20th Century Gulliver
Tales to Astonish 44
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COMIC DETAILS
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Comic Description:
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Tales to Astonish 44
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Grade:
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9.8
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Page Quality:
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OFF-WHITE TO WHITE
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Pedigree:
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Northland
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Certification #:
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1199062003
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Owner:
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Mississippi Mudcats
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SET DETAILS
Owner's Description
TTA #44 marks the first Wasp appearance and as such is probably the third most important book in this run after #27 and #35. This beauty comes from the Northland Pedigree, which is considered one of the best Silver Age pedigree collections to ever surface, it included runs of primarily Marvel and DC, as well as Gold Key, Dell, ACG, and Charlton, among others. Michael Goldman purchased the collection in 1996, where it debuted for sale at the Chicago convention that same year. He continued to sell copies through his catalog over the next several years. The Northland collection is known for its exceptional paper quality and particularly high grades during the scarcer period of Marvel between 1961 and 1964. Although the books do not have any identifying marks, a certificate was included with each copy.
Our book is one of two highest graded along with the Pacific Coast copy. It is probably the second most valuable book we own in this run after our TTA #35 9.6.
We acquired the book in the November 2014 Pedigree Comics auction. While it was not cheap at the time, this is one book that has benefitted greatly from the movies and has more than doubled in value since we acquired it.
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