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Heritage Auctions: Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction

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Auction Name Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction Total Sales (USD) 200,406.75
Auction Date April 08, 2026 - April 08, 2026 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 0.00
Sale Number #322614 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 0.00
Total Lots 365
Sold Lots 364.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 0.00
% of Lots Sold 99.73% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 0.00
Unsold Lots 1 Total Sales as a % of High Est. Inf%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Top Sale Price Lots
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
47052 John Cassaday

John Cassaday Planetary Preview Planetary First Appearance Issue Story Page 5 Original Art (Image, 1998).

1998 Not Available USD 11,250.00
47066 Reed Crandall

Reed Crandall Impact #3 "Life Sentence" Story Page 8 Original Art (EC, 1955).

1955 Not Available USD 5,750.00
47180 Joe Kubert

Joe Kubert Star Spangled War Stories #145 Story Page 4 Original Art (DC, 1969).

1969 Not Available USD 5,750.00
47196 Todd McFarlane

Todd McFarlane The Amazing Spider-Man #315 Story Page 14 Original Art (Marvel, 1989).

1989 Not Available USD 5,375.00
47149

Iger Studio Journey into Fear #11 "Miser in the Coffin" Complete 7-Page Story Original Art (Superior, 1953).

1953 Not Available USD 4,250.00
47172 Frank King

Frank King Gasoline Alley Daily Comic Strip Original Art dated 3-21-21 (Chicago Tribune, 1921).

1921 Not Available USD 4,250.00
47339 Michael Whelan

Michael Whelan The Illusion Paperback Wraparound Cover Painting Preliminary Illustration Original Art (Bantam, 1993).

1993 Not Available USD 4,250.00
47189 Ron Lim; Gary Martin

Ron Lim and Gary Martin X-Men 2099 #3 First Full Team Splash Page 22 Original Art (Marvel, 1993).

1993 Not Available USD 4,000.00
47207 Peach Momoko

Peach Momoko - Crow from East of West Specialty Illustration Original Art (undated).

ND Not Available USD 4,000.00
47068 Farel Dalrymple

Farel Dalrymple Doom Patrol #5 Variant Cover Original Art (DC/Young Animal, 2017).

2017 Not Available USD 3,750.00
47295 Angelo Todaro; Alberto Giolitti

Angelo Todaro and Alberto Giolitti Turok, Son of Stone #108 Story Pages Original Art Group of 14 (Western, 1977).

1977 Not Available USD 3,500.00
47049 John Buscema

John Buscema Conan the Barbarian Daily Comic Strip Original Art dated 10-7-78 (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1978).

1978 Not Available USD 3,250.00
47177 Warren Kremer

Warren Kremer Hot Stuff, the Little Devil #2 Story Page 1 Original Art (Harvey, 1957).

1957 Not Available USD 3,250.00
47181 Harvey Kurtzman; Bill (Will) Elder

Harvey Kurtzman and Bill (Will) Elder Help! V2#2 "The Adventures of Goodman Beaver - Chapter IV: Goodman, Underwater" Story Page 4 Panel 5 Illustration Original Art (Warren, 1962).

1962 Not Available USD 2,625.00
47273 Matteo Scalera

Matteo Scalera Batman: The Long Halloween - The Last Halloween #10 Story Page 11 Original Art (DC, 2025).

2025 Not Available USD 2,500.00
47147 Kyle Hotz

Kyle Hotz Osborne Journals (Spider-Man: The Osborn Journal) #1 Story Page 31 Original Art (Marvel, 1997).

1997 Not Available USD 2,250.00
47081 Dan DeCarlo

Dan DeCarlo Jest July 1956 Single Panel Gag Cartoon Illustration Original Art (Humorama, 1956).

1956 Not Available USD 2,125.00
47210 Bob Montana

Bob Montana Archie Sunday Comic Strip Original Art dated 1-14-62 (King Features Syndicate, 1962).

1962 Not Available USD 2,000.00
47214 Michael Netzer (aka Nasser); Joe Rubinstein

Michael Netzer (aka Nasser) and Joe Rubinstein DC Special Series #15 Batman Spectacular Story Page 27 Original Art (DC, 1978).

1978 Not Available USD 2,000.00
47185 Mike Leeke; Michael Chen

Mike Leeke and Michael Chen Robotech: The Macross Saga #25 Story Page 9 Original Art (Comico, 1988).

1988 Not Available USD 1,875.00
47239 Don Perlin; Howard Perlin (as Howie Perlin)

Don Perlin and Howard Perlin (as Howie Perlin) Werewolf by Night #32 Story Page 8 Original Art (Marvel, 1975).

1975 Not Available USD 1,875.00
47297 Garry Trudeau

Garry Trudeau Doonesbury Daily Comic Strip Original Art dated 9-30-81 (Universal Press Syndicate, 1981).

1981 Not Available USD 1,875.00
47170 Walt Kelly

Walt Kelly Pogo Daily Comic Strip Original Art dated 11-17-54 (Post-Hall Syndicate, 1954).

1954 Not Available USD 1,750.00
47212 Tradd Moore

Tradd Moore The Legend of Luther Strode #3 Story Page 14 Original Art (Image, 2013).

2013 Not Available USD 1,750.00
47277 Joe Simon

Joe Simon (as Chester Gould) Dick Tracy #129 Cover Original Art (Harvey, 1958).

1958 Not Available USD 1,750.00
  • Sotheby's Book Week
    2 June - 9 July
    Sotheby’s, June 25: Smith, Adam. The Wealth of Nations, on its 250th anniversary. $180,000 to $250,000.
    Sotheby’s, June 17: Fontana, Lucio. Concetto Spaziale. 1967. Leporello en papier doré. Bel exemplaire signé. €4,000 to $€,000.
    Sotheby’s, June 25: Fitzgerald, F. Scott. "So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past”. $150,000 to $200,000.
    Sotheby’s, June 25: Washington, George (as First President). Washington decries “an ostentatious imitation, or mimickry of Royalty” in his Presidency. $250,000 to $500,000.
    Sotheby’s, June 17: Lope de Vega. Rare manuscrit autographe signé de la préface dédicatoire de "El Cardenal de Belen" (le cardinal de Bethléem), pièce composée en 1610. €40,000 to €60,000.
  • Leland Little, June 12: The First Illustrated Edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.
    Leland Little, June 12: John Morton, Signer of the Declaration of Independence, Signed Pennsylvania Land Survey.
    Leland Little, June 12: The Scarce Jansson Edition of a Remarkable Early View of London.
    Leland Little, June 12: Signed Limited Edition of The Works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
    Leland Little, June 12: Faden’s Important and Scarce Map of the Southern Campaign of the American Revolution.
    Leland Little, June 12: William J. Tate (NC, 1869-1953), Archive of the "Original host to the Wright brothers at Kitty Hawk.”
  • Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Galileo Galilei. Dialogo sopra i due massimi sistemi del mondo tolemaico, e copernicano. Firenze, 1632
    Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Saverio Manetti. Storia naturale degli uccelli. Firenze, 1771-76
    Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Fortunato Depero. Depero futurista. Rovereto, 1927
    Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Nicolas Visscher. Atlas minor sive totius orbis terrarum contracta delineat ex conatibus. Amsterdam, circa 1649-95
    Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Andreas Vesalius. Anatomia. Addita nunc. Antiquorum Anatome. Venezia, 1604
    Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Tristan Tzara and Salvador Dalì. Grains et Issues. Parigi, 1935
  • June 25, 2026
    Doyle, June 25: Houdini's biography, boldly signed. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Doyle, June 25: A volume from Abraham Lincoln's library, signed just before heading to Washington for his inauguration. $20,000 to $30,000.
    Doyle, June 25: A very early Confederate recruiting manual belonging to the chief commissary in Lee's Army. $600 to $800.
    Doyle, June 25: Rare hand-colored lithographs of the life of Napoleon. $20,000 to $30,000.
    Doyle, June 25: The "Holster Atlas" of the American Revolution. $5,000 to $8,000.
    Doyle, June 25: Jewish ceremonies in fine hand-colored engravings. $7,000 to $10,000.
    Doyle, June 25: A very rare work on Turkish military costume. $1,000 to $1,500.
    June 25, 2026
    Doyle, June 25: The most important illustrated work on the Mexican-American War. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Doyle, June 25: The finest illustrated book on Afghanistan. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Doyle, June 25: Henry Justice Ford St. George rescues the Princess from the horrible Dragon. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Doyle, June 25: A rare work of Prussian Army uniforms under Frederick William II, with exquisite hand-colored engravings. $800 to $1,200.
    Doyle, June 25: Lenny Bruce typed letter signed to a Village bohemian during his obscenity trials, with a manuscript note and drawing. $300 to $500.
    Doyle, June 25: Schiff's scarce Shanghai Sketchbook. $300 to $500.
    Doyle, June 25: The first accurate published representation of the American flag. $2,000 to $4,000.
  • Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 123. Celebrate 250 Years of Independence with Original Stars and Stripes (1790) Est. $1,400 - $1,700
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 20. Keulen's Spectacular Chart of the World Featuring California as an Island (1728) Est. $12,000 - $15,000
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 42. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Fantastic Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $14,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 591. Matching Set of 3 Stunning Globe Gores of Eastern Asia from Coronelli's 3.5 Foot Globe (1688) Est. $5,500 - $7,000
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 9. Speed's Popular World Map with Allegorical Representations of the Elements (1651) Est. $14,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 168. First Separate Map of Kansas & Nebraska Territories (1854) Est. $5,500 - $7,000
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 43. Only Macrobius Map with Britain Attached to Europe (1515) Est. $800 - $950
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 250. Rare Map of Boston and One of the Earliest Maps of the Revolutionary War (1775) Est. $2,000 - $2,300
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 79. Schenk's Uncommon Map Featuring Two Figurative Title Cartouches (1696) Est. $1,200 - $1,500
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 681. Hand-Colored Image of the Annunciation to the Shepherds (1502) Est. $800 - $950