A strong mix of original art, Golden and Silver Age books, graded and non-graded books, animation and original art makes the current Heritage Weekly Comic Auction a stand out. Combined, there are over 700 lots listed this week. The event is currently open for bidding and will begin to close in Sunday, September 1, 2008. You can visit the auction at Heritage. 

Golden Age books in the auction include a short run of early issues of Action Comics. Among the listings is Action Comics #65 with a terrific Jack Burnley cover. Superman flies in from above to knock open the drawer of a giant cash register in a fun and striking image. With the benefit of a collector’s hindsight it brings to mind the run of Batman stories in the 1950s that featured large props such as a giant penny or a dinosaur in the center of the storylines. 

One of the great benefits of the Heritage Weekly auction is the lots that feature a grouping of a single title or run of books. This is a fabulous way for collectors or dealers to pick up a good run of books at a great price. This week one of the highlights of the grouped lots is a run of four issues of Detective Comics from 1949-1952. The average grade is GD- and features issue #156 and the debut of a new Batmobile.   

CGC-certified books are a part of any comic auction these days. This week Heritage is showcasing a Blackhawk classic from the team’s Silver Age. Issue #190 finds the WWII team fighting a science fiction oddity on a Dick Dillon cover. This is from the period when DC was hoping that some of the sci-fi themes that readers seemed to like would increase circulation for the book. The 1963 book has been graded 9.4 and according to the CGC Census is the highest known graded copy.  

Original art listed, includes work by Vernon Greene on Bringing Up Father (11-22-58), Hank Ketchum on Dennis the Menace (05-29-58), and a series of Amazing Spider-Man dailies by Larry Lieber. Full page comic art includes titles such as Archie, All Star Squadron, Avengers, New Mutants, Squadron Supreme, Sad Sack, Aquaman, and many others. Artists include Curt Swan, Chris Wozniak, Ed Wheelan, Gene Colan, Rick Buckler, and Dick Ayers.  

If your looking for a great way to close out a three day Labor Day weekend, Heritage’s Weekly Comic Book Auction is just the place for you. Don’t forget that it closes that Monday night.