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LOTS OF EXCITING NEWS AT COMICCONNECT
Dear Friend & Fellow Collector,
As the results from our recent Event Auctions will attest, bidding is aggressive and record prices are being acheived for ComicConnect sellers. ComicConnect only accepts a low 10% seller's premium, and does not charge Buyer's Premiums. We will also work with consignors if they prefer ComicConnect to process their listings. MASSIVE CASH ADVANCES are available with over $1,000,000 to offer towards your vintage collection.
If you require ComicConnect's services to process your comics for this auction, contact us now!
Seriously, Tuesday, May 26th is probably the latest you want to call us to get books into the June Event Auction if we're doing the processing. Call us ASAP at 212.895.3999 (international 001.212.895.3999) or email support@comicconnect.com.
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ACTION COMICS #1 & SUPERMAN #1 BOTH FEATURED IN JUNE EVENT AUCTION
The Action Comics #1 CGC 2.5 copy comes from the State of Washington. The consignor’s mother, who passed away fourteen years ago, told her son she remembered owning it ever since she was a little girl in grade school. By the time she was in high school, she began to recognize that the first Superman appearance was something of significance, and began to preserve the comic book for safekeeping. Her son recalls first seeing it when she showed it to him when he was a freshman in high school, back in 1984. His mother impressed upon him that it was something of value. In 1989, they moved it to a bank security box, and as the only child, he inherited the comic a few years later after she died. More recently, he brought the comic to a comic book convention, and felt intimidated by the feeding frenzy of comic dealers who sought to purchase the comic from him. He ultimately decided to consign the comic book to the most experienced name in Action Comics #1, ComicConnect.com, and to let the market decide upon the value of the comic.
Action Comics #1 isn't the only significant Superman comic in the Event Auction. A Superman #1 CGC 4.0 EP has just been consigned and added to the almost 300 Event Auction comics already available for preview on the site.
Don’t miss the opportunity to have your comics promoted and sold in the upcoming June ComicConnect Event Auction! ComicConnect is offering up to $1,000,000 in cash advances for top-tier consignments and collections. ComicConnect is renowned for fast payment, a low 10% seller’s premium, and never charging any buyer’s premiums. Upload your consignments online directly through ComicConnect.com, or inquire by calling 212.895.3999 (international 001.212.895.3999) or email support@comicconnect.com.
Time is running out, so contact ComicConnect today. The ComicConnect June Event Auction begins Friday, June 5th!
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THE VERY FIRST COMIC BOOK HITS AUCTION!
"It is very rare to ever even see a copy of Detective Dan", stated ComicConnect COO, Vincent Zurzolo. "The copy that ComicConnect will auction is a VG- 3.5 -- and is a scarce comic book artifact that we anticipate will attract a lot of bids from serious collectors."
Detective Dan was created, written and drawn by Norman Marsh, and the 10x13" comic book was a one-shot single issue. However, the ground-breaking character went on to enjoy exposure in newspaper strips, Big Little Books and pulp magazines (as well as merchandising). In many respects, Detective Dan was a clone of the character, Dick Tracy, with his fedora, square jaw, and penchant for fisticuffs. In addition to DETECTIVE DAN, SECRET OPERATIVE 48's groundbreaking role in comic book history, both the comic's title and the Wu Fang character that the story contained are said to have inspired Detective Comics #1 published 4 years later. As comic aficionados know, that series lead to the name of the publisher, DC Comics, and gave birth to the hero Batman in 1939.
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THE FORBIDDEN FRUIT OF DISNEY COLLECTORS
Published by David McKay Co., Inc. MICKEY MOUSE COMIC #1 is the infamous forbidden fruit for which Disney afficianados have an appreciation. Reprinting daily newspaper strips in which Mickey Mouse attempts to shoot himself in the head and jump off of a bridge, the infamous comic is noteworthy for this very non-canonical Mickey Mouse storyline.
"Good-bye, Minnie, Good-bye, Cruel World!" exclaims Mickey in one panel of this comic.
Some have made the case that Mickey Mouse #1 is also the first Mickey Mouse comic book, as the previously published Adventures of Mickey Mouse is reportedly hard-cover.
Click here to see MICKEY MOUSE COMIC #1 VG/F 5.0
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MAKE OFFERS ON HUNDREDS OF NEW COMICCONNECT SELLER LISTINGS
Click here to browse 'Buy It' Items Sorted by Newest Listed
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NEW BID INCREMENTS ADDED TO COMICCONNECT
Per the table below, bid increments have been increased for Event Auction lots when
the "current bid" is $20,000 or more.
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PULITZER PRIZE WINNING MAUS CREATOR ON COMICZONERADIO.COM
Tune in on Comic Zone Radio and listen to the Art Spiegelman interview and hundreds of interviews with creators like Bill Sienkiewicz, Bob Layton, Dan Slott, Herb Trimpe, Jim Steranko, Marshall Rogers, Al Plastino and Denny O’Neil. As always, Comic Zone Radio archives are absolutely free for listeners, and are also free to download. iTunes users may also now listen to the show via Podcast (just search for "Comic Zone" in the iTunes Store) or point your web browser to itpc://www.comiczoneradio.com/comiczoneradio_rss.xml!
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SET AN APPOINTMENT WITH VINCENT ZURZOLO AT FLORIDA SUPER CON
"Any reason to spend time in Florida is a good one," said Zurzolo, "but it's especially a treat getting to see some of our longtime customers from the Florida area who may not be able to make it to the other shows we do every year. I'm looking forward to finally meeting some of our clients face to face, and making some new friends as well." "Don't forget, we're always buying," Vincent concluded, "so bring your collections for a cash offer! We're always willing to look at original art, too, so the more, the better!"
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PRICES REALIZED: HIGHLIGHTS FROM APRIL / MAY EVENT AUCTION
The ComicConnect Event Auction set some new world records the weekend of May 1st on publicly recorded sales. Highlights include Action Comics #1 CGC 1.8 hammering at $94,001, Journey Into Mystery #83 CGC 9.0 selling for $27,800, Avengers #1 CGC 7.5 for $8,100 and Captain America Comics #74 CGC 7.0 for $6,100.
Here are some other interesting tidbits from the April/May ComicConnect Event Auction. The CGC graded 3/5 of the front cover to Action Comics #1 sold for a remarkable $6,800. CGC Gem Mint 10.0 Aurora Comic Scenes issues of Superman, Robin & Captain America sold for $205 each. The genres of DC Horror and Romance had a strong showing in the auction with competitive bidding on tough issues. Also of note was an Amazing Spiderman #20 PGX 7.5 with white pages that OUTSOLD a rival copy in the auction from the same consignor of an Amazing Spiderman #20 CGC 7.5 off-white pages ($296 vs $200).
Don’t miss the opportunity to have your comics promoted and sold in the upcoming June ComicConnect Event Auction! ComicConnect is offering up to $1,000,000 in cash advances for top-tier consignments and collections. ComicConnect is renowned for fast payment, a low 10% seller’s premium, and never charging any buyer’s premiums. Upload your consignments online directly through ComicConnect.com, or inquire by calling 212.895.3999 (international 001.212.895.3999) or email support@comicconnect.com.
Time is running out, so contact ComicConnect today. The next ComicConnect Event Auction begins Friday, June 5th! Listed below are some of the prices realized from lots sold in the ComicConnect auction.
AUCTION HIGHLIGHTS! $94,001 ACTION COMICS #1 CGC 1.8 G- (New Record Price!)
OTHER NOTABLE SALES FROM THE COMICCONNECT EVENT AUCTION! $3,355 ACTION COMICS #66 CGC 9.2 NM-
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Momentum is building for the next Event Auction, which opens for bids on Friday, June 5th! The deadline to list your comics for auction through the site (
In March, ComicConnect brought to market an Action Comics #1 CGC 6.0. The auction made global headline news. Consequently, a second Action Comics #1 CGC 1.8 was uncovered and consigned to ComicConnect, and sold in their following Event Auction on May 1st. And now, a THIRD Action Comics #1 will be brought to market, graded a CGC 2.5 with white pages, and will be open for bids when the next ComicConnect Event Auction begins on Friday, June 5th.
On June 5th, an original copy of 
There are few concepts more UN-DISNEY than the act of suicide. After all, Disney is the happiest place on earth. But in 1930 - 1931, Disney's flagship character, Mickey Mouse, tried unsuccessfully to "off himself " again and again (under the belief that Minnie Mouse had fallen in love with a rival suitor). 
Comic book buyers have a lot of new material from which to choose – including hundreds of new listings just posted this May! Many are high grade, including over fifty new posts that are CGC 9.8 and over forty more graded CGC 9.4 & CGC 9.6! There is also a great number of high-grade CGC 8.5 and CGC 9.2s! A small selection of some of the many hot titles on the site include Action Comics, Amazing Spiderman, Avengers, Captain Marvel (MCG), Daredevil (1964), Fantastic Four, Iron Man, Lois Lane, Watchmen and X-Men. 
Art Spiegelman is most notably the Pulitzer Prize Winning creator of MAUS. He was a major figure in the underground comic movement of the 1960s and 70s. For ten years, he worked for New Yorker Magazine. In 2005, Time Magazine named him one of their “Top 100 Most Influential People.” He created the iconic and beloved Wacky Packages, and co-created Garbage Pail kids. Recently he joined host Vincent Zurzolo for an interview on the long running 
ComicConnect and Metropolis COO, Vincent Zurzolo, is setting up at the Florida Super Con in Miami, FL, the weekend of June 6th and 7th. Vincent will be bringing down an array of Gold, Silver & Bronze Age keys on Saturday and Sunday for Florida comic collectors and investors. He will also be available to accept consignments and buy collections on Friday. Please call him at 800-229-6387 ext. 14 or 917-806-2099 to set up an appointment.