Slot: |
80 Page Giant 4 |
Item: |
80 Page Giant #4 Universal |
Grade: |
CGC 9.4 |
Cert #: |
0270676001
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Owner Comments
Highest graded Pacific Coast copy of DC Giant #4 featuring the Flash. Acquired in the 8/3/2019 Heritage auction of Colmoreman’s #1 registry set.
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Slot: |
80 Page Giant 9 |
Item: |
80 Page Giant #9 Universal |
Grade: |
CGC 9.8 |
Cert #: |
2067989001
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Owner Comments
One of two highest graded as of June 2020. We acquired this book in the 3/5/2020 Heritage auction.
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Slot: |
Action Comics 373 |
Item: |
Action Comics #373 Universal |
Grade: |
CGC 9.8 |
Cert #: |
2138894015
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Owner Comments
One of five highest graded copies, we acquired this book in the August 2020 ComicLink auction.
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Slot: |
Batman 187 |
Item: |
Batman #187 Universal |
Grade: |
CGC 9.6 |
Cert #: |
2051571021
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Owner Comments
Issue #187 is an 80-page Giant. Our WP 9.8 is tied for second highest graded trailing three 9.8s. We acquired the book from Worldwide Comics in April 2021.
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Slot: |
Batman 208 |
Item: |
Batman #208 Universal |
Grade: |
CGC 9.6 |
Cert #: |
0915165007
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Owner Comments
Our 9.6 comes from the Twin Cities and Alfred Pennyworth Collections and is tied for second highest graded trailing a single 9.8. We acquired the book from the 1/25/2021 Heritage Auction.
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Slot: |
Batman 218 |
Item: |
Batman #218 Universal |
Grade: |
CGC 9.8 |
Cert #: |
1266457009
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Owner Comments
One of six highest graded copies As of 8/2020, boasting an Oakland pedigree and white pages. We acquired this book off an E-Bay listing on 8/10/2020.
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Slot: |
Batman 223 |
Item: |
Batman #223 Universal |
Grade: |
CGC 9.8 |
Cert #: |
0915248008
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Owner Comments
Our WP 9.8 comes from the Twin Cities and Alfred Pennyworth Collections and is tied for highest graded. We acquired the book from the 4/4/2021 Heritage Auction.
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Slot: |
Flash 160 |
Item: |
Flash #160 Universal |
Grade: |
CGC 9.8 |
Cert #: |
2065121004
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Owner Comments
This is the first of several 80-page Giant Flashes and the only 9.8 in the census as of 12/2019. We acquired the book in the 9/1/2018 CL auction.
2021 Update: Still King!
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Slot: |
Flash 169 |
Item: |
Flash #169 Universal |
Grade: |
CGC 9.8 |
Cert #: |
1039841008
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Owner Comments
This is a tough book being a DC 80-page Giant with a black cover. We missed this book years ago at auction and were fortunate enough to get a second shot at it in 2019 when we purchased it from a good friend and fellow collector. It is single highest graded and hails from the a Rocky Mountain Collection, which becomes the predominant pedigree in the later parts of this Flash run.
2021 Update: Still King!
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Slot: |
Flash 178 |
Item: |
Flash #178 Universal |
Grade: |
CGC 9.6 |
Cert #: |
0991858006
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Owner Comments
There are no 9.8s of this 1968 80-page Giant. This 9.6 was purchased in February 2011 and is one of the four highest graded examples as of this writing.
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Slot: |
Flash 187 |
Item: |
Flash #187 Universal |
Grade: |
CGC 9.8 |
Cert #: |
0039841015
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Owner Comments
Once again, this book was at one time the single highest graded copy, but it is now one of four 9.8s topping the census as of 5/2020. We acquired the book in the 6/24/2013 CL Auction.
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Slot: |
Flash 196 |
Item: |
Flash #196 Universal |
Grade: |
CGC 9.8 |
Cert #: |
1101059020
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Owner Comments
This was the single highest graded copy of this issue when it was acquired in the October 2012 Pedigree Comics auction. But as of 2020, there are now six 9.8s.
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Slot: |
Flash 205 |
Item: |
Flash #205 Universal |
Grade: |
CGC 9.8 |
Cert #: |
1031189004
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Owner Comments
Issue #205 is a Giant Flash, which contains reprints of earlier stories. Our WP 9.8 once again comes from the Rocky Mountain Collection and is one of three highest graded. We acquired the book in the June 2011 CL auction.
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Slot: |
Justice League of America 39 |
Item: |
Justice League of America #39 Universal |
Grade: |
CGC 9.8 |
Cert #: |
1397536014
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Owner Comments
Issue #39 is an 80-page DC Giant, which automatically makes it more collectible. This issue reprints stories from Brave and Bold #28, Brave and Bold #30 and JLA #5.
I previously owned the Pacific Coast 9.6 copy of this book, but when the opportunity arose to acquire the single highest graded copy, we purchased it from a personal friend and fellow collector in 2019.
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Slot: |
Justice League of America 48 |
Item: |
Justice League of America #48 Universal |
Grade: |
CGC 9.8 |
Cert #: |
0304632021
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Owner Comments
Issue #48 is an 80-Page Giant and has thus always commands a premium over regular JLA issues. It contains reprints from Brave and Bold #29, JLA #2 and JLA #3. There are two 9.8s atop the census, the Pacific Coast copy and the Fantucchio copy, which we now own. The PC copy recently sold on Heritage for $9,000. While we might ideally prefer the PC Pedigree, the best of the Fantucchios have amazing inks, a characteristic that our copy shares. We acquired our book from a friend and fellow collector in a private transaction in May 2020.
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