Jack’s Covers
Tales of Suspense (1959) #41
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COMIC DETAILS
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Comic Description:
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Tales of Suspense 41 Universal
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Grade:
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9.8
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Page Quality:
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WHITE
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Pedigree:
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Pacific Coast
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Certification #:
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1024024005
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Owner:
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Mississippi Mudcats
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SET DETAILS
Owner's Description
9.8 WP and Pacific Coast pedigree, what else could anyone want in a book? Considered the greatest Silver Age collection to ever surface, the Pacific Coast collection was brought to market by Robert Roter after he discovered portions of it for sale on eBay in 1999. The books were marketed through PCE over the next several years and contained over 7,000 comics and magazines that included Marvel, DC, and Gold Key among others, covering a time span between 1961 and 1977. Many of the highest graded Marvel and DC issues from the early '60s hail from this collection with exceptional page quality. The books do not exhibit any distinguishing markings.
Our book is also one of two highest graded in the census as of 5/2020. Plus, the book was part of the Doug Schmell Collection, which was auctioned off by Heritage in July 2012. We acquired it off the CL Exchange in a package deal with the TOS #40 9.6 on 2/25/2015. These two books are the centerpiece of this set.
A note about this story itself, as you can see on the cover, the story is entitled “In the Stronghold of Doctor Strange”. The Doctor Strange in the story was Carlo Strange an escaped convict who had no relationship to Doctor Stephen Strange. But obviously, Marvel, or Stan Lee at least, was intrigued by the name, as they used it again just two months later when they created Doctor Stephen Strange in Strange Tales #110. Strange facts indeed LOL.
2023 Update: Unfortunately, there are now three 9.8s in the census.
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