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Original Comic Art Tips #287 – Mar. 31 2023

Some big eBay results and great pieces on the HA weekly auction and Catawiki.

Original Comic Art Auction Results

eBay: $15k for the 1982 Peanuts daily, $3,5k for a JLA/Avengers page by George Perez, $3,5k for the Defenders title splash by Sal Buscema, good deals for the two original Thor pages by John Buscema: $3,3k and $2,9k.

$2,8k for a Jay & SIlent Bob page by Mike Allred, $2,4k for a beautiful 1997 Starman/Batman page by Tony Harris, $2,2k for a Swamp Thing page by Steve Bissette, $2,1k for a Micronauts page by Gil Kane.

$1,4k (Best Offer) for a Thanos page by Jim Starlin, $2k for the painting by P. Craig Russell, I should report about this 1994 Hellboy illustration by Mike Mignola sold for $7k (B.O.), but the seller has a habit of “selling” his Mignola pieces that then reappear listed after a couple weeks…

Then we have $1,5k paid for a Deadpool cover by Dan Panosian, $1,3k for a Superman cover by Pat Gleason and $850 for some nice Catwoman cover sketches by Adam Hughes.

Heritage Weekly Auction: $11k for the Alpha Flight page by Byrne, $7,5k for Moon Knight Original Art by Stephen Platt, $5k for the page by David Finch, $3,5k for the Spidey splash by Ron Lim, same price for the W.W. strip by H.G. Peter.
$7k for the Rube Goldberg machine, $1,6k for the Juliet Jones Sunday by Drake. Have you noticed how Conan pages by Buscema/De Zuniga are growing week after week?
Good prices: $1,2k for a Spawn page by Capullo/McF., $1k for an Infinity War page by Lim, $800 for a Hulk page by Deodato, $400 for a Dr. Strange commission by Chris Bachalo.

Catawiki: €3k for a Yoshitaka Amano illustration, €2,4k for a Buddy Longway title page by Derib, €1,6k for the Dylan Dog painted illustration by Stano, €1,3k for a 1974 Natacha pinup by Walthery, €1,2k for a Tintin sketch by Hergé.

The pieces by Marini went for €800, €700, €650, €700 for a Rosinski sketch, €500 for a Moebius sketch.
€600 for a Biancaneve page by Frollo, €300 for a Druuna sketch by Serpieri.

Pages fro Bonelli first issues: €350 for Julia #1 by Vannini, €270 for Dragonero #1 by Matteoni, €220 for Brendon #1 by Rotundo.

This Week on eBay

Adam Kubert – Spider-Man Original Comic Art

Marvel: a Fantastic Four page by John Buscema, a pricey New Mutants page by Sienkiewicz, a New Warriors page by Darick Robertson, an X-Factor DPS by Steve Epting, some Power Pack pages by Gray Morrow.

A Spider-Man half splash by Adam Kubert, Kang action figure pack art by Joe Bennett, a Deadpool page by Scott Koblish, a Black Cat commission by Bruce Timm, a nice Mary Jane sketch by John Romita, a Lizard commission by Ryan Ottley.

DC: a Superman page by John Byrne, a Superman trading card by Norm Breyfogle, a Wonder Woman page by Don Heck, Danny Miki blueline inks over a Batman page by Ivan Reis for charity, a Death pinup by Greg Land.

A JLA cover prelim and a Wonder Woman prelim by Garcia Lopez, an OMAC half splash by Keith Giffen.

A Spawn page by Capullo/McFarlane, two Hellboy illustrations by Mike Mignola (one, two), a Thor illustration by P. Craig Russell, an Invincible page by Ryan Ottley.
A Shi cover by Billy Tucci, Archie and Jughead covers by Dan De Carlo, a Dredd painted page by Greg Staples, an Elfquest sketch by Wendy Pini.

A B.C. daily, a Wizard of ID Sunday.

Heritage Weekly Auction

Leonard Starr – Mary Perkins On Stage Original Comic Art

Marvel: big selection of Buscema pieces. Conan, Conan, Squadron Supreme, Tarzan by John, Nova and Captain America by Sal. Sgt. Fury by Ayers, Dr. Strange by Rogers. Look at this Spider-Man page by John Byrne (but notice there’s “breakdowns” written at the top).
Excalibur by Alan Davis, Wolverine by Adam Kubert, early X-Men art by Jae Lee, a great Daredevil page by Scott McDaniel, X-Factor by Stroman.

DC: Green Lantern by Broderick, Flash by Infantino, a Teen Titans cover by Gammill, one by Grummett, a page by Perez, Swamp Thing painted by Wrightson, a Wonder Woman cover by Lopresti.

A Terry daily and a Steve Canyon Sunday by Caniff, a very funny Garfield daily, a Family Circus Sunday, a beautiful On Stage Sunday I’d really like to own.

Catawiki Auctions

Ending today there are a Sgt. Kirk page by Hugo Pratt, a Zora cover by Karel Thole, a great 1961 Jacovitti page and a funny Salgarone illustration, a detailed Ranxerox by Liberatore, a cover quality Tex illustration by Marcello, a cover by Alessandrini and one by De Angelis.

A big selection of Magnus pages: Lo Sconosciuto one and two, Necron one, two and three, and a nice page from Alan Ford #52.

A very rare Falbala sketch by Uderzo, an illustration by Crepax, a page by Manara, a page by Jacovitti, a Tex page by Buzzelli, an Andy Capp strip, a page by Derib, a sketch by Marini.

Vermot & Associés Auction

Weird: Vermot is auctioning many lots from the collection of Francois Corteggiani but without giving him credit. There are many pieces signed to him and even some portraits, like this Osamu Tezuka self portrait with  Corteggiani.

Then some pages and many sketches, Bonhomme, De Vita, Blanc-Dumont, Gibrat, Bertail, Mezieres.

Dagoty Auction

Original Comic Art Tips #284 – Mar. 10 2023

I thought that the most interesting part of this newsletter would be the record prices at Comic Link, then I opened eBay… When was the last time you found John Byrne X-Men original art on eBay? 2005? Me too.

Since we’re talking about this, remember that if you decide to buy that page (or something completely different) on eBay and go there through one of the links in this newsletter, they’ll pay me a small commission (at no cost for you) and you’ll help keep this thing here going.

Original Comic Art Auction Results

eBay: $2,5k was a good deal for a painted Superman commission by Frank Quitely, $3k (Best Offer) for a 1982 illustration by Art Adams, $2,3k for a Batman pinup by Michael Golden, $2,5k for a Fantastic Four/X-Men page by Bogdanove, $2k for a Cerebus page, $2k for the preliminary illustration by George Perez.

$2,2k for a Transformers page by Don Perlin, $2,1k (B.O.) for a G.I. Joe page by Vosburg, $800 for a G.I. Joe splash by Andrew Wildman.

$1,6k for a Moondragon pinup by Jim Starlin, $1k for an EBas commission, $600 (B.O.) for the Rogue commission by Marc Silvestri, $850 for a nice Preacher page.

$1,5k for the Spirit page by Will Eisner, $1,1k for the Dropsie Avenue page, $1,1k for the 1953 Dick Tracy strip, $1,5k for a set of 4 Journey pages and two covers by William Messner Loebs.

Heritage Weekly Auction: $5,7k for the X-Factor page by Walt SImonson, $4,5k for a Hulk page by Sal Buscema.
$8k for a Terry daily by Caniff, $5k for a Rusty Riley Sunday.
Remember a few years ago when I insisted that you should buy Spidey pages by Saviuk when they were selling on eBay for $700? Look at this half splash sold for $2,5k.

Transmetropolitan pages by Robertson are still hot, this one went for $1,9k.
I’m waiting to see what will happen when a top Batman page by Breyfogle will come to auction, after years with zero pages for sale, now some low/mid level pieces are coming out, this one was sold for $2k.

Good deals: $4k for this Daredevil page by Colan, $2,6k for the Avengers page by Ditko, $2,5k for the She-Hulk page by Byrne.

Catawiki: €650 for the cover by Corteggi, the unpublished Pazienza page was a good deal at less than €500, a Disney cover by Andrea Freccero for €400, the Harley commission by Marini for €300.

€450 for the sketch by Ryan Ottley, €200 for the Crow commission by James O’Barr, €400 for the page by Crisse, €350 for an illustration by Delaby.

Comiclink Featured Auction: I have a bad relationship with CL in 2023, for the second time in three months I saved the wrong ending date for an auction… and it was a great auction with many surprises in both high and low results. Well, at least I helped you save money.
The splash for Hulk #3 by Jack Kirby is one of the most valuable pieces ever offered by CL, and the $290k paid to take it home is the 4th ever price for Kirby art.
Christmas and horror are two of the main factors that grow auction prices, this $183k Vault of Horror cover by Johnny Craig makes a record for the artist. Very high jump for Rich Buckler with $83k paid for a Fantastic Four cover, a little bit of growth for Marshall Rogers, with $51k paid for a Dr. Strange cover, $36k for a Spidey page by McFarlane.
I think $26k is a record for Bissette, with a Swamp Thing DPS, $19k for a very rare Wildcats/X-Men page by Charest.

Many pieces went for less than expected. Look at Jim Lee art, an X-Men page went for $12k, another one (from the issue with Portacio finishes) for $4,7k, a Wildcats DPS for $10k, a top, full team Wildcats page for $9k, a full team JLA page for $3,6k, a published full figure Batman costume design for $1,6k and another JLA page for $1k.

The best deal of the auction was this Captain America page by John Romita with a full figure Spidey panel, sold for $7,5k. A Doom title splash by Wally Wood for $7k, $4k for this X-Men page by JRJR, $3,9k for a Spidey page by Larsen, $3,3k for a Captain America title splash by Ron Lim, a Secret Wars page by Zeck for $3,3k.
Look at this World’s Finest title splash by Schaffenberger sold for $3k, a 1993 Spidey page by Bagley for $2,5k, a Batman page by Capullo for $1,9k and MANY others.

Mandarake: only the wow! prices as usual. A Berserk sketch by Kentaro Miura was sold for $33k, same price for a Totoro sketch By Hayao Miyazaki, $7k for a Sailor Moon sketch by Naoko Takeuchi.

This Week on eBay

John Byrne – Uncanny X-Men Original Comic Art

Marvel: Are you ready for John Byrne? A full team X-Men page, probably the best piece to appear on eBay in the last 5 years. Another X-Men page, a Power Man/Iron Fist page, an Iron Fist page and if those weren’t enough there’s also a Namor splash.
The same seller also has a top Captain America page by Sal Buscema. Then a Captain America page by Tim Sale, a great 1973 Red Sonja DPS by Maroto, a Hulk half splash I’d like to bid on by Garney & Williamson, a Dr. Strange page by Butch Guice, a Spider-Man sketchagraph by John Romita.

DC: a Green Lantern page by Mike Grell, a Superman page by Starlin, a JLA cover by Daniel Sampere, Just Imagine Catwoman art by Chris Bachalo, a Batman sketch by Bob Kane, a charity Batman sketch by David Lloyd, a 2Face sketch by Simone Bianchi, a Hellblazer page by Bisley.

A page from The Crow by James O’Barr, a painted norse gods cover by P. Craig Russell, an Esmeralda commission by Peach Momoko, a Snake Eyes illustration by Tony Daniel.
A Bloom County daily, a Dick Tracy daily by Fletcher, a 10 page Dennis the Menace story.

Heritage Weekly Auction

Marvel: A Fantastic Four page by John Buscema, a Hulk page by Sal, Captain America by Colan, Alpha Flight by Jim Lee, Wolverine and She-Hulk by Byrne, a Thor page by Frenz, a Dr. Strange splash by Starlin.

DC: A Hawkman title splash by Milgrom, a JLA cover by Bryan Hitch.

A MAD story by Aragones and a page by Mort Drucker, a Weirdo illustration by Peter Bagge, a Lady Death cover by Steven Hughes, another one by Mike Deodato, look at this illustration by Fortunino Matania.

Many Terry dailies by Caniff, a Yogi Bear Sunday, a Star Hawks strip by Kane.

Catawiki Auctions

A Druuna pinup by Serpieri, a very nice 1988 sketch by Liberatore, a page by Battaglia, a sketch by Sergio Toppi, a very detailed sketch by Giardino.
A Disney page by Cavazzano, one by Valerio Held, one by G.B. Carpi.

A Torpedo portrait by Bernet, a color piece by Dany, a sketch by Hermann.

Art-Rite Auction

Septimus Auction

Original Comic Art Tips #283 – Mar. 03 2023

Great art in the International Heritage Auction and a new record price.

Original Comic Art Auction Results

eBay: $2,5k for a cover by P. Craig Russell, $3,2k for an early illustration by Bernie Wrightson, $1,7k for a Superman commission by Neal Adams was a good deal, $1,3k for a Black Canary sketch by Darwyn Cooke, $1,6k for a 1995 Garfield daily.

$1,1k for a Batman/Joker illustration by Gary Frank, $1,1k for a Punisher sketch by Mike Zeck, $1,2k for the Preacher page, $1k for a Predator cover by Dean Ormston, $1k for a Witchblade page by Michael Turner. Nobody listened, but I still think this Superman page by John Byrne, sold for $800, was a good deal.

Heritage Weekly Auction: Unexpected record price of $20k for Jackson Guice, with the Superman Vs. Doomsday page, $15k for the first appearance of Connie in Terry and the Pirates, $6,6k for one of the sexy gags by Dan De Carlo.

$5,5k for a Thor trading card by Art Adams, $5k for a She-Hulk page by Byrne, $3,3k for a Batman page by Norm Breyfogle with just a tiny Batman head, $2,1k is a very good price for a vintage Punisher page by Jim Lee.

Catawiki: €2,4k for the Spirou video game cover by Dan Verlinden, $1,4k for an Asterix sketch by Uderzo, not so sure about the originality of this Mordillo sketch, but it went for €1,4k.

€1k for a Blutch illustration and a Leone Frollo illustration, €850 for the Smurf sketch by Peyo, €700 for the Gaston sketch by Franquin, €500 for the Vaillant sketch by Graton, €300 for a Blueberry sketch by Giraud. The only sold Keramidas piece went for €750, a page by Micheluzzi for €400, a Wizard cover by Pasqual Ferry for €200.

This Week on eBay

Mirka Andolfo – Catwoman Commission

Marvel: a Conan page by John Buscema, look at this 1977 Avengers prelim by George Perez, a Defenders page by Ed Hannigan, look at this vintage She-Hulk page by Butch Guice, a charity Dr. Doom sketch by Chris Gossett, a painted Wolverine by Mike McKone, a Wolverine commission by Marc Silvestri.

DC: Wonder Woman by Don Heck, two Firestorm pages by Pat Broderick, a Swamp Thing cover by Mike Perkins, Batman animated by Tim Levins, a Batwoman page painted by Dan Brereton, a Joker sketch by Simone Bianchi, a Sandman commission by Kelley Jones.

A beautiful Cerebus page, an illustration by Tim Sale, a Simpsons figure sketched by Groening, Elementals by Willingham, Mage by Matt Wagner.
Some more Dennis the Menace comic book stories, a 1953 Dick Tracy daily, a Broom Hilda daily strip.

Heritage Weekly Auction

Marvel: a good Daredevil page by Colan, Avengers by Ditko, a Captain Marvel page by Milgrom, Hulk, Captain America and Tarzan by Sal Buscema, X-Factor by Simonson, She-Hulk original art by John Byrne, a Fantastic Four page by Chaykin, a Dr. Strange half splash by Jim Starlin.

DC: A Batman page by Bob Brown, one by Norm Breyfogle, one by Gene Colan, Superfriends by Ramona Fradon, Hawk & Dove by Kane, Transmetropolitan by Darick Robertson.

MAD pages by Aragones and Drucker, an illustration by Peter Bagge, some top Terry strips by Caniff, a Rusty Riley Sunday, a Rip Kirby strip by Raymond.

Catawiki Auctions

A Druuna illustration by Serpieri, a Harley Quinn commission by Marini, Dylan Dog by Micheluzzi, a Disney illustration by Valerio Held, Can’t show you most of the pieces from a Mannelli illustrations auction, just this Dario Argento portrait.

A Spidey/Invincible bust by Ryan Ottley, a Spidey strip by Larry Lieber, a Wolverine sketch by Alan Davis, a Crow commission by James O’Barr.

A page by Alcatena, two by Mandrafina, an Andy Capp strip and a Mezieres sketch.

Heritage International Auction

Wally Wood – Original Comic Art

Many japanese manga pages and illustrations, the big piece is this color Astro Boy illustration by Tezuka, and there’s also a White Lion page. A Golgo 13 illustration and many more.

The first page of the Metabarons by Jimenez, some Valerian covers, a Major Fatal page by Moebius, a Tintin illustration credited to Hergé, XIII by Vance, a Lucky Luke illustration by Morris.

A Daredevil cover by Frank Miller is the top superhero piece, a Spider-Man page by John Romita, a Lobo cover by Bisley, many Daredevil pages by Colan, two Man Without Fear pages by JRJR, Silver Surfer by John Buscema, look at this Two in One splash by Gil Kane, an X-Men page by Kirby, four Batman pages by Paul Pope, a Dr. Strange cover by Chris Bachalo.

A beautiful page by Wally Wood, an Uncle Scrooge page by Carl Barks and a cover by Don Rosa, some Robert Crumb pages, some Spirit pages, Rusty Brown by Chris Ware, many pages by Sienkiewicz, I like this Stray Toasters.

A Little Nemo page by McKay, a Prince Valiant panel by Foster, a Krazy Kat Sunday in color, a 1932 Blondie Sunday, a top Rip Kirby by Raymond, a 1949 Steve Canyon Sunday, a 1958 Pogo Sunday.

I like a lot this Gulliveriana page by Manara, a great Joker cover by Dell’Otto, a Batman DPS by Marini, a Marshal Law pinup by Kevin O’Neil and a Dredd title page by Ezquerra.

ComicConnect Auction part 2: N-Z