The Rockford Pedigree.

[AussieRuss]

Don't have much in the way of info for this Pedigree except for the following.

Each book was purchased by a single owner from a small drug store in Rockford Illinois between the years 1938-1950

The official name for this pedigree is "The Rockford Collection"


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[Red Hook]

Thanks for getting this one going, Russ.

Red

[fulltimer56]

I wonder if there is an Action Comic #1 in this Pedigree?

[malaprop]

I live in Rockford. I should try to find one , just in honor.

[mordo]

There is some background information on the various Golden Age pedigrees on this page:

http://comicbookpedigrees.com/pedigrees.htm

Rockford section:

One of the best Golden Age collections to surface during the 1990's, the Rockford pedigree is a solid representation of the '40s, and boasts many of the great key issues, some of which rival the Mile High collection in grade. Although it predated CGC by a few years, the collection's breadth and depth led collectors to quickly acknowledge it as a pedigree. An initial public sale and easy identification have also perpetuated their popularity, although there are many unidentified Rockfords still floating in the market.

Mark Wilson was responsible for bringing the collection to market, outbidding other dealers. He sold the collection in pieces through his World's Finest catalogs, and even ran auctions for the better books. The purchase was no easy task though, as the collector, who was meticulous with the storage of his comics (and even aspired to be a comic artist himself one day) was somewhat unstable. He actually pulled a knife on Mark once during their meetings...

Malaprop, if you choose to seek out Rockford books, you might want to bring some back-up!

[Red Hook]

You got to keep an eye on those aspiring artists. They're wound up pretty tight! ;)

[MrBedrock]

When two unstable objects meet a knife usually gets pulled.

[MrBedrock]

http://www.bedrockcity.com/images/airfighters2.jpg

[Red Hook]

Nice!

[Mariner]

Had a few of these and sold them; later wished I hadn't.

[Duffman_Comics]

There is some background information on the various Golden Age pedigrees on this page:

http://comicbookpedigrees.com/pedigrees.htm

Rockford section:

One of the best Golden Age collections to surface during the 1990's, the Rockford pedigree is a solid representation of the '40s, and boasts many of the great key issues, some of which rival the Mile High collection in grade. Although it predated CGC by a few years, the collection's breadth and depth led collectors to quickly acknowledge it as a pedigree. An initial public sale and easy identification have also perpetuated their popularity, although there are many unidentified Rockfords still floating in the market.

Mark Wilson was responsible for bringing the collection to market, outbidding other dealers. He sold the collection in pieces through his World's Finest catalogs, and even ran auctions for the better books. The purchase was no easy task though, as the collector, who was meticulous with the storage of his comics (and even aspired to be a comic artist himself one day) was somewhat unstable. He actually pulled a knife on Mark once during their meetings...

Malaprop, if you choose to seek out Rockford books, you might want to bring some back-up!

I'd love to be in some other room when this guy and the Central Valley meathead got together.

Then again, who brings a knife to a gun fight? :confused:

Whodda thunk that funny books could be so dangerous.

[Khumbu]

I just sold one of those today. Steve Roper #3 C/OW . Just wondering, what was the general page quality on the Rockford books? This book I sold was graded at a 4.5.

[Red Hook]

I did a quicky survey of the scans of 64 slabbed Rockfords I have in my database, and here is the PQ of them....


Cream to OW : 29

OW: 18

OW to White: 16

White: 1

Hope that helps.

Red


BTW: Thanks to AussieRuss for compiling the scans!

[RedFury]

From what I've seen, a lot of Rockfords have page quality in the cream to off-white range.

Here are my two Rockfords, with both issues exhibiting the distinctive "S" stamp on the cover.

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii190/twarren71/FeatureComics54.jpg




http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii190/twarren71/FeatureComics094_CGCNM94.jpg

[Red Hook]

Thanks for posting those RF! Beautiful books!


Red