ComicConnect’s December Event Auction, which features Golden Age, Silver Age, and Bronze Age comic books as well as over 100 lots of original comic art, closes this Friday, Saturday, and next Tuesday through Thursday, December 4, 5, 8, 9 and 10, 2009

The closing schedule for the event is as follows:
Session 1: Art + Comic Titles A-E (Friday, Dec. 4, 7 PM – 12 AM EST)
Session 2: Comic Titles F-Z (Saturday, Dec. 5, 7 PM – 12 AM EST)
Session 3: Bonus Round (Tuesday, Dec. 8, 7 PM – 12 AM EST)
Session 4: Bonus Round (Wednesday, Dec. 9, 7 PM – 12 AM EST)
Session 5: Bonus Round (Thursday, Dec. 10, 7 PM – 12 AM EST)

The Event Auction includes major keys such as Detective Comics #27 CGC 7.5 (first Batman), All-American #16 (first Green Lantern), Batman #1 CGC 5.0 (first Joker/first Catwoman), Amazing Fantasy #15 CGC 8.0 (first Spider-Man), Tales of Suspense #39 CGC 7.0 (first Iron Man), Detective Comics #28 CGC 3.5, Incredible Hulk #181 CGC 9.8 (first full Wolverine), Detective Comics #31 CGC 2.5, Uncle Scrooge #1 CGC 9.2 (Four Color #386), Showcase #4 CGC 8.5 (first Silver Age Flash), Action Comics #2 (Rockford), All Star Comics #3 CGC 6.0 (first Justice Society of America), All Star Comics #8 VG/F 5.0 (first Wonder Woman), Captain America Comics #7 CGC 9.4 (second highest Graded), Captain America Comics #9 CGC 9.2 (highest graded), Captain America Comics #13 CGC 8.5 (highest graded), Captain America Comics #15 CGC 9.2 (highest graded), Flash Comics #1 CGC 5.0 (first Flash/Hawkman, Johnny Thunder), Amazing Spider-Man #1 CGC 7.5, Amazing Spider-Man #68 CGC 9.8 (highest graded), Amazing Spider-Man #129 CGC 8.0 (first Punisher), Avengers #1 CGC 6.0, Avengers #57 CGC 9.6 (first Vision), Fantastic Four #1 CGC 6.5, Fantastic Four #1 CGC 5.0, Green Lantern (SA) #76 CGC 9.4 (first Neal Adams Green Lantern), Sub-Mariner #1 CGC 9.8, and Tales To Astonish #27 CGC 5.0 (first Antman).

Among the other significant offerings are Incredible Hulk #2 CGC 9.4 (first Green Hulk, White Mountain), Adventure Comics #40 CGC 6.5 (first Sandman), Marvel Mystery #5 CGC 8.0 (Larson copy), Avengers #4 CGC 9.4 (first Silver Age Captain America), Detective Comics #35 CGC 3.5, Wonder Woman #1 CGC 7.5, Whiz Comics #1 CGC 2.5 (first Captain Marvel), and Ghost Rider #19 CGC 9.8 (30¢ variant).

Pedigrees represented in this auction include the Edgar Church (Mile High), Bethlehem, Crowley, Chicago, D copies, Gaines, Mohawk Valley, Northford, Rockford, White Mountain, Rocky Mountain, Nova Scotia, Cosmic Aeroplane, Larson, Pennsylvania, Spokane, Toledo, Massachusetts, Circle 8, Chicago, Boston, Bethlehem, and Dell File copies.

The auction also includes over 100 pieces of original comic artwork and memorabilia, with highlights that include a Kirby-Ayers page from Avengers #13 and a page from Fantastic Four #15, George Pérez’s cover to Fantastic Four #188, a Frank Miller – Klaus Janson interior page from Daredevil #190, covers by horror masters Luis Dominguez and Nick Cardy, and a Bernie Wrightson Hal Jordan pin-up from Green Lantern Annual #7.

If you’re collecting on a budget, ComicConnect advises to check out the Bonus Sessions Ending on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday nights for value-priced items from Marvel, DC and a variety of Golden Age and Silver Age publishers.

ComicConnect.com does not charge buyer’s premiums. Winners pay the hammer price plus shipping (and sales tax only if they live in New York).

The auction is online now. For assistance creating an account or questions about bidding, email support@comicconnnect.com or call Rob Reynolds at (212) 895-3999. For international callers, dial 001-212-895-3999.