You thought I was going to start somewhere else? I don't care what anyone else thinks… To me this page is the best piece of comic art from the 1980s I've ever seen for sale and is one of the best possible pages from the entire decade. Simply amazing.
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While it's probably not the best page from Marvels, there aren't any BAD pages from Marvels, so this one is definitely a winner.
Again, this is not the best page from this series. But… who cares? It's early Dave McKean comic art.
Minty freshness. The fact that there's not a Mint copy of a book like this tells you how hard it actually is to get 10s on older books. This book was bought by the stack back in the day.
I've been known to feature a Showcase #9 here from time to time. Oh, look, here's one now.
And this began a partnership that changed comic art forever. Early work from the pair that, along with McFarlane, set the tone for comic book art for the ensuing 10-20 years.
Amazing Fantasy #15 CGC 5.0 VGF- Universal
Sold For:$18,000.00 Seller: lesjokolat (115)
Description:
A classic Amazing Fantasy 15, times are tough hate to see it go!
The Book:
Captain America Comics 1 CGC 6.0R SS Stan Lee Joe Simon
Rob Says: I just want to point out that this makes my blood boil. I don't even know if Stan Lee was even working for Timely at this point. If he was, he had nothing to do with the creation of Captain America. So… having him sign a copy of this book is just vandalism and calling him a "creator" alongside Joe Simon is just another in a long line of insults aimed at the late, great Jack Kirby. Stan is great, don't get me wrong. I just hate the compound effect his own hype machine and the void left by Kirby's passing creates in the mind of the public.
Sold For:$15,000.00 Seller: r0b3m4n (234)
Description:
You are bidding on an impressive looking Captain America Comics #1 CGC 6.0. It has been permanently Authenticated by the CGC as signed by creators Stan Lee and Joe Simon. This comic has the restoration note: "color touch, pieces added, tear seals, cleaned" I can see no color touch up through the case. The comic has no other notes. It's amazing to see how clean this piece of American history is for its age (looks even better in person!). In the CGC census below there are a total of 101 Captain America Comics #1's registered!! (compare that to 1381 copies of Amaz Fant 15, 1761 copies of amz spidey 1, 142 copies of Batman 1, and 88 copies of superman 1) This comic is agreed upon by collectors as ranking in the top 10 for most valuable comics of all time! THIS IS THE ONLY ONE ON EBAY – AND FROM WHAT I CAN TELL THE ONLY ONE FOR SALE ANYWHERE ON THE INTERNET THAT IS SIGNED BY A CREATOR!!! (but if you find another let me know
The Book:
Journey into Mystery #83 CGC 9.8 SS THOR Highest Grade
Sold For: US $10,000.00 Seller: with_god_all_things_are_possible ( 252)
Description:
JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #83 1966 GRR
ONE OF A KIND
9.8 CGC Golden Record Reprint book in existence
and
THIS IS IT!
(There are 15 graded at 9.6 and only 3 of those have a Signature Series Label -According to CGC Census 1/21/11)On top of that, this book was signed by main man himself
Stan Lee
at the Stan Lee Tribute in Las Vegas.
(Therefore this book has a special hologram sticker on back for that event).This book looks flawless!
If you are one of those people who only wants the best, HERE IT IS!!!Don't wait, this book is truly an Amazing Book that will shine in any collection.
Beautiful signature placement. Case is clean.
The Book:
This is a weird week. Nothing that really grabs me. That's rare.
I'll never tire of this book. I remember seeing it on the shelves. I didn't buy it.
This is a book that screams "Golden Age" to me. There are a lot of different ways a person can approach Golden Age comics and one of the funnest is through the lens of the hyperkinetic Timely war cover.
This is a page that wouldn't work nearly as well as a piecce of history, but might work better as a piece of art if it were produced in the modern era. All those dialog balloons take away from what could be a gorgeous black and white page. But… the dialog balloons have their own interest and the actual dialog is cool. Interesting page.
Okay, so this one kind of grabs me. Not a book I'd buy, but I've always been fascinated by this one.
That's one cool cover.
It's that time again. Another killer Heritage auction is queued up for our bidding pleasure.
You know, no matter what the other auctions do the most exciting listings of the year are always Heritage's. That's just the reality.
This auction is no exception.
Let's look at some lots.
Clearly the most exciting single comic in the auction for me. Early Archies are tough in high grade. This white paged beauty is about to lighten some lucky bidder's wallet in a big way.
I've always liked this cover. It's a classic "comic book" cover. There's some Schomburg style danger and it's great tease to the story within. This is going to sell for many thousands of dollars.
One of the all-time classic covers.
Just seeing this page makes me want to read the whole book.
It's really interesting to see the adjustments that were made to the published page.
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Well, if I had a hard time coming up with five last week, this week was just the opposite. What a crazy collection of books on offer this week.
Filter81 leads off this week with Adventure 40. Sure it's EP, but it's an Adventure 40. Not too many of those come up for sale, so it's a treat to see them whenever they do appear.
That Jack Kirby guy was pretty good. A Kirby page with the Surfer on it- I approve.
I have a soft spot for Hulk 1-6. I never collected the later series, but I love Hulk #1-6.
This is truly classic Michael Golden art. I love Doctor Strange when he's done well, and for my money Doctor Strange 55 is basically as good as it gets. Just check out the page in question:
Fact: if you list a Detectivve 225 on eBay I will list it in Five for Friday.
I feel that Norm Breyfogle is one of the all-time great Batman artists.
Now you know.
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AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 3 CGC 9.2 OW *1st app Doctor Octopus
Sold For: US $8,999.00 Seller: iecarus ( 3388 )
Description:
This is an exceptional opportunity to add a high grade copy of an earliest Spidey to your collection. Surely one of the biggest keys of the entire run, this issue features of course the first appearance of Doc Ock who so memorably appared in the movies. Only ten copies grade higher than 9.2 and there are a mere 13 copies in this grade. All of which adds up to far too few copies considering the number of ASM collectors.
And the book:
