ComicLink Accepting Consignments for Summer Featured Auction

Those interested in partnering with ComicLink for any upcoming auctions may contact ComicLink via email at buysell@comiclink.com or call 617-517-0062 (option 1) to speak with a ComicLink sales consultant. As always, upfront cash advances are available to consignors upon receipt of material.

Early Summer Featured Auction Vintage Comic Book Highlights: It’s still early in the consignment process, and much more is incoming, but the Summer Featured Auction already has some amazing vintage comic book and art highlights lined up. You’ll find major Golden Age keys like Whiz Comics #1 (1st appearance and origin of Captain Marvel) CGC 6.5; Detective Comics #33 (1st Origin of Batman) CGC 6.5; Silver Age keys such as Amazing Fantasy #15 (1st Spider-Man) CGC 4.5 and Fantastic Four #52 (1st Black Panther) CGC 9.6; Bronze Age keys including Hero For Hire #1 (1st Luke Cage) CGC 9.8, Conan #1 (1st Conan in comics) CGC 9.8 and Incredible Hulk #181 (1st full Wolverine) CGC 9.6 Signature Series. You’ll also find some incredible groupings of high-grade Golden Age runs including Jungle Comics, Black Cat Comics and the first wave of the most incredible collection of rare Canadian Whites from the early 1940s to ever surface.

Early comic book highlights in the auction preview include, but are not limited to:

Golden Age Mega Keys

• Whiz Comics #1 CGC (1st appearance and origin of Captain Marvel, 1st Billy Batson, the wizard Shazam, Dr. Sivana, Ibis and Spy Smasher!) CGC 6.5
• Detective Comics #33 (1st Origin of Batman--1st time murder of Batman’s parents revealed and shown as the impetus behind Bruce Wayne becoming Batman, the 1st time Bruce Wayne is shown training himself to fight crime and the 1st time the bat is shown flying in through the window to inspire the Batman identity) CGC 6.5

DC Golden Age Including Key Issues of Detective Comics

Hard-to-find and important DC Golden Age books including:
• Detective Comics #37 (Larson Pedigree, last pre-Robin issue) CGC 7.0
• Detective Comics #44 CGC 8.5
• Detective Comics #48 (1st mention of Gotham City in title, 1st time roadster is called Batmobile) CGC 8.0
• Detective Comics #54 CGC 9.4
• Detective Comics #80 (rare 1940s Two-Face cover) CGC 9.0
• Action Comics #18 CGC 8.0
• Action Comics #63 (classic WWII cover) CGC 9.0
• More Fun Comics #54 (classic Spectre cover--one of the best of the entire Golden Age) CGC 8.5
• Superman #74 (Luthor cover) CGC 8.0
• And much more!

Significant Keys and High-Grade Marvel and DC Silver and Bronze

Highlights in so far include:
• Amazing Fantasy #15 (1st Spider-Man) CGC 4.5
• Amazing Spider-Man #1 (Series begins, first J. Jonah Jameson) CGC 7.5
• Amazing Spider-Man #39 (1st Romita, Green Goblin’s identity revealed) CGC 9.6SS signed by Romita and Lee
• Amazing Spider-Man #40 (origin of the Green Goblin) CGC 9.6SS signed by Romita and Lee
• Amazing Spider-Man #122 (death of the Green Goblin) CGC 9.8
• Amazing Spider-Man #129 (1st Punisher) CGC 9.8
• Avengers #1 (1st gathering and origin of the Avengers) CGC 6.0
• Avengers #57 (1st Vision) CGC 9.6
• Batman #189 (1st SA Scarecrow) CGC 9.6
• Batman #232 (1st Ra’s Al Ghul, classic Adams cover) CGC 9.8
• Batman #234 (1st Modern Two-Face, classic Adams cover) CGC 9.8
• Captain America #100 CGC 9.8
• Conan #1 CGC 9.8
• Fantastic Four #48 (1st Silver Surfer and Galactus) CGC 9.6 Signature Series signed by Stan Lee and Joe Sinnott
• Fantastic Four #52 (1st Black Panther) CGC 9.6
• Fear #1 (Highest Graded, 1 of 3) CGC 9.8
• Flash #155 (Rogues Gallery cover, Highest Graded 1 of 2) CGC 9.8
• Giant-Size X-men #1 (1st Storm, Nightcrawler & Colossus, 2nd full Wolverine) CGC 9.8 and 9.6
• Hero For Hire #1 (1st Luke Cage) CGC 9.8 and 9.6
• Incredible Hulk #180 (1st Wolverine) CGC 9.8
• Incredible Hulk #181 (1st full Wolverine) CGC 9.6SS signed by Wein, Lee, Trimpe and Romita
• Iron Fist #14 (1st Sabretooth) CGC 9.8
• Marvel Premiere #15 (1st Iron Fist) CGC 9.8
• Star Wars #1 CGC 9.8SS signed by Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher and four other cast members)
• Star Wars #4 (single highest graded!) CGC 9.9
• All-Star Comics #58 (1st Power Girl) CGC 9.8

Ultra-Rare Canadian White, Most Single Highest Graded

The first batch of a once-in-lifetime large collection of extremely rare Canadian Whites, most Single Highest Graded by a wide margin. Some are in the coveted NM range, which is pretty much unheard of for Canadian Whites. ComicLink will be auctioning off this collection of almost 300 issues over the next year or so. The "Whites" were published in the early 1940s in Canada after the War Exchange Conservation Act restricted trade of what was considered non-essential goods from the U.S. into Canada.These early Golden Age comic books have exciting color covers that are just as amazing as American Comic books from this era, but they are much rarer, especially in the conditions offered here. It’s unlikely many of these will ever be available for sale again in these conditions. This “tip of the iceberg” portion of this collection being offered initially are:

• Nelvana #no number (AKA the Canadian Action Comics #1) CGC 5.0
• Victory #1 (extremely rare Single Highest Graded and Only Graded, no entry in GCD) CGC 5.0
• Active Comics #4 (Single Highest Graded) CGC 7.5
• Active Comics #6 (Single Highest Graded) CGC 8.5
• Active Comics #10 (Single Highest Graded) CGC 9.0
• Active Comics #11 (Single Highest Graded) CGC 7.5
• Better Comics V3# 6 (Highest Graded 1 of 2) CGC 6.5
• Commando Comics #3 (Single Highest Graded) CGC 8.0
• Commando Comics #4 (Single Highest Graded, Only CGC Graded and NM!!) CGC 9.2
• Commando Comics #11 (Single Highest Graded) CGC 8.5
• Dime Comics #1 CGC 3.5, #2 (Single Highest Graded) CGC 5.0
• Dime Comics #4 (Single Highest Graded) CGC 6.0
• Dime Comics #11 (Single Highest Graded) CGC 6.0
• Dime Comics #13 (Single Highest Graded) CGC 6.5
• Freelance Comics #7 (Single Highest Graded) CGC 8.0
• Joke Comics #4 (Only CGC Graded) CGC 6.0
• Lightning Comics #10 (Single Highest Graded) CGC 4.0
• Speed Savage No # (Single Highest Graded) CGC 6.0
• Tang #1 (Single Highest Graded) CGC 7.0
• Triumph Comics #7 (1 of top 3 graded) CGC 2.0
• Triumph Comics #12 (Single Highest Graded) CGC 6.0
• Triumph Comics#30 (Single Highest Graded) CGC 7.5
• Unusual Comics #1 (Single Highest Graded) CGC 6.5
• Wow Comics (Canadian) #1 (1 of top 2 graded) CGC 5.0
• Wow Comics #2 (Single Highest Graded) CGC 7.0
• Wow Comics #4 (Single Highest Graded) CGC 6.0
• Wow Comics #19 (Single Highest Graded) CGC 6.5
• Wow Comics #20 (Single Highest Graded) CGC 8.0
• Wow Comics #23 (Single Highest Graded) CGC 7.0

High Grade Run of Black Cat Comics, Mostly Pedigrees and Single Highest Graded

An incredible run of Harvey’s late 1940’s female superhero title Black Cat Comics including such highlights as:

• Black Cat Comics #1 (Single Highest Graded) CGC 9.4
• Black Cat Comics #2 (Single Highest Graded, Harvey File Copy) CGC 9.6
• Black Cat Comics #3 (Single Highest Graded, File Copy) CGC 9.2
• Black Cat Comics #4 (Highest Graded 1 of 2) CGC 9.4
• Black Cat Comics #5 (Single Highest Graded, File Copy) CGC 9.6
• Black Cat Comics #7 (Single Highest Graded, File Copy) CGC 9.6
• Black Cat Comics #8 (File Copy, Highest Graded 1 of 4) CGC 9.6
• Black Cat Comics #20 (Single Highest Graded) CGC 9.6

The run continues after Black Cat Comics became the pre-code horror book Black Cat Mystery with such highlights as:

• Black Cat Mystery #32 (1951 Bondage Cover, Highest Graded 1 of 7) CGC 9.4
• Black Cat Mystery #47 (Northford Pedigree, Elias cover) CGC 9.2
• Black Cat Mystery #53 (File Copy, Monster cover) CGC 9.4

Timely & Atlas Comics

A nice selection of mid-grade Timely books including but not limited to:
• All Winners Comics #1 CGC 4.5 SS signed by Joe Simon and Stan Lee
• All Winners Comics #5 CGC 9.2 Pennsylvania Pedigree
• Captain America Comics (holocaust cover) #46 CGC 3.0 & #40 in CGC 9.0 (Single Highest!)
• Human Torch #7 (Highest Graded 1 of 2) CGC 9.2
• Marvel Mystery Comics #44 (classic Schomburg “Super Plane” Human Torch WWII cover) CGC 4.0 & 57 CGC 8.5
• Journey Into Unknown Worlds #1 CGC 8.5

A Large Run of Fiction House’s Jungle Comics and Wings Comics, Mainly Pedigrees and Single Highest Graded

Jungle Comics run includes many of the best existing copies, including such highlights as:

• Jungle Comics #1 (1st Kaanga, 1st Wambi, 1 of top 4 graded overall) CGC 8.5
• Jungle Comics #6 (classic Will Eisner bondage cover) CGC 8.5
• Jungle Comics #32 (double cover and Single Highest Graded) CGC 9.6
• Jungle Comics #44 (Davis Crippen Pedigree, Single Highest Graded) CGC 9.2
• Jungle Comics #62 (Edgar Church/Mile High Pedigree, Highest Graded 1 of 2, bondage cover with character who looks like Marvel’s Black Panther!) CGC 9.4
• Jungle Comics #79 (Edgar Church/Mile High Pedigree, Single Highest Graded) CGC 9.8

Highlights from Wings Comics run includes:

• Wings Comics #30 (Single Highest Graded) CGC 9.0
• Wings Comics #36 (Mile High Pedigree, Single Highest Graded) CGC 9.6
• Wings Comics #37 (Mile High Pedigree, White Pages, Single Highest Graded) CGC 9.6
• Wings Comics #41 (Edgar Church/Mile High Pedigree, Single Highest Graded) CGC 9.2
• Wings Comics #47 (Edgar Church/Mile High Pedigree, 1 of Top 2 Graded)
• Wings Comics #63 (Vancouver Pedigree, Single Highest Graded) CGC 9.8
• Wings Comics #66 (Edgar Church/Mile High Pedigree, Single Highest Graded) CGC 9.8
• Wings Comics #101 (Edgar Church/Mile High Pedigree, Single Highest Graded) CGC 9.8 plus many more Mile High Pedigree examples and Single Highest Graded examples

Classic Golden Age Covers

Golden Age classic cover books including:
• Archie Comics #50 (classic Betty “headlights” cover) CGC 5.5
• Black Terror #23 (Schomburg cover) CGC 8.5
• Catman Comics #28 (L.B. Cole cover) CGC 3.5
• Clue Comics #4 (Rockford Pedigree, Single Highest Graded) CGC 9.4
• Exciting Comics #61 (Schomburg cover) CGC 9.2
• Famous Funnies #210 (Frazetta Buck Rogers cover) CGC 9.0
• Fight Against Crime #20 (decapitation cover) CGC 7.0
• Jet Aces #1 (Mile High Pedigree, 1 of top 2 graded) CGC 9.0
• Weird Comics #5 CGC 5.0
• Wonderworld Comics #7 ( Lou Fine cover) CGC 4.5

Original Art

Early Original Art Highlights in the Summer Featured Auction include:
• Gil Kane Giant-size X-Men #2 cover, featuring the original X-Men vs. the Sentinels, it’s one of only a handful of pre-1976 X-Men covers that have ever come up for public auction
• Dave Gibbons Watchmen #8 cover--the only cover from the original series to feature images of some of the costumed characters
• John Byrne Legends #3 featuring the very first appearance anywhere of the Modern era Suicide Squad that’s being adapted for this Summer’s huge Suicide Squad movie
• Mike Grell Green Arrow: The Longbow Hunters #2 Wraparound Cover--one of only three covers for this landmark series that reestablished Green Arrow post-Crisis; the 1st cover featuring Green Arrow and Shado together
• Todd McFarlane Spawn #33 page featuring a killer Spawn/Violator battle in the sewers--McFarlane Spawn art is extremely rare as the artist has kept virtually all of his work on the character so this is a unique opportunity
• Barry Windsor-Smith Poetry Illustration Opus #2--a stunning example of the artist’s fine art paintings in the tradition of Romantic Art
• Greg Capullo 1st New 52 Batman and Robin Illustration created for a print prior to Capullo’s work on Batman #1
• Neal Adams Avengers #95 page from the classic Kree-Skrull War, one of the most famous Marvel stories of all time
• Gene Colan & Dan Adkins Silver Age Doctor Strange #172 cover featuring the 1st major Dr. Strange vs. Dormammu battle cover as well as Colan's first work on Doctor Strange
• Jack Kirby Fantastic Four #39 page featuring Doctor Doom as well as Wally Wood inked panels of Matt (Daredevil) Murdock; Finale page from the Captain America story in Tales of Suspense #60 featuring strong images of Cap and Baron Zemo
• John Buscema Silver Surfer #7 page featuring the Surfer in space
• Gil Kane and Murphy Anderson Green Lantern #74 page featuring GL in battle with Sinestro and Star Sapphire
• Mike Zeck Web of Spider-Man #32 page from the classic “Kraven’s Last Hunt” story featuring Spider-man escaping the grave where Kraven held him prisoner

All of this is just the tip of the iceberg for the Summer Featured Auction, as additional vintage comic book offerings and Original Art lots are being added almost daily so be sure to check back regularly to review the growing preview. To reserve upcoming auction placement any of the firm’s future auctions, simply email buysell@comiclink.com with your prospective sale list, or call 617-517-0062 (option 1). If auction is not your thing, ComicLink is also always accepting new sellers for the ComicLink exchange marketplaces, brokering private placement deals, and buying outright. So, it pays to get in touch no matter your selling preference, and ComicLink always looks forward to hearing from potential sellers.

This is a guest article. The thoughts and opinions in this piece are those of their author and are not necessarily the thoughts of the Certified Collectibles Group.