The ComicLink December 2009 eBetter Auction is underway.

ComicLink’s Josh Nathanson tells Scoop that this auction is a change of pace from ComicLink’s usual selection, and is a fun hodgepodge of comic books in a wide variety grades, genres and titles.

“To avoid the Christmas holiday vacation season, this auction is a short one. It will end next week, December 15-17, 2009, so don’t wait to bid!” he said.

“All eras and genres of comic book are represented, from Golden Age superhero comics to modern independents. In addition to more than 1,600 individual listings, over 1,000 multiple book lots are available, giving buyers the opportunity to really stock up before the New Year,” he said.

“With close to 2700 lots up for grabs, all with no reserve, there is something for just about any level or style of collector.  Individual offerings range from Avengers #4 CGC 9.2 to Captain America Comics #7 CGC 5.0, and Crime Suspenstories #22 4.0 to Brave and the Bold #28 in 1.5. There also are many books not graded by CGC or PGX but graded by ComicLink for this auction.

Nathanson said the event includes many affordable examples of many major keys and first issues, including Adventure Comics #247, Amazing Spider-Man #14, Journey Into Mystery #83, Atom #1, Fantastic Four #2-5 and 12, Brave and the Bold #28 and #34, Flash #123, Incredible Hulk #102, Iron Man #1, Justice League of America #1, Mystery In Space #53, Sgt. Fury #1 and 13, Silver Surfer #1, Strange Adventures #9, Strange Tales #101 and 110, Tales of Suspense #39, Tales to Astonish #27, Thor #126, and X-Men #2-5

Also lined up are more than 70 group lots of Amazing Spider-Man comics from the early Silver Age through the Modern era as well as hundreds of other Silver and Bronze Age lots of major Marvel and DC titles, along with 31 separately listed Golden Age issues of Captain America Comics issues ranging from #2-78, as well as individually offered Golden Age Batman, Detective Comics, and Superman.

“Many tough to find and sought-after pre-Code horror and crime comics including Crime Does Not Pay #25, Crime SuspenStories #22, Red Seal Comics #14, Spellbound #1, Shock SuspenStories #6 and #12, Tomb of Terror #1, Tormented #1, as well as runs of several EC titles including Tales From the Crypt, Haunt of Fear, and Vault of Horror are included,” he said, “As are an unusual assortment of CGC-certified vintage monster mags including Mad Monsters #1, Psycho #1, and Shriek #1.”

The auction also features hundreds of high grade single and multiple book lots of major Marvel, DC, and independent Copper Age and modern titles.

Additionally, ComicLink is now accepting consignments for the January Focused Auction (starting January 8, 2010), and the February Featured Auction.

“If you would like to reserve auction slots for January or February and gain maximum preview exposure for your lots in the upcoming auctions, simply send us your prospective auction list as soon as possible. E-mail buysell@comiclink.com for a prompt reply or call me, Douglas Gillock, or other members of the ComicLink team at (718) 246-0300,” Nathanson said. “Of course, registered sellers may also list items for sale on the Comic Book Exchange and the Comic Art Exchange at any time.”