ComicConnect’s Event Auction #51 ended last week and is reporting over $8 million in sales including breaking their own world record price for a copy of X-Men #1 CGC 9.6 at $871,999. Marvel Comics #1 CGC 6.0 (Kansas City) set a record in the grade at $729,000, and restored copies of Action Comics #1 and Detective Comics #27 hit $350,750 each.

“Event Auction #51 featured nearly every key from every comic age, a complete Marvel Mystery Comics run, scarcities, scores of classic covers, original comic art, pulps, and certified video tapes and games,” ComicConnect co-founder Vincent Zurzolo said. “Thank you so much to every participant on both sides of the auction hammer. It was a thrilling auction to watch.”

Comic book auction highlights were Amazing Spider-Man #1 CGC 9.0 for $196,138, Amazing Man Comics #22 CGC 7.5 for $69,000, All-American Comics #16 CGC 8.5 R for $65,838, Captain America Comics #1 CGC 8.0 R for $78,200, Daredevil #1 CGC 9.6 for $110,500, Flash Comics #1 CGC 1.5 for $85,000, Marvel Mystery #4 CGC 3.5 for $48,000, and Superman #1 CGC 6.5 R for $92,000.

Original art highlights include Amazing Spider-Man #252 page 21 hitting $80,500 and page 20 at $46,634. A Ron Frenz Thor #412 cover hit $57,500 and a Frank Miller page from Elektra Lives Again sold for $38,812. For the pulp auction, the always popular first appearance of Buck Rogers in Amazing Stories (August 1928) hammered for $2,322.

All of the Event Auction #51 results are available on ComicConnect’s website.

ComicConnect is currently accepting consignments for their Event Auction #52 and the deadline is coming soon. Their Director of Consignments Rob Reynolds can be reached at robr@comicconnect.com or toll free (888) 779-7377 for an interest free cash advance up to $5 million.