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Welcome to this edition of Comic Art Weekly. As the year draws to a close, let’s take a look at the latest original comic art sales, new listings, and what’s coming up for collectors.
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Urania Casa d'Aste offered close to 300 lots, with 182 sold and a total of €368,850. The headline result was Hugo Pratt’s Sgt. Kirk/Corto Maltese cover at €110,000, well above its estimate. Other notable sales included Milo Manara’s Diabolik e Eva cover at €15,000 (top of estimate), and a Sergio Zaniboni Eva Kant painting at €23,000. Works by Milo Manara, Paolo Eleuteri Serpieri, and Lucio Parrillo also performed well, with several pieces selling within or above their estimates.
Heritage sold all 319 lots, totaling $197,432. The top result was a John Byrne and Keith Williams Alpha Flight #20 page at $22,500. Other featured results included a Dan Day/John Totleben Swamp Thing page at $2,750 and a Samuel Armstrong Goofy cover at $1,920. The auction included a wide range of American comic art, from Golden Age strips to modern superhero pages.
Ewbank's presented a small but focused sale, with Jamie Hewlett’s first Tank Girl page selling for £13,000 (about $17,400 or €15,000), and a John Romita Jr. Punisher artwork at £52. Other lots included Marvel and DC character sketches and pages.
Bonhams sold a single Charles M. Schulz Peanuts drawing for $9,600, well above its estimate.
mycomicshop.com sold two sketches, including a Batman and Robin vs. Frankenstein piece at $66.
Catawiki saw a Peyo Smurfs drawing sell for €1,351 and a Tibet Chick Bill page at €1,000. Other featured items did not meet reserve.
eBay featured a Todd McFarlane DC Invasion page at $2,150, a Silver Surfer double page spread at AU$1,026 (about $680/€580), and a Strike Force Morituri page at $898. Additional sales included classic Marvel and DC pages, with several results in the $400–700 range.
Other auction houses and marketplaces reported smaller volumes and lower prices, with most lots under $100 or €100.
Cool Lines Art added several high-value Uncanny X-Men pages by Barry Windsor-Smith and Marc Silvestri, including a splash from issue #214 and key pages featuring Storm, Dazzler, and Psylocke. A Windsor-Smith splash page is listed at $55,000.
Daniel Maghen listed a Tintin Castafiore rough by Hergé at €40,000, a XIII page by William Vance at €8,000, and a Milo Manara Borgia illustration at €6,000. Other highlights include a Jean Tabary Iznogoud cover and a Jean-François Charles Pionniers du Nouveau Monde cover.
Huberty Breyne Gallery added a Gotlib Rubrique-à-brac page at €24,100 and several Buck Danny originals by Victor Hubinon in the €1,500–2,600 range.
Panel Page Art listed a Frank Miller Dark Knight 3 page at $18,000, multiple Rob Liefeld Youngblood covers and splashes, and a Frank Brunner Giant Size Man-Thing page at $8,500.
Romitaman added a Peach Momoko Marauders cover at $6,500, a Terry Dodson Amazing Spider-Man cover at $6,000, and a Daredevil #152 page by Carmine Infantino/Klaus Janson at $5,000.
Anthony's Comic Book Art listed a Fantastic Four #30 page by Chic Stone/Jack Kirby at $21,000 and a TMNT #13 cover by Federico Mele at $4,000.
Scott Eder added several Jeffrey Brown X-Men and Mandalorian pages, with prices ranging from $1,200 to $4,500.
ComiConArt listed a Mikel Janin Superman/Spider-Man cover at $15,000 and a Juan Ferreyra Lobo cover at $2,500.
Cart Gallery added a Giuseppe Camuncoli Spider-Man cover at €1,500 and several Diabolik and Joker pages in the €300–1,000 range.
Laberinto Gris listed a Luis Royo Taarna painting at €18,000 and a Black Canary piece at €1,500.
eBay saw new listings including a Norm Breyfogle Detective Comics #616 page (current bid $2,350), a Sal Buscema Captain America #158 page (current bid $1,525), and a Jim Aparo Aquaman page (current bid $611). Other active auctions feature classic Marvel and DC art, with several bids over $200.
Catawiki has a Breccia Mort Cinder page (current bid €750), a De Vita Paperinik page (current bid €371), and a Dell'Acqua/Lavezzolo Gim Toro story (current bid €300). Additional lots include covers and pages by Guido Buzzelli, José González, and Erich Von Gotha.
Other dealers and galleries added a variety of new listings, mostly under $1,000 or €1,000, with a focus on European and independent artists.
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Russ Cochran is running an auction with a featured Alex Niño Tarzan illustration (current bid $1,800) and a Dan Spiegel Blackhawk page (current bid $120). The sale also includes EC Comics production art, original Sunday pages, and classic American comic strips.
Heritage continues with a large selection of American comic art, including superhero pages, covers, and classic strips. Notable lots include a Carlos Pacheco Avengers Forever page (current bid $1,156), a John Buscema Conan strip (current bid $1,000), and a Jim Starlin Dreadstar page (current bid $812).
Mandarake features Japanese manga art, with a Hiroshi Kaizuka color manuscript (current bid ¥27,000, about $175/€150), a Toshio Okazaki Laserion manuscript (¥20,000), and a David Mack Winter Soldier illustration (¥20,000).
eBay has active auctions for a Norm Breyfogle Batman page, a Sal Buscema Captain America page, and a Jim Aparo Aquaman page, all with strong bidding. Additional lots include Marvel and DC pages, pinups, and independent comic art.
Catawiki features a Breccia Mort Cinder page (current bid €750), a De Vita Paperinik page (current bid €371), and a Dell'Acqua/Lavezzolo Gim Toro story (current bid €300). Other highlights include a Gennady Koufay pinup and a Guido Buzzelli Zasafir drawing.
Other auction houses and marketplaces are offering a mix of European, American, and Japanese comic art, with most lots under $500 or €500.
Moebius, Mike Mignola, Batman, John Byrne, and Spider-Man occupy the top positions in this week’s rankings. Milo Manara, Frank Miller, and Frank Frazetta also remain highly ranked.
This week, Edika and Dino Busett made the most notable gains, each rising over 1,000 places in the rankings. Steve Leialoha, Aquaman, and J.H. Williams III also showed significant upward movement.
Good luck with your collecting this week! Remember, ComicArtTracker is the best way to keep up with original comic art sales, new listings, and upcoming auctions from all major sources.