CGC-certified Vintage Cards and Comics Excel in Recent Hake's Auction

A CGC-certified set of World Wide Gum Sea Raiders cards blew away the competition in a recent Hake’s sale. The 24-card set was just one of the hundreds of CGC-certified collectibles that were offered in Hake’s Auction #244, Session 2, which ended on July 30, 2025.

The 1933 World Wide Gum Sea Raiders non-sports card set (lot 1350) realized an impressive $68,964 in the sale. Each card is certified by CGC and pedigreed to the John Grossman Collection. The cards are designated as a “Copyright File Copy” set, meaning they were not sold in stores. Instead, they were sent to the US Patent Office for review. Of the two sets that were sent for review, this one was returned to World Wide Gum, while the other was held by the federal government.

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Meanwhile, the top-selling CGC-certified comics in this auction were led by a Wonder Woman #1 graded CGC 3.0 (lot 641), which realized $29,205, and a Fantastic Four #1 graded CGC 4.5 (lot 678), which realized $16,606. Published by DC Comics, Wonder Woman #1 hit the newsstands in 1942, launching the Amazon warrior into her own title at the height of World War II. Fantastic Four #1 was released by Marvel Comics in 1961, featuring the first appearance of the Fantastic Four. The comic started the Marvel Age of comics and redefined the superhero team for a new generation. 

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Other CGC-certified collectibles sold in this auction include:

• an Amazing Spider-Man #1 graded CGC 4.5 (lot 642), which realized $11,033
• a 1948-49 Trinidad y Hno. Marianao Tigers Booklet, Buck Leonard graded CGC Authentic (lot 617), which realized $9,502
• a MaxiVision: 30 Games in 1 prototype cartridge for the Nintendo Entertainment System (1992) graded CGC Authentic (lot 834), which realized $7,080
• an Amazing Spider-Man #14 graded CGC 8.0 (lot 657), which realized $5,811
• a Fantastic Four #1 graded CGC Restored 4.0 with an authentic Stan Lee Autograph (lot 679), which realized $5,243
• an Amazing Spider-Man #129 graded CGC 9.4 (lot 666), which realized $3,776
• an Avengers #1 graded CGC Restored 6.5 (lot 669), which realized $3,677

All prices realized include a buyer’s premium.