“The moment we’ve all been waiting for has finally arrived!” Vincent Zurzolo, ComicConnect Chief Operating Officer, said. “This is our biggest auction ever. Investment comic book collectors have a trove of treasures from which to choose.”
The auction end-dates are as follows:
Session 1 (Marc Lasry Collection: Action Comics - Atom) December 12, 2016
Session 2 (Marc Lasry Collection: Atom - Wonder Woman) December 13, 2016
Session 3 (original art, Action #1 - Captain Atom) December 14, 2016
Session 4 (Captain Marvel - Rangers Comics) December 15, 2016
Session 5 (Rangers Comics - Zip) December 16, 2016
The Marc Lasry Collection comprises the first two sessions of ComicConnect’s Event Auction XXIX. The stars of the collection are the Larson copy of Batman #1, the highest graded copy of Wonder Woman #1, a run of Action Comics starting at #2, plus over “one thousand comics hand-picked by one of the most discerning collectors we’ve met,” Zurzolo said. “The remaining three sessions stand on their own as a powerhouse of vintage four-colored favorites.”
Marc Lasry Collection highlights are Action Comics #2 CGC 8.0 C, Action Comics #7 CGC 7.0 C, Action Comics #10 CGC 7.0 R, All Star Comics #1 CGC 9.0, All Star Comics #3 CGC 7.0, All Star Comics #8 CGC 7.0 R, Batman #1 CGC 8.0, Detective Comics #36 CGC 5.0, Incredible Hulk #1 CGC 7.5, More Fun Comics #73 CGC 8.0 C, Wonder Woman #1 CGC 9.0, and Wonder Woman #2 CGC 9.4.
Golden Age comics include Action Comics #4 CGC 7.5, All Star Comics bound volumes (Jerry Bails Collection), All Star Comics #8 CGC 4.5, Archie Comics #1 CGC 3.0, Batman #1 CGC 6.5, Batman #1 CGC 2.0, Captain America Comics #1 CGC 7.0 R, Detective Comics #28 CGC 8.5, Detective Comics #29 CGC 3.5, Detective Comics #31 CGC 4.5, Detective Comics #31 CGC 2.0, Double Action Comics #1 Ashcan and Double Action Comics #2 CGC 9.2 lot, Human Torch #17 CGC 9.6, Marvel Mystery Annual CGC 6.5, Pep Comics #22 CBCS 7.0 R, Sensation Comics #1 CGC 3.0, and Wonder Woman #1 CGC 5.0.
Silver Age highlights are Amazing Fantasy #15 CGC 6.5, Amazing Fantasy #15 CGC 5.5, Amazing Spider-Man #1 CBCS 8.5 R, Fantastic Four #1 CGC 7.0, Incredible Hulk #1 CGC 8.5, Tales of Suspense #39 CGC 8.5, Tales to Astonish #35 CGC 9.4, and X-Men #1 CGC 9.2.
The original comic art auction has over 140 pieces of original art including over two dozen pieces from Werewolf by Night, including the cover to issue #20, the splashes to #1, #3, and #5, and 19 interior pages to issue 9, plus the splash from Tomb of Dracula #18 with Dracula and the Werewolf doing battle. The splash to X-Men #150 featuring a powerful image of Magneto by Dave Cockrum is a must have, and Man of Steel and X-Men interiors by the great John Byrne are ready to find a new home. Alfredo Alcala Conan pages and strips, about 20 in all, are up for auction as well.
View the entire auction on ComicConnect’s website.
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