ComicLink is still accepting comic book and art consignments from sellers for their Winter Featured Auction, which will begin on February 13, 2019. The firm is also accepting consignments of comics, artwork, cards, coins, and other collectibles for upcoming auctions launching in March and April. Upfront cash advances are available upon receipt of seller material. Sellers interested in consigning 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.

“The Winter Featured Auction is going to be strong. We have already received many superb comic books and examples of impressive original artwork with a lot more incoming. Bidders will find an impressive array of major Golden Age and Silver Age keys, pristine Bronze and later, as well as some world class original art lots,” ComicLink founder and CEO Josh Nathanson told Scoop.

Some Golden Age goodies just added to the Winter Featured Auction preview include Marvel Family #1 (first Black Adam) CGC 6.5, Top-Notch Comics #1 (first Wizard and origin) CGC 8.5, More Fun Comics #62 (Spectre cover) CGC 9.2 (top three), Captain Marvel Adventures #18 (first Mary Marvel) CGC 4.0, Action Comics #9 (early Superman story) CGC 4.5 Slight (B-1), #17 (early Superman war cover) CGC 3.5, and #28 (1940, Superman cover) CGC 7.5, Detective Comics #4 (1937, scarce) CGC 5.0, #102 (Joker cover) CGC 6.5, and #171 (Penguin cover) CBCS 9.2 (single highest graded), Captain America Comics #28 (classic Schomburg torture cover) CGC 6.5 and #35 (Japanese torture/execution cover) CGC 8.0, Marvel Mystery Comics #10 (Schomburg WWII Sub-Mariner cover, Torch vs. Sub-Mariner battle concludes) CGC 5.0 and #91 (Captain America story) CGC 6.5 (top five), Crime Detector #1 CGC 9.0 Bethlehem pedigree (single highest graded), Fantastic Comics #1 CGC 6.0, and Flash Comics #92 (first Black Canary cover) CBCS 3.0 Verified Signature (Schwartz, Lampert, Infantino, and Kubert).

Golden Age books added last week include Action Comics #7 (second Superman cover) CGC 7.5 Moderate (P), Marvel Mystery Comics #46 (Schomburg Hitler cover) CGC 8.0 (top five) and #50 (Schomburg Japanese WWII cover) CGC 8.0, Journey Into Mystery #1 (historic run begins) CGC 4.0, Weird Mysteries #5 (Bailey “Brain” cover) CGC 6.0, Wonder Woman #7 (“Wonder Woman for President” cover) CGC 5.5, and Speed Comics #34 (Schomburg WWII cover) CGC 7.5 (top two).  

Other Golden Age previously consigned include Batman #1 (first Joker and Catwoman) CGC 3.0 and CGC 4.0 Conserved and #39 CGC 9.4, Flash Comics #1 (first Flash and Hawkman) CGC 5.0, Detective Comics #33 (first origin of Batman) CGC 1.5, #38 (first Robin/Dick Grayson) CGC 4.0, and #175 CGC 9.6 (single highest graded), Green Lantern #1 CGC 5.5, Captain America Comics #1 (first Captain America and origin) CGC 7.0 (B-3), Human Torch #1 CGC 8.0, Startling Comics #49 (Schomburg robot cover) CGC 8.5, Archie Comics #1 CGC 4.5 (B-4), Young Allies #1 CGC 8.0, Sensation Comics #1 (first Wonder Woman cover, second appearance) CGC 4.0 (B-2), Captain Marvel Adventures #1 CGC 7.5 (B-3), and Superman #1 CGC ng (coverless) (there is also a CGC 1.5 Superman #1 listed on the ComicLink Exchange).

Highlights include Marvel Mystery Comics #2 CGC 4.5 (first issue of the series that continued its numbering from Marvel Comics #1 and featured the second appearances of the Human Torch and Sub-Mariner), #13 (first Vision by Simon and Kirby) CGC 7.0, and #54 (Schomburg WWII cover) CGC 8.5, All Select Comics #1 (Schomburg Timely heroes cover) CGC 5.5, All Winners Comics #21 (scarce last issue, second All Winners Squad) CGC 8.5, Strange Tales #1 CGC 5.5, plus a rare high grade Patsy Walker #1 CGC 9.2 (top two) and the start of a 20-year run for the teen queen who grew up to become the popular superheroine Hellcat.

Additional Golden Age books are Skeleton Hand #1 CGC 8.0, Famous Funnies #216 (Frazetta Buck Rogers cover) CGC 9.4, Haunt of Fear #1 (#15 on cover) CGC 8.5, Jungle Comics #1 CGC 8.5, Real Life Comics #3 (anti-Hitler cover) CGC 5.0, USA Comics #6 (first Captain America cover in run) CGC 4.5, Frankenstein Comics #1 CGC 7.5 and #18 (first horror format) CGC 8.5 (highest, one of two), Boy Commandos #1 (Simon and Kirby cover/art) CGC 8.5, and Gaines file examples for Mad #13-23 and a selection of very rare Fox romance giants in terrific shape. They are also offering three Golden Age #1 CGC registry sets with deep high grade runs of Star Spangled Comics, Boy Commandos, and Doll Man.

New Silver Age and early Bronze Age comic books just added to the Auction Preview include Fantastic Four #2 (first Skrulls) CGC 9.0, Incredible Hulk #2 (first green Hulk) CBCS 9.2, Avengers #4 (first Silver Age Captain America) CGC 9.4, Amazing Fantasy #15 (first Spider-Man and origin) CGC 4.5 (to go along with the CBCS 8.0 consigned earlier), Tales to Astonish #27 (first Ant-Man/Hank Pym) CGC 7.5, Silver Surfer #15 (Surfer vs. Torch battle cover) CGC 9.8, Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos #1 (first Nick Fury and Dum Dum Dugan) CGC 8.0, Sabrina the Teen-Age Witch #1 (1971) CGC 9.8 (single highest graded), and Batman #251 (Adams Joker cover/story) CBCS 9.6.

Silver and early Bronze Age added last week were Tales of Suspense #39 (first Iron Man and origin) CGC 8.5 and CGC 7.5, and #44 (early Iron Man cover) CGC 9.6 (top four), Amazing Spider-Man #1 (second Spider-Man, first Jameson) CGC 6.5, CGC 2.5, and CGC 7.0 (trimmed) and #15 (first Kraven) CGC 9.6, Incredible Hulk #1 (first Hulk and origin) CGC 4.5 and CGC 4.5 (C-1), Wonder Woman #98 (first Silver Age origin, new look begins) CGC 8.0 (highest, one of three) and CGC 6.5, Journey Into Mystery #83 (first Thor and origin) CGC 6.5, Brave and the Bold #28 (first Justice League) CGC 7.0 and CGC 6.0, and Showcase #14 (fourth Silver Age Flash) CGC 8.0, #17 (first Adam Strange and origin) CGC 7.5, and #22 (first Silver Age Green Lantern and origin) CGC 5.5 and CGC 4.5.

Other recent additions from the Silver and early Bronze Age are Flash #112 (first Elongated Man and origin) CGC 9.4 Savannah pedigree (highest, one of two), Space Ghost #1 (first Space Ghost in comics) CGC 9.6 Fantucchio pedigree (top two), Batman #251 (Adams Joker cover/story) CBCS 9.6, Avengers #11 (first Spider-Man in Avengers) CGC 9.6, Aquaman #29 (first Ocean Master/Orm) CGC 9.4, Adventure Comics #300 (first Legion series begins) CGC 9.2, Daredevil #1 (first Daredevil and origin) CGC 7.0, Fantastic Four #25 (Thing vs. Hulk first battle cover/story) CGC 9.4, Iron Man #55 (first Thanos and Drax) CGC 9.6, and Tomb of Dracula #10 (first Blade) CGC 9.6. 

Silver and early Bronze Age highlights already consigned include Spider-Man keys like Amazing Fantasy #15 (first Spider-Man and origin) CBCS 8.0, Amazing Spider-Man #3 (first Doctor Octopus) CGC 9.2, #6 (first Lizard) CGC 9.4, #31 (first Gwen Stacy and Harry Osborn) CGC 9.6, #50 (first Kingpin, classic cover) CGC 9.6, and #101 (first Morbius) CGC 9.8.

Other significant offerings include Avengers #1 (first Avengers) CGC 9.2, Marvel Super-Heroes #13 (first Carol Danvers) CGC 9.4, Incredible Hulk #181 (first full Wolverine) CGC 9.6, X-Men #1 (first X-Men and Magneto) CGC 8.5, CGC 6.5, and CGC 5.0, #50 (Steranko Polaris cover) CGC 9.8, #56 (first Havok) CGC 9.8, and #58 (first Havok in costume) CGC 9.8, Fantastic Four #1 (first Fantastic Four and origin) CGC 2.0 Signature Series, #2 (first Skrulls) CGC 6.5, #22 CGC 9.6, #26 (Thing vs. Hulk Part II) CGC 9.4 CVA, #48 (first Silver Surfer and Galactus) CGC 9.0, and #67 (first Adam Warlock and origin) CGC 9.6, Strange Tales #110 (first Doctor Strange) CGC 8.0, Marvel Feature #1 (first Defenders) CGC 9.8, Iron Man #1 CGC 9.6, Tales of Suspense #54 (Iron Man vs. Mandarin battle cover) CGC 9.6 Pacific Coast pedigree, Superman #199 (first Superman vs. Flash race) CGC 9.6 (highest, one of five), and Action Comics #252 (first Supergirl) CGC 7.0.

Among the late Bronze and Modern keys are Walking Dead #1 (first Rick Grimes) CGC 9.8, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 (first Turtles and origin, very low print run) CGC 6.0, Amazing Spider-Man #194 (first Black Cat) CGC 9.4, X-Men #100 (Phoenix origin begins) CGC 9.8 and #101 (first Phoenix) CGC 9.6, and Iron Fist #14 (first Sabretooth) CGC 9.6 price variant. Some other unique price variants include Avengers #161 (classic Pérez Ant-Man attacks cover) CGC 9.8 (single highest graded) and Defenders #51 CGC 9.8 (single highest graded).

Some new original art items just added to the Winter Featured Auction Preview include John Romita Jr. Wolverine #20 wraparound cover with the X-Men, Fantastic Four, Elektra and more, Thor #24 cover with Thor vs. Mangog, and Uncanny X-Men #287 splash with Colossus vs. Bishop and Scott Williams inks; Steve Ditko Tales to Astonish #60 page with a key scene where Bruce Banner figures out for the first time that stress turns him into the Hulk; six of Jason Fabok’s covers for the Dark Nights: Metal Batman one-shots that introduced each of the evil versions of Batman from different parts of the multiverse; Todd McFarlane Prophet #1 cover and card art; George Tuska (breakdowns) and John Byrne (finishes) Champions #17 (1978) title splash featuring the Sentinels attacking the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants – Byrne’s first published depiction of the Sentinels; and John Byrne Marvel Team-Up #61 page with Spider-Man in every panel battling the Super-Skrull, the Fantastic Four #257 page with Galactus devouring the Skrull Throneworld, and a Sensational She-Hulk #31 half splash.

New highlights include John Romita Ultimate X-Men hardcover double page splash featuring the original team in their 1963 costumes; Jim Cheung Avengers: Illuminati #3 cover; Dave Cockrum Uncanny X-Men #156 page with the X-Men, the Starjammers, Lilandra, and Deathbird and #163 page with and infected Wolverine battling the Brood to save Carol Danvers; Marie Severin Incredible Hulk #102 page from the key first issue with the Warriors Three and part of Hulk’s origin and Sub-Mariner #19 half splash with Namor and the Inhumans’ Triton; Dale Keown Incredible Hulk #377 page from the landmark issue and his Miracleman #8 cover; Art Adams Sampler Sketchbook #6 cover; Dave Gibbons Watchmen #9 finale page; Keith Giffen Action Comics #563 title splash with Ambush Bug; Jim Lee Gen 13 #7 page and a Wolverine illustration; and Paul Ryan Avengers West Coast #61 cover with the team battling Immortus’ Legion of the Unliving and Overstreet Price Guide Update #11 with Marvel’s greatest villains led by Doctor Doom looming over the late ’80s Avengers.

Additional new art added includes Don Heck Avengers #36 half splash with Cap, Hawkeye, and Goliath vs. the Ultroids; Keith Pollard and Joe Sinnott page from Fantastic Four #318 with the Torch battling Doctor Doom and pages from #320 with the Thing battling the Hulk; Marc Silvestri Uncanny X-Men #222 page with Psylocke, Havok, and Polaris (as Malice); Dave Stevens Rocketeer Adventure Magazine #3 page; Ty Templeton Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures #1 cover; Stephen Platt Prophet #3 double page splash; Doug Beekman Marvel Graphic Novel: Conan of the Isles painted cover; Sal Buscema Captain America #147 page with Cap battling the Kingpin and Defenders #62 title splash with Hulk, Hellcat, and team playing Frisbee; J. Scott Campbell pages from Gen 13 #2 and #8; John Romita illustrations of Captain America and Punisher; a Herb Trimpe illustration of Hulk and Wolverine (in his original costume); Ivan Reis Justice League of America #1 double page splash featuring a powerful image of Batman, Lobo, Vixen, and team; Geof Darrow Inhumans #2 (1999) variant cover with Lockjaw; Howard Chaykin Dark Horse Presents #7 cover; and Mike Deodato Team Titans Annual #2 cover.

Original art items previously consigned to the Winter Featured Auction include a timely offering of the Dave Cockrum cover to Ms. Marvel #18, with a large image of Carol Danvers’ alter ego surrounded by the Avengers. Just added to the preview is Cockrum’s cover to Captain Marvel #58 featuring Mar-Vell being attacked by Drax the Destroyer; other significant offerings include the Al Williamson cover to Weird Fantasy #18 signed by Ray Bradbury; the epic John Buscema/Joe Sinnott title splash to Fantastic Four #112 featuring the start of a famous Thing vs. Hulk battle (also offered separately is the finale page from #111 setting up this splash); John Romita Jr. and Bob Layton cover to Amazing Spider-Man #224 with Spider-Man vs. the Vulture; and Todd McFarlane Incredible Hulk #342 half-splash with Hulk defeating Half-Life.

Other original art lots are a Jim Starlin page from Captain Marvel #25 featuring the second appearance of Thanos, published just a month after Iron Man #55; Herb Trimpe cover to Godzilla #15; the Al Milgrom cover to Marvel Treasury Edition #26 with Hulk vs. MODOK and the Harpy; “Dick Sprang Remembers…”, an incredible retrospective of the legendary Batman artist’s work which appeared in Detective Comics #572; Neal Adams page from X-Men #59 where the Sentinels fly off into the sun, with inks by Tom Palmer; the Gene Colan title splash to Doctor Strange #36 with Strange flying in his astral form; and a Don Heck page from Avengers #11 featuring Spider-Man’s first appearance in the title as he interacts with Cap, Thor, Giant-Man, and the Wasp.

There are also Silver Age twice-up Steve Ditko pages from Journey Into Mystery #55 and Creepy #16; a John Byrne and Terry Austin Fantastic Four #286 page from the return of Jean Grey from the dead issue with a flashback to X-Men #100 retelling the origin of the Phoenix; the Alex Ross cover to Paradise X #8 with Doctor Strange and Mephisto; the Mark Schultz cover to Bone Sharps, Cowboy and Thunder Lizards; and the Mike Zeck and Phil Zimelman painted cover to Spider-Man Super Thriller: Midnight Justice featuring Spidey and Human Torch battling Venom.

Art includes Brian Bolland page from Camelot 3000 #9; Mike Mignola BPRD: Hollow Earth #3 cover and Hellboy: Conqueror Worm #3 splash; Kurt Schaffenberger Adventure Comics #382 splash with Supergirl and Superman; Mike Sekowsky pages from Justice League of America #20 and #62; Geof Darrow Inhumans #2 (1999) variant cover featuring a huge image of Lockjaw; an Eastman and Laird page from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #5 (1987); Sam Kieth Marvel Comics Presents #119 page with Wolverine vs. Nightmare; Jim Lee Sabretooth and Sunspot trading card art; Bill Sienkiewicz a superb Moon Knight illustration along with pages from Moon Knight #1; and Mark Bagley Venom: First Host #1 cover.

There are also some complete stories being offered including a seven-page Irv Novick Robin story from Batman #229; an early Bronze Age seven-page Legion of Super-Heroes story from Superboy #176 with art by George Tuska; and an eight-page Graham Ingels story from EC’s Gunfighter #5.

Some unique comic history in the auction are cover proofs for the never released Motion Picture Funnies Weekly #2-4. Issue 1 of this series introduced the Sub-Mariner prior to Marvel Comics #1, but only a handful of sample copies were printed. The latter issues, it is believed, were never printed so all that exists of them are a small number of color proofs.

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 Winter Featured Auction, current Focused Auction, upcoming auction schedule, Comic Book Exchange, and Comic Art Exchange can be viewed on their website.