Heritage’s Comic Art Auction is filled with works by some of the most well respected artists in comics and fantasy. The five-day auction on November 19-23, 2025, will present an iconic cover by Neal Adams and striking promotional art by Frank Frazetta, in addition to pieces by Frank Miller, Todd McFarlane, and others.

The Superman #233 chain breaking cover by Adams pays homage to the Superman #1 back cover while advertising the “Amazing New Adventures of Superman.” The book began a new era of Superman comics when a scientific experiment turned all the Kryptonite on Earth into iron. The story eliminated the man of Steel’s vulnerability to the element, though he learned that his powers still had limits, and Clark Kent became a TV news anchor. Since the cover was published, DC has used the art often on t-shirts, mugs, and other merchandise.

“It was the comic that modernized Superman while still preserving what readers loved about him,” Heritage Vice President Barry Sandoval said. “Note the chains that he is breaking are Kryptonite chains: The Superman of the ’60s was pretty much invulnerable except for various different kinds of Kryptonite. This issue destroyed all Kryptonite but also dialed Superman’s powers back a bit, which made for more diverse and interesting stories.”

Offerings from the early 1970s continue with several pieces by Frank Frazetta in the special session of the Howard Lowery’s Fantasy and Science Fiction Collection. This includes Frazetta’s Luana poster and promotional art for the US release of the Italian movie, novelization, and comic adaptation. It captures the fierceness of Luana, as she stands between two snarling large cats and a chimp.

Another piece from Lowery’s collection is Frazetta’s The Moon Men painting that was made for the cover of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ novel of the same name. It features that artist’s hallmark images of a muscular man fighting a large ore-like creature in a dungeon setting.

Frank Miller is represented with a Daredevil #177 first page splash of Daredevil being trained by Stick after he lost his radar sense. The splash begins Stick’s second appearance as the character and shows a full-body image of Daredevil armed with a bow and arrows. More of Miller’s art appearing in the auction includes Daredevil #170 page 13, Wolverine #1 page 21 that he did with Joe Rubinstein, and Sin City: The Big Fat Kill #4 page 7.

Todd McFarlane’s Amazing Spider-Man #316 story page 7 contains three panels that each show the hero in action poses as he swings over New York. The auction also offers McFarlane’s Spider-Man #13 page 14 from the origin of Spider-Man’s black costume.

Highlights continue with Mike Sekowsky and Bernard Sachs’ Justice League of America #1 story page 6 with Despero’s debut as he lures the Flash into a chess match where the hero is a living game piece. John Byrne and Terry Austin’s X-Men #119 story page 6 shows a tense, cinematic scene, and Whilce Portacio and Art Thibert’s Uncanny X-Men #263 story page 6 comes from Bishop’s first full appearance. James Bama’s Doc Savage #16: The Spook Legion paperback cover painting is another piece from the Howard Lowery Collection.