The ComicLink Focused Auction began closing earlier this week but there are still thousands of valuable certified comic books and hundreds of pieces of original art left to bid on starting Friday, January 24, 2020, at 8 PM ET/5 PM PT. Lots will continue closing each subsequent weekday until the original art session ends on Wednesday, February 5.

The auction features Golden to Modern Age comics and related art. Remaining highlights range from Golden Age keys like Batman #1 (first Joker and Catwoman) with CBCS verified Bob Kane signature (along with a near complete run between #1 and #100), Detective Comics #69 CGC 5.5 and Brenda Starr #14 CGC 6.0 to Silver Age keys such as Tales to Astonish #27 (first Ant-Man) CBCS 8.0 and X-Men #1 (first X-Men and Magneto) CGC 7.5 and #4 (first Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver) CGC 9.4 to key late Bronze and Modern Age like X-Men #101 (first Phoenix) CGC 9.8 and The Walking Dead #1 CGC 9.8. There is also a high grade 9.6-9.8 Silver and Bronze Age Sub-Mariner run.

Most comic books start at $1 with no seller reserve price. The comic book portion of the auction contains a large and diverse selection of scarce Golden Age comic books, and an extensive selection of key and high grade Silver to Modern Age comic books, most certified by CGC and CBCS. 

Silver and early Bronze Age through 1975 start alphabetically with the Sub-Mariner title closing on Friday, January 24. Highlights include Tales to Astonish #1 CGC 6.5, X-Men #5 CGC 9.4, #7 CGC 9.4, #8 CGC 9.4, and #94 (first “New” X-Men in title) CGC 9.6, Tomb of Dracula #10 (first Blade) CGC 9.8 and CGC 9.6, and Tales of Suspense #39 (first Iron Man) CGC 6.5. The high grade Federal Hill collection Sub-Mariner run is offered with dozens of examples most in Near Mint 9.6 or higher, including #1 CGC 9.6, #8 (Thing battle cover) CGC 9.8, and #34 (first Defenders prelude) CGC 9.8 Twin Cities pedigree.  

There are also over 1,000 rare and highly collectible certified Golden Age books that will end on Monday and Tuesday, January 27-28 starting at 8 PM ET and 5 PM PT. Among the highlights are Action Comics #13 (fourth Superman cover), #20, and #29 (first Lois Lane cover). Also, up for bid is an almost complete Golden Age run of Batman #2-6, #8-10, #12-19 (including first Alfred in #16) and dozens more including #23 (Joker cover), #47 (origin issue), and #59 (first Deadshot). There are also many key issues from the Detective Comics series including #28 (second Batman), #38 (first Robin), #58 (first Penguin), #64 (first Boy Commandos), #66 (first Two-Face), #71 (Robinson Joker cover), #73 (first Scarecrow cover), #140 (first Riddler), and #225 (first Martian Manhunter), plus World’s Finest Comics #3 (first Scarecrow).

There are relatively affordable coverless examples of some major Golden Age keys including Superman #1 (first expanded origin with first use of Krypton and first Ma and Pa Kent), Wonder Woman #1, More Fun Comics #55 (first Doctor Fate), and Sub-Mariner Comics #1.

Some other Golden Age Timely/Marvel offerings include Sun Girl #1 CGC 8.5 Davis Crippen pedigree (top three), Marvel Mystery Comics #7 (Schomburg cover) CGC 5.0, and Captain America Comics #45 (Schomburg cover) CGC 7.0 and #47 (Schomburg cover) CGC 5.0.

Other notable Golden Age keys include Spirit #22 (Eisner cover) CGC 5.5, Blue Bolt #106 (L.B. Cole sci-fi cover) CGC 6.5, Punch Comics #9 CGC 4.5, Wings Comics #89 CGC 8.0, #91 CGC 6.0, and #93 CGC 7.5, Amazing Adventure Funnies #1 (1940, Centaur) CGC 5.5, and Four Color Comics (Series 1) #16 (first true Mickey Mouse comic book) CGC 3.5.

Some highly desired pre-code horror, crime, sci-fi, and good girl art comic books are up for bid including Manhunt #14 CGC 5.5, Weird Tales of the Future #5 (Wolverton cover) CGC 4.5, Chamber of Chills #23 (zombie embrace cover) CGC 2.0, Crimes By Woman #54 CGC 7.0, House of Mystery #1 (30-year run begins) CGC 7.0, and a selection of EC books including the tough pre-trend Moon Girl #4 CGC 9.2 (top four). There are also many other classic covers by Alex Schomburg, L.B. Cole, and Matt Baker.

Some key Archie Comics include Jackpot Comics #4 (first Archie cover, same month as Pep Comics #22) and Ginger #1. Katy Keene’s two most important appearances are in Wilbur Comics #5 (first Katy Keene) and Katy Keene #1. 

There are thousands of post-1975 certified comic books ending Wednesday through Friday, January 29-31. Highlights are Amazing Spider-Man #194 (first Black Cat) CGC 9.8 and #300 (first full Venom) CGC 9.8, Avengers #196 (first full Taskmaster) CGC 9.8, Batman Adventures #12 (first Harley Quinn in comics) CGC 9.8 and CBCS 9.8, Caliber Presents #1 (first Crow) CGC 9.8, Captain Britain #1 (first Captain Britain) CGC 9.8, Evil Ernie #1 (first Lady Death) CGC 9.8, Eternals #1 (first Eternals) CGC 9.8, G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #21 (first Stormshadow, silent issue) CGC 9.8, Iron Fist #14 (first Sabretooth) CGC 9.8, Spidey Super Stories #39 (infamous Thanos-Copter story) CGC 9.8 (single highest graded), Vampirella #113 (scarce final issue) CGC 9.6, and X-Men #120 (first Alpha Flight) CGC 9.8 and #129 (first Kitty Pryde and Emma Frost) CGC 9.8.

The original art listings include over 650 lots by more than 100 artists, including many of the most beloved within the hobby such as Todd McFarlane, Jim Lee, John Byrne, John Buscema, Gil Kane, Jim Starlin, John Romita Jr., Bill Sienkiewicz, Dave Cockrum, Jim Aparo, Sal Buscema, Adam Hughes, Tim Sale, J. Scott Campbell, Gabriele Dell’Otto, Esad Ribic, J.H. Williams III, and many more.

A few original art panel pages and cover highlights include Jim Lee Justice League #11 page and Superman Unchained #1 page; John Romita Jr. Uncanny X-Men #208 page with the Hellfire Club; Jim Mooney Ms. Marvel #16 page with Ms. M, Scarlet Witch and the Beast; John Buscema Fantastic Four pages; John Byrne Avengers, Wolverine and Wonder Woman pages; Lucio Parrillo Warlord of Mars #30 painted cover; Gil Kane What If? #3 page with Hulk, Sub-Mariner and Iron Man; Tim Sale Catwoman: When in Rome #4 page with a Catwoman/Batman scene; Jim Starlin Infinity Abyss #6 page 1 title splash with Doctor Strange and Adam Warlock and panel pages with Thanos and Spider-Man; Ron Lim Infinity Crusade #6 page with Thanos and Adam Warlock; George Pérez Action Comics #643 page with Superman in battle; Bill Sienkiewicz Harley Quinn #4 cover prelim with a beautifully detailed illustration of Harley and Poison Ivy; Todd McFarlane Infinity Inc. #34 page; Ed Benes Superman #31 cover with the Man of Steel battling a mind-controlled Lois Lane; Marc Silvestri Wolverine #57 page; and Bernie Wrightson Master of the Macabre trading card art. 

Others art offerings include Art Nichols Night Thrasher #15 cover with the hero battling the Hulk; Adam Kubert X-Men #59 page with Rogue and Quicksilver; Salvador Larroca Psylocke & Archangel: Crimson Dawn #3 cover; Michael Ryan Fear Itself: Black Widow #1 cover; Ken Lashley He-Man and the Masters of the Universe #11 cover; Billy Tan Red Sonja #4 cover; Tim Truman Stellar Conan roleplaying box art; Jim Craig Master of Kung-Fu #55 page with Shang-Chi in battle; Billy Graham Hero For Hire #14 with early Luke Cage in action; Jose Delbo pages from Wonder Woman #250 and #265 with Diana in action; and Mike Zeck Amazing Spider-Man: Soul of the Hunter page with Spidey in action.

The art session also includes an unusually high number of high quality illustrations by several of the top artists in the hobby. Examples include Esad Ribic Psylocke painting and Bloodshot painting; Adam Hughes – Joker, Mary Marvel, Black Canary, Tigress and The Bride from Kill Bill

ComicLink is currently accepting comic book and art consignments for the ComicLink Winter Featured Auction (starting February 13), the ComicLink.com March Focused Auction, and the CertifiedLink.com auction starting in March (with certified video games, trading cards, coins, and more). Those interested in selling, can reserve auction placement by emailing buysell@comiclink.com, or by calling the sales team at (617) 517-0062 (option 1) or reach out to a sales consultant (Josh Nathanson, Douglas Gillock, Jason Crosby, Jon Signorelli or Ross Kearney).