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Showcase 88
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COMIC DETAILS
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Comic Description:
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Showcase 88 Universal
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Grade:
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9.8
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Page Quality:
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OFF-WHITE TO WHITE
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Pedigree:
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Oakland
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Certification #:
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4700574008
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Owner:
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Mississippi Mudcats
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SET DETAILS
Owner's Description
Issue #88 features the first appearance of Jason Grant. Our 9.8 comes from the Oakland Collection and is the single highest graded copy in the census. The Oakland collection came to be in 1998 after the original owner brought samples to the Wondercon Convention and struck a deal with Vincent Zurzolo and Mike Carbonaro, who proceeded to drive the collection from California to New York. In it were over 4,000 comic books, primarily between the years of 1966 and 1974, accumulated as the owner was paid in comics by a liquor store in return for stacking shelves. He was very meticulous when handling his books, evident by the very high grades and page quality assigned to the collection over time. The books were sold as Oakland copies, although none of the copies have identifying marks on their covers.
We acquired the book from a fellow board member in January 2026.*
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