The raw books from August’s $1.4M Minnesota find have been slabbed—and a historic CGC 9.9 Edgar Church Mile High survivor has officially hit the auction block!
In this preview of ComicConnect Event Auction #68, we examine the rapid turnaround of the newly designated Minnesota North Star Collection, along with major Golden Age blue chips, post-bubble price tests, and premier original art lots.
Standout Auction Lots & Forensic Highlights:
The Lost Mile High 9.9: Spy Smasher #7 (CGC 9.9). After vanishing from Chuck Rozanski's original 1977 catalog and resurfacing raw at Luther Auctions in August, this book is now certified as one of only three Mint 9.9 Golden Age copies from the Edgar Church pedigree.
The Minnesota North Star Cohort: Several certified books from the estate have entered the catalog, led by an L.B. Cole classic—Mask Comics #2 in CGC 8.5 (tied for highest-graded on the census).
The Long-Term Slab Check: All-Star Comics #3 (CGC 9.4), sitting in an original 2001 third-party holder for a quarter-century, testing its $358,800 pandemic high.
Revisiting 2023 Benchmarks: Two major keys that hammered on the same day in March 2023 return to market: the Edgar Church More Fun Comics #55 (CGC 9.6, 1st Dr. Fate, previously $264,000) and Detective Comics #33 (CGC 6.5, origin of Batman, previously $288,000).
Pedigree & Modern Volatility: Auditing Marvel Family #1 (CGC 9.4) from the 2021 Promise Collection auction ($186,000) alongside the modern white whale: the elusive 1:100 Amazing Spider-Man #667 Gabriele Dell'Otto variant.
Doctor Doom Original Art Highlights: Two incredible production pieces: Page 18 from Mike Mignola's legendary 1989 graphic novel Doctor Strange and Doctor Doom: Triumph and Torment, and Sanford Greene's standout cover art for Doom #1 (2024).
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