The latest ComicLink Focused Auction, which launched in mid-September, has just come to an exciting conclusion, according to the company. “I’m thrilled to report that this was the most successful Focused Auction we’ve ever held. Prices achieved for our consignors were impressive across all eras and genres. New sales records in grade were set for hundreds of different certified comic books,” ComicLink founder and CEO, Josh Nathanson, said.

Session 1 of the auction, which included Silver Age and early Bronze Age certified comic books, produced many impressive results, including multiple records in grade. Some especially noteworthy prices included Amazing Spider-Man #1 CGC 8.0 for $36,223, (a record for this key at the grade), Fantastic Four #1 CGC 7.0 for $38,001, Journey Into Mystery #83 CGC 9.2 Restored for $22,361, Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1 CGC 9.6 for $12,461, Incredible Hulk #181 CGC 9.2 for $7,644, Amazing Spider-Man #14 CGC 9.0 for $7,600, and Justice League of America #2 CGC 8.5 for $3,950. 

Additional Session 1 results are Amazing Adult Fantasy #11 CGC 8.5 $1,100, Amazing Adventures #1 (1970) CGC 9.8 $702, Amazing Spider-Man #4 CGC 8.0 $4,000, #16 CGC 9.2 $2,175, #39 CGC 9.6 $5,305, #42 CGC 9.4 $1,111, #50 CGC 7.5 $855, #101 CGC 9.2 $2,776 and CGC 9.0 $1,321, #122 CGC 9.4 $665, #128 CGC 9.8 $600, #138 CGC 9.8 $450, #143 CGC 9.6 $639, and #149 CGC 9.6 $805, Avengers #4 CGC 7.5 $3,016, #6 CGC 9.2 $1,531, #8 CGC 9.0 $1,416, #40 CGC 9.8 $1,188, #57 CGC 9.2 $1,255, and #80 CGC 9.8 $1,101, Batman #139 CGC 6.0 $1,049 and #230 CGC 9.6 $1,233, Captain America #160 CGC 9.8 $657, Chamber of Chills #1 (1972) CGC 9.6 CVA $442, Conan the Barbarian #1 CGC 9.4 $700, Daredevil #1 CGC 7.5 $4,705, DC Special #3 CGC 9.6 Fantucchio pedigree $955 and #11 CGC 9.8 $555, Defenders #1 CGC 9.4 $569, and Detective Comics #385 CGC 9.6 $400.

As well as Fantastic Four #2 CGC 5.5 $3,155 and CGC 3.5 $1,477, #4 CGC 3.5 $1,500, #6 CGC 5.0 $700, #19 CGC 8.5 $902, #22 CGC 9.0 $663, #25 CGC 7.5 $450, #48 CGC 4.5 $956, #50 CGC 9.0 $1,644, and Annual #6 CGC 9.0 $805, Flash #137 CBCS 9.0 $805 and #175 CGC 9.4 $618, Giant-Size Creatures #1 CGC 9.6 $492, Human Torch #1 (1974) CGC 9.8 $795, Incredible Hulk #2 CGC 4.0 $1,600 and #4 CGC 9.0 $4,555, Iron Man #1 CGC 6.5 $550, #30 CGC 9.6 $675, and #55 CGC 9.2 $1,841, Journey Into Mystery #95 CGC 8.0 $711 and #112 CGC 9.0 $1,700, Magnus Robot Fighter #1 CGC 7.5 $749 and #9 CGC $602, Marvel Spotlight #2 (1971) CGC 9.2 $496 and #5 CGC 9.0 $2,100, Marvel Super-Heroes #13 CGC 5.5 $601 and #18 CGC 9.0 $850, Mister Miracle #4 CGC 9.2 $451, Sgt Fury and His Howling Commandos #1 CGC 6.5 $2,211 and CGC 2.5 $456, Showcase #22 CGC 1.8 $1,500, Silver Surfer #5 CGC 9.8 $5,500, #13 CGC 9.6 $1,100 and #16 CGC 9.4 $630, and Sub-Mariner (1968) #5 CGC 9.4 $550, #34 CGC 9.6 $750 and #47 CGC 9.8 $701.

Results also include Superman #205 CGC 9.6 CVA $469, Tales of Suspense #31 CGC 6.0 $426, #40 CGC 9.0 $4,419, #43 CGC 9.2 Fantucchio pedigree $2,212, #48 CGC 9.2 $2,200, #50 CGC 7.5 $400, #51 CGC 9.2 $1,115, #57 CGC 6.0 $510, #59 CGC 9.4 $2,300, and #98 CGC 9.4 Pacific Coast pedigree $469, Tales to Astonish #4 CGC 8.0 $2,251, #13 CGC 4.0 $2,100, #30 CGC 9.2 White Mountain pedigree $2,166, #35 CGC 7.0 $2,000 and 3.0 Signature Series $566, #44 CGC 4.5 $652 and CGC 4.0 Signature Series $703, and #60 CGC 9.2 $1,211, Thor #132 CGC 9.6 $404, #147 CGC 9.6 $411, #162 CGC 9.6 $777, #165 CGC 8.5 $1,400, and #225 CGC 9.8 $706, Tomb of Dracula #12 CGC 9.8 $905, Wanted: The World's Most Dangerous Villains #1 CGC 9.8 $401, Warlock #5 CGC 9.8 $450, Weird War Tales #14 CGC 9.6 $404, Wonder Woman #178 CGC 9.2 CVA Fantucchio pedigree $550, and X-Men #15 CGC 9.0 $555, #49 CGC 9.6 $1,505, and #94 CGC 8.5 $600.

“The Golden Age session was the largest we’ve ever and the results indicated a very healthy market for this hard-to-find vintage material. Sales records were not just broken, they were decimated with many examples beating previous records by a wide margin,” Nathanson said. “Great prices were generated across the board, but the areas showing the most momentum were pre-code horror, good girl art, Batman titles featuring popular villains, and covers by master artists, Alex Schomburg and L.B. Cole. The majority of these comic books are mid-grade or low-grade examples, which reflects the overall market for Golden Age. It’s exciting to see higher prices being paid for some desired comic books even in very low grade, e.g. Mask Comics #1 CGC 0.5 selling for $2,260, Terrific Comics #5 CGC 0.5 selling for $1,801, and Marvel Mystery Comics #5 CGC 0.5 selling for $1,700.”

Results in Session 2 include Adventures Into Darkness #12 CGC 6.0 $722, All-American Comics #94 CGC 6.5 $2,433, All Star Comics #9 CGC 4.5 $937, All Top Comics #10 CGC 6.5 $1,101, Amazing Mystery Funnies #23 CBCS 9.0 $3,000, An Earth Man on Venus #NN CGC 4.5 $750, Batman #11 CGC 2.5 $3,101, Beware #10 CGC 4.0 $3,302, Blue Beetle #54 CGC 1.5 $1,325, Blue Bolt #112 CGC 6.0 $905, Captain America Comics #47 CGC 6.5 $2,501, Captain Flight #5 CGC 2.5 $1,377, Chamber of Chills #19 CGC 2.5 $1,800, Chilling Tales #17 CGC 5.5 $800, Comedy Comics #1 CGC 6.0 $551, Comic Cavalcade #13 CGC 3.0 $601 and #25 CGC 7.5 $1,255, Crime Does Not Pay #23 CGC 6.0 $851, Crime Patrol #15 CGC 3.0 Restored $1,400 and #16 CGC 5.5 $2,799, Crime Suspense #22 CGC 3.5 Restored $1,457, and Detective Comics #26 CGC 1.0 $2,676, #40 CGC ng (coverless) $850, #137 CC 4.0 $927, #187 CGC 6.0 $2,334, and #233 CBCS 3.5 $1,155.

Sales are Exciting Comics #13 CGC 9.2 $3,800 and #35 CGC 5.5 $1,451, Fairy Tale Parade #4 CGC 9.4 $883, Fight Comics #20 CGC 3.5 $1,000, Flash Comics #92 CGC 0.5 $856, Four Color Series 1 #16 CGC 1.8 $917, Ghostly Weird Stories #122 CGC 4.0 $1,850, Green Lantern #30 CGC 3.5 $1,027, Haunted Thrills #18 CGC 4.5 $1,112, Jo-Jo Comics #25 CGC 3.5 $1,202, Journey Into Fear #13 CGC 5.5 $1,300, Journey Into Mystery #16 CGC 4.5 $861, Jumbo Comics #40 CGC 9.2 $1,312, Marvel Mystery Comics #58 CGC 6.0 $1,375, Millie the Model #21 CGC 6.0 $758 and #29 CGC 5.0 $655, Moon Girl #5 CGC 5.0 $1,499, Mysterious Adventures #13 CGC 3.5 $1,255, Planet Comics #645 CGC 4.0 $850, Popular Teen-Agers (Accepted) #5 CGC 8.0 $700, Rangers Comics #37 CGC 9.0 $750, Red Seal Comics #14 CGC 5.0 $725, and Sensation Comics #28 CGC 4.0 $1,176, #51 CGC 6.5 $1,000, and #53 CGC 9.4 $1,246.

They include Speed Comics #32 CGC 3.0 $1,301, Startling Comics #53 CGC 5.5 $888, Strange Fantasy #5 CGC 4.5 CVA $700, Strange Tales #28 CGC 2.5 $851, Superman #4 CGC 2.0 $1,321, #13 CGC 7.5 $3,007, and #26 CGC 6.0 $1,503, Tales From the Crypt #21 CGC 5.0 $1,000 and #22 CGC 4.0 $849, Tales of Terror Annual #2 CGC 4.0 $1,450, Teen-Age Romances #1 CGC 5.0 $605, Thrilling Comics #38 CGC 3.5 $1,520, #41 CGC 4.0 $1,751 and #44 CGC 3.5 $851, Top-Notch Comics #9 CGC 3.0 $935, Triumph Comics #18 (Canadian White) CGC 3.0 $699, True Crime Comics #3 3.5 (PGX) $727, USA Comics #6 CGC 0.5 $702, War Against Crime #10 CGC 4.5 $1,300, War Fury #1 CGC 3.5 $705, Weird Science-Fantasy Annual #1 CGC 3.0 $677, and Young Men #26 CGC 6.0 $851.

The post-1975 era has seen thousands of different comic books published, and it wasn’t that long ago that only a small handful of those comics had significant value. That’s changed. Today, there are hundreds of Modern Age comic books that sell for impressive prices, and more are being recognized by collectors each month. Some examples of these include new keys like Daredevil #165 CGC 9.8 selling for $783 and Star Wars #104 CGC 9.8 selling for $1,030. CGC Signature Series examples, especially those signed by Stan Lee, are also showing impressive growth.

Session 3 results include Amazing Spider-Man #265 CGC 9.8 $340, #298 CGC 9.8 $350, #299 CGC 9.8 $400, and #361 CGC 9.8 $502, Avengers Annual #10 CGC 9.8 $490, Batman #357 CGC 9.8 $663 and #428 CGC 9.8 Signature Series (Jim Starlin) $361, Black Lightning #10 CGC 9.9 $550, Black Panther #7 CGC 9.8 Rocky Mountain $285, #10 CGC 9.8 Rocky Mountain $300, and V2005 #2 CGC 9.8 $281, Cerebus #1 CGC 8.0 $1,500, Cursed Pirate Girl #nn CGC 9.8 $1,450, Daredevil #148 CGC 9.8 $282, #163 CGC 9.6 $451, and #227 CGC 9.8 Canadian Ed. $276, DC Comics Presents #26 CGC 9.8 $815, Deadly Hands of Kung-Fu #20 CGC 8.5 Signature Series (Chuck Norris) CGC $269, G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #155 CGC 9.8 $325, and Godzilla #1 CGC 9.6 Signature Series (Stan Lee and Herb Trimpe) CGC $369.

Results include Iron Fist #14 CGC 9.6 $862, Iron Man #118 CGC 9.8 $300 and #128 CGC 9.8 $475, Marvel Graphic Novel #4 CGC 9.8 CVA $850, Marvel Spotlight V2 #1 missing issue number variant CGC 9.8 $375, Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars #8 CGC 9.8 $300, Marvel Super Special #5 CGC 9.8 $350, Ms. Marvel #1 (1977) CGC 9.4 $436, New Mutants #98 CGC 9.6 $458, New Teen Titans #2 CGC 9.6 $469, NYX #3 CGC 9.8 $988, Power Pack #1 CGC 9.8 $251, Sandman V1989 #1 CGC $331, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles V1992 #1 (sixth printing) CGC 9.6 $277, Thor #337 CGC 9.8 $400, Two-Gun Kid #129 CGC 7.0 price variant $350, Vampirella #105 CGC 9.6 $331 and #113 CGC 9.4 $750, Venom: Lethal Protector #1 Gold Edition CGC 9.8 $650, and Walking Dead #19 CGC 9.8 $552.

ComicLink is now accepting consignments for their upcoming Fall Featured Auction which will begin November 14 as well as the October Focused Auction which begins on October 11. To reserve or discuss upcoming auction placement, simply email buysell@comiclink.com with a prospective sale list, call (617) 517-0062 (option 1), or reach out to a consignment director or sales consultant.

They can also help consignors get raw books certified. In addition to the auctions, they are also always accepting new sellers for the ComicLink exchange marketplaces, brokering private placement deals, and buying outright.