Pedigree Comics, Inc. has just completed one of its greatest months of sales ever, following in the footsteps of its record-breaking sales from the last quarter of 2006. Owner and president Doug Schmell reports the Marvels back issue market, specifically for CGC graded Silver and Bronze Age books, is stronger than ever. There is an influx of many new buyers, baby-boomers who are getting back into the hobby and using their disposable income for the books they bought and loved as kids - 1960's and 1970's Marvel comics. Here is a small sample of the record and noteworthy sales from the last two months, mostly all from Marvel's Silver Age, and mostly all from ultra high grades:
 
Journey Into Mystery  83  9.0  Massachusetts  $17,000
Journey Into Mystery  112  9.6  Circle 8            12,500
Journey Into Mystery  112  9.4                         4,500
Journey Into Mystery  85  9.2                           6,000
 
Amazing Spider-Man  12  9.6  Pacific Coast       12,000
Amazing Spider-Man  21  9.6  Pacific Coast         5,000
Amazing Spider-Man  23  9.6  Pacific Coast         7,000
Amazing Spider-Man  27  9.6  Curator                6,000
Amazing Spider-Man  28  9.6  Pacific Coast       15,000
Amazing Spider-Man  29  9.6  Pacific Coast         3,250
Amazing Spider-Man  32  9.6  Pacific Coast         2,850
Amazing Spider-Man  33  9.6  Pacific Coast         1,200
Amazing Spider-Man  37  9.4  Pacific coast         1,850
Amazing Spider-Man  39  9.6  Hollywood Hills       4,750
Amazing Spider-Man  41  9.4  Hollywood Hills       1,350
Amazing Spider-Man  43  9.6  Curator                 2,000
 
Avengers   8   9.6                                            3,000
Avengers  11  9.6  Curator                                 3,300
Avengers  11  9.6                                             2,900
Avengers  11  9.4                                             1,350
Avengers  19  9.6                                             1,500
 
Daredevil   1    8.5                                            2,850
Daredevil   22  9.6  Hollywood Hills                          540
Daredevil   23  9.6  Hollywood Hills                          650
Daredevil   30  9.6  Hollywood Hills                          590
 
Incredible Hulk  6  9.2  Pacific Coast                     4,100
 
Fantastic Four  14  9.6                                       6,000
Fantastic Four  17  9.4  Northland                         6,000
Fantastic Four  20  9.4                                        5,000
Fantastic Four  24  9.6                                        2,900
Fantastic Four  34  9.4                                        1,200
Fantastic Four  39  9.4                                        1,200
Fantastic Four  49  9.6                                        3,800
Fantastic Four  55  9.6 Hollywood Hills                    2,000
Fantastic Four  57  9.6 Hollywood Hills                    1,100
Fantastic Four  57  9.6                                        1,100
Fantastic Four 112 9.6                                        2,250 
Fantastic Four 107 9.8                                        1,300
Fantastic Four 108 9.8                                        1,000
Fantastic Four 109 9.8                                        1,000
Fantastic Four 123 9.8  Western Penn                      750
Fantastic Four 167 9.8  Winnipeg                             550 
Fantastic Four Annual  4  9.6                               1,500
 
Strange Tales  110  9.4                                      9,800   
 
Tales of Suspense  42  9.6  Northland                   10,000
Tales of Suspense  42  9.4  Pacific Coast                5,000
Tales of Suspense  63  9.6                                   1,900
 
Tales to Astonish  44  9.4                                    2,700
Tales to Astonish  57  9.6                                    2,149
Tales to Astonish  59  9.6                                    2,675
 
X-Men  1   5.0                                                   1,600
X-Men  8   9.4                                                    2,000
X-Men 17  9.6  Hollywood Hills                               1,700
X-Men 94  9.2                                                    1,400  
 
 
 On a personal note is the significance of the sale of the Tales of Suspense #42 in CGC  9.6 (Northland) , which was purchased by Pedigree's Doug Schmell for his private collection. Not only is this a record sale for a Tales of Suspense #42 and for all Tales of Suspense issues in 9.6 or less (excluding Iron Man's first appearance in Tales of Suspense #39), it is noteworthy because it completes the second ever run of a Marvel Silver Age title and Marvel Silver Age Registry set in all certified 9.8 and 9.6, joining Mr. Schmell's run of X-Men 1-66 (which includes a 9.9 copy in the run). The Tales of Suspense run (39-99) was a lot tougher than the X-Men run, according to Doug (a/k/a Captain Tripps on the Registry and CGC chat boards), and could never have been made possible without the purchase he made, in April, 2005, of the Pacific Coast copies of the run.