The ComicLink Focused Auction has several more sessions to go, with assorted certified comic books from the Silver Age to the present closing over four weekdays from Friday, February 3 through Wednesday, February 8, 2023. Lots begin closing at 8 PM ET/5 PT with titles ending in alphanumeric order. There are many vintage major keys in relatively affordable conditions along with a large selection of high grade Modern Age keys. Following that, the original art session closes on Thursday, February 9 and the CertifiedLink Auction closes on Friday, February 10 with graded video games, VHS/Betamax, sports cards, Pokémon cards, action figures, and more.

Certified books closing February 3 include Amazing Fantasy #15 cover and back cover only; Amazing Spider-Man lower grade examples of #1-5, #9, #13-15, and #50, a #129 CGC 8.0, and CGC 9.8 examples of #299, #300, #316, and #361; and Avengers #4, #8, and #57, and Annual #10 CGC 9.8.

Comics ending February 6-8 are:

• Major Silver Age keys in lower to mid grades like Fantastic Four #1, #5, #12, #48, #49, and #52, Daredevil #1, Strange Tales #110, Tales to Astonish #27, Brave and the Bold #25 and #28, Justice League of America #1, Flash #123, Incredible Hulk #2, Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos #1, Silver Surfer #1 and #4, Captain America #100, Detective Comics #359, and Scooby Doo #1 (1970)
• Early Bronze keys like Giant-Size X-Men #1 CGC 8.5, Incredible Hulk #180 CGC 9.2 and #181 CGC 7.5, Marvel Spotlight #5 CGC 7.5, Tomb of Dracula #10 CGC 7.5, Werewolf By Night #32 CBCS 8.0, and Hero For Hire #1 CGC 8.5
• CGC 9.8 examples of late Bronze/Modern keys like Star Wars #1 (1977) CGC 9.8, Batman: The Dark Knight Returns #1, Black Panther V2005 #2, Captain Britain #1, Ultimate Fallout #4, Edge of Spider-Verse #2, Marvel Super Heroes: Secret Wars #8 newsstand, New Mutants #98, Nova #1, NYX #3, Omega Men #3, Sandman #1, Savage She-Hulk #1, Wolverine Limited Series #1, X-Men #121, and Uncanny X-Men #266

Nearly 750 examples of comic and fantasy original art include:

• John Buscema Wolverine #11 page with Bill Sienkiewicz inks
• Sal Buscema Avengers #69 late Silver Age page with Yellowjacket and the Wasp vs. the Growing Man, and Sub-Mariner #25 page with Namor flying with Lady Dorma
• John Byrne Namor, the Sub-Mariner pages from #5, #20 with Namor as a child, and #22 with Power Man and Iron Fist
• Keith Giffen Iron Man #114 page with Iron Man, Vision, Wonder Man, and Yellowjacket
• Gene Colan Captain America #129 page with the Red Skull
• David Finch Wolverine #173 splash with Sasquatch
• Gil Kane Atom #6 twice-up page from 1963, #26 chapter splash, and Savage Sword of Conan #85 page
• Gary Kwapisz Punisher War Journal #37 image of Ghost Rider smashing through windows
• Mike Allred Batman: The Audio Adventures #2 cover and Madman Comics #2 splash
• Rafael Albuquerque Black Hammer: Age of Doom #1 variant cover
• Mark Bagley Mighty Avengers #10 page 1 splash with the Sentry, Cataclysm: The Ultimates Last Stand #2 splash with Galactus and the Avengers, #2 page with Miles Morales meeting Galactus, Ultimate Spider-Man #38 page with Venom, and several other pages from Spider-Man series
• Brett Booth Gunslinger Spawn #5 splash
• Frank Brunner Doctor Strange illustration
• Ernie Chan Detective Comics #461 page with Batman in action
• Olivier Coipel Unworthy Thor #1 page
• Lee Garbett Strange #7 cover with Clea, Wong, and the Harvestman, and #9 cover with Clea and Doctor Strange reunited
• Dave Gibbons Green Lantern #185 John Stewart pages from the story where he became Earth’s lead Green Lantern
• Keron Grant Masters of the Universe #4 cover with a large image of He-Man
• Pia Guerra Y: The Last Man pages
• Butch Guice New Mutants #44 page with Warlock and the team
• John Hebert Punisher: War Zone #39 page with close-up image of Punisher with gun
• Stuart Immonen Star Wars #8 page with Han and Leia
• Phil Jimenez New X-Men #140 with Bishop and Sage meeting with the Stepford Cuckoos
• Andy Kubert Wolverine illustration
• Bob Layton Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars #5 cover recreation
• Rick Leonardi Batgirl #45 pages 1-2 splashes
• Joseph Michael Linsner two Dawn illustrations
• Carlos Magno Alien #1 cover
• Ed McGuinness Heroes Reborn #6 page 1 Thor splash
• Bob McLeod Star Wars #86 (1984) page with Luke, Lando, Chewie, and Stormtroopers
• Al Milgrom West Coast Avengers V2 #1 and other pages inked by Joe Sinnott, and Star Wars Weekly #56 unused cover
• Gray Morrow Dreamwalker graphic novel cover
• Don Newton Detective Comics #526 page with Batman and Talia vs. the Spook and Signalman, and a page with Robin, Batgirl, Gordon, Killer Croc, and the Joker
• Tom Raney Warlock Chronicles #3 page with Warlock, Thanos, and Mephisto
• Dave Ross West Coast Avengers #94 with James Rhodes in this first appearance as War Machine with the Avengers
• Liam Sharp X-Men Unlimited #5 double-page splash of Storm and Deathbird
• James Sherman Uncanny X-Men #151 (1981) with Storm in Emma Frost’s body and Nightcrawler with Amanda Sefton
• Curt Swan Action Comics #547 Superman in flight page, DC Comics Presents #53 Superman vs. vampire with Cain, and World’s Finest Comics #230 page with Batman and Superman vs. a croc
• Herb Trimpe What If? V1 #2 Hulk page
• Charles Vess It Magazine cover
• Matt Wagner Grendel vs. the Shadow #2 splash with Grendel preparing to attack the Shadow
• Michael Walsh Doctor Strange/Punisher: Magic Bullets #1 cover
• Bill Ward Pix #2 illustration
• Ron Wilson Marvel Two-In-One #25 with Thing and Iron Fist teaming up
• Skottie Young Secret Wars #9 variant cover with Reed Richards and Doctor Doom

The current CertifiedLink auction featuring other types of certified collectibles ends on Friday, February 10. That auction includes over 400 video games and consoles, sports cards, Pokémon cards, action figures and vehicles, VHS/Beta, and movie posters. Those items are covered in another article in this week’s issue of Scoop.

Those interested in consigning to an upcoming ComicLink auction can email a prospective auction list to buysell@comiclink.com or call (617) 517-0062 (option 1). Upfront cash advances are being offered upon receipt. 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.