The broker, named birney, took him to an elderly ladys home where stacks of golden age comics were piled throughout a room. This 49 year old pedigree copy has offwhite pages and is from the famed northland collection. The davis crippen d copy collection posted from heritage comics website, who will be auctioning off the crippen d collection a spectacular collection of over 11,000 golden age comic books from a wide variety of genres has been discovered in the garage of a 19th century house just outside new york city. The introduction of cgc into the comic world changed the pedigree focus to individual book grades, as opposed to collections as a whole. Cgc announces a new pedigree label and newly recognized. Schmell is the owner of a wellknown comic auction site. This amazing copy, from a topnotch pedigree, contains the first appearances of doctor strange, the ancient one, nightmare, and wong. He began compiling as much information as he could find, including old dealer catalogs, original pedigree lists, and a full run of tbg and cbg, a.
Countless collections of comic books have surfaced over the years. Northlanders is a vertigo series from writer brian wood set in the age of vikings. We have the worlds largest selection of superman comic books and graphic novels. Shop for all pedigrees comics on, your friendly online comic book store. Certified guaranty company cgc has released a new pedigree certification. Select a pedigree ashcan na big apple boston crippen crowley copy d copy diamond run edgar church mile high file copy gaines file copy hawkeye hollywood hills collection larson lost valley northford northland pacific coast pennsylvania river city rockford san francisco toledo.
So unless you bought the book new, you are sol as far as having and owning a pedigree collection. The northland collection is known for its exceptional paper quality and. Pedigree collections range from golden age books from the 1930s to bronze age books in the 1970s. Action comics is a uniquely american comic book series most famous for the launch of the iconic original superhero, superman. Written by stan lee and available at 2002 december comic. It was the building of this database that led him to pursue documenting pedigrees in a book format, and joining up with a team of pedigree experts with the same goal in mind. Comiclink is the online vintage comic book and comic art auction destination featuring comic book auctions spotlighting the most desirable cgc graded examples of key comics, as well as comic art auctions featuring the biggest names in comic book. The stories are fictional but set in and around historical events during the viking age. From the comic book pedigrees site pennsylvania pedigree in 1981, while steve geppi was building his comic empire, one of his store managers uncovered a lead to a comic collection near lancaster, pennsylvania. Pedigree comic collections comic book speculation and investing. Nov 21, 20 the wytheville pedigree collection anand kav kaviraj, our resident artist and comic book guru has written a great article about the whytheville pedigree comic book collection.
Best marvel collection to be sold comic book daily. High end comic sales continue despite economy the journal. The reason of three stars is the book came ripped at the top of the spine down the middle. Curator and northland pedigree cgc comic book collectors. Checks for any restoration work done to the comic, gives each comic a condition grade based on a 10 point scale. What is a pedigree and how did they come to be a part of comic collecting. Please browse through the title listings below or use the search bar at the top of this page to quickly find a specific title. The edgar churchmile high books are the exception to this, as they still fetch anywhere between twice and five times and up of guide prices. This only fanned the cinders of interest, already smoldering from the subsequent discovery of other significant collections. Is there a definitive list of all the comics that were in the curator and northland collection. Of the fifty collections covered in this book, five were discovered during the 1970s, nine in the 1980s, and the rest from the 90s to now. Considered one of the best silver age pedigree collections to ever surface. Pedigree comics buys and sells comic books from different genres and publishers, but we specialize in high grade marvel silver and bronze books. It was one of the first silver age pedigree collections and was stored in a dry, cool environment.
Download the 201920 overstreet comic book price guide, 49th edition. The wytheville pedigree collection champion city comics. The publisher was originally known as national allied publications, before taking on its current name of dc comics named after one of its signature books detective comics. Pedigree comic book collections are one of the most exciting parts of the comic book hobby. I then put together the fantastic run that was listed on the pedigree comics. In this post well talk about what they are, why theyre important and where to find them.
This new black and white label is a way to differentiate exceptional comic book collections known as pedigrees, and will display cgc universal pedigree in place of cgc universal grade. Posts about golden age of comic books written by paul oconnor and kountis. For example, a collector cannot buy a highgrade run of 1940s comics from various sources and expect it to be considered a pedigree. Includes 5 comic books sealed inside a clamshell casing. Thoroughbred pedigree for comic book, progeny, and female family reports from the thoroughbred horse pedigree query. Considered one of the best silver age pedigree collections to ever. Stephen has been keeping a pedigree database for almost two decades.
His acquaintance, a local antique dealer contacted six comic book. If you are the current owner of an exceptional comic book collection, cgc is more than happy to discuss the potential pedigree status with you. One of the interesting things about the market for vintage, rare, high grade comics is that there has been no end to the record prices paid even with the prolonged negative economy. First of all the book is fantastic the story is really good. Feb 26, 2020 comiclink is the online vintage comic book and comic art auction destination featuring comic book auctions spotlighting the most desirable cgc graded examples of key comics, as well as comic art auctions featuring the biggest names in comic book illustration from the golden age to the present. Curator and northland pedigree curator and northland pedigree 0. The collection came through motor city comics in the mid90s from a gentleman who brought books to them in batches when he needed the money. And if not is there a any info on either for multiple copys of any issues in these collections. Pedigree comic book collections what they are and where to. May 24, 2012 most of the comics originated in different prominent pedigree collections including pacific coast, curator, twin cities, boston, northland, massachusetts, western penn, white mountain, rocky mountain, and others. Comic link the online vintage comic book and comic art. Northlanders is an american comic book series published by dc comics under their vertigo imprint.
At first i thought it was the packaging but how would it rip right in the middle of the spine. Curator, northland, big apple, and church just to name a few. They range from superhero, horror, western, romance, and more. It had to of been ripped or damaged at the manufactures warehouse before being shipped. The book was sold to a private collector who is an xmen fanatic and who has a. The term pedigree is used quite frequently in the comic collecting community. Jan 19, 2016 the introduction of cgc into the comic world changed the pedigree focus to individual book grades, as opposed to collections as a whole. Comic books from 1966 and after are relatively common in high grade compared to earlier issues. In fact, until the sale of some key white mountain books in a sothebys auction in the early 1990s, silver age comics were not accepted as pedigree collections. The only underground comic book pedigree, this collection totals about 500 issues between 1967 and 1982, stored away by an individual in san francisco as the comics were published. Cheapest cialis daily comic book pedigrees, the online. The white mountain pedigree comic book collection consists of 1950s through the silver age books. Shop for northland comics on, your friendly online comic book store. Jul 12, 2019 this new black and white label is a way to differentiate exceptional comic book collections known as pedigrees, and will display cgc universal pedigree in place of cgc universal grade.
Cgc graded comics are independently graded by certified guaranty company, a grading firm that evaluates comics, authenticates the comic book as original and genuine. Please feel free to call and ask to speak with a pedigree specialist. Northlanders is written by brian wood, illustrated by various artists on a per storyline basis, and with painted cover art by massimo carnevale. This book is commonly known to be difficult to find in a highrated copy, and this beautiful, practicallyunblemished discovery from the northland pedigree is sure to draw intense interest from serious buyers of silver age keys and rabid fans of the hulk, we expect this book to smash. Whether youre a diehard comic book fan from the golden age or a new follower of henry cavill and zack snyder, these are the 100 things all fans need to know and do in their lifetime. We also specialize in books from a known provenance or pedigree, the subject of this months report and the reason for our company name. Existence and grades of silver age key books from the major pedigree collections the table below should be reasonably selfexplanatory. Amazing as the mile high discovery was, rozanski still believes that his mile high ii find was his best. Eventually fandom would be engulfed in the flames of pedigree mania. Kamagra kup online comic book pedigrees, the online. Super high grade book the green hornet television series first aired in the fall of 1966 and featured an unknown actor who would revolutionize this tv series and the entire martial arts world bruce lee as kato.
This megaclassic cover by jim steranko wraps a hulk vs. In case you are not familiar with cgc graded comics. I dont know all of the details of the curator collection, but i believe the book listed on hausers website may be your book. Most of the comics originated in different prominent pedigree collections including pacific coast, curator, twin cities, boston, northland, massachusetts, western penn, white mountain, rocky mountain, and others.
The original owner need not currently own the comics for the collection to be considered for pedigree status. Just go to the pedigree comics website and click on the auction banner. Rozanski used the proceeds to build mile high comics, now the largest comic book retailer in the industry. If you are the current owner of an exceptional comic book collection, cgc is.
Like many of the better pedigrees, the northland pedigree hails from michigan, a cold climate that was ideal for storing books. The book has perfect centering and razorsharp edges and corners with deep rich colors. There is a certain aura of excitement when a book is from a pedigree. Existence and grades of silver age key books from the major. Its a list of the cgc grades of key silver age comic books from several notable comic book pedigrees. Northland pedigree, science fiction cover and stories. Each story arc focuses on a different set of characters, in various places and centuries, with a rotating team of. From the beginning, i held a fascination for golden and silver age comics, while my friends bought and read the latest from marvel and dc.
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