS! The Tower Lakes collector loved his Marvels and sought out Near-Mint or higher examples of his favorite characters and issues. Featured in the auction is a fabulous group of over 30 Silver, Bronze and Copper Age high end Marvel keys and gems, all in 9.4 and higher. Here are the highlights: Amazing Spider-Man 16 9.4 Amazing Spider-Man 129 9.4 Amazing Spider-Man 194 9.4 Amazing Spider-Man 300 9.6 Eternals 1 9.8 Fantastic Four 39 9.4 (Curator) Fantastic Four 40 9.4 Giant-Size X-Men 1 9.4 Incredible Hulk 162 9.6 Incredible Hulk 180 9.4 Incredible Hulk 181 9.4 Incredible Hulk 182 9.8 Iron Fist 14 9.8 Iron Man 55 9.8 New Mutants 98 9.8 Savage She-Hulk 1 9.8 Tales of Suspense 52 9.4 Tales of Suspense 57 9.6 Thor 337 9.8 (CGC Signature SERIES) Transformers 1 9.8 X-Men 94 9.4 *WORLD'S #1 GOLD KEY CGC REGISTRY SET! This incredible set has been held by the Tower Lakes collector for over 11 years!! It contains mostly highest certified (and some single highest certified) copies of all #1 Gold Key issues from the 1960's and 1970's, almost 30 in total. These books are so scarce to find in high grade, especially in strict CGC 9.4 and higher. EVERY book in the set is a CGC graded 9.4 or higher and the majority of the books are actually 9.6 and higher. This is easily the nicest group of Gold Keys ever offered for sale. There are many file copies and pedigree copies to choose from. Here are the highlights: Atom Ant 1 9.4 Best of Donald Duck 1 9.4 Boris Karloff Tales of Mystery Story Digest 1 9.6 Bugs Bunny Winter Fun 1 9.6 (File Copy) Dark Shadows Story Digest 1 9.4 Doc Savage 1 9.6 (Bethlehem) Donald Duck Beach Party 1 9.6 Flintstones with Pebbles and Bamm Bamm 1 9.6 (File Copy) G-8 and His Battle Aces 1 9.6 (Boston) Hector Heathcote 1 9.8 King Kong 1 9.4 (File Copy) Lone Ranger Golden West 1 9.6 (File Copy) Mickey Mouse Album 1 9.4 Mickey Mouse Club 1 9.4 Secret Squirrel 1 9.6 (File Copy) Smokey the Bear 1 9.4 Space Ghost 1 9.6 (Curator) Tasmanian Devil and His Tasty Friends 1 9.4 Tom and Jerry Summer Fun 1 9.6 Turok, Son of Stone Giant 1 9.6 Uncle Scrooge and Donald Duck 1 9.6 Wart and the Wizard 1 9.6 Woody Woodpecker Christmas Parade 1 9.8 Yellow Submarine 1 9.4 If you have any questions or comments about the consignment process, any of the auction lots or about the Tower Lakes Registry Sets Collection in general, please contact Mr. Schmell at (561) 422-1120 (office) or (561) 596-9111 (cell) or at DougSchmell@pedigreecomics.com. For any financial related and consignment payment questions, please contact our CFO, Lisa Shapiro, at LisaJoy@pedigreecomics.com and for any technical related questions or concerns, please contact our Web Master at WebDesigner@pedigreecomics.com.
  7. Pedigree Comics' CEO and President, Doug Schmell, recently received on consignment the remaining books and magazines from the ultra high grade Tower Lakes Collection, approximately 450 CGC certified comic books and magazines, and the entire collection is live right now in our March Grand Auction. The auction began on the night of Sunday, February 27th and lasts for ten (10) days until the night of Wednesday, March 9th as a separate event on the Pedigree Comics website (www.PedigreeComics.com). The first lot (Amazing Spider-Man #16 9.4) ends at 8:25 PM and the last lot (Zulu #1 9.8 File Copy) ends at 11:30. There is no Buyers Premium on any of the lots in the auction and EVERY book has no reserve. Every book is CGC graded and the minimum bid is only $20 for this auction. You can view all the high grade comics in the Auction Listing right now (just under 450 lots). Just go to the Pedigree Comics website and click on the Auction banner The Tower Lakes Collection comes out of the suburbs of Chicago and contains an incredible group of award-winning CGC Registry Sets, including what was the #2 Daredevil Complete registry set, the #3 Daredevil #1-#80 registry set, the #3 Daredevil #1-#157 registry set and the #3 Daredevil #1-#310, the #1 Gold Key registry set (held for over 11 years) and, most importantly, the #1 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles registry set (held for over 3 years)!! Actually, this incredible Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles set was by far the highest graded and most complete TMNT collection EVER put together by anyone since CGC's creation and is easily the best and highest graded TMNT collection ever offered at auction. In fact, the consignor was the first collector to own all 6 prints of the coveted Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 in 9.8!! Amazingly, there are close to 450 comic books and magazines in the collection and EVERY ONE has off-white to white or white pages (save for one in off-white)! Besides the Registry Set books, the collection contains 9.4 and higher copies of Amazing Spider-Man #16, Amazing Spider-Man #18, Amazing Spider-Man #129, Fantastic Four #39, Fantastic four #40, Giant-Size X-Men #1, Incredible Hulk #180, Incredible Hulk #181, Incredible Hulk #182, Iron Fist #14, Iron Man #55, Tales of Suspense #52, Tales of Suspense #57, X-Men #94 plus many new ultra high grade Dells. Again, EVERY book and magazine will be offered with no reserve amount. There are many great issues in the collection and most of these books have never been on the market or have not been in many, many years. This is the chance to upgrade your own registry sets with some of the absolute nicest Daredevils, Gold Keys, TMNT's and assorted Marvel keys ever offered for sale. This is the collector's story in his own words: "I grew up and resided in the NW suburbs of Chicago and my introduction to funny books was via my older brother. I think I was in 3rd grade - 3rd grade summer, when I started inquiring (pestering) about his various comic books. He had Groo, Archies, Batmans, G.I. Joes, Avengers and other 80s awesomeness. After a few days of probably a pretty solid barrage of annoying and dumb questions, he eventually (begrudgingly) placed a decent stack of comics into my paws. Within 2-3 weeks (He was 6 years older and was a really good football player) I finally sacked up and started going into his room to “borrow” his comics. After a few months of borrowing, a few months of my parents letting me put a couple in the cart at checkout in Jewel/Osco and then a few weeks of my brother letting me exchange the books he so graciously “lent” me for new titles…I had an epiphany of sorts. I realized that Groo, Snake Eyes, (obviously Storm Shadow too) and the Ninja Turtles were all so cool! But why were they so awesome I pondered? Then it hit me - they all used samurai swords!! I immediately informed my parents I must get/they must get me samurai swords. I guess my affinity for samurai swords never left me, nor did my love for TMNT. Because upon joining the CGC Boards in 2008, I began to meet some extremely friendly Turtle aficionados from the TMNT forums. They helped spark my childhood nostalgia for the 'Green Guys'. Through the friendships made with these gentlemen, over the next decade plus, my piecemeal collection began to grow and grow through the years. With the support of my amazing Wife and both my sons loving the advent of 2012 TMNT cartoon series, my TMNT comic collecting became a family affair. It was the most enjoyable time of my comic collecting life. I soon found myself achieving certain feats in my collection that I never actually sought out to achieve. it just started happening. It occurred to me, probably around when I had acquired all six prints of #1 in 9.8, that it was plausible to one day achieve a complete TMNT Registry set in all 9.8's. What the next owners of my beloved collection need to understand, is that all of these books that make up the #1 TMNT Registry set came into fruition only because of the fellow 'TMNT Boardies' I mentioned earlier. Without their knowledge, generosity and just overall kindness towards me and my collection, these books would never have been amassed into one collection. I’m forever grateful to them and their friendship and honored to have owned so many of these books. Thank-you gents, it’s been a privilege. As For my Daredevil sets, I just simply loved the character and could relate to his being blind and an underdog. I loved Wally Wood's artwork and Daredevil's origin. That first issue really struck a chord with me. One thing led to another and I became obsessed with putting together a NM or better complete Daredevil collection starting in 2007. Amazingly, EVERY Daredevil issue is in a second generation CGC label/holder and all (save for a few) have off-white to white pages. The consistency of this run will blow you away!" Here are the highlights of the Tower Lakes Collection being auctioned right now: *WORLD'S GREATEST AND #1 TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES CGC REGISTRY SET! This is the featured run of the auction, the world's #1 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles set in the CGC registry. The consignor of the Tower Lakes Collection was a Turtles fanatic and put together by far the nicest collection of TMNT and related titles EVER assembled. EVERY issue in the set is a 9.8 with white pages (save for two with off-white to white) and EVERY issue is the highest CGC certified copy (save for one). Here are the highlights: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1 9.8 (signed by Eastman and Laird) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1 9.8 (TMNT Video Game promotional) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1 9.8 (Second Printing) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1 9.8 (Third Printing) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1 9.8 (Fourth Printing) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1 9.8 (Fifth Printing) (CGC Signature SERIES) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1 9.8 (Sixth Printing) (CGC Signature SERIES) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 9.8 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3 9.8 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3 9.8 (Variant Cover) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 4 9.8 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 4 9.8 (Second Printing) (CGC Signature SERIES) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 4 9.8 (Second Printing) (MANUFACTURING ERROR) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 5 9.8 (Second Printing) (CGC Signature SERIES) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 6 9.8 (Second Printing) (CGC Signature SERIES) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 7 9.8 (Second Printing) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11 9.8 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 13 9.8 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 14 9.8 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 16 9.8 (CGC Signature SERIES) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 17 9.8 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 18 9.8 (Second Printing) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 28 9.8 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 32 9.8 (Second Printing) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 47 9.8 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles The Movie 1 9.8 Fugitoid 1 9.8 Raphael 1 9.8 (CGC Signature SERIES) Raphael 1 9.8 (Second Printing) (CGC Signature SERIES) *WORLD'S #2 DAREDEVIL COMPLETE CGC REGISTRY SET! This is one of the featured runs of the auction, what was the world's #2 Daredevil Complete set in the CGC registry. The consignor of the Tower Lakes Collection began collecting Daredevil issues back in 2007. Daredevil was his favorite Marvel character and he was drawn to the super-hero's handicap (blindness) and underdog status. He also was a big fan of Wally Wood's artwork. He became obsessed with putting together a certified Near-Mint (CGC graded 9.4) or higher run of Daredevil in white or off-white to white pages. The end result was one of the greatest collections of Daredevil ever assembled: a complete 9.4 and higher run between issue #1 and #169 in no less than off-white to white page quality (starting with one of the nicest known examples of Daredevil #1, a flawless 9.6 with off-white to white pages). It is easily the most consistent Daredevil run ever put together as EVERY issue is a 9.4 (save for a bunch in 9.6 and 9.8) in the second generation CGC holder/label (which lasted from the Summer of 2003 until the Summer of 2016) and with off-white to white pages (save for some with white). Here are the highlights: Daredevil 1 9.6 Daredevil 2 9.4 Daredevil 3 9.4 Daredevil 4 9.4 (Pacific Coast) Daredevil 5 9.4 Daredevil 7 9.4 Daredevil 11 9.6 Daredevil 12 9.4 (Rocky Mountain) Daredevil 16 9.4 Daredevil 19 9.4 (Pacific Coast) Daredevil 22 9.6 Daredevil 23 9.6 (Rocky Mountain) Daredevil 27 9.4 Daredevil 30 9.6 Daredevil 35 9.4 (Oakland) Daredevil 43 9.4 Daredevil 47 9.4 Daredevil 48 9.4 (Rocky Mountain) Daredevil 51 9.6 Daredevil 53 9.6 Daredevil 61 9.6 (Don and Maggie Thompson) Daredevil 63 9.6 Daredevil 71 9.6 Daredevil 77 9.4 Daredevil 84 9.6 (Don Rosa Collection) Daredevil 87 9.6 Daredevil 89 9.6 Daredevil 96 9.6 Daredevil 99 9.8 Daredevil 100 9.4 Daredevil 104 9.6 Daredevil 131 9.4 Daredevil 147 9.8 Daredevil 158 9.6 Daredevil 159 9.8 Daredevil 168 9.6 Daredevil Annual 1 9.6 *ULTRA HIGH GRADE GROUP OF SILVER AND BRONZE AGE MARVEL KEYS! The Tower Lakes collector loved his Marvels and sought out Near-Mint or higher examples of his favorite characters and issues. Featured in the auction is a fabulous group of over 30 Silver, Bronze and Copper Age high end Marvel keys and gems, all in 9.4 and higher. Here are the highlights: Amazing Spider-Man 16 9.4 Amazing Spider-Man 129 9.4 Amazing Spider-Man 194 9.4 Amazing Spider-Man 300 9.6 Eternals 1 9.8 Fantastic Four 39 9.4 (Curator) Fantastic Four 40 9.4 Giant-Size X-Men 1 9.4 Incredible Hulk 162 9.6 Incredible Hulk 180 9.4 Incredible Hulk 181 9.4 Incredible Hulk 182 9.8 Iron Fist 14 9.8 Iron Man 55 9.8 New Mutants 98 9.8 Savage She-Hulk 1 9.8 Tales of Suspense 52 9.4 Tales of Suspense 57 9.6 Thor 337 9.8 (CGC Signature SERIES) Transformers 1 9.8 X-Men 94 9.4 *WORLD'S #1 GOLD KEY CGC REGISTRY SET! This incredible set has been held by the Tower Lakes collector for over 11 years!! It contains mostly highest certified (and some single highest certified) copies of all #1 Gold Key issues from the 1960's and 1970's, almost 30 in total. These books are so scarce to find in high grade, especially in strict CGC 9.4 and higher. EVERY book in the set is a CGC graded 9.4 or higher and the majority of the books are actually 9.6 and higher. This is easily the nicest group of Gold Keys ever offered for sale. There are many file copies and pedigree copies to choose from. Here are the highlights: Atom Ant 1 9.4 Best of Donald Duck 1 9.4 Boris Karloff Tales of Mystery Story Digest 1 9.6 Bugs Bunny Winter Fun 1 9.6 (File Copy) Dark Shadows Story Digest 1 9.4 Doc Savage 1 9.6 (Bethlehem) Donald Duck Beach Party 1 9.6 Flintstones with Pebbles and Bamm Bamm 1 9.6 (File Copy) G-8 and His Battle Aces 1 9.6 (Boston) Hector Heathcote 1 9.8 King Kong 1 9.4 (File Copy) Lone Ranger Golden West 1 9.6 (File Copy) Mickey Mouse Album 1 9.4 Mickey Mouse Club 1 9.4 Secret Squirrel 1 9.6 (File Copy) Smokey the Bear 1 9.4 Space Ghost 1 9.6 (Curator) Tasmanian Devil and His Tasty Friends 1 9.4 Tom and Jerry Summer Fun 1 9.6 Turok, Son of Stone Giant 1 9.6 Uncle Scrooge and Donald Duck 1 9.6 Wart and the Wizard 1 9.6 Woody Woodpecker Christmas Parade 1 9.8 Yellow Submarine 1 9.4 If you have any questions or comments about the consignment process, any of the auction lots or about the Tower Lakes Registry Sets Collection in general, please contact Mr. Schmell at (561) 422-1120 (office) or (561) 596-9111 (cell) or at DougSchmell@pedigreecomics.com. For any financial related and consignment payment questions, please contact our CFO, Lisa Shapiro, at LisaJoy@pedigreecomics.com and for any technical related questions or concerns, please contact our Web Master at WebDesigner@pedigreecomics.com.
  8. Attention All Turtles Fans! Pedigree Comics' CEO and President, Doug Schmell, recently received on consignment the remaining books and magazines from the ultra high grade Tower Lakes Collection, approximately 450 CGC certified comic books and magazines, and the collection will be featured in his company's upcoming Grand Auction. The auction is scheduled to begin in just a few days, on the night of Sunday, February 27th and last for ten (10) days until the night of Wednesday, March 9th as a separate event on the Pedigree Comics website (www.PedigreeComics.com). There is no Buyers Premium on any of the lots in the auction and EVERY book will be listed with no reserve. Every book is CGC graded and the minimum bid is only $20 for this auction. You can view the high grade comics in the Auction Preview right now (over 400 lots). Just go to the Pedigree Comics website and click on the Auction banner. The Tower Lakes Collection comes out of the suburbs of Chicago and contains an incredible group of award-winning CGC Registry Sets, including what was the #2 Daredevil Complete registry set, the #3 Daredevil #1-#80 registry set, the #3 Daredevil #1-#157 registry set and the #3 Daredevil #1-#310, the #1 Gold Key registry set (held for over 11 years) and, most importantly, the #1 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles registry set (held for over 3 years)!! Actually, this incredible Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles set was by far the highest graded and most complete TMNT collection EVER put together by anyone since CGC's creation and is easily the best and highest graded TMNT collection ever offered at auction. In fact, the consignor was the first collector to own all 6 prints of the coveted Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 in 9.8!! Amazingly, there are close to 450 comic books and magazines in the collection and EVERY ONE has off-white to white or white pages (save for one in off-white)! Besides the Registry Set books, the collection contains 9.4 and higher copies of Amazing Spider-Man #16, Amazing Spider-Man #18, Amazing Spider-Man #129, Fantastic Four #39, Fantastic four #40, Giant-Size X-Men #1, Incredible Hulk #180, Incredible Hulk #181, Incredible Hulk #182, Iron Fist #14, Iron Man #55, Tales of Suspense #52, Tales of Suspense #57, X-Men #94 plus many new ultra high grade Dells. The focus of this article is the featured run of the auction, the world's #1 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles set in the CGC registry. The consignor of the Tower Lakes Collection was a Turtles fanatic and put together by far the nicest collection of TMNT and related titles EVER assembled. EVERY issue in the set is a 9.8 with white pages (save for two with off-white to white) and EVERY issue is the highest CGC certified copy (save for one). Here is his story in his own words: "When I was a kid and began collecting comic books, I realized that Groo, Snake Eyes, (obviously Storm Shadow too) and the Ninja Turtles were all so cool! But why were they so awesome I pondered? Then it hit me - they all used samurai swords!! I immediately informed my parents I must get/they must get me samurai swords. I guess my affinity for samurai swords never left me, nor did my love for TMNT. Because upon joining the CGC Boards in 2008, I began to meet some extremely friendly Turtle aficionados from the TMNT forums. They helped spark my childhood nostalgia for the 'Green Guys'. Through the friendships made with these gentlemen, over the next decade plus, my piecemeal collection began to grow and grow through the years. With the support of my amazing wife and both my sons loving the advent of 2012 TMNT cartoon series, my TMNT comic collecting became a family affair. It was the most enjoyable time of my comic collecting life. I soon found myself achieving certain feats in my collection that I never actually sought out to achieve. It just started happening. It occurred to me, probably around when I had acquired all six prints of #1 in 9.8, that it was plausible to one day achieve a complete TMNT run (issues #1-#62 plus all the reprints) in 9.8. And that is exactly what I did. But I went even further, putting together all 90 issues of the registry set in an unheard of 9.8, including many CGC Signature Series copies. What the next owners of my beloved collection need to understand is that all of these books that make up the #1 TMNT Registry set came into fruition only because of the fellow TMNT 'Boardies' I mentioned earlier. Without their knowledge, generosity and just overall kindness towards me and my collection, these books would never have been amassed into one collection. I’m forever grateful to them and their friendship and honored to have owned so many of these books. Thank you, gents, it’s been a privilege". This is the chance to upgrade your own TMNT registry sets and collection with some of the absolute nicest Turtles books ever offered for sale. Here are some of the highlights: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1 9.8 (signed by Eastman and Laird) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1 9.8 (TMNT Video Game promotional) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1 9.8 (Second Printing) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1 9.8 (Third Printing) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1 9.8 (Fourth Printing) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1 9.8 (Fifth Printing) (CGC Signature SERIES) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1 9.8 (Sixth Printing) (CGC Signature SERIES) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 9.8 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3 9.8 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3 9.8 (Variant Cover) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 4 9.8 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 4 9.8 (Second Printing) (CGC Signature SERIES) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 4 9.8 (Second Printing) (MANUFACTURING ERROR) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 5 9.8 (Second Printing) (CGC Signature SERIES) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 6 9.8 (Second Printing) (CGC Signature SERIES) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 7 9.8 (Second Printing) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11 9.8 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 13 9.8 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 14 9.8 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 16 9.8 (CGC Signature SERIES) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 17 9.8 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 18 9.8 (Second Printing) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 28 9.8 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 32 9.8 (Second Printing) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 47 9.8 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles The Movie 1 9.8 Fugitoid 1 9.8 Raphael 1 9.8 (CGC Signature SERIES) Raphael 1 9.8 (Second Printing) (CGC Signature SERIES) If you have any questions or comments about the consignment process, any of the auction lots or about the Tower Lakes Registry Sets Collection in general, please contact Mr. Schmell at (561) 422-1120 (office) or (561) 596-9111 (cell) or at DougSchmell@pedigreecomics.com. For any financial related and consignment payment questions, please contact our CFO, Lisa Shapiro, at LisaJoy@pedigreecomics.com and for any technical related questions or concerns, please contact our Web Master at WebDesigner@pedigreecomics.com.
  9. MAJOR NEWS FOR DAREDEIL COLLECTORS!! Pedigree Comics' CEO and President, Doug Schmell, recently received on consignment the remaining books and magazines from the ultra high grade Tower Lakes Collection, approximately 450 CGC certified comic books and magazines, and the collection will be featured in his company's upcoming Grand Auction. The auction is scheduled to begin in just over one (1) week, on the night of Sunday, February 27th and last for ten (10) days until the night of Wednesday, March 9th as a separate event on the Pedigree Comics website (www.PedigreeComics.com). There is no Buyers Premium on any of the lots in the auction and EVERY book will be listed with no reserve. Every book is CGC graded and the minimum bid is only $20 for this auction. You can view the high grade comics in the Auction Preview right now (over 400 lots). Just go to the Pedigree Comics website and click on the Auction banner. The Tower Lakes Collection comes out of the suburbs of Chicago and contains an incredible group of award-winning CGC Registry Sets, including what was the #2 Daredevil Complete registry set, the #3 Daredevil #1-#80 registry set, the #3 Daredevil #1-#157 registry set and the #3 Daredevil #1-#310, the #1 Gold Key registry set (held for over 11 years) and, most importantly, the #1 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles registry set (held for over 3 years)!! Actually, this incredible Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles set was by far the highest graded and most complete TMNT collection EVER put together by anyone since CGC's creation and is easily the best and highest graded TMNT collection ever offered at auction. In fact, the consignor was the first collector to own all 6 prints of the coveted Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 in 9.8!! Amazingly, there are close to 450 comic books and magazines in the collection and EVERY ONE has off-white to white or white pages (save for one in off-white)! Besides the Registry Set books, the collection contains 9.4 and higher copies of Amazing Spider-Man #16, Amazing Spider-Man #18, Amazing Spider-Man #129, Fantastic Four #39, Fantastic four #40, Giant-Size X-Men #1, Incredible Hulk #180, Incredible Hulk #181, Incredible Hulk #182, Iron Fist #14, Iron Man #55, Tales of Suspense #52, Tales of Suspense #57, X-Men #94 plus many new ultra high grade Dells. The focus of this article is one of the featured runs of the auction, what was the world's #2 Daredevil Complete set in the CGC registry. The consignor of the Tower Lakes Collection began collecting Daredevil issues back in 2007. Daredevil was his favorite Marvel character and he was drawn to the super-hero's handicap (blindness) and underdog status. He also was a big fan of Wally Wood's artwork. He became obsessed with putting together a certified Near-Mint (CGC graded 9.4) or higher run of Daredevil in white or off-white to white pages. The end result was one of the greatest collections of Daredevil ever assembled: a complete 9.4 and higher run between issue #1 and #169 in no less than off-white to white page quality (starting with one of the nicest known examples of Daredevil #1, a flawless 9.6 with off-white to white pages). It is easily the most consistent Daredevil run ever put together as EVERY issue is a 9.4 (save for a bunch in 9.6 and 9.8) in the second generation CGC holder/label (which lasted from the Summer of 2003 until the Summer of 2016) and with off-white to white pages (save for some with white). This is the chance to upgrade your own Daredevil registry sets and collection with some of the absolute nicest Daredevils ever offered for sale. Here are some of the highlights: Daredevil 1 9.6 Daredevil 2 9.4 Daredevil 3 9.4 Daredevil 4 9.4 (Pacific Coast) Daredevil 5 9.4 Daredevil 7 9.4 Daredevil 11 9.6 Daredevil 12 9.4 (Rocky Mountain) Daredevil 16 9.4 Daredevil 19 9.4 (Pacific Coast) Daredevil 22 9.6 Daredevil 23 9.6 (Rocky Mountain) Daredevil 27 9.4 Daredevil 30 9.6 Daredevil 35 9.4 (Oakland) Daredevil 43 9.4 Daredevil 47 9.4 Daredevil 48 9.4 (Rocky Mountain) Daredevil 51 9.6 Daredevil 53 9.6 Daredevil 61 9.6 (Don and Maggie Thompson) Daredevil 63 9.6 Daredevil 71 9.6 Daredevil 77 9.4 Daredevil 84 9.6 (Don Rosa Collection) Daredevil 87 9.6 Daredevil 89 9.6 Daredevil 96 9.6 Daredevil 99 9.8 Daredevil 100 9.4 Daredevil 104 9.6 Daredevil 131 9.4 Daredevil 147 9.8 Daredevil 158 9.6 Daredevil 159 9.8 Daredevil 168 9.6 Please check the website and the Latest News section over the next couple of weeks for all the details and new listings in the auction. If you have high grade CGC certified comic books to sell or consign, do yourself a favor and contact Mr. Schmell. Please go to the site (www.PedigreeComics.com)and read the following for all consignment information or contact him directly at (561) 422-1120 or (561) 596-911 or by email at DougSchmell@pedigreecomics.com. We are still accepting consignments for the High Grade Tower Lakes Registry Sets Auction and will continue to accept new books until the night of Sunday, February 27th. The sooner you consign your books the more exposure they will receive. We aggressively promote and advertise each auction and send periodic newsletters to all of our over 25,000 customers announcing the auction items. We also offer generous cash advances for quality consignments so check the site for consignment instructions and get your books in now. Mr. Schmell invites you to take advantage of Pedigree’s many outstanding services. Consignors maximize their profits selling in the Grand Auction, more so than on any other auction site or auction house. We do not charge a buyers’ premium, an amount that most bidders take into consideration when bidding in other sites (the bidders simply deduct the buyers’ premium amount, usually 20% of the winning price, from their final bid, meaning less $$ to the consignor and more to the auction site). The higher the value of your book(s) that sell in a Grand Auction, the more $$ you take home under Pedigree Comics’ Climbing Scale as follows: A Climbing Scale is in effect for consigned comics with a winning bid as follows: 10% Commission for any consigned item that sells up to $10,000 (Consignor’s Proceeds = $90% of the final bid price); 9% Commission for any consigned item that sells over $10,000 and up to $25,000 (Consignor’s Proceeds = $91% of the final bid price); 8% Commission for any consigned item that sells over $25,000 and up to $50,000 (Consignor’s Proceeds = $92% of the final bid price); 6% Commission for any consigned item that sells over $50,000 and up to $100,000 (Consignor’s Proceeds = $94% of the final bid price); 5% Commission for any consigned item that sells over $100,000 (Consignor’s Proceeds = $95% of the final bid price). We consistently set new sales records for Golden Age, Silver Age and Bronze Age comic books in each of our bi-monthly auctions and we do not saturate the market with the same material each month. We also specialize and feature quality consignments, CGC registry sets and collections in their own exclusive auction, something that other auction houses simply can not do. Grand Auctions are unique and exciting, with brand new CGC certified and diversified, highest quality material in each event. Why take home less $$ and settle for less by consigning with someone else? There are three easy ways to consign your books to our upcoming Tower Lakes Registry Sets Auction. The only criteria is that the books must be CGC graded and worth no less than $20.00. If you have high grade raw books that you want to have certified and sold in the March auction or a future Grand Auction, you can utilize our Raw To Riches Consignment Service, in which we will have your books certified under our account and will lay out all the CGC grading fees in advance for you (refer to the website and our Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide advertisement for all the details of the Raw to Riches Consignment Service). Here is how to consign: 1. Ship your books to our offices in Wellington, Florida. We will inventory, scan and upload each book into the Grand Auction listing. The items will be listed under your personal account and you will receive email notification at the conclusion of the auction with a list of every consigned book that sold along with the winning bid made. 2. Email the scans of the books you wish to consign directly to us at DougSchmell@pedigreecomics.com. We will format and upload each scan onto our server and then put each book into the Grand Auction listing. Please use a .jpeg format with the resolution set at 72 and the pixel width at no more than 1200 for optimal clarity. If you do not have a scanner you can use a digital camera. 3. You can upload your own scans, item information, book descriptions and reserve amounts, if any, by utilizing our Automated Consignment System. Just register onto the site (www.PedigreeComics.com) and login, click the “Customer Page” tab under “Your Account” and then click “Consignments” (under the “Auctions” heading). You will then be able to enter the Pedigree Comics Consignment Management System and list your own CGC certified books. We will receive an email once you have uploaded the scan and book information for each individual item into the system and we will then review the information imparted for accuracy. The item(s) will then be added to the Grand Auction listing to be bid on. You will be amazed how simple it is to use the Automated Consignment System. If you have any questions or comments about the consignment process, any of the auction lots or about the Tower Lakes Registry Sets Auction in general, please contact Mr. Schmell at (561) 422-1120 (office) or (561) 596-9111 (cell) or at DougSchmell@pedigreecomics.com. For any financial related and consignment payment questions, please contact our CFO, Lisa Shapiro, at LisaJoy@pedigreecomics.com and for any technical related questions or concerns, please contact our Web Master at WebDesigner@pedigecomics.com.
  10. Registry Set News!! Pedigree Comics' CEO and President, Doug Schmell, recently received on consignment the remaining books and magazines from the ultra high grade Tower Lakes Collection, over 400 CGC certified comic books and magazines, and the collection will be featured in our upcoming March Grand Auction. The auction is scheduled to begin in just over two (2) weeks, on the night of Sunday, February 27th and last for ten (10) days until the night of Wednesday, March 9th as a separate event on the Pedigree Comics website (www.PedigreeComics.com). There is no Buyers Premium on any of the lots in the auction and EVERY book will be listed with no reserve. Every book is CGC graded and the minimum bid is only $20 for this auction. You can view the high grade comics in the Auction Preview right now (over 300 lots). Just go to the Pedigree Comics website and click on the Auction banner. The Tower Lakes Collection comes out of the suburbs of Chicago and contains an incredible group of award-winning CGC Registry Sets, including what was the #2 Daredevil Complete registry set, the #3 Daredevil #1-#80 registry set, the #3 Daredevil #1-#157 registry set and the #3 Daredevil #1-#310 registry set. Alsoincluded is the #1 Gold Key registry set (held for over 11 years) and, most importantly, the #1 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles registry set (held for over 3 years)!! Actually, this incredible Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles set was by far the highest graded and most complete TMNT collection EVER put together by anyone since CGC's creation and is easily the best and highest graded TMNT collection ever offered at auction. In fact, the consignor was the first collector to own all 6 prints of the coveted Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 in 9.8!! Amazingly, there are close to 430 comic books and magazines in the collection and EVERY ONE has off-white to white or white pages (save for one in off-white)! Besides the Registry Set books, the collection contains 9.4 and higher copies of Amazing Spider-Man #16, Amazing Spider-Man #18, Amazing Spider-Man #129, Fantastic Four #39, Fantastic four #40, Giant-Size X-Men #1, Incredible Hulk #180, Incredible Hulk #181, Incredible Hulk #182, Tales of Suspense #52, Tales of Suspense #57, X-Men #94 plus many new ultra high grade Dells. Again, EVERY book and magazine will be offered with no reserve amount. There are many great issues in the collection and most of these books have never been on the market or have not been in many, many years. This is the chance to upgrade your own registry sets with some of the absolute nicest Daredevils, Gold Keys, TMNT's and assorted Marvel keys ever offered for sale. This is the collector's story in his own words: "I grew up and resided in the Northwest suburbs of Chicago and my introduction to funny books was via my older brother. I think I was in 3rd grade - 3rd grade summer, when I started inquiring (pestering) about his various comic books. He had Groo, Archies, Batmans, G.I. Joes, Avengers and other 80s awesomeness. After a few days of probably a pretty solid barrage of annoying and dumb questions, he eventually (begrudgingly) placed a decent stack of comics into my paws. Within 2-3 weeks (He was 6 years older and was a really good football player) I finally sacked up and started going into his room to “borrow” his comics. After a few months of borrowing, a few months of my parents letting me put a couple in the cart at checkout in Jewel/Osco and then a few weeks of my brother letting me exchange the books he so graciously “lent” me for new titles…I had an epiphany of sorts. I realized that Groo, Snake Eyes, (obviously Storm Shadow too) and the Ninja Turtles were all so cool! But why were they so awesome I pondered? Then it hit me - they all used samurai swords!! I immediately informed my parents I must get/they must get me samurai swords. I guess my affinity for samurai swords never left me, nor did my love for TMNT. Because upon joining the CGC Boards in 2008, I began to meet some extremely friendly Turtle aficionados from the TMNT forums. They helped spark my childhood nostalgia for the 'Green Guys'. Through the friendships made with these gentlemen, over the next decade plus, my piecemeal collection began to grow and grow through the years. With the support of my amazing wife and both my sons loving the advent of 2012 TMNT cartoon series, my TMNT comic collecting became a family affair. It was the most enjoyable time of my comic collecting life. I soon found myself achieving certain feats in my collection that I never actually sought out to achieve. It just started happening. It occurred to me, probably around when I had acquired all six prints of #1 in 9.8, that it was plausible to one day achieve a complete TMNT Registry set in all 9.8's. What the next owners of my beloved collection need to understand is that all of these books that make up the #1 TMNT Registry set came into fruition only because of the fellow TMNT 'Boardies' I mentioned earlier. Without their knowledge, generosity and just overall kindness towards me and my collection, these books would never have been amassed into one collection. I’m forever grateful to them and their friendship and honored to have owned so many of these books. Thank you, gents, it’s been a privilege. As For my Daredevil sets, I just simply loved the character and could relate to his being blind and an underdog. I loved Wally Wood's artwork and Daredevil's origin. That first issue really struck a chord with me. One thing led to another and I became obsessed with putting together a NM or better complete Daredevil collection starting in 2007. Amazingly, EVERY Daredevil issue is in a second generation CGC label/holder and all (save for a bunch in white) have off-white to white pages. The consistency of this run will blow you away!" Please check the website and the Latest News section over the next couple of weeks for all the details and new listings in the auction. If you have high grade CGC certified comic books to sell or consign, do yourself a favor and contact Mr. Schmell. Please go to the site (www.PedigreeComics.com)and read the following for all consignment information or contact him directly at (561) 422-1120 or (561) 596-911 or by email at DougSchmell@pedigreecomics.com. We are still accepting consignments for the High Grade Tower Lakes Registry Sets Auction and will continue to accept new books until the night of Sunday, February 27th. The sooner you consign your books the more exposure they will receive. We aggressively promote and advertise each auction and send periodic newsletters to all of our over 25,000 customers announcing the auction items. We also offer generous cash advances for quality consignments so check the site for consignment instructions and get your books in now. Mr. Schmell invites you to take advantage of Pedigree’s many outstanding services. Consignors maximize their profits selling in the Grand Auction, more so than on any other auction site or auction house. We do not charge a buyers’ premium, an amount that most bidders take into consideration when bidding in other sites (the bidders simply deduct the buyers’ premium amount, usually 20% of the winning price, from their final bid, meaning less $$ to the consignor and more to the auction site). The higher the value of your book(s) that sell in a Grand Auction, the more $$ you take home under Pedigree Comics’ Climbing Scale as follows: A Climbing Scale is in effect for consigned comics with a winning bid as follows: 10% Commission for any consigned item that sells up to $10,000 (Consignor’s Proceeds = $90% of the final bid price); 9% Commission for any consigned item that sells over $10,000 and up to $25,000 (Consignor’s Proceeds = $91% of the final bid price); 8% Commission for any consigned item that sells over $25,000 and up to $50,000 (Consignor’s Proceeds = $92% of the final bid price); 6% Commission for any consigned item that sells over $50,000 and up to $100,000 (Consignor’s Proceeds = $94% of the final bid price); 5% Commission for any consigned item that sells over $100,000 (Consignor’s Proceeds = $95% of the final bid price). We consistently set new sales records for Golden Age, Silver Age and Bronze Age comic books in each of our bi-monthly auctions and we do not saturate the market with the same material each month. We also specialize and feature quality consignments and collections in their own exclusive auction, something that other auction houses simply can not do. Grand Auctions are unique and exciting, with brand new CGC certified and diversified, highest quality material in each event. Why take home less $$ and settle for less by consigning with someone else? There are three easy ways to consign your books to our upcoming Tower Lakes Registry Sets Auction. The only criteria is that the books must be CGC graded and worth no less than $20.00. If you have high grade raw books that you want to have certified and sold in the March auction or a future Grand Auction, you can utilize our Raw To Riches Consignment Service, in which we will have your books certified under our account and will lay out all the CGC grading fees in advance for you (refer to the website and our Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide advertisement for all the details of the Raw to Riches Consignment Service). Here is how to consign: 1. Ship your books to our offices in Wellington, Florida. We will inventory, scan and upload each book into the Grand Auction listing. The items will be listed under your personal account and you will receive email notification at the conclusion of the auction with a list of every consigned book that sold along with the winning bid made. 2. Email the scans of the books you wish to consign directly to us at DougSchmell@pedigreecomics.com. We will format and upload each scan onto our server and then put each book into the Grand Auction listing. Please use a .jpeg format with the resolution set at 72 and the pixel width at no more than 1200 for optimal clarity. If you do not have a scanner you can use a digital camera. 3. You can upload your own scans, item information, book descriptions and reserve amounts, if any, by utilizing our Automated Consignment System. Just register onto the site (www.PedigreeComics.com) and login, click the “Customer Page” tab under “Your Account” and then click “Consignments” (under the “Auctions” heading). You will then be able to enter the Pedigree Comics Consignment Management System and list your own CGC certified books. We will receive an email once you have uploaded the scan and book information for each individual item into the system and we will then review the information imparted for accuracy. The item(s) will then be added to the Grand Auction listing to be bid on. You will be amazed how simple it is to use the Automated Consignment System. If you have any questions or comments about the consignment process, any of the auction lots or about the Tower Lakes Registry Sets Auction in general, please contact Mr. Schmell at (561) 422-1120 (office) or (561) 596-9111 (cell) or at DougSchmell@pedigreecomics.com. For any financial related and consignment payment questions, please contact our CFO, Lisa Shapiro, at LisaJoy@pedigreecomics.com and for any technical related questions or concerns, please contact our Web Master at WebDesigner@pedigecomics.com.
  11. Pedigree Comics' High Grade Bronze Age Marvel Panhandle Collection (Part 2) ends tonight, Wednesday, February 9th. The auction began on the night of Monday, January 31st as a separate event on the Pedigree Comics website (www.PedigreeComics.com). The first lot (Defenders #1 9.4) ends at 8:24 PM EST and the last lot (Spider-Woman #1 9.8) ends at 11:30 PM EST. There is no Buyers Premium on any of the lots in the auction and EVERY book has no reserve. Every book is CGC graded and the minimum bid is only $20 for this auction. You can view all the high grade comics in the Auction Listing right now (over 370 lots). Just go to the Pedigree Comics website and click on the Auction banner. The Panhandle Collection is a brand new ultra high grade (almost all 9.4 and higher) CGC graded collection of mostly Bronze Age Marvels out of Fort Walton Beach, Florida (in the area known as the Florida Panhandle). The Collection is just unbelievable and features approximately 2,000 certified Bronze Age Marvels with some late Silver Age books included. The collection spans the years 1968 through the early 1980's and features almost every Marvel title imaginable. Almost every book is a CGC graded 9.4 or 9.6 with only a few in 9.2 and there are many 9.8's as well. There are a bunch of titles with nice runs (too many to mention here) and this second part of the collection features Defenders, Doctor Strange, Eternals, G.I. Joe, Giant-Size, Incredible Hulk (best run) and Iron Man. The collector started buying comic books in 1968 at age 7, purchasing a bundle of books that were tied together with string (10 used books at a time for 25 cents) and this started his love for the Marvel Universe. When his father, who was in the Armed Forces, was ordered back to the United States in 1972, they both started weekly pilgrimages (every Saturday) to a local book store called Book Harbor, where the collector would pick up every Marvel title he could get his hands on, carefully reading every book. He would then preserve each one in a polypropylene bag and backing board, standing vertically on the shelves of the many different bookcases in his house. He continued buying Marvels while in college from 1980 through 1984 but his collection really took off in 1985 after getting his degree in education and a steady paycheck as he was now able to afford all the back issues of titles he had always dreamed of getting. When CGC started operations in 2000, he began sending all his books in for certification. Almost every book came back a Near-Mint (9.4) or higher, with off-white to white page quality, a testament to the method in which he stored his prized comic books. He also started buying books from local dealers, mostly from Pedigree Comics, and he and Mr. Schmell became friends. He decided to sell the collection in June of this year and contacted Mr.Schmell. After some back and forth negotiations, a purchase price of $200,000 was agreed upon. The entire collection will be sold in separate Grand Auctions throughout 2022, each showcasing around 300 to 400 books. The collection will be listed alphabetically, with the superhero titles first, and will end with the monster/horror/fantasy titles (one of the best and highest graded parts of the collection) which he loved so much. If you have any questions or comments about the consignment process, any of the auction lots or about the Panhandle Collection in general, please contact Mr. Schmell at (561) 422-1120 (office) or (561) 596-9111 (cell) or at DougSchmell@pedigreecomics.com. For any financial related and consignment payment questions, please contact our CFO, Lisa Shapiro, at LisaJoy@pedigreecomics.com and for any technical related questions or concerns, please contact our Web Master at WebDesigner@pedigreecomics.com.
  12. Pedigree Comics' High Grade Bronze Age Marvel Panhandle Collection (Part 2) ends tomorrow night, Wednesday, February 9th. The auction began on the night of Monday, January 31st as a separate event on the Pedigree Comics website (www.PedigreeComics.com). The first lot (Defenders #1 9.4) ends at 8:24 PM EST and the last lot (Spider-Woman #1 9.8) ends at 11:30 PM EST. There is no Buyers Premium on any of the lots in the auction and EVERY book has no reserve. Every book is CGC graded and the minimum bid is only $20 for this auction. You can view all the high grade comics in the Auction Listing right now (over 370 lots). Just go to the Pedigree Comics website and click on the Auction banner. The Panhandle Collection is a brand new ultra high grade (almost all 9.4 and higher) CGC graded collection of mostly Bronze Age Marvels out of Fort Walton Beach, Florida (in the area known as the Florida Panhandle). The Collection is just unbelievable and features approximately 2,000 certified Bronze Age Marvels with some late Silver Age books included. The collection spans the years 1968 through the early 1980's and features almost every Marvel title imaginable. Almost every book is a CGC graded 9.4 or 9.6 with only a few in 9.2 and there are many 9.8's as well. There are a bunch of titles with nice runs (too many to mention here) and this second part of the collection features Defenders, Doctor Strange, Eternals, G.I. Joe, Giant-Size, Incredible Hulk (best run) and Iron Man. The collector started buying comic books in 1968 at age 7, purchasing a bundle of books that were tied together with string (10 used books at a time for 25 cents) and this started his love for the Marvel Universe. When his father, who was in the Armed Forces, was ordered back to the United States in 1972, they both started weekly pilgrimages (every Saturday) to a local book store called Book Harbor, where the collector would pick up every Marvel title he could get his hands on, carefully reading every book. He would then preserve each one in a polypropylene bag and backing board, standing vertically on the shelves of the many different bookcases in his house. He continued buying Marvels while in college from 1980 through 1984 but his collection really took off in 1985 after getting his degree in education and a steady paycheck as he was now able to afford all the back issues of titles he had always dreamed of getting. When CGC started operations in 2000, he began sending all his books in for certification. Almost every book came back a Near-Mint (9.4) or higher, with off-white to white page quality, a testament to the method in which he stored his prized comic books. He also started buying books from local dealers, mostly from Pedigree Comics, and he and Mr. Schmell became friends. He decided to sell the collection in June of this year and contacted Mr.Schmell. After some back and forth negotiations, a purchase price of $200,000 was agreed upon. The entire collection will be sold in separate Grand Auctions throughout 2022, each showcasing around 300 to 400 books. The collection will be listed alphabetically, with the superhero titles first, and will end with the monster/horror/fantasy titles (one of the best and highest graded parts of the collection) which he loved so much. If you have any questions or comments about the consignment process, any of the auction lots or about the Panhandle Collection in general, please contact Mr. Schmell at (561) 422-1120 (office) or (561) 596-9111 (cell) or at DougSchmell@pedigreecomics.com. For any financial related and consignment payment questions, please contact our CFO, Lisa Shapiro, at LisaJoy@pedigreecomics.com and for any technical related questions or concerns, please contact our Web Master at WebDesigner@pedigreecomics.com.
  13. Pedigree Comics' CEO and President, Doug Schmell, recently purchased a fabulous collection of almost 2,000 ultra high grade CGC certified Bronze Age Marvels and the second part of the collection (371 books) is being auctioned right now in their February Grand Auction. The auction began on the night of Monday, January 31st and lasts for nine (9) days until the night of Wednesday, February 9th as a separate event on the Pedigree Comics website (www.PedigreeComics.com). The first lot (Defenders #1 9.4) ends at 8:24 PM and the last lot (Spider-Woman #1 9.8) ends at 11:30. There is no Buyers Premium on any of the lots in the auction and EVERY book has no reserve. Every book is CGC graded and the minimum bid is only $20 for this auction. You can view all the high grade comics in the Auction Listing right now. Just go to the Pedigree Comics website and click on the Auction banner. The Panhandle Collection is a brand new ultra high grade (almost all 9.4 and higher) CGC graded collection of mostly Bronze Age Marvels out of Fort Walton Beach, Florida (in the area known as the Florida Panhandle). The Collection is just unbelievable and features approximately 2,000 certified Bronze Age Marvels with some late Silver Age books included. The collection spans the years 1968 through the early 1980's and features almost every Marvel title imaginable. Almost every book is a CGC graded 9.4 or 9.6 with only a few in 9.2 and there are many 9.8's as well. There are a bunch of titles with nice runs (too many to mention here) and this second part of the collection features Defenders, Doctor Strange, Eternals, G.I. Joe, Giant-Size, Incredible Hulk (best run) and Iron Man. The collector started buying comic books in 1968 at age 7, purchasing a bundle of books that were tied together with string (10 used books at a time for 25 cents) and this started his love for the Marvel Universe. When his father, who was in the Armed Forces, was ordered back to the United States in 1972, they both started weekly pilgrimages (every Saturday) to a local book store called Book Harbor, where the collector would pick up every Marvel title he could get his hands on, carefully reading every book. He would then preserve each one in a polypropylene bag and backing board, standing vertically on the shelves of the many different bookcases in his house. He continued buying Marvels while in college from 1980 through 1984 but his collection really took off in 1985 after getting his degree in education and a steady paycheck as he was now able to afford all the back issues of titles he had always dreamed of getting. When CGC started operations in 2000, he began sending all his books in for certification. Almost every book came back a Near-Mint (9.4) or higher, with off-white to white page quality, a testament to the method in which he stored his prized comic books. He also started buying books from local dealers, mostly from Pedigree Comics, and he and Mr. Schmell became friends. He decided to sell the collection in June of this year and contacted Mr.Schmell. After some back and forth negotiations, a purchase price of $200,000 was agreed upon. The entire collection will be sold in separate Grand Auctions throughout 2022, each showcasing around 300 to 400 books. The collection will be listed alphabetically, with the superhero titles first, and will end with the monster/horror/fantasy titles (one of the best and highest graded parts of the collection) which he loved so much. If you have any questions or comments about the consignment process, any of the auction lots or about the Panhandle Collection in general, please contact Mr. Schmell at (561) 422-1120 (office) or (561) 596-9111 (cell) or at DougSchmell@pedigreecomics.com. For any financial related and consignment payment questions, please contact our CFO, Lisa Shapiro, at LisaJoy@pedigreecomics.com and for any technical related questions or concerns, please contact our Web Master at WebDesigner@pedigreecomics.com.
  14. MAJOR INCREDIBLE HULK NEWS! Pedigree Comics' CEO and President, Doug Schmell, recently purchased a fabulous collection (called the Panhandle Collection) of almost 2,000 ultra high grade CGC certified Bronze Age Marvels and the second part of the collection (approximately 300 books) will be featured in our upcoming February Grand Auction. The auction is scheduled to begin in just a few days, on the night of Monday, January 31st and last for nine (9) days until the night of Wednesday, February 9th as a separate event on the Pedigree Comics website (www.PedigreeComics.com). There is no Buyers Premium on any of the lots in the auction and EVERY book will be listed with no reserve. Every book is CGC graded and the minimum bid is only $20 for this auction. You can view the high grade comics in the Auction Preview right now (over 200 lots). Just go to the Pedigree Comics website and click on the Auction banner. The focus of this article is the ultra high grade Incredible Hulk run from the collection. This is one of the better runs in the collection and contains almost all issues in CGC 9.4 to 9.8 grade (save for a handful in 9.2). There are almost 70 issues to choose from between Incredible Hulk #107 and #295, including a gorgeous copy of Incredible Hulk #181 in 9.2. Almost every book is at minimum a CGC certified 9.4 and most have white or off-white to white pages. Here are the highlights of the Incredible Hulk run from the Panhandle Collection: Incredible Hulk 107 9.4 Incredible Hulk 108 9.6 Incredible Hulk 109 9.4 Incredible Hulk 117 9.6 Incredible Hulk 123 9.4 Incredible Hulk 128 9.4 Incredible Hulk 134 9.6 Incredible Hulk 147 9.4 Incredible Hulk 149 9.4 Incredible Hulk 151 9.6 Incredible Hulk 154 9.6 Incredible Hulk 161 9.8 Incredible Hulk 170 9.8 Incredible Hulk 171 9.6 Incredible Hulk 180 9.2 Incredible Hulk 181 9.2 Incredible Hulk 182 9.4 Incredible Hulk 184 9.6 Incredible Hulk 185 9.6 Incredible Hulk 186 9.6 Incredible Hulk 187 9.6 Incredible Hulk 194 9.8 Incredible Hulk 206 9.8 Incredible Hulk 218 9.8 Incredible Hulk 232 9.8 Incredible Hulk 271 9.8 If you have any questions or comments about the consignment process, any of the auction lots or about the February Grand Auction in general, please contact Mr. Schmell at (561) 422-1120 (office) or (561) 596-9111 (cell) or at DougSchmell@pedigreecomics.com. For any financial related and consignment payment questions, please contact our CFO, Lisa Shapiro, at LisaJoy@pedigreecomics.com and for any technical related questions or concerns, please contact our Web Master at WebDesigner@pedigreecomics.com.
  15. Doctor Strange News! Pedigree Comics' CEO and President, Doug Schmell, recently purchased a fabulous collection (called the Panhandle Collection) of almost 2,000 ultra high grade CGC certified Bronze Age Marvels and the second part of the collection (approximately 300 books) will be featured in our upcoming February Grand Auction. The auction is scheduled to begin in just over one (1) week, on the night of Monday, January 31st and last for nine (9) days until the night of Wednesday, February 9th as a separate event on the Pedigree Comics website (www.PedigreeComics.com). There is no Buyers Premium on any of the lots in the auction and EVERY book will be listed with no reserve. Every book is CGC graded and the minimum bid is only $20 for this auction. You can view the high grade comics in the Auction Preview right now (over 200 lots). Just go to the Pedigree Comics website and click on the Auction banner. The focus of this article is the ultra high grade Doctor Strange run in the collection. This is one of the better runs in the collection and contains only issues in CGC 9.4 to 9.8 grade (with the overwhelming majority in 9.6 and 9.8). There are over 30 issues in all, including Doctor Strange Annual #1. Every book is at minimum a CGC certified 9.4 and most have white or off-white to white pages. As you know, this title has been in serious demand of late and this is a great opportunity to fill the holes in your run or upgrade on lesser certified copies. Here are the highlights: Doctor Strange 1 9.8 Doctor Strange 2 9.6 Doctor Strange 5 9.6 Doctor Strange 6 9.6 Doctor Strange 7 9.6 Doctor Strange 8 9.8 Doctor Strange 10 9.8 Doctor Strange 12 9.8 Doctor Strange 13 9.8 Doctor Strange 14 9.6 Doctor Strange 15 9.6 Doctor Strange 16 9.8 (Winnipeg) Doctor Strange 17 9.6 Doctor Strange 18 9.8 (Winnipeg) Doctor Strange 20 9.6 Doctor Strange 28 9.8 Doctor Strange 30 9.6 Doctor Strange 31 9.8 (Winnipeg) Doctor Strange 34 9.6 (Winnipeg) Doctor Strange 35 9.8 Doctor Strange 38 9.8 Doctor Strange 170 9.6 Doctor Strange 171 9.4 Doctor Strange 173 9.4 Doctor Strange 174 9.4 Doctor Strange 175 9.6 Doctor Strange 176 9.4 Doctor Strange 179 9.4 Doctor Strange Annual 1 9.6 If you have high grade CGC certified comic books to sell or consign, do yourself a favor and contact Pedigree Comics' CEO and President, Doug Schmell. Please go to the site (www.PedigreeComics.com)and read the following for all consignment information or contact him directly at (561) 422-1120 or (561) 596-911 or by email at DougSchmell@pedigreecomics.com. We are still accepting consignments for the February Panhandle Collection Part 2 Auction and will continue to accept new books until the night of Monday, January 31st. The sooner you consign your books the more exposure they will receive. We aggressively promote and advertise each auction and send periodic newsletters to all of our over 25,000 customers announcing the auction items. We also offer generous cash advances for quality consignments so check the site for consignment instructions and get your books in now. Mr. Schmell invites you to take advantage of Pedigree’s many outstanding services. Consignors maximize their profits selling in the Grand Auction, more so than on any other auction site or auction house. We do not charge a buyers’ premium, an amount that most bidders take into consideration when bidding in other sites (the bidders simply deduct the buyers’ premium amount, usually 20% of the winning price, from their final bid, meaning less $$ to the consignor and more to the auction site). The higher the value of your book(s) that sell in a Grand Auction, the more $$ you take home under Pedigree Comics’ Climbing Scale as follows: A Climbing Scale is in effect for consigned comics with a winning bid as follows: 10% Commission for any consigned item that sells up to $10,000 (Consignor’s Proceeds = $90% of the final bid price); 9% Commission for any consigned item that sells over $10,000 and up to $25,000 (Consignor’s Proceeds = $91% of the final bid price); 8% Commission for any consigned item that sells over $25,000 and up to $50,000 (Consignor’s Proceeds = $92% of the final bid price); 6% Commission for any consigned item that sells over $50,000 and up to $100,000 (Consignor’s Proceeds = $94% of the final bid price); 5% Commission for any consigned item that sells over $100,000 (Consignor’s Proceeds = $95% of the final bid price). We consistently set new sales records for Golden Age, Silver Age and Bronze Age comic books in each of our bi-monthly auctions and we do not saturate the market with the same material each month. We also specialize and feature quality consignments and collections in their own exclusive auction, something that other auction houses simply can not do. Grand Auctions are unique and exciting, with brand new CGC certified and diversified, highest quality material in each event. Why take home less $$ and settle for less by consigning with someone else? There are three easy ways to consign your books to our upcoming February Auction. The only criteria is that the books must be CGC graded and worth no less than $100.00. If you have high grade raw books that you want to have certified and sold in the February auction or a future Grand Auction, you can utilize our Raw To Riches Consignment Service, in which we will have your books certified under our account and will lay out all the CGC grading fees in advance for you (refer to the website and our Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide advertisement for all the details of the Raw to Riches Consignment Service). Here is how to consign: 1. Ship your books to our offices in Wellington, Florida. We will inventory, scan and upload each book into the Grand Auction listing. The items will be listed under your personal account and you will receive email notification at the conclusion of the auction with a list of every consigned book that sold along with the winning bid made. 2. Email the scans of the books you wish to consign directly to us at DougSchmell@pedigreecomics.com. We will format and upload each scan onto our server and then put each book into the Grand Auction listing. Please use a .jpeg format with the resolution set at 72 and the pixel width at no more than 1200 for optimal clarity. If you do not have a scanner you can use a digital camera. 3. You can upload your own scans, item information, book descriptions and reserve amounts, if any, by utilizing our Automated Consignment System. Just register onto the site (www.PedigreeComics.com) and login, click the “Customer Page” tab under “Your Account” and then click “Consignments” (under the “Auctions” heading). You will then be able to enter the Pedigree Comics Consignment Management System and list your own CGC certified books. We will receive an email once you have uploaded the scan and book information for each individual item into the system and we will then review the information imparted for accuracy. The item(s) will then be added to the Grand Auction listing to be bid on. You will be amazed how simple it is to use the Automated Consignment System. If you have any questions or comments about the consignment process, any of the auction lots or about the February auction in general, please contact Mr. Schmell at (561) 422-1120 (office) or (561) 596-9111 (cell) or at DougSchmell@pedigreecomics.com. For any financial related and consignment payment questions, please contact our CFO, Lisa Shapiro, at LisaJoy@pedigreecomics.com and for any technical related questions or concerns, please contact our Web Master at WebDesigner@pedigecomics.com.
  16. Pedigree Comics' High Grade Bronze Age Marvel Panhandle Collection (Part 1) ends tonight, Wednesday, January 12th. The auction began on the night of Sunday, January 2nd as a separate event on the Pedigree Comics website (www.PedigreeComics.com). The first lot (Adventures on the Planet of the Apes #1 9.2) ends at 8:15 PM on Wednesday, January 12th and the last lot (X-Men Annual #14 9.8) ends at 11:30 PM. There is no Buyers Premium on any of the lots in the auction and EVERY book has no reserve. Every book is CGC graded and the minimum bid is only $20 for this auction. You can view all the high grade comics in the Auction Listing right now (just under 400 lots). Just go to the Pedigree Comics website and click on the Auction banner. The Panhandle Collection is a brand new ultra high grade (almost all 9.4 and higher) CGC graded collection of mostly Bronze Age Marvels out of Fort Walton Beach, Florida (in the area known as the Florida Panhandle). The Collection is just unbelievable and features approximately 2,000 certified Bronze Age Marvels with some late Silver Age books included. The collection spans the years 1968 through the early 1980's and features almost every Marvel title imaginable. Almost every book is a CGC graded 9.4 or 9.6 with only a few in 9.2 and there are many 9.8's as well. There are a bunch of titles with nice runs (too many to mention here) and this first part of the collection features Amazing Adventures, Astonishing Tales, Avengers, Black Panther, Captain America (deepest run of the collection), Captain Savage, Conan the Barbarian and Daredevil. The collector started buying comic books in 1968 at age 7, purchasing a bundle of books that were tied together with string (10 used books at a time for 25 cents) and this started his love for the Marvel Universe. When his father, who was in the Armed Forces, was ordered back to the United States in 1972, they both started weekly pilgrimages (every Saturday) to a local book store called Book Harbor, where the collector would pick up every Marvel title he could get his hands on, carefully reading every book. He would then preserve each one in a polypropylene bag and backing board, standing vertically on the shelves of the many different bookcases in his house. He continued buying Marvels while in college from 1980 through 1984 but his collection really took off in 1985 after getting his degree in education and a steady paycheck as he was now able to afford all the back issues of titles he had always dreamed of getting. When CGC started operations in 2000, he began sending all his books in for certification. Almost every book came back a Near-Mint (9.4) or higher, with off-white to white page quality, a testament to the method in which he stored his prized comic books. He also started buying books from local dealers, mostly from Pedigree Comics, and he and Mr. Schmell became friends. He decided to sell the collection in June of this year and contacted Mr.Schmell. After some back and forth negotiations, a purchase price of $200,000 was agreed upon. The entire collection will be sold in separate Grand Auctions throughout 2022, each showcasing around 300 to 400 books. The collection will be listed alphabetically, with the superhero titles first, and will end with the monster/horror/fantasy titles (one of the best and highest graded parts of the collection) which he loved so much. If you have any questions or comments about the consignment process, any of the auction lots or about the Panhandle Collection in general, please contact Mr. Schmell at (561) 422-1120 (office) or (561) 596-9111 (cell) or at DougSchmell@pedigreecomics.com. For any financial related and consignment payment questions, please contact our CFO, Lisa Shapiro, at LisaJoy@pedigreecomics.com and for any technical related questions or concerns, please contact our Web Master at WebDesigner@pedigreecomics.com.
  17. Pedigree Comics' High Grade Bronze Age Marvel Panhandle Collection (Part 1) ends tomorrow night, Wednesday, January 12th. The auction began on the night of Sunday, January 2nd and lasts for ten (10) days as a separate event on the Pedigree Comics website (www.PedigreeComics.com). The first lot (Adventures on the Planet of the Apes #1 9.2) ends at 8:15 PM on Wednesday, January 12th and the last lot (X-Men Annual #14 9.8) ends at 11:30 PM. There is no Buyers Premium on any of the lots in the auction and EVERY book has no reserve. Every book is CGC graded and the minimum bid is only $20 for this auction. You can view all the high grade comics in the Auction Listing right now (just under 400 lots). Just go to the Pedigree Comics website and click on the Auction banner. The Panhandle Collection is a brand new ultra high grade (almost all 9.4 and higher) CGC graded collection of mostly Bronze Age Marvels out of Fort Walton Beach, Florida (in the area known as the Florida Panhandle). The Collection is just unbelievable and features approximately 2,000 certified Bronze Age Marvels with some late Silver Age books included. The collection spans the years 1968 through the early 1980's and features almost every Marvel title imaginable. Almost every book is a CGC graded 9.4 or 9.6 with only a few in 9.2 and there are many 9.8's as well. There are a bunch of titles with nice runs (too many to mention here) and this first part of the collection features Amazing Adventures, Astonishing Tales, Avengers, Black Panther, Captain America (deepest run of the collection), Captain Savage, Conan the Barbarian and Daredevil. The collector started buying comic books in 1968 at age 7, purchasing a bundle of books that were tied together with string (10 used books at a time for 25 cents) and this started his love for the Marvel Universe. When his father, who was in the Armed Forces, was ordered back to the United States in 1972, they both started weekly pilgrimages (every Saturday) to a local book store called Book Harbor, where the collector would pick up every Marvel title he could get his hands on, carefully reading every book. He would then preserve each one in a polypropylene bag and backing board, standing vertically on the shelves of the many different bookcases in his house. He continued buying Marvels while in college from 1980 through 1984 but his collection really took off in 1985 after getting his degree in education and a steady paycheck as he was now able to afford all the back issues of titles he had always dreamed of getting. When CGC started operations in 2000, he began sending all his books in for certification. Almost every book came back a Near-Mint (9.4) or higher, with off-white to white page quality, a testament to the method in which he stored his prized comic books. He also started buying books from local dealers, mostly from Pedigree Comics, and he and Mr. Schmell became friends. He decided to sell the collection in June of this year and contacted Mr.Schmell. After some back and forth negotiations, a purchase price of $200,000 was agreed upon. The entire collection will be sold in separate Grand Auctions throughout 2022, each showcasing around 300 to 400 books. The collection will be listed alphabetically, with the superhero titles first, and will end with the monster/horror/fantasy titles (one of the best and highest graded parts of the collection) which he loved so much. If you have any questions or comments about the consignment process, any of the auction lots or about the Panhandle Collection in general, please contact Mr. Schmell at (561) 422-1120 (office) or (561) 596-9111 (cell) or at DougSchmell@pedigreecomics.com. For any financial related and consignment payment questions, please contact our CFO, Lisa Shapiro, at LisaJoy@pedigreecomics.com and for any technical related questions or concerns, please contact our Web Master at WebDesigner@pedigreecomics.com.
  18. Happy New Year to Everybody! Pedigree Comics' CEO and President, Doug Schmell, recently purchased a fabulous collection of almost 2,000 ultra high grade CGC certified Bronze Age Marvels and the first part of the collection (almost 400 books) is debuting in our live January Grand Auction. The auction began on the night of Sunday, January 2nd and lasts for ten (10) days until the night of Wednesday, January 12th as a separate event on the Pedigree Comics website (www.PedigreeComics.com). The first lot (Adventures on the Planet of the Apes #1 9.2) ends at 8:15 PM and the last lot (X-Men Annual #14 9.8) ends at 11:30. There is no Buyers Premium on any of the lots in the auction and EVERY book has no reserve. Every book is CGC graded and the minimum bid is only $20 for this auction. You can view all the high grade comics in the Auction Listing right now (just under 400 lots). Just go to the Pedigree Comics website and click on the Auction banner. The Panhandle Collection is a brand new ultra high grade (almost all 9.4 and higher) CGC graded collection of mostly Bronze Age Marvels out of Fort Walton Beach, Florida (in the area known as the Florida Panhandle). The Collection is just unbelievable and features approximately 2,000 certified Bronze Age Marvels with some late Silver Age books included. The collection spans the years 1968 through the early 1980's and features almost every Marvel title imaginable. Almost every book is a CGC graded 9.4 or 9.6 with only a few in 9.2 and there are many 9.8's as well. There are a bunch of titles with nice runs (too many to mention here) and this first part of the collection features Amazing Adventures, Astonishing Tales, Avengers, Black Panther, Captain America (deepest run of the collection), Captain Savage, Conan the Barbarian and Daredevil. The collector started buying comic books in 1968 at age 7, purchasing a bundle of books that were tied together with string (10 used books at a time for 25 cents) and this started his love for the Marvel Universe. When his father, who was in the Armed Forces, was ordered back to the United States in 1972, they both started weekly pilgrimages (every Saturday) to a local book store called Book Harbor, where the collector would pick up every Marvel title he could get his hands on, carefully reading every book. He would then preserve each one in a polypropylene bag and backing board, standing vertically on the shelves of the many different bookcases in his house. He continued buying Marvels while in college from 1980 through 1984 but his collection really took off in 1985 after getting his degree in education and a steady paycheck as he was now able to afford all the back issues of titles he had always dreamed of getting. When CGC started operations in 2000, he began sending all his books in for certification. Almost every book came back a Near-Mint (9.4) or higher, with off-white to white page quality, a testament to the method in which he stored his prized comic books. He also started buying books from local dealers, mostly from Pedigree Comics, and he and Mr. Schmell became friends. He decided to sell the collection in June of this year and contacted Mr.Schmell. After some back and forth negotiations, a purchase price of $200,000 was agreed upon. The entire collection will be sold in separate Grand Auctions throughout 2022, each showcasing around 300 to 400 books. The collection will be listed alphabetically, with the superhero titles first, and will end with the monster/horror/fantasy titles (one of the best and highest graded parts of the collection) which he loved so much. If you have any questions or comments about the consignment process, any of the auction lots or about the Panhandle Collection in general, please contact Mr. Schmell at (561) 422-1120 (office) or (561) 596-9111 (cell) or at DougSchmell@pedigreecomics.com. For any financial related and consignment payment questions, please contact our CFO, Lisa Shapiro, at LisaJoy@pedigreecomics.com and for any technical related questions or concerns, please contact our Web Master at WebDesigner@pedigreecomics.com.
  19. Good News for you Cap lovers out there! Pedigree Comics' CEO and President, Doug Schmell, recently purchased a fabulous collection (called the Panhandle Collection) of almost 2,000 ultra high grade CGC certified Bronze Age Marvels and the first part of the collection (approximately 300 books) will debut in his company's upcoming January 2022 Grand Auction. The auction is scheduled to begin in just over two (2) weeks, on the night of Sunday, January 2nd and last for ten (10) days until the night of Wednesday, January 12th as a separate event on the Pedigree Comics website (www.PedigreeComics.com). There is no Buyers Premium on any of the lots in the auction and EVERY book will be listed with no reserve. Every book is CGC graded and the minimum bid is only $20 for this auction. You can view the high grade comics in the Auction Preview right now (over 300 lots). Just go to the Pedigree Comics website and click on the Auction banner. The focus of this article is the ultra high grade Captain America run in the collection. This is the very best and deepest run in the collection and contains only issues in CGC 9.4 to 9.8 grade. There are an amazing 102 issues between #100 and #212 and over 110 issues in all, including Captain America Annuals 1-3. Every book is at minimum a CGC certified 9.4 and most have white or off-white to white pages. Here are the highlights: Captain America 100 9.4 Captain America 101 9.4 Captain America 103 9.4 Captain America 109 9.4 Captain America 110 9.4 Captain America 111 9.8 (Oakland) Captain America 112 9.4 Captain America 113 9.4 Captain America 116 9.6 Captain America 118 9.6 Captain America 119 9.4 Captain America 121 9.4 (Boston) Captain America 137 9.4 Captain America 140 9.6 Captain America 141 9.6 (Savannah) Captain America 147 9.8 (Suscha News) Captain America 148 9.6 Captain America 149 9.6 Captain America 153 9.6 Captain America 156 9.6 Captain America 158 9.6 Captain America 159 9.6 Captain America 171 9.6 Captain America 173 9.6 Captain America 183 9.8 Captain America 191 9.8 Captain America 193 9.8 Captain America 198 9.8 Captain America 199 9.8 Captain America 201 9.8 Captain America 205 9.8 Captain America 212 9.8 Captain America 217 9.8 If you have high grade CGC certified comic books to sell or consign, do yourself a favor and contact Pedigree Comics' CEO and President, Doug Schmell. Please go to the site (www.PedigreeComics.com) and read the following for all consignment information or contact him directly at (561) 422-1120 or (561) 596-911 or by email at DougSchmell@pedigreecomics.com. We are still accepting consignments for the January Panhandle Collection Auction and will continue to accept new books until the night of Monday, January 3rd. The sooner you consign your books the more exposure they will receive. We aggressively promote and advertise each auction and send periodic newsletters to all of our over 25,000 customers announcing the auction items. We also offer generous cash advances for quality consignments so check the site for consignment instructions and get your books in now. Mr. Schmell invites you to take advantage of Pedigree’s many outstanding services. Consignors maximize their profits selling in the Grand Auction, more so than on any other auction site or auction house. We do not charge a buyers’ premium, an amount that most bidders take into consideration when bidding in other sites (the bidders simply deduct the buyers’ premium amount, usually 20% of the winning price, from their final bid, meaning less $$ to the consignor and more to the auction site). The higher the value of your book(s) that sell in a Grand Auction, the more $$ you take home under Pedigree Comics’ Climbing Scale as follows: A Climbing Scale is in effect for consigned comics with a winning bid as follows: 10% Commission for any consigned item that sells up to $10,000 (Consignor’s Proceeds = $90% of the final bid price); 9% Commission for any consigned item that sells over $10,000 and up to $25,000 (Consignor’s Proceeds = $91% of the final bid price); 8% Commission for any consigned item that sells over $25,000 and up to $50,000 (Consignor’s Proceeds = $92% of the final bid price); 6% Commission for any consigned item that sells over $50,000 and up to $100,000 (Consignor’s Proceeds = $94% of the final bid price); 5% Commission for any consigned item that sells over $100,000 (Consignor’s Proceeds = $95% of the final bid price). We consistently set new sales records for Golden Age, Silver Age and Bronze Age comic books in each of our bi-monthly auctions and we do not saturate the market with the same material each month. We also specialize and feature quality consignments and collections in their own exclusive auction, something that other auction houses simply can not do. Grand Auctions are unique and exciting, with brand new CGC certified and diversified, highest quality material in each event. Why take home less $$ and settle for less by consigning with someone else? There are three easy ways to consign your books to our upcoming January Auction. The only criteria is that the books must be CGC graded and worth no less than $100.00. If you have high grade raw books that you want to have certified and sold in the January auction or a future Grand Auction, you can utilize our Raw To Riches Consignment Service, in which we will have your books certified under our account and will lay out all the CGC grading fees in advance for you (refer to the website and our Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide advertisement for all the details of the Raw to Riches Consignment Service). Here is how to consign: 1. Ship your books to our offices in Wellington, Florida. We will inventory, scan and upload each book into the Grand Auction listing. The items will be listed under your personal account and you will receive email notification at the conclusion of the auction with a list of every consigned book that sold along with the winning bid made. 2. Email the scans of the books you wish to consign directly to us at DougSchmell@pedigreecomics.com. We will format and upload each scan onto our server and then put each book into the Grand Auction listing. Please use a .jpeg format with the resolution set at 72 and the pixel width at no more than 1200 for optimal clarity. If you do not have a scanner you can use a digital camera. 3. You can upload your own scans, item information, book descriptions and reserve amounts, if any, by utilizing our Automated Consignment System. Just register onto the site (www.PedigreeComics.com) and login, click the “Customer Page” tab under “Your Account” and then click “Consignments” (under the “Auctions” heading). You will then be able to enter the Pedigree Comics Consignment Management System and list your own CGC certified books. We will receive an email once you have uploaded the scan and book information for each individual item into the system and we will then review the information imparted for accuracy. The item(s) will then be added to the Grand Auction listing to be bid on. You will be amazed how simple it is to use the Automated Consignment System. If you have any questions or comments about the consignment process, any of the auction lots or about the Panhandle Collection in general, please contact Mr. Schmell at (561) 422-1120 (office) or (561) 596-9111 (cell) or at DougSchmell@pedigreecomics.com. For any financial related and consignment payment questions, please contact our CFO, Lisa Shapiro, at LisaJoy@pedigreecomics.com and for any technical related questions or concerns, please contact our Web Master at WebDesigner@pedigecomics.com.
  20. MAJOR MARVEL NEWS! Pedigree Comics' CEO and President, Doug Schmell, recently purchased a fabulous collection (called the Panhandle Collection) of almost 2,000 ultra high grade CGC certified Bronze Age Marvels and the first part of the collection (approximately 300 books) will debut in his company's upcoming January 2022 Grand Auction. The auction is scheduled to begin in just a couple of weeks, on the night of Sunday, January 2nd and last for ten (10) days until the night of Wednesday, January 12th as a separate event on the Pedigree Comics website (www.PedigreeComics.com). There is no Buyers Premium on any of the lots in the auction and EVERY book will be listed with no reserve. Every book is CGC graded and the minimum bid is only $20 for this auction. You can view the high grade comics in the Auction Preview right now (over 200 lots). Just go to the Pedigree Comics website and click on the Auction banner. The focus of this article is the ultra high grade Amazing Adventures and Astonishing Tales titles in the collection. Both runs are very deep and contain almost only issues in CGC 9.4 to 9.8 grade. Here are the highlights: Amazing Adventures 1 9.6 Amazing Adventures 2 9.4 Amazing Adventures 3 9.4 Winnipeg Amazing Adventures 6 9.4 Amazing Adventures 7 9.4 Amazing Adventures 8 9.4 Amazing Adventures 15 9.4 Amazing Adventures 18 9.4 Amazing Adventures 19 9.6 Winnipeg Amazing Adventures 21 9.4 Winnipeg Amazing Adventures 22 9.8 Winnipeg Amazing Adventures 24 9.6 Amazing Adventures 37 9.8 Amazing Adventures 38 9.8 Astonishing Tales 2 9.4 Astonishing Tales 7 9.8 Astonishing Tales 9 9.6 Astonishing Tales 15 9.6 Astonishing Tales 19 9.6 Astonishing Tales 20 9.6 Astonishing Tales 25 9.6 Astonishing Tales 27 9.6 Astonishing Tales 28 9.6 Astonishing Tales 30 9.8 Astonishing Tales 31 9.6 Astonishing Tales 33 9.6 Astonishing Tales 35 9.6 Astonishing Tales 35 9.4 30 Cent Price Variant Astonishing Tales 36 9.6 If you have high grade CGC certified comic books to sell or consign, do yourself a favor and contact Pedigree Comics' CEO and President, Doug Schmell. Please go to the site (www.PedigreeComics.com)and read the following for all consignment information or contact him directly at (561) 422-1120 or (561) 596-911 or by email at DougSchmell@pedigreecomics.com. We are still accepting consignments for the January Panhandle Collection Auction and will continue to accept new books until the night of Monday, January 3rd. The sooner you consign your books the more exposure they will receive. We aggressively promote and advertise each auction and send periodic newsletters to all of our over 25,000 customers announcing the auction items. We also offer generous cash advances for quality consignments so check the site for consignment instructions and get your books in now. Mr. Schmell invites you to take advantage of Pedigree’s many outstanding services. Consignors maximize their profits selling in the Grand Auction, more so than on any other auction site or auction house. We do not charge a buyers’ premium, an amount that most bidders take into consideration when bidding in other sites (the bidders simply deduct the buyers’ premium amount, usually 20% of the winning price, from their final bid, meaning less $$ to the consignor and more to the auction site). The higher the value of your book(s) that sell in a Grand Auction, the more $$ you take home under Pedigree Comics’ Climbing Scale as follows: A Climbing Scale is in effect for consigned comics with a winning bid as follows: 10% Commission for any consigned item that sells up to $10,000 (Consignor’s Proceeds = $90% of the final bid price); 9% Commission for any consigned item that sells over $10,000 and up to $25,000 (Consignor’s Proceeds = $91% of the final bid price); 8% Commission for any consigned item that sells over $25,000 and up to $50,000 (Consignor’s Proceeds = $92% of the final bid price); 6% Commission for any consigned item that sells over $50,000 and up to $100,000 (Consignor’s Proceeds = $94% of the final bid price); 5% Commission for any consigned item that sells over $100,000 (Consignor’s Proceeds = $95% of the final bid price). We consistently set new sales records for Golden Age, Silver Age and Bronze Age comic books in each of our bi-monthly auctions and we do not saturate the market with the same material each month. We also specialize and feature quality consignments and collections in their own exclusive auction, something that other auction houses simply can not do. Grand Auctions are unique and exciting, with brand new CGC certified and diversified, highest quality material in each event. Why take home less $$ and settle for less by consigning with someone else? There are three easy ways to consign your books to our upcoming January Auction. The only criteria is that the books must be CGC graded and worth no less than $100.00. If you have high grade raw books that you want to have certified and sold in the January auction or a future Grand Auction, you can utilize our Raw To Riches Consignment Service, in which we will have your books certified under our account and will lay out all the CGC grading fees in advance for you (refer to the website and our Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide advertisement for all the details of the Raw to Riches Consignment Service). Here is how to consign: 1. Ship your books to our offices in Wellington, Florida. We will inventory, scan and upload each book into the Grand Auction listing. The items will be listed under your personal account and you will receive email notification at the conclusion of the auction with a list of every consigned book that sold along with the winning bid made. 2. Email the scans of the books you wish to consign directly to us at DougSchmell@pedigreecomics.com. We will format and upload each scan onto our server and then put each book into the Grand Auction listing. Please use a .jpeg format with the resolution set at 72 and the pixel width at no more than 1200 for optimal clarity. If you do not have a scanner you can use a digital camera. 3. You can upload your own scans, item information, book descriptions and reserve amounts, if any, by utilizing our Automated Consignment System. Just register onto the site (www.PedigreeComics.com) and login, click the “Customer Page” tab under “Your Account” and then click “Consignments” (under the “Auctions” heading). You will then be able to enter the Pedigree Comics Consignment Management System and list your own CGC certified books. We will receive an email once you have uploaded the scan and book information for each individual item into the system and we will then review the information imparted for accuracy. The item(s) will then be added to the Grand Auction listing to be bid on. You will be amazed how simple it is to use the Automated Consignment System. If you have any questions or comments about the consignment process, any of the auction lots or about the Panhandle Collection in general, please contact Mr. Schmell at (561) 422-1120 (office) or (561) 596-9111 (cell) or at DougSchmell@pedigreecomics.com. For any financial related and consignment payment questions, please contact our CFO, Lisa Shapiro, at LisaJoy@pedigreecomics.com and for any technical related questions or concerns, please contact our Web Master at WebDesigner@pedigecomics.com.
  21. MAJOR MARVEL NEWS! Pedigree Comics' CEO and President, Doug Schmell, recently purchased a fabulous collection of almost 2,000 ultra high grade CGC certified Bronze Age Marvels and the first part of the collection (approximately 300 books) will debut in our upcoming January 2022 Grand Auction. The auction is scheduled to begin in just a few weeks, on the night of Sunday, January 2nd and last for ten (10) days until the night of Wednesday, January 12th as a separate event on the Pedigree Comics website (www.PedigreeComics.com). There is no Buyers Premium on any of the lots in the auction and EVERY book will be listed with no reserve. Every book is CGC graded and the minimum bid is only $20 for this auction. You can view the high grade comics in the Auction Preview right now (over 100 lots). Just go to the Pedigree Comics website and click on the Auction banner. The Panhandle Collection is a brand new ultra high grade (almost all 9.4 and higher) CGC graded collection of mostly Bronze Age Marvels out of Fort Walton Beach, Florida (in the area known as the Florida Panhandle). The Collection is just unbelievable and features approximately 2,000 certified Bronze Age Marvels with some late Silver Age books included. The collection spans the years 1968 through the early 1980's and features almost every Marvel title imaginable save for Amazing Spider-Man (the collector wasn't ready to part with his prized Spideys just yet but we are hoping to have them soon enough!). Almost every book is a CGC graded 9.4 or 9.6 with only a few in 9.2 and there are many 9.8's as well. There are a bunch of titles with nice runs (too many to mention here), but the most significant are Amazing Adventures, Astonishing Tales, Avengers, Captain America, Captain Savage, Chamber of Chills, Conan the Barbarian, Creatures on the Loose, Daredevil, Doctor Strange, Fear, Incredible Hulk, Iron Man, Jungle Action, Marvel Team-Up, Master of Kung-Fu, Monsters on the Prowl, Power Man, Star Wars, Supernatural Thrillers, Tarzan, Vault of Evil, War is Hell and Where Monsters Dwell. The collector started buying comic books in 1968 at age 7, purchasing a bundle of books that were tied together with string (10 used books at a time for 25 cents) and this started his love for the Marvel Universe. When his father, who was in the Armed Forces, was ordered back to the United States in 1972, they both started weekly pilgrimages (every Saturday) to a local book store called Book Harbor, where the collector would pick up every Marvel title he could get his hands on, carefully reading every book. He would then preserve each one in a polypropylene bag and backing board, standing vertically on the shelves of the many different bookcases in his house. He continued buying Marvels while in college from 1980 through 1984 but his collection really took off in 1985 after getting his degree in education and a steady paycheck as he was now able to afford all the back issues of titles he had always dreamed of getting. When CGC started operations in 2000, he began sending all his books in for certification. Almost every book came back a Near-Mint (9.4) or higher, with off-white to white page quality, a testament to the method in which he stored his prized comic books. He also started buying books from local dealers, mostly from Pedigree Comics, and he and Mr. Schmell became friends. He decided to sell the collection in June of this year and contacted Mr.Schmell. After some back and forth negotiations, a purchase price of $200,000 was agreed upon. The entire collection will be sold in separate Grand Auctions throughout 2022, each showcasing around 300 books, starting in January. The collection will be listed alphabetically, with the superhero titles first, and will end with the monster/horror/fantasy titles (one of the best and highest graded parts of the collection) which he loved so much. If you have high grade CGC certified comic books to sell or consign, do yourself a favor and contact Pedigree Comics' CEO and President, Doug Schmell. Please go to the site (www.PedigreeComics.com)and read the following for all consignment information or contact him directly at (561) 422-1120 or (561) 596-911 or by email at DougSchmell@pedigreecomics.com. We are still accepting consignments for the January Panhandle Collection Auction and will continue to accept new books until the night of Monday, January 3rd. The sooner you consign your books the more exposure they will receive. We aggressively promote and advertise each auction and send periodic newsletters to all of our over 25,000 customers announcing the auction items. We also offer generous cash advances for quality consignments so check the site for consignment instructions and get your books in now. Mr. Schmell invites you to take advantage of Pedigree’s many outstanding services. Consignors maximize their profits selling in the Grand Auction, more so than on any other auction site or auction house. We do not charge a buyers’ premium, an amount that most bidders take into consideration when bidding in other sites (the bidders simply deduct the buyers’ premium amount, usually 20% of the winning price, from their final bid, meaning less $$ to the consignor and more to the auction site). The higher the value of your book(s) that sell in a Grand Auction, the more $$ you take home under Pedigree Comics’ Climbing Scale as follows: A Climbing Scale is in effect for consigned comics with a winning bid as follows: 10% Commission for any consigned item that sells up to $10,000 (Consignor’s Proceeds = $90% of the final bid price); 9% Commission for any consigned item that sells over $10,000 and up to $25,000 (Consignor’s Proceeds = $91% of the final bid price); 8% Commission for any consigned item that sells over $25,000 and up to $50,000 (Consignor’s Proceeds = $92% of the final bid price); 6% Commission for any consigned item that sells over $50,000 and up to $100,000 (Consignor’s Proceeds = $94% of the final bid price); 5% Commission for any consigned item that sells over $100,000 (Consignor’s Proceeds = $95% of the final bid price). We consistently set new sales records for Golden Age, Silver Age and Bronze Age comic books in each of our bi-monthly auctions and we do not saturate the market with the same material each month. We also specialize and feature quality consignments and collections in their own exclusive auction, something that other auction houses simply can not do. Grand Auctions are unique and exciting, with brand new CGC certified and diversified, highest quality material in each event. Why take home less $$ and settle for less by consigning with someone else? There are three easy ways to consign your books to our upcoming January Auction. The only criteria is that the books must be CGC graded and worth no less than $100.00. If you have high grade raw books that you want to have certified and sold in the January auction or a future Grand Auction, you can utilize our Raw To Riches Consignment Service, in which we will have your books certified under our account and will lay out all the CGC grading fees in advance for you (refer to the website and our Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide advertisement for all the details of the Raw to Riches Consignment Service). Here is how to consign: 1. Ship your books to our offices in Wellington, Florida. We will inventory, scan and upload each book into the Grand Auction listing. The items will be listed under your personal account and you will receive email notification at the conclusion of the auction with a list of every consigned book that sold along with the winning bid made. 2. Email the scans of the books you wish to consign directly to us at DougSchmell@pedigreecomics.com. We will format and upload each scan onto our server and then put each book into the Grand Auction listing. Please use a .jpeg format with the resolution set at 72 and the pixel width at no more than 1200 for optimal clarity. If you do not have a scanner you can use a digital camera. 3. You can upload your own scans, item information, book descriptions and reserve amounts, if any, by utilizing our Automated Consignment System. Just register onto the site (www.PedigreeComics.com) and login, click the “Customer Page” tab under “Your Account” and then click “Consignments” (under the “Auctions” heading). You will then be able to enter the Pedigree Comics Consignment Management System and list your own CGC certified books. We will receive an email once you have uploaded the scan and book information for each individual item into the system and we will then review the information imparted for accuracy. The item(s) will then be added to the Grand Auction listing to be bid on. You will be amazed how simple it is to use the Automated Consignment System. If you have any questions or comments about the consignment process, any of the auction lots or about the Panhandle Collection in general, please contact Mr. Schmell at (561) 422-1120 (office) or (561) 596-9111 (cell) or at DougSchmell@pedigreecomics.com. For any financial related and consignment payment questions, please contact our CFO, Lisa Shapiro, at LisaJoy@pedigreecomics.com and for any technical related questions or concerns, please contact our Web Master at WebDesigner@pedigecomics.com.
  22. MAJOR DELL & GOLD KEY NEWS! Pedigree Comics' awesome Tower Lakes Auction ends tonight, Wednesday, December 1st. The first lot (20,000 Leagues Under the Sea #1 9.4) ends at 9:00 PM and the last lot (Zody, the Mod Rob #1 9.6) ends at 11:30. There is no Buyers Premium on any of the lots in the auction and EVERY book has no reserve. Every book is CGC graded and the minimum bid is only $20 for this auction. You can view all the high grade comics in the Auction Listing right now (just under 300 lots). Just go to the Pedigree Comics website and click on the Auction banner. The Tower Lakes Collection comes out of the suburbs of Chicago and contains an incredible group of highest graded and single highest graded Dells and Gold Keys, mostly Movie Classics, Movie Comics and one-shots. There are just over 100 Dells and Gold Keys in the collection and almost EVERY book is the highest or single highest certified example for that issue and the few that are not highest or single highest graded are second highest. Most of these issues have not been on the market before or in years and 40% are in 9.6 or 9.8 and the rest are in 9.4 (with a few in 8.0 and higher). There are over 30 File Copies in the collection and most of the books have off-white to white or white pages. All 100 plus Dell/Gold Key issues will be featured in the Grand Auction and will be offered with no reserve amount. There are many great issues and iconic covers in the run and most of these books have never been opened or read. This is the chance to upgrade your own Dell/Gold Key collection or Registry Set with some of the absolute nicest Movie Comics and Movie Classics ever offered for sale, almost every one of them a #1 or first appearance issue from the early 60's to the early 70's. There are also some ultra high grade Marvel issues in the collection, all in 9.4 to 9.8. This is the collector's story in his own words: "I was born and raised in the NW Burbs of Chicago. I grew up in the early 80s and loved it. I was fortunate to have a great group of friends and live in a neighborhood 'where a kid can be a kid'. I have so many fond memories growing up, but there are a couple from my early years that stuck with me. Enough so that they influenced a big segment of my comic reading/collecting…… Waking up on Saturday morning to watch “Saturday Morning Cartoons” with my older Brother. Nothing better than sitting on my stomach in front of the tv, current favorite toy next to me as we chowed bowls of Lucky Charms or Frosted Flakes waiting for 7:00 to happen). The other was “The ABC Sunday Night Movie” or WGN’s “Family Classics” with the whole family or just my father. I can still hear the constant shaking of the pan on the stove as my Dad or Mom made popcorn back in the kitchen, while I tried to stake my claim for my movie viewing spot before my Brother did….. Hence my affinity thru the years to collect the best Gold Key One Shots I could, along with some of the best Gold Key and Dell/Four Color Movie Comics. My introduction to comic books was via my brother. I think I was in 3rd grade - 3rd summer, when I started inquiring (pestering) about his various comic books. He had Groo, Archies, G.I. Joes, Conan, Avengers and other 80s awesomeness. After a few days of probably a pretty solid barrage of annoying and dumb questions, he eventually (begrudgingly) placed a decent stack of comics into my paws. Within 2-3 weeks (He was 6 years older and was a helluva good football player) I finally sacked up and started going into his room to “borrow” his comics. I collected Gold Key One shots from nostalgia of my childhood with Saturday morning cartoons and Sunday Movie Classics I gravitated towards movie comics. I was in my late 20s when I started buying raw books from online sites and auction houses, but eBay provided a better source for raw NM condition minimum. (Ebay was great place to meet people in this genre, I befriended the daughter of the Bethlehem Collection owner and Calvin of the Slobodian Collection). About 8 years' worth buying raws from Rick at One Stop Comics when attending WW Chicago every year. He had some butes! I’d say only a third of the books I’m parting with were purchased slabbed. Makes me feel good about the hours researching, all scouring on the web, the relationships created and books/grades that came from it all. I was a Conan fan for a spell, was and still am a huge Hawkeye and Black widow fan. I parted with all these books as the nostalgia of what they brought me has changed in lieu of getting older and having/raising my own children and sharing the Father Son bond with TMNT and DD with both of them and creating new memories/nostalgia with being a father and Husband. Now my life has come full circle. I’m married to the love of my life for almost 20 years, raising our two sons about twenty minutes from where I grew up. I have happily watched countless hours of Sat morning cartoons with them when they were little and my Wife and I were strong proponents for Sunday Family Movie Night or Game Night, even if it is just one Sunday a month nowadays with their ages, schedules and travel sports. So it is has come the time for me to relinquish these unique books. I hope future owners enjoy and cherish them as much as I did". Here are some of the highlights of the Dells and Gold Keys from the Tower Lakes Collection: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea #1 9.4 Adventures of Robin Hood #1 9.8 File Copy Annie Oakley and Tagg #1 9.4 File Copy Around the World Under the Sea #1 9.6 File Copy Astro Boy #1 9.4 Avengers #16 9.4 Avengers #19 9.4 Barney Google and Snuffy Smith #1 9.6 Battle of the Bulge #1 9.4 Ben Casey Film Stories #1 9.4 File Copy Bullwhip Griffin #1 9.4 File Copy Captain Nice #1 9.4 Pacific Coast Choo-Choo Charlie #1 9.6 File Copy Countdown #1 9.6 File Copy Cowboy in Africa #1 9.4 Deputy Dawg #1 9.4 Deputy Dog Presents Dinky Duck and Hashimoto-San #1 9.4 Flash Gordon #1 9.4 Four Color #625 9.4 Four Color #1258 9.4 Fractured Fairy Tales #1 9.6 w Frankenstein #1 9.6 File Copy Frankenstein, Jr. #1 9.8 Freedom Agent #1 9.4 Frogmen #11 9.6 File Copy George of the Jungle #1 9.6 George of the Jungle #2 9.8 Green Hornet #1 9.2 Hawaiian Eye #1 9.4 Hey There, It's Yogi Bear #1 9.4 File Copy Honey West #1 9.4 File Copy It's About Time #1 9.8 John G. Fantucchio Jet Dream #1 9.8 John Steele Secret Agent #1 9.4 File Copy Lady and the Tramp #1 9.6 File Copy Marge's Little Lulu Summer Camp #1 9.4 File Copy Mary Poppins #1 9.4 Bethlehem Masque of the Red Death #1 9.6 File Copy Merrill's Marauders #1 9.6 Milton the Monster and Fearless Fly #1 9.6 Mysterious Isle #1 9.4 File Copy Nikki, Wild Dog of the North #1 9.6 Old Yeller #1 9.4 One Hundred and One Dalmatians #1 9.6 Operation Crossbow #1 9.8 File Copy Ring of Bright Water #1 9.6 Rio Conchos #1 9.6 Roy Rogers and Trigger #1 9.4 John G. Fantucchio Scarecrow of Romney Marsh #1 9.4 Scarecrow of Romney Marsh #2 9.4 Scarecrow of Romney Marsh #3 9.4 Sleeping Beauty #1 9.6 File Copy Smokey Bear #1 9.6 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs #1 9.6 File Copy Steve Zodiac and the Fireball XL 5 #1 9.6 Swiss Family Robinson #1 9.6 File Copy The Avengers #1 9.4 Back Cover Variant Tiger Girl #1 9.6 File Copy Toka #1 9.6 File Copy Treasure Island #1 9.4 Valley of Gwangi #1 9.8 File Copy War Wagon #1 9.6 Wolfman #1 9.6 File Copy Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm #1 9.6 X, the Man with the X-Ray Eyes #1 9.4 Zane Grey's Stories of the West #1 9.4 File Copy Zody, the Mod Rob #1 9.6 Here are the highlights of the ultra high grade Marvels from the Tower Lakes Collection: Amazing Adventures 1 9.4 Amazing Adventures 8 9.6 Amazing Spider-Man 194 9.8 (Newsstand) Amazing Spider-Man 300 9.8 America's Best TV Comics nn 9.6 (Rocky Mountain) Avengers 16 9.4 Avengers 19 9.4 Avengers 29 9.4 Avengers 43 9.4 Avengers 44 9.4 Avengers 66 9.4 Avengers 109 9.4 Avengers 112 9.4 Avengers 172 9.4 Avengers 189 9.8 Conan the Barbarian 1 9.4 Conan the Barbarian 2 9.4 Conan the Barbarian 3 9.4 Conan the Barbarian 100 9.6 Conan the Barbarian 275 9.6 Conan the Barbarian Annual 1 9.4 Further Adventures of Indiana Jones 1 9.8 Groo the Wanderer 1 9.8 (CGC Signature SERIES) Hawkeye Limited Series 1 9.8 Marvel Authentix: Amazing Spider-Man 1 9.8 Marvel Authentix: Daredevil 1 9.8 Marvel Authentix: Gambit 1 9.8 Nightcrawler 1 9.8 Power Man and Iron Fist 66 9.6 Power Man and Iron Fist 78 9.6 Punisher Limited Series 1 9.6 Raiders of the Lost Ark 1 9.8 Rocket Raccoon 1 9.8 Savage Sword of Conan 1 9.6 Tales of Suspense 53 9.4 Tales of Suspense 55 9.4 Tales of Suspense 60 9.4 Tales of Suspense 64 9.4 Ultimate Spider-Man 1 9.6 Ultimate Spider-Man 2 9.8 Ultimate X-Men 1 9.8 (Dynamic Forces Sketch Edition) West Coast Avengers 1 9.8 If you have any questions or comments about the consignment process, any of the auction lots or about the Tower Lakes Collection in general, please contact Mr. Schmell at (561) 422-1120 (office) or (561) 596-9111 (cell) or at DougSchmell@pedigreecomics.com. For any financial related and consignment payment questions, please contact our CFO, Lisa Shapiro, at LisaJoy@pedigreecomics.com and for any technical related questions or concerns, please contact our Web Master at WebDesigner@pedigreecomics.com.
  23. MAJOR DELL & GOLD KEY NEWS! Pedigree Comics' CEO and President, Doug Schmell, recently received on consignment a fabulous collection of over 200 CGC certified comic books and the entire collection is live right now our November Grand Auction. The auction began on the night of Sunday, November 21st and lasts for ten (10) days until the night of Wednesday, December 1st as a separate event on the Pedigree Comics website (www.PedigreeComics.com). The first lot (20,000 Leagues Under the Sea #1 9.4) ends at 9:00 PM and the last lot (Zody, the Mod Rob #1 9.6) ends at 11:30. There is no Buyers Premium on any of the lots in the auction and EVERY book has no reserve. Every book is CGC graded and the minimum bid is only $20 for this auction. You can view all the high grade comics in the Auction Listing right now (just under 300 lots). Just go to the Pedigree Comics website and click on the Auction banner. The Tower Lakes Collection comes out of the suburbs of Chicago and contains an incredible group of highest graded and single highest graded Dells and Gold Keys, mostly Movie Classics, Movie Comics and one-shots. There are just over 100 Dells and Gold Keys in the collection and almost EVERY book is the highest or single highest certified example for that issue and the few that are not highest or single highest graded are second highest. Most of these issues have not been on the market before or in years and 40% are in 9.6 or 9.8 and the rest are in 9.4 (with a few in 8.0 and higher). There are over 30 File Copies in the collection and most of the books have off-white to white or white pages. All 100 plus Dell/Gold Key issues will be featured in the Grand Auction and will be offered with no reserve amount. There are many great issues and iconic covers in the run and most of these books have never been opened or read. This is the chance to upgrade your own Dell/Gold Key collection or Registry Set with some of the absolute nicest Movie Comics and Movie Classics ever offered for sale, almost every one of them a #1 or first appearance issue from the early 60's to the early 70's. There are also some ultra high grade Marvel issues in the collection, all in 9.4 to 9.8. This is the collector's story in his own words: "I was born and raised in the NW Burbs of Chicago. I grew up in the early 80s and loved it. I was fortunate to have a great group of friends and live in a neighborhood 'where a kid can be a kid'. I have so many fond memories growing up, but there are a couple from my early years that stuck with me. Enough so that they influenced a big segment of my comic reading/collecting…… Waking up on Saturday morning to watch “Saturday Morning Cartoons” with my older Brother. Nothing better than sitting on my stomach in front of the tv, current favorite toy next to me as we chowed bowls of Lucky Charms or Frosted Flakes waiting for 7:00 to happen). The other was “The ABC Sunday Night Movie” or WGN’s “Family Classics” with the whole family or just my father. I can still hear the constant shaking of the pan on the stove as my Dad or Mom made popcorn back in the kitchen, while I tried to stake my claim for my movie viewing spot before my Brother did….. Hence my affinity thru the years to collect the best Gold Key One Shots I could, along with some of the best Gold Key and Dell/Four Color Movie Comics. My introduction to comic books was via my brother. I think I was in 3rd grade - 3rd summer, when I started inquiring (pestering) about his various comic books. He had Groo, Archies, G.I. Joes, Conan, Avengers and other 80s awesomeness. After a few days of probably a pretty solid barrage of annoying and dumb questions, he eventually (begrudgingly) placed a decent stack of comics into my paws. Within 2-3 weeks (He was 6 years older and was a helluva good football player) I finally sacked up and started going into his room to “borrow” his comics. I collected Gold Key One shots from nostalgia of my childhood with Saturday morning cartoons and Sunday Movie Classics I gravitated towards movie comics. I was in my late 20s when I started buying raw books from online sites and auction houses, but eBay provided a better source for raw NM condition minimum. (Ebay was great place to meet people in this genre, I befriended the daughter of the Bethlehem Collection owner and Calvin of the Slobodian Collection). About 8 years' worth buying raws from Rick at One Stop Comics when attending WW Chicago every year. He had some butes! I’d say only a third of the books I’m parting with were purchased slabbed. Makes me feel good about the hours researching, all scouring on the web, the relationships created and books/grades that came from it all. I was a Conan fan for a spell, was and still am a huge Hawkeye and Black widow fan. I parted with all these books as the nostalgia of what they brought me has changed in lieu of getting older and having/raising my own children and sharing the Father Son bond with TMNT and DD with both of them and creating new memories/nostalgia with being a father and Husband. Now my life has come full circle. I’m married to the love of my life for almost 20 years, raising our two sons about twenty minutes from where I grew up. I have happily watched countless hours of Sat morning cartoons with them when they were little and my Wife and I were strong proponents for Sunday Family Movie Night or Game Night, even if it is just one Sunday a month nowadays with their ages, schedules and travel sports. So it is has come the time for me to relinquish these unique books. I hope future owners enjoy and cherish them as much as I did". Here are some of the highlights of the Dells and Gold Keys from the Tower Lakes Collection: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea #1 9.4 Adventures of Robin Hood #1 9.8 File Copy Annie Oakley and Tagg #1 9.4 File Copy Around the World Under the Sea #1 9.6 File Copy Astro Boy #1 9.4 Avengers #16 9.4 Avengers #19 9.4 Barney Google and Snuffy Smith #1 9.6 Battle of the Bulge #1 9.4 Ben Casey Film Stories #1 9.4 File Copy Bullwhip Griffin #1 9.4 File Copy Captain Nice #1 9.4 Pacific Coast Choo-Choo Charlie #1 9.6 File Copy Countdown #1 9.6 File Copy Cowboy in Africa #1 9.4 Deputy Dawg #1 9.4 Deputy Dog Presents Dinky Duck and Hashimoto-San #1 9.4 Flash Gordon #1 9.4 Four Color #625 9.4 Four Color #1258 9.4 Fractured Fairy Tales #1 9.6 w Frankenstein #1 9.6 File Copy Frankenstein, Jr. #1 9.8 Freedom Agent #1 9.4 Frogmen #11 9.6 File Copy George of the Jungle #1 9.6 George of the Jungle #2 9.8 Green Hornet #1 9.2 Hawaiian Eye #1 9.4 Hey There, It's Yogi Bear #1 9.4 File Copy Honey West #1 9.4 File Copy It's About Time #1 9.8 John G. Fantucchio Jet Dream #1 9.8 John Steele Secret Agent #1 9.4 File Copy Lady and the Tramp #1 9.6 File Copy Marge's Little Lulu Summer Camp #1 9.4 File Copy Mary Poppins #1 9.4 Bethlehem Masque of the Red Death #1 9.6 File Copy Merrill's Marauders #1 9.6 Milton the Monster and Fearless Fly #1 9.6 Mysterious Isle #1 9.4 File Copy Nikki, Wild Dog of the North #1 9.6 Old Yeller #1 9.4 One Hundred and One Dalmatians #1 9.6 Operation Crossbow #1 9.8 File Copy Ring of Bright Water #1 9.6 Rio Conchos #1 9.6 Roy Rogers and Trigger #1 9.4 John G. Fantucchio Scarecrow of Romney Marsh #1 9.4 Scarecrow of Romney Marsh #2 9.4 Scarecrow of Romney Marsh #3 9.4 Sleeping Beauty #1 9.6 File Copy Smokey Bear #1 9.6 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs #1 9.6 File Copy Steve Zodiac and the Fireball XL 5 #1 9.6 Swiss Family Robinson #1 9.6 File Copy The Avengers #1 9.4 Back Cover Variant Tiger Girl #1 9.6 File Copy Toka #1 9.6 File Copy Treasure Island #1 9.4 Valley of Gwangi #1 9.8 File Copy War Wagon #1 9.6 Wolfman #1 9.6 File Copy Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm #1 9.6 X, the Man with the X-Ray Eyes #1 9.4 Zane Grey's Stories of the West #1 9.4 File Copy Zody, the Mod Rob #1 9.6 Here are the highlights of the ultra high grade Marvels from the Tower Lakes Collection: Amazing Adventures 1 9.4 Amazing Adventures 8 9.6 Amazing Spider-Man 194 9.8 (Newsstand) Amazing Spider-Man 300 9.8 America's Best TV Comics nn 9.6 (Rocky Mountain) Avengers 16 9.4 Avengers 19 9.4 Avengers 29 9.4 Avengers 43 9.4 Avengers 44 9.4 Avengers 66 9.4 Avengers 109 9.4 Avengers 112 9.4 Avengers 172 9.4 Avengers 189 9.8 Conan the Barbarian 1 9.4 Conan the Barbarian 2 9.4 Conan the Barbarian 3 9.4 Conan the Barbarian 100 9.6 Conan the Barbarian 275 9.6 Conan the Barbarian Annual 1 9.4 Further Adventures of Indiana Jones 1 9.8 Groo the Wanderer 1 9.8 (CGC Signature SERIES) Hawkeye Limited Series 1 9.8 Marvel Authentix: Amazing Spider-Man 1 9.8 Marvel Authentix: Daredevil 1 9.8 Marvel Authentix: Gambit 1 9.8 Nightcrawler 1 9.8 Power Man and Iron Fist 66 9.6 Power Man and Iron Fist 78 9.6 Punisher Limited Series 1 9.6 Raiders of the Lost Ark 1 9.8 Rocket Raccoon 1 9.8 Savage Sword of Conan 1 9.6 Tales of Suspense 53 9.4 Tales of Suspense 55 9.4 Tales of Suspense 60 9.4 Tales of Suspense 64 9.4 Ultimate Spider-Man 1 9.6 Ultimate Spider-Man 2 9.8 Ultimate X-Men 1 9.8 (Dynamic Forces Sketch Edition) West Coast Avengers 1 9.8 If you have any questions or comments about the consignment process, any of the auction lots or about the Tower Lakes Collection in general, please contact Mr. Schmell at (561) 422-1120 (office) or (561) 596-9111 (cell) or at DougSchmell@pedigreecomics.com. For any financial related and consignment payment questions, please contact our CFO, Lisa Shapiro, at LisaJoy@pedigreecomics.com and for any technical related questions or concerns, please contact our Web Master at WebDesigner@pedigreecomics.com.
  24. MAJOR MARVEL NEWS! Pedigree Comics' CEO and President, Doug Schmell, recently received on consignment a fabulous collection (called the Tower Lakes Collection) of over 200 CGC certified comic books and the entire collection will debut in our upcoming Grand Auction. The auction is scheduled to begin in just a few days, on the night of Sunday, November 21st and last for ten (10) days until the night of Wednesday, December 1st as a separate event on the Pedigree Comics website (www.PedigreeComics.com). There is no Buyers Premium on any of the lots in the auction and EVERY book will be listed with no reserve. Every book is CGC graded and the minimum bid is only $20 for this auction. You can view the high grade comics in the Auction Preview right now (over 200 lots). Just go to the Pedigree Comics website and click on the Auction banner. The Marvels from the Tower Lakes Collection (Silver, Bronze and Copper ages) are all in CGC graded 9.4 to 9.8 and encompass a bunch of different titles, including Amazing Adventures, Amazing Spider-Man, Avengers, Conan the Barbarian, Groo the Wanderer, Hawkeye Limited Series, Marvel Authentix, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Tales of Suspense, Ultimate Spider-Man and more. Here are some of the highlights: Amazing Adventures 1 9.4 Amazing Adventures 8 9.6 Amazing Spider-Man 194 9.8 (Newsstand) Amazing Spider-Man 300 9.8 America's Best TV Comics nn 9.6 (Rocky Mountain) Avengers 16 9.4 Avengers 19 9.4 Avengers 29 9.4 Avengers 43 9.4 Avengers 44 9.4 Avengers 66 9.4 Avengers 109 9.4 Avengers 112 9.4 Avengers 172 9.4 Avengers 189 9.8 Conan the Barbarian 1 9.4 Conan the Barbarian 2 9.4 Conan the Barbarian 3 9.4 Conan the Barbarian 100 9.6 Conan the Barbarian 275 9.6 Conan the Barbarian Annual 1 9.4 Further Adventures of Indiana Jones 1 9.8 Groo the Wanderer 1 9.8 (CGC Signature SERIES) Hawkeye Limited Series 1 9.8 Marvel Authentix: Amazing Spider-Man 1 9.8 Marvel Authentix: Daredevil 1 9.8 Marvel Authentix: Gambit 1 9.8 Nightcrawler 1 9.8 Power Man and Iron Fist 66 9.6 Power Man and Iron Fist 78 9.6 Punisher Limited Series 1 9.6 Raiders of the Lost Ark 1 9.8 Rocket Raccoon 1 9.8 Savage Sword of Conan 1 9.6 Tales of Suspense 53 9.4 Tales of Suspense 55 9.4 Tales of Suspense 60 9.4 Tales of Suspense 64 9.4 Ultimate Spider-Man 1 9.6 Ultimate Spider-Man 2 9.8 Ultimate X-Men 1 9.8 (Dynamic Forces Sketch Edition) West Coast Avengers 1 9.8 If you have any questions or comments about the consignment process, any of the auction lots or about the Tower Lakes Collection in general, please contact Mr. Schmell at (561) 422-1120 (office) or (561) 596-9111 (cell) or at DougSchmell@pedigreecomics.com. For any financial related and consignment payment questions, please contact our CFO, Lisa Shapiro, at LisaJoy@pedigreecomics.com and for any technical related questions or concerns, please contact our Web Master at WebDesigner@pedigreecomics.com.
  25. Pedigree Comics' November 9.6/9.8 West Coast Spider-Man Auction ends tonight, Wednesday November 10th. The first lot (Amazing Spider-Man #1 4.5) ends at 9:18 PM EST and the last lot (X-Men #137 9.6) ends at 11:30. There is no Buyers Premium on any of the lots in the auction and EVERY book has no reserve. Every book is CGC graded and the minimum bid is only $100 for this auction. You can bid on the high grade Spider-Man comics in the Auction Listing right now (over 225 books). Just go to the Pedigree Comics website and click on the Auction banner. The brand new Spider-Man run (called the West Coast Spider-Man Collection) was purchased by pedigree Comics' CEO and President, Doug Schmell, in August, 2021 for the total sum of $510,000. The owner of the collection bought only high grade Amazing Spider-Man issues (up to #150) plus a few key Copper Age issues. He also bought any Silver Age comic he could find in high grade in which Spider-Man makes a cover appearance! The collection contains over 140 issues between #6 and #150 plus issues 194, 238, 252, 300, 361 and Annuals 2, 3 and 5, as well as almost 15 key issues from other titles with Spidey on the cover and almost every book is in CGC graded 9.6 or higher!! Every issue from #99 up is in 9.8 and most of the early issues are in 9.6 or 9.8! Most of the books have white pages and there are a few pedigree copies in the run (Boston, Northland, Oakland, Suscha News and Twin cities). All 150 plus issues are featured in the November West Coast Spider-Man Auction and are offered with no reserve amount. There are many great issues and iconic covers in the run and almost every book is the highest certified copy to date. This is the chance to upgrade your own Amazing Spider-Man collection or Registry Set with some of the absolute nicest issues of Amazing Spider-Man ever offered for sale and just in time for the new Spider-Man: No Way Home motion picture opening worldwide on December 17th, 2021!! The MCU film was originally supposed to be released in July but it was delayed until November following the outbreak of the novel coronavirus due to the delays in filming. It was subsequently moved to its December release date. In spite of the fact that the movie has suffered from the delays, Spider-Man: No Way Home remains one of the most anticipated movies of the year. Tom Holland will reprise his role as the MCU’s webslinger and he will be joined by Benedict Cumberbatch’s Doctor Strange. But the two Avengers and the Spider-Man cast aren’t the only major names in the mix. Spider-Man: No Way Home will feature a gigantic cast. While previous Spider-Man stars Tom Holland, Zendaya, Jacob Batalon and Marisa Tomei will be reprising their roles, they will also be joined by other stars from the wider MCU as well as stars from previous unrelated Spider-Man movies. Former Spider-Man stars Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield, along with respective love interests Kirsten Dunst and Emma Stone, are also rumored to appear in some capacity as well, along with Willem Dafoe and Daredevil‘s Charlie Cox. Here are some of the highlights of the West Coast Spider-Man Collection: Amazing Spider-Man 6 9.4 Amazing Spider-Man 10 9.6 Amazing Spider-Man 12 9.6 Amazing Spider-Man 13 9.6 Amazing Spider-Man 15 9.6 Amazing Spider-Man 16 9.6 Amazing Spider-Man 19 9.6 Amazing Spider-Man 20 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 22 9.4 Amazing Spider-Man 24 9.6 Amazing Spider-Man 31 9.4 Amazing Spider-Man 32 9.6 Amazing Spider-Man 33 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 34 9.6 Amazing Spider-Man 37 9.7 Amazing Spider-Man 38 9.6 Amazing Spider-Man 40 9.4 Amazing Spider-Man 41 9.6 (Boston) Amazing Spider-Man 42 9.6 Amazing Spider-Man 43 9.6 Amazing Spider-Man 44 9.6 Amazing Spider-Man 46 9.6 (Twin Cities) Amazing Spider-Man 48 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 49 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 51 9.6 (Northland) Amazing Spider-Man 52 9.6 Amazing Spider-Man 53 9.4 (Boston) Amazing Spider-Man 55 9.6 Amazing Spider-Man 56 9.6 Amazing Spider-Man 57 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 59 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 62 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 64 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 68 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 72 9.6 Amazing Spider-Man 73 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 78 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 81 9.8 (Oakland) Amazing Spider-Man 83 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 84 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 85 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 88 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 91 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 97 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 99 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 100 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 101 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 102 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 104 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 114 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 115 9.8 (Twin Cities) Amazing Spider-Man 117 9.8 (Suscha News) Amazing Spider-Man 121 9.8 (Suscha News) Amazing Spider-Man 122 9.8 (Suscha News) Amazing Spider-Man 124 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 129 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 134 9.8 (Suscha News) Amazing Spider-Man 135 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 194 9.8 (Newsstand) Amazing Spider-Man 238 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 252 9.8 (Newsstand) Amazing Spider-Man 300 9.8 Amazing Spider-Man 361 9.8 (Newsstand) Avengers 11 9.6 Captain America 137 9.6 Captain America 138 9.6 Daredevil 16 9.6 Daredevil 17 9.6 Daredevil 27 9.6 Doctor Strange 179 9.6 Fantastic Four 73 9.6 (Suscha News) Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars 8 9.8 (Newsstand) Silver Surfer 14 9.6 Tales to Astonish 57 9.4 X-Men 35 9.4 Here are some of the highlights from the other high grade, non-Spider-Man Marvels and DC's in the auction: Batman 160 9.4 Black Panther 1 9.8 Captain America 117 8.5 Conan the Barbarian 1 9.4 Daredevil 1 4.5 Eternals 1 9.8 Fantastic Four 36 9.0 Fantastic Four 43 9.4 Fantastic Four 46 8.5 Fantastic Four 49 7.5 Iron Fist 14 9.2 Justice League of America 9 9.4 Marvel Premiere 15 9.8 Marvel Spotlight 5 9.4 New Gods 1 9.6 New Mutants 98 9.8 Silver Surfer 1 9.2 Silver Surfer 4 8.5 Special Marvel Edition 15 9.6 Strange Tales 110 6.5 Uncanny X-Men 142 9.8 X-Men 3 9.6 X-Men 94 9.2 X-Men 101 9.8 X-Men 123 9.8 If you have any questions or comments about the November West Coast Spider-Man Auction, please contact Pedigree Comics CEO and President, Doug Schmell at (561) 422-1120 (office) or (561) 596-9111 (cell) or at DougSchmell@pedigreecomics.com. For any financial related and consignment payment questions, please contact our CFO, Lisa Shapiro, at LisaJoy@pedigreecomics.com and for any technical related questions or concerns, please contact our Web Master at WebDesigner@pedigecomics.com.