ComicLink is accepting consignments now for the Fall Featured Auction which will begin on November 17, 2016. The Featured Auction will include the best in certified comic books and related original artwork from all eras. If you are looking to sell your valuable comic books or comic related original art, be sure to get in touch with the firm to discuss your options. Interested sellers may contact ComicLink by emailing your prospective auction list to buysell@comiclink.com or by calling (617) 517-0062 (option 1, for sales).
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. So, it pays to get in touch no matter your selling preference.
A sample of comic books in the auction are Action Comics #5 (fifth Superman) CGC 6.0, #96 CGC 9.6, and #254 (Superman meets Bizarro) CGC 9.2, Adventure Comics #75 (Simon and Kirby Thor cover from 1942 with the Thunder God battling Sandman and Sandy) CGC 9.0, All Select Comics #1 (classic Schomburg cover) CGC 8.0, All-Star Comics #3 (first Justice Society of America) CGC 7.5 Slight/Mod A-2 and #8 (first Wonder Woman) CGC 2.0, All-Winners Comics #21 (second All Winners Squad) CGC 9.0 and 8.0, Amazing Fantasy #15 (first Spider-Man) CGC 6.5, Amazing Spider-Man #1 (series begins) CGC 8.5, #10 (first Enforcers) CGC 9.6, #86 (first revamped Black Widow) CGC 9.8, and #129 (first Punisher) CGC 9.8, Aquaman #1 CGC 9.4 (one of only six in 9.4), America's Best Comics #7 (classic cover with all of Nedor's wartime heroes vs. Hitler, Hirohito, and Mussolini) CGC 6.5, Archie Comics #50 (classic Betty cover) CGC 8.0, Avengers – many near pristine examples from this title, Batman #3 (Catwoman dons costume) CGC 6.0, #6 CGC 8.5, and #52 (Joker cover) CGC 6.5, and Brave and the Bold #28 (first Justice League) CGC 8.5 and #34 (first Silver Age Hawkman and Hawkgirl) CGC 8.5.
Multiple examples from the large collection of very rare Canadian Whites that ComicLink has been auctioning over the past few months including such titles as Active Comics, Bing Bang Comics, Canadian Heroes, Commando Comics, Dime Comics, Rocket Comics, Triumph Comics, Triumph-Adventure Comics, and Wow Comics will be offered.
Captain America Comics #49 CGC 8.5 Crippen pedigree, #59 (origin issue) CBCS 8.5 Signature Series, and Daredevil #1 (first appearance and origin of Daredevil) CGC 9.0 are in the auction. ComicLink is offering a scarce DC Comics collection of Golden Age #1s, many in very high grade for the particular issue, including Adventures of Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis #1 (first issue of the long-running Jerry Lewis title that ran for 19 years) CGC 6.0, Adventures of Bob Hope #1 (start of 16-year run) CGC 7.5, Dale Evans Comics #1 CGC 8.0, Everything Happens to Harvey #1 CGC 7.0, Flippity and Flop #1 CGC 7.0, Gangbusters #1 CGC 8.5, Here's Howie #1 CGC 7.0, Jackie Gleason and the Honeymooners #1 CGC 6.0, Legends of Daniel Boone #1 CGC 7.0, Movie Comics #1 CGC 5.5, Mutt & Jeff #1 CGC 5.0, and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer #nn 1950 first issue.
Detective Comics #16 (full page ad for Action Comics #1 on interior cover) CGC 4.5, #31 (classic gothic cover, third Batman cover, fifth Batman appearance) CGC 6.0 Mod A-3, #38 (first Robin) CGC 8.0 Mod (A-3), #53 and #54 CGC 9.0, #71 (classic Jerry Robinson Joker cover) CGC 7.5, #225 (first Martian Manhunter) CGC 5.0, and #327 (first "New Look" Batman) CGC 9.6, Famous Funnies #211 (Frazetta Buck Rogers cover) CGC 9.2, Fantastic Four #1 (first Fantastic Four and start of the Marvel Universe) CGC 4.5, #13 (first Watcher) CGC 9.2, #16 (Doctor Doom and Ant-Man cover/story) CGC 9.4, #22 CGC 9.6, and #48 (first Silver Surfer and Galactus) CGC 9.6, Ghost Rider (1973) #1 CGC 9.8, Green Hornet Comics #14 CGC 9.6 Mile High pedigree and single highest graded, Green Lantern #76 (first Adams Green Lantern/Green Arrow) CGC 9.4, Hero For Hire #1 (first Luke Cage) CGC 9.8, Incredible Hulk #181 (first Full Wolverine) CGC 9.6 and numerous scarce Bronze Age 9.8s, Iron Fist #14 (first Sabretooth) CGC 9.8, and Iron Man #2-7 all in CGC 9.8, and #55 (first Thanos and Drax) CGC 9.6 and 9.4 double cover are all in the auction.
ComicLink has Journey Into Mystery #83 (first Thor) CGC 5.5 Signature Series and #112 (Thor/Hulk battle cover/story) CGC 9.2, Jungle Comics a special high grade run of 54 issues extending from #81 to #155 with many pedigree and single highest graded examples, Justice League of America #21 (first JLA/JSA crossover including the first Silver Age appearances of Doctor Fate, Black Canary, and Hourman) CGC 9.2, Kid Komics (early Timely title featuring Alex Schomburg covers with Bucky, Toro, and the Young Allies) #5 CGC 9.0, #8 CGC 7.5, #10 CGC 8.5 and more, early Bronze Age Marvel romance comics in high grade including My Love #4 CGC 9.6, #6 CGC 9.6, and #7 CGC 9.8, Our Love Story #3 and #5 in CGC 9.6 and CGC 9.8 examples of #4 and #6 through #9, the single highest graded Marvel Mystery Comics #33 (Schomburg cover) CGC 9.4, Marvel Tales #109 CGC 9.4 (highest, one of two), Master Comics #1 (scarce first issue of long-running Fawcett title, oversized) 6.5, More Fun Comics #52 (first Spectre, origin begins) CGC 3.0 and #53 (second Spectre, origin concludes) CGC 2.0, and Negro Heroes #1 CGC 8.5 (single highest).
Showcase #4 (first Silver Age Flash) CGC 3.5, #22 (first Silver Age Green Lantern) CGC 6.0, and #36 (third Atom) CGC 9.6 Curator pedigree (highest graded, one of two), Sensation Comics – a large collection including a continuous high grade run from #41 to #67 with many among the highest or highest graded and lots of pedigree examples, Sgt. Fury #13 (Captain America crossover with classic Kirby cover) CGC 9.4, Star Comics and Star Ranger Comics – numerous 1930s Cheslers that are rarely seen, let alone in the offered conditions, Startling Comics #12 (Fighting Yank vs. Hitler, Tojo, and Mussolini) CGC 6.5, Star Wars #42 (first Boba Fett and Yoda in comics) CGC 9.9, Strange Tales #110 (first Doctor Strange) CGC 6.5, #120 (very early X-Men crossover) CGC 9.4, and #123 CGC 9.4, Annual #1 (first Marvel Annual) CGC 9.2, Sub-Mariner Comics #11 CGC 7.5, #14 CGC 8.0, #18 CGC 8.5, #20 CGC 9.0 Davis Crippen pedigree, and #27 CGC 9.0 single highest graded, with more from this run to be arriving from CGC are in the sale.
Additional comic highlights are Tales of Suspense #39 (first appearance and origin of Iron Man) CGC 8.5 and numerous high grade early Iron Man issues, CGC 9.4 examples of #41, #42, #45 (first Pepper Potts and Happy Hogan), #46, #48 (first revamped Iron Man armor) CGC 9.4, #49 (first X-Men crossover anywhere), and #57 (first Hawkeye) CGC 8.5, Tales to Astonish #1 CGC 5.0 and #35 (first Hank Pym as Ant-Man) CGC 9.2, Thor #165 (first Full Warlock) CGC 9.4 and #193 (Thor teams up with Silver Surfer) CGC 9.8, Walking Dead #1 (first Rick Grimes) CGC 9.8 Signature Series signed by Tony Moore, Werewolf By Night #32 (first Moon Knight) CGC 9.6, Wings Comics a collection of 23 high grade issues between #74 and #119 including many pedigree and single highest graded including #80 CGC 9.6 Mile High pedigree, single highest, X-Men #1 (first X-Men and Magneto) CGC 9.0, and much more.
Original art highlights are Art Adams All-New X-Men #20 variant cover featuring a highly detailed New Mutants team scene; Charlie Adlard The Walking Dead trade paperback #22 cover plus multiple pages from the series; Dick Ayers Strange Tales #116 page from 1964 featuring the Human Torch and the Thing vs. the Puppet Master; Simon Bisley painted artwork including the cover to Heavy Metal Magazine v34 #4; Frank Brunner Marvel Treasury Edition #6 Doctor Strange centerfold illustration artwork as well as other strong Doctor Strange and Conan pages by this celebrated artist; Rich Buckler Batman #347 cover – a rarely available 1980s Batman cover; John Buscema Thor #278 "And Now Ragnarok" cover; and Conan the Barbarian #118 cover.
John Byrne Power Man and Iron Fist #106 cover featuring Luke Cage, Power Man and Danny Rand, Iron Fist vs. the Silver Age villain Whirlwind and Fantastic Four #278 page featuring Doctor Doom origin retelling and face reveal; Greg Capullo Wizard #139 wraparound cover featuring Spawn vs. Angela; John Cassaday Star Wars #6 page featuring Luke Skywalker vs. Boba Fett; Gene Colan Doctor Strange #176 page from the Silver Age featuring Doctor Strange and a gorgeous full figured image of Clea; Johnny Craig Crime Suspenstories #8 page from the classic EC era; 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; Gabriele Dell'Otto Marvel Ultimate Alliance #2 painted cover with Wolverine and the Hulk vs. Spider-Man, Thor and Iron Man; and Steve Ditko Eerie #8 twice-up Silver Age horror page are offered.
Frank Frazetta Maasai Warriors illustration; Paul Gulacy Master of Kung-Fu #18 splash page featuring Shang Chi vs. Fu Manchu; Don Heck Tales to Astonish #42 early Ant-Man page and #46 page featuring just the third appearance of the Wasp; Adam Hughes the ultimate Black Cat illustration; Carmine Infantino historic Mystery in Space #75 title splash featuring the 1962 Adam Strange story with the first crossover ever of the Justice League of America into another title; inks by Murphy Anderson; Michael Kaluta Shadow #11 cover; Jae Lee Harley Quinn #1 2016 DC Rebirth series variant cover; Jim Lee Batman #609 double page spread from the historic "Hush" storyline with Scott Williams inks, Superman #213 page from the epic "For Tomorrow" saga, and Prototype #1 cover; Kevin Maguire Justice League: Midsummer's Nightmare trade paperback cover featuring the long-awaited return of the "Big 7" JLA concept and Justice League Rebirth #1 variant cover featuring a homage to Maguire's classic 1987 Justice League #1 cover will be sold.
Original art also includes Milo Manara The Sandman: Endless Nights erotic adult page from Desire story; Todd McFarlane Amazing Spider-Man #309 page featuring Spider-Man and Mary Jane, #320 page featuring perhaps McFarlane's sexiest Mary Jane art, Invasion #1 page featuring Adam Strange, and Spawn #33 splash page featuring rarely available Spawn art as McFarlane holds on to almost all of it; Frank Miller Daredevil #171 page from the classic run featuring Daredevil in action and at Josie's bar and Gigantic Solo Miller Elektra illustration; George Pérez Infinity Gauntlet #1 double page splash featuring Thanos from the premiere issue of this important series, Crisis on Infinite Earths #4 epic double page spread from the ultimate event series, Brave and the Bold #3 cover featuring Batman and others, Fantastic Four: Visionaries cover with Sinnott inks, Wonder Woman #2 cover from Pérez's popular post-Crisis run, and more from this beloved artist; Stephen Platt Marc Spector: Moon Knight #58 cover and the splash page to #57 splash page; John Romita Jr. Amazing Spider-Man #244 cover and Thor #21 cover featuring Thanos.
Additional art highlights are Werner Roth X-Men #18 page featuring the entire original team, including Professor X, battling Magneto; Bill Sienkiewicz Elektra: Assassin #8 page featuring strong images of Elektra in action from the classic 1980s Miller/Sienkiewicz collaboration; Marc Silvestri Wolverine #34 page 1 splash featuring a strong image of Wolverine; Tom Sutton Ghost Rider #1 page from the Bronze Age run; Curt Swan Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #123 cover with Murphy Anderson inks; Bryan Talbot Adventures of Luther Arkwright #8 cover; John Totleben Saga of the Swamp Thing trade paperback Frontispiece; Michael Turner Fathom #4 cover and trading card art and Nightcrawler vs. Harley Quinn illustration; Charles Vess Detailed illustration artwork, Marvel artwork and art from Stardust #1; Barry Windsor-Smith Conan the Barbarian #13 half splash, Savage Tales #1 Conan page, and the intricate and awe-inspiring illustration artwork entitled, Poetry; and Bernie Wrightson House of Secrets #92 historic key origin page from the very first Swamp Thing story.
This large list is just a few of the early highlights within the growing auction preview and much, much more is to come. 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.
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