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Sunday Internet Comics Auction
Auction Ends:
September 16, 2018
Live Session at 6:00 PM CT
Highlights of this week's auction include:
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Dizzy Divers Popeye and Olive Oyl
Animation Drawing (Max Fleischer, 1935)
Olive suits up Popeye for a deep sea dive in this very rare
production drawing from the Popeye cartoon short directed by Dave
Fleischer and Willard Bosky and released to theaters on 7/26/35.
The art is in graphite and red pencil, with nice full-figure images
measuring approximately 4" x 4.25" on 12 field 3-peghole animation
paper with the number 72 is written in the top right corner. The
piece shows minor handling; otherwise Fine Condition.
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Al Feldstein's Personal EC Comics: Complete New
Direction Bound Volumes Group of 6 (EC, 1954-56)
Included are Aces High #1-5; Confessions Illustrated
#1 and 2; Crime Illustrated #1 and 2; Extra! #1-5;
Impact #1-5; MD #1-5; Panic #1-12;
Piracy #1-7; Psychoanalysis #1-4; Shock
Illustrated #1, 2, and the rare 3 (one of only 100 known
copies); Terror Illustrated #1 and 2; and Valor #1-5,
that were trimmed and bound into a set of six hardcover volumes
from the personal library of legendary EC artist Al Feldstein, each
with an ex libris plate affixed to the inside of the front cover
signed by him. The contents add up to complete runs of each series.
The comics are in nice condition with glossy cover, the occasional
tear, and mild to moderate toning to the pages and cover interiors.
Overstreet VG 4.0 value for group = $2,224.
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Chester Gould Dick Tracy "Death of
Mumbles" Sunday Comic Strip Original Art dated 7-24-55 (Chicago
Tribune, 1955)
Sam Catchem tries to find Tracy and Mumbles in a dense fog, finding
a soggy but safe Tracy, and a mortified Mumbles (as in
dead)! Tracy seldom brought back his classic villains (he
usually killed them off outright), but Mumbles was only believed to
have drowned back in 1947...he actually drowns here,
though! Ink over graphite on Bristol board, the image area measures
27" x 18". The strip is constructed, as were many of the Sundays,
by adhering individual panels to a backing board. The art is in
Very Good condition, with light toning and scattered adhesive
staining. From the Ray Edw Collection.
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Showcase #22 Green Lantern (DC, 1959) CGC VG
4.0 Off-white pages
This issue features the origin and first appearance of the Silver
Age Green Lantern, as well as the first appearances of Abin Sur and
Carol Ferris. The cover and art are by Gil Kane. This book is
currently ranked #11 on Overstreet's list of Top 50 Silver Age
Comics. Overstreet 2018 VG 4.0 value = $2,200. CGC census
9/18: 99 in 4.0, 271 higher.
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Sleeping Beauty Maleficent Animation
Drawing (Walt Disney, 1959)
Outstanding original 16 field animation drawing of Maleficent,
featuring a 9.5" graphite image of her with a torch in one hand and
scepter in the other. No collection of Disney Villains is complete
without this evil mistress! The number 85 is written in the lower
right. Minor handling wear, with a tiny bend and some minor creases
in the upper left corner, well away from the image. Fine
condition.
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The Avengers #1 (Marvel, 1963) CGC FN- 5.5
Off-white pages
The origin and first appearance of the Avengers (Thor, Iron Man,
Hulk, Ant-Man, and Wasp), as well as appearances by Loki, the Teen
Brigade, and the Fantastic Four. Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers cover
and art. This issue is currently #12 on Overstreet's list of
Top 50 Silver Age Comics. Overstreet 2018 FN 6.0 value =
$3,360. CGC census 9/18: 123 in 5.5, 547 higher.
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Bill Vigoda (attributed), and Joe Edwards
Jughead as Captain Hero #2 Complete Issue Original Art
Group of 25 (Archie Comics, 1966)
Everything but the cover, and you almost get that too as Page 1 is
an almost exact match to the cover image! This group contains 23
pages of two complete Captain Hero stories ("Multiple Madness" and
"The Attack of the Monster Machines"), and the one-page Li'l Jinx
story by Joe Edwards. Also included in a single sheet of Bristol
board with the production paste-up for the two-page letters page
from the issue. The original art pages were created in ink over
graphite on Bristol board with an image area of 10" x 15" each.
Page 1 of the first story has a handwritten note stapled to it from
the production department (Flipped up in the image). That page is
missing the stat logo paste-up. Page 7 of that story has a
stripped-in art correction in two panels. The first pages of the
rest of the various chapters have their stat logo paste-up in
place. The reverse side of Page 9 of the first story has a graphite
drawing of a German World War II soldier and a Napoleon era
soldier. The reverse of Page 8 from the second story has an inked
image of a pigeon. A very few pages are in Very Good condition from
glue residue; however, the majority are in Excellent condition.
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Herb Trimpe and Frank Chiaramonte
Amazing Adventures #23 "War of the Worlds" Splash Page 6
Original Art (Marvel, 1974)
Killraven was the star of this series that was broadly inspired by
H. G. Wells' 1897 War of the Worlds story (as envisioned
in the 1953 feature film). This splash page has some rather Jack
Kirby-inspired designs as well! The page was created in ink over
graphite on Bristol board with an image area of 10" x 15". There is
production tape reside on the side margins, and there is production
tape holding on the page number and Marvel Premiere plug
at the bottom of the page. There are production oil stains on the
lower section. In Very Good condition.
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X-Men #100 (Marvel, 1976) CGC NM/MT 9.8
White pages
The original X-Men vs. the new X-Men. Partial origin of Phoenix.
Dave Cockrum cover and art. Overstreet 2018 NM- 9.2 value = $230.
CGC census 9/18: 68 in 9.8, none higher.
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Dale Keown and Bob McLeod The
Incredible Hulk #375 Story Page 18 Original Art (Marvel,
1990)
Super Skrull uses the power of invisibility to land a cheap shot on
the Hulk, but that doesn't stop the gamma-irradiated giant from
landing a few good dirty jokes. Created in ink over graphite on
Bristol board with an image area of 10" x 15.25". In Excellent
condition. From the Ethan Roberts Estate Collection.
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Internet Comics, Animation, and Art Auctions end with a Live
Session at 6:00 PM CT.
Browse the entire auction here.
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$7,200 for CGC 9.2
Sports Illustrated 1964 Swimsuit Issue at Heritage |
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Babette March was the model on this first swimsuit cover. |
Five CGC-graded Sports Illustrated swimsuit issues sold for over
$1,000 each in the September 9 Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles
auction.
You can see all of them here.
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Sherlock Holmes,
Fantasia, Wizard of Oz, and Lovecraft in Rare Books Auction |
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Our Rare Books and
Maps Signature Auction is coming up this Thursday, September 13!
Here are a few lots that caught our eye:
Arthur Conan Doyle.
A Complete Run of Every Sherlock Holmes Story Published in The
Strand Magazine
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H. P. Lovecraft.
The Shunned House
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![[Walt Disney]. Deems Taylor. Walt Disney's Fantasia](https://dyn1.heritagestatic.com/lf?set=path[1%2F8%2F9%2F7%2F9%2F18979041],sizedata[425x425]&call=url[file:product.chain])
[Walt Disney]. Deems Taylor.
Walt Disney's Fantasia
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L. Frank Baum.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
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Browse the entire auction here.
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Dickens
Collection to be Featured in Rare Books Auction
By Megan Dyer
Few nineteenth-century English writers have achieved the cultural
status held by Charles Dickens, and few books have gained such
long-lasting appeal as those in his oeuvre. As the most popular
author of his time—and one of the most popular of all time—Dickens
forever changed the face of English literature, and his works have
never been out of print. The extent and variety of his output has
long appealed to collectors, whether they interest themselves
chiefly in his serials, his first
clothbound editions, his Christmas books,
collected editions of
his letters and works, or other Dickensiana. Some
collect in each of these areas, like Jerome P. O'Connor, whose
Dickens collection forms a substantial portion of our September 13 Rare Books & Maps
Auction #6193.
Crowning the present selection is a first edition, first
state copy of A Christmas Carol (London: 1843) in Dickens's own
preferred format and style, with four stunning full-color plates
and light green endpapers. When the cost of producing color
illustrations proved to be prohibitive, subsequent printings and
editions were dialed back. Also on offer is a near fine first American edition
(Philadelphia: 1844) of the same, which is an almost exact
reproduction of the original Christmas 1843 release. Nor does Mr.
O'Connor's collection neglect first editions of Dickens's other
Christmas tales.
Few, perhaps no other, authors capitalized on the serial form like
Dickens, who issued all of his major novels in parts to an avid
public before publishing them in bound volumes. Several original
serial parts of Dickens's most famous works are also up for
auction, including David
Copperfield (London: 1849-1850). The advertisements
retained by the majority of Heritage's upcoming serial offerings
supply a compelling and often amusing glimpse into Victorian life.
Also of interest as a snapshot of the mid-nineteenth century is a
first number of The Daily
News (London: 1846), founded, edited and with
contributions by Dickens, in remarkable condition for a newspaper
of its time.
Other Dickens publications particularly of note include uncommon
cloth-bound first editions, such as A Tale of Two
Cities (London: 1859). These volumes were typically
released toward the end of the novel's serial run and were put
forward for sale in uniform bindings—a common occurrence now, but
one that was just beginning during Dickens's time. Many of these
publisher's cloth issues tend to succumb to the Victorian fashion
for rebinding in leather, but the upcoming sale has several on
offer.
In addition to Dickens's works, the auction will feature a number
of books from Dickens's personal library, such as a first French
edition of Bleak House
(Paris: 1857) and an association copy of Life of William
Hickling Prescott (Boston: 1864) from Dickens's American
publishers. Some modern sets (most notably a complete Nonesuch
Dickens), books of illustrations, and original engraved
steel plates used to print the illustrations for Dickens's novels
are also going up for sale.
The collection of Jerome P.
O'Connor will be included in Heritage's September 13 Rare Books & Maps
Auction. This assorted selection of Dickens materials should
engage numerous kinds of collectors and enthusiasts, and in all
probability a variety of bidders will find something to draw them
to this sale.
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Cover of the Week: Gas Mask Do's and
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Do: make a gas mask look
stylish by pairing it with a well-tailored suit, as the Sandman
always did in the pages of Adventure Comics.
Don't: Pair it with a mismatched sport coat and
slacks, and definitely don't creep into people's bedrooms at
night!
The latter image is the cover of Down With Crime #7, offered in
this week's auction. You can take a closer look and bid
here.
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