ComicLink is closing out the year with a monster catalog—featuring blue-chip Captain America keys, elite pedigree survivors, Todd McFarlane Venom original art, and two interior pages from Absolute Batman #1!
In this extended preview, we dig deep into both the graded comic book and original art sections of the upcoming ComicLink auction. From Golden Age Timely cornerstones to modern heavyweights, here is what stood out across the entire catalog:
Graded Comic Book Highlights:
Captain America Run: Captain America Comics #1 (CGC 8.5), the mysterious 2012 one-week flip copy of Captain America Comics #2 (Billy Wright Pedigree, CGC 9.4), Avengers #4 (CGC 9.8, 1 of 7), and Captain America #117 (Oakland Pedigree, CGC 9.8, 1st Falcon).
Elite Golden & Silver Age Pedigrees: Exciting Comics #65 (Okajima Pedigree, CGC 9.6) and #66 (Edgar Church / Mile High, CGC 9.6), Wings Comics #28 (Allentown Pedigree, CGC 9.4, single highest graded), Fantastic Four #45 (White Mountain Pedigree, CGC 9.4), and Green Lantern #59 (Rocky Mountain Pedigree, CGC 9.8).
Modern Error Rarity: Venom: Lethal Protector #1 Black Cover Printing Error (CGC 9.8).
Original Art Highlights:
Todd McFarlane Amazing Spider-Man #300 (Page 27): A four-panel showstopper featuring both black-costume Spider-Man and Venom in every single panel.
Nick Dragotta Absolute Batman #1 (Pages 21 & 33): Two interior pages from the hottest modern debut in comics—including Page 21 featuring Batman himself.
Murphy Anderson Hawkman #4 (Page 1 Title Splash): Historic Silver Age debut splash introducing Zatanna.
John Byrne Originals: Incredible Hulk Annual #7 Page 14 splash (X-Men vs. Master Mold Sentinel) and Captain America #251 Page 1 Manhattan skyline splash.
90s & Modern Icons: J. Scott Campbell’s Gen 13 #1 double-page origin splash (Pages 2–3), Mike Mignola’s Doctor Strange and Doctor Doom: Triumph and Torment (Page 3), Paul Smith & Terry Austin’s Doctor Strange #73 (Page 8), Jim Starlin’s Captain Marvel #26 cosmic battle splash, a classic Michael Turner & D-Tron Witchblade pinup, and Matthew DiMasi’s 78-pound shattered tile mosaic cover for Invincible #1 Foil Edition.
What do you think Nick Dragotta’s Absolute Batman #1 page and McFarlane’s ASM #300 Venom page are going to hammer for? Did I miss any hidden gems in the ComicLink catalog? Drop your predictions in the comments below!
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