As part of my ongoing pedigree research, I've taken a couple of weeks to put together an updated version of the Allentown Pedigree Master list. I received an version of this list many years ago and have updated it recently with all the information I can find on the pedigree. I've updated the list with current CGC grades and notes on where I believe the Allentown copy is the best known.
The one interesting thing that happened was discovering two books Wings #5 CGC 9.4 and Fight Comics #22 CGC 9.2 that are noted as Allentowns by CGC, but not noted on the Allentown Pedigree master list as I've received it. I'm trying to figure out what happened there and will update when I get anything concrete on those books.
The data is shown below and you can also download the list as a CSV (Comma Separate Values,) a PDF, or an Excel document (zipped).
|
Title |
Issue |
JP grade |
SF grade |
list price |
CGC grade |
Notes |
|
All Winners |
3 |
VF/NM |
M |
575 |
9.2 |
|
|
Batman |
1 |
1" spine o/w NM |
|
6200 |
|
|
|
Batman |
2 |
F/VF |
VF+ |
|
|
|
|
Batman |
3 |
VF+ |
M |
|
|
|
|
Batman |
4 |
NM+ |
M |
|
|
CGC 9.2 is highest graded |
|
Batman |
5 |
VG+ |
VG+ |
|
|
|
|
Batman |
6 |
NM/M |
M |
|
9.6 |
1/1 highest graded |
|
Batman |
9 |
VF+ |
VF+ |
|
|
|
|
Batman |
17 |
VG/F |
VG/F |
|
|
|
|
Batman |
19 |
VG |
VG |
|
|
|
|
Batman |
24 |
VG |
VG |
|
|
|
|
Blue Ribbon |
7 |
NM/M |
M |
120 |
|
|
|
Boy Commandos |
1 |
VF+ |
M |
590 |
8 |
Formerly an 8.5 |
|
Bulletman |
1 |
VF+ |
VF+ |
600 |
7 |
Formerly an 8.0 |
|
Captain Aero |
2 |
F |
F |
30 |
|
|
|
Captain Aero |
3 |
F/VF |
VF |
30 |
|
|
|
Captain America |
1 |
NM/M |
|
|
9.8 |
1/1 highest graded |
|
Captain America |
2 |
VF/NM |
M |
|
|
|
|
Captain America |
3 |
VF+ |
M |
|
9.6 |
1/1 highest graded |
|
Captain America |
6 |
F/VF |
F |
|
8 |
|
|
Captain America |
63 |
VG+ |
VG |
|
|
|
|
Captain Fearless |
2 |
VF- |
VF+ |
60 |
|
|
|
Contact |
11 |
GVG |
G |
15 |
|
|
|
Daredevil Battles Hitler |
1 |
VF/NM |
M |
1400 |
|
|
|
Daring Mystery |
8 |
VF+ |
M |
500 |
|
|
|
Detective |
26 |
VF/NM |
M |
|
|
Highest graded is a 9.0. The church copy is an 8.0 |
|
Detective |
27 |
VF/NM |
M |
|
|
Best known copy |
|
Detective |
28 |
VF |
M |
|
|
|
|
Detective |
29 |
NM |
M |
|
9.6 |
1/1 highest graded |
|
Detective |
30 |
NM- |
VF |
|
|
|
|
Detective |
31 |
VF |
M |
2300 |
|
Highest graded is an 8.0 |
|
Detective |
33 |
VF/NM |
M |
|
9 |
|
|
Detective |
34 |
VF |
M |
|
|
|
|
Detective |
35 |
VF |
M |
|
|
|
|
Detective |
38 |
VF |
M |
|
9.4 |
1/1 highest graded |
|
Detective |
44 |
NM |
M |
|
|
|
|
Detective |
45 |
VF/NM |
M |
|
|
|
|
Detective |
48 |
VF/NM |
M |
|
|
|
|
Detective |
128 |
F |
F |
|
|
|
|
Exciting |
2 |
VF- |
VF |
120 |
|
|
|
Exciting |
3 |
VF- |
M |
85 |
|
|
|
Fight |
4 |
F/VF |
F+ |
85 |
9.4 |
|
|
Fight |
16 |
VF- |
VF |
95 |
|
|
|
Fight |
17 |
VF- |
VF |
80 |
|
|
|
Fight |
22 |
|
|
|
9.2 |
Not listed in pedigree book sample chapter |
|
Flash |
10 |
VF |
VF |
420 |
|
|
|
Four Favorites |
2 |
F/VF |
VF |
70 |
7 |
|
|
Lightning |
V2 #4 |
VG/F |
F |
40 |
|
|
|
Master |
16 |
VF+ |
M |
210/265 |
9.4 |
|
|
Marvel Comics |
1 |
sm tr middle o/w VF/NM |
18000 |
9.4 (sp) |
|
|
|
Marvel Mystery |
11 |
VFNM |
VF+ |
695 |
|
|
|
Mystery Men |
1 |
NM/M |
M |
|
9.2 |
1/1 highest graded |
|
Mystery Men |
2 |
NM/M |
M |
|
|
There are high grade Church copies of Mystery Men (9.4/9.6 so the following books are all candidates for best known) |
|
Mystery Men |
3 |
NM |
M |
|
|
|
|
Mystery Men |
4 |
NM |
M |
|
|
|
|
Mystery Men |
5 |
VF/NM |
M |
|
|
|
|
Mystery Men |
6 |
VF/NM |
M |
|
|
|
|
Mystery Men |
7 |
F+ |
VF+ |
|
|
|
|
Mystery Men |
8 |
VF/NM |
M |
|
|
|
|
Mystery Men |
9 |
VF/NM |
M |
|
|
|
|
Mystery Men |
10 |
VF+ |
M |
|
|
|
|
Mystery Men |
11 |
VF |
|
|
9 |
|
|
Mystery Men |
13 |
VF+ |
M |
|
9.6 |
1/1 highest graded |
|
Mystery Men |
14 |
VF/NM |
M |
|
9 |
|
|
Mystery Men |
15 |
VF+ |
VF/NM |
|
|
|
|
Mystery Men |
16 |
VF |
M |
|
|
|
|
Mystic |
1 |
VF/NM |
M |
2300 |
9.2 |
|
|
Mystic |
2 |
VF+ |
M |
800 |
9.4 |
1/1 highest graded |
|
Mystic |
3 |
VF |
M |
695 |
9.4 |
1/1 highest graded |
|
Mystic |
9 |
VG/F |
VG/F |
200 |
|
|
|
Nickel |
2 |
NM/M |
M |
280 |
9.4 |
|
|
Nickel |
3 |
NM/M |
M |
240 |
9.6 |
1/2 highest graded |
|
Nickel |
4 |
NM/M |
M |
200 |
|
|
|
Nickel |
6 |
VF |
VF+ |
130 |
9 (c1) |
|
|
Nickel |
7 |
|
|
|
6.5 |
|
|
Nickel |
8 |
NM |
M |
|
9.2 |
|
|
Pep |
8 |
NM |
M |
215 |
|
|
|
Pep |
9 |
VF/NM |
|
200 |
9.4 |
|
|
Pep |
12 |
VF |
|
200 |
|
|
|
Pep |
27 |
VF/NM |
|
225 |
|
|
|
Our Flag |
2 |
VF/NM |
|
230 |
9 |
|
|
Rangers |
1 |
F+ chip bc |
|
190 |
|
|
|
Romance of Flying |
|
FVF |
M |
20 |
|
|
|
Real Heroes |
1 |
VF- |
M |
45 |
|
|
|
Real Heroes |
3 |
VF |
M |
13 |
|
|
|
Shadow |
3 |
VF+ |
M |
210 |
|
|
|
Shield Wizard |
2 |
VF+ |
M |
180 |
|
|
|
Shield Wizard |
4 |
VF |
M |
170 |
|
|
|
Silver Streak |
6 |
VF/NM |
M |
1600 |
9.2 |
1/3 Highest Graded |
|
Special Edition |
1 |
NM/M |
M |
1800 |
9.8 |
1/1 highest graded |
|
Speed |
1 |
VF/NM |
M |
425 |
|
|
|
Speed |
3 |
VF/NM |
M |
125 |
|
Highest graded is a 7.5 |
|
Spirit (1944) |
1 |
VF/NM |
VF+ |
230 |
7 |
|
|
Star Spangled |
6 |
VF/NM |
M |
135 |
|
|
|
Star Spangled |
69 |
G/VG |
fair |
10 |
|
|
|
Star Spangled |
76 |
VG |
VG |
20 |
|
|
|
Super Mystery |
1 |
VF |
VF+ |
325 |
|
|
|
Sure Fire |
1 |
VF- |
VF+ |
240 |
|
|
|
Sure Fire |
3 |
VF/NM |
M |
150 |
8.5 |
|
|
Sure Fire |
3 (4) |
VF+ |
VF+ |
120 |
7.5 |
|
|
Terry & the Pirates |
1 |
G |
Fair |
20 |
|
|
|
Top Notch |
5 |
F/VF |
VF |
90 |
9 |
|
|
Top Notch |
11 |
NM |
M |
145 |
|
|
|
True Aviation Comics Digest |
2 |
NM |
M |
20 |
|
|
|
True Comics |
5 |
F |
F |
17 |
|
|
|
True Comics |
11 |
VF |
VF |
17 |
|
|
|
USA is Ready |
1941 |
|
M |
|
|
|
|
War Heroes |
1 |
VF/NM |
M |
40 |
|
|
|
War Heroes |
2 |
VF |
VF |
18 |
9 |
|
|
War Heroes |
4 |
NM |
M |
47 |
|
|
|
War Heroes |
5 |
F |
F |
5 |
|
|
|
Whiz Comics |
8 |
VF/NM |
M |
540 |
9.6 |
1/1 highest graded |
|
Whiz Comics |
9 |
VF |
VF+ |
475 |
8.5 |
1/1 highest graded |
|
Wings |
1 |
VF/NM |
M |
|
9.4 |
|
|
Wings |
2 |
VF/NM |
M |
|
|
|
|
Wings |
5 |
|
|
|
9.4 |
Not listed in pedigree book sample chapter |
|
Wings |
11 |
VF |
VF |
|
|
|
|
Wings |
19 |
VF |
M |
|
|
|
|
Wings |
28 |
VF- |
M |
|
9.4 |
1/1 highest graded |
|
Wings |
30 |
VF- |
M |
|
|
|
|
Wings |
31 |
VF/NM |
M |
|
|
|
|
Wonder |
1 |
NM |
M |
1960 |
9.0(Q) |
|
|
Wonder |
2 |
NM |
M |
1000 |
9.2 |
|
|
Wonderworld |
3 |
VF/NM |
M |
|
9.4 |
|
|
Wonderworld |
4 |
VF |
M |
|
|
|
|
Wonderworld |
5 |
VF/NM |
M |
|
|
Highest graded is the church copy at 9.0 |
|
Wonderworld |
6 |
VF |
M |
|
|
|
|
Wonderworld |
7 |
VF+ |
M |
|
|
|
|
Wonderworld |
8 |
VF/NM |
M |
|
9.4 |
1/2 highest grade, tied with Church copy |
|
Wonderworld |
9 |
VF |
M |
|
|
Highest graded is Church copy at 8.5 |
|
Wonderworld |
10 |
VF |
M |
|
9.2 |
1/1 highest graded |
|
Wonderworld |
11 |
Rip on top o/w VF/NM |
VF |
270 |
|
|
|
Wonderworld |
12 |
VF/NM |
M |
|
|
|
|
Wonderworld |
13 |
NM |
M |
|
9.6 |
1/1 highest graded |
|
Wonderworld |
14 |
NM |
M |
|
8 |
|
|
Wonderworld |
15 |
NM |
M |
|
|
2 at 9.0 are highest graded |
|
Wonderworld |
17 |
F/VF |
VF |
78 |
|
|
|
Zip |
9 |
NM |
M |
150 |
9.6 |
|