Herge’s ‘Red Sea Sharks’ Tintin artwork realises $425,000
Herge’s original 12-panel artwork for a page from classic Tintin story The Red Sea Sharks made $425,000 at Heritage Auctions over the weekend (June 4). The piece was the star […]
By Tom Meyrick
2018-06-04
Stephen Geppi’s comic collection donated to Library of Congress
Comic book dealer Stephen A Geppi has donated more than 3,000 pieces from his personal collection to the Library of Congress. Geppi founded Diamond Comic Distributors in the early 1980s, […]
By Tom Meyrick
2018-05-31
Herge’s original Tintin artwork valued at close to $1 million
A single 12-panel page of Herge’s original Tintin artwork for Coke en Stoke (retitled The Red Sea Sharks for English readers) will star at Heritage Auctions in Dallas on June […]
By Tom Meyrick
2018-05-30
Superman #1 comic features at Heritage Auctions
Heritage Auctions’ May 10 Comics & Comic Art Signature Auction features a CGC 3.0-graded copy of Superman #1 (1939). This rare book originated from the Billy Wright collection, a run […]
2018-05-02
Rare Detective Comics #27 offered for the first time
An ultra-rare CGC 5.0-graded copy of Detective Comics #27, the comic book that introduced the world to Batman, will sell at Hake’s Americana on March 13-15. With an estimate of […]
2018-03-05
Amazing Spider-Man artwork achieves record sum
John Romita Sr and Frank Giacoia’s original artwork for the cover of Amazing Spider-Man #100 (1971) led a sale of comic book art at Heritage Auctions. The piece made $478,000 […]
2018-02-26
Amazing Spider-Man cover art expected to sell for $300,000
The original comic book cover art for The Amazing Spider-Man #100 is expected to fetch up to $300,000 when it goes up for auction later this month. Drawn by legendary […]
2018-02-06
Only surviving original artwork from Action Comics #1 up for sale
The sole surviving piece of original artwork from Action Comics #1, the most important comic book of all-time, is now up for sale at ComicConnect. Published in April 1938, Action […]
2017-11-15
Illustration art sets two new world records at Heritage Auctions
Original works by Patrick Nagel and Robert McGinnis achieved world record prices at Heritage Auctions last week, as part of a $1 million+ sale of pin-up and illustration art. Nagel’s […]
2017-10-17
Robert Crumb comic art tops $6.3m Heritage auction
A collection of original Robert Crumb artworks led the way in Heritage Auctions’ recent $6.3 million comic book sale. The auction featured a number of original cover illustrations and full […]
2017-08-15
World’s rarest Wonder Woman comics set for record eBay auction
Three of the world’s rarest and most valuable Wonder Woman comic books will be offered for sale on eBay this month. To celebrate the 75th anniversary of the character’s creation, […]
2017-08-14
Rare Robert Crumb artworks lead the Graham Nash Collection
Rare Robert Crumb artwork from the collection of music legend songwriter Graham Nash is heading for sale at Heritage Auctions. The collection, which includes original counterculture artworks from the Underground […]
2017-07-26
Iconic WWII Superman cover art to sell at Heritage Auctions
The original cover artwork from an iconic WWII-era Superman comic book is heading for sale at Heritage Auctions. Fred Ray’s 1941 cover art for Superman #12, which features Superman alongside […]
2017-06-27
Robert Crumb’s Fritz the Cat artwork sets new world record price
A piece of Robert Crumb artwork featuring his iconic character Fritz the Cat has set a new world record price at auction. The cover artwork from a 1969 comic strip […]
2017-05-24
Mad Magazine Beatles cover art leads Hake’s Americana anniversary sale
Hake’s Americana is celebrating its 50th anniversary in the business this month, with the first of three special sales featuring a treasure trove of vintage pop culture collectibles. Leading the […]
