Congratulations, 2012 CGC Registry Award Winners
Posted on 7/13/2012
The CGC Registry has grown to over 35,000 registered sets in more than 2,600 set types. Requests for new set types continue to come in and we look forward to watching the progress made by collectors as new books are added each day.
Our Mission was to choose three sets each in six competitive categories — Best Golden Age, Best Silver Age, Best Bronze Age, Best Modern Age, Best Copper Age and Best Presented. Additionally we had the task of choosing one winner for Best Magazine set, three outstanding message board contributors and just one registry participant for Overall Achievement in Comics Collecting.
Our team of judges reviewed all of the top sets across every category in the Comics Registry and after much deliberation, selected the following winners. Congratulations to all!
CGC 2012 Award for Achievement in Comics Collecting
CGC is proud to award the 2012 Achievement in Collecting Comics to Tempus Fugitivus! Tempus Fugitivus took the Registry by storm this year! Although not a newcomer to the Registry, in a whirlwind of activity this year he quickly dominated point totals (currently ranked #1 with 3,403,713 points) and set rankings (31 first place rankings). His sets are primarily Gold and Silver Age comic and are some of the most stunning examples of vintage material. Congratulations Tempus Fugitivus!!! Tempus Fugitivus' homepage
Best Golden Age Sets
starman221 KILLER BAT'S - Batman #1-#100
Although this technically is the same set that won in 2008 it has gone through major overhauls with numerous additions and upgrades. It is practically a new set; a new set that blows away its predecessor. Please help starman221 fill the last 7 spots in the run!
cheetah Planet Comics!
This is a beautiful collection of Planet Comics. A majority of these copies are
in high grade, which are not easy to find and nearly every copy has stunning eye
appeal. These Planets are out of this world!
TLong Avon1shots
This is a fun and eclectic set full of many Spokane, Bethlehem and Church copies.
This is a collector’s set in progress with some holes and some room to upgrade.
It is such a neat collection of oddball books; we are excited to see it develop.
Best Silver Age Sets
Rosland Solar Valley - Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom (1962)
An amazing set of hard to find in high grade books...all Pacific Coast copies! With
the newer additions over the past year, it doesn't get any better than this.
clarkkentdds Off to the Museum... - Superman #1-#423
With jaw dropping Superman books already in Golden Age in this set, the Silver Age
run is the icing on the cake. Hard to find issues in 9.0 and better make this set
a jaw dropper.
Peter in Portugal Premiere Issues - Marvel Silver Age 1st Issues (1965-1969)
Peter in Portugal has managed to put together quite the set of Marvel 1st issues, and
though there are some holes, most of the issues in this set are in an amazing 9.4
or better.
Best Bronze Age Sets
Rude Badger ATLAS COMICS ALL NEW NO REPRINT - Atlas-Seaboard
Atlas/Seaboard, although it lasted a very short period of time during the Bronze
Age of Comics, published many interesting books and attracted many of the well known
names of the period to work for them. Though this publisher may be obscure to some
today, this year a few of the characters returned to publication, published by Ardden
Entertainment.
Rude Badger has been working on completing his Atlas/Seaboard set for many years and finally this year completed it. His registry set contains some of the highest graded examples of these books. He also has added a front and back cover scan of every book as well as a description of each. Rude Badger's dedication over the years to his Atlas-Seaboard registry set has been quite impressive and that is why he is the winner this year. Congratulations Rude Badger for finally completing your set and for being the winner of the Best in Age Set for Bronze Age Comics!
Ghost Town Framed! - Marvel - Picture Frame Marvels - Complete Set
One of the more popular cover gimmicks of the Bronze Age by Marvel was the Picture
Frame Cover. Ghost Town's collection of them is amazing containing 369 of the 388
needed to complete this set. He also has scans of every single book that he has
added! This set every year just seems to improve and improve. It deserves its own
picture frame.
vane0326 Curses! It's The Justice Society Of America. - Justice Society of
America (Complete 1976-1999)
Earlier this year Vane0326 added to his Justice Society of America set a complete
collection of All-Star Comics #58 through #74 all in 9.8 condition. The Justice
Society of America, loved by many during the Golden Age of comics, received a resurgence
of popularity during the Bronze Age with the return to publication of All-Star Comics
which quit publishing in the early 1950s. Vane0326's registry set also includes
many other Bronze Age appearances of the JSA in high grade! Very Impressive!
Best Copper Age Sets
worldsbestcomics Still The Best At What He Does - Wolverine (1988)
worldsbestcomics is the best there is at what he does, and what he does is put together
an incredible run of Wolverine's 1988 series! Including 14 books in 9.9 condition,
this set includes books like the recalled #131 (in 9.8), the Nabisco variant #145
(in 9.8) and the 2nd printing of #41 & #42 (in 9.8), along with images for almost
every book. Now if he could just get #35 in 9.8, he'd be the talk of the town!
mschmidt m's sandman - Sandman (1989)
mschmidt obviously spent much time, care and effort putting together his set of
Sandman from DC's Vertigo line! A collection that other fans can only dream of,
this set has every regular issue from #1-75 in 9.8, including such rarities as the
error versions of #18 and #19! Helping this set stand out is the image and description
that every single book has. Well done!
Tnerb My First Comics - New Mutants (1983)
An 80s staple, New Mutants was a fan-favorite that gave the mutants of Marvel their
first series outside of Uncanny X-Men. Tnerb starts his set off with a bang with
#1 in 9.9! From there, every issue up to #100 (except for one) he has in 9.8 condition.
His descriptions for all the books are also worth reading, and often made me chuckle!
Best Modern Age Sets
dhurley1125 Jersey Walking - Walking Dead (2003 Complete with Variants)
Walking Dead is one of the most popular modern comics out right now. The prices
for key issues keep rising, which is the reason dhurley’s complete run including
second printings and variants is very impressive. This set even has 9.8 copies of
the books Walking Dead was previewed in before its 1st issue hit the stands. Combined
with images and descriptions for each book makes this a great example for people
looking to create a winning set.
Raphael Loh The Best Run In Years - Captain America (2005)
Raphael Loh has put together an excellent run of this recent Captain America series.
All of the books are high grade and are complete with images and descriptions. This
story has gone through numbering changes and one shot comics which could get a little
complicated. It shows a level of determination and follow through that would make
Steve Rogers proud.
RecalledComics.com Nude Microwave Scandal - Recalled Editions
Recalledcomics.com is great website for anyone looking to find out more about recalled
books from the modern era. It now also has a great registry set of all 9.8 copies
of the well known recalled books. This is no easy task to complete. From the mundane
Phonogram: The Singles #5 printed with the wrong bar code to the scandals such as
Wolverine saying a racial slur, they are all represented in this set.
Best Presented Sets
Professor Pecora Against All Odds! - Wolverine (1988)
While many comic enthusiasts like the character Wolverine, the Professor shows his
passion for this character through the use of his set introduction and slot descriptions.
Using both front and back scans for each book we are able to truly appreciate his
collection while the descriptions give a brief overview of what to expect in each
issue.
Crazy Canuck The Zenn-La Collection - Silver Surfer (Silver Age)
The detailed descriptions and extensive pedigree selection of this collection really
make it eye-catching! Including information about both the pedigrees and the issues,
this set appeals to a variety of collectors and interests. The completeness of this
set demonstrates the owner’s commitment to this series.
GAM Seduction Productions - Seduction of the Innocent Comics
Since the creation of the Comics Code Authority there has not been a better presentation
of the books from Frederick Wertham’s Seduction of the Innocent. This user really
shows his enthusiasm for this topic with the descriptions of why each book was included
and also an image in the #2 spot showing the “offensive” material from each comic
listed. His hard work researching this topic is evident with this set.
Best Magazine Set
Shauer First 11 Playboy Magazines:"Dressed to the Nines" - Playboy Volume
1
There’s not much one can say about this set that it doesn’t already say for itself.
A beautiful group of Playboys from the inaugural run, all with white pages and not
one below 9.2! The first issue in this set has been designated a 9.4 and features
a well rendered signature from Hugh Hefner himself! And with three issues in 9.6
and both the July & August 1954 issues at 9.8, this set leaves little room for improvement.
A very impressive collection of books that are closing in on the 60 year mark!
Best Forumites
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Best in Set Type
We would also like to acknowledge the top set in each set type. See our 2012 Awards Archive page for the Best in Set Type winners.
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