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Rago Arts and Auctions: Icons and Heroes: Comic Art

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Auction Name Icons and Heroes: Comic Art Total Sales (USD) 47,141.00
Auction Date December 02, 2025 - December 02, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 44,900.00
Sale Number #120225b High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 65,300.00
Total Lots 59
Sold Lots 52.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 53,700.00
% of Lots Sold 88.14% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 78,500.00
Unsold Lots 7 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 60.05%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
301 Brent Anderson and Bob McLeod

X-Men Annual #5 Story Page 29 Original Art (Marvel Comics, 1981)

1981 USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 USD 3,660.00
309 Greg Land b.1956 follow artist

Godzilla Vs Spider-Man #1 Cover Original Art (Marvel Comics, 2025)

2025 USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 2,684.00
324 Lee Moder and Ron Boyd

Legion of Super-Heroes: New Horizons Trade Paperback Cover Original Art (DC Comics, 2000)

2000 USD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 2,540.00
308 Dave Johnson follow artist

Deadpool #26 Cover Original Art (Marvel Comics, 2008)

2008 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 2,318.00
313 Greg Land and Jay Leisten

Zombies Assemble #3 Cover Original Art (Marvel Comics, 2017)

2017 USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 2,196.00
332 Dr. Seuss 1904--1991 follow artist

All I Need is a Reindeer

USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 2,159.00
302 Dick Ayers and Vince Colletta

Ghost Rider #3 Story Page 2 Original Art (Marvel Comics, 1967)

1967 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,830.00
329 Alex Saviuk b.1952 follow artist

What if? Galactus Transformed Gambit #1 Cover Original Art (Marvel Comics, 2025)

2025 USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 1,830.00
300 Dan Adkins 1937--2013 follow artist

Dr. Strange #170 Story Page 12 Original Art (Marvel Comics, 1968)

1968 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,708.00
331 George Tuska and Art Nichols

Masters of the Universe: The Movie #1 Story Page 1 Original Art (Star Comics, 1982)

1982 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,586.00
328 Don Perlin and Joe Sinnott

Defenders #95 Story Page 14 Original Art (Marvel Comics, 1981)

1981 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 1,220.00
310 Greg Land and Jay Leisten

Marvel Zombies 4 #3 Cover Original Art (Marvel Comics, 2009)

2009 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 1,159.00
306 Stan Goldberg and John Verpoorten

Chili #16 Cover Original Art (Marvel Comics, 1970)

1970 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 1,098.00
311 Greg Land and Jay Leisten

Venom War: Spider-Man #4 Story Page 11 Original Art (Marvel Comics, 2024)

2024 USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,098.00
327 Ryan Ottley and Cliff Rathburn

Invincible #104 Story Page 19 Original Art (Image Comics, 2013)

2013 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,098.00
334 Dr. Seuss 1904--1991 follow artist

Life's a Balancing Act

USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 1,080.00
337 Dr. Seuss 1904--1991 follow artist

Turtle Tower

USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 1,080.00
312 Greg Land and Jay Leisten

Web of Spider-Man #1 Story Page 9 Original Art (Marvel Comics, 2024)

2024 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 976.00
323 Lee Moder and Ron Boyd

Legion of Super-Heroes #62 Story Page 1 Original Art (DC Comics, 1994)

1994 USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 976.00
303 Aubrey Bradford and Sal Trapani

Masters of Kung-Fu #28 Story Page 15 (Marvel Comics, 1975)

1975 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 915.00
314 Dave Manak follow artist

Mad Magazine #350 'Spy vs. Spy' Original Art (EC, 1995)

1995 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 915.00
316 Dave Manak follow artist

Mad Magazine #353 'Spy vs. Spy' Pages 1 and 2 Original Art (EC, 1995)

1995 USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 915.00
335 Dr. Seuss 1904--1991 follow artist

Talk Talk Talk

USD 500.00 - 800.00 USD 915.00
338 Dr. Seuss 1904--1991 follow artist

I Am Sam

USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 889.00
315 Dave Manak follow artist

Mad Magazine #351 'Spy vs. Spy' Original Art (EC, 1995)

1995 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 793.00
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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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