ComicLink is accepting consignments for upcoming auctions including the Fall Featured Auction. With incredible comic book and art highlights, this auction will be one of their best auctions of the years. The auction will begin on November 15, 2017, and there is still time for sellers interested in consigning comic books or original art. To reserve auction placement, email buysell@comiclink.com or call (617) 517-0062.
Early highlights include highly sought Golden Age examples of Detective Comics #27 and Marvel Comics #1 and the Silver Age Amazing Fantasy #15 CGC 7.5. Top original art highlights include the complete 20-page Conan prototype story “Kull Of Atlantis,” penciled and inked by Barry Windsor-Smith; the exciting original Carl Barks Donald Duck oil painting “Terror of the River”; an exquisitely rendered Bernie Wrightson illustration published in Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley's Frankenstein (A Marvel Illustrated Novel); and a superior Jack Kirby Doctor Doom page from Fantastic Four Annual #2.
In addition to the books mentioned above, Golden and Silver Age examples already consigned to the Fall Featured Auction are Amazing Spider-Man #1 (second Spider-Man, first J. Jonah Jameson) CGC 8.0 and CGC 3.5 and #13 (first Mysterio) CGC 9.6 Twin Cities Pedigree, Avengers #1 (first Avengers) CGC 7.5, Batman #181 (first Poison Ivy) CGC 9.4, Brave and the Bold #28 (first Justice League) CGC 9.0, Brenda Starr #14 CGC 9.4 Mile High Pedigree (single highest graded), Detective Comics #140 (first Riddler) CGC 6.5, Fantastic Four #2 (second Fantastic Four, first Skrulls) CGC 9.0, #12 (first Hulk crossover) CBCS 9.4 Pacific Coast Pedigree, #46 (first full Black Bolt) CGC 9.6, and #67 (first Adam Warlock) CGC 9.8.
Other Golden and Silver Age highlights are Green Lantern #73 CGC 9.8 Fantucchio Pedigree (single highest graded), Journey Into Mystery #83 (first Thor) CGC 7.5 and #118 (first Destroyer) CGC 9.8 (single highest graded), Justice League of America #1 CGC 7.0, Mad #12 CGC 9.8 (highest one of two), Marvel Mystery Comics #7 (classic cover) CGC 8.5, Showcase #4 (first Silver Age Flash and origin) CGC 4.0 and #22 (first Silver Age Green Lantern and origin) CGC 6.0, Superworld Comics #1 CGC 7.5, Tales of Suspense #57 (first Hawkeye) CGC 9.4, Wonder Woman #32 (sci-fi cover) CGC 9.2 Mile High Pedigree (single highest graded), and X-Men #26 CGC 9.8 (highest one of three).
Bronze and Modern Age highlights are Amazing Adventures #11 (first furry Beast) CGC 9.8 (one of three), Amazing Spider-Man #121 (death of Gwen Stacy) CGC 9.8, #129 (first Punisher) CGC 9.8 and 9.6, and #361 (first full Carnage) CGC 9.9, Batman #232 (first Ras Al Ghul) CGC 9.8 and #234 (first Modern Two-Face) CGC 9.8, Conan #1 (first Conan in comics) CGC 9.8, Fantastic Four #112 (classic Thing/Hulk battle cover) CGC 9.8, Giant-Size X-Men #1 (first Storm, Colossus, Nightcrawler, and second full Wolverine) CGC 9.8 Signature Series, House of Secrets #92 (first Swamp Thing) CGC 9.4, and Incredible Hulk #181 (first full Wolverine) CGC 9.8 Mile High II.
Other Bronze and Modern Age books include Iron Fist #14 (first Sabretooth) CGC 9.6 Price Variant (highest graded, one of three), Iron Man #55 (first Thanos and Drax) CGC 9.6, Marvel Feature #1 (first Defenders) CGC 9.8, Marvel Premiere #15 (first Iron Fist) CGC 9.8, Marvel Spotlight #28 (first solo Moon Knight) CGC 9.8 Price Variant, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 (first Turtles) CGC 8.0, Uncanny X-Men #145 CGC 9.9, and Werewolf By Night #32 (first Moon Knight) CGC 9.8 and CGC 9.6 Signature Series.
One very unique offering is a rare Night of the Living Dead 40” x 60” movie poster from 1968.
Some upcoming original art highlights coming to the Fall Featured Auction include Barry Windsor-Smith Kull Of Atlantis complete 20-page Conan prototype story from 1970; Carl Barks Donald Duck: Terror of the River oil painting ‒ a classic original work by the legendary “Good Duck Artist”; Jack Kirby Fantastic Four Annual #2 (1964) page featuring a large image of Doctor Doom meeting his possible future self, Rama Tut, with the entire Fantastic Four team appearing, Kamandi #20 cover and #25 chapter splash (“Freak Show”), and Captain America #193 page; Bernie Wrightson masterful original art illustration plate published in his landmark Frankenstein Marvel Illustrated Novel depicting Frankenstein; Basil Wolverton Space Patrol #3 unused cover (1939); John Romita Amazing Spider-Man #117 title splash; and Neal Adams Action Comics #468 cover featuring Superman vs. Terra-Man and Detective Comics #408 page 1 with Batman in five panels plus Robin.
James Jean a stunning Jack of the Fables painting featuring Jack Frost and the Snow Queen used for the covers of both issues 6 and 11; Al Feldstein Tales of Terror Annual #1 revisited oil painting featuring the famous image of the Crypt Keeper, the Vault Keeper, and the Old Witch together; Rudolph Zirm (attributed) The Devil's Pigeon: Undercover Detective pulp painting; Frank Frazetta White Indian #1 page; Jim Lee X-Men: Wolverine and Psylocke Hunting Party illustration published in Wizard; and John Byrne highly memorable finale splash featuring a huge image of Superman from the final page of the final issue of his historic revamp, The Man of Steel, a Byrne title splash from Superman #4, a Byrne/Sinnott page from Fantastic Four #212 featuring Galactus, and the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe #11 wraparound cover with She-Hulk, Sabretooth, Scarlet Witch, Rogue, Shadowcat (Kitty Pryde), and others are in the art listings.
Original art consignments include Steven Bissette Saga of the Swamp Thing #24 cover from the classic Alan Moore run featuring the memorable image of the Justice League watching Swamp Thing battle Woodrue, the Floronic Man; Todd McFarlane prime era art from Amazing Spider-Man #308 and Incredible Hulk #339 and pages from Spawn #33 with Greg Capullo including two splashes; Brian Bolland Sensational She-Hulk #14 cover featuring She-Hulk and Howard the Duck and an epic splash page from Camelot 3000 #1 featuring the first appearance of King Arthur in the story; and Steve Ditko twice-up Captain Atom #88 page from 1967 featuring the inspiration for Doctor Manhattan from Watchmen in battle with a large Spider-like creature, and a full page Ditko illustration of the fanzine hero the Defender from Comic Crusader #8.
Frank Miller Daredevil #190 page from the origin of Elektra; Mike Grell Warlord #39 cover featuring Travis Morgan on his winged horse; George Pérez Planet of the Apes: Green Lantern #1 wraparound cover; Barry Windsor-Smith Machine Man #3 page with Trimpe breakdowns featuring X-51 vs. Iron Man 2020; Kevin Eastman ‒ two strong pages (auctioned separately) from Raphael, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle #1 (1985, early Turtles spinoff); and Sheldon Moldoff ‒ a rare Silver Age Batman title splash from Batman #196 are included.
Additional highlights are Michael Turner The Darkness #11 cover, Witchblade #15 cover, and Soulfire: Chaos Reign #2 variant cover; Michael Avon Oeming Powers #9 cover featuring Christin, Deena, and Zora; E.C. Segar Popeye 1936 daily; Steve Geiger Incredible Hulk #337 cover featuring the Hulk plus Cyclops, Jean Grey, and Iceman with Bob McLeod inks; Marshall Rogers Marvel Tales #250 cover featuring a pin-up type illustration of Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four and an amazing uncensored, unpublished finale splash from Batman: Dark Detective #2 featuring Batman and Silver St. Cloud sharing a very intimate moment in the Batcave; and George Tuska Iron Man #22 page 1 title splash.
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.
ComicLink’s auction schedule and auction previews, the upcoming Focused Auction preview that is live Friday, October 20, Comic Book Exchange, and Comic Art Exchange can be viewed on their website.