ComicLink has added a significant piece of original art to their upcoming Fall Featured Auction Preview: the Todd McFarlane cover to Amazing Spider-Man #299.

“The cover is significant for multiple reasons. It’s one of only three covers McFarlane drew for his historic run on Amazing Spider-Man which featured Spider-Man wearing his fan-favorite black costume. It’s also the cover to a key issue that introduced in its final pages one of Marvel’s most popular characters, Venom. Finally, this cover is also just the second McFarlane cover in his ASM run, which has gone down in comic book history as the most successful period ever for the Spider-Man character! Collectors will really need to fight it out on this one,” ComicLink founder and Managing Director Josh Nathanson said.

Over 30 years after this cover was published, Venom’s popularity continues to grow in comics and through the Venom movie starring Tom Hardy. A second movie is in the works, which will feature Woody Harrelson as Carnage.

The McFarlane cover is one of many new highlights which have been added to the original art session of the ComicLink Fall Featured Auction preview. There is still time to sell art within this major auction launching on November 17, 2020. The firm is seeking exceptional examples to promote alongside the highlights below.

Interested consignors can participate as a seller by emailing buysell@comiclink.com or calling the sales department at (617) 517-0062 (option 1). Upfront cash advances are often available upon receipt of consignments.

Original art session highlights include:

• the historic Barry Windsor-Smith splash from the famous 1991 Wolverine origin story, “Weapon X,” which was originally published as a key splash page within Marvel Comics Presents #81, and was later the cover to the collected hardcover and paperback editions of Weapon X, and more
• a key George Pérez page from Infinity Gauntlet #1 where Thanos first declares his plan to kill half of the universe and a page with Doctor Strange and Wong in the Sanctum Sanctorum
• Ron Lim Silver Surfer #44 page from the scene featuring the first appearance of the Infinity Gauntlet
• an historic page from Detective Comics #411 where Batman meets Talia Al Ghul for the first time by Bob Brown and Dick Giordano
• Jim Lee Batman #610 page from the epic Hush saga with the Dark Knight in the Batmobile and WildC.A.T.S. #1 cover from 2006 inked by Scott Williams

Some of the original art just added to the Featured Auction Preview is:

• Sal Buscema Sub-Mariner #26 cover with Namor battling the Golden Age hero Red Raven
• John Byrne Fantastic Four #247 page where Reed helps liberate Latveria and Doctor Doom is driven to madness by multiple reflections of his scarred face
• John Romita Amazing Spider-Man #601 variant cover with a portrait of Mary Jane Watson by the artist who first brought her to life in 1966
• Bill Watterson rarely available Calvin and Hobbes original illustration by the one of the most beloved comic strip creators in the medium
• Chris Bachalo X-Men #200 variant cover featuring a large portrait image of Gambit
• Ed McGuinness Nova #11 cover with a large image of the new Nova, Sam Alexander
• Gene Colan Howard the Duck Magazine #3 finale splash with a Christmas theme featuring Howard and Santa
• Ramona Fradon and Joe Sinnott Fantastic Four #133 page with Thundra challenging the Thing to combat
• Pat Olliffe and George Pérez Untold Tales of Spider-Man #16 cover with Spider-Man reflected in Mary Jane’s sunglasses
• Clay Mann Gambit #2 cover with the Femme Mysterieuse looming behind Gambit
• Greg Land Witchblade #78 cover

Other art offerings in the auction preview include:

• Ron Wilson Master of Kung-Fu #21 cover with Shang-Chi in Bronze Age martial arts action
• Sal Buscema Sub-Mariner #35 half splash with Hulk battling Thor from the epic “Defenders Prelude” saga, plus a page from #34 with Namor and the Silver Surfer
• José Luis García-López Wonder Woman #235 cover battle with hulked-out Steve Trevor
• Olivier Coipel Siege #4 cover portrait of the New Avengers and the Young Avengers
• Francesco Mattina Dark Nights: Metal #3 cover featuring the Batman Who Laughs
• J. Scott Campbell Black Cat #3 variant cover and a Christmas-themed pin-up
• Mark Bagley Spider-Man #25 cover with Spidey taking the power of the Phoenix and New Warriors #4 cover with the team facing the Psionex
• Adam Hughes #900 variant cover with Superman bursting through chains
• David Finch Batman: The Dark Knight #2 with Batman vs. a hulked-out Two-Face
• Kerry Gammill Marvel Fanfare #31 cover with Captain America vs. the Yellow Claw
• John Byrne Action Comics #832 page with Superman taking Lois for a flight
• Art Adams Longshot #2 title splash
• Neal Adams Detective Comics #407 page 1 with Batman
• Kevin Maguire and Art Adams Godzilla #6 cover
• George Pérez New Teen Titans #37 page with the team teaming up with Batman and the Outsiders
• Bill SienkiewiczElektra illustration
• Herb Trimpe Transformers #26 cover introducing the Mechanic
• Barry Windsor-Smith Solar, Man of the Atom #2 and #4 pages from Solar’s origin saga
• Francis Manapul Superman/Batman #60 cover
• Paul Pope Batman 100 #1 pages
• James Koop Hellboy painting
• Don Heck Detective Comics #411 page 1 title splash with Batgirl
• Art Nichols Magnus, Robot Fighter #5 cover, a rarely available early Valiant cover
• Michael Turner Fathom #13 page with Vana
• Wally Wood Sally Forth #S31 strip
• Greg Capullo Spawn pages from #19 and #57, both with Spawn
• Goseki Kojima Lone Wolf and Cub illustration featuring Cub
• John Romita Jr. Uncanny X-Men #208 page with Rogue, Kitty, Colossus, and Storm battling Selene and the Hellfire Club
• Michael Allred Fractured Fables cover and All-New Doop #1 cover
• Erik Larsen Amazing Spider-Man #324 half splash with Sabretooth, Captain America and Silver Sable
• John Buscema Avengers #265 page with Captain America being held prisoner by the Beyonder from Marvel Super-Heroes: Secret Wars
• Greg Capullo Spawn #19 and #57 pages with Spawn in action
• Darwyn Cooke Wolverine/Doop #1 splash with a large image of the Doopster
• Stan Sakai Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles/Usagi Yojimbo cover

ComicLink’s auction schedule, auction previews, and results realized in prior auctions can be viewed on their website.