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Auction Name Comics & Comic Art Signature Auction Total Sales (USD) 9,509,225.60
Auction Date September 10, 2020 - September 13, 2020 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 0.00
Sale Number #7234 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 0.00
Total Lots 1079
Sold Lots 1074 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 0.00
% of Lots Sold 99.54% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 0.00
Unsold Lots 5 Total Sales as a % of High Est. Inf%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
91010 Frank Frazetta

Frank Frazetta A Princess of Mars Painting Original Art (1970).

1970 Not Available USD 1,200,000.00
91047

Superman #1 (DC, 1939) CGC VG+ 4.5 Cream to off-white pages.

1939 Not Available USD 348,000.00
91028

Action Comics #7 Court Copy (DC, 1938) CGC FN- 5.5 Off-white to white pages.

1938 Not Available USD 204,000.00
92150

Pokémon First Edition Base Set Sealed Booster Box (Wizards of the Coast, 1999).

1999 Not Available USD 198,000.00
91009 Lee Elias

Lee Elias Chamber of Chills #19 Cover Original Art (Harvey, 1953).

1953 Not Available USD 174,000.00
91015 Jack Kirby and Chic Stone

Jack Kirby and Chic Stone Journey Into Mystery #112 Story Page 9 Hulk and Thor Original Art (Marvel, 1965).

1965 Not Available USD 120,000.00
92148

The Q-Collection Comic Book Preservation Project Lot of 700-Plus Items (2001-2019).

2001-2019 Not Available USD 120,000.00
91033

Batman #1 (DC, 1940) CGC GD+ 2.5 Cream to off-white pages.

1940 Not Available USD 102,000.00
91038

Detective Comics #29 (DC, 1939) CGC FN- 5.5 Cream to off-white pages.

1939 Not Available USD 102,000.00
94002 Alex Raymond

Alex Raymond Flash Gordon and Jungle Jim Sunday Comic Strips Original Art dated 11-19-39 (King Features Syndicate, 1939).

1939 Not Available USD 96,000.00
91003 John Buscema and George Klein

John Buscema and George Klein Avengers #58 Splash Page Black Panther Original Art (Marvel, 1968).

1968 Not Available USD 90,000.00
91035

Captain America Comics #1 (Timely, 1941) CGC GD 2.0 Cream to off-white pages.

1941 Not Available USD 90,000.00
91039

Detective Comics #38 Larson Pedigree (DC, 1940) CGC FN- 5.5 Off-white pages.

1940 Not Available USD 86,400.00
93026

Super Mario Bros. - Wata 9.8 A Sealed [Oval SOQ R, Later Production], NES Nintendo 1985 USA.

1985 Not Available USD 84,000.00
94001 Alex Raymond

Alex Raymond Flash Gordon and Jungle Jim Sunday Comic Strips Original Art dated 5-23-37 (King Features Syndicate, 1937).

1937 Not Available USD 81,000.00
91017 Jack Kirby and Vince Colletta

Jack Kirby and Vince Colletta Thor #157 Cover Original Art (Marvel, 1968).

1968 Not Available USD 78,000.00
91029

All-American Comics #16 (DC, 1940) CGC VG- 3.5 Off-white to white pages.

1940 Not Available USD 72,000.00
92096

Amazing Fantasy #15 (Marvel, 1962) CGC FN+ 6.5 Cream to off-white pages.

1962 Not Available USD 72,000.00
91040

Fantastic Four #1 (Marvel, 1961) CGC VF- 7.5 Off-white to white pages.

1961 Not Available USD 69,000.00
91011 Frank Frazetta

Frank Frazetta - Tarzan and Jane Illustration Original Art (1991).

1991 Not Available USD 66,000.00
91014 Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers

Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers Strange Tales #101 Story Page 1 Human Torch Original Art (Marvel, 1962).

1962 Not Available USD 63,000.00
91022 John Romita, Sr.

John Romita, Sr. Marvel's Greatest Superhero Battles Trade Paperback Cover Original Art (Simon and Schuster, 1978).

1978 Not Available USD 55,200.00
91008 Will Eisner

Will Eisner The Spirit Weekly Newspaper Section Complete 7-Page Story "Montabaldo" Original Art dated 1-25-48 (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1948).

1948 Not Available USD 52,800.00
92008

Batman #9 (DC, 1942) CGC NM 9.4 Off-white pages.

1942 Not Available USD 52,800.00
91037

Daredevil Battles Hitler #1 Mile High Pedigree (Lev Gleason, 1941) CGC NM 9.4 White pages.

1941 Not Available USD 50,400.00
  • Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Winston Churchill. The Second World War. Set of First-Edition Volumes. 6,000 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: A.A. Milne, Ernest H. Shepard. A Collection of The Pooh Books. Set of First-Editions. 18,600 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Salvador Dalí, Lewis Carroll. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Finely Bound and Signed Limited Edition. 15,000 USD
    Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ian Fleming. Live and Let Die. First Edition. 9,500 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter Series. Finely Bound First Printing Set of Complete Series. 5,650 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell to Arms. First Edition, First Printing. 4,200 USD
  • Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A RUTH BADER GINSBURG BEADED JUDICIAL COLLAR. $80,000 - $120,000
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: ONLY KNOWN COPY OF THE ONLY BOOK BY THE REMARKABLE EVE ADAMS. $8,000 - $12,000
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A COMPLETE RUN OF VISIONAIRE MAGAZINE THROUGH 2010. $6,000 - $9,000
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: LAW REVIEW OFFPRINT SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY RUTH BADER GINSBURG. $3,000 - $5,000
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: META REBNER'S WORKING SCRIPT OF THE LOVED ONE. $1,500 - $2,000
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A KATHY GROVE PORTRAIT OF CYNDI LAUPER FOR THE FEBRUARY 1989 DETAILS COVER. $800 - $1,200
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A PLASTIC COAT BY MILLIE DAVID FEATURED IN SOHO NEWS STYLE SECTION, FROM THE COLLECTION OF ANNIE FLANDERS. $500 - $700
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A RUTH BADER GINSBURG JEWELRY BOX. $600 - $900
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A SET OF JONI MITCHELL LYRICS FOR "IF I HAD A HEART." $2,000 - $3,000
  • 19th Century Shop
    Catalogue 198 just published
    19th Century Shop. Darwin and Wallace, first printing of the first paper on natural selection
    19th Century Shop. Shakespeare’s Poems, first collected edition
    19th Century Shop. Walt Whitman portrait inscribed with a Leaves of Grass poem
    19th Century Shop. Major Elizabeth Barrett Browning manuscript notebook
    19th Century Shop. Spock's Baby Book, original MS
    19th Century Shop. Cellarius, Harmonia Macrocosmica, the great celestial atlas
  • Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [RUTH, George Herman “Babe” (1895-1948)]. Signed photograph. Circa 1930s. 191 x 248 mm. $1,500 to $2,500.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: HARRISON, Benjamin. Document signed (“Benj Harrison”) as governor of Virginia, certifying the service of Daniel Cumbo, a Black Revolutionary soldier. $6,000 to $9,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: ONE OF THE FIRST PRINTED ANNOUNCEMENTS OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: FIRST PRINTING OF LINCOLN’S IMMORTAL GETTYSBURG ADDRESS. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: HIGHLY IMPORTANT MORMON ARCHIVE. ALLEY, George. Archive of 23 Autograph Letters Signed by Mormon Convert George Alley to His Brother Joseph Alley. $10,000 to $20,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [AVIATION]. [ARMSTRONG, Neil A.] Aviation Hall of Fame Gold Medal MS64 NGC, Awarded to Neil Armstrong in 1979. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: NEWLY DISCOVERED FIRST PRINTING OF "WITH MALICE TOWARDS NONE... " FROM THE ONLY NEWSPAPER ACTUALLY ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN LINCOLN’S SECOND INAUGURAL PROCESSION. $4,000 to $8,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: THE MOST IMPORTANT GEORGE WASHINGTON DOCUMENT IN PRIVATE HANDS; GEORGE WASHINGTON’S COMMISSION AS COMMANDER IN CHIEF, 1775, ONE OF ONLY TWO ORIGINALS. $150,000 to $250,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: A VERY RARE ACCOUNT OF BLACKBEARD’S DEATH AND ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PIRATE ITEMS EXTANT. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: EDISON, Thomas. Patent for Edison’s Improvements on the Electric-Light, No. 219,628. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Patent Office], 16 September 1879. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [VIETNAM WAR]. The original pen used by Secretary of State William P. Rogers to sign the Vietnam Peace Agreement, Paris, 27 January 1973. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: SONS OF LIBERTY FOUNDER COLONEL BARRÉ ANNOTATED TITLE-PAGE, “WHICH OUGHT TO ROUSE UP BRITISH ATTENTION”. $4,000 to $6,000.
  • Forum Auctions
    Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    28th March 2024
    Forum Mar. 28: [Langland (William)]. The vision of Pierce Plowman, nowe the seconde time imprinted..., Roberte Crowley, 1550. £8,000 to £10,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: [Shakespeare (William)]. [Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies], second folio edition, [by Tho.Cotes, for Robert Allot], [1632]. £30,000 to £40,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Bible, Czech Biblia Bohemica, first complete Bible printed in the Czech vernacular, Prague, August 1488. £30,000 to £40,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    28th March 2024
    Forum Mar. 28: Shabthai Tzvi.- Collection of four printed and illustrated broadsides detailing the appearance, rise and fall of the false messiah, Shabthai Tzvi, Augsburg, 1666-67. £40,000 to £60,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Leaf from the Beauvais Missal, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment, [Northern France (perhaps Beauvais or Amiens)], [fourteenth century (c.1310)]. £4,000 to £6,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Aubrey (John). [Remaines of Gentilisme and Judaisme], manuscript in English, Latin and Greek, [c. 1693]. £30,000 to £50,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    28th March 2024
    Forum Mar. 28: Byron (George Gordon Noel, Lord). Poems on Various Occasions, first edition, Harriet Maltby's copy, Newark, Printed by S. & J. Ridge, 1807. £30,000 to £40,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Hobbit, first edition, second impression with dust-jacket, 1937 [but 1938]. £7,000 to £10,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Blake (William).- Thornton (Robert John). The Pastorals of Virgil, 2 vol., engraved plates by William Blake, 1821. £8,000 to £12,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    28th March 2024
    Forum Mar. 28: America.- Mount (William J.) & Thomas Page. The English Pilot…, [bound with] The Fourth Book, describing The West Indies Navigation from Hudson's-Bay to the River Amazones, 1721. £20,000 to £30,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Oldfield (Henry Ambrose), Rajman Singh Chitrakar & others. An album of 160 photographs and 13 original artworks, (1833-1919), [c. 1850s-1880s]. £20,000 to £30,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Audubon (John James) [and William MacGillivray]. Ornithological Biography…, 5 vol., first edition, presentation copy inscribed by Audubon, Edinburgh, 1831-49 [i.e. 1831-39]. £10,000 to £15,000.
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