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Auction Name Comics and Comic Art Signature Auction Total Sales (USD) 19,638,415.20
Auction Date June 20, 2024 - June 23, 2024 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 0.00
Sale Number #7374 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 0.00
Total Lots 1629
Sold Lots 1619.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 0.00
% of Lots Sold 99.39% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 0.00
Unsold Lots 10 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
92018

Lee Elias Black Cat Comics #50 Cover Original Art (Harvey, 1954).

 1954 Not Available USD 840,000.00
91006

Detective Comics #27 (DC, 1939) CGC VG+ 4.5 Tan to off-white pages.

 1939 Not Available USD 675,000.00
93013

Frank Miller and Klaus Janson Daredevil #165 Cover Original Art (Marvel, 1980).

 1980 Not Available USD 324,000.00
91002

Batman #1 (DC, 1940) CGC VG 4.0 Cream to off-white pages.

 1940 Not Available USD 288,000.00
91012

Marvel Comics #1 (Timely, 1939) CGC VG+ 4.5 Cream to off-white pages.

 1939 Not Available USD 288,000.00
91019

Whiz Comics #2 (#1) (Fawcett Publications, 1940) CGC FN/VF 7.0 Off-white to white pages.

 1940 Not Available USD 288,000.00
92006

Johnny Craig The Haunt of Fear #15 (#1) Cover Original Art (EC, 1950).

 1950 Not Available USD 264,000.00
91013

Marvel Comics #1 October Cover (Timely, 1939) CGC Apparent FN/VF 7.0 Moderate (A-3) Off-white to white pages.

 1939 Not Available USD 228,000.00
93015

John Romita Sr. and Mike Esposito (as Mickey Demeo) The Amazing Spider-Man #50 First Kingpin Story Page 13 Original Art (Marvel, 1967).

 1967 Not Available USD 216,000.00
92029

Graham Ingels (as "Ghastly") Haunt of Fear #14 Cover Original Art (EC, 1952).

 1952 Not Available USD 204,000.00
91003

Captain America Comics #1 (Timely, 1941) CGC VG/FN 5.0 White pages.

 1941 Not Available USD 180,000.00
91124

Superman #1 (DC, 1939) CGC FR/GD 1.5 Off-white to white pages.

 1939 Not Available USD 180,000.00
92019

Lee Elias Chamber of Chills #23 Cover Original Art (Harvey, 1954).

 1954 Not Available USD 180,000.00
93014

Frank Miller and Klaus Janson Batman: The Dark Knight Returns #2 Dark Knight Triumphant Story Page 37 Original Art (DC, 1986).

 1986 Not Available USD 156,000.00
91010

Fantastic Four #1 (Marvel, 1961) CGC VF+ 8.5 Off-white to white pages.

 1961 Not Available USD 144,000.00
92021

Al Feldstein Haunt of Fear #4 Cover Original Art (EC, 1950).

 1950 Not Available USD 144,000.00
93004

John Buscema Wolverine #7 Cover Original Art (Marvel, 1989).

 1989 Not Available USD 144,000.00
93018

Herb Trimpe The Incredible Hulk #143 Cover Dr. Doom Original Art (Marvel, 1971).

 1971 Not Available USD 144,000.00
92033

Warren Kremer Black Cat Mystery Comics #37 Cover Original Art (Harvey, 1952).

 1952 Not Available USD 132,000.00
93007

Steve Ditko The Amazing Spider-Man #10 Story Page 10 Original Art (Marvel, 1964).

 1964 Not Available USD 132,000.00
93001

Mark Bagley and Randy Emberlin The Amazing Spider-Man #379 Cover Original Art (Marvel, 1993).

 1993 Not Available USD 126,000.00
91152

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

 1962 Not Available USD 114,000.00
91017

Tales of Suspense #39 (Marvel, 1963) CGC NM- 9.2 Off-white to white pages.

 1963 Not Available USD 106,266.00
91007

Detective Comics #29 (DC, 1939) CGC VG/FN 5.0 Off-white to white pages.

 1939 Not Available USD 102,000.00
92028

Graham Ingels Haunt of Fear #9 Complete 8-Page Story "Warts So Horrible?" Original Art (EC, 1951).

 1951 Not Available USD 102,000.00
  • <b><center>Heritage Auctions<br>Rare Books Signature Auction<br>December 15, 2025</center></b> <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> John Donne. <i>Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death.</i> London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633. <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> Edgar Rice Burroughs. <i>Tarzan of the Apes.</i> <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> F. Scott Fitzgerald. <i>Tender is the Night. A Romance.</i> <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> Bram Stoker. <i>Dracula.</i> Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co., 1897. <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> Jerry Thomas. <i>How to Mix Drinks, or the Bon-Vivant's Companion, Containing Clear and Reliable Directions for Mixing All the Beverages Used in the United States…</i>
    Heritage Auctions
    Rare Books Signature Auction
    December 15, 2025
    Heritage, Dec. 15: John Donne. Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death. London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: F. Scott Fitzgerald. Tender is the Night. A Romance.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: Bram Stoker. Dracula. Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co., 1897.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: Jerry Thomas. How to Mix Drinks, or the Bon-Vivant's Companion, Containing Clear and Reliable Directions for Mixing All the Beverages Used in the United States…
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  • <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
  • <center><b>Sotheby’s<br>Book Week<br>December 9-17, 2025</b></center> <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Francesco Colonna. <i>Hypnerotomachie,</i> Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Nausea. <i>De principiis dialectices Gorgias,</i> and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Billon. <i>Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur,</i> Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000. <center><b>Sotheby’s<br>Book Week<br>December 9-17, 2025</b></center> <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> Salinger, J.D. The Graham Family archive, including autographed letters, an inscribed Catcher, a rare studio photograph of the author, and more. $120,000 to $180,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of <i>Sense and Sensibility,</i> the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> Massachusetts General Court. A powerful precursor to the Declaration of Independence: "every Act of Government … without the Consent of the People, is … Tyranny." $40,000 to $60,000.
    Sotheby’s
    Book Week
    December 9-17, 2025
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Francesco Colonna. Hypnerotomachie, Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Nausea. De principiis dialectices Gorgias, and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Billon. Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur, Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000.
    Sotheby’s
    Book Week
    December 9-17, 2025
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Salinger, J.D. The Graham Family archive, including autographed letters, an inscribed Catcher, a rare studio photograph of the author, and more. $120,000 to $180,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of Sense and Sensibility, the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Massachusetts General Court. A powerful precursor to the Declaration of Independence: "every Act of Government … without the Consent of the People, is … Tyranny." $40,000 to $60,000.