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Heritage Auctions: Diamonds In the Rough: Iconic Keys Comics Showcase Auction

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Auction Name	Diamonds In the Rough: Iconic Keys Comics Showcase Auction	Total Sales (USD)	566,445.60
Auction Date	May 29, 2025 - May 29, 2025	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)	0.00
Sale Number	#40305	High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)	0.00
Total Lots	59
Sold Lots	59	Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)	0.00
% of Lots Sold	100.00%	High Estimate of All Lots (USD)	0.00
Unsold Lots	0	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	Inf%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
82006	All-American Comics #16 (DC, 1940) CGC FR 1.0 Brittle pages.	1940	Not Available	USD 66,000.00
82053	Superman #1 Incomplete (DC, 1939) CGC PR 0.5 Off-white to white pages.	1939	Not Available	USD 66,000.00
82024	Captain America Comics #1 (Timely, 1941) CGC Apparent GD/VG 3.0 Moderate (B-3) Light tan to off-white pages.	1941	Not Available	USD 52,800.00
82023	Batman #1 (DC, 1940) CGC Apparent VG/FN 5.0 Extensive (P) Cream to off-white pages.	1940	Not Available	USD 42,000.00
82046	Pep Comics #22 (MLJ, 1941) CGC Apparent VG- 3.5 Moderate (C-3) Light tan to off-white pages.	1941	Not Available	USD 31,200.00
82026	Detective Comics #1 (DC, 1937) CGC Apparent VG- 3.5 Extensive (P) Off-white to white pages.	1937	Not Available	USD 28,800.00
82033	Flash Comics #1 Incomplete (DC, 1940) CGC PR 0.5 Brittle pages.	1940	Not Available	USD 21,600.00
82028	Detective Comics #35 (DC, 1940) CGC GD 2.0 Off-white to white pages.	1940	Not Available	USD 20,400.00
82043	More Fun Comics #73 (DC, 1941) CGC FN+ 6.5 Extensive (A) Off-white pages.	1941	Not Available	USD 15,600.00
82015	All Star Comics #8 (DC, 1942) CGC Apparent VG+ 4.5 Extensive (B-5) Cream to off-white pages.	1942	Not Available	USD 15,000.00
82030	Detective Comics #38 (DC, 1940) CGC Apparent VG- 3.5 Extensive (C-5) Cream to off-white pages.	1940	Not Available	USD 14,400.00
82005	Adventure Comics #40 (DC, 1939) CGC Apparent VF+ 8.5 Extensive (P) Off-white pages.	1939	Not Available	USD 13,200.00
82034	Green Lantern #1 (DC, 1941) CGC GD/VG 3.0 Off-white to white pages.	1941	Not Available	USD 13,200.00
82016	Amazing Fantasy #15 (Marvel, 1962) CGC PR 0.5 Off-white pages.	1962	Not Available	USD 12,000.00
82020	Archie Comics #1 (Archie, 1942) CGC Apparent GD/VG 3.0 Slight to Moderate (C-2) Off-white pages.	1942	Not Available	USD 10,200.00
82029	Detective Comics #36 (DC, 1940) CGC FR/GD 1.5 Cream to off-white pages.	1940	Not Available	USD 9,600.00
82048	Sensation Comics #1 (DC, 1942) CGC PR 0.5 Cream to off-white pages.	1942	Not Available	USD 9,600.00
82057	Whiz Comics #2 (#1) (Fawcett, 1940) CGC Apparent PR 0.5 Extensive (C-5) Off-white pages.	1940	Not Available	USD 9,600.00
82049	Showcase #4 The Flash (DC, 1956) CGC GD 2.0 Off-white pages.	1956	Not Available	USD 8,400.00
82058	Wonder Woman #1 Incomplete (DC, 1942) CGC PR 0.5 Off-white to white pages.	1942	Not Available	USD 8,400.00
82054	Suspense Comics #3 Coverless (Continental Magazines, 1944) CGC NG (No Grade) Cream to off-white pages.	1944	Not Available	USD 6,300.00
82017	The Amazing Spider-Man #1 (Marvel, 1963) CGC GD 2.0 Cream to off-white pages.	1963	Not Available	USD 5,880.00
82027	Detective Comics #31 Incomplete (DC, 1939) CGC NG (No Grade) Off-white pages.	1939	Not Available	USD 5,760.00
82038	More Fun Comics #52 Coverless (DC, 1940) CGC NG (No Grade) Slightly brittle pages.	1940	Not Available	USD 5,520.00
82045	New Fun Comics #1 Incomplete (DC, 1935) Condition: Apparent PR.	1935	Not Available	USD 5,280.00

Sotheby's
Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
Available for Immediate Purchase

Sotheby’s: Ian Fleming. Casino Royale, London, 1953. First edition, first printing. $58,610.

Sotheby’s: A.A. Milne, Ernest Howard Shepard. Winnie The Pooh, United Kingdom, 1926. First UK edition. $17,580.

Sotheby’s: Ernest Hemingway. Three Stories And Ten Poems, [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.

Sotheby's
Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
Available for Immediate Purchase

Sotheby’s: L. Frank Baum. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Chicago, 1900. First edition. $27,500.

Sotheby’s: Man Ray. Photographs By Man Ray 1920 Paris 1934, Hartford, 1934. $7,860.

Sotheby’s: Thomas Pennant. Zoologia Britannica, Augsburg, 1771. $49,125.
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