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Rago Arts and Auctions: Comics & Comic Art: Online Edition
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Comics & Comic Art: Online Edition | Total Sales (USD) | 69,307.00 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | April 08, 2026 - April 08, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 47,900.00 |
| Sale Number | #40826 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 83,200.00 |
| Total Lots | 275 | ||
| Sold Lots | 257.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 54,100.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 93.45% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 92,900.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 18 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 74.60% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 205 | 58 Marvel Comics #1 Mixed Title Group |
20th Century | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 3,416.00 | |
| 225 | DC Comics Justice League of America #1 CGC 5.5 |
1960 | USD 1,200.00 - 1,600.00 | USD 1,708.00 | |
| 276 | Maurice Whitman 1922–1983 | Rangers #7 Story Page 45 Original Art (Fiction House, 1941) |
1941 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 1,342.00 |
| 118 | 62 Marvel Comics Amazing Spider-Man #131-#199 Group |
20th Century | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,159.00 | |
| 215 | 41 DC Comics House of Mystery and House of Secrets Group |
20th Century | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 1,080.00 | |
| 161 | 86 Marvel Comics Daredevil #44-#189 Group |
20th Century | USD 500.00 - 800.00 | USD 915.00 | |
| 301 | Marvel Comics Silver Surfer #1 CGC 7.5 |
1968 | USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 915.00 | |
| 340 | DC Comics Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #134 CGC 9.2 |
1970 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 854.00 | |
| 192 | Dell Publishing Four Color #375 CGC 9.2 |
1952 | USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 793.00 | |
| 198 | John Belcastro 1924–2010 | Ghost Comics #7 Story Page 26 Original Art (Fiction House, 1951) |
1951 | USD 500.00 - 800.00 | USD 793.00 |
| 223 | Marvel Comics Journey Into Mystery Annual #1 CGC 8.5 |
1965 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 762.00 | |
| 104 | Marvel Comics Amazing Spider-Man #6 CGC 3.5 |
1963 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 732.00 | |
| 158 | 9 Golden Age Mixed Title Mixed Publisher Low Grade Group |
20th Century | USD 500.00 - 800.00 | USD 732.00 | |
| 285 | Gold Key Scooby Doo #1 CGC 4.5 |
1970 | USD 500.00 - 800.00 | USD 732.00 | |
| 343 | Marvel Comics Tales to Astonish #35 CGC 6.0 |
1962 | USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 732.00 | |
| 243 | Dave Manak | Mad Magazine #340 "Spy vs. Spy" Original Art (EC, 1995) |
1995 | USD 500.00 - 800.00 | USD 699.00 |
| 119 | 49 Marvel Comics Amazing Spider-Man #200-#250 Group |
20th Century | USD 500.00 - 800.00 | USD 671.00 | |
| 135 | DC Comics Batman #181 CGC 4.0 |
1966 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 671.00 | |
| 138 | DC Comics Batman: The Dark Knight Returns #1 CGC 9.8 |
1986 | USD 500.00 - 800.00 | USD 671.00 | |
| 309 | DC Comics Star Spangled War Stories #127 CGC 9.2 |
1966 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 671.00 | |
| 219 | 84 Marvel Comics Iron Man #54-#161 Group |
20th Century | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 610.00 | |
| 370 | Marvel Comics X-Men #94 CGC 6.0 |
1975 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 572.00 | |
| 117 | Marvel Comics Amazing Spider-Man #105 CGC 9.8 |
1972 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 549.00 | |
| 148 | 39 Marvel Comics Horror Related Group |
20th Century | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 549.00 | |
| 190 | 6 Fiction House Fight Comics and Kaanga Comics Group |
20th Century | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 549.00 |
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Sotheby's Book Week
2 June - 9 JulySotheby’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, 1632Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Saverio Manetti. Storia naturale degli uccelli. Firenze, 1771-76Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Fortunato Depero. Depero futurista. Rovereto, 1927Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Nicolas Visscher. Atlas minor sive totius orbis terrarum contracta delineat ex conatibus. Amsterdam, circa 1649-95Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Andreas Vesalius. Anatomia. Addita nunc. Antiquorum Anatome. Venezia, 1604Aste 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 - $1,700Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 20. Keulen's Spectacular Chart of the World Featuring California as an Island (1728) Est. $12,000 - $15,000Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 42. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Fantastic Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $14,000 - $17,000Old 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 - $7,000Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 9. Speed's Popular World Map with Allegorical Representations of the Elements (1651) Est. $14,000 - $17,000Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 168. First Separate Map of Kansas & Nebraska Territories (1854) Est. $5,500 - $7,000Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 43. Only Macrobius Map with Britain Attached to Europe (1515) Est. $800 - $950Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 250. Rare Map of Boston and One of the Earliest Maps of the Revolutionary War (1775) Est. $2,000 - $2,300Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 79. Schenk's Uncommon Map Featuring Two Figurative Title Cartouches (1696) Est. $1,200 - $1,500Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 681. Hand-Colored Image of the Annunciation to the Shepherds (1502) Est. $800 - $950