Mudcats’ Marvel Keys
Amazing Spider-Man #3
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COMIC DETAILS
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Comic Description:
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Amazing Spider-Man 3 Universal
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Grade:
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9.6
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Page Quality:
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OFF-WHITE TO WHITE
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Pedigree:
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Pacific Coast
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Certification #:
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2065130013
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Owner:
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Mississippi Mudcats
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SET DETAILS
Owner's Description
Issue #3 features the first appearance and origin of Doctor Octopus, alias Otto Octavius, one of Spidey’s most infamous rivals and the cinema star of Spider-Man 2, in which he was played by Alfred Molina. Doc Ock is also Spidey’s nemesis in three of the first dozen Spidey issues, reappearing in issues #11 and #12, along with numerous later appearances. He was also a founding member of the Sinester Six, who debuted in the first Annual.
Our 9.6 comes from the Pacific Coast Collection and is one of the gems in our collection. Considered the greatest Silver Age collection to ever surface, the Pacific Coast collection was brought to market by Robert Roter after he discovered portions of it for sale on eBay in 1999. The books were marketed through PCE over the next several years and contained over 7,000 comics and magazines that included Marvel, DC, and Gold Key among others, covering a time span between 1961 and 1977. Many of the highest graded Marvel and DC issues from the early '60s hail from this collection with exceptional page quality. The books do not exhibit any distinguishing markings.
Our book is tied with eight other books for second highest graded, bested only by a pair of 9.8s, one of which recently sold for $130,000. Who knows what Mitchell Pritchett’s prized mint copy might have graded if it had not been dropped in a puddle before he could sell it in Season 5 of Modern Family. Let’s hope they used a fake and not the real deal LOL.
We acquired the book in the 12/10/2015 ComicConnect auction.*
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