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Cerebus Creator Dave Sim Appearing at the New York Auction
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We're thrilled to tell you that the great Dave Sim will be
attending both days of our
Comics auction this week, February 21 and 22. He will be
signing autographs and doing sketches for fans (for free). Come
meet him in person!
The auction will be held at the Fletcher-Sinclair Mansion (aka
Ukrainian Institute of America) at 2 E. 79th Street, New York, NY.
The auction sessions begin at noon Eastern both days.
"This is probably the page that most epitomizes High
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Mr. Sim has consigned ten key pages from comics' first 500-page
graphic novel, High Society, to this auction.
You can browse and bid on them here.
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Sunday Internet Auction
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Sunday
Internet Comics Auction Spotlight
Auction Ends:
February 24, 2013
10:00 PM CT
537 lots are offered this
week, and all are being sold without reserve!
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25 lots feature the
Donald Duck art of Carl Barks.
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This week's sale has a nice selection of
war comics.
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And five lots in the auction have covers by
Alex Schomburg.
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The memorable "infinity
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First solo appearance of the Unknown
Soldier. |
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Signed with the artist's pen name
"Xela." |
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Highlights of this week's auction include:
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Blue Bolt #112 (Star Publications, 1952) CGC
VF- 7.5 Off-white pages
L. B. Cole skull cover. Jay Disbrow art. Last Torpedo Man
appearance. Overstreet 2012 VF 8.0 value = $328. CGC census 2/13: 2
in 7.5, 2 higher.
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More Fun Comics #57 (DC, 1940) Condition:
GD
Bernard Baily Spectre cover. Overstreet 2012 GD 2.0 value =
$443.
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The Avengers #1 (Marvel, 1963) CGC VG- 3.5
Cream to off-white pages
Origin and first appearance of the Avengers (Thor, Iron Man, Hulk,
Ant-Man, and Wasp). Loki, Teen Brigade, and Fantastic Four
appearances. Jack Kirby cover. Kirby and Dick Ayers art. Overstreet
2012 VG 4.0 value = $1,150. CGC census 2/13: 118 in 3.5, 826
higher.
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Iron Man #1 (Marvel, 1968) CGC VF+ 8.5
Off-white to white pages
Origin of Iron Man retold. Story continued from Iron Man and
Sub-Mariner #1. Gene Colan cover. Colan and Johnny Craig art.
Overstreet 2012 VF 8.0 value = $278; VF/NM 9.0 value = $602. CGC
census 2/13: 217 in 8.5, 578 higher. From the Empire Comics
Collection.
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The Incredible Hulk #181 (Marvel, 1974) CGC VF+
8.5 Off-white to white pages
First full appearance of Wolverine. Wendigo appearance. Herb Trimpe
cover and art. Jack Abel art. Overstreet 2012 VF 8.0 value = $518;
VF/NM 9.0 value = $1,122. CGC census 2/13: 430 in 8.5, 1364
higher.
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Bettie Page Comics #1 (Dark Horse, 1996) CGC MT
9.9 White pages
Dave Stevens story, cover, art, and poster. Pin-up by Jaime
Hernandez. Russ Heath art. Overstreet 2012 NM- 9.2 value = $15. CGC
census 2/13: 5 in 9.9, 2 higher.
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Showcase #22 Green Lantern (DC, 1959)
Condition: VG+
Origin and first appearance of the Silver Age Green Lantern (Hal
Jordan). First appearances of Abin Sur and Carol Ferris. Gil Kane
cover and art. "15.00" and "1959" written on back cover in pencil.
Overstreet 2012 VG 4.0 value = $1,400.
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Neal Adams Bat Babe Specialty Sketch
Original Art (undated)
Sexy Bat girl by legendary Neal Adams, in marker on 11" x 14"
paper. In Excellent condition. Signed by the artist at the
left.
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Chester Gould Dick Tracy Sunday Comic
Strip Original Art, dated 4-8-73 (Chicago Tribune, 1973)
From Dick Tracy's "hip" moustache and sideburn years comes this
seventies episode with an image area of 19.5" x 23.75". The Sunday
was cut between panel tiers three and four (and has since been
taped together on the back of the paper), panel one is an art
correction paste-on (with different art underneath), and the title
logo stat has some mild glue staining; otherwise, the condition of
the Sunday is Very Good.
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Ross Andru and Don Perlin Marvel Team-Up
#15 Spider-Man and Ghost Rider page 16 Original Art (Marvel,
1973)
The Orb offers Ghost Rider to trade Roxanne's Simpson's life for
GR's cycle show, in this page from "If an Eye Offend Thee." The art
has an image area of 10" x 15", and, aside from some tape staining
in the center of all four edges, the condition is Very Good.
From the Don Perlin Collection.
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Our MyHeritage: MyBids feature makes
tracking your favorite items easier than ever. Just a reminder...
our Sunday Internet Comics Auctions close on Sunday at 10:00 PM
CT.
Browse the entire
auction.
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and Animation Auctions Thursday, Friday, and Sunday! |
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See below for the complete breakdown of the sessions for our
Vintage
Comics & Comic Art Signature Auction, and our Animation
Art Signature Auction.
Internet Absentee Bidding Ends at 10 PM CT the night before the
floor session of any particular lot. Internet Absentee Bidding for
Live sessions with no floor bidding ends two hours prior to the
opening of the live auction for that lot.
Vintage Comics & Comic Art Signature Auction
Thursday's Session
Friday's session
Saturday's session
- Signature
Session 3
(Lots 93001-93573) - 11:00 AM CT, Saturday, Feburary 23. No
Floor or Phone Bidding.
Animation Art Signature Auction
Thursday's Session
Saturday's session
- Signature
Session 2
(Lots 31001-31278) - 3:00 PM CT, Saturday, Feburary 23. No Floor
or Phone Bidding.
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Original Disney Art for Marine Squadron Insignia This Thursday |
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He's thumbing his nose at the
enemy. |
More than 1,200 World War II insignias were made by Disney, and
all artwork requests for this project were handled by Hank Porter's
group.
This lot is a rare case of the original artwork being preserved
as originally presented by Disney.
Bid on
the insignia for Marine Utility Squadron 352 here.
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ComicMarket at Heritage |
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ComicMarket
is our new fixed-price service, featuring CGC-graded comics
consigned by members of Heritage's ComicMarket Network. Heritage
acts as a broker and escrow agent for any transaction by making
comics from third-party sellers available to our customers in one
location.
If you ever think a price is too high on a ComicMarket item,
Heritage is happy to relay counter-offers, just use the Make An
Offer button on the item page.
Browse the entire selection at HA.com/CM.
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Website Tips: Getting the Most out of
Guided Navigation
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Have you ever wanted to search the Heritage website for
something, but been overwhelmed by all the choices? Heritage offers
you a video tutorial on how to search our website efficiently and
effectively. Learn how to use the powerful Heritage search engine
to your full advantage!
View
the video here.
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Employment Opportunities
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As the fastest growing American-based auction house, financially
rock-solid Heritage Auctions continues to grow and seek the best
talent in the industry. If you are a specialist or have strong
general collectibles knowledge, we want to hear from you. These
specialists will, in some cases, head new departments and in others
will enhance existing department expertise. We have positions open
at our headquarters in Dallas as well as at our new
state-of-the-art galleries in prime locations in both Midtown
Manhattan and Beverly Hills.
Heritage is seeking to hire the world's best specialists in
the following categories:
- 20th Century Design Specialist: Beverly Hills, New
York
- Asian Art Specialist: Beverly Hills
- Coin Buyer: San Francisco
- European Art Specialist: New York
- European Comic Art Specialist: Dallas, Paris
- Firearms Specialist: Dallas
- Modern & Contemporary Art Specialist: Beverly Hills,
New York
- Timepiece Specialist: Beverly Hills, New York
- Trust & Estates Specialist: New York
- Western Art Director: Dallas, Beverly Hills
- World Coins Director: Hong Kong
If you are interested and feel you have the qualifications we
seek, please email your resume and salary history to Experts@HA.com.
We are also seeking to fill the following corporate
positions:
- Client Services Representative: Dallas
- Color & Photography Imaging Specialist: Dallas
- Currency Cataloger: Dallas
- Currency Consignment Director: Dallas
- e-Publishing Expert: Dallas
- Interns
- Marketing Applications Developer: Dallas
- Operations Assistant: Dallas
- WPF Applications Developer: Dallas
If you are interested in applying for one of these Corporate
positions, please apply here.
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Around Heritage Auctions
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Two-Day Estate Event Offers 1,600+ Eclectic Lots
Of Art, Antiques And Collectibles
 More than 1,600 eclectic lots — from a
limited
edition Dunhill-Namiki Motorities Maki-E fountain pen (estimate
$35,000+) to a motorized
Bugatti model car (estimate $2,000+) to a collection
dedicated to the history of ballooning — come together Feb.
23-24 in Heritage Auctions' annual Estate
Signature® Auction at our Dallas Design District Annex, 1518
Slocum Street.
The two-day treasure hunt event offers art and antiques across
three sessions and all budgets, including Heritage's second annual
Gentleman Collector Auction and Part II of The Elton
Hyder III, Jr. Collection, which formerly decorated the
University of Texas School of Law Library.
 "The upcoming Estate Auction is one of
the most fun auctions we've seen all year," said Ed Beardsley, Vice
President for Fine and Decorative Arts at Heritage. "You never know
what's going to show up in it, which makes for a special
opportunity for collectors and decorators to find unique pieces of
all kinds offered together in one weekend."
 Session I kicks off Saturday, Feb. 23
with the Estate Auction, 1,700 lots of fine furniture, art and
porcelains offered without reserve led by a French
walnut and gilt bronze porcelain coffee table, circa 1870,
expected to bring $6,000+, in addition to an important selection of
KPM porcelain plaques, Meissen and fine Continental porcelain. A
circa
1700 German silvered metal tortoiseshell pewter and gilt bronze
clock is expected to bring $3,000+.
Additional lots include a Richardson
George II-style mahogany long case clock expected to bring
$3,000+ and two
large illustrated volumes of playing cards, expected to bring
$800+.
 More than 20 diverse lots of Tiffany
Studio objects include a set
of four, weighted silver candlesticks from 1907, a three
piece French gilt bronze, onyx and enameled clock garniture
set, a six-piece
patinated bronze and slag glass desk set in the desirable pine
needle pattern.
Session II starts at 5 p.m. the same day as Heritage hosts its
second annual Gentleman Collector Auction, a collection specially
curated for a gentleman's library, den or the classic gentleman's
smoking room. The auction is led by a one of the finest
single-owner collections of Montblanc fountain pens ever offered at
auction, including a 4th
of July limited edition 56 Skeleton fountain pen, estimated to
bring $25,0000+, a Flag
of Texas Antelier Privés limited edition 10 fountain pen is
estimated to bring $25,000+ and a Sir
Winston Churchill limited edition 53 fountain pen is expected
to bring $25,000+.
"Our Gentlemen Collector auctions present a collection of
fascinating objects suitable for anyone with a taste for quality,"
said Nick Dawes, Vice President of Special Collections at Heritage.
"This year our auction includes extraordinary items, selected to
appeal to all tastes and budgets but with an emphasis on unique
gifts and accessories to compliment any gentleman's lifestyle."
 Likely to capture strong collector
interest is a signed
and inscribed photograph of a Maharaja Sayajirao Baroda in an
Indian silver presentation frame, expected to bring
$7,000+.
A stunning array of automobilia and petroliana includes a
motorized
scale model of a 1933-36 Bugatti Type 59 race car, expected to
bring $2,000+, an authentic
motorized scale replica of a BMW 328 Roadster, expected to
bring $1,500+, a scale
model MG pedal car, and a set of two
vintage enameled metal pedal cars featuring a tow car with a pedal
racer on a custom trailer.
 The Gentleman Collector auction
continues with a fine selection of nearly 60 lots of
ballooning-inspired memorabilia, including an important Gorham
Sterling Silver trophy for a celebrated 1912 race in Colorado
Springs, Colo., expected to bring $8,000+, a unique and historic
silhouette commemorating Jean Pierre Blanchard's first balloon
ascent on Paris in 1784, expected to bring $3,000+, and a
verre églomisé, or glass gilded painting, of a crowd enjoying a
balloon ascent, expected to bring $2,000+.
Session III takes place Sunday, Feb. 24, to feature Part II of
the The
Elton Hyder III, Jr. Collection. Part I of the Elton Hyder III,
Jr. Collection debuted in September of 2012 in Heritage's $1.2
million Estate Auction and Part II offers an equally captivating
group of objets d'art, including a
portrait of Philip IV, King of Spain, expected to bring
$6,000+.
 Meticulously assembled for the library in order to give
students there a sense of history within the law, the Hyder family
canvassed the United States and Great Britain seeking objects to
document the evolution of law.
Part II features additional rarities, such as an extensive
collection of fine English oak furniture dating from the 16th to
the 19th centuries, including a mammoth
English oak dining table, expected to bring $4,000, an
exhaustive collection of 18th century legal engravings, Kilim
tapestry-woven rugs and a fine collection of World War I propaganda
posters, led by T.
Paul Verrees' 1917 lithograph.
More information about Fine Art
auctions.
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Cover of the Week: Newspaper Printed
Backwards, Front Page Blank!
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Only comic characters have newspapers with headlines on the back
page. But you have to admit this one is beautifully drawn by Joe
Simon and Jack Kirby! Bid
on it here.
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