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Showcase 6 |
| Item: |
Showcase 6 Universal |
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CGC |
| Cert #: |
4355994001
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Owner Comments
Issue #6 from 1957 features the Origin and first appearance of the, Challengers of the Unknown (Rocky Davis, Prof Haley, Red Ryan & Ace Morgan). Our 8.5 is tied for second highest graded trailing several 9.0s. We acquired the book in an effort to complete a mini-Showcase run of Issues #4-14 in the 4/4/2024 Heritage Auction.
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| Slot: |
Showcase 7 |
| Item: |
Showcase 7 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC |
| Cert #: |
4364134011
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Owner Comments
Issue #7 features the second appearance by the Challengers of the Unknown and appearances by June Robbins and ULTIVAC. Our 9.4 is the single highest graded copy in the census. We acquired the book from the 4/6/2024 Heritage Auction.
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Challengers of the Unknown 1 |
| Item: |
Challengers of the Unknown 1 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC |
| Cert #: |
4363069002
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Owner Comments
The Challengers - by Jack Kirby - were introduced in Showcase #6, published for February, 1957 and are strikingly similar in many ways to another team Kirby had a hand in just a few years later - the Fantastic Four. Their popularity saw the team get their own magazine fairly quickly, as Challengers of the Unknown #1 is cover dated April/May, 1958. The title would run well into the 1970s!
Our 9.0 is tied with two other copies for second highest graded trailing a single 9.4. We acquired the book in the 2/28/2024 CL Auction.
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Challengers of the Unknown 2 |
| Item: |
Challengers of the Unknown 2 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC |
| Cert #: |
4389256002
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Owner Comments
Our 8.5 is the second best copy ever graded by CGC of this second issue. We acquired the book from the 4/15/2024 Heritage Auction.
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Challengers of the Unknown 26 |
| Item: |
Challengers of the Unknown 26 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC |
| Cert #: |
1222173002
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Owner Comments
Our 9.2 is one of four highest graded copir]es. We acquired the book from a July 2013 Heritage Auction.
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| Slot: |
Challengers of the Unknown 29 |
| Item: |
Challengers of the Unknown 29 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC |
| Cert #: |
0184261027
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Owner Comments
It’s a Civil War between the Challenger team members in Issue #29.our 9.8 is the single highest graded copy in the census. We acquired the book in the 7/3/2023 Heritage Auction.
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Challengers of the Unknown 33 |
| Item: |
Challengers of the Unknown 33 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC |
| Cert #: |
4303174018
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Owner Comments
There are only 10 copies of this issue ever certified by CGC with our 9.4 tied for highest graded with one other example. We acquired the book from the 10/25/2023 CL Auction.
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Challengers of the Unknown 34 |
| Item: |
Challengers of the Unknown 34 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC |
| Cert #: |
4313022006
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Owner Comments
Issue #34 features a Multi-W9man appearance. Our 9.2 is tied for second highest graded trailing a single 9.4. We acquired the book from the 12/19/2023 Heritage Auction.
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Challengers of the Unknown 36 |
| Item: |
Challengers of the Unknown 36 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC |
| Cert #: |
4313027002
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Owner Comments
Our 9.6 comes from the Greenwich Collection and is the single highest graded copy of this issue.we acquired the book from the 12/4/2023 CL Auction.
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Challengers of the Unknown 40 |
| Item: |
Challengers of the Unknown 40 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC |
| Cert #: |
0065360005
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Owner Comments
Issue #40 features a Multi-Man appearance. Our 9.6 comes from the Greenwich Collection and is tied for highest graded, However, I am guess we also own the Pacific Coast copy, as somehow it was in our registry when I came to enter this book, I left it since I am curious to know how this happened and whether I have misplaced that book or if not, how it got into our registry. At any rate, we acquired the Greenwich Collection book from the 12/4/2023 Heritage Auction.
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| Slot: |
Challengers of the Unknown 43 |
| Item: |
Challengers of the Unknown 43 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC |
| Cert #: |
4312921020
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Owner Comments
Our 9.6 comes from the Greenwich Collection and is tied for second highest graded trailing a single 9.8. We acquired the book from the 12/12/2023 Heritage Auction.
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Challengers of the Unknown 46 |
| Item: |
Challengers of the Unknown 46 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC |
| Cert #: |
4312921018
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Owner Comments
Our 9.6 comes from the Greenwich Collection and is tied for highest graded. We acquired the book from the 12/12/2023 Heritage Auction.
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| Slot: |
Challengers of the Unknown 47 |
| Item: |
Challengers of the Unknown 47 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC |
| Cert #: |
4313031002
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Owner Comments
Issue #47 features the first appearance of Sponge Bob SquarePants, alias. the Sponge Man. Our 9.8 comes from the Greenwich Collection and is one of two highest graded copies in the census. We acquired the book from the 10/26/2023 Heritage Auction.
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Challengers of the Unknown 48 |
| Item: |
Challengers of the Unknown 48 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC |
| Cert #: |
4313031001
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Owner Comments
This issue features appearances by the Doom Patrol and, League of Challenger-Haters. The story is continued in Doom Patrol #102. Our 9.8 comes from the Greenwich Collection amd is tied for highest graded with a single other 9.8. We acquired the book in the 10/26/2023 Heritage Auction.
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| Slot: |
Challengers of the Unknown 49 |
| Item: |
Challengers of the Unknown 49 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC |
| Cert #: |
4312921017
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Owner Comments
Our 9.6 comes from the Greenwich Collection and is tied for second highest graded trailing a single 9.8. We acquired the book from the 12/12/2013 Heritage Auction.
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