PHANTOM LADY # 17 CGC 4.5 UNRESTORED(OLD LABEL)

Classic cover!

Superman #14 CGC Graded 5.0 Classic Flag Cover Nice!

The MOST classic cover!!

FANTASTIC FOUR #73 CGC 9.8 HIGHEST GRADED vs AVENGERS

I love this cover, personally. Bone white, by the looks of it. I even like the date stamp. I'm not a date stamp hater, but that one seems almost well placed.

MYSTIC 7 CGC 3.5 (R) Classic Kirby Hitler ! 1st WITNESS

Not a book you see on eBay all that often.

MOPSY COMICS #1 CGC CENTRAL VALLEY PEDIGREE HIGHEST

And now… for something pretty random. That's a neat book.

Strange Adventures #1 CGC 7.0 FN/VF Universal

I always link to these. I guess I'm a fan.

KELLEY JONES Sandman #22 p6 ORIGINAL ART Neil Gaiman

While Sam Kieth never looked like "Sam Kieth" on Sandman, Kelly Jones sure as hell (har) did. This is a very memorable page from him during a classic arc on one of the biggest books of all-time.

Batman 608 CGC 9.8 HUSH RRP Variant NM+/M

Nearly $2500 with 8 days to go. I wonder if it's got a chance for $3k (high GPA for this book.)

ADI GRANOV! CAPTAIN AMERICA! HAIL HYDRA! COVER!

Adi Granov is great. He's like one of the European greats in style, but he's doing American Super Hero comics. I'll take it.

New Adventure Comics #23 VG 1938 very rare! Gerber 8

Not your average eBay book.

X-Men #1 MARVEL 1963 – 1st App All XMen CGC 8.5 VF+!!!

Sold For:$16,400.00 Seller: collectors_comics ( 1719 )

Description:

"X-Men Versus Magneto!"
The 1st Appearance and ORIGIN of The X-Men (Cyclops, Angel, Beast, Iceman, Marvel Girl & Professor X) and Magneto! A HUGE Silver Age KEY! A Stan Lee story with Jack Kirby cover and story art! The Very 1st Issue of the greatest Superhero team of all time! GET IT NOW while the New X-Men movie is coming out in a few months "X-Men: First Class"… PRICES WILL GO UP! Here is YOUR chance to get one of the TOP GRADES available! Beautiful CGC 8.5 (VF+) copy – Off/White to White pages with Excellent Gloss quality!

-Lies flat

-Both staples attached

-No missing pages or cut-outs

-Off/White to White pages

-Great color

The Book:

Alex Ross MARVELS Original Art Galactus & the Avengers

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.

BLACK ORCHID #1 P 12 ORIGINAL ART BY DAVE MCKEAN NO RES

Again, this is not the best page from this series. But… who cares? It's early Dave McKean comic art.

Amazing Spider-man #321 CGC 9.9 – 1 of 3 best copies

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.

Showcase #9 – 1st App LOIS LANE – Looks VG – RARE KEY

I've been known to feature a Showcase #9 here from time to time. Oh, look, here's one now.

x-men 256 wolverine psylocke Jim Lee Scott Williams

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 1962 Grade: 5.5 1st Spider-Man

Sold For:$5,600.00 Seller: bijoubaby05 ( 314 )

Description:

Amazing Fantasy #15

Features: 1st Appearance of Spider-Man
Grade: This is a great looking mid-grade comic. In my opinion this comic is in 5.5 shape. There are a few small pieces of tape on the spine which is hardly noticeable. The comic is complete and the cover displays very nicely with bright colors.
Page Quality: Off-White

I start all of my auctions at cover price with NO RESERVE!

Payment is due within 7 days of auction's end.

Returns are accepted if I've significantly misrepresented the item. I will pay the return shipping fees.

The Book:

Showcase #4 CGC 8.0 VF Universal

Sold For:$23,101.00 Seller: silvercomics ( 2697 )

Description:

Showcase #4, 9-10/1956

CGC 8.0 Universal, OFF-WHITE Pages

Certification #0033452001

The Book:

With a bit of excitement growing over the Twin Cities books, I updated the Silver Age Pedigree Keys list.

As always, let me know if you've got an info on any of the books and pedigrees listed.

ComicConnect does it again. They've now got the two top comic book sales of all time.

That's a big number, especially for a book from the 1960s. It's a healthy premium over what I had the book valued at last year when all the big sales happened. I thought it was worth maybe $500-750,000 at the time, so it definitely exceeded my expectations. I tend to agree with the idea that Eric Roberts basically said, "I'd sell it for a million" and Comic Connect found a buyer.

Congratulations goes out to the Comic Connect team for once again busting an important barrier in the hobby.

The record comic book sale list has been updated.

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.

Archie Comics #1 (MLJ, 1942) CGC VF+ 8.5 White pages

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.

John Byrne and Terry Austin X-Men #116 Cover Original Art

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.

Detective Comics #31 (DC, 1939) CGC GD+ 2.5 Off-white pages

One of the all-time classic covers.

Frank Miller and Klaus Janson Batman: The Dark Knight Returns #3 page 24 Original Art

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.

Adventure Comics 40 CGC 8.5 VF+ EP 1st app Sandman RARE

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.

JACK KIRBY SILVER SURFER GRAPHIC NOVEL ORIGINAL ART

That Jack Kirby guy was pretty good. A Kirby page with the Surfer on it- I approve.

Incredible Hulk 4 CGC 9.2 NM- OW/W Marvel High Grade

I have a soft spot for Hulk 1-6. I never collected the later series, but I love Hulk #1-6.

MICHAEL GOLDEN DOCTOR STRANGE 55 ORIGINAL ART

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:

Detective Comics #225 DC 1955 Batman 1st App Martian M.

Fact: if you list a Detectivve 225 on eBay I will list it in Five for Friday.