ComicLink is now accepting consignments for auctions launching in the first quarter of the New Year. Sellers can make consignment arrangements to reserve space for their comic books and artwork in the January Focused Auction, which starts January 10, the Winter Featured Auction beginning on February 13, and other upcoming auctions.

“2018 was an incredible year for the certified comic book market as well as related original artwork, and ComicLink auctions generated record prices galore across all eras and genres,” ComicLink founder and CEO Josh Nathanson told Scoop. “We expect this to continue in 2019 and we are excited to already have received many great comic books on consignment for the first two auctions of the year. Bidders will find an impressive array of major Golden Age and Silver Age keys, and we also started receiving some sensational original art lots!”

Golden Age highlights already consigned include Batman #1 (first Joker and first Catwoman) CGC 3.0, Flash Comics #1 (first Flash and first Hawkman) CGC 5.0, Detective Comics #38 (first Robin/Dick Grayson) CGC 4.0, and Green Lantern #1 CGC 5.5. There’s a Marvel Mystery Comics #2 CGC 4.5, the first issue of the seminal series that continued its numbering from Marvel Comics #1 and featured the second appearances of the Human Torch and the Sub-Mariner, plus a rare high grade copy of Patsy Walker #1 CGC 9.2 (one of the top two graded overall) and the start of a 20-year run for the teen queen who grew up to become the popular superheroine Hellcat.

High grade Spider-Man books in upcoming auctions include Amazing Fantasy #15 (first Spider-Man and origin) CGC 7.0, Amazing Spider-Man #1 CGC 7.0, and many of the Silver Age and early Bronze Age issues of Amazing Spider-Man.

In addition, there is a broad selection of other major Marvel keys from the Silver and early Bronze Age, such as including Fantastic Four #1 (first Fantastic Four and origin) CGC 7.0 Signature Series signed by Stan Lee, Incredible Hulk #1 (first Hulk and origin) CGC 6.0 and #181 (first full Wolverine) CGC 9.8, Journey Into Mystery #83 (first Thor) CGC 7.0, Avengers #4 CGC 9.4 and CGC 9.2, X-Men #1 (first X-Men and Magneto) CGC 7.0, Giant-Size X-Men #1 (first Storm, Colossus, and Nightcrawler and second full Wolverine) CGC 9.8, Strange Tales #110 (first Doctor Strange) CGC 7.0, Marvel Feature #1 (first Defenders) CGC 9.8, Marvel Super-Heroes #12 (first Captain Marvel) CGC 9.6, Iron Man #1 CGC 9.6, and Special Marvel Edition #15 (first Master of Kung Fu) CGC 9.8.

A few other notable Silver Age Marvel comics listed are Fantastic Four #48 (first Silver Surfer and Galactus) CGC 9.0 and #50 (classic Kirby Silver Surfer cover) CGC 9.4, X-Men #50 (classic Steranko Polaris cover) CGC 9.8 and #58 (Neal Adams cover/art) CGC 9.8, and Batman #251 CGC 9.4 (classic Adams Joker cover/story).

Late Bronze and Modern Age books are Amazing Spider-Man #194 (first Black Cat) CGC 9.8 and #300 (first full Venom) CGC 9.8, Ms. Marvel #1 (Carol Danvers becomes a superheroine) CGC 9.8, X-Men #101 (first Phoenix) CGC 9.8, Batman Adventures #12 (first Harley Quinn in comics) CGC 9.8, All-Star Comics #58 (first Power Girl) CGC 9.8, New Mutants #98 (first Deadpool) CGC 9.8, and Walking Dead #1 (first Rick Grimes) CGC 9.8 and #10 (first Hershel and Maggie) CGC 9.9.

Some original art items already consigned to upcoming auctions include the Dave Cockrum cover to Ms. Marvel #18; the Al Williamson cover to Weird Fantasy #18; a Jim Starlin page from Captain Marvel #25 featuring the second appearance of Thanos, published just a month after Iron Man #55; the Alex Ross cover to Paradise X #8 with Doctor Strange and Mephisto; “Dick Sprang Remembers…” retrospective of the Batman artist’s work which appeared in Detective Comics #572; the Neal Adams page from X-Men #59 where the Sentinels fly off into the sun, with inks by Tom Palmer; and the Mike Zeck and Phil Zimelman painted cover to Spider-Man Super Thriller: Midnight Justice featuring Spidey and Human Torch battling Venom.

Sellers interested in consigning to the Winter Featured Auction or upcoming Focused Auctions can contact ComicLink at buysell@comiclink.com or (617) 517-0062 (option 1) to speak with Josh Nathanson, Douglas Gillock, Jason Crosby, Jon Signorelli, or Ross Kearney. Upfront cash advances are available upon request.

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 previews of the January Focused Auction and Winter Featured Auction, the Comic Book Exchange, Comic Art Exchange, and their schedule can be seen on their website.