ComicLink has just added a significant offering to the Winter Featured Auction Preview: Captain America Comics #1 CGC 8.0. This high grade key was consigned as the book celebrates its 80th anniversary this week having first appeared on newsstands on December 20, 1940. This historic comic book introduced Captain America and told his origin story, as well as the first appearance of Cap’s partner, Bucky Barnes, and his number one foe, the Red Skull. Today Captain America is one of the most famous characters on the planet and it all began here.

“This is a gorgeous example of one of the most important comic books ever and comes complete with near newsstand-fresh off-white to white pages,” ComicLink founder and Managing Director, Josh Nathanson said.

This major key joins numerous other highlights within this Featured Auction launching February 11, 2021. ComicLink is also still accepting select consignments and offering upfront cash advances to sellers for items placed in the January Focused Auction starting January 7. Highlights within the January auction include Wonder Woman #1, Amazing Fantasy #15, and Incredible Hulk #181.

“We have some exciting auctions in the works for 2021, which will be our 25th year in business,” Nathanson said.

The auctions include close to 300 examples from the Federal Hill Collection, a large high grade collection of mainly Silver and Bronze Age Marvel comics where the minimum grade is CGC 9.4 with the majority CGC 9.6 and CGC 9.8. ComicLink will offer multiple examples from Tales of Suspense, Daredevil, Amazing Spider-Man, Silver Surfer, Nick Fury, Sub-Mariner, Captain America, Journey Into Mystery/Thor, and more. Upcoming original art highlights include the John Romita cover to Amazing Spider-Man #91 and a Todd McFarlane splash from Spider-Man #11.

The Federal Hill Tales of Suspense run includes #39 (first Iron Man) CGC 9.4 as well as other early Iron Man appearances such as #42 CGC 9.6 Pacific Coast Pedigree, #46 CGC 9.6, #48 CGC 9.6, #49 CGC 9.6, #53 CGC 9.6 Pacific Coast Pedigree, #57 CGC 9.4, #60 CGC 9.8 CVA Exceptional (highest, one of two), and #63 CGC 9.6. 

The Federal Hill Daredevil run features #2 CGC 9.8 Pacific Coast Pedigree (highest, one of two), #4 CGC 9.6, #8 CGC 9.8, #11 CGC 9.8 (highest, one of two), #16 CGC 9.8 (highest, one of four), #18 CGC 9.8, #19 CGC 9.8 Rocky Mountain Pedigree (single highest graded), and #20 CGC 9.8 Western Penn Pedigree (highest, one of two), plus many more. 

Other significant keys coming up in either the January Focused Auction or the Winter Featured Auction include:

• All-American Comics #61 (first Solomon Grundy) CGC 7.5 CVA Exceptional
• Amazing Fantasy #15 CGC 4.0
• Amazing Spider-Man #3 CGC 9.2, #6 CGC 9.4 Federal Hill, #7 CGC 9.6 Federal Hill, #16 CGC 9.8 Federal Hill, #17 CGC 9.6, #18 CGC 9.8 Pacific Coast Pedigree, #19 CGC 9.8 Federal Hill, and Annual #1 CGC 9.2
• Avengers #1 CGC 8.0 and #2 CGC 9.6 Federal Hill
• Batman #2 CGC 3.0, #5 CGC 7.0, #9 7.5, and #251 CGC 9.6
• Blue Bolt examples with L.B. Cole covers
• Captain America Comics examples with Schomburg WWII covers
• Cerebus #1 CGC 9.4 (highest graded, one of two)
• Detective Comics #32 CGC 5.0, #73 (only Golden Age Scarecrow cover) CGC 4.0, and #122 (first Catwoman cover) CGC 5.5
• Fantastic Four #5 CGC 8.5, #49 CGC 9.4, and Annual #6 CGC 9.6
• Giant-Size X-Men #1 CGC 9.6
• Incredible Hulk #1 CGC 5.0, #2 CGC 9.4, and #180 CGC 9.6
• Journey Into Mystery #76 CGC 9.4 price variant (single highest graded), plus Federal Hill Thor examples such as Annual #1 CGC 9.8 (single highest graded)
• Justice League of America #5 CGC 9.6 Don and Maggie Thompson Collection (highest, one of two)
• More Fun Comics #73 (first Aquaman, Green Arrow, and Speedy) CGC 4.5  
• Mystic Comics #6 CGC 5.5
• Namora #1 CGC 8.5
• New Mutants #98 CGC 9.9
• Star Wars #1 CGC 7.5 price variant
• Superman #3 CGC 6.0, #6 CGC 8.0, #7 (first Perry White) CGC 9.2, #22 CGC 9.0 (highest, one of five), #26 CGC 9.0, and #61 (first Kryptonite and return to Krypton) CGC 9.0 (top five)
• Tales to Astonish #93 CGC 9.6
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 CGC 8.5
• Tomb of Terror #15 (exploding face cover) CGC 7.5
• Transformers #1 CGC 9.9 (highest, one of three)
• Uncanny X-Men #266 CGC 9.9
• Ultimate Fallout #4 CGC 9.6 variant
• Walking Dead #1 CGC 9.8 Signature Series Robert Kirkman
• Werewolf By Night #32 CGC 9.6
• Wonder Woman #1 CGC 3.0
• X-Men #4 CGC 9.6

Early original art consignments for initial 2021 auctions include:

• John Romita cover to Amazing Spider-Man #91
• Todd McFarlane Spider-Man #11 splash with Spidey wall-crawling
• Jim Lee Uncanny X-Men #276 splash of Wolverine appearing to kill Charles Xavier
• Neal Adams Brave and the Bold #81 page with Batman and the Flash
• Ross Andru Brave and the Bold #90 complete interior with Batman teaming up with Adam Strange
• George Pérez key page from Infinity Gauntlet #1 where Thanos reveals his plan to destroy half the universe and #2 page with Doctor Doom, Warlock, Silver Surfer, Doctor Strange, and Pip the Troll
• Ron Lim Infinity Gauntlet #5 page with Thanos and Mephisto
• Bob Brown and Dick Giordano Detective Comics #411 finale page from the first Talia story
• J. Scott Campbell Gen 13 #5 half splash with Caitlin Fairchild
• Dave Cockrum Nightcrawer #1 page with Kurt, Kitty, Illyana and Lockheed
• Sal Buscema Spectacular Spider-Man #172 page 1 title splash with Spidey in the New Mexican desert
• Bob Kane Batman and Robin illustration
• Paul Ryan Avengers #315 cover, a unique design with Spider-Man
• George Tuska and Bill Everett Iron Man #54 page from first appearance of Moondragon
• Tony Daniel Amazing Spider-Man #36 cover of the web-slinger
• David Finch New Avengers #1 two-page splash where Electro frees the imprisoned villains
• Ethan Van Sciver DC: Birthright #1 splash where Wally West appears in the Batcave after being out of continuity for five years
• Alan Davis Batman and the Outsiders #31 cover featuring Looker

ComicLink is now accepting seller consignments of quality comic books and art for upcoming auctions starting soon. Upfront cash advances are available upon receipt of seller material. Auction placement can be reserved and a preview of the growing auctions can be viewed on the ComicLink Auction Schedule. The ComicLink sales team can be reached by emailing buysell@comiclink.com or calling (617) 517-0062.

Along with comic books and original comic and strip art, gaming, and fantasy, the firm is seeking other certified and authenticated collectibles including trading cards (sports/non-sports), coins, video games, toys, sports/historical/entertainment memorabilia and more. The CertifiedLink.com auction preview is also shaping up nicely, according to ComicLink.

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.