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Collection lives up to its Promise

The Promise Collection of Golden Age comic books, not seen since they were purchased off newsstands in the 1940s, have made history at Heritage Auctions.

Heritage began bringing to market The Promise Collection’s high-grade comic books on June 18, and nearly 200 from the collection debuted to obliterate expectations.

Top lots were Detective Comics No. 140 and Phantom Lady No. 17, with each fetching $456,000 after spirited bidding by collectors.

The Promise Collection is “the highest-quality pedigree collection, book for book, to debut in our hobby in the last 25 years,” says

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