As the latest ComicLink Focused Auction soon draws to a close, sellers of comic books, original artwork, and other collectibles can reserve placement for other upcoming ComicLink auctions. Options include but are not limited to the Spring Featured Auction which will begin on May 3, 2018, as well as the April Focused Auction, which will begin on April 12 and will include a session for vintage certified coins. 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 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. Upfront cash advances are available for quality consignments.

The Spring Featured Auction is already filling in with major high grade Silver Age keys which are posted to the online auction preview. Journey Into Mystery #83 (first Thor) CGC 9.4 and Tales of Suspense #39 (first Iron Man) CGC 9.4 are two major first appearances very rarely come up for public auction in Near Mint condition. The auction will also include additional higher grade examples of these two keys including Journey Into Mystery #83 in CGC 7.0 and Tales of Suspense #39 in CGC 8.5.

Other major Silver Age keys already lined up for the Spring Featured Auction are Fantastic Four #1 (first Fantastic Four) CBCS 8.5, which ushered in the Silver Age Marvel era of comic books, and #4 CGC 9.0, which brought the Sub-Mariner into the Silver Age. There’s also Avengers #1 (first gathering of the Avengers) CGC 7.0 and #11 (early Spider-Man crossover) CGC 9.6, X-Men #1 (first X-Men and Magneto) CGC 8.0, Daredevil #1 (first Daredevil) CGC 9.0 and CGC 8.0, Amazing Spider-Man #3 (first Doc Ock) CGC 9.4, and Tales of Suspense #57 CGC 9.6 (first Hawkeye).

Silver Age DC fans will see The Flash #105 (first issue, first Mirror Master) CGC 8.0, Brave and the Bold #28 (first Justice League) CGC 7.5, Justice League of America #1 CGC 8.0, Green Lantern #1 (first Guardians of the Universe) CGC 8.0 and #40 (origin of the DC Multiverse, first Golden Age Green Lantern) CGC 9.6. A very unique Silver Age item is Captain Atom #83 CGC 9.8, the single highest graded example of the first appearance of the Ted Kord version of Blue Beetle from 1966. This Steve Ditko character, who transitioned from Charlton Comics, has been a popular member of the DC Universe now for over 30 years and has been rumored for both movie and TV series projects.

Silver Age highlights in the Spring Featured Auction also include books from the John G. Fantucchio Pedigree collection. Collectors will find items like Journey Into Mystery #92 CGC 9.4 with an early Loki cover and #117 (Kirby cover with Thor battling in Vietnam) CGC 9.8 (single highest graded), as well as Brave and the Bold #53 (Alex Toth Flash/Atom team-up) CGC 9.6 (single highest graded), #76 (Batman and Plastic Man team-up) CGC 9.8 (single highest graded), and #85 (first revamped Green Arrow with classic Neal Adams cover) CGC 9.8 (highest graded, one of two).

Early Golden Age highlights in the Spring Featured Auction include Batman #1 (first Joker and Catwoman) CGC 2.0, Action Comics #23 (first Luthor) CGC 5.5, Detective Comics #71 (classic Robinson Joker cover) CGC 6.5, Thunda #1 (only complete comic book drawn by Frazetta) CGC 9.0, Captain America Comics #33 (“Brenner Pass” Schomburg WWII cover), and Weird Mysteries #5 (brain removed from corpse cover) CGC 4.0. There’s a Brave and the Bold #1 CGC 7.5, which is one of the top two graded for this 1955 premiere issue, with only a single CGC 8.0 sitting above it on the census.

Bronze Age highlights already lined up for the Spring Featured Auction include Incredible Hulk #180 (first Wolverine) CGC 9.8 and #181 (first full Wolverine) CGC 9.6, Iron Man #55 (first Thanos and Drax) CGC 9.8, Jungle Action #5 (first Black Panther solo series begins) CGC 9.8 and Batman #232 (first Ras Al Ghul) CGC 9.8. A unique item for X-Men fans from the early 1980s is Uncanny X-Men #168 (classic Paul Smith Kitty Pryde cover) CGC 9.9 (highest, one of two).

A significant original art highlight in the Spring Featured Auction is Todd McFarlane’s cover to Amazing Spider-Man #311 featuring Spider-Man battling Mysterio. It’s the memorable cover where we see Spidey reflected in Mysterio’s globe-like helmet. It’s one of only a handful of covers from McFarlane’s famous run to feature one of the classic Lee/Ditko Spider-Man villains. McFarlane’s “Prime Period” Amazing Spider-Man covers are among the most cherished examples of original art in the hobby, and this is certainly one of the best to ever come up for public auction.

Among other early original art highlights are the incredible battle cover for Avengers Annual #4 by Sal Buscema featuring the original Avengers vs. the Masters of Evil. Collectors will also find a significant Dave Gibbons page from final issue of Watchmen where Ozymandias explains his diabolical plan to Rorschach and Nite Owl. Just a few other early original art highlights in the Spring Featured Auction preview include Art Adams’ cover to Classic X-Men #12, which was his homage to the original X-Men #1 cover showing the “New” X-Men battling Magneto in place of the original team. There’s also a Jim Lee page from X-Men #8 featuring Rogue, Gambit, and Bishop. The X-Men will be in the spotlight later this year with X-Men: Dark Phoenix opening in November.

Other original art highlights include the cover to The Unexpected #124, a striking example of Neal Adams’ memorable DC horror title covers from the early Bronze Age featuring his “children in peril” motif. Silver Age DC fans will see Mike Sekowsky’s cover to Metal Men #33, one of the best covers from that beloved DC run. Swamp Thing fans will see the Tom Yeates cover for Saga of the Swamp Thing #13 featuring Swampy meeting Satan. Modern era Superman fans will see the Dan Jurgens’ finale splash from the epic Adventures of Superman #500 introducing the Cyborg Superman for the very first time, posing as the returned Superman following his historic death the previous year. Some of the newest additions to the auction preview include Earl Norem’s painted cover to Savage Sword of Conan #188 and a page from Joe Madureira’s very first story, an X-Men tale featuring Wolverine and team that appeared in Marvel Comics Presents #89. There’s also James Fry’s cover from issue 132 of that title featuring Ghost Rider and Luke Cage created in a style that really captures the spirit of comic books from the early 1990s.

More highlights are arriving almost daily and each upcoming auction will include major comic book keys and high grades including Fantucchio Pedigree offerings and desirable original artwork.

ComicLink will be at WonderCon in Anaheim, CA on March 23-25. ComicLink Vice President Douglas Gillock and Sales Consultant Ross Kearney will be at the Anaheim Convention Center at booth 513, accepting consignments for upcoming auctions. If you will be in attendance, they will be available to meet with you. “ComicLink is happy to provide advice to collectors looking to sell vintage comic books, comic related art, sports cards or certified coins on the best ways to maximize your return,” Gillock said.

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