Pedigree Comics’ August Grand Auction is underway. The auction began on the night of Sunday, August 25, 2013 and ends on Wednesday night, September 4, beginning at 8:52 PM EDT with the first lot (Action Comics #365 9.8) and ends at 11:59 PM with the last lot (X-Men #139 9.8).

As with last week, Pedigree offered a tour through some of their high profile offerings in this event.

Cole Schave Early Silver Age Marvel Collection
“This is a fabulous collection of ultra high grade early Silver Age Marvels from the private collection of Cole Schave, a noted collector out of Green Bay, Wisconsin, said Pedigree Comics President and CEO Doug Schmell, who purchased the collection in July for $600,000.

“Known to many dealers across the country, Mr. Schave is a very picky, high grade CGC buyer who does not buy a book solely for the grade on the label. He focuses on superior page quality, registration and eye appeal, and would routinely pass on many books he needed for his collection if they did not meet his strict criteria,” he said.

“Therefore, all the books in his collection have superior page quality (white or off-white to white with only a couple with off-white), structure, centering and presentation, with no date stamps, writings, or the like,” he said.

The collection consists of 68 early Silver Age Marvels plus six later Silver Age – Bronze Age keys. Almost every issue in the collection is a CGC-certified 9.4 or higher, with only a few in 9.2 and three in 9.0. Many of them are 9.6 or 9.8 and represent the highest certified copies.

The highlights of the issues certified to date include Amazing Spider-Man #3 9.2, #5 9.6, #6 9.4, #10 9.6, #12 9.4, #13 9.4, #14 9.6, #16 9.6, #20 9.4 Suscha News, #28 9.4, Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1 9.6, Avengers #1 9.2, #2 9.4, #3 9.4, #4 9.4, #5 9.4, #6 9.4, #7 9.4 Twin Cities, #8 9.4, #9 9.4, Fantastic Four #5 9.2, #6 9.4, #12 9.4, Incredible Hulk #2 9.6 White Mountain, Journey Into Mystery #83 9.0, #84 9.4 CGC Signature Series, #85 9.6, #86 9.6, #87 9.4, #88 9.6 Northland, #89 9.6, #90 9.6 Twin Cities, #92 9.4 White Mountain, #96 9.6, #99 9.4 Northland, #103 9.8, Tales of Suspense #39 9.0, #40 9.4 Pacific Coast, #42 9.4, #43 9.4 Twin Cities, #44 9.4 Twin Cities, #46 9.4, #47 9.6, #48 9.4, #49 9.4, #50 9.8 Pacific Coast, #53 9.6, #55 9.4, #58 9.4, and X-Men #1 9.0.

Original Owner Silver Age DC Collection
“This is a killer group of Silver Age DCs out of Brooklyn, New York. There are many great titles and issues to choose from,” he said.

Among the highlights are Batman #170 9.4, #232 9.6, #235 9.8, #237 9.6, Challengers of the Unknown #42 9.6, #69 9.8, Metal Men #10 9.6, #17 9.6, #18 9.8, #25 9.8, #28 9.6, #33 9.6, #36 9.6, #38 9.4, #40 9.8, #41 9.4, Star Spangled War Stories #154 9.6, Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen #134 9.8, and Witching Hour #1 9.8.

9.4 – 9.6 Silver Age X-Men Run
“This is a fabulous consignment out of Michigan of over 20 Silver Age X-Men, all in 9.4 and 9.6 certified condition. Most of the books have white pages,” he said.

Its highlights include X-Men #6 9.4, #7 9.2, #9 9.4, #10 9.4, #13 9.4, #24 9.6, #30 9.6, #40 9.4, #43 9.4, #44 9.6, #45 9.6, #46 9.6, #47 9.4, #48 9.4, #56 9.6, #57 9.4, #59 9.6, #60 9.6, #61 9.6, #62 9.4, #63 9.4, #64 9.4, #78 9.6, #79 9.8, #94 9.4, #100 9.6, and #101 9.8.

9.6 – 9.8 Tomb Of Dracula Run
“This is one of the best Tomb of Dracula sets in the world and comes from a consignment out of Kentucky. Most of the books are in 9.8 with the rest in 9.6. They are all unread and in Mint state (over 25 issues to choose from). Almost every book is the highest certified copy,” he said.

The highlights of this offering include Tomb of Dracula #1 9.6, #7 9.6, #10 9.6, #11 9.8 Western Penn, #13 9.8, #14 9.8, #16 9.6, #19 9.8, #20 9.6 Western Penn, #22 9.6, #23 9.6, #24 9.8, #28 9.6 Western Penn, #29 9.8, #30 9.8, #34 9.8, #35 9.8, #46 9.8, #49 9.8, #50 9.8, #52 9.8, #53 9.8, #63 9.8, #64 9.8, #67 9.8, #68 9.8, and #69 9.8.

High Grade Silver Age Marvel Consignment
“There are many different titles and issues from this consignment out of Cedarhurst, New York, all silver Age Marvels in 8.0 and higher,” he said.

For this one, the highlights include Amazing Spider-Man #28 9.0, #50 8.5, #102 9.6, #122 9.6, #136 9.6, Avengers #15 9.6, Fantastic Four #3 8.0, #19 9.0, #26 9.0, #32 9.0, #33 9.4, #52 9.2, #72 9.6, Incredible Hulk #4 9.0, #5 8.5, #141 9.4, #181 9.4, Iron Man #1 9.0, Journey Into Mystery #104 9.0, #105 8.5, #109 9.0, Strange Tales #111 9.0, #141 9.4, Tales of Suspense #40 8.0, #42 9.2, #43 8.0, #77 9.6, Tales to Astonish #36 8.0, #43 9.0, #47 9.0, and #49 8.5.

High Grade Individual Items
There are many individual items in the auction that are the highest or second highest graded copy. They include Amazing Spider-Man #129 9.8, #146 9.8, Avengers #4 9.8, Captain America #100 9.6, Captain Marvel #28 9.8, Conan the Barbarian #1 9.6, #3 9.8, Daredevil #23 9.8, #26 9.6, #37 9.8, Detective Comics #431 9.8, Fantastic Four #26 9.6, #32 9.6, Giant-Size X-Men #1 9.6, Green Lantern #86 9.8, Hero For Hire #1 9.6, House of Secrets #98 9.8 Oakland, #114 9.6 CGC Signature Series, Incredible Hulk #119 9.8 CGC Signature Series, Iron Fist #15 9.8, Iron Man #1 9.6, #55 9.8, Justice League of America #9 9.6, Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD #9 9.8, Strange Tales #123 9.8 Pacific Coast, #142 9.8 Western Penn, #146 9.8 Pacific Coast, #160 9.8 Rocky Mountain, Tales of Suspense #60 9.6, #65 9.6, #69 9.6, and Tales to Astonish #47 9.6, #50 9.6 Twin Cities, and #59 9.6.

Golden Age Consignment
“These sought after Golden Age books come from a consignment out of Virginia. There are a few that are in high grade,” Schmell said. The offerings include Adventure Comics #60 9.6, All Select Comics #1 3.5, Daredevil Battles Hitler #1 6.0, Daring Mystery Comics #1 1.5 Billy Wright, Human Torch #2 (#1) 6.0, #3 (#2) 9.0, Marvel Mystery Comics #13 5.0, and Suspense Comics #3 Apparent 7.5.

The Seattle Drug Store Collection
“This last addition to the auction is incredible. It is a consignment of over 20 9.8 Silver Age DCs from the original owner Seattle Drug Store Collection that came to market last year. These books are stunning and unread and most are the single highest CGC-certified examples. The Seattle Drugstore Collection consists of a series of Marvel & DC comics from 1966 to 1971 in unread, near perfect condition. During those years there was a drugstore employee and collector who was only interested in comic book covers and not the stories. He set aside one of each issue before they were put up for sale on the newsstand. Always being careful to remove an issue from the middle of the stack (for the best condition), these books remained untouched until they were graded by CGC in 2012. All the comic books from this collection are in exceptional condition with perfect or near perfect gloss, pages and covers, just like they were the day of release,” Schmell said.

The highlights from this collection include Action Comics #365 9.8, #367 9.8, #368 9.8, #376 9.8, #377 9.8, #378 9.8, #380 9.8, #381 9.8, #386 9.8, Adventure Comics #384 9.8, Flash #180 9.8, G.I. Combat #139 9.8, Hawk and the Dove #1 Apparent 9.8, #4 9.8, Marvel Super-Heroes #27 9.8, Our Army At War #201 9.8, #206 9.8, Our Fighting Forces #120 9.8, #121 9.8, #122 9.8, and World’s Finest Comics #187 9.8.

If you have any questions about the Grand Auction, please contact Schmell by phone at (561) 422-1120 (office) or (561) 596-9111 (cell) or by email at DougSchmell@pedigreecomics.com.