Original Art Scores $1.4M in 2nd Day of Heritage’s Comic & Art Auction
The draw of original art proved to be strong in Heritage’s Comics & Comic Art Auction that was held on July 9-12, 2020. The first day of the recently completed auction reached the $5 million mark, bolstered significantly by original art. On the second day, original art continued to grab bidders, bringing in another $1.4 million.
Session 4 on Friday, July 10 was devoted to comic and illustration art and almost every lot sold over the preauction estimates.
Art by Frank Frazetta continued to be one of the biggest sellers, led by his Fire and Ice concept painting from 1981 that climbed to $78,000. The painting, done in charcoal, gouache, and watercolor was made for director Ralph Bakshi’s film. Additional top sellers for Frazetta were his 1971 The Gods of Mars frontispiece illustration featuring John Carter that sold for $43,200 and his ’75 work Nude Woman on Horseback that garnered $31,200.
On the other end of the spectrum was an original Charles Schulz Peanuts strip that sold for $48,000. This strip, which ran on a Sunday in May 1972, featured the kids playing baseball.
Jack Kirby’s self-portrait sparked a bidding war before it landed at $44,400. This unpublished specialty drawing also features the Thing, Red Skull, and Doctor Doom.
Sales headed to space when Carmine Infantino and Bob Wiacek’s cover to 1979’s Star Wars #23 achieved $38,400. That cover included Darth Vader in a rare cover appearance, along with the Millennium Falcon.
Among the rare offerings was John Buscema’s first Conan the Barbarian piece that sold for $31,200. A collaboration with Ernie Chan, it served as the first page to issue 27 in 1973.
Additional comic art highlights included Keith Pollard and Frank Giacoia’s 1979 Fantastic Four cover sold for $38,400, Gilbert Shelton’s back cover to the third issue of The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers for $31,200, Charles Vess’s cover to 1985’s Web of Spider-Man #8 for $30,000, Todd McFarlane’s Amazing Spider-Man #320 page 8 for $26,400, Frank Miller and Joe Rubinstein’s Wolverine #4 page 2 for $24,000, and Dave Cockrum’s X-Men #100 page 16 for $23,400.
Outside of the original art, a Super Mario Bros. WATA 9.4 A+ sealed (hangtab, 3 Code, mid-production) NES game set a world record when it sold for $114,000.
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Original Art Scores $1.4M in 2nd Day of Heritage’s Comic & Art Auction
The draw of original art proved to be strong in Heritage’s Comics & Comic Art Auction that was held on July 9-12, 2020. The first day of the recently completed auction reached the $5 million mark, bolstered significantly by original art. On the second day, original art continued to grab bidders, bringing in another $1.4 million.
Session 4 on Friday, July 10 was devoted to comic and illustration art and almost every lot sold over the preauction estimates.
Art by Frank Frazetta continued to be one of the biggest sellers, led by his Fire and Ice concept painting from 1981 that climbed to $78,000. The painting, done in charcoal, gouache, and watercolor was made for director Ralph Bakshi’s film. Additional top sellers for Frazetta were his 1971 The Gods of Mars frontispiece illustration featuring John Carter that sold for $43,200 and his ’75 work Nude Woman on Horseback that garnered $31,200.
On the other end of the spectrum was an original Charles Schulz Peanuts strip that sold for $48,000. This strip, which ran on a Sunday in May 1972, featured the kids playing baseball.
Jack Kirby’s self-portrait sparked a bidding war before it landed at $44,400. This unpublished specialty drawing also features the Thing, Red Skull, and Doctor Doom.
Sales headed to space when Carmine Infantino and Bob Wiacek’s cover to 1979’s Star Wars #23 achieved $38,400. That cover included Darth Vader in a rare cover appearance, along with the Millennium Falcon.
Among the rare offerings was John Buscema’s first Conan the Barbarian piece that sold for $31,200. A collaboration with Ernie Chan, it served as the first page to issue 27 in 1973.
Additional comic art highlights included Keith Pollard and Frank Giacoia’s 1979 Fantastic Four cover sold for $38,400, Gilbert Shelton’s back cover to the third issue of The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers for $31,200, Charles Vess’s cover to 1985’s Web of Spider-Man #8 for $30,000, Todd McFarlane’s Amazing Spider-Man #320 page 8 for $26,400, Frank Miller and Joe Rubinstein’s Wolverine #4 page 2 for $24,000, and Dave Cockrum’s X-Men #100 page 16 for $23,400.
Outside of the original art, a Super Mario Bros. WATA 9.4 A+ sealed (hangtab, 3 Code, mid-production) NES game set a world record when it sold for $114,000.
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