ComicLink’s Winter Featured Auction is now open with a strong selection of certified comic books and related original artwork. “One special highlight of the auction is Action Comics #1 (first Superman) CGC 7.0 Conserved CVA Exceptional. This is one of only seven CGC Universal or Conserved examples in the world have graded as high as 7.0. It has a beautiful, high-end cover and supple, off-white interior page preservation, which is extremely rare for this landmark issue,” ComicLink founder and President Josh Nathanson said. “Another major highlight is the Amazing Fantasy #15 in stunning CGC 9.0 CVA Exceptional condition, which is one of the highest grades any collector will ever be able to obtain for this historic first Spider-Man appearance issue. This is one of numerous examples of this issue in the auction, but it is far and away the highest graded.” 

“Our first Featured Auction of 2018 was an exciting launch, as there are many outstanding items for our bidder members to be enthusiastic about,” Nathanson added. “The auction includes a well-rounded selection of high-end, certified comic books from all eras. Most of the Silver Age and Bronze keys are present and there is a strong representation of Golden Age, including many keys, pedigrees, classic covers and high grade offerings. Impressive original artwork abounds as well, including significant pieces from a variety of acclaimed artists.”

Other major comic book highlights in the auction include Detective Comics #31 (third Batman cover) CGC 5.0 CVA Exceptional, Amazing Spider-Man #1 CGC 8.0, #2 (first Vulture) CGC 9.2, #14 (first Green Goblin) CGC 9.6, and #129 (first Punisher) CGC 9.8, Batman #1 (first Joker and first Catwoman) CGC 5.0 Conserved, Showcase #22 (first Silver Age Green Lantern) CGC 8.5, Incredible Hulk #1 (first Hulk) CGC 7.5 and #181 (first full Wolverine) CGC 9.8 and 9.6, Daredevil #1 (first Daredevil) CBCS 9.6, Fantastic Four #1 CGC 8.0, Tales of Suspense #39 (first Iron Man) CGC 9.0, Brave and the Bold #28 (first Justice League) CGC 8.0, Superman’s Girlfriend Lois Lane #1 CGC 8.5 (single highest graded), Action Comics #242 (first Brainiac) CGC 8.0 (the only one graded as high), Captain Marvel Adventures #1 CBCS 2.0, Marvel Super-Heroes #18 (first Guardians of the Galaxy) CGC 9.8 (highest, one of two), House of Secrets #92 (first Swamp Thing) CGC 9.8, Star Wars #1 CGC 9.4 Price Variant, and Chamber of Chills #23 (iconic pre-code horror zombie cover) CGC 9.0.  

The original art selection has highlights from many of the top artists in the history of the medium, including Jim Lee’s epic cover for Batman #618, the penultimate issue of “Hush” featuring the image of Batman pursued by the rotting corpse of the newly returned Jason Todd, while Hush looms behind; Boris Vallejo’s painted cover for Savage Sword of Conan #4; a Frank Frazetta illustration of John Carter, Warlord of Mars from the Doubleday book series; Jack Kirby’s cover for Black Panther #12; John Buscema’s cover for Thor #192; a Robert Crumb Mr. Natural Strip for the Village Voice from 1976; a Todd McFarlane splash from Spider-Man #12; two Jim Starlin pages from the epic finale of the “Thanos Saga” in Marvel Two-in-One Annual #2 including the page where Thor and the Thing finally bring down Thanos; and an important John Byrne/Terry Austin page from Uncanny X-Men #142, part 2 of the legendary “Days of Future Past” saga, where Mystique strongly hints she’s Nightcrawler’s mother for the first time.

Art highlights include Frank Miller’s Daredevil #190 title splash for “Ressurection!”, the historic rebirth of Elektra; Bill Sienkiewicz’s stunning Elektra painting from the cover of The Comics Journal #107; Kelley Jones’ Batman #532 cover featuring Batman and Deadman battling mummies; Mike Parobeck’s  Batman Adventures #28 cover featuring the fourth appearance of Harley Quinn; Jim Lee’s Gen 13 #7 cover featuring one of only two Lee/Williams covers for the popular ’90s series; Mike Ploog’s Giant-Size Man-Thing #1 cover featuring Man-Thing vs. the Glob; and a John Romita published “Spider-Man Friends and Foes” double page splash pin-up featuring an almost every Spidey character.

ComicLink is currently accepting consignments for upcoming auctions including the March Focused Auction which will begin on March 15, the April Focused Auction which will begin on April 12 and includes a session for vintage certified coins, and the Spring Featured Auction which will begin on May 3. Interested sellers may contact ComicLink by emailing buysell@comiclink.com or by calling (617) 517-0062 (option 1) to speak with Josh Nathanson, Douglas Gillock, Jason Crosby, Jon Signorelli, or Ross Kearney. In addition to auctioning items for consignors, ComicLink is also always accepting new sellers for the ComicLink exchange marketplaces, brokering private placement deals, and buying outright. 

To view ComicLink’s auction schedule, Comic Book Exchange, and Comic Art Exchange visit their website.