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Fresh on the heels of their biggest Featured Auction ever, ComicLink is currently taking consignments for their final Featured Auction of 2016, the Fall Featured Auction which begins on November 17. It will include the best in certified comic books and related original artwork from all eras. “Our recently completed Summer Featured Auction was the most successful we've ever had in our two decades in business and we are now looking forward to this final Featured Auction of 2016,” Josh Nathanson, president of ComicLink said.

If you are interested in selling in this auction (or if you want to squeeze material into the soon-to-launch October Focused Auction (the firm is even taking baseball cards to auction jointly with their brother firm, SportscardLink), ComicLink encourages you to get in touch with the firm as soon as possible to reserve placement for your items. The firm is also accepting consignments for other upcoming auctions, as well as the ComicLink exchange marketplaces. To reserve placement of your items, email buysell@comiclink.com or call (617) 517-0062 (option 1) to speak with Josh Nathanson, Jason Crosby, or Ross Kearney about consigning. As always, upfront cash advances are being offered for auction placement.

Here is a sample of the very early highlights you will find within the Fall Featured Auction.

Select Silver Age and early Bronze Age comic books are Amazing Fantasy #15 (first Spider-Man) CGC 6.5, X-Men #1 (first X-Men and Magneto) CGC 9.0, Tales to Astonish #35 (first Hank Pym as Ant-Man) CGC 9.2, Amazing Spider-Man #1 (series begins, second Spider-Man, first J. Jonah Jameson) CGC 8.5, Tales of Suspense #39 (origin and first appearance of Iron Man) CGC 8.5, Brave and the Bold #28 (first Justice League) CGC 8.5, Showcase #4 (Silver Age Flash) CGC 3.5 and #22 (first Silver Age Green Lantern) CGC 6.0, Detective Comics #327 (first "New Look" Batman) CGC 9.6, Aquaman #1 CGC 9.4, Fantastic Four #48 (first Silver Surfer and Galactus) CGC 9.6, Incredible Hulk #181 (first Full Wolverine) CGC 9.6, Superman #199 (first Superman/Flash race) CGC 9.4 Rocky Mountain pedigree, Green Lantern #76 (first Adams Green Lantern/Green Arrow) CGC 9.4, and Werewolf by Night #32 (first Moon Knight) CGC 9.6.

Select Golden Age comics include a complete, high grade Sensation Comics run between issues 41 and 67 including many Near Mint range, single highest, and pedigree examples (Mile Highs, San Francisco, Pennsylvania and others). They have a run of Jungle Comics including 51 high grade examples from #81 to #155 – many pedigree and single highest graded examples, a run of Wings Comics including 23 high grade issues from #74 to #119 – many pedigree and single highest graded examples, More Fun Comics #52 (first Spectre) CGC 3.0, Action Comics #5 (fifth appearance of Superman) CGC 6.0 and #96 CGC 9.6 (one of top four graded), All-Winners Comics #19 (first ever Marvel team book introducing the All Winners Squad) CGC 7.0, Archie Comics #50 (classic Betty cover) CGC 8.0, Captain America Comics #49 CGC 8.5 Crippen pedigree and #59 (classic cover) CBCS 8.5, Detective Comics #16 (full page Action Comics #1 ad on interior cover, same publishing date as Action #1) CGC 4.5 and #38 (first Robin) CGC 3.5 Slight Mod (C-2), Marvel Tales #109 CGC 9.4 (highest, one of two), Negro Heroes #1 CGC 8.5 (single highest), and scarce Canadian White issues.

Original art highlights are Art Adams All-New X-Men #20 variant cover featuring an oversized and highly detailed New Mutants team scene; Simon Bisley Heavy Metal Magazine (Vol. 34) #4 cover, Diablo III Malthael, and Angel of Death illustration; an incredible Frank Brunner Marvel Treasury Edition #6 Doctor Strange centerfold Illustration artwork; John Buscema Thor #278 cover ("And Now..Ragnarok"); John Byrne Power Man and Iron Fist #106 cover; Greg Capullo Wizard #39 wraparound cover featuring Spawn and Angela in battle; Gene Colan Doctor Strange #176 page featuring Strange and Clea; Tony DeZuniga and Dave Cockrum X-Men #110 page featuring the an early scene of the "New" X-Men playing baseball; Alan Davis Excalibur #4 back cover featuring Meghan; Steve Ditko Eerie #8 page featuring twice-up Ditko horror art; and Jim Lee Superman #213 page from the epic "For Tomorrow" saga.

More original art highlights are Kevin Maguire Justice League: Midsummer's Nightmare trade paperback cover featuring the long-awaited return of the "Big 7" JLA concept; Todd McFarlane Spawn #33 splash page featuring a gigantic image of Spawn and an Amazing Spider-Man #309 page featuring Spider-Man and Mary Jan; Frank Miller Daredevil #171 page from the classic run featuring Daredevil in action and at Josie's bar and a gigantic all Miller Elektra illustration; George Pérez Brave and the Bold #3 cover featuring Batman and Blue Beetle vs. the Legion foes the Fatal Five; Bill Sienkiewicz Elektra: Assassin #8 page featuring strong images of Elektra in action from one of the great Frank Miller classics of the 1980s; Marc Silvestri Wolverine #34 page 1 splash featuring a strong image of Logan; Tom Sutton Ghost Rider #1 page; Brian Talbot Adventures of Luther Arkwright #8 cover; John Totleben Saga of the Swamp Thing trade paperback frontispiece; Michael Turner Fathom #4 cover; and Barry Windsor-Smith Savage Tales #1 Conan page.

ComicLink will be set up at the New York Comic Con Thursday through Sunday, October 6-9 accepting consignments at booth 2622. ComicLink Founder/CEO Josh Nathanson, Vice President/Senior Consignment Director Douglas Gillock, and Sales Consultants Jon Signorelli and Ross Kearney will be at the show and available to meet with clients. If you will be attending the show and looking to potentially sell your valuable comic books or comic related original art, be sure to stop by to talk about your options before making a decision to sell.

If you won’t be at the show, interested sellers may contact ComicLink 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 other sales associates.

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. 

If you are looking to bid on vintage comic books and relatively affordable comic related original art, check out the October Focused Auction which begins on October 12. ComicLink is also still accepting late consignments for this auction, but if you are interested, there is no time like the present to get in touch. This is the final Focused Auction of the year and will be followed by the final Featured Auction, which begins on November 17.

To review ComicLink’s auction schedule and auction previews, visit their website.