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Rago Arts and Auctions: The Vault: Golden Age to Modern Comics
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | The Vault: Golden Age to Modern Comics | Total Sales (USD) | 1,729,863.00 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | February 10, 2026 - February 10, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 1,446,900.00 |
| Sale Number | #21026a | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 2,192,300.00 |
| Total Lots | 66 | ||
| Sold Lots | 66.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 1,446,900.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 100.00% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 2,192,300.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 0 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 78.91% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 120 | Marvel Comics Amazing Fantasy #15 CGC 9.0 |
1962 | USD 400,000.00 - 600,000.00 | USD 573,400.00 | |
| 101 | DC Comics Action Comics #1 CGC 5.0 A-4 |
1938 | USD 300,000.00 - 500,000.00 | USD 378,200.00 | |
| 103 | DC Comics Batman #1 CGC 9.2 A-5 |
1940 | USD 100,000.00 - 150,000.00 | USD 109,800.00 | |
| 129 | DC Comics Brave and the Bold #28 CGC 9.2 |
1960 | USD 100,000.00 - 150,000.00 | USD 79,300.00 | |
| 119 | DC Comics Wonder Woman #1 CGC 7.5 |
1942 | USD 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 | USD 61,000.00 | |
| 154 | Marvel Comics Incredible Hulk #181 CGC 9.8 |
1974 | USD 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 | USD 54,900.00 | |
| 100 | DC Comics Detective Comics #1 CGC 7.0 P |
1937 | USD 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 | USD 46,360.00 | |
| 151 | Marvel Comics Hero For Hire #1 CGC 9.8 |
1972 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 36,600.00 | |
| 136 | Marvel Comics Incredible Hulk #1 CGC 6.5 |
1962 | USD 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 | USD 31,720.00 | |
| 133 | Marvel Comics Fantastic Four #1 CGC 6.5 |
1961 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 24,400.00 | |
| 106 | DC Comics Detective Comics #33 CGC 6.5 B-2 JSA Bob Kane |
1939 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 20,320.00 | |
| 144 | Marvel Comics Tales of Suspense #39 CGC 7.5 |
1963 | USD 20,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 18,300.00 | |
| 145 | Marvel Comics Tales to Astonish #27 CGC 8.5 |
1962 | USD 18,000.00 - 24,000.00 | USD 18,300.00 | |
| 148 | San Francisco Ebon #1 CGC 9.8 |
1970 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 18,300.00 | |
| 158 | Marvel Comics Werewolf By Night #32 CGC 9.8 |
1975 | USD 18,000.00 - 22,000.00 | USD 17,080.00 | |
| 146 | Marvel Comics X-Men #1 CGC 5.5 Signature Series Stan Lee |
1963 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 14,640.00 | |
| 134 | Marvel Comics Fantastic Four #3 CGC 9.0 |
1962 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 12,200.00 | |
| 127 | Marvel Comics Avengers #1 CGC 8.0 |
1963 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 11,590.00 | |
| 121 | Marvel Comics Amazing Spider-Man #1 CGC 4.0 |
1963 | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 9,150.00 | |
| 155 | Marvel Comics Iron Man #55 CGC 9.8 |
1973 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 8,540.00 | |
| 141 | DC Comics Showcase #4 CGC 2.0 |
1956 | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 7,930.00 | |
| 152 | DC Comics House of Secrets #123 CGC 9.8 |
1974 | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 7,930.00 | |
| 112 | Timely Comics Marvel Mystery Comics #46 CGC 1.8 |
1943 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 6,710.00 | |
| 116 | Better Publications Startling Comics #49 CGC 2.0 |
1948 | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 6,710.00 | |
| 108 | DC Comics Detective Comics #66 CGC 3.0 |
1942 | USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 6,100.00 |
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Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
26th March 2026Forum, Mar. 26: Book of Hours.- Heures a lusaige de Romme, printed on vellum, with 14 full-page illuminated miniatures, Paris, N. Higman for J. de Brie, [c.1521]. £20,000-30,000Forum, Mar. 26: France.- Book of Hours, perhaps Use of the Abbey of Saint-Gildas de Rhuys, with thirteen miniatures surviving from an original cycle of at least twenty, [c. 1430]. £15,000-20,000Forum, Mar. 26: Milton (John). Paradise lost. A Poem in Ten Books, first edition, Pforzheimer's sixth state, S. Simmons, 1669. £8,000-12,000Forum, Mar. 26: Blake (William). Illustrations of the Book of Job, one of 215 first issue "Proof" copies, this one of 65 copies on "French" paper, Published by the Author, March 8, 1825 [but March, 1826]. £15,000-20,000Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
26th March 2026Forum, Mar. 26: Christie (Agatha). The ABC Murders, first edition, The Crime Club, 1936. £15,000-20,000Forum, Mar. 26: Halley (Edmund). Astronomiae Cometicae Synopsis, in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, no. 297, pp.1882-99, March 1705. £10,000-15,000Forum, Mar. 26: Haytham (Ibn al) [known as Alhazen]. Opticae Thesaurus...Item Vitellonis Thuringopoloni libri X..., first edition, Basel, August, 1572. £20,000-30,000Forum, Mar. 26: Kepler (Johannes). Dioptrice seu demonstratio eorum quae visui & visibilibus propter conspicilla non ita pridem inventa accidunt, first edition, Augsburg, David Frank, 1611. £12,000-18,000 -
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Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Andrews (H.C.) Coloured Engravings of Heaths, 4 vol. in 2, first edition, [1710,--94]-1802-1809-[1830]. £10,000 - £15,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- Cramer (Pierre) and Caspar Stoll. De Uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in de drie Waereld-Deelen…,, 5 vol., Amsterdam & Utrecht, 1779-91. £8,000 - £12,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Voyages.- Darwin (Charles) and others. Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle, 3 vol. in 4, including Appendix to vol.2, first edition, 1839. £8,000 - £12,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- de Graaf (Willem Diederik Vincent). [Inlandsche Kapellen in beeld], 170 fine original watercolours, [Enkhuizen], [1800-40]. £8,000 - £12,000.Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Dresser (Henry Eeles). A History of the Birds of Europe, 9 vol., including supplement, first edition, by the author, 1871-96. £6,000 - £8,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Zoology.- Felines.- Elliot (Daniel Giraud). A Monograph of the Felidæ or Family of the Cats, first edition, for the Subscribers, by the Author, [1878]-1883. £25,000 - £30,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Frisch (Johann Leonard). Vorstellung der Vögel Deutschlandes, 2 vol., first edition, Berlin, Friedr. Wilhelm Birnsteil, [1736]-1763. £40,000 - £60,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Gould (John). The Birds of Great Britain, 5 vol., first edition, by the author, 1862-1873. £30,000 - £40,000.Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026Forum, Mar. 25: Pomology.- France.- Poiteau (A.) Pomologie Française. Recueil des Plus Beaux Fruits cultivés en France, 4 vol., Paris, 1846. £30,000 - £40,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- [Robin (Jean)]. Histoire des Plantes, nouvellement trouvées en l'Isle Virgine…,, 1620; with Geoffrey Linocier L'Histoire des plantes, second edition, 1619-20. £3,000 - £4,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Japan.- Siebold (P.F. von). Nippon. Archiv zur Beschreibung von Japan, 7 parts in 6 vol., first edition, Leyden, [1832]-1852. £35,000 - £45,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Valentijn (Francois). Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indiën..., 5 vol. in 8, first edition, Dordrecht [&] Amsterdam, 1724-26. £8,000 - £12,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Australia.- Redouté (P.J.).- Ventenat (Étienne Pierre). Jardin de la Malmaison, 2 vol.,, Paris, 1803-04[-05]. £30,000 - £40,000.