Pedigree Comics’ June Grand Auction is underway. The auction began on the night on Monday, June 19, 2017, and lasts for nine days until the night of Wednesday, June 28 as a separate event on the Pedigree Comics website (www.PedigreeComics.com). The first lot will end beginning at 8:24 PM ET (2001: A Space Odyssey #8 9.6) and the last lot will end at 11:29 PM (X-Men #109 9.8).
There is no buyer’s premium on any of the lots in the auction and almost every comic book listing, save for a handful, has no reserve. Every book is CGC or CBCS graded and the minimum bid is only $100 for this Grand Auction. You can view and bid on all 446 high grade comics in the Auction Listing right now. Just go to the Pedigree Comics website and click on the Auction banner.
The biggest highlight of the auction, according to Pedigree, is the CGC 9.8 Silver and Bronze Age Amazing Spider-Man run. Pedigree CEO and President Doug Schmell recently received a consignment of Silver and Bronze Age Amazing Spider-Man issues for the June Grand Art Auction. The run contains over 75 issues between #5 and #201 and is easily the nicest and highest certified group of Amazing Spider-Man comics they have ever offered. Over 65 issues are CGC 9.8, and the run includes #19 CGC 9.9, which is one of the earliest Marvel comics to receive the Mint designation. Every issue that is not a 9.8 is a 9.6.
The consignment comes out of Illinois and the collection of Stewart DeSoto, a Spider-Man enthusiast and collector who only collected Spider-Man comic books. “I and my brother started collecting Amazing Spider Man (and only Spider-Man) as kids in the 1970s. We were fanatics and (carefully) read every issue as soon as it was delivered to the house. I could relate to Spider-Man because of my nerdiness and interest in science. I eventually got a Ph.D. in Physics to be like Peter Parker, and currently work as a Professor of Physics. As an adult, I continued to search for the highest grade Amazing Spider-Man in each issue, slowly building the collection over years. I was overjoyed to obtain ASM #19, with an unheard of CGC grade of 9.9. It is the only copy to be given that ‘amazing’ grade out of any of the first 72 issues,” DeSoto said.
“I continue to be obsessed with Peter Parker and his alter ego, Spider-Man. Whenever I take my kids trick or treating, I don my Spider-Man costume, complete with web shooters, and move spider-like through the streets of our neighborhood. I even took up the sport of rock climbing, because it is the closest thing one can experience to climbing walls just like Spidey, and I have even travelled the world looking for walls to climb,” DeSoto continued.
“With growing obligations as a father and a husband, plus with a new house in mind, I made the very tough decision to part with these incredible books. I just hope that the collectors out there will love and treasure my Amazing Spider-Man books as much as I have. These great books deserve it,” DeSoto added.
All 75-plus issues are featured in the June Grand Auction and are offered with no reserve amount. Almost every book has white or off-white to white page quality with none less than off-white. There are many great issues and iconic covers included in the run and almost every book is the highest certified copy to date.
Highlights are Amazing Spider-Man #5 9.6, #7 9.8, #14 9.6, #19 9.9, #23 9.6, #33 9.8, #39 9.8, #40 9.6, #43 9.8, #47 9.8, #59 9.8, #60 9.8, #66 9.8, #67 9.8, #68 9.8, #69 9.8, #71 9.8, #73 9.8, #78 9.8, #82 9.8, #83 9.8, #88 9.8, #98 9.8, #99 9.8, #103 9.8, #107 9.8, #110 9.8, #116 9.8, #117 9.8, #119 9.8, #122 9.8, #124 9.8, #125 9.8, #127 9.8, #128 9.8, #129 9.8, #132 9.8, #133 9.8, #135 9.8, #139 9.8, #156 9.8, #162 9.8, #163 9.8, #167 9.8, #174 9.8, #177 9.8, #180 9.8, #194 9.8, #200 9.8, and #201 9.8.
There are many other groups of books and runs as well as individual highest certified comics from a myriad of titles in the auction. Many of the books were recently graded by the CGC and come from a bunch of different consignments.
The world’s #1 CGC Registry Set of Crisis on Infinite Earths that was consigned to Pedigree is in the auction. All 12 issues of the set are present in 9.8 or higher grade and every book is the highest certified copy to date. There are two issues in 9.9 in the set as well as nine CGC Signature Series copies. Every book has white pages too. This is the #1 Registry Set by over 1,060 points and comes from an amazing collection out of Wisconsin.
They include Crisis on Infinite Earths #1 9.9 (highest certified copy, one of only two in 9.9), #2 9.8 (CGC Signature Series, highest certified copy), #3 9.8 (CGC Signature Series, highest certified copy), #4 9.9 (single highest certified copy), #5 9.8 (CGC Signature Series, highest certified copy), #6 9.8 (CGC Signature Series, highest certified copy), #7 9.8 (CGC Signature Series, highest certified copy), #8 9.8 (CGC Signature Series, highest certified copy), #9 9.8 (highest certified copy), #10 9.8 (CGC Signature Series, highest certified copy), #11 9.8 (CGC Signature Series, highest certified copy), and #12 9.8 (CGC Signature Series, highest certified copy).
Pedigree is offering a high grade (9.4 and higher) Silver and Bronze Age Flash run that was recently consigned to the June Grand Auction. There are over 50 books in the run, that begins with issue 123 and ends with issue 219. Many of the books are still in the old CGC labels from the early 2000s. The consignment comes from an amazing collection out of Wisconsin.
They include Flash #123 9.4, #129 9.6, #145 9.4, #149 9.4, #153 9.4, #157 9.4, #161 9.4, #165 9.4 (Savannah), #166 9.6, #167 9.6, #168 9.4, #169 9.4, #171 9.4, #174 9.4, #175 9.4, #176 9.8, #176 9.6, #177 9.6, #179 9.6, #180 9.6, #181 9.4, #182 9.4, #183 9.4, #184 9.6 (Oakland), #185 9.8 (Oakland), #186 9.4, #187 9.4, #188 9.4, #192 9.6, #193 9.4, #199 9.4 (double cover), #205 9.6, #206 9.8, #209 9.6, #210 9.6, #212 9.6, #213 9.6, #218 9.6, and #219 9.6.
A new group of over 60 Silver and Bronze Age Marvel and DC comics that Mr. Schmell purchased at C2E2 will be offered. The books were just recently certified by the CGC. There are many outstanding books to choose from, highlighted by a very scarce in grade 9.6 copy of Avengers #3 plus a 9.4 example of Daredevil #1. Many of the books are the highest certified copy according to the CGC Census.
Highlights of the high grade Chicago books are Action Comics #266 9.4, All Star Comics #20 9.4, Aquaman #7 9.8 and #29 9.2, Avengers #3 9.6, #4 9.2, and #43 9.4, Batman #198 9.4, #232 9.4, #235 9.6, and #251 9.4, Bone #1 9.6, Conan the Barbarian #1 9.6, Daredevil #1 9.4, DC Comics Presents #26 9.8, Detective Comics #311 9.4, Fantastic Four #10 9.4, #20 9.6, #38 9.4, and #121 9.8, Ghost Rider #1 9.8, Giant-Size X-Men #1 9.6, Green Lantern #7 9.2, #12 9.6, #76 9.6, #86 9.6, and #87 9.8, House of Mystery #176 9.6, Incredible Hulk #180 9.6, #181 9.6, and #181 9.4, Justice League of America #2 9.2, #7 9.2, #15 9.4, and #28 9.4, Man-Thing #1 9.8, Marvel Premiere #15 9.8, Marvel Team-Up #3 9.8, Our Fighting Forces #134 9.8, Silver Surfer #1 9.6, Special Marvel Edition #15 9.8, Teen Titans #1 9.6, Thor #126 9.4, Two-Fisted Tales #30 9.8 (Gaines File copy), Warlock #1 9.8, Weird Western Tales #12 9.8, Wonder Woman #119 9.4 (Savannah), and X-Men #23 9.8, #94 9.6, and #97 9.8.
The second most prominent run in the auction is the brand new high grade early Silver Age Flash run that was just recently consigned to Mr. Schmell. There are over 50 books in the consignment and almost every early Flash issue is included, highlighted by a Flash #106 CGC 9.0. Many of the books are still in the old CGC labels from the early 2000s. The consignment comes from an amazing collection out of Wisconsin.
The high grade early Silver Age Flash run includes Flash #106 9.0, #113 9.0, #118 9.4, #119 8.0, #120 8.0, #123 9.4, #125 8.0 (Mohawk Valley), #127 8.0, #129 8.5, #128 8.5, #130 9.0, #131 9.2, #132 8.5, #133 8.5, #137 8.5, #140 8.5, #142 9.2, #144 9.2, #148 9.4, #153 9.4, and #157 9.4.
A brand new high grade group of Golden Age, Silver Age, and Bronze Age books was just recently consigned to the auction. There are over 20 books in the consignment including many keys and gems. The consignment comes from a collection out of Canada.
They include Action Comics #242 6.0 and #252 8.0, Avengers #55 9.8 and #64 9.8, Batman #7 8.0 and #121 9.0, Fantastic Four #45 9.0 and #49 9.4, Green Lantern #1 9.0, Hero For Hire #1 9.6, Marvel Feature #1 9.8, New Mutants #87 9.8, Ms. Marvel #1 9.8, Special Marvel Edition #15 9.8, Superboy #1 7.5, Swamp Thing #1 9.8, Tales to Astonish #27 6.0 and #35 8.0, and Wonder Woman #184 9.8, #192 9.8, and #206 9.8.
The final group of books added to the Auction Listing comes from the recent MegaCon show in Orlando, Florida in late May. There are over 40 brand new books to choose from, all of which were graded within the last couple of weeks by CGC.
Highlights are Action Comics #41 8.0, #296 9.6, and #400 9.6, Amazing Fantasy #15 6.5, Amazing Spider-Man #40 9.4, #64 9.6, and #129 9.6, Avengers #50 9.6, Date With Debbi #12 9.6, Ellery Queen #2 9.6 (Edgar Church), Fantastic Four #44 9.8 and #46 9.4, Forever People #1 9.4, Ghost Rider #1 9.4, Giant-Size X-Men #1 9.8 and #1 9.6, Green Lantern #80 9.4, #81 9.4, #82 9.6, #83 9.4, #85 9.4, and #87 9.6, House of Secrets #88 9.6, Iron Fist #14 9.6, Marvel Premiere #15 9.6, Marvel Two-In-One #1 9.4, Sensation Comics #56 9.8, Superman #25 9.0, Tales to Astonish #94 9.8, Thor #128 9.4, and X-Men #94 9.4.
If you have any questions or comments about the consignment process, any of the comic book lots or about the June Grand Auction in general, contact Pedigree Comics’ CEO and President Doug Schmell at (561) 422-1120 (office), (561) 596-9111 (cell), or at DougSchmell@pedigreecomics.com. For any consignment questions or comments regarding original comic art, contact Pedigree’s Comic Art Consignment Director Randy Lawrence at (561) 451-9800 (office), (561) 886-8777 (cell), or at RandyLawrence@pedigreecomics.com. For any financial related and consignment payment questions, contact Pedigree’s CFO Lisa Shapiro at LisaJoy@pedigreecomics.com and for any technical related questions or concerns, contact their Web Master at WebDesigner@pedigreecomics.com.