How close will this beauty push towards six figures?
Frighteningly close, I think. Pulling a number out of the air, I'm going to say $75,000.
It's okay if you need a minute to catch your breath.
Here's the book:
Thoughts?
Action Comics #1 First SUPERMAN original 1938
Description:
Action Comics #1 is the ultimate comic book, the holy grail, the one that started it all.
And this is very likely the most affordable opportunity you will ever have to obtain the first appearance of Superman in Action Comics #1 from 1938.
It is not a complete copy of Action 1. It is missing the cover and nearly all of the “back-up” stories featuring Zatara the magician, and other characters.
But it has 100% of the Superman story.
The FIRST Superman story ever published.
It’s all original, from 1938, and it’s all here.
High grade complete copies of Action #1 have already topped $1 million (and one sold for $1.5 million).
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I'm totally jaded. A year ago I would have been covering every bid. Now? I post twice.
Anyway, that's a big chunk of change for a mid-grade comic book. Is there any doubt that Action #1 (and the Golden Age) really rule the hobby? How many Silver Age books would outsell this copy? 1? 2? How many Golden Age?
Action #1 is king.
Fred Guardineer ADVENTURE COMICS #45 COVER ART No Resrv
Winning bid: US $20,000.00 Seller: monsterscollectibles.com (2457)
Description:
Please read the description carefully. All your questions are most likely answered within it. If you still have questions, then please do not hesitate to email me.
Notes: The scans tell the story, please view them at the link below.
This is the original cover art to Adventure Comics #45 by Fred Guardineer. All art is hand drawn pen and ink on board, with THE ONLY COVER IMAGE of the Golden Age SANDMAN known to exist hand drawn as well, by Craig Flessel.
This cover has an overall size of 13" x 18". The issue number and date type elements are missing from the top of the cover; otherwise, the art is in Excellent condition.
If this or any of the other art I have listed does not sell, they will be going back in the portfolio for the forseeable future. Here's your chance.
Pease take a look at the other artwork I have up for auction all with no reserve.
I've been buying Silver/Bronze Age Daredevils again. High grade. Pedigrees where available.
I just got this in the mail
Because I haven't even mentioned these two books:
Hey, since I don't do conventions as an artist, I have a lot of art sitting around that's rarely going to see the light of day. So… I figured why not sell it? Everything here will ship for $10 in the US. Email me or post a comment and I'll get back to you with details. I'll follow up with a few more posts as I go through all my art and scan it up.
Thanks!
Inked in a lightbox. all art is very clean and on 11" x 17" Bristol. Published art.
X-men 1 CGC 9.0 VF/NM 1st app X-men & Magneto
Filter81 does it again.
Winning bid: US $23,200.00 Seller: filter81(803)
Description:
In this auction you are bidding on X-men 1 CGC 9.0 VF/NM with Off-white pages published by Marvel Comics in 1963. This issue features the 1st appearance and origins of the X-men and Magneto! This issue is in such high demand that copies like this are rarely offered for sale publicly in high grade, and a CGC 9.0 ranks this copy in the top 3% of all copies ever submitted to CGC!
The last two CGC 9.0s to sell publicly sold for $28,000 and $28,680 respectively. And with the X-men: First Class movie (centering around the origins of the X-men and Magneto) as well as Wolverine 2 both due out in 2011, in a year from now those prices will in all likelihood look like bargains! Don't miss out on an opportunity to add this mega-key to your collection before prices jump yet again!
Due to its high value, purchasing Insurance will be mandatory on this particular auction!
And the book:
TODD MCFARLANE AMAZING SPIDERMAN 313 COVER ORIGINAL ART
Rob's Note:
Big price for a piece of comic art on eBay. Comics themselves rarely get this high on eBay, original art never has (as far as I've been tracking this sort of thing.) A remarkable result. I need to research to see if it's a legit sale. If it is? Wow.
Sold for: Winning bid: US $71,200.00 Seller: gregthecomicguy ( 46 )
Description:
This is NOT A REPRODUCTION!
This is the real thing, an original Amazing Spiderman cover piece by Todd McFarlane himself. I was in the comic art, and toy collectable business for 35 years, and it is my opinion, based on empirical evidence of the number of people showing up to conventions, that Todd Mcfarlane is the single most popular comic artist ever (with all due respect to Jack Kirby, God bless him).
Todd McFarlane did only 26 issues of Amazing Spiderman. And I consider this cover the best of the lot (although 314 with both Greeen Goblin and Hobgoblin was real close).
I fully believe that this art will command at least $250,000 to $1,000,000 in the future. As far as investments go, you cannot go wrong with a one of a kind item. Original Cover Art that I sold for $300 TO $700 is going now for $5,000 to $7,000.
The art has two dates on it. On the side is December 4, 1986, and under Todd’s signature it says 89. Since his art was so great, it might have taken that much lead time to do it. I am uncertain of the date of the official comic release.
It is 10.5 inches by 17 inches lie almost all comic originals. It is in excellent condition. If you buy art from ebay, you know that the art always looks better in when you receive it in person, but I got the best pictures I could of it. It is off-white (which is because of the paper it was drawn on rather than aging). And it has four holes where I had put it up on the wall with push pins. Since there is only one of these in the world, I hope you don’t mind.
And the image:
