The Zenn-La Collection
Fantastic Four 56

COMIC DETAILS

Comic Description: Fantastic Four #56 Universal
Grade: 9.4
Page Quality: OFF-WHITE TO WHITE
Pedigree: Pacific Coast
Certification #: 0057098004
Owner: Crazy Canuck

SET DETAILS

Winning Set: The Zenn-La Collection
Date Added: 2/28/2008
Research: Currently not available

Owner's Description

Pedigree: Pacific Coast

*Pedigree Background*
Widely regarded as the pre-eminent Silver Age collection of comic books in the world, the Pacific Coast Collection was founded by Robert Roter of Pacific Comic Exchange Inc. in 1999, thus the pedigree’s name. The original owner began selling some of his Marvels piecemeal on Ebay before Mr. Roter bought his entire holding of more than seven thousand comic books.

The collection contains almost complete and full runs of many titles from marvel DC, Gold Key, ACG (Warren Magazines) and EC’s Mad Magazines. The collection spans the years 1962 through and including 1967, and has the highest percentage of ultra high grade issues (9.4 or better) than any other pedigree collection not named Mile High. The original owner carefully bought and then kept his priced treasures in meticulous fashion, piled neatly in six foot stacks, similar to how Edgar Church stored his famous books. The comic books all share that same look of freshness and uniformity, which comes from being picked off the same news stand each month.

Pacific Coast all have that same unread look, as over ninety-eight percent of the collection show no stress lines or any ware on the spine to indicate the books had ever been read, let alone opened. In addition, most Pacific Coast books have that light back cover transfer stain. (More in the form of the back page interior ad showing through the back cover), again a function of the books being pressed together in the stacks.

The average grade of a Pacific Coast comic book, graded by the Comics Guaranty Corporation, is a 9.5 (near mint/ near mint plus). Many of the early Marvel issues are the highest in existence, with many early runs averaging grades of 9.6. The page quality of the Pacific Coast average off white to white, with many of the 1970’s books, being on the top of the stacks, averaging off white.

Purchase History: From Ebay User Shroud444

Rank: 3rd

Story Title: "Klaw, The Murderous Master of Sound!"

*Synopsis*
While Reed and Ben test out a device that allows Reed to monitor the Negative Zone from the safety of his own lab, they are attacked by the newly powered Ulysses Klaw, who has come for revenge against the Fantastic Four for defeating him in Wakanda. While in the hidden land, the latest attempt to break through the barrier around their land has failed leaving Black Bolt unconscious.

Back in New York, after knocking out Ben and Reed, Klaw attacks Sue, telling her how he had gotten his powers from entering into his solid sound machine. However, Reed and Ben arrive to fight Klaw back. During the fight Klaw places a sonic barrier around the Baxter Building preventing anyone from getting in or out.

While elsewhere, Johnny and Wyatt travel the myriad dimensions with Lockjaw in hopes that the beast will eventually transport them beyond the barrier around the Hidden Land. Back in the States, a missile from Wakanda flies into the Baxter Building, piercing the barrier. Inside, Reed removes the Vibranium bands which he had radioed the Black Panther to send to him. Reed then uses them to beat Klaw into submission. After the battle Reed radios T'Challa to thank him for helping them out. While elsewhere, a shadowed figure takes particular interest in the Silver Surfer.
  
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