Scoop has just been informed that Pedigree Comics is adding what they dubbed “an incredible selection of ultra high grade Silver Age Marvels and DCs plus some top of the census Bronze Age Marvel keys” to their January Grand Auction.

The event, which begins on Monday night, January 18, 2010 and lasts for 10 days until Thursday evening, January 28, is gearing up to be another opportunity to bid on some top CGC-certified comic books.

“In the wake of receiving on consignment the White Mountain copy of Fantastic Four #1 (9.2) and a killer group of early X-Men (#1 in 9.2 and #s 2-4 in 9.4) just last week”, Doug Schmell, CEO of Pedigree, said, “the highest graded copy of Daredevil #1, a CGC-certified 9.6, will be featured in the auction as well as the best known examples of X-Men #94 (9.8 with white pages), Giant-Size X-Men #1 (9.8 with white pages) and Amazing Spider-Man #129 (9.8 with off-white to white pages). In addition, the single highest certified copies of Atom #s 5 (9.6), 7 (9.8) and 8 (9.8) from the Pacific Coast Collection will be in the auction as well.”

Schmell said. Daredevil #1 represents the first time a 9.6 (Near-Mint Plus) copy has ever been offered for sale. While there are a couple of handfuls of Daredevil #1s already CGC-certified at 9.4 (17), only four examples (out of over 1,400 submitted) have ever made it to 9.6.

The issue has been red hot as of late, he said, with Pedigree selling three 9.4 copies in their last few Grand Auctions, each at a new record price. The last one fetching over $23,000 last month. The issue is notable for introducing the blind superhero, Daredevil, and includes his origin as well.

The copy offered for sale in the upcoming auction is “exactly centered and registered, with amazingly sharp edges and corners and a pristine spine. It has exceptional colors and ink reflectivity and fresh off-white pages. It has been part of a private collection for the past four years and looks virtually unopened and never read,” he said.

The X-Men #94 is the nicest existing copy, the only one to receive the 9.8 grade and the highest page quality designation of white. Plus, whereas the other three known 9.8s have some form of a mis-wrap, this copy is perfectly cut and centered, very rare for an X-Men #94. According to Schmell, his company has sold two of the 9.8s, one for $25,000 in 2006 and the last one in the August Grand Auction for $27,779. He said this newly graded copy is even nicer. Published in August, 1975, it features the second appearance of the new X-Men (Giant-Size X-Men #1 is the first) and starts their impressive and award-winning run.

Updates will be posted on the company’s site daily and more information will follow next week in Scoop. There will be over 200 high-grade Silver Age and Bronze Age Marvels and DCs to choose from, including over 30 brand new issues from the Mound City Collection and over 20 early issues of Aquaman and Metal Men from the Pacific Coast Collection, all in 9.4 to 9.8 condition. You can start viewing all these books and many others in the Auction Preview beginning in early January.

Pedigree Comics is also now accepting consignments for the January Grand auction and will continue to do so even after the auction commencement, until Friday, January 21.