Silver Age Pacific Coasts
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COMIC DETAILS
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Comic Description:
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Aquaman 19 Universal
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Grade:
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9.8
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Page Quality:
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OFF-WHITE
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Pedigree:
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Pacific Coast
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Certification #:
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0994442008
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Owner:
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Mississippi Mudcats
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SET DETAILS
Owner's Description
In Issue #19 from February, 1965, an opportunist from Mera's dimension enslaves her with a potion to make himself king of Atlantis, while a crooked land-based promoter forces Aquaman and his subjects to perform for him in a sea-show. Yeah, you know how it ends LOL.
Our 9.8 comes from the Pacific Coast Collection and is the lone 9.8 in the census, with just a single 9.6, which we previously owned before swapping it for this book-yes, part of the same May 2023 transaction. The Pacific Coast Collection is generally considered to be the greatest Silver Age collection to ever surface. It was brought to market by Robert Roter after he discovered portions of it for sale on E-Bay in 1999. The books were marketed through PCE over the next several years and contained over 7,000 comics and magazines that included Marvel, DC, and Gold Key among others, covering a time span between 1961 and 1977. Many of the highest graded Marvel and DC issues from the early '60s hail from this collection with exceptional page quality. The books do not exhibit any distinguishing markings.
2024 Update: Once again, a second 9.8 of this issue with OW/W pages was graded by CGC in April 2024 and auctioned off by Heritage in June 2024.
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