Many comic books and related original art pieces can now be viewed within the ComicLink Summer Featured Auction preview, including one of the finest selections of high grade Silver Age Amazing Spider-Man ever offered within a single auction at ComicLink. The auction, which begins on August 14, 2019, features their best in certified comic books and original comic and fantasy artwork. ComicLink is still accepting seller consignments for this auction and offering sellers upfront payment advances to sellers interested in participating in this blockbuster event.

Those interested in selling with ComicLink can reserve auction placement by emailing buysell@comiclink.com, by calling the sales team at (617) 517-0062 (option 1), or by reaching out to sales consultants Josh Nathanson, Douglas Gillock, Jason Crosby, Jon Signorelli, or Ross Kearney. Consignments are also being accepted for the CertifiedLink.com auction to be held in the fall, which will include certified collectibles, including but not limited to trading cards, coins, and video games.

“ComicLink will be premiering a new collection known as the Federal Hill Collection to market in this auction starting with an ultra high grade Spider-Man run! The average condition of this 2,000 book collection, which starts in the early Silver Age, is a staggering 9.6,” ComicLink founder and Managing Director, Josh Nathanson, said.

Among the dozens of Amazing Spider-Man examples from this collection that have just been added to the auction preview are #3 (first Doctor Octopus) CGC 9.4 Twin Cities pedigree, #5 (early Doctor Doom) CGC 9.6 Pacific Coast pedigree, #6 (first Lizard) CGC 9.6, #7 (second Vulture) CGC 9.8 (single highest graded), #8 CGC 9.8 CVA Exceptional, #9 (first Electro) CGC 9.6 White Mountain pedigree, #11 (second Doctor Octopus) CGC 9.6 Pacific Coast pedigree, #13 (first Mysterio) CGC 9.6, #14 (first Green Goblin) CGC 9.6, #15 (first Kraven) CGC 9.6, #16 (first Daredevil crossover) CGC 9.8, #17 (second Green Goblin) CGC 9.8, #20 (first Scorpion) CGC 9.8, #23 (third Green Goblin) CGC 9.6 CVA Exceptional, #28 (black cover, first Molten Man) CGC 9.6, and #40 (origin of Green Goblin) CGC 9.8 Pacific Coast pedigree (highest, one of four). There are dozens more from the title as well.

Among the other seller consignments already placed to this auction, is one of the top five Golden Age comics in the hobby, All-American Comics #16 (first Green Lantern) CGC 6.5 (also one of the top five certified for the issue). In addition to the Summer Featured Auction opportunity, there is an opportunity to place consignments into the next Focused Auction launching in September (a preview will post soon). 

Other highlights include Avengers #1 (first Avengers and origin) CBCS 9.4, Daredevil #1 (first Daredevil and origin) CBCS 9.6 Stan Lee Verified Signature, Amazing Fantasy #15 (first Spider-Man and origin) CGC 5.0 and CGC 4.0, Fantastic Four #12 (first Hulk crossover) CGC 9.4 and #50 (Silver Surfer cover) CBCS 9.6, Silver Surfer #4 (Thor battle cover) CGC 9.8 CVA Exceptional, Batman #121 (first Mr. Freeze) CGC 8.5, Action Comics #252 (first Supergirl) CGC 8.0, X-Men #1 (first X-Men and Magneto) CGC 5.0, Incredible Hulk #181 (first full Wolverine) CGC 9.4, Tales of Suspense #57 (first Hawkeye) CGC 9.6 Curator pedigree, Wonder Woman #7 (Wonder Woman for President cover) CGC 7.0, and Tomb of Dracula #10 (first Blade) CGC 9.8.

Superman #35 (Lois Lane cover) CGC 9.8 Hawkeye pedigree (highest, one of two), Showcase #4 (first Silver Age Flash and origin) CGC 3.5, Flash Comics #86 (first Black Canary) CGC 3.5, Flash #114 (Captain Cold cover) CGC 9.4 (highest, one of four), Journey Into Mystery #89 (Kirby Thor cover) CGC 9.4 and other early issues with Thor that include #105 CGC 9.8 (highest, one of three), #107 (first Grey Gargoyle) CGC 9.8 (highest, one of three) and others, plus Thor #165 (first full Adam Warlock) CGC 9.6, and 16 issues from the Timely Captain America Comics group, including #18 CGC 8.5, #35 (Schomburg cover) CGC 9.0, #46 (Schomburg WWII Holocaust cover), and #74 (Red Skull “Weird Tales” cover) CGC 5.0 are included.

Some others are Iron Man #1 CGC 9.6, Superboy #89 (first Mon-El) CGC 9.4 (highest, one of two), Brenda Starr #14 (Kamen cover) CGC 6.0, Marvel Tales #109 (Atlas, Everett cover) CGC 9.6 (highest, one of two), Vampirella #1 (first Vampi, Frazetta cover) CGC 9.6, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 (first Turtles and origin) CGC 8.0, Blue Bolt #105 (L.B. Cole sci-fi cover) CGC 7.0, and Human Torch #23 (Schomburg robot cover) CGC 9.0. Weird Fantasy #22 (final issue) CGC 9.8 (single highest graded) was just added to the preview.

Original art consignments slated for the auction include a great Todd McFarlane Spider-Man/X-Men cover from Marvel Tales; Don Heck’s twice-up, Tales of Suspense #60 Iron Man title splash; Marie Severin Captain Marvel #15 cover; John Buscema Marvel Two-in-One #34 cover with the Thing and Nighthawk; Al Milgrom Avengers #234 cover featuring the saga of the Scarlet Witch, packed with the many beloved characters from her past; Herb Trimpe Defenders #73 cover with Hulk, Hellcat and team; Barry Windsor-Smith Conan the Barbarian #3 page from the legendary run; Gil Kane Omega the Unknown #8 cover; and Bill Sienkiewicz Savage Sword of Conan #102 painted cover.

Steve Ditko artwork includes the finale page from Journey Into Mystery #55, an inkwash page from Creepy #16 and the cover to Marvel’s Monster Menace #2, an early 1990s publication which features Ditko’s depictions of the popular “Kirby Monsters” of the early Silver Age, including Groot and Fin Fang Foom. There’s also Stephen Platt splash from Marc Spector: Moon Knight #57; Mark Texeira Black Panther #4 cover; and Chris Ware Quimby the Mouse page.

The preview includes the Mark Bagley/Al Williamson cover to Marvel Age #89 featuring the New Warriors in a preview to the first issue of their own series; Sam Kieth’s painted cover to The Maxx: Maximized #29, featuring Kieth’s signature creation; Jim Mooney Ms. Marvel #5 page with Joe Sinnott inks featuring the origin of Carol Danvers’ first alter ego before she became today’s Captain Marvel; John Buscema Wolverine #12 double page splash inked by Bill Sienkiewicz with Wolverine and a huge cast of characters engaged in battle; George Pérez X-Men Annual #3 page with Terry Austin inks featuring Wolverine, Storm and Cyclops and Crisis on Infinite Earths #10 page with Jerry Ordway inks featuring Superman, Batman and dozens of other characters in the key battle with the Anti-Monitor that ended the DC Multiverse; Kevin Eastman Raphael #1 splash with Raph and Casey Jones from the latter’s first appearance; Tony Daniel Damage #4 cover with Damage vs. Poison Ivy; Mico Suayan X-O-Manowar #5 cover; Steve Dillon Preacher #56 page with Herr Starr; and Mike Perkins Astonishing X-Men #51 splash featuring a milestone in Marvel history – the wedding of Northstar and his partner, Kyle.

This weekend on July 18-21, ComicLink representatives will attend Comic-Con International: San Diego, set up at booth 1100. More on this appearance can be found in our Industry News section.

More on ComicLink’s auction schedule, Comic Book Exchange, and Comic Art Exchange can be found on their website.