COMIC DETAILS
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Comic Description:
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Aquaman 6 Universal
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Grade:
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9.8
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Page Quality:
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OFF-WHITE TO WHITE
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Pedigree:
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Pacific Coast
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Certification #:
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0994441004
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Owner:
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Mississippi Mudcats
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SET DETAILS
Owner's Description
Issue #6 features a Quisp appearance along with the first appearances of Quirp and Quink. In the story, "Too Many Quisps!", Aquaman and Aqualad are astonished to discover that their Water-Sprite ally, Quisp, has turned evil as Quisp attacks them and hijacks a cargo ship. They soon learn however, that this is in fact, not the real Quisp, but his twin brother - Quink, who is working alongside a pirate named Captain Slade. Slade manipulated the impressionable Quink into believing that Aquaman was evil and set him off to defeat him. Meanwhile, a third Water-Sprite, Quirk is found conducting mischievous acts of his own. Aquaman convinces Quink that Captain Slade is the true pirate, and together they join forces to stop him.
Our 9.8 comes from the Pacific Coast Collection, which 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 E-Bay 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 currently tied for highest graded with one other copy. We acquired the book from a friend and fellow collector in a private transaction in May 2023.
2024 Update: There was a third 9.8 in the recent cache of high-grade Aquaman auctioned off in June 2014 on Heritage. As a third 9.8, the book made just $1,200 plus BP at auction. Again, census is everything in these books, as the sales price was 1/3 of that of the single highest graded Aquaman #5 9.8. Unfortunately, while I very much like these books, there is probably more downside risk than upside promise, as census changes almost always go against the collector’s interest.
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