20th Century Gulliver
Tales to Astonish 50
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COMIC DETAILS
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Comic Description:
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Tales to Astonish 50 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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0771572013
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Owner:
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Mississippi Mudcats
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SET DETAILS
Owner's Description
TTA #50 marks the first appearance of David Canon, aka the Human Top, who becomes a frequent Giant-Man foe. The Human Top gets the best of Giant-Man in this issue, but the saga continues in issue #51.
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.
Our book is one of three examples topping the census and was part of the Doug Schmell Collection, which was auctioned July 28, 2012 on Heritage. We acquired the book along with #51, both Pacific Coast copies, in February 2015 from Metropolis Comics.
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