Early CGC-certified Marvel Comics From the Dixie Cream Collection in Landry Pop Sale
Posted on 3/27/2026
A remarkable piece of comic book history is coming to market as a collection of Golden and Silver Age classics, each certified by CGC®, surfaces after decades of careful preservation in Landry Pop’s Dixie Cream Collection auction on April 14, 2026.
According to the auction house, The Dixie Cream Collection was built in the early 1960s by a young collector using money he earned selling donuts at a local shop called Dixie Cream, and it captures the very birth of the Marvel Age. With hard-earned wages and youthful enthusiasm, he assembled a remarkable run of early Marvel milestones that have been held together since their original purchase.
Included in the set is an early run of Marvel’s first family: the Fantastic Four — including a Fantastic Four #2 graded CGC 9.8 (lot 155), with an estimate of $100,000 to $200,000, and a Fantastic Four #1 graded CGC 8.0 (lot 154), with an estimate of $70,000 to $100,000.
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The Fantastic Four debuted in 1961, created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, and quickly reshaped superhero storytelling by making its heroes feel human. Instead of flawless icons, readers met a brilliant but burdened Reed Richards, fiercely independent Sue Storm, hotheaded Johnny Storm and transformed powerhouse Ben Grimm. While Marvel had been publishing since the Golden Age with characters like Human Torch and Namor the Sub-Mariner, under publishing banners such as Timely and Atlas, the Fantastic Four marked the true beginning of the modern Marvel Universe.
Other CGC-certified comics in this sale include:
- a Journey into Mystery #83 graded CGC 8.5 (lot 210), with an estimate of $40,000 to $60,000
- a Fantastic Four #4 graded CGC 9.2 (lot 157), with an estimate of $18,000 to $24,000
- a Pep Comics #20 graded CGC 4.0 (lot 105), with an estimate of $12,000 to $16,000
- a Fantastic Four #5 graded CGC 7.5 (lot 158), with an estimate of $12,000 to $16,000
- an Incredible Hulk #1 graded CGC 3.5 (lot 194), with an estimate of $12,000 to $16,000
- a Journey into Mystery #85 graded CGC 8.5 (lot 212), with an estimate of $10,000 to $15,000
- a Tales of Suspense #39 graded CGC 5.0 (lot 251), with an estimate of $7,000 to $10,000
- an X-Men #1 graded CGC 5.0 (lot 273), with an estimate of $7,000 to $10,000
- a Silver Surfer #1 graded CGC 9.2 (lot 230), with an estimate of $4,000 to $6,000
- a Silver Surfer #3 graded CGC 9.6 (lot 231), with an estimate of $4,000 to $6,000
Select books from this collection will be on tour with Landry Pop, and available for viewing at C2E2 in Chicago on March 27-29 and the Little Giant Comics Show in Concord, New Hampshire, on April 10-11.
Estimates are provided by the auction house.
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.