Tales of Suspense #42 CGC NM+ 9.6 Off-White to White

Sold:
$11,250
Status:
Auction Ended
Grade
CGC NM+ 9.6
Page Quality
Off-White to White
Pedigree
Pacific Coast
CGC Serial Number
1010414009
Census Rank
1
Publish Date
6/63
Category
Silver Age Marvels

Description

The fourth ever appearance of Iron Man in spectacular 9.6 fashion!! Comes from the significant Pacific Coast Collection founded in 1999 and is the world's best known copy (tied with only 6 others way atop the CGC ladder). This flawless copy must be seen to be believed. It has unparalleled color strike, perfect alignment, razor sharp corners and edges, supple near-white pages and a ridiculously perfect look. Red Barbarian cover courtesy of Jack Kirby. A NM+ example of this great issue has not been offered for sale in over a year and a half, when one sold for $10,755 in February, 2016. Most of the 9.6's are locked away in private collections and are rarely brought to market evidenced by the fact that the sale prior to February, 2016 came in November, 2103 (the Don/Maggie Thompson copy that fetched $10.158). As nice as those 9.6's are, they simply do not compare with this Pacific Coast one.

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