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Heritage Auctions: Key Comics Showcase Auction
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| Auction Name | Key Comics Showcase Auction | Total Sales (USD) | 852,875.36 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | April 23, 2026 - April 23, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 0.00 |
| Sale Number | #40360 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 0.00 |
| Total Lots | 241 | ||
| Sold Lots | 241.0 | 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 | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82130 | Herb Trimpe | The Incredible Hulk #181 (Marvel, 1974) CGC NM/MT 9.8 White pages. |
1974 | Not Available | USD 59,780.00 |
| 82063 | Neal Adams | Batman #251 (DC, 1973) CGC NM/MT 9.8 White pages. |
1973 | Not Available | USD 32,330.00 |
| 82013 | Jack Kirby; Steve Ditko | Amazing Fantasy #15 (Marvel, 1962) CGC VG 4.0 Off-white to white pages. |
1962 | Not Available | USD 30,500.00 |
| 82109 | Sheldon Moldoff | Flash Comics #1 (DC, 1940) CGC PR 0.5 Off-white to white pages. |
1940 | Not Available | USD 28,060.00 |
| 82223 | Jack Kirby | X-Men #1 (Marvel, 1963) CGC FN+ 6.5 Off-white pages. |
1963 | Not Available | USD 18,910.00 |
| 82115 | Gil Kane; Dave Cockrum | Giant-Size X-Men #1 (Marvel, 1975) CGC NM/MT 9.8 Off-white to white pages. |
1975 | Not Available | USD 16,470.00 |
| 82034 | Gil Kane; John Romita Sr.; Ross Andru | The Amazing Spider-Man #129 (Marvel, 1974) CGC NM/MT 9.8 White pages. |
1974 | Not Available | USD 15,860.00 |
| 82090 | Jack Kirby | Fantastic Four #1 (Marvel, 1961) CGC VG+ 4.5 Off-white to white pages. |
1961 | Not Available | USD 15,250.00 |
| 82126 | Jack Kirby | The Incredible Hulk #1 (Marvel, 1962) CGC GD+ 2.5 Cream to off-white pages. |
1962 | Not Available | USD 12,200.00 |
| 82160 | Will Eisner; Lou Fine; Alex Blum; Dick Briefer; Henry Kiefer | Planet Comics #1 (Fiction House, 1940) CGC FN/VF 7.0 Cream to off-white pages. |
1940 | Not Available | USD 10,980.00 |
| 82178 | John Buscema; Gene Colan; Joe Sinnott; Syd Shores | The Silver Surfer #1 (Marvel, 1968) CGC NM+ 9.6 Off-white to white pages. |
1968 | Not Available | USD 10,980.00 |
| 82222 | H. G. Peter | Wonder Woman #1 (DC, 1942) CGC Qualified GD/VG 3.0 Off-white to white pages. |
1942 | Not Available | USD 10,980.00 |
| 82224 | Jack Kirby | X-Men #1 (Marvel, 1963) CGC VG/FN 5.0 Off-white pages. |
1963 | Not Available | USD 10,370.00 |
| 82002 | Curt Swan; Al Plastino; Jim Mooney | Action Comics #242 (DC, 1958) CGC FN+ 6.5 Off-white pages. |
1958 | Not Available | USD 9,760.00 |
| 82020 | Steve Ditko; Jack Kirby | The Amazing Spider-Man #10 (Marvel, 1964) CGC NM+ 9.6 White pages. |
1964 | Not Available | USD 9,760.00 |
| 82031 | John Romita Sr. | The Amazing Spider-Man #50 (Marvel, 1967) CGC NM- 9.2 White pages. |
1967 | Not Available | USD 9,760.00 |
| 82143 | Harvey Kurtzman; Wally Wood; Jack Davis; John Severin; Bill Elder | MAD #1 (EC, 1952) CGC VF/NM 9.0 Off-white to white pages. |
1952 | Not Available | USD 9,760.00 |
| 82073 | Barry Windsor-Smith | Conan the Barbarian #1 (Marvel, 1970) CGC NM/MT 9.8 White pages. |
1970 | Not Available | USD 9,150.00 |
| 82116 | Gil Kane; Dave Cockrum | Giant-Size X-Men #1 (Marvel, 1975) CGC NM+ 9.6 Off-white to white pages. |
1975 | Not Available | USD 8,845.00 |
| 82124 | Alex Schomburg | The Human Torch #2 (#1) (Timely, 1940) CGC VG+ 4.5 Off-white to white pages. |
1940 | Not Available | USD 8,845.00 |
| 82131 | Herb Trimpe | The Incredible Hulk #181 (Marvel, 1974) CGC NM- 9.2 White pages. |
1974 | Not Available | USD 8,540.00 |
| 82062 | Neal Adams | Batman #232 (DC, 1971) CGC NM/MT 9.8 White pages. |
1971 | Not Available | USD 7,930.00 |
| 82091 | Jack Kirby | Fantastic Four #1 (Marvel, 1961) CGC GD/VG 3.0 Cream to off-white pages. |
1961 | Not Available | USD 7,930.00 |
| 82094 | Jack Kirby | Fantastic Four #4 (Marvel, 1962) CGC VF+ 8.5 Off-white to white pages. |
1962 | Not Available | USD 7,930.00 |
| 82198 | Jack Kirby; Don Heck; Steve Ditko; Gene Colan | Tales of Suspense #39 (Marvel, 1963) CGC VG 4.0 Off-white to white pages. |
1963 | Not Available | USD 7,930.00 |
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Sotheby’s
Shelf Life: Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper from the Library of Stanley J. Seeger and Christopher Cone
25 June – July 7Sotheby’s, July 7: Ludwig van Beethoven. Autograph sketches for the overture "Die Weihe des Hauses", op.124, [1822], UNPUBLISHED. £150,000 to £200,000.Sotheby’s, July 7: Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice, 1813, first edition, 3 volumes, contemporary half calf. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, July 7: Walt Whitman. Leaves of Grass, Brooklyn, 1855, first edition, first issue, original green cloth, the Doheny copy. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, July 7: Binding—Sangorski & Sutcliffe—Omar Khayyam. Rubaiyat, London, 1872, third edition, in a magnificent jewelled Peacock binding. £15,000 to £20,000.Sotheby’s, July 7: George Eliot. Middlemarch, Edinburgh and London, 1871, first edition in the original parts. £20,000 to £30,000. -
Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: Hassall (Joan) A large collection of over 300 original woodblocks of engravings for various books, v.d., with Hassall's engraver's glass water-globe (Qty) - Est. £10,000-15,000Forum, July 9: Eragny Press.- [Bradley (Katherine Harris) & Edith Emma Cooper], "Michael Field." Whym Chow, Flame of Love, one of only 27 copies, inscribed by Bradley, the rarest book from the press, 1914. - Est. £3,000-4,000Forum, July 9: [Moore (Thomas Sturge)] [Wood Engravings], 71 wood-engravings printed by David Chambers from the original blocks, the only set on Japanese Hosho paper, from an edition of 5 sets, [1970]. - Est. £3,000-4,000Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: La Fontaine (Jean de) Contes et Nouvelles en vers, 2 vol., engraved plates after Eisen, fine early 19th century blue morocco, gilt, by Bradel l'ainé, Amsterdam [Paris], 1762. - Est. £2,000-3,000Forum, July 9: Erotica.- Prostitution.- Pretty Women of Paris (The); Their Names and Addresses, Qualities and Faults..., [Paris], privately printed at the Press of the Prefecture de Police, 1883. - Est. £3,000-4,000Forum, July 9: Vale Press.- Ricketts (Charles) & Lucien Pissarro. De la Typographie et de l'Harmonie de la Page Imprimée…, [one of 216 copies], bound in dark blue morocco tooled in gilt, by Sarah T.Prideaux, 1898. - Est. £1,000-1,500Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: Martin (John) Illustrations of the Bible, complete set of 20 mezzotints, good impressions, rarely found in early states, [c.1831-1835]. - Est. £1,000-1,500Forum, July 9: Golden Cockerel Press.- Four Gospels of the Lord Jesus Christ (The), one of 500 copies, Mary Gill's copy, Waltham St. Lawrence, 1931 with a signed proof of engraving on japon numbered 10/10 (2) - Est. £5,000-7,000Forum, July 9: Boccaccio (Giovanni) The Decameron, 3 vol., vol.1 extra-illustrated by John Buckland Wright with c.150 erotic original drawings in pen & ink and pencil, 1886 [extra-illustrated c.1940]. - Est. £10,000-15,000Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: Cox (Morris) Collection of Gogmagog Press Books, 35 vol., rare complete collection of printed books issued by the press, limited editions, most signed by Cox, 1957-83. - Est. £10,000-15,000Forum, July 9: Wynkyn de Worde.- [Terentius Afer (Publius)] [Comedie...], [Paris, Josse Badius: sold in London by Wynkyn de Worde, & others], [15 July 1504]. - Est. £4,000-6,000Forum, July 9: Mosley (James) Ornamented Types. Twenty-Three Alphabets from the Foundry of Louis John Pouchée, 2 vol., one of 10 copies for presentation, from an edition of 210, 1992-93. - Est. £1,000-2,000 -
Freeman’s, June 30. Thomas Jefferson’s “Birth of the New Nation” letter, carried to Paris with the Treaty of Peace, by a Jewish patriot. $100,000-200,000.Freeman’s, June 30. “The rockets’ red glare.” A British midshipman’s log recording the bombardment of Fort McHenry. $60,000-80,000.Freeman’s, June 30. The Critical Promotion of a Naval Hero, Oliver Hazard Perry Commission signed by James Madison, 1812. $40,000-60,000.Freeman’s, June 30. Born in the USA: First Day of Printing in the United States, July 4, 1776. $15,000-25,000.Freeman’s, June 30. One of the Earliest Printed Announcements of American Independence, in the Exceedingly Rare Original Wrappers, 1776. $10,000-15,000.Freeman’s, June 30. "The Two Big Guns of the N.Y. Yanks": A Striking Type 1 Press Photograph of Lou Gehrig's Hands. $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. A Unique Contemporary Manuscript Account of Joseph Smith's Final Words to His Followers, the Day Before his Violent Death. $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. The State of Minnesota Officially Certifies the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution Of the United States. $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. Extraordinarily Large Manuscript Petition Signed by a Who's Who of Colonial New York to Queen Anne from the Colony of New York. $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. Mickey Mantle's First Cover: The Earliest Front-Page Newspaper Image of Mickey Mantle, "Something Good from Joplin". $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. A Call to Arms in the Months Following the Declaration of Independence: An Early Continental Army Recruitment Poster. $6,000-9,000.Freeman’s, June 30. Samuel Jones, the Statesman Behind the Newly Discovered "Jones Declaration": His Annotated Set Used in His Working Law Library. $6,000-9,000.