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The Amazing Spider-Man #1 Twin Cities pedigree (Marvel, 1963) CGC VF/NM 9.0 Off-white to white pages....

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First Issue Of The Most-Collected Series In Comics

The Amazing Spider-Man #1 Twin Cities pedigree (Marvel, 1963) CGC VF/NM 9.0 Off-white to white pages. This is one of the most sought-after comic books in the hobby these days, and a clean copy like this one is a hot item indeed. The first issue of the most-collected comic book series features the first appearances of John Jameson, J. Jonah Jameson, and the Chameleon. Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko cover art.

While a significant price realized is in the cards for these superb comics, it will never be enjoyed by the man who put the collection together, Gary Dahlberg of Minneapolis, who perished in a tragic fire last year at age 62. Dahlberg, who worked as a bus driver and had aspirations as a young man of becoming a cartoonist, had just retired a few months earlier, planning to sell his house and move further north to Duluth with his girlfriend.

On July 8, 2010, disaster struck. Dahlberg was cleaning the oven in his kitchen, when he apparently got lightheaded from the chemicals and went to lie down. The combustible mixture of cleaning agents caught fire. He died on the way to the hospital.

The entire house was charred, smoke-damaged, and ruined... except for the two front bedrooms, and that's where he kept his comic book collection. No fire or water touched a single book.

Gary's family knew that the comics were worth something, but not exactly how much. They thought that these were worth, perhaps, a few thousand dollars collectively. As it turns out, the final number on these three comics will easily exceed $50,000.

Overstreet 2010 VF/NM 9.0 value = $31,750; NM- 9.2 value = $50,000. CGC census 2/11: 11 in 9.0, 17 higher. From the Gary Dahlberg Collection.

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The Great Big American Auction #6065 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
April, 2011
16th Saturday
Bids + Registered Phone Bidders: 16
Lot Tracking Activity: N/A
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Sold on Apr 16, 2011 for: $47,800.00
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