ACA – Amazing Comics Auctions
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pieces available for bid at the current Amazing Comics
Auction. There are over 1,084 lots of comics, original art, movie posters
and more, including unrestored copies of Action Comics #1, Amazing Spider-Man
#1, Captain America Comics #1, Fantastic Four #1, Incredible Hulk #1 . .
.and the list keeps going on. Some of the original art featured includes work
from the likes of Al Plastino, Mark Silvestri, George Tuska, Al Williamson and
Neal Adams. The auction will be running until 10 pm on August 4, with lot
viewing at the San Diego Comic-Con and on line at www.heritagecomics.com. Even
if you can’t bid before the 4th, Heritage runs an Amazing Comics
Auction online every month – with bidding ending the first Sunday of each month.
particularly now that there seems to be a trend towards the blissful
nostalgia of characters from the past. And although she’s especially prominent
today, the fact is, from the moment she was penned by animator Grim Natwick she
has been attracting the attentions of fans all over the world. It’s interesting
that a character who was so racy for her time is now regarded as an icon of
American innocence - whose image can turn a run-of-the-mill item into a instant
collectible.<br><br>She first shimmied onto the scene in a 1930 cartoon from the
Fleischer Studios entitled ”Dizzy Dishes,” a film that actually starred Betty’s
pal Bimbo (who would ultimately become better known for his supporting roles.)
<br><br>Betty’s part was tiny - in fact, she hadn’t even been named yet - and
featured her as a canine cabaret singer with a Helen Kane voice and a Mae West