Set Description
Synopsis: This is a complete set with a minimum grade of 9.6, except for our Northland Pedigree Joe Simon and Stan Lee signed copy of Issue #4. Overall, 85 out of 100 issues are 9.8s and 14 are 9.6s, along with our sole 9.4. Of the 14 9.6s, 11 have white pages and six come from pedigree collections (three Pacific Coast, two Currator and one Rocky Mountain).
Background: I still own a couple of Avengers #1s, which I bought from the drugstore on the square back in Oxford MS back in 1963. Of course, they are just readers, as I never knew about preserving them when I was a kid. But this run has long been a favorite. Strangely enough, despite the success of the movies, these books are still some of the more affordable Marvels with a couple of exceptions, probably because the title originated after many stalwarts like FF, ASM, JIM. TOS and TTA.
2020 Update: This year we finally achieved our goal of having all 100 issues in 9.6/9.8. Currently, 83 of the 100 issues are 9.8s, with just 17 9.6s. We have perhaps an unrealistic goal to find all 9.8s from #10-100, so if you have a 9.8 we need, such as #10, #13, #14, #25, #28, #29, #35, #43, #59, or #62, and are interested in converting it to cash, please contact us via the registry and we will get right back to you ASAP.
2021 Update: We managed to upgrade three big issues from 9.6 to 9.8 in 2020 (#2, #16, and #93), but we also traded away our #4 9.6 in exchange for a rare book, which completed another set. So, this collection did not really improve in 2020, as we can no longer boast a 9.6/9.8 #1-100 run.
The hope is to upgrade our #4 when the price is right, although we will always hold onto the double signed 9.4 Northland Pedigree copy as well, as it is far more unique than even the 9.8s of that issue.
