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Both results are nuts in my opinion but in a way I suppose they represent a good sign for the hobby in that I have to think they are from newbies trying to stake a claim where they can. Neither artist or title are in my wheelhouse but I would imagine more seasoned collectors would not be driving up prices to these levels like this.

The Super v Spidey Treasury splash is now at almost $50k....crazy. I wonder if the high bidder(s) have taken the time to save the HA image and properly adjust the contrast ratio to see that 90% of the Superman figure is covered in whiteout...

It definitely sat for sale for quite a long time and I am almost positive at some point there was a $10k price-tag on it. As Felix said, at the time that was stupid money....now you couldn't get a B+ panel page from the book for that price, assuming you can find someone who would sell.

This is simple for me as I really only collect panel pages.....comics are a sequential art form...when I get a great interior page not only am I getting a) an actual piece of the story/of history vs the cover which is just representative (and not always even accurate) and not part of the actual story, but I am also getting b) waaaaay more bang for your buck in terms of multiple images/perspectives and you see the flow from one panel to next. This, to me, is the magic of the medium, and is what sucked me in all those years ago and still does today. A cover, while memorable and impactful and sometimes iconic, are simply a snapshot representation of the story. And when you strip away all of the text, headers, comics code stuff, logos, etc. you are often left with an image that would take up 1/4 of an interior panel page - no contest for me....thankfully for my wallet lol.

A quick update that the page 38 (modern Batman) is SOLD!

Offered for sale are two pages from the classic issue #200 series finale of Brave and Bold from 1983 by the great Mike W Barr and Dave Gibbons! Beyond the fact that pages from this book hardly ever turn up (at least any pages that feature Batman), these pages are super-cool in that they are the two end pages to the two respective stories within the issue - the golden age and the modern age (how cool would they look framed together???). The modern age end page could be considered the last story page from the entire Brave and Bold series (except for the two-page interlude that followed of course). Anyways, I have another nice page from this story and really don't need all three so thought I would offer them around given how few of these there are out there. I am asking a very reasonable $1800 USD each + shipping or $3500 for them both + shipping. First "I'll take it" in this thread or via DM will take them. Thanks for looking! Mike

Do these guys actually want to sell art or what? I have emailed twice and called/left a vm once regarding a significant piece and crickets, nada, no response. All I was looking for is a higher-res color pic of the piece vs the super low-res, grainy black and white pic on their site. I would appreciate any advice on how to connect with these guys or conversely whether I should even bother. Thanks in advance. Mike

A few years back the Jack Adler collection of color guides was broken up. I am looking for any Neal Adams DC Cover color guides if you happen to have any you could be convinced to part with? Thanks in advance! Mike

Please let me know if you have any for sale. I know the color guides to X-men #138 were broken up in 2015 so if anyone has any that they would be open to selling, I would appreciate hearing from you. Thanks. Mike

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That's not the point....compare the two pages and then look at what they sold for.

The Miller Wolvie page with no Wolverine and a bunch of dead ninjas sells for almost $17k....but yet a Wolvie vs Shingen action page sits unsold at $15k on eBay for 5 months just a few months ago. What a ridiculous hobby sometimes. And yes, I know that ebay page eventually sold.

And now SOLD....thanks for everyone's interest.

Well, that was quick! Now ON-HOLD....

Offered for sale is a killer splash page from All-Star Superman #1 by the incredible Frank Quitely....if you are a fan of this stuff you know how impossible ANY art is to find from this modern-classic tale, let alone a splash featuring a huge image of Superman. Priced very fairly given how panel pages have recently sold in HA for not much less.... Here's the link.....first e-mail indicating intention to buy will take it! https://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Piece=1503986

I'll second that request! If you're out there BCarter27, your incredibly thorough pics from the NY ArtCon were very much appreciated - would love to see the same for this NJ show if you are attending and able. Thanks very much in advance!

Up for sale! If you have interest, please let me know. Thanks. Mike D http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Piece=1492110

Can anyone confirm what Art Cons are confirmed for the remainder of this year? I assume that the NJ Art Con is on for September 8th but I haven't seen any recent announcements or promotion of it? Also, will there be another NYC Art Con later this year or just the usual New York Comic Con in October? Thanks! Mike

Hey guys, Got shut out of Heritage yesterday but still have money to spend and are looking for that next incredible addition to your collection? Well, I am offering this killer Zeck/Beatty Captain America splash - imo one of the very best pieces they did during their incredible run....covers, splashes, interiors, whatever. Take a look and let me know...thanks. http://www.comicartfans.com/gallerydetail.asp?gcat=2490 Mike

Just a quick head's up that I have consigned to Heritage a pretty key page from the Batman and Robin mythos with substantial historical significance....page 3 from Batman #217 from 1969 by Novick and Giordano....featuring the dissolution (at the time) of the Batman and Robin partnership as Grayson leaves Wayne Manor to go to college. Here is the link - please note that the auction ends early tomorrow night (Sunday the 8th): https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/panel-pages/irv-novick-and--giordano-batman-217-story-page-3-original-art-dc-1969-/a/121827-12116.s?ic2=mytracked-lotspage-lotlinks-12202013&tab=MyTrackedLots-101116 Other pages from this sequence have sold over the past few weeks at Heritage in the $4-9k range and I personally consider this page to be the most significant of those that have been offered thus far....so we'll see where it ends up. Good luck to any interested parties! Thanks, Mike

I realize that, I am just basing it on the fact that what I assume was the whole collection was dumped online into one auction preview back in March/April and then was spread evenly across the signature and weekly auctions for the next 2-3 months and no new Aparo art has shown up since. You could be right but I have a feeling this was the entirety of the two Aparo collections. Actually, let me say that I hope you are right as I would love to see more come up.

If you look at the auction previews over the next few weeks, the Aparo art tapers off within 2 weeks. There might be more but I doubt it just given that these two collections of Aparo art were initially dumped into one auction and then were scattered across the signature and weekly auctions between April to July.

This is not a mystery....Jim Aparo has always been a fan-favourite - amongst the masses generally for his sizeable body of work obviously on Batman (Brave and Bold), but also amongst a rabid fan base for his brief run on The Spectre. In recent years since his passing, his estate has held onto all of his original art and apparently they have no plans to sell at this point. As a result, it is simple economics.......demand and appreciation for Aparo's art has continued to escalate while supply has absolutely dwindled. There is the odd piece here and there that pops up but for the most part, the primo stuff is locked up tightly in private collections or is in the Aparo estate....AND when it has sold privately, I can tell you from experience it has sold at the auction levels you are seeing now. These HA auction results are absolutely a reflection of a pent-up demand for nice Aparo art as well as a realization by Aparo collectors that once these two collections have dried up at Heritage (which looks like will happen in the next week or two), the tap will once again shut off until the next private collections of Aparo art get offered or if/when the Aparo estate decides to sell part or all of the remaining art.

We will see if these predictions are correct, those first few pages from Batman 217 where Robin leaves for college and Batman closes up the Batcave are all hitting Heritage in their weekly auctions across mid to end of June.... Page 2 - Grayson leaving for college https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/irv-novick-and--giordano-batman-217-story-page-2-original-art-dc-1969-/p/121826-73001.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515 Page 3 - aka the "marquee page" of Grayson leaving for college in the car, effectively ending the partnership between Batman and Robin https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/irv-novick-and--giordano-batman-217-story-page-3-original-art-dc-1969-/p/121827-49001.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515 Page 4 - the first page (and cover scene) of Bruce Wayne closing the bat cave to "modernize" their approach, nice shot of the tv show batmobile https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/irv-novick-and--giordano-batman-217-story-page-4-original-art-dc-1969-/p/121825-91001.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515