Tag: comic art
Charlie Brown Christmas cartoon strip sets new auction record at Heritage
A Peanuts cartoon strip linked the the classic ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’ has achieved a new world record at Heritage Auctions. The hand-drawn strip by Peanuts creator Charles Schulz sold […]
2021-09-15
Frank Frazetta’s The Princess of Mars could set new auction record at Heritage
Frank Frazetta’s iconic fantasy artwork The Princess of Mars will lead a sale of original comic book and illustration art at Heritage Auctions next week. The original 1970 painting is […]
2020-09-03
Bernie Wrightson’s original Frankenstein artwork to sell at Heritage Auctions
Bernie Wrightson’s original endpaper illustration for the Marvel Comics adaptation of Frankenstein will be offered for sale at Heritage Auctions next month. The artwork will cross the block as part […]
2020-03-23
First Spider-Man comic book Amazing Fantasy #15 sells for almost $800,000
A copy of Amazing Fantasy #15, the first-ever Spider-Man comic book, has sold for almost $800,000 at Heritage Auctions in Dallas this week. The rare book climbed to a final […]
2020-03-06
First-ever Flash Gordon comic strip set to auction at Profiles in History
The first-ever Flash Gordon comic strip drawn by Alex Raymond in 1933 is heading for auction, having been rediscovered after more than 80 years. Raymond’s original artwork for Flash Gordon […]
2020-02-26
Bernie Wrightson’s Frankenstein cover art sells for world record $1.2 million
Bernie Wrightson’s original cover art for the Marvel Comics adaptation of Frankenstein has sold at auction for a world record price of $1.2 million. Wrightson’s illustration had been described as […]
2019-12-13
Bernie Wrightson’s Frankenstein “masterpiece” could break auction record
Bernie Wrightson’s original cover illustration for the Marvel Comics version of Frankenstein could set a new auction record at Profiles in History next week. The artwork is entitled “…I shall […]
2019-12-02
Robert Crumb’s original ‘Stoned Agin’ artwork to sell at Heritage Auctions
Robert Crumb’s original artwork for his famous comic strip ‘Stoned Agin’ will be offered for sale at Heritage Auctions next month. The 1971 illustration has been described as a “cultural […]
2019-10-16
Jim Davis’ original Garfield artwork to sell through Heritage Auctions
The personal archive of cartoonist Jim Davis, the creator of Garfield, will be offered across a series of sales at Heritage Auctions. Davis’ collection includes more than 10,000 pieces of […]
2019-08-28
2019-06-27
Tintin’s first comic book cover could set new auction record
The first appearance of Tintin on a comic book cover is expected to sell for over $1 million when it hits the auction block at Heritage later this week. The […]
2019-06-04
Frank Frazetta’s masterpiece Egyptian Queen to auction at Heritage
A masterpiece by the American artist Frank Frazetta could achieve a new world record when it goes up for sale at Heritage Auctions later this month. Frazetta is one of […]
2019-05-09
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
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
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 […]