Private Collection of CGC-certified Marvel and DC Grails Offered in April Heritage Sale

An outstanding private collection of CGC®-certified comics that took more than 40 years to assemble is now being offered to collectors. Bidding is underway for Heritage Auctions’ G & T Collection - Silver, Bronze, and Copper Age Comics Showcase Auction on April 2, 2026.

Among the highlights of this auction is a Fantastic Four #1 with a Northland pedigree graded CGC 8.0 (lot 83048). This comic from the earliest days of the Silver Age helped inaugurate the modern Marvel era of comics as we know it today. Released by Marvel Comics in 1961, this is the first appearance of the Fantastic Four by the iconic creative duo of Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.

This example carries the Northland pedigree, which is considered one of the best Silver Age collections to ever surface. The collection is known for its exceptional paper quality and particularly high grades during the scarcer period of Marvel between 1961 and 1964.

Also available in this sale is a Tales of Suspense #39 graded CGC 8.5 (lot 83162). Published by Marvel Comics in 1963, this comic features the first appearance of Iron Man by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, Don Heck, Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko. In the comic, weapons manufacturer Tony Stark is injured and captured in Vietnam. He secretly creates an iron suit to help him escape and become Iron Man.

Stark/Iron Man continued to appear in Tales of Suspense (and was a founding member of the Avengers in 1963) until the Tales of Suspense series shifted its attention to Captain America in 1968. Throughout the decades, Iron Man remained a fixture of the Marvel Universe. In 2008, the character debuted on screen, played by Robert Downey Jr., to launch the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Other CGC-certified comics in this sale include:

• an Amazing Spider-Man #1 graded CGC 7.5 (lot 83003)
• an Amazing Spider-Man #2 graded CGC 8.0 (lot 83004)
• an Amazing Spider-Man #3 graded CGC 8.0 (lot 83005)
• an Amazing Spider-Man #4 graded CGC 8.0 (lot 83006)
• an Amazing Spider-Man #5 graded CGC 9.2 (lot 83007)
• an Amazing Spider-Man #6 graded CGC 9.0 (lot 83008)
• a Journey into Mystery #83 graded CGC 8.0 (lot 83106)
• a Showcase #22 graded CGC 6.5 (lot 83144)
• an X-Men #1 graded CGC 8.0 (lot 83182)
• an X-Men #50 graded CGC 9.8 (lot 83204)

About CGC

Since revolutionizing comic book grading in 2000, CGC has grown to include certification services for a vast variety of pop culture collectibles. These divisions include CGC Cards, CGC Video Games and CGC Home Video. CGC Cards provides expert card grading for sports cards, TCGs and non-sports cards. CGC Video Games is dedicated to video game grading for the most popular consoles, including Nintendo, Sega, Atari, PlayStation and more. CGC Home Video provides expert VHS grading in addition to other types of videocassettes, DVD, Blu-ray and more. CGC also offers seamless solutions for autograph collectors with CGC Signature Series and JSA Authentic Autograph services.

CGC is part of the Certified Collectibles Group, a global provider of expert and impartial authentication and grading services for collectibles. Since 1987, the Certified Collectibles Group companies have certified more than 110 million collectibles, including coins, banknotes, comic books, cards, autographs and stamps.