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ComConnect.com COO Vincent Zurzolo weighs in on collectible items on the auction block.
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-- is about the -- to -- overpriced.
The high bid for action comics number one which includes the man of steel's first appearance is already over one point three million dollars.
Fifteen years ago the comics sold for just -- 50000 dollars -- not a bad return right there.
You're at the comic and other related items on the auction block has been since is -- -- -- CC -- -- of comic connect dot com where the auction is going on right now these are investments and they've been solid that.
-- haven't absolutely there are great investments and over the last 3040 years you can see a constant appreciation for the best of the best not a one we're talking about here this action comics number one.
It's gonna -- for -- record auction just look at what makes it's so special.
Well there's a lot of things -- -- this is it is the holy Grail holy Grail it's the highest greeted copy of action comics number one which is the first appearance of Superman is from June of 1938.
And what's special about this is the first superhero.
With out Superman that wouldn't be any Batman and Spiderman X-Men fantastic for -- of this is.
The first super hero and possibly the greatest superhero.
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And we were pretty upset we help with an investigation.
But that we couldn't.
Turn it up so for the last eleven years we've been looking for listen and about six months ago.
Someone send an email and tell us with a picture of the book as soon as we saw or recognize that this has three.
Very noticeable printing flaws on a three little whites -- are unique to this book.
So as soon as we saw -- my partner Stephen -- the detective would -- on the case flew out of the West Coast next day and with the detective went in and recover the comic book.
Now another part of this auction you've got some that is.
Now this SS five point five so if it was a perfectly condition this comical DO 1010 as per -- nine Mike the with the really expensive when he is close but this -- isn't -- great condition.
Why is this particular Superman comic so expense -- first thing I think for comic -- -- that time period of 55 isn't very very reason burial it's great.
This is from originally from the personal collection of the co creator of Superman Jerry Siegel.
That's what makes this comic books so important the provenance behind it.
You'll actually -- the comic book owned by the creator of Superman you also have other little artifacts and whatnot from yeah -- creator amongst them hair you actually have.
Some of mr.
Siegel's.
Hair here at oddly enough I'm holding a lock of -- -- hair and what's interesting about this.
It's not a weird thing he was in the Smithsonian notice that they had things people's.
Body parts for -- -- -- returns on display when George Washington's -- Abraham Lincoln's hair so he one day either he was cutting as Terry save the lock of his hair.
And he were little note and said.
Says these -- -- from the head which originated the character Superman.
And to think that during the early years.
When I sought to get the character before the public stopping editors called it a hair brained idea -- you -- August 1977 -- interest thing.
I think with.
Genetic engineering UA is -- could have your very own Jerry Siegel and a -- Patriot -- Sumit so had a people get involved because we said it's an investment but it's also really cool is really popular right now that -- -- involved in bidding go to comic connect dot com you login.
You start your own membership.
And you start bidding.
And the books are going to be -- -- there were over 15100 lots on on on the ought in the auction.
And it starts November 30 and ends December 4 we have five sessions.
It should be really exciting we're expecting a lot of records to be broken -- result thank you so much and thanks -- bringing the stuff in right here.
Certainly appreciate my pleasure banks to -- large.
I want to hold a million dollar comic book Apple's so cool and envious if you know.
