CGC-graded Golden Age Nedor Comics Offered in Heritage Sale
Posted on 03/02/2023
Some of the earliest Golden Age comics published by Nedor, Better and Standard Comics, which are graded by Certified Guaranty Company® (CGC®), are being offered in a February sale. Bidding is already underway for Heritage Auctions’ Thrillingly Exciting Heroes of Nedor Comics sale, which will be held February 23, 2023.
Standing out in this auction is a Startling Comics #10 graded CGC 4.0 (lot 83092), with the first appearance of Fighting Yank, and an Exciting Comics #9 graded CGC 1.5 (lot 83039) with the first appearance of Black Terror.
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The history of Nedor is a long and winding tale, beginning with Thrilling Publications in 1929 by publisher Ned Pines and Pines Publications. By 1943, Thrilling Publications was rebranded as Standard Magazines, and Nedor and Better were each an imprint of Standard, producing books such as Exciting Comics, Wonder Comics and Startling Comics. In 1949, Nedor and Better were combined to form Standard Comics. That line of publishing continued until 1956, when the remaining two Standard titles were combined with the defunct St. John Publications to create Pine Comics. The new line lasted only three years, and its remaining titles were moved to other publishers in 1959.
Over the decades, “Standard/Better/Nedor” characters (as they are commonly referred to) have appeared in comics by AC Comics, America’s Best Comics and Dynamite Entertainment. Some of the names and titles of classic Standard/Better/Nedor properties were later repurposed by Marvel Comics for all-new characters and titles.
Additional CGC-graded Standard/Better/Nedor highlights in this auction include:
- an America’s Best Comics #1 graded CGC 6.0 Restored (lot 83001)
- a Black Terror #1 graded CGC 4.0 Restored (lot 83015)
- a Black Terror #9 graded CGC 7.0 (lot 83019)
- a Black Terror #20 graded CGC 4.0 (lot 83025)
- an Exciting Comics #1 graded CGC 3.0 (lot 83031)
- an Exciting Comics #17 graded CGC 5.5 (lot 83046)
- a Fighting Yank #23 graded CGC 5.0 (lot 83077)
- a Mystery Comics #2 graded CGC 7.0 (lot 83082)
- a Startling Comics #44 graded CGC 4.0 (lot 83113)
- a Thrilling Comics #6 graded CGC 1.5 (lot 83120)
- a Wonder Comics #16 graded CGC 7.0 (lot 83151)
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