Rago Arts and Auctions: Icons & Heroes: Comics and Comic Art
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Icons & Heroes: Comics and Comic Art | Total Sales (USD) | 373,511.00 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | March 11, 2026 - March 11, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 292,300.00 |
| Sale Number | #31126 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 440,900.00 |
| Total Lots | 254 | ||
| Sold Lots | 235.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 314,000.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 92.52% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 473,700.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 19 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 78.85% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 102 | Marvel Comics Amazing Fantasy #15 CGC 5.0 |
1962 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 42,700.00 | |
| 103 | Marvel Comics Amazing Fantasy #15 CGC 6.0 Restored |
1962 | USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 15,860.00 | |
| 209 | Marvel Comics Incredible Hulk #1 CGC 3.0 |
1962 | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 10,980.00 | |
| 179 | Marvel Comics Fantastic Four #1 CGC 3.0 |
1961 | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 9,760.00 | |
| 129 | Marvel Comics Avengers #1 CGC 6.5 JSA Jack Kirby |
1963 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 8,540.00 | |
| 346 | Marvel Comics X-Men #1 CGC 4.0 |
1963 | USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 6,710.00 | |
| 185 | Marvel Comics Fantastic Four #48 CGC 9.0 |
1966 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 5,124.00 | |
| 225 | Marvel Comics Journey Into Mystery #83 CGC 3.5 |
1962 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 5,124.00 | |
| 308 | Marvel Comics Tales of Suspense #39 CGC 2.5 |
1963 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 5,124.00 | |
| 217 | Marvel Comics Incredible Hulk #181 CGC 8.5 |
1974 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 4,636.00 | |
| 210 | Marvel Comics Incredible Hulk #1 CGC 0.5 |
1962 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 4,270.00 | |
| 143 | DC Comics Batman #59 CGC 7.0 |
1950 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 3,904.00 | |
| 171 | DC Comics Detective Comics #91 CGC 8.0 |
1944 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 3,904.00 | |
| 140 | DC Comics Batman #37 CGC 7.5 |
1946 | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 3,660.00 | |
| 172 | DC Comics Detective Comics #114 CGC 8.0 |
1946 | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 3,660.00 | |
| 212 | Marvel Comics Incredible Hulk #6 CGC 8.0 |
1963 | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 3,416.00 | |
| 121 | Marvel Comics Amazing Spider-Man #300 CGC 9.6 Signature Series Michelinie, Parker, Salicrup, Sharen, and McFarlane |
1988 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 3,172.00 | |
| 141 | DC Comics Batman #47 CGC 7.0 |
1948 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 3,172.00 | |
| 288 | Marvel Comics Star Wars #1 CGC 9.8 |
1977 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 3,172.00 | |
| 320 | Marvel Comics Ultimate Fallout #4 CGC 9.6 Variant Edition Signature Series Marko Djurdjevic |
2011 | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 3,172.00 | |
| 336 | Marvel Comics Werewolf By Night #32 CGC 9.4 |
1975 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 3,172.00 | |
| 347 | Marvel Comics X-Men #2 CGC 8.5 |
1963 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 3,172.00 | |
| 145 | DC Comics Batman #121 CGC 4.5 |
1959 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 3,048.00 | |
| 137 | DC Comics Batman #18 CGC 4.5 |
1943 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,928.00 | |
| 340 | Sal Buscema and Bill Black | What If? #12 Story Page 11 Original Art (Marvel Comics, 1978) |
1978 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,928.00 |
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ALDE, Apr. 8: GUEVARA (ANTONIO DE). Histoire de Marc-Aurèle, Empereur Romain, vray miroir et horloge des Princes. Paris, Pierre et Galliot du Pré, frères, 1565. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: HEURES DE LA VIERGE. Horæ in laudem beatissimæ virginis Mariæ ad usum Romanum. Paris, Charles L'Angelier, 1556. €4,000 to €5,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: MONTAIGNE (MICHEL DE). Les Essais. Édition nouvelle, trouvée après le deceds de l'autheur… Paris, Abel L'Angelier, 1595. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [ROJAS (FERNANDO DE)]. Celestina, tragicomedia di Calisto et Melibea, tradotta de lingua castigliana in italiano idioma… Venise, 1531. €2,000 to €3,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CAMÕES (LUÍS DE). Os Lusiadas. Lisbonne, Pedro Crasbeeck, 1613. €2,000 to €3,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Bruxelles, Roger Velpius & Huberto Antonio, 1611. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: LA FONTAINE (JEAN DE). Fables choisies, mises en vers. Paris, Denys Thierry et Claude Barbin, 1678-1694. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Madrid, Joaquin Ibarra, 1780. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: DIDEROT (DENIS) ET JEAN LE ROND D'ALEMBERT. Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers. Paris, 1751-1765. €15,000 to €20,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. LAMARTINE (Alphonse de). Les Laboureurs. Poème tiré de Jocelyn… Lyon, J. A. Henry, 1883. €8,000 to €10,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. Livre de prières tissé d'après les enluminures des manuscrits du XIVe au XVIe siècle. Lyon, [A. Roux], 1886. €5,000 to €6,000. -
Sotheby’s
Books, Manuscripts & Objects from Three Important Collections
Open for Bidding 2-17 AprilSotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: [Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meun]. Le Roman de la Rose, [Geneva or Lyons, c.1481], first printed edition of the most important medieval French vernacular poem. £200,000 to £300,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Castiglione. Il libro del cortegiano. [Venice], April 1528, first edition, in a magnificent binding by Jean Picard for Jean Grolier. £100,000 to £150,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Jacobus de Cessolis. Schachzabelbuch, Strasbourg, 1483, von der Lasa copy. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: World Championship, 1972. A collection of 84 press photographs of the famed match between Spassky and Fischer. £2,000 to £3,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Ben Franklin. Autograph letter signed, to Lord Shelburne, British Prime Minister, during peace negotiations, November 1782. £15,000 to £20,000.