ComicLink’s highly anticipated Winter Featured Auction – their first Featured Auction of the year – is now open with an impressive selection of certified comic books and original comic book and fantasy related artwork.

Among the many comic book highlights in the Winter Featured Auction, is a selection of Spider-Man issues with Amazing Fantasy #15 (first Spider-Man and origin) CBCS 8.0 and CGC 4.5, and a selection of Silver and Bronze Age Amazing Spider-Man issues like #1 CGC 6.5, #3 (first Doctor Octopus) CGC 9.2, #6 (first Lizard) CGC 9.4, #10 (first Enforcers) CGC 9.8, #13 (first Mysterio) CGC 9.2, #31 (first Gwen Stacy) CGC 9.6, #41 (first Rhino) CGC 9.6, #46 (first Shocker) CGC 9.8, #50 (first Kingpin) CGC 9.6, #101 (first Morbius) CGC 9.8, #121 (death of Gwen Stacy) CGC 9.8, and #129 (first Punisher) CGC 9.8.   

There is no shortage of other comic book highlights, including Fantastic Four #1 (first Fantastic Four and origin) CGC 8.5 CVA Exceptional and CGC 7.0, Batman #1 (first Joker, first Catwoman) CGC 3.0 and CGC 4.0 Conserved and #2 (second Joker, second Catwoman, first use of that name) CGC 8.0, Incredible Hulk #180 CGC 9.8 and #181 (first full Wolverine) CGC 9.8 and CGC 9.6, Avengers #1 (first Avengers and origin) CGC 9.2 and #4 CGC 9.4, Flash Comics #1 (first Flash and first Hawkman/Hawkgirl) CGC 5.0, Action Comics #7 (second Superman cover) CGC 7.5 Moderate (P), Captain America Comics #1 (first Captain America and origin, first Bucky, first Red Skull) CGC 7.0 Moderate (B-3), and Tales of Suspense #39 (first Iron Man and origin) CGC 8.5 and CGC 7.5.

Highlights also include Detective Comics #18 (Fu Manchu cover) CGC 8.0 (top three), #33 (first origin of Batman) CGC 1.5, and #38 (first Robin and origin) CGC 4.0, X-Men #1 (first X-Men and Magneto) CGC 8.5, CGC 7.0 CVA Exceptional, and CGC 6.5, Marvel Mystery Comics #46 (Schomburg Hitler cover) CGC 8.0, Human Torch #1 (first Toro and origin) CGC 8.0 and CGC 5.5, Incredible Hulk #1 (first Hulk and origin) CGC 5.5 and #2 (first green Hulk) CBCS 9.2, Marvel Super-Heroes #18 (first Guardians of the Galaxy) CGC 9.8 (highest, one of four), Werewolf By Night #32 (first Moon Knight) CGC 9.8 CVA Exceptional, Showcase #4 (first Silver Age Flash and origin) CGC 3.5, Green Lantern #76 (Adams run begins) CGC 9.6, and Daredevil #1 (first Daredevil and origin) CGC 9.2.

While the priciest of comic book highlights are occupied by the superhero genre, all genres are well represented in the auction. Some classic Golden Age covers in the offerings are Startling Comics #49 (Schomburg robot cover) CGC 8.5, Brenda Starr #14 CGC 7.0, and Phantom Lady #17 and #23 (Baker covers). The auction features sci-fi books like Strange Adventures #1 CGC 9.4 (highest, one of three), the teen humor title Patsy Walker #1 CGC 9.2 (top two), some jungle books like Jungle Comics #1 (first Kaanga) CGC 8.5, a selection of pre-code horror like Weird Mysteries #5 (Bailey “Brain” cover) CGC 6.0, and a selection of rare Fox Giants as well as many other rare romance issues.

Original art session highlights include the John Buscema and Joe Sinnott title splash from Fantastic Four #112, one of the greatest Thing vs. Hulk battles ever (also available is the finale splash from #111 that sets up this splash); Al Williamson cover to Weird Fantasy #18 with a rare Ray Bradbury signature; Richard Corben Fantagor #4 cover; Dave Cockrum Ms. Marvel cover #18, with Ms. Marvel and the Avengers and the Captain Marvel #58 cover featuring Mar-Vell being attacked by Drax; John Romita Amazing Spider-Man #61 page with three panels of Spider-Man in action and a huge image of the Kingpin; Sal Buscema Avengers #89 title splash, the very first page of the “Kree-Skrull War”; Rich Buckler Thor #244 cover with Sinnott inks; and a key Jim Starlin page from Captain Marvel #25 featuring the second appearance of Thanos, published just a month after Iron Man #55.

Other art offerings include a historic title splash which is actually John Byrne’s first depiction of the Sentinels (Byrne finishes from Tuska layouts) published in Champions #17; John Romita Jr. Amazing Spider-Man #224 cover with the Vulture and Bob Layton inks; Frank Miller page from Wolverine Limited Series #1, the historic premiere issue of Wolverine’s first solo series; Jim Aparo complete story from Batman #433, which houses the famous storyline “The Many Deaths of the Batman”; Al Milgrom cover to Marvel Treasury Edition #26, which had the first Wolverine solo story ever, promoted on the cover, which features the Hulk vs. MODOK as the main visual; “Dick Sprang Remembers…”, an retrospective of the legendary Batman artist’s work published in Detective Comics #572; Don Heck Avengers #11 page with Spider-Man from the first time he crossed over into that title; Lee Bermejo the memorable “To Mock You” page from The Joker graphic novel; and the well known Neal Adams page from X-Men #59 where the Sentinels fly off into the sun, with inks by Tom Palmer.

ComicLink is now accepting seller consignments for their March and April Focused Auctions and Spring Featured Auction launching in May (previews will post soon). For more information visit the ComicLink auction schedule or contact a ComicLink sales consultant by emailing buysell@comiclink.com or by calling (617) 517-0062 (option 1).

The full Winter Featured Auction, schedule, Comic Book Exchange, and Comic Art Exchange can be viewed on Comiclink’s website.