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Sunday Internet Comics Auction
Auction Ends:
December 23, 2018
Live Session at 6:00 PM CT
Highlights of this week's auction include:
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Mickey's Fire Brigade Mickey Mouse
Animation Drawing (Walt Disney, 1935)
Fire chief Mickey, in his #1 fireman's helmet, is all wrapped up in
his work in this original 12 field 5-peghole animation drawing.
This cartoon, directed by Ben Sharpsteen, was first shown in
theaters on 8/3/35. The art is in graphite with nice green and red
highlights, and an image size of 4". The number 25 is written in
the lower right corner. Edge wear, with a small tear along the
right side, and a small amount of paper loss in the upper left
corner, all well away from the image; Very Good condition.
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Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies Comics #4
(Dell, 1942) CGC NM- 9.2 Off-white pages
Walt Kelly art. This is the highest-graded copy certified by CGC to
date, as well as the nicest copy we've had the opportunity to
offer. Overstreet 2018 NM- 9.2 value = $3,400. CGC census 12/18: 1
in 9.2, none higher.
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Popular Comics #101 Mile High Pedigree (Dell,
1944) CGC NM- 9.2 Off-white to white pages
War Bond cover. Overstreet 2018 NM- 9.2 value = $120. CGC census
12/18: 2 in 9.2, 1 higher.
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Strange Tales #110 (Marvel, 1963) CGC FN+ 6.5
Off-white pages
First appearances of Doctor Strange, the Ancient One, Nightmare,
and Wong. First Paste-Pot Pete and Wizard team-up. Currently ranked
#21 on Overstreet's Top 50 Silver Age Comics list. Jack
Kirby cover. Dick Ayers and Steve Ditko art. Overstreet 2018 FN 6.0
value = $2,400; VF 8.0 value = $5,600. CGC census 12/18: 78 in 6.5,
287 higher.
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Russ Manning Magnus, Robot Fighter #15
Complete 1-Page Story "1A - The Wise One" Original Art (Gold Key,
1966)
This 1-page story appeared on the inside front cover of the issue,
and it recaps Magnus' origin and how he was raised by the
benevolent robot 1A. The page was created in ink over graphite on
Bristol board with an image area of 12" x 16.5". The title is
presstype paste-up. There is a bit of missing paste-up in the title
panel, leaving glue residue behind, and there are staple holes in
the upper left margin. In Very Good condition.
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The Incredible Hulk #181 (Marvel, 1974) CGC NM-
9.2 White pages
First full appearance of Wolverine. Wendigo appearance. Herb Trimpe
cover and art. Currently tied for #2 on Overstreet's list of
Top 25 Bronze Age Comics. Overstreet 2018 NM- 9.2 value =
$4,200. CGC census 12/18: 584 in 9.2, 834 higher.
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Marvel Superhero 7-11 Plastic Slurpee Cups
Group of 36 (Southland/Marvel, 1977)
This cool group includes 36 Slurpee Cups from 1977, with no
duplication. Characters represented include Captain and Ms. Marvel.
Daredevil, Fantastic Four, Conan, Hulk, Thor, Iron Man, Dr.
Strange, Silver Surfer, Spider-Man, X-Men, the Inhumans, Captain
America, the Avengers, Howard the Duck, Black Panther, the
Champions, Nova, Dr. Doom, Iron Fist, Black Widow, Red Sonja, and
Shang-Chi. While there is no exact duplication, several of the more
popular characters had different cups made. In Excellent condition,
with very minor signs of storage wear.
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Dick Dillin and Frank McLaughlin
Justice League of America #157 Story Page 1 Original Art
(DC, 1978)
The Goddess of Love, Mauri, makes her return in this issue as she
plans to enact her revenge against the Justice League. The page
also features Superman, Batman, Flash, Green Lantern, Black Canary,
Green Arrow, and Elongated Man! Done in ink over graphite on
Bristol board with an image area of 10" x 15" (including indicia).
The page is toned with production tape residue in the top and
bottom margins, a text paste-up in the top left, and a text
correction in the top left. In Very Good condition.
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John Byrne and Joe Rubinstein Official
Handbook of the Marvel Universe #9 Page 18 "Sasquatch" of
Alpha Flight Illustration Original Art (Marvel,
1983)
After an experiment with Gamma radiation, Walter Langkowski found
he could transform himself into a legendary "Big Foot"...aka
Sasquatch! An early member of Alpha Flight, he stuck with the team
through many iterations. He towers 13.5" tall and nearly 10" wide
on this illustration by his creator John Byrne. The piece was
rendered in ink over graphite on Marvel Bristol board. The piece
has been sunstruck from a previous frame job and is in Very Good
condition.
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![William Van Horn Anders And & Co. [Donald Duck and Company] #1994-41 Story Page 18 Original Art (Egmont, 1994)](https://image.ems.ha.com/lib/fe9113707567007a7c/m/25/121918-spot2.jpg) |
William Van Horn Anders And & Co.
[Donald Duck and Company] #1994-41 Story Page 18 Original Art
(Egmont, 1994)
A key-page from the story "Horsing Around with History" featuring
Uncle Scrooge, Donald Duck, and the nephews, which was first
published in Denmark and Norway, then in many other countries
before being reprinted in Uncle Scrooge Adventures #33 in
1995. The last panel of this page served as cover inspiration for
several foreign editions (including Germany, Greece, and France).
The page is created in ink on two sheets of bright white conjoined
Bristol board with a combined image area of 16.25" x 23.25". They
are joined with tape on the backside. Signed by Van Horn in the
lower margin. In Excellent condition.
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The Overstreet Comic
Book Price Guide Number 1 (Second Article in a Series) |
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By David Stone, Heritage Auctions
Bob Overstreet published the first edition of the Overstreet
Comic Book Price Guide (OPG) in November of 1970. Overstreet
reports that he believed the OPG would be a one-shot and did not
anticipate turning out yearly updated editions until later.
Curiously, however, the first edition was numbered, so the
possibility of future editions must at least have been in the back
of his mind. Sales were brisk, so a second printing, with a few
corrections and a blue cover, was accomplished in 1971 (see covers
below).
In his introduction to OPG #1, Bob Overstreet notes it would have
been impractical to produce a price guide for comic books at an
earlier time, as the market in the 1960s was very volatile, with
constantly changing prices and only a rudimentary grading system.
While comic book fandom largely grew out of the long-established
science fiction fandom, the grading system was largely borrowed
from coin collecting. The grade Very Fine was not listed in OPG #1
(it was added in 1977), and prices were given for copies in Good,
Fine, and Mint condition. The most expensive comic book listed in
OPG #1 was Action Comics #1, at $300 in Mint,
closely followed by Detective Comics #27, at $275.
The content of the two printings was very similar, but the second
printing is missing Ken Mitchell's advertisement and Jerry Bails'
offering of his important index, the Collector's Guide: The
First Heroic Age, on the last page (this page is blank in the
blue cover edition).
Overstreet advertised in most of the popular fan publications of
the time (see ad for the white cover first printing in the
Rocket's Blast and Comic Collector #76 below).
The ad for the blue cover second printing in the Oct-Nov 1971
edition of Comic Zine (see below).
And the ad for the second printing, with a plug for the upcoming
second edition, in the Rocket's Blast and Comic Collector
#85 (see below).
The first printing (white cover, November 1970) had a print run of
1,000 copies, while the second printing (blue cover) had a print
run of 800 copies. More copies of the blue cover edition are seen
today, perhaps because the white cover first printing was more
heavily used by dealers and collectors at the time of issue, while
the blue cover second printing was more likely to be preserved by
collectors. Alternatively, some sources indicate the second
printing had a higher than reported print run, perhaps as high as
1,200 examples, but that figure is undocumented. Both editions were
easily unbound, as the 242-page book was just stapled together in a
saddle-stitched fashion (Bob Overstreet and his family collated the
books and stapled them together themselves). Exactly how many
copies of each printing have survived is unknown. Certainly many
copies have changed hands over the years in both public and private
transactions, but records of these sales are seldom available.
Since CGC only recently began to certify the OPG #1, no meaningful
Census data is available. Old-time collectors believe as many as
200 copies of the white cover first printing may be extant in
collectible condition. We have seen 37 different copies offered
publicly in the last 15 years, some of them more than once. So far,
we have only been able to trace three examples in Near Mint
condition, but others likely exist. The record price realized for a
white cover OPG #1 was recently set by the 9.2 NM CGC certified
example in
lot 92312 of the
Comics and Comic Art Signature Auction (Heritage, 11/2018),
which brought $9,000, including the buyer's premium.
To be continued in a future newsletter. The previous article in
this series
can be found here.
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Help Wanted: Comics
Grader |
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Do you have
knowledge of Silver and Golden Age comic books? Then apply your
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Heritage Auctions, a well-established auction house with over 40
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More information about this position
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Apply with us today online or via email at Experts@HA.com
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Groundbreaking New Benefit at
Heritage Auctions: Make Offer to Owner Archive
Heritage Auctions' Make Offer to Owner (MOtO) program, through
which clients can make anonymous offers on lots previously sold at
auction, has added an extremely useful new feature showing the
amount and status of every resale offer ever made via HA.com.
Any Heritage member who sees a previously auctioned item of
interest with a Make Offer to Owner button has the option of
submitting an offer, after which the item's owner can accept or
decline the offer, or submit a counter-offer to the potential
buyer. The new Make Offer to Owner Archive
is sortable by Category as well as by Accepted, Rejected and
Pending status. The Archive includes every MOtO offer made via
HA.com since the feature was introduced first
in 2009, with the most recent offers appearing first.
"This new, permanent archive increases our already market-leading
transparency," said Heritage Auctions Co-Chairman Jim Halperin,
"and we hope it will encourage more MOtO competition on previously
auctioned items by showing pending offers in one convenient place.
Just type 'HA.com/moto' into your browser to access the
main MOtO Archive page anytime, then pick a category and refine the
list to see Pending, Rejected, Accepted or All offers. Our members
will be amazed at how much information they can glean by accessing
their favorite categories on a daily basis. Every listing includes
a link to the entire item page. Members are encouraged to outbid
any and all pending MOtO offers if they would pay more for that
item than the pending high offer."
Heritage's MOtO program has become increasingly popular with both
sellers and buyers. Most members who have made a purchase through
the program have bought, or at least made offers, again. Using the
program offers clients an added measure of security and comfort
about the authenticity of a lot that cannot be replicated through a
secondary outside seller.
The program has enjoyed tremendous growth, with combined sales in
2017 and 2018 - the program's two most successful years - of more
than $16 million. The MOtO program has been particularly popular
among Sports and Comics collectors.
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Cover of the Week: Plenty of Fish in
the...Sewer? |
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A sewer with fish in it seems implausible to us, but then we
thought sewer water was dark and murky. Also, we never ceased to be
impressed at what sharp dressers 1950s hoods were!
This is the cover of Detective Comics #229, by Win Mortimer.
You can bid on a VG+ copy here.
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