The ComicLink Summer Featured Auction is now underway, highlighting valuable, vintage comic books and original comic related artwork.

“The Summer Featured Auction highlights the best of the best in vintage comic books and original comic art and it is going to be one of the best auctions of the year for both” said ComicLink President Josh Nathanson.

Among the highlights already consigned to this auction are Action Comics #1 CGC 6.5 EP (first Superman) offered with no reserve, a Golden Age group of high-grade, CGC-certified Superman comic books including Superman #2 7.5, #3 9.0, #4 8.5, #5 8.5, #6 8.5, #7 9.0, #8 9.0, #9 9.2, #10 9.4, #11 8.5, #12 8.0, #13 9.0, #14 7.5 and #17 8.0.

As previously reported, the offerings also include the second half of the highest graded run of Green Hornet Comics, and a full Gaines File run of Two-Fisted Tales, Action Comics #9 CGC 5.0 Billy Wright, Archie Comics #3 CGC 7.0 (second highest), Batman #23 CGC 9.0 Davis Crippen (Joker cover), and Crime SuspenStories #20 CGC 9.2 Gaines File.

The offerings also include numerous Captain America issues such as Captain America Comics#1 CGC 4.0 (Qualified), #46 CGC 5.0 (WWII concentration camp cover) and #34 CGC 9.2 (highest, one of two), along with Marvel Mystery Comics #12 CGC 9.2 (highest), #46 CGC 5.0 (Hitler cover) and #64 CGC 9.2 (vs. Hitler, last German war cover), and Famous Funnies #209 CGC 9.6 (Frazetta cover, first in the run).

Also featured in the Golden Age listings are Detective Comics #29 CGC 2.0 and #73 CGC 9.0 Selkirk (Scarecrow cover), Fight Comics #44 CGC 9.6 (single highest), Human Torch #2 CGC 9.0, Mystic Comics #1 CGC 8.5 Billy Wright, Pep Comics #36 CGC 3.5 (first Archie cover in title), Spirit #22 CGC 7.0, Sub-Mariner Comics #18 CGC 9.2 (second highest), Vault of Horror #24 CGC 9.8 Gaines (single highest), Venus #10 CGC 7.5, and Young Allies #1 CGC 9.2.

“Some of the top Silver Age highlights include individual issues such as Brave and the Bold #28 CGC 9.2 (first JLA, second highest, one of the top five graded) and Amazing Fantasy #15 CGC 5.5 (first Spider-Man), as well as many ultra high-grade Marvel title groupings — Amazing Spider-Man (over 100 strong), Journey into Mystery, Thor and X-men are unusually impressive,” Nathanson said.

Individual Silver Age highlights include Amazing Spider-Man  #1 CGC 7.5 and #14 CGC 9.6 (highest graded, first Green Goblin), Avengers #1 CGC 8.5 and #55 CGC 9.6 (first Ultron), Brave and the Bold #54 CGC 9.6 (highest, first Teen Titans), Captain America #100 CGC 9.8, Daredevil #1 CGC 9.0 and #7  CGC 9.2 Stan Lee Signature Series, Fantastic Four #1 CGC 7.0, #3 CGC 9.2 and #48 CGC 9.6 (first Surfer, Galactus), Flash #105 CGC 8.5 and #127 CGC 9.6 (highest graded, one of four), Hawkman #4 CGC 9.6 (first Zatanna; scarce in grade); House of Mystery #176 CGC 9.6 (Adams, single highest), Incredible Hulk #102 CGC 9.8, Journey Into Mystery #76 CGC 9.4 price variant (single highest) and many high grade Journey into Mystery Thor issues such as #91 CGC 9.4, #103 CGC 9.4 (first Enchantress), and #122 CGC 9.8, Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #1 CGC 9.8, Our Army At War #83 CGC 5.5 (first Sgt. Rock), Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commados#1 CGC 7.5 (first Nick Fury), Showcase #22 CGC 7.5 (first Green Lantern), Silver Surfer #1 CGC 9.6, Strange Tales #101 CGC 8.5 (first hero issue), Tales of Suspense #9 CGC 9.2 (highest, one of three), Tales of Suspense #39 CGC 8.0 (first Iron Man) and 57 CGC 9.2 (first Hawkeye), Tales to Astonish #13 CGC 7.5 (first Groot), #27 CGC 6.5 (first Ant Man), #44 CGC 9.2 (first Wasp), and #93 CGC 9.6 Pacific Coast (Surfer crossover), Thor #165 CGC 9.4 (first full Warlock) and #166 CGC 9.8 (highest, first Thor vs. Warlock cover), X-Men #1 CGC 7.0, #12 CGC 9.4 (first Juggernaut), and a substantial run of other X-men issues, lots of pre-hero high-grade Marvel-Atlas issues, and many key, high-grade Signature Series issues.

Also featured are several high grade Bronze and Modern Age comic book offerings such as Albedo #2 CGC 9.6 (first Usagi Yojimbo), Amazing Spider-Man #194 CGC 9.9 (first Black Cat), Batman #251 CGC 9.6 (Neal Adams Joker cover), Captain Britain #1 CGC 9.8 (single highest) and Giant-Size X-Men #1 CGC 9.8 (first new X-Men).

Other titles include Hero For Hire #1 CGC 9.6 (first Luke Cage) Incredible Hulk #181 CGC 9.8 (first full Wolverine), Iron Fist #14 CGC 9.6 (first Sabretooth), Iron Man #55 CGC 9.6 (first Thanos), Star Wars #1 CGC 9.0 (35¢ price variant), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 CGC 9.8 and 9.2, The Walking Dead #1 CGC 9.8, and many more.

The original art session of the ComicLink Featured Auction preview is also already populated with numerous selections, including a full selection of Romita artwork such as John Romita, Sr.’s cover to Amazing Spider-Man #141 (Spider-Man against a Who’s Who of super-villains), his page 1 title splash for Spectacular Spider-Man #1 (magazine), and his Son of Origins cover prelim featuring Iron Man, Nick Fury, Daredevil, Silver Surfer, and others, along with John Romita, Jr.’s Amazing Spider-Man #239 cover (second appearance of Hobgoblin).

The art, of course, doesn’t stop there. From Silver Age mainstays to modern masters, many different styles, genres and top creators are represented.

“Bill Sienkiewicz’s stunning original Elektra Assassin #4 cover painting, which will go off without reserve in this auction, is certainly one of the best — if not the best — covers artistically from the highly acclaimed and wildly popular title run. It is also one of the most impressive pieces that we’ve ever seen put up for sale from this period. Truly, there is nothing else like it.  This is one of the most impressive pieces in the auction thus far, but it is in good company,” Douglas Gillock, ComicLink’s Director of Consignments, said.

A noteworthy, complete 13-page story introducing the Iron Man prototype, Metallo (and some would say Hulk prototype as well), from Tales of Suspense #16 is offered, as is a Fantastic Four #40 page featuring Dr. Doom vs. the Thing, and the title splash for Journey Into Mystery #112, which is the first in which the Hulk and Thor do battle.

Jack Kirby’s New Gods #4 cover, a hard hitting Thor vs. Ulik battle page from the super-troll’s first appearance in Thor #137, a Galactus page from the Silver Surfer graphic novel, and more examples of The King’s artwork are offered.

EC’s Picto-Fiction Crime Illustrated #3 by Reed Crandall, John Buscema’s Conan #88 cover art, John Totleben’s Miracleman pin-up (used extensively in early advertising), a Totleben panel page with Miracleman all over it, and James Jean’s Fables #48 cover painting are all on the docket.

Also included is the final character page from John Byrne’s second part of the “Days of Future Past” story in X-Men #142, an ‘A+’ quality Frank Miller Wolverine battle page from Wolverine #2, and a prime-era Bernie Wrightson Swamp Thing #5 page that is the first time that Swamp Thing regenerates. There are stunning pages by Jim Lee — a Batman battle page from the epic Hush storyline, a full page Superman splash, an action-loaded page from his very first X-Men issue, X-Men #248, and a Wildcats cover – and George Pérez’s cover for Tales of the New Teen Titans #1 featuring the origin of Cyborg.

Up for bid as well will be a Charlie Adlard interior page from The Walking Dead #19 (Michonne’s first appearance), two Marie Severin Incredible Hulk #102 pages, a Murphy Anderson Hawkman #1 page featuring Hawkman and Hawkgirl, a Gene Colan Iron Man and Sub-Mariner #1 page, Gill Fox’s cover to Torchy #3, and more.

“Everything mentioned in this article is just the tip of the proverbial artwork iceberg for our Summer Featured Auction. New items will be added right up until the auction launch, so we suggest that interested parties bookmark the preview and check back often,” Gillock said.

“Believe it or not, we are now working on other upcoming auctions (no rest for the weary!). We welcome your consignments! To reserve upcoming auction placement and max out on auction preview time, or request an upfront cash advance, simply email buysell@comiclink.com with your prospective sale list, or call (617) 517-0062, option 1, to speak with Douglas Gillock, Jason Crosby, Sean Goodrich, Jon Signorelli, or me,” Nathanson said.

“If auction is not your thing, we are also always accepting new sellers for the ComicLink exchange marketplaces, brokering private placement deals, and buying outright.  So, it pays to get in touch no matter your selling preference, and we always look forward to hearing from potential sellers,” he said.

ComicLink’s auction schedule and auction previews are now online.