Heritage Auctions has been very busy lately with a slew of rare and in good condition comic books that have sold for a large amount of money. The most recent is a CGC-graded 9.2 copy of Batman #1 that sold in a private transaction for $850,000.
Category Archives: Auction
AUCTION: Heritage Auctions offers up first TMNT illustration
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The first-ever artwork of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – the illustration that launched one of the most successful character franchises in history – created for fun one night in late November, 1983 by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird will cross the auction block as part of Heritage Auctions’ May 10-11 Vintage Comics & Comic Art Signature® Auction.
AUCTION: Dreier Collection hits the auction block this summer
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Profiles in History have been selected to handle the sale of the celebrated Dreier Collection. Due to the size, scope and significance of the Dreier Collection, it will take nearly two years and several auctions to offer all of the material. The first installment of the Dreier Collection will be sold in July 2012.
AUCTION: Action Funnies ashcan up on block
Heritage Auctions has announced it is offering up a rare ashcan of Action Funnies and Boy Commandoes on February 22, 2012.
AUCTION: Frank Miller’s Dark Knight cover up on the auction block
Heritage Auctions continues to tantalize comic book fans with fantastic art offerings this month. First it was Calvin and Hobbes, and now we learn that the auction site has nabbed the original cover artwork for The Absolute Dark Knight collection, and the other is the Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 10th anniversary edition.
AUCTION: Heritage Auctions offers up original Calvin and Hobbes work
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An incredibly rare piece of original, published Calvin and Hobbes artwork – 1989-90 Calendar Cover Watercolor Illustration Original Art (c. 1988) – by artist Bill Watterson, is expected to bring $50,000+ when it comes to auction as part of Heritage Auctions’ Feb. 23 Vintage Comics & Comic Art Signature® event, at the Fletcher-Sinclair Mansion (Ukrainian Institute of America).
AUCTION: Action Comics #1 on auction block
While the news that Nicolas Cage’s copy of Action Comics #1 went for over a million dollars in auction, there are other not so great editions of the issue still floating around, and they also command a high price.
BIZ: Golden Apple Comics up on the auction block
Looks like Sharon and Ryan Liebowitz are looking to get out of the comic business and are selling the iconic Golden Apple Comics in Los Angeles. According to the eBay listing, Sharon is nearing retirement, and Ryan is simply not passionate about being a comic book retailer.
If you decide to buy Golden Apple Comics, you’re going to need $679,000.00, an escrow company, and the ability to make the store a success.
See the complete listing here.
ME WANT: Army of Darkness costume
Head over to eBay, and you’ll find a slew of knock-off costumes from any movie or franchise made by fans. While these work during the Halloween season, if you really want to impress your friends, you want to escort them secret room off the hallway to your inner sanctum, where you can show off the actual costumes worn in your favorite movies. The Superman costume worn by Christopher Reeve, the bat suit worn by Michael Keaton, and up on the auction block right now, the costume worn by Bruce Campbell in The Army of Darkness.
Own official Iron Man 2 and Incredible Hulk props and costumes
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Propworx, in association with Marvel Studios, announces The Official Iron Man 2 and The Incredible Hulk Prop and Costume Auction encompassing two amazing events featuring props, costumes, production artwork, concept drawings and set pieces from these fan-favorite movies. On October 13 – 16, 2011, Propworx will feature a preview of items from the auction at New York Comic Con at the Javits Center. Following the exclusive preview, Propworx will partner with its’ online auction provider LiveAuctioneers.com to host the online auction on October 22, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. PST.
Win a lunch with Stan Lee
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Charitybuzz, the leading online charity auction site, is offering comic buffs some great opportunities to give back, all while enjoying unique memorabilia or the company of some prominent figures in the comic universice!
Tales of Suspense #39 goes for $72,100 on eBay
I don’t get over to eBay as often as I used to, which means short auctions for rare comic book paraphernalia largely go unnoticed by me. But that doesn’t mean someone isn’t selling and others aren’t buying.