some of this material should be in museums for researchers. its important cultural material. that phantom lady. that was the cover in the comics buyers guide for years. owning that would be amazing. i still get excited thinking about how i bought about 20 comics off the newstands before i even collected, from about 67 to 73. wish i had those in mint, just for the memories. all gone.
It comes up in conversation with my comic collecting friends that there are still collections out there that haven’t seen the light of day yet and here you are... the Promise Collection. And I’m sure there are more out there.. 👍
It would be very cool if Heritage produces a catalogue of this sale. It will be the own chance for most of us to own a piece of this outstanding collection.
Such an amazing story behind these books. Man those pedigree labels look damn good. What an amazing collection, can’t wait to see what some of these go for at auction lol.
Nice ! 😛 When I’ve perfected my Time Machine I’m off shopping 🛍 to the 1950s... Guess what I’m gonna be doing in NY 🍏 on those newsstands ! 😬🦹♂️✌️🦸♀️🤪 Don’t worry I won’t break the space time continuum ! ☠️
I have a copy of Marvel Mystery Comics #87 in 9.4, highest cgc census. There is a beautifully written "M" in pencil top left hand corner. A few years ago I saw another golden age comic selling at an auction and it had the exact same "M" written top left corner. This is interesting to me because both these books were graded 9.4 and apparently owned by the same person. Who knows how many beautiful books that person had owned and what titles. Most likely that collection was pieced out to different collectors and then some got graded or many. I haven't seen anymore since. My point is maybe the book I own was part of a huge high grade collection that could have been a pedigree if the collection had been kept whole. I keep looking for another book with "M". Lol.
Whew! Those are beauties !! Sometimes its hard to remember that comics all looked that great brand new! We all need a time machine just so we can back and drool !
Warner Reyes collection- I have the SAME fantasy. In mine it's an old lady who's *obsessive compulsive son* collected *doubles of every* comic ever published & SEALED them right away.
Very cool!! I just picture kids back then at the newsstands toss the clerk a dime and that funny book gets folded in half and stuffed in their back pocket while they play a few games of stick ball.. my dad would buy baseball cards just for the stick of gum and the cards would go on the spokes of his bicycle.. My mom would buy Archie comics and hide them from her abusive preacher father (I don't remember him but i guess he was a real bastard).. just gimme 24 hours and a DeLorean!!
I'm an off again, on again collector in his 30s. At one point I had the makings of a pedigree junior collection of sorts. Started with my grandfather and passed from my father to me. In my 20s I had to sell some books while out of state in college. I've never been one to spec, or submit for grades. This channel is bitter sweet in that regard as it's opened my eyes to the importance of these facets to comics with the modern age. Some things I love about it, while some of it is lost on me. But man, I have left a lot of money on the table through the years and the guilts of these thoughts are what trouble me as I age with this hobby. It was always about the stories, the memories, the escape. I promised to never be the old man clutching his pearls. But it is nice knowing that my kids will have a nice head start, even if I have plateaued into my middle class existence, undecided so far lol. Anyway, thanks to family and the interests built through decades of this community, I know I'm good. I currently have a captain America comics #1, marvel comics #1, xmen #1, among many others that consistently show up here. Books that I am confident would grade highly with my newly assumed knowledge. Freshly gained from my meanderings about this channel. So thanks Tom and friends for bleeding new life into this crazy ass hobby. Now if my wife would just stop pressuring me to cash out lol.
Believe the hype. The Promise collection is insane!! First release of them sold today. 182 books out of the I think 280 being sold first auction prices as of what sold today $7.1M+. More tomorrow on Heritage live. They are phenomenal. I’ve seen some of these in person. These were raw books almost all of them until prob 20 years ago from what I know of the story that HA has talked about with Ed and Lon. There is an interview with them about this collection on YT HA’s page. It’s a fantastic story about the family and a promise between brothers. It’s really, really amazing all away around. Congrats to the family and to HA!!!
Great video guys . CGC has a cool pedigree section with some of the remarkable stories behind some landmark pedigrees. It would be amazing to watch you guys do a video after the auction as well.
Wow just wow hearing about these comics and the former owner of these comics story is just so honored to hear about especially how these comics are in good condition that it amazing me because during that time in the 40s I don't think that there many issues in this conditions that survive for so long. I hope you guys give an update on these comics
I'm lucky to live 20 min from Dallas/Heritage and I plan to pick up some books next week. I had a chance to talk to one of the graders and he said that the collection is above all else !
Think about what we're talking about. What's meant to be a child's hobby stretches generations and a touching story arises out of it. Makes me look at my books more fondly even if they're not golden age. I can't wait to show my son and bring him up in the comic fam too.
That shouldn't even be a question, if the All American 61 can clear $100K. Not even remotely a question. That book is going to sell for several hundred thousand easy.
I know someone that had a pedigree that was crazy action , Superman, Batman, all the golden age books 1-100 and I found a pedigree myself but didn’t realize that’s what it was because I was a little kid
There's always "a story" behind the collections? Like "after escaping the Yeti attacks in 1943, Professor Dryer took from of all his arcane possessions only his collection of pulp comics into the deep Himalayan mountain ranges. After finding an abandoned cave with otherworldly geometry, he settled in by keeping warm with the comic books wrapped around his once Atlantean physique. CGC is proud to present this, somewhat smelly, Pedigree collection in all it's cyclopean glory".
Who would have thought that someone would speak up for the kingdom and how many ways of fulfilling promises are a true blessing on earth and in God's kingdom .respect given findings and enjoy your blessing.. my findings are priceless .. said to be a must have to serious collectors .. 12cent Spidey hugs and hisses special valentine stories put together for a more mature audience ... Stan The Man
I'm surprised Guru spent time talking about and speculating on the Cap 74 and not mentioning the equally impressive Cap 46 CGC 9.2 which might very well give the 74 a run for the money or surpass it.
Loved the video, I was just wondering if you meant that since this guy has such good taste, these aren't Gene Autry or something, does that mean you think the part of the fam who appreciate those old Dell comics have bad taste? Of course I don't think that's what you were saying but it almost sounded that way and I wouldn't want anyone In the community to think that either but now that the subject has come up, why don't you do a podcast on the old Dell comics that helped shape the industry that we see today? I'm a fan of all comics. Not just the ones that feature gratuitous violence and may be something to spec on in case they're going to hit the MCU or Disney +. There's nothing wrong with that, I'm just saying, why focus on that without covering the historical value of their roots? I'm not criticizing your show, I love what you do and keep up the great work. Just wanted to put that out there. I think the subject matter discussed has room to grow as much as some of those spec books you said have room to grow. The Dell collectors are a specialized group but part of the comic fam too wouldn't you say? In my 30 plus years, this is the first time I actually started collecting some of those old Dell comics and I love them. The covers are great and there's a f##k ton of subject matter to talk about
It's usually a combination of the three ideal factors: cool, dry, and dark conditions. If those are all satisfied, the cover inks remain vibrant and the pages' deterioration is slowed dramatically. For example, the Edgar Church books were stacked in a cool basement with no other protection.
Bro. Pedigrees ARE the history of our hobby. Without those stories, it’s just Rando Comic Time. Every pedigree has a unique story. Tell us about them, Tom.
Please do a pedigree series. Would love to hear all the stories of the colllections.
some of this material should be in museums for researchers. its important cultural material. that phantom lady. that was the cover in the comics buyers guide for years. owning that would be amazing. i still get excited thinking about how i bought about 20 comics off the newstands before i even collected, from about 67 to 73. wish i had those in mint, just for the memories. all gone.
Chills and goosebumps all throughout this whole episode, as soon as you mentioned PEDIGREE, outstanding indeed!! WOW. WOW. WOW!!!
Loved this video, I could watch you and the Guru talk about pedigree collections all day long. Please do more videos like this!
This is insane. Really hope you guys keep us up to date on this stuff!
It comes up in conversation with my comic collecting friends that there are still collections out there that haven’t seen the light of day yet and here you are... the Promise Collection. And I’m sure there are more out there.. 👍
Absolutely amazing. What a great story and collection.
One of your absolute best clips Tom. Yes, please follow us up on this collection. Hate streaming channels and such, love yours. Keep at it.
It would be very cool if Heritage produces a catalogue of this sale. It will be the own chance for most of us to own a piece of this outstanding collection.
These are my favorite kinds of episodes!
Learned a lot today...thanks
I can listen to pedigree stories looking through rare high grade books 24/7
Yes, talk and show more of these pedigrees comic collection. There’s the likelihood of more comic collection still yet to be uncovered
How cool would it be to watch a documentary about this collection highlighting its origin and going through the grading and sales process?!
Never heard of this. Thank you for the info. What an amazing collection
Waow...how do you keep books that old that minty...unbelievable. the red skull and riddler books are siiick
Such an amazing story behind these books. Man those pedigree labels look damn good. What an amazing collection, can’t wait to see what some of these go for at auction lol.
Phantom lady 17 one of my fav books. All american 61 First Solomon Grundy. So many key books. Hoping to get a few from this collection.
I want to see these books in person!
I would love for you guys to both go down there and make a vlog of the trip and try and show us
what an amazing story and just in time for Memorial Day and the loss of a Soldier in war. Thanks for sharing this
that startling 49 in 9.6 looks incredible.
Please do an in depth video or series on the church collection
Do these special slabs have the original collectors name on them? Really cool history tied to these books!
I really want the Phantom Lady #17
It is the most touching story the Promise Collection and is incredible. So moving it was and sad for the bros.. What a heart felt story
Love the lesson on pedigrees. Amazing collection. Hard to imagine how they managed to stay in such great condition.
Those are the most beautiful comics I've ever seen! I know EVERY comic collector has a story behind their favorite comic books! I know I do.
Nice ! 😛 When I’ve perfected my Time Machine I’m off shopping 🛍 to the 1950s...
Guess what I’m gonna be doing in NY 🍏 on those newsstands ! 😬🦹♂️✌️🦸♀️🤪
Don’t worry I won’t break the space time continuum ! ☠️
Just awe inspiring for these type of grades for the age of these comics.
Great show today guys! Thanks for sharing the Golden Age goodness on the Promise collection!!! Amazing stuff!!!
I would love more pedigree videos. I love the history of comics.
I have a copy of Marvel Mystery Comics #87 in 9.4, highest cgc census. There is a beautifully written "M" in pencil top left hand corner. A few years ago I saw another golden age comic selling at an auction and it had the exact same "M" written top left corner. This is interesting to me because both these books were graded 9.4 and apparently owned by the same person. Who knows how many beautiful books that person had owned and what titles. Most likely that collection was pieced out to different collectors and then some got graded or many. I haven't seen anymore since. My point is maybe the book I own was part of a huge high grade collection that could have been a pedigree if the collection had been kept whole. I keep looking for another book with "M". Lol.
Do some more these please. Hot damn comic fam
Whew! Those are beauties !! Sometimes its hard to remember that comics all looked that great brand new! We all need a time machine just so we can back and drool !
Can’t believe this happened watching the auction is going to a thrill like no other
My mind is blown!!! 🤯🤯
To this day I daydream of one day someone telling me hey you want some old comics they are in my basement take what you want.
Warner Reyes collection- I have the SAME fantasy. In mine it's an old lady who's *obsessive compulsive son* collected *doubles of every* comic ever published & SEALED them right away.
Can’t wait to see which one sells for more-the first riddler or the phantom lady
My grandmother always called my comic collection my “funny books “.
Cool generational language handed down.
Thanks. Great episode.
Is it known whether or not this collection has the uber keys like action 1 and tec 27, cap 1 or mc1?
Nothing is better in this hobby than this!!!
I don’t know anything about gold age comic books but this story is very fascinating to me. I loved everything about this episode
What a jaw dropping collection. The real question is how many books will sell for less than 100K.
Very cool!! I just picture kids back then at the newsstands toss the clerk a dime and that funny book gets folded in half and stuffed in their back pocket while they play a few games of stick ball.. my dad would buy baseball cards just for the stick of gum and the cards would go on the spokes of his bicycle.. My mom would buy Archie comics and hide them from her abusive preacher father (I don't remember him but i guess he was a real bastard).. just gimme 24 hours and a DeLorean!!
I picked up some tongie farm pedigree Books! Woot!
I'm an off again, on again collector in his 30s. At one point I had the makings of a pedigree junior collection of sorts. Started with my grandfather and passed from my father to me. In my 20s I had to sell some books while out of state in college. I've never been one to spec, or submit for grades. This channel is bitter sweet in that regard as it's opened my eyes to the importance of these facets to comics with the modern age. Some things I love about it, while some of it is lost on me. But man, I have left a lot of money on the table through the years and the guilts of these thoughts are what trouble me as I age with this hobby. It was always about the stories, the memories, the escape. I promised to never be the old man clutching his pearls. But it is nice knowing that my kids will have a nice head start, even if I have plateaued into my middle class existence, undecided so far lol. Anyway, thanks to family and the interests built through decades of this community, I know I'm good. I currently have a captain America comics #1, marvel comics #1, xmen #1, among many others that consistently show up here. Books that I am confident would grade highly with my newly assumed knowledge. Freshly gained from my meanderings about this channel. So thanks Tom and friends for bleeding new life into this crazy ass hobby. Now if my wife would just stop pressuring me to cash out lol.
Believe the hype. The Promise collection is insane!! First release of them sold today. 182 books out of the I think 280 being sold first auction prices as of what sold today $7.1M+. More tomorrow on Heritage live. They are phenomenal. I’ve seen some of these in person. These were raw books almost all of them until prob 20 years ago from what I know of the story that HA has talked about with Ed and Lon. There is an interview with them about this collection on YT HA’s page. It’s a fantastic story about the family and a promise between brothers. It’s really, really amazing all away around. Congrats to the family and to HA!!!
Thanks guys for this video, and please do more pedigree stuff it's Awesome to hear about!
Wow, Fantastic story and phenomenal covers and collection.
This is absolutely incredible
Those Pedigrees are insane!!!!!
I’m a lost for words! What beautiful collection. I rather find a comic collection than win the lottery!
Great video guys . CGC has a cool pedigree section with some of the remarkable stories behind some landmark pedigrees. It would be amazing to watch you guys do a video after the auction as well.
Wow just wow hearing about these comics and the former owner of these comics story is just so honored to hear about especially how these comics are in good condition that it amazing me because during that time in the 40s I don't think that there many issues in this conditions that survive for so long. I hope you guys give an update on these comics
I'm lucky to live 20 min from Dallas/Heritage and I plan to pick up some books next week. I had a chance to talk to one of the graders and he said that the collection is above all else !
Yes more pedigree talk! Awesome topic that I've never heard of.
Can you imagine if there's a suspense 3 in this collection? There aren't a lot of those in any grade.
Love me my pedigree books, but yeah, this collection is something special.
Amazing guys keep up the good work!!
What are your thoughts on the newer Pedigree books by companies other than CGC. Like The Nickel City Collection done by CBCS ?
Awesome story! I really enjoyed it
Please remind us a few times about the live auction as it gets closer!!
all i did was drool during the second half. wow, just wow.
I wish I could afford just one of these books, because they are going to fetch a pretty penny.
Btw, it goes to rove you can safely store and preserve your comics without having them slabbed
That Riddler cover is going for $62.5k right now. Phantom Lady is $42k. 2 highest priced right now. Search for “ The promise collection” there
When is this auction and when can we watch it
Think about what we're talking about. What's meant to be a child's hobby stretches generations and a touching story arises out of it. Makes me look at my books more fondly even if they're not golden age. I can't wait to show my son and bring him up in the comic fam too.
Having watched Jeff's return from the auction, it's kinda funny how his peers in the "Golden Age Community " flaked on the trip.
That shouldn't even be a question, if the All American 61 can clear $100K. Not even remotely a question. That book is going to sell for several hundred thousand easy.
Is this what opening the Ark of the Covenant like?
like the "morph" shirt
Please start on Rumble. I’m off you tube. I love your show.
Pedigree is another way of saying solid provenance.
I’m excited just watching this video!
I love these old books
I know someone that had a pedigree that was crazy action , Superman, Batman, all the golden age books 1-100 and I found a pedigree myself but didn’t realize that’s what it was because I was a little kid
That was a beautiful story
More heritage talk! Raw!!
If the collection had bags and boards I would bid just to get a bag/board from this collection.
There's always "a story" behind the collections? Like "after escaping the Yeti attacks in 1943, Professor Dryer took from of all his arcane possessions only his collection of pulp comics into the deep Himalayan mountain ranges. After finding an abandoned cave with otherworldly geometry, he settled in by keeping warm with the comic books wrapped around his once Atlantean physique. CGC is proud to present this, somewhat smelly, Pedigree collection in all it's cyclopean glory".
If only I could time travel! 🤔 I would have to battle Tom throughout history over grail comics.
Who would have thought that someone would speak up for the kingdom and how many ways of fulfilling promises are a true blessing on earth and in God's kingdom .respect given findings and enjoy your blessing.. my findings are priceless .. said to be a must have to serious collectors .. 12cent Spidey hugs and hisses special valentine stories put together for a more mature audience ...
Stan The Man
I'm surprised Guru spent time talking about and speculating on the Cap 74 and not mentioning the equally impressive Cap 46 CGC 9.2 which might very well give the 74 a run for the money or surpass it.
I'm the one who discovered the Edgar Church pedigree collection. Not really, but I wish I was.
I have Batman # 69 Fine condition no spine ticks. 1952
Loved the video, I was just wondering if you meant that since this guy has such good taste, these aren't Gene Autry or something, does that mean you think the part of the fam who appreciate those old Dell comics have bad taste? Of course I don't think that's what you were saying but it almost sounded that way and I wouldn't want anyone In the community to think that either but now that the subject has come up, why don't you do a podcast on the old Dell comics that helped shape the industry that we see today? I'm a fan of all comics. Not just the ones that feature gratuitous violence and may be something to spec on in case they're going to hit the MCU or Disney +. There's nothing wrong with that, I'm just saying, why focus on that without covering the historical value of their roots? I'm not criticizing your show, I love what you do and keep up the great work. Just wanted to put that out there. I think the subject matter discussed has room to grow as much as some of those spec books you said have room to grow. The
Dell collectors are a specialized group but part of the comic fam too wouldn't you say? In my 30 plus years, this is the first time I actually started collecting some of those old Dell comics and I love them. The covers are great and there's a f##k ton of subject matter to talk about
Jeez haven't watched comictom for a while, he's really upped the stimulants by the looks. Maybe a new brand of coffee...
Tom, what's going on with the hair??
So cool!
Wow...just Wow 😲
How do books in this grade exist what did this guy keep them in to get these grades
It's usually a combination of the three ideal factors: cool, dry, and dark conditions. If those are all satisfied, the cover inks remain vibrant and the pages' deterioration is slowed dramatically. For example, the Edgar Church books were stacked in a cool basement with no other protection.
I heard they were bagged and boarded 20 years ago.
Is that Tim Henson?
like just because of the tee lmao.
Bro. Pedigrees ARE the history of our hobby.
Without those stories, it’s just Rando Comic Time.
Every pedigree has a unique story.
Tell us about them, Tom.
I hope the Family gets the money and not someone else
MORE STORIES ABOUT PEDIGREES!!
Nuff said.
Awesome