Hello, and welcome to a new year of original comic art highlights. We hope you enjoy exploring the latest sales, listings, and upcoming opportunities in the world of comic art collecting.
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Heritage offered close to 300 lots, all sold, with a total of $169,507 realized. The top result was a Joe Shuster Superman illustration at $7,500, followed by a Frank Thorne Red Sonja at $6,250 and an Andrew Wildman & Stephen Baskerville Black Cat page at $4,750. Other notable sales included a Marc Swayze Mary Marvel illustration at $4,125, a Wally Wood Galaxy Science Fiction illustration at $3,750, and a Joe Kubert Viking Prince page at $3,750. Collector favorites such as Spider-Man, Batman, and Green Lantern were well represented among the featured lots.
Fauve Paris presented 26 lots, with a sell-through rate of 23%. The highest price was €884 for a group of Simon Leblanc original pages. Several lots, including a Jean-Claude Mézières Valérian page (reserve not met), did not sell.
Tessier Sarrou sold 90 out of 164 lots, totaling €16,655. The top result was a Go Nagai Goldorak celluloid at €840, with other animation art from Dragon Ball, Astro Boy, and Saint Seiya also performing well.
On eBay, the highest sales included a Batman 381 double-page original by Hoberg & Alcala at $2,500, a 1966 Amazing Spider-Man color guide for Kingpin’s first appearance at $2,500, and a John Byrne Action Comics splash at $1,104.97. Other notable results were a Bob Kane/Jerry Robinson Joker/Batman napkin sketch at $787 and a Blue Devil Annual page at $617.
On Catawiki, the top sale was a Schultheiss Le rêve du requin page at €1,863, followed by a Massimiliano Frezzato Margot page at €1,501 and a Horacio Altuna El último recreo page at €1,500. A Seron Mini-Vrouwtjes page did not meet its reserve.
Other smaller auctions included a Bringing Up Father & Moon Mullins original at $937.5 and several British animation cels and Henry’s Cat artwork, mostly selling below $200.
Romitaman added a featured Swamp Thing #2 page by Bernie Wrightson (offered at $32,000), as well as high-value Peanuts daily strips by Charles Schulz and a Hellboy movie billboard by Mike Mignola. Other new listings include a Hal Foster Prince Valiant Sunday and a Joe Kubert G.I. Combat cover.
Metropolis Comics listed a Jack Kirby Marvel Treasury Edition #11 back cover at $130,000.
Nostalgic Investments added a Jack Kirby Our Fighting Forces double-page spread at $16,500 and a John Romita Jr. Spider-Man pin-up at $9,500.
Panel Page Art listed a John Romita Sr. Spectacular Spider-Man Magazine page at $12,000 and an Amazing Spider-Man 45 unused page at $10,000.
Graphic Collectibles offered several Frank Miller Sin City pages, including a Big Fat Kill #5 page at $9,000 and a Hell & Back #5 page at $7,000.
Philippe Labaune Gallery sold two Anita Kunz Rolling Stone covers at $8,800 each.
Kirby's Comic Art sold a Rafa Sandoval Absolute Superman #15 cover at £6,000 and listed another Sandoval cover at the same price.
La Galerie de la Bande Dessinée listed a One Piece Monkey D. Luffy genga at €10,000.
Daniel Maghen sold a F’Murr Génie des alpages cover at €4,500 and a René Sterne Blake et Mortimer page at €3,500.
Segni e Disegni added a Tex cover by Galep at €5,000 and a Tex page by Galep at €900.
Art e Fumetto listed a Dino Battaglia Moby Dick title page at €6,000 and a Joe Jusko Epic Illustrated #11 Conan illustration at €4,000.
El Arte Del Comic sold a Luis Royo Heavy Metal cover at €15,000.
On eBay, more than 8,000 new items were listed, including a Frank Cho Brandy pencil illustration (active auction, $3,000 current bid), a Gary Frank Geiger page (active, $510), and a Superman #392 page by Dave Hunt & Curt Swan (active, $381.76). Other active listings feature a Cheung/Dell Civil War 2016 art page and a Scud the Disposable Assassin page by Rob Schrab.
On Catawiki, at least 5 new featured items are active: a Marc Sleen Lustige Kapoentjes page (current bid €400), a Jean-Yves Mitton Silver Surfer page (€325), a Mitton Mikros page (€302), a Sean Chen X-Men The End splash (€250), and a Steve Rude The Moth page (€250). Other notable listings include a Hugo Pratt Corto Maltese strip (current bid €2,700) and a Ken Tsukikage manga set (current bid €2,400).
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PBA Galleries is holding a large auction with over 130 comic art lots, including a featured C.C. Beck Whiz Comics #4 recreation (current bid $1,500), a George Pérez & Mike Esposito Avengers #202 page (current bid $1,300), and a Jack Davis Iron Man Aces High #5 page (current bid $1,000). Other highlights include a Kelley Jones Sandman #22 page and a Mac Raboy Flash Gordon Sunday.
Aibo Art Auction continues with more than 120 lots, including a featured José Ortiz 14 Cavalieri dell'Apocalisse ensemble (active, no current bid).
mycomicshop.com offers over 100 original art lots, with a John Byrne/Al Gordon Fantastic Four #275 page (current bid $2,247) and a John Byrne/Keith Williams She-Hulk #35 page (current bid $510) among the top items.
Heritage has over 600 lots scheduled, including a Bill Sienkiewicz Moon Knight #13 page (current bid $1,063.75), a Sienkiewicz Moon Knight #29 page ($1,000), and a John Buscema Conan daily strip ($906.25). Other highlights include a Jack Kirby Kid Colt Outlaw #119 page and a Carl Barks Junior Woodchucks preliminary.
On eBay, active auctions include a Frank Cho Brandy pencil illustration (current bid $3,000), a Gary Frank Geiger page ($510), and a Superman #392 page by Dave Hunt & Curt Swan ($381.76). Other featured items are a Cheung/Dell Civil War 2016 art page and a Scud the Disposable Assassin page by Rob Schrab.
On Catawiki, featured active lots include a Marc Sleen Lustige Kapoentjes page (current bid €400), a Jean-Yves Mitton Silver Surfer page (€325), a Mitton Mikros page (€302), a Sean Chen X-Men The End splash (€250), and a Steve Rude The Moth page (€250). Other notable items include a Hugo Pratt Corto Maltese strip and a Ken Tsukikage manga set.
Moebius, Mike Mignola, and Eddie Campbell occupy the top positions in this week’s rankings, followed by John Byrne, Spider-Man, and Batman. Milo Manara, Frank Miller, and Jim Lee also remain highly ranked. Among characters, Spider-Man, Batman, and Superman are collector favorites.
This week, Rebecca Guay and The Private Eye made the most notable gains, each rising several hundred places in the rankings compared to the previous week. Jorge Jimenez and MAD also showed significant upward movement.
Good luck with your collecting this week! Remember, ComicArtTracker is the best way to keep up with new listings, sales, and upcoming auctions for original comic art you’d love to own.