The Many Ghosts of Doctor Graves #38 (Charlton May 1973) CGC 9.6 Ditko Pedigree For Sale

CGC 9.6 with WHITE pages, no grader notes recorded. The Many Ghosts of Doctor Graves #38 is a Steve Ditko cover-and-story issue from the John G. Fantucchio pedigree, and the only copy CGC has graded this high.

• Steve Ditko cover and story — “Who’s There?”, eight pages written by Joe Gill and signed by both, later reprinted in Ditko collections.
• “All new” issue — every story written by Joe Gill, with art by Jose Delbo and Charles Nicholas.
• Dr. Graves hosts each tale.

• John G. Fantucchio pedigree — Fantucchio drew covers for early fanzines such as Rocket’s Blast Comicollector and The Buyer’s Guide for Comic Fandom, and kept a near-complete run of 1960s–70s comics stored for decades. CGC recognised the collection as a pedigree and prints his name on the label.
• Top of the census — at the time of listing, CGC records this as the only copy at its grade, with none higher.
• Wayne Howard inks Charles Nicholas on “Suspended Sentence”, and the letters-page header is Pat Boyette art adapted from the cover of issue #1.
• Credits: CGC’s Art Comments and the Grand Comics Database agree.
• May 1973, twenty cents, edited by George Wildman.

CGC Certification:

GRADE
CGC 9.6 (Near Mint+), Universal (blue) label — the standard label for an unrestored, unsigned copy.
Page quality: WHITE.
Pedigree: John G. Fantucchio, recognised by CGC and printed on the label.
Certification number: 1570728012. Graded 2018-05-31. You can verify every line above at CGC’s own certification lookup before you offer.

CGC GRADERS NOTES
CGC recorded no grader notes against this certification number. There is nothing to reproduce — the grade stands on its own.

CENSUS
At the time of listing, this is the only copy CGC has certified in 9.6, and none is certified higher — the single highest-graded copy on CGC’s census.

Please note: This book is sealed in its CGC holder and will ship in it. The grade is CGC\'s, not mine — I have not opened, cleaned, pressed or otherwise touched the comic, and the Graders Notes above are reproduced verbatim from CGC\'s record rather than paraphrased. This copy is unsigned; every creator credit above is printed artwork or an indexed credit, not an autograph. The photographs are of the actual slab you will receive, front and back. It ships double-boxed with the holder immobilised, insured at the sale price.