Now that their big Winter Featured Auction is underway, ComicLink is turning their consignment gathering attention towards the firm’s Spring Featured Auction, beginning in May, which will include the best in comic books and related original art. ComicLink is also accepting consignments for its March Focused Auction, which will begin on March 10, 2016. Those interested in partnering with ComicLink for any of their auctions should contact ComicLink via email at buysell@comiclink.com with your prospective sale list, or call (617) 517-0062 (option 1) to speak with Josh Nathanson, Douglas Gillock, Jason Crosby, Jon Signorelli, or Ross Kearney. Cash advances are available to consignors upon receipt of material.

Many consignments are still incoming, but here are a few of the comic book highlights already submitted by early consignors. Silver Age and early Bronze Age titles are Amazing Fantasy #15 CGC 3.0 (first Spider-Man), Amazing Spider-Man #6 CGC 9.0 (Ohio Pedigree, first Lizard) and #9 CGC 8.5, Amazing Spider-Man #129 CGC 9.4 (first Punisher), Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1 CGC 8.5 (first Sinister Six), Avengers #4 CGC 8.5 (first Silver Age “Marvel” Captain America) and #9 CGC 8.5 (first Wonder Man), Fantastic Four #1 CGC 4.0, #44 CGC 9.6 (first Gorgon of the Inhumans) and Fantastic Four #52 CGC 9.4 (first Black Panther), Batman #234 CGC 9.6 (first Modern Two-Face, classic Adams cover), Daredevil #1 CGC 8.5 (first appearance and origin Daredevil/Matt Murdock), X-Men #1 CGC 6.0 (first X-Men and Magneto), Detective Comics #332 CGC 8.5 (Joker cover), and #371 CGC 8.5 (Batgirl “run in tights” cover), Doctor Strange #1 CGC 9.8 (first Bronze Age issue, highest graded), Giant-Size X-Men #1 CGC 9.4 (first Storm, Nightcrawler, Colossus, second full Wolverine), Green Lantern #76 CGC 8.5 (Green Lantern/Green Arrow series begins, classic Adams cover), Incredible Hulk #181 CGC 9.0 and others (first full Wolverine), Iron Man #1 CGC 9.4 and #55 CGC 9.4 (first Thanos and Drax the Destroyer).

Golden Age books are All Star Comics #12 CGC 6.0, Comic Cavalcade #1 CGC 5.0, Batman #9 CGC 2.0, Men’s Adventures #14 CGC 6.0 (highest graded, one of two), Plastic Man #48 CGC 6.5 (one of the top three graded), Strange Adventures #8 CGC 7.5 (classic gorilla cover), Startling Comics #50 CGC 5.0 (Schomburg airbrushed sci-fi cover), Thrilling Comics #71 CGC 6.0 (Schomburg cover, Frazetta art), Exciting Comics #40 CGC 5.5 (Schomburg WWII cover), Jungle Comics #79 CGC 8.5, Green Lantern #18 CGC 4.0 (Christmas cover), and Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories #145 CGC 8.5 (Davis Crippen/D Copy). This session is filled with Golden Age DC, EC, Atlas, and esoteric genres from the war, good girl and horror genres.

Late Bronze and Modern Age books include Amazing Spider-Man #161 CGC 9.8 (early New X-Men and Punisher), #194 (first Black Cat) and #300 CGC 9.8 (first full Venom), Batman Adventures #12 CGC 9.8 (first Harley Quinn in comic books), Crisis on Infinite Earths #8 CGC 9.8 (death of Barry Allen Flash that actually stuck for 20 years), Danger Girl #1 CGC 10.0, Daredevil #168 CGC 9.8 (first Elektra), Epic Illustrated #3 CGC 9.8 (first Dreadstar), Ms. Marvel #18 CGC 9.8 (first full Mystique), New Mutants #98 CGC 9.8 (first Deadpool), Preacher #1 CGC 9.8 (first Preacher, Tulip and Cassidy), Saga of the Swamp Thing #37 CGC 9.8 (first full John Constantine), Savage She-Hulk #1 CGC 9.8 (first She-Hulk), Star Wars #1 CGC 9.6 (first Star Wars in comics, pre-dated movie), and X-Men #129 CGC 9.8 (first Kitty Pryde and Emma Frost).

March original comic art highlights include a Batman and Robin splash from Batman Annual #10 by Denys Cowan, a Batman splash from Detective Comics Annual #5 by Tom Mandrake and a Swamp Thing #78 page by Mandrake, a Guy Gardner splash from Blue Beetle #14 by Rafael Albuquerque, a Golden Age Green Lantern illustration by his creator, Mart Nodell, the cover to Green Lantern: Mosaic #12 by Cully Hamner, a Hellboy illustration by Duncan Fegredo, a Moon Knight illustration by Bill Sienkiewicz, rare colored Silver Age Plastic Man pages by Jack Sparling from the final issue of the series, a detailed Bring Ching Witchblade splash from Overkill-Witchblade/Aliens/Darkness/Predator #2, a Rich Bucker splash from Saga of the Sub-Mariner #10, a Nova splash from Secret Defenders #11 by Tom Grindberg, a 1970s era John Byrne Starlord illustration, a Thanos illustration by Ethan Van Sciver, a recreation of the Silver Age classic cover to The Flash #151 by Mike DeCarlo featuring Barry Allen, Jay Garrick, and the Shade, a Wonder Woman V2 #211 page by Sean Phillips, a Brent Anderson title splash from Ka-Zar the Savage #4, a Ron Frenz title splash from Ka-Zar the Savage #29, the cover to Vigilante #21 by Todd Smith, and a beautiful Jay Disbrow illustration of Valgar Gunnar.

To reserve upcoming auction placement in March or any of the firm’s future auctions, simply email buysell@comiclink.com with your prospective sale list, or call (617) 517-0062 (option 1). If you do not prefer auctions they are also always accepting new sellers for the ComicLink exchange marketplaces, brokering private placement deals, and buying outright. So, it pays to get in touch no matter your selling preference, and ComicLink always looks forward to hearing from potential sellers.