The latest ComicLink Focused Auction is now open, featuring an extensive and diverse selection of thousands of certified comic books from the Golden Age to the present, including many significant key and high grade Silver and Bronze Age issues. There are over hundreds of pieces of comic and fantasy original art, including work by many of the top names in the hobby.

The latest CertifiedLink.com Auction has also just launched with a selection of certified vintage video games, sports cards, sports memorabilia, action figures, and coins. More details of this auction are covered in another Scoop article this week.

Many desirable Silver Age keys are offered in the Focused Auction led by such as Fantastic Four #48 (first Silver Surfer and Galactus) CGC 9.6, #52 (first Black Panther) CGC 9.6, and Annual #2 (origin of Doctor Doom) CGC 9.6, Strange Tales Annual #2 (fourth Spider-Man, first crossover) CGC 9.6 (top five), Amazing Fantasy #15 (first Spider-Man and origin) CGC 3.0, Incredible Hulk #1 (first Hulk and origin) CGC 5.0, Journey Into Mystery #83 (first Thor and origin) CGC 5.5, #84 (first Jane Foster) CGC 8.0 and CGC 5.5, and #112 (Thor vs. Hulk battle cover) CGC 9.6, Amazing Spider-Man #1 (second Spider-Man, first Jameson) CGC 5.0 and #19 (first Mac ‘Scorpion’ Gargon) CGC 9.6, X-Men #1 (first X-Men and Magneto) CGC 6.5 and CGC 6.0, Tales of Suspense #39 (first Iron Man and origin) CGC 6.5 and #52 (first Black Widow) CGC 9.0, and Avengers #1 (first Avengers and origin) CGC 7.5 and CGC 6.5, #2 CGC 9.2, #4 (first Silver Age Captain America) CBCS 7.5, #11 (first Spider-Man in Avengers) CGC 9.6, and #57 (first Vision) CGC 9.2.

Silver Age books include Fantastic Four #3 (first uniforms) CGC 8.5, Annual #1 CGC 8.5 (origin of Fantastic Four and Sub-Mariner, early Spider-Man cover), Daredevil #1 (first Daredevil and origin) CGC 7.5 Strange Tales #110 (first Doctor Strange) CGC 6.5 and CGC 5.0, #111 (second Doctor Strange, first Baron Mordo) CGC 8.5, #115 (origin of Doctor Strange) CGC 8.5, #135 (first SHIELD and first HYDRA) CGC 9.2, and #148 (origin of the Ancient One) CGC 9.8 (single highest graded), Tales to Astonish #44 (first Wasp) CGC 7.0 and #49 (first Giant-Man) CGC 9.0 CVA Exceptional, Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos #1 (first Nick Fury) CGC 8.0, Wonder Woman #98 (first Silver Age WW origin, new look) CGC 7.5, Adventure Comics #247 (first Legion of Super-Heroes) CGC 5.0, Brave and the Bold #28 (first Justice League of America) CGC 5.0, Justice League of America #1 CGC 5.0, Aquaman #1 CGC 6.0, Flash #139 (first Reverse Flash) CGC 9.0, Batman #104 CGC 9.8 (single highest graded) and #181 (first Poison Ivy) CGC 8.5, and Green Lantern #2 (first Weaponers of Qward and the Antimatter Universe) CGC 9.0 and #3 CGC 9.0.

The early Bronze Age includes Amazing Spider-Man #101 (first Morbius) CGC 9.6, #121 (death of Gwen Stacy) CGC 9.6, and #129 (first Punisher) CGC 9.8, Giant-Size X-Men #1 (first Storm, Colossus, Nightcrawler, second full Wolverine) CGC 9.8, Incredible Hulk #181 (first full Wolverine) CGC 9.0, Werewolf By Night #32 (first Moon Knight) CGC 9.2, CGC 9.0, and CGC 8.5, Batman #251 (Adams cover/story) CGC 9.6, House of Secrets #92 (first Swamp Thing) CGC 8.5 and CBCS 8.5, Swamp Thing #1 (first Alec Holland Swamp Thing) CGC 9.8, New Gods #1 (first Orion and Metron) CGC 9.8, Amazing Adventures #11 (first furry Beast) CGC 9.6,  Amazing Spider-Man #101 (first Morbius) CGC 9.0, Tomb of Dracula #1 CGC 9.6 Signature Series Neal Adams and #10 (first Blade) CGC 9.2, Thor #193 (Silver Surfer battle cover) CGC 9.8, as well as many other issues of Thor in 9.8 from the amazing Federal Hill Collection and Marvel Spotlight #5 (first Ghost Rider) CGC 6.5.

Golden Age offerings include many keys, classic covers, and high grades. They are Chamber of Chills #23 (zombie embrace cover) CGC 9.2 Northford Pedigree (single highest graded), Journey Into Mystery #16 (vampire cover by Harry Anderson) CGC 8.5 (single highest graded), Captain America Comics #46 (Schomburg World War II) CGC 6.0, Wonder Woman #53 CGC 9.6 (single highest graded), Superman #16 (first Lois Lane cover in title) CGC 9.0, and Action Comics #186 CGC 9.6 (single highest graded). A few EC classics include Crime SuspenStories #22 CGC 3.0, Vault of Horror #28 (Johnny Craig Voodoo cover) CGC 9.4, and Shock Suspenstories #6 (KKK cover by Wally Wood) CGC 5.0.

Books featuring Joker are Batman #11 (first Joker cover in title) CGC 7.0, Batman #23 (Joker chess cover CGC 5.5, #37 (Joker vehicles cover) CGC 5.0, #52 (Jokermobile cover) CGC 7.0, #66 (Joker totem cover) CGC 5.5, #73 (Joker’s utility belt cover) CGC 5.5, and Detective Comics #40 (first Joker cover, first Clayface and origin) CGC 2.0 and #168 (origin of Joker) CGC 3.0 and CGC 2.0.

Other Batman highlights in Session 2 include Batman #7 (target cover) CGC 5.0, #20 (first Batmobile cover) CGC 4.5, #41 (first Batman sci-fi cover) CGC 9.0, #42 (first Catwoman cover in title) CGC 8.0, #69 (Catwoman cover) CGC 6.0, and #89 (last pre-Code cover) CGC 7.0 (top three), and Detective Comics #61 (first Bat-Plane cover) CGC 5.5, #126 (Penguin cover) CGC 8.5 double cover, and #217 CGC 9.2 (single highest graded).

There are Golden Age comics with covers by s Alex Schomburg, Frank Frazetta, Matt Baker, and L.B. Cole including Contact Comics #12 CGC 6.0, All Star Comics #32 (JSA vs. Psycho Pirate) CGC 9.4 (highest, one of four), All-American Comics #53 CGC 9.0 (top four) Pennsylvania pedigree, #90 (Green Lantern vs Icicle cover, first Icicle) CGC 8.0, Pep Comics #16 (Shield hypodermic needle cover) CGC 1.5, Journey Into Unknown Worlds #5 CGC 9.0 (highest, one of two), a selection of 13 mid-grade Sensation Comics with Wonder Woman covers (sold separately), Marvel Mystery Comics #11 (1940 Schomburg WWII cover) CGC 7.0, and Farmer’s Daughter and G.I. Jane runs.

There are several Barks’ Four Color Donald Duck offerings including #150 (“The Ghost of the Grotto”) in CGC 9.0, Ghost Rider #9 (1952) CGC 9.2 (single highest graded), Jumbo Comics #104 (Sheena cover, Baker interior art) CGC 9.4 (top two), The Thing #16 (1954) CGC 9.8, several Timely humor first issues in nice shape, and a collection of Will Eisner’s Spirit sections.

Late Bronze and Modern offerings include Eternals #1 (first Eternals) CGC 9.6 Price Variant, and many CGC 9.8 books like Siege #3 (J. Scott Campbell Deadpool variant) Signature Series Campbell, Amazing Spider-Man #156 (wedding issue), All-Star Comics #58 (first Power Girl), Avengers #170 (Korvac saga) Signature Series George Pérez (highest, one of two), #181 (first Scott Lang), #196 (Perez Taskmaster cover, first full appearance), Annual #10 (first Rogue), Batman Adventures #12 (first Harley Quinn in comics), Caliber Presents #1 (first Crow), Captain Britain #1 (first Captain Britain and origin), Cavewoman #1, DC Comics Presents #26 (first Cyborg, Starfire and Raven), Detective Comics #880 (Jock Joker cover), Dreamwalker #0 (Goon preview), Edge of Spider-Verse #2 (first Spider-Gwen), Eternals #2 (first Celestials), #3 (first Sersi), and #13 (first Gilgamesh). From the high grade Federal Hill Collection, they have late Bronze era Fantastic Four run including #170 CGC 9.6 Price Variant.

Other 9.8 offerings include G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #1 (first G.I. Joes in Marvel Comics), Harbinger #1 (first Harbinger), Iron Fist #15 (Early Byrne X-Men), Iron Man #128 (“Demon in a Bottle” cover/story), Marvel Age #12 (first Alien costume that later becomes Venom), Marvel Premiere #47 (first Scott Lang as Ant-Man), Marvel Spotlight #28 (first Moon Knight solo) and #32 (first Spider-Woman), Ms. Marvel #1 (first Carol Danvers as a superhero) CVA Exceptional, New Mutants #87 (first Cable), #98 (first Deadpool) and Annual #2 (first Psylocke in U.S. comic), New Teen Titans #2 (first Deathstroke), NYX #3 (first X-23/Laura Kinney/Female Wolverine), Power Girl #27 (Lau/Artgerm variant), Rick and Morty #1, San Diego Comic-Con #2 (first Hellboy) CGC 9.8, Savage She-Hulk #1 (first She-Hulk and origin) CGC 9.8, and Spider-Gwen #1 (2015, Portacio Recalled Edition) CGC 9.8 Signature Series Stan Lee.

There are late Bronze Age Thor books graded CGC 9.8 with Romita and LaTour work from the Federal Hill Collection, plus #337 (first Beta Ray Bill) Newsstand Edition, Transformers #1, Ultimate Fallout #4 (first Miles Morales Spider-Man), What If? #10 (first Jane Foster as Thor), Wolverine Limited Series  #1 (Miller cover/art) CGC Signature Series Stan Lee and Frank Miller, X-Men #101 (first Phoenix), #107 (first full Starjammers), #108 (first Byrne art on title), #109 (first Guardian of Alpha Flight) CGC 9.8, #120 (first Alpha Flight), #121 (first full Alpha Flight), #129 (first Kitty Pryde and Emma Frost), and #130 (first Dazzler).

A sample of the original art includes Curt Swan New Teen Titans #5 splash of Trigon confronting Raven; Dick Ayers Strange Tales #125 twice-up page with the Human Torch and the Thing fighting each other and Tales to Astonish #60 two twice-up early Marvel Silver Age pages (sold separately) featuring Giant Man as Ant-Man; J. Scott Campbell Xena: Warrior Princess #1 cover, Batman/Danger Girl #1 cover prelim of Batman and Danger Girl vs. Joker and Harley Quinn, and Vampirella illustration; Scottie Young baby variant cover to Avengers Ultron Forever #1; Kaare Andrews Ultimate Spider-Man #156 variant cover; and Jim Aparo Adventure Comics #447 Aquaman vs. Fisherman battle page and Legends of the Dark Knight Annual #1 page with Batman vs. Ras Al Ghul, Penguin and Two-Face.

Rich Buckler World’s Finest Comics #266 page with Superman and Batman in every panel; John Buscema Savage Sword of Conan #101 splash and Thor #285 page featuring the Eternals; Sal Buscema Defenders #37 pages Al Capp Li’l Abner dailies from 1936 (2) and 1945; Sean Chen Wolverine #160 splash with Logan vs. the Lady Killers and Blok; Maelo Cintron Star Trek: The Next Generation The Peacekeepers paperback painted cover; Mike Deodato Amazing Spider-Man #512 two pages from the “Sins Past”; Dick Dillin Unexpected #122 8 of the 9 pages from the 1970 story “Phantom of the Woodstock Festival,” in recognition of the real world milestone event; and Steve Dillon Preacher: Tall in the Saddle page with a flashback showing a young Jesse and Tulip and Punisher #4 page are among the offerings.

Additional original art includes David Finch Cyberforce #28 double page splash, Batman: Dark Knight #6 page with Batman vs. the Scarecrow & the White Rabbit, and Wonder Woman #40 page with Superman, Flash and the JLA, José Luis García-López Superman #302; Russ Heath three pages from the Sgt. Rock story in Our Army at War #215 (sold separately); Don Heck Wonder Woman #329 page from last issue and last solo story of the Silver Age Wonder Woman and Iron Man #31 page with Iron Man, who Heck co-created, in flying action; Richard Hescox Swords and Ice Magic: Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser illustration; Mike Hoffman Jungle Girl pin-up illustration; Dave Hoover Captain America #433 page 1 title splash; Adam Hughes Dirty Pair illustration; Stuart Immonen Amazing Spider-Man #797 pages where Norman (Green Goblin) Osborn kills the Goblin King (Phi Urich); Carmine Infantino Daring Adventures of Supergirl #12 page with Supergirl in every panel and Bob Oksner inks; and Phil Jimenez Wonder Woman #176 splash and Flash Secret Files #1 Rogues pin-up.

Arvell Jones Iron Man #75 two pages (sold separately) with Iron Man vs. MODOK and vs. the machinations of the Mad Thinker; Dan Jurgens Zero Hour: Crisis in Time #4 page packed with heroes; Gil Kane Action Comics #551 page with Superman creating a wind tunnel; Ken Kelly three fantasy paintings (sold separately); Walt Kelly Pogo art; Jae Lee Witchblade lithograph original art; Jim Lee Justice League #11 page with Scott Williams inks; Ron Lesser Bettie Page pin-up style painting of the 1950s icon; Joseph Michael Linsner two Dawn illustrations and a Mary Jane Watson illustration (sold separately); Clay Mann Gambit #9 page 1; Steve McNiven Uncanny Avengers #14 page with Wolverine featuring the “death” of the Scarlet Witch; Mike Mignola Hellboy illustration; Fabiano Neves Xena: Warrior Princess #4 cover; Don Newton World’s Finest Comics #257 three pages from the Shazam story, plus Kurt Schaffenberger inks; Irv Novick pages from Batman #219, #225 and #229, several inked by Dick Giordano; and Jason Palmer Star Trek: The Next Generation #53 cover are in the auction.

Other original art offerings include George Pérez pages from New Titans #58, War of the Gods #1, and Wonder Woman illustration; Mike Perkins Carnage #4 detailed double page splash; Keith Pollard pages from Thor #291, #293, and #297 and Green Lantern #158; Humberto Ramos pages from Wolverine #44 and #46; Budd Root Cavewoman: Return to the Labyrinth #1 cover prelim; Craig Russell Giant-Size Master of Kung Fu #1 page with Shang-Chi; Kurt Schaffenberger pages from Adventure Comics #382 and Action Comics #476; Stephen Segovia the story of Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson illustration; Bill Sienkiewicz two Moon Knight drawings (sold separately); and Jim Silke Jungle Girl illustration.

Marc Silvestri Fathom Swimsuit Special #1 pin-up; Jack Sparling Green Lantern #62 page with a Silver Age Hal Jordan; Chic Stone Marvel Two-In-One #59 page with the Thing and the Torch; Larry Stroman The Dark #1 cover; Mico Suayan X-Ladies illustration with  Phoenix, Storm, Rogue, Psylocke and Jubilee; Billy Tan Marvel Knights: Spider-Man #18 page with Spidey and the Avengers; Mark Texeira Spider-Man vs. Green Goblin illustration; Bruce Timm Catwoman illustration and two nude illustrations; Bill Ward Cracked #176 complete six-page story; J.H. Williams Detective Comics #859 half splash with a young Kate Kane meeting Batman; and Ron Wilson Marvel-Two-in-One #79 page with the Thing humorously getting revenge on a sales person who was rude to Alicia are also in the auction.

Those interested in consigning to an upcoming ComicLink auction can email a prospective auction list to buysell@comiclink.com or call (617) 517-0062 (option 1). Upfront cash advances are being offered upon receipt. In addition to auctioning items for consignors, ComicLink is also accepting new sellers for the ComicLink exchange marketplaces, brokering private placement deals, and buying outright.