ComicsPriceGuide.com has just learned that a Batman #1 in CGC 9.0, the highest grade that CGC has ever certified for this inagural issue, has been consigned to ComicLink's auction division and will be offered in the May ComicLink Featured Auction. Batman #1, published in 1940, is one of the most important comic books ever. This issue solidified DC'...
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Like so many Americans who are facing the unemployment line, Marvel Comics' own Peter Parker has recently joined the ranks of the jobless. After being laid off in the pages of Amazing Spider-Man #624, Parker's woes have reached the ears of CNN, Jimmy Kimmel and, even MTV. Throughout his more-than 40 year history, Peter Parker has been always been t...
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This week, Marvel Comics released the next set of variant cover images for their "Iron Man By Design" promotion happening this April. In addition the title already annonced, the second wave will feature variant covers appearing on: Deadpool: Merc with a Mouth #10 by Chrstian Nauck; Nova #36 by John Tyler Christopher; Guardians of the Galaxy #25 b...
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Diamond Comic Distributors announced this week that IDW Publishing has just been elevated to Premiere Vendor status, joining the ranks of Dark Horse Comics, DC Comics, Image Comics, Marvel Comics, and Wizard Entertainment. This milestone marks the first time any vendor has been elevated to this status since the classification was implemented in 199...
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The deadline for sellers to consign their comic books and original to list in the ComicConnect.com March Event Auction is coming up fast. The deadline to list online is Wednesday, March 24th at 10 PM EST.
ComicConnect.com also offers free image scanning and posting for all CGC graded comics sent for inclusion in the auction at $1 start...
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Dynamite Entertainment announced this week that they have acquired the Vampirella property from Harris Publications to add to their current line-up of comics. The acquisition of the vampire heroine is the latest chapter in the long history of the character, who debuted in comics in 1969. In addition to her many comic incarnations throughout the las...
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The Hollywood Report's legal blog, THR, Esq., is reporting that the Jack Kirby estate has filed suit against Marvel to terminate copyrights and gain profits from character co-created by Kirby. Those characters include Spider-Man, the X-Men, the Incredible Hulk and Iron Man -- all of whom Kirby helped usher into what is now the Marvel Universe along...
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A pristine condition copy of Flash Comics #1 sold privately for $450,000 on March 12, 2010 through an efficient new service designed to unite successful bidders from earlier auctions with eager new buyers, according to Heritage Auctions of Dallas, Texas. The seller had originally obtained it for $273,125 in a January 2006 Heritage auction, an...
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It's time to place your bids. Don't wait for the last minute - the March ComicLink Focused Auction, which ends today Monday thru Thursday, offers over 3,500 CGC Graded comic books, so there is much to review. Within the auction are not only nearly 3,000 CGC Graded Silver and Bronze Age comic books, with impressive highlights collectors have come to...
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ComicConnect.com stunned the world on February 22nd with the sale of the Kansas City Copy of Action Comics #1 graded by CGC Very Fine 8.0 when the book sold for an astonishing $1,000,000, making it the first comic book in the history of our hobby to sell for seven figures.
For Action Comics #1 collectors, ComicConnect.com is offering another gorge...
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