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I found this with a purchase some years back.  |
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| FWIW this is the Mile High list I always refer to. http://www.milehighcomics.com/catalog/main.html | ||
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Quote:Originally Posted by CatmanAmerica What you are saying here seems to corroborate what Chuck said in that interview years ago, that there were animal comics and they were snapped up immediately, which would explain why they may not have made the inventory lists. |
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@the420bandito Viewing that list sure makes me wish I had a shot at those books back in ‘77! Unfortunately I was turning 8 that year . If I could just get that darn time machine working... |
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Quote:Originally Posted by the420bandito I used to have a copy of that oversized folded tabloid newsprint catalog. It came as a two section inclusion with Alan Light's Buyer's Guide for Comic Fandom. My first Edgar Church books were purchased directly from Chuck Rozanski (Mile High). The tabloid catalog was sporadically illustrated with butterfly-winged fairies (illustrated by Don Newton, as I recall). Clicking through the pages, this version looks stripped down, without the illustrations from the original Buyer's Guide insert. Unfortunately, my copy of this historic catalog has either been misplaced or thrown out by mistake while moving long ago. But what stands out in my mind is the consistent methodology employed in pricing books. Everything was priced at precisely twice the current OSG value established for specified grades the year the catalog came out. To simplify grading everything in the mint range was simply NM+ with lesser conditions noted as VF, Fine, etc.; there was no 10 point system used to breakdown grades in '77. . |
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Recil Macon pedigree...     . |
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| Here are 2 Crowley copies. Crime does not pay 25 and though not a classic cover by collectors. A classic cover for me as it's a classic cold war cover. Bill battle 3   |
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| Have a few more to catch up on after what's been posted recently, but two more Ped back stories for now: @southerncross from the My Slabbed Comics site ***** CROWLEY PEDIGREE Publisher William Crowley socked away 1-3 copies of nearly every Fawcett comic book that was released during his tenure as editor at Fawcett in the 1940s to the 50s, as well as many non-Fawcett titles such as Batman, Superman and Timely titles. With it’s many high grade copies it stands second only to the Edgar Church/Mile High collection for the quantity of graded comics! ***** |
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| From the Comic Book Pedigrees site ***** LARSON PEDIGREE To anyone familiar with comic book pedigrees, the Lamont Larson collection needs no introduction. One of the earliest and most prodigious of the pedigrees, the Larsons were among the first recognized as such in the hobby. The books within the collection represent the rarest part of the Golden Age, and many copies are the best in existence. But what made Larson comics so famous was their mystique. Despite having his name emblazoned across many of the prettiest comics in the hobby, not a soul knew who Lamont Larson was. Even Ernie Gerber put a plea in his photo-journals: "Lamont, if you are reading this please give me a call: I'd sure like to know more about how you accumulated this historic collection." The mystery continued for 20 years, until one dogged collector took matter into his own hands... One of the great things about the Larson collection is the depth of rarity. The genesis was 1936, a mere three years after comics began in their current form. It contains many of the toughest comics known today, and ranks third in scarcity. For several years, those familiar with the books have suggested they rank as the third best Golden Age pedigree overall. The many key issues that are present certainly support such a notion; only three of these 45 pedigreed collections contain an Action #1, and Larson is one of them. ***** Uber collector Jon Berk famously tracked down Lamont in his later years, and when he sold off most of his collection in 2017, i had to make sure i got a Centaur comic example and a Larson copy from the collection since Berk had become so 'linked' with both in fandom lore.  |
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This is a great opportunity to slip in my sole book from the Jon Berk collection (sneaky person that I am). Prize Comics #20 is so rare that a copy couldn't be located when Ernie Gerber published his Photo-Journal Guides back in the mid-90's (linked image below). Currently there are only four graded copies. While technically not a pedigree, the Berk collection acknowledgement is as deserving of mention as File copies. Given it's scarcity and meticulously detailed Jack Binder cover art, this book is truly a prize...   clickable text PS: BIG tankard toast to Sagii for adding background pedigree information! |
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Next up, the Billy Wright pedigree...  |
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Quote:Originally Posted by CatmanAmericaLove the fact that CBCS recognized CGC's notation of the collection on their label. You certainly have the most unique slabbed Berk copy  |
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Leading Comics 10, Crowley copy. |
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While not an original owner collection and therefore not qualified to be a pedigree collection, there seem to be a lot of nice Mister Magik Woo books out there. Any background info on this collection? |
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Some more Pacific coast   |
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| @the420bandito @southerncross Nice books! Just outstanding examples! From the My Slabbed Comics site ***** PACIFIC COAST PEDIGREE Widely regarded as one of the nicest collection of Silver Age comics, the Pacific Coast collection consists of several thousand comics ranging from 1962-1967. The original owner chose near perfect examples of available copies from the same newstand for years and stored the comics in six foot high stacks, thus preserving the unread look of the comics. Years later the collection started to appear on ebay. Robert Roter, owner of the Pacific Comic Exchange(and hence the Pedigree name) bought the balance of the collection in 1999. There many high grade runs of Marvels, DC, Gold Key, ACG and Mad Magazines in the collection which continues to set the Silver Age benchmark for quality. ***** |
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| @michaelekrupp From Heritage Auctions Magazine "The Intelligent Collector" ***** MR. MAGIK WOO COLLECTION Who is Mister Magik Woo? Quite simply, Mr. Woo is a former hiphop dancer who had the foresight in the late 1980s to collect the best-graded copies of his favorite titles. His comics are so remarkable that Comic Book Certification Service (CBCS) includes his name on their Woo-graded comics – “From the Personal Collection of Mister Magik Woo.” In all, Woo estimates about 650 slabs are labeled as Woo comics – something typically reserved for pedigrees, not collectors. Many represent the highestgraded example for the encased comics – with an eclectic range of titles (from Astro Boy and Captain America Comics to Little Lotta and Wonder Woman) representing publishers such as Harvey, Dell, DC and Marvel. Since 2015, Woo books have realized more than $330,000 at auction. “Magik’s books are known for their eye-appeal,” says Barry Sandoval, director of operations for comics and comic art at Heritage Auctions. ***** The most famous book from this collection was the Pennsylvania pedigree copy of 'Suspense Comics #3'(CBCS 9.0)which fetched $173,275.00 at auction. Here's my book from the collection.  |
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| From the Hotchkiss site ***** JON BERK COLLECTION Jon Berk likes to say that the obsession began during his lower-mid year at Hotchkiss, when he would spend Saturday afternoons sprawled on the floor of John Titcomb and Jeff Wenk's double on the second floor of Coy, engrossed in the escapades of Sgt. Fury and the Fantastic Four. At home in Roslyn, Long Island, comicbooks (Berk insists that "comicbook" is one word, not two, as it's commonly written) were forbidden; his parents threw out his collection while he was at camp the summer before he came to Hotchkiss. But that didn't stop him from sneaking the occasional copy of Batman or The Amazing Spider-man from the local five and dime — and, over the course of his life, amassing what's widely regarded by prominent enthusiasts and appraisers as one of the best collections of all time. Quips Berk: "If it weren't for parents like mine who threw out all those books, they wouldn't be the prized collectables they are today." Berk, an attorney in Rocky Hill, CT, first became serious about collecting while he was in law school at Boston University. He lived near Boston Square, which had a comicbook store that sold hard-to-find vintage editions. When he saw that he could get his hands on these rare comics, he was hooked. "I'm a geek," he says matter-of-factly. "I was always interested in the things that were obtuse and not well-known." Berk was a serial collector: he'd start with one superhero, like Spiderman or the Hulk, and find everything he could within a particular era, then move on to another character. Part of the excitement, he says, was tracking down the books — which, in the pre-Internet age, required a considerable amount of sleuthing. "I wrote a lot of letters," he says. "People would advertise in the comicbook buyer's guide, and you'd write. You didn't know what they looked like. I didn't even know what the covers looked like. You found books by luck. You networked, went to conventions." Berk wasn't only interested in the books; he was also fascinated by the stories behind them. About 15 years ago, he came across a copy of Mystery Men that held a clue to its previous owner: a coupon slipped between its pages with the name "Lamont Larson," a renowned collector, sketched on it in pencil. Determined to find out whether the book had once belonged to Larson, Berk embarked on a fact-finding mission that concluded with a call to Larson's 91-year old mother in a nursing home in Wausa, NE, eventually confirming that the book was, indeed, a Larson original. (Says Berk: "She was very nice!"  Gradually, his collection morphed into a mini-museum, consisting of nearly 18,000 books, pieces of art, and other memorabilia, that took over his entire basement. According to Vincent Zurzolo, co-founder of Metropolis Comics, Berk's collection is unmatched in its breadth and depth."Between the comic books and the art, this is one of the best collections ever assembled," Zurzolo said in an interview. "We had to process this to put it into our database, and often, when we entered a book, it was the first one we'd ever had. Metropolis Collectibles has been the largest buyer of vintage comics in the world for over 30-40 years — so we've had pretty much everything. When I'm seeing 'Does not exist in database' over and over again, I know we have a very, very special collection." For decades, Berk thought he'd hold on to his comics forever, but at some point, he realized that he'd reached the pinnacle. "It was time to pass on the hobby," he says. Last June, Berk divested himself of most of his collection, selling off more than 17,000 items in a four-day auction. He won't get into what the pieces sold for, but one source that tracks vintage comic sales reports that a 1940 copy of Fantastic Comics #3 fetched $243,000. The few pieces Berk can't bear to part with are some of his personal favorites: the Larson copy of Mystery Men, some Spider-man illustrations by Jack Kirby, and original drawings by Lou Fine, Berk's favorite comicbook artist. Now, he seems at peace with his decision to downsize, but some days, the sight of his near-empty basement makes him sad. "But I don't have any regrets," he says. "I simply redistributed some of the books, so they're out there for someone else to collect and assemble." Old habits die hard, though: "Have I since accumulated a few inexpensive comics? Well, yeah." ***** This story appeared in the fall 2017 issue of Hotchkiss Magazine.  |
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Here's some Rockford pedigree (ummm, not Rockford File copies though)...  |
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| From the Comic Book Pedigree site ***** ROCKFORD PEDIGREE One of the best Golden Age collections to surface during the 1990's, the Rockford pedigree is a solid representation of the '40s, and boasts many of the great key issues, some of which rival the Mile High collection in grade. Although it predated CGC by a few years, the collection's breadth and depth led collectors to quickly acknowledge it as a pedigree. An initial public sale and easy identification have also perpetuated their popularity, although there are many unidentified Rockfords still floating in the market. Mark Wilson was responsible for bringing the collection to market, outbidding other dealers. He sold the collection in pieces through his World's Finest catalogs, and even ran auctions for the better books. The purchase was no easy task though, as the collector, who was meticulous with the storage of his comics (and even aspired to be a comic artist himself one day) was somewhat unstable. He actually pulled a knife on Mark once during their meetings... *****  |
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