Mary Jane's a 9.8
Amazing Spider-Man 39
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COMIC DETAILS
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Comic Description:
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Amazing Spider-Man 39 Universal
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Grade:
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9.6
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Page Quality:
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WHITE
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Pedigree:
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John G. Fantucchio
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Certification #:
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0300555009
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Owner:
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Mississippi Mudcats
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SET DETAILS
Owner's Description
Issue #39 features the revelation that Norman Osborn is the Green Goblin. More significantly, it also marks the first John Romito cover, as he took over from Steve Ditko as the primary ASM artist. Romito certainly started off with a bang, as I really think this is one of the most beautiful covers in the entire run. Our WP 9.6 comes from the John Fantucchio Collection and is tied for second highest graded trailing ten 9.8s. Fantucchio was a well-known artist in '60s fandom, drawing covers for RBCC and the Comic Buyers Guide (including the #1 cover), and even worked as an illustrator for the CIA from 1963 to 1988. During this time he amassed full runs of Marvel, DC, Gold Key, Charlton, ACG and Dell, among others, keeping them locked away and untouched, which resulted in uniformly high grades and near perfect cover inks. After his passing in 2016, the family auctioned the collection through Comiclink. Even though the books have no distinctive markings, many were CGC graded.
We acquired our book from the 2/27/2024 CL Auction.
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