ComicLink has announced the addition of two more exciting original artwork offerings to the Summer Featured Auction. Jack Kirby pages from Fantastic Four Annual #1 and Fantastic Four #28 have just been added to the growing Auction Preview. “Early Kirby Fantastic Four art is among the most collectible art in the hobby. These are two top level pages from 1963 and 1964, respectively. The Fantastic Four Annual #1 page is the scene featuring the first time the Fantastic Four ever visits Atlantis, where they are being held captive by the Sub-Mariner. The Fantastic Four #28 page is from the very first Fantastic Four crossover with the X-Men and features all five of the original X-Men along with most of the Fantastic Four,” ComicLink President Josh Nathanson said.
The Summer Featured Auction has an impressive array of high quality original artwork and vintage comic books posted to the auction preview but is still growing. If you are interested in selling in this auction, the firm encourages you to get in touch with them as soon as possible, as spaces are limited. To reserve your auction placement remotely, email buysell@comiclink.com or call (617) 517-0062 (option 1) to speak with Josh Nathanson, Douglas Gillock, Jason Crosby, Jon Signorelli, or Ross Kearney. ComicLink is also taking consignments for the September Focused Auction.
Here is a look at a few original art highlights already consigned to the Summer Featured Auction (see separate article for comic book highlights).
Original art includes Neal Adams Kree-Skrull War pages from Avengers #95 and #96; Simon Bisley "Snow Leopard" painting used for Heavy Metal Magazine Vol. 24 #3 cover and other places; John Buscema Silver Surfer #7 three pages offered separately and Savage Sword of Conan #2 page; John Byrne cover to Legends #3 (Superman, Batman, Flash, Beast Boy and the first modern Suicide Squad) and the historic finale page of X-Men #141, the legendary "Days of Future Past" storyline; Gene Colan 1968 cover to Doctor Strange #172 featuring the first major Doctor Strange vs. Dormammu battle cover; Greg Capullo's first public artwork on Batman used for a published print he distributed to promote the New 52 Batman title launch; and Steve Ditko Amazing Spider-Man #10 page featuring large Spider-Man images with our hero in dynamic Ditko battle action poses within every single panel, House of Mystery #258 rare complete six-page story, and two ink washed Eerie splash pages.
Frank Frazetta – very impressive large scale illustration of an Indian Fighter descending on an Indian holding a damsel in distress; Dave Gibbons cover to Watchmen #8 – only cover featuring heroes from the series; Mike Grell Green Arrow: The Longbow Hunters #2 wraparound cover – first cover featuring Green Arrow and Shado together; Jaime Hernandez Love and Rockets early store promo poster; J.G. Jones Catwoman #16 cover; Kelley Jones Sandman #26 page from the epic "Season of Mists"; Gil Kane Giant-Size X-Men #2 cover featuring the original X-Men vs. the Sentinels; Dale Keown Incredible Hulk #381 cover and Spider-Man/Deadpool #1 cover; Jack Kirby Fantastic Four Annual #1 page featuring the entire Fantastic Four and the Sub-Mariner, Fantastic Four #28 page from the X-Men crossover issue featuring the entire original X-Men team and the Fantastic Four, Fantastic Four #39 page featuring Doctor Doom and Wally Wood inked panels of Matt (Daredevil) Murdock, a Tales of Suspense #60 page featuring early Kirby Captain America artwork with Baron Zemo, Black Panther #6 cover, and Prisoner complete 17-page story from 1976, a gigantic Darkseid illustration and much more; and Jae Lee Batman #1, All Star Batman #1, and Harley Quinn #1 variant covers from 2016 are offered.
Jim Lee splash pages for Batman #612, All Star Batman and Robin, the cover to Wonder Woman #175 and more; Todd McFarlane Amazing Spider-Man #312 page with Spider-Man and Green Goblin battling Hobgoblin; Todd McFarlane and Greg Capullo Spawn art – rarely seen McFarlane specimen featuring Spawn vs. Violator from Spawn #33; Ron Lim Infinity Gauntlet #6 key climatic page featuring Warlock, Thanos and other key characters from one of the most popular Marvel stories ever; Frank Miller Daredevil, Wolverine, and Captain America pages; George Pérez Official Crisis on Infinite Earths Index cover featuring a portrait of all of the heroes who died in the series, Avengers: Visionaries trade paperback cover; and Stephen Platt Supreme #12 cover will be sold.
Additional highlights are John Romita Amazing Spider-Man #164 cover featuring Spider-Man vs. the Kingpin; Alex Ross Marvels #3 Galactus vs. Silver Surfer splash; Bill Sienkiewicz Elektra: Assassin pages; Jim Starlin Iron Man #55 page from the historic first appearance of Thanos and Drax featuring Thanos on the page (only the second page in the story to feature him) and the origin of Drax; Dave Stevens Rocketeer illustration; Frank Thorne Red Sonja #5 cover; Boris Vallejo Conan the Barbarian movie painting; Chris Warner Moon Knight #1 cover from 1985; Barry Windsor-Smith Poetry Illustration Opus #2 – a stunning example of the artist’s fine art paintings in the tradition of Romantic Art, Conan #7 page, and Vampirella #9 page.
These are just a few of the highlights within the initial auction preview and much, much more is to come. According to ComicLink, they would love for you to be a part of it. Interested sellers may contact the firm by emailing buysell@comiclink.com or by calling (617) 517-0062 (option 1) to speak with Josh Nathanson, Douglas Gillock, Jason Crosby, Jon Signorelli, or Ross Kearney.
In addition to auctioning items for consignors, ComicLink is also always accepting new sellers for the ComicLink exchange marketplaces, brokering private placement deals, and buying outright.
Review ComicLink’s auction schedule and auction previews on their website.