Galactus Rules
 Fantastic Four 49

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COMIC DETAILS

Comic Description: Fantastic Four 49 Universal
Grade: 9.6
Page Quality: OFF-WHITE TO WHITE
Pedigree: Pacific Coast
Certification #: 0777231012
Owner: Mississippi Mudcats

SET DETAILS

Custom Sets: Silver Age Pacific Coasts
Sets Competing: All our FFs  Score: 14286
World’s Greatest Comic Magazine  Score: 14286
Trey's Heroes  Score: 14286
Surf’s Up  Score: 14286
Silver Surfin FFs  Score: 14286
Galactus Rules  Score: 14286
Jack’s Covers  Score: 14286
Mudcats’ Marvel Keys  Score: 14286
Research: See CGC's Census Report for this Comic

Owner's Description

issue #49 marks the first full appearance of Galactus and the second appearance of Silver Surfer. Unlike issue #48, there is only one 9.8 in the census, which sold a few years back for around $50,000-not to me LOL. This 9.6 is the Pacific Coast copy and marks our 11th in this run between #22-49. The Pacific Coast Collection is generally considered to be the greatest Silver Age collection to ever surface. It 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.

The book also part of the Doug Schmell Collection auctioned off by Heritage in July 2012. We acquired the book in a trade of books with another collector in 2018.

2024 Update: There are now two 9.8s in the census, maybe one day……


 
 
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