Scoop 2007 Article
Fantastic Four/Tales to Astonish Sales Highlight Scorching July at Pedigree Comics, Inc
Doug Schmell, President/CEO of Pedigree Comics, Inc. (www.PedigreeComics.com) reports that CGC certified Silver and Bronze Age Marvels are selling incredibly well right now, with a number of record prices realized in July. The frontrunner is the Fantastic Four and sales of CGC graded FF back issues, while always strong, went through the roof the past 2 months, buoyed by the release, in late June, of the second Fantastic four motion picture, "Rise of the Silver Surfer". According to Mr. Schmell, a few brand new passionate Fantastic Four collectors have entered the market recently and are looking for the highest or second highest CGC graded Fantastic Fours they can find. The demand is seriously outweighing the supply with ultra high grade FF's so a lot of the prices paid have been at record levels.
Another extremely hot title is Tales to Astonish, particularly the early Ant-Man and Giant-Man issues. Interest in these ridiculously tough to find in 9.4 or better comics is higher than ever before, and many smart collectors are buying these issues briskly. Tales to Astonish is perhaps the toughest of every early Marvel age title to find high grade runs of, rivaling Fantastic Four and Strange Tales in rarity and scarceness. A load of TTA's flew off our website in July, mostly at never before heard of prices. Here are some examples of the recent sales:
Fantastic Four 1 8.0 $22,500
10 8.5 1,225
11 9.4 11,200
17 9.4 4,850
22 9.4 1,700
22 9.6 4,000
27 9.6 5,650
29 9.4 2,800
30 9.4 1,250
44 9.6 900
48 9.6 3,600
55 9.6 2,250
58 9.4 340
66 9.6 1,400
66 9.4 450
67 9.4 650 (White Mountain)
70 9.6 500
70 9.6 425
84 9.6 375
87 9.6 350
Tales to Astonish 27 9.2 17,000
38 9.4 2,175
39 9.4 1,900
39 9.6 4,500 (White mountain)
41 9.4 1,600
41 9.2 580
42 9.4 1,900 (Western Penn)
43 9.4 2,750 (Massachusetts)
44 9.4 2,900
45 9.4 1,300
47 9.4 1,250 (Northland)
47 9.4 750
48 9.4 1,200
50 9.4 750
51 9.4 650
53 9.4 500
54 9.4 500
55 9.4 500 (Northland)
56 9.4 650
57 9.6 2,650 (White Mountain)
57 9.6 2,750
58 9.4 900 (Northland)
59 9.0 500
Other recent sales of note:
Amazing Fantasy 15 7.0 12,250
Tales of Suspense 39 9.2 $25,0000
41 9.2 2,850 (Massachusetts)
49 9.0 1,100
66 9.4 1,000
94 9.6 450
96 9.6 600
Journey Into Mystery 86 9.6 $9,500 (Massachusetts)
98 9.6 3,000
99 9.6 3,000
100 9.6 5,500 (Northland)
Incredible Hulk 102 9.6 1,425
181 9.8 $18,0000
Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos 1 9.4 $21,500