20th Century Gulliver
Tales to Astonish 76
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COMIC DETAILS
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Comic Description:
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Tales to Astonish 76 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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0121989024
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Owner:
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Mississippi Mudcats
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SET DETAILS
Owner's Description
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 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.
You generally expect a Pacific Coast pedigree 9.8 with WP to be the best copy available, but in the case of TTA #76, not so fast.The top rung in the census apparently belongs to a 9.9, which I have admittedly never seen.
This book hails from the famous Doug Schmell Collection, which was auctioned by Heritage in July 2012. It was acquired in December 2012 in a Pedigree Comics auction. Currently, it is tied with two other copies behind the single 9.9 referenced above.
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