The Big Apple pedigree starts in 1939 and continues to the end of the Silver Age. The collector who put it all together was James Hilton.
Hilton died in 1968 and in 1993 that his nephew Ron discovered the comics. He too them to Christie’s Auction House where many of them were sold [...]

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The Bethlehem Pedigree comic book collection originated in Bethlehem, PA and included approximately 18,000 comics! The Bethlehem collection starts in the 1950s and continues through the Silver Age. There are several issues with multiple copies, and the E.J. Kery Kodak-Film-Magazine-Shop stamp on several of the back covers identify many of the books.
Due to [...]

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Imagine you had a time machine and could go back to the late 1930’s in search of comic books that would later be worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. What titles would you purchase? Marvel Comics #1? Green Lantern #1? All-Select #1? Captain America #1?

It’s fun to dream, but like many things, [...]

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The Allentown, PA pedigree comic book collection has some the finest examples of Golden Age comic books. What has to be the highlight of the collection is what is regarded as the best known copy of Detective Comics #27, the first Batman issue. Detective #27 is the grail for scores of comic book [...]

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The White Mountain Pedigree comic book collection consists of 1950’s through the Silver Age books. It was one of the first “silver age” pedigree collections and was stored in a dry, cool environment. It is characterized by very white pages.
The White Mountain run of X-men is being offered for sale [...]

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The Mile High Pedigree Comic Book Collection is probably the most famous and sought after collection in existence. These books have some of the highest grades, retain the greatest value, and bring record setting prices when offered for sale. Today we’ll look into the origins of this pedigree collection and where you can [...]

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Pedigree comic book collections are one of the most exciting parts of the comic book hobby. In this post we’ll talk about what they are, why they’re important and where to find them.
What’s a Pedigree Comic Book?

To become an accepted pedigree, a collection usually has three characteristics. These are a traceable origin, the [...]

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