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I'm not sure about those others but all the Romita Jr pieces seemed to do very well.

I went after the Dazzler #3 splash but had to bow out after it went above $10k. Love that page, but just couldn't go any higher.

Hi folks, I have a few really nice OA examples that end tonight in ComicLink's Spring Auction that you may be interested in. Batman: Son of the Demon, pg 60 - by Jerry Bingham. When was the last time you saw a page from this classic story come up for sale? It's a twice-up page featuring Batman and Talia. Amazing Spider-Man Pro Action #3, page 10 - by Keith Pollard. Just a killer Spidey page by an awesome artist featuring 4 of his greatest villains at once - Venom, Carnage, Doc Ock and the Kingpin. Y: The Last Man #18, page 15 - by Pia Guerra. A beautifully drawn page from an early part of the legendary series featuring Yorick, Agent 355, Agent 711 and Alison Mann. Thanks for checking them out. Mike

That's a great copy!

that is a great price for that book.

This just about sums it up.

Saw some great art during CAL yesterday and today, but didn't pull the trigger on any purchases. Some of the prices were ... optimistic, to say the least. It seems like everyone's trying to price their art to sell today at tomorrow's hoped-for auction prices. I also noticed a few pages that were for sale at the last CAL event that didn't sell, were re-listed at even higher prices! Anyway, did any other collectors score some new art for the collections?

"TAKE IT" ...

Fascinating read. Thanks for this post, John.

Exactly. If we want to keep with the baseball analogy, Sal was so consistently good he has fans who prefer runs he penciled, decades apart. Just because he was never the BEST artist of an era doesn't mean he wasn't great. It just means his consistency may have led to people taking him for granted.

Absolutely. If you're unsure about pricing, consult Heritage's auction archive and consider consigning them. The art market is on fire and you have some excellent pieces.

ALL OF THIS. I'll also add that aside from an astounding amount of work, Sal was involved with countless runs that are considered classics. The guy is a fantastic storyteller.

great point. The snipe system is ridiculous

It's so frustrating. They could improve their operations in a bare minimum fashion and entrench themselves as a go-to site for the 10K-and-under market, but they don't seem to have the desire to upgrade. We (being collectors/consignors) need Heritage to have some competition; right now they have zero motivation to self-evaluate their business practices and figure out ways to do a better job with their auctions. And yes, the blue-chip art and comics are setting records and likely always will, but the mid-level range of stuff may get hurt by auctions with nearly 1,000 lots.

I'm mostly an observer in the GA collecting pool, but was following the two copies of More Fun Comics #73 that were up in the latest Heritage auction. Found it interesting that the 2.0 finished at $72K, while the 6.5 hammered at $102K. The buyer of the 6.5 copy has to be feeling pretty good, since another 6.5 OW-W book went for $192,000 less than 3 months ago! Mike

It was way too long with too many pieces - nearly 1,000. I get that Heritage is concerned with the vig they make off each auction, but having such a bloated auction isn't ideal for its customer base. Not so much for the blue-chip stuff, but mid-level art certainly was impacted by the sheer number of items in this auction.

Thanks. Yeah, I've lost out on every other JLGL style guide page I've gone after so happy to get this one -- and at a relative bargain. The fact that they were buried on Day 4 of this auction made no sense to me. But then again, there were many decisions made by Heritage with this auction that made little sense to me.

This is the rare Heritage auction where I actually won something. Took home the Garcia Lopez Wonder Woman style guide page for what I thought was quite the bargain. Heritage over stuffing this auction didn't do the seller of the 3 style guide pages any favors. The Superman page went for about double what the Batman page went for, which I didn't understand. Regardless, I'm happy to get the one I really wanted.

Sure, it's great to have someone who knows the material running heritage. But iask yourself this: if you're competing against that guy at auction for art, can you be 100% certain you're on a level playing field?

It's impossible to separate "Jim the collector" from "Jim the shareholder." having one of the guys who runs the leading comic art auction house bidding on items that very auction house sells is a HUGE conflict of interest.

Someone make this auction make sense to me. Please. Because I don't get it.

I can't believe an Omega the Unknown cover went for $19.2K w/the juice. Who knew there was an Electro tax now on OA???

That escalated quickly!

Hi folks, I know this auction isn't flying under anyone's radar, but i figure it wouldn't hurt to do a little self-promotion. I have 3 pieces in this week's Heritage auction: The cover to Dazzler #1 by Bob Larkin Star Wars #85 (original Marvel series) page 4 panel page by Bob McLeod w/some nice Han Solo, Lando & Chewie images -- and Ewoks! Captain America #210 page 8 by the Jack Kirby/Mike Royer featuring some awesome Falcon work by the King ! Hopefully you'll check it out. Regardless, good luck with whatever you're chasing in the auction! https://www.ha.com/c/search.zx?saleNo=7270&collection=40&type=friend-consignorlive-notice&FC=0 Mike

Agree on the Lee/Williams X-MEN DPS. That is a real beaut. I can see that one blowing up in the live session