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Hmm... looks like the Kane Man-Thing cover has been withdrawn from auction.

Just a few days before live bidding and some prices are finally starting to swing upwards, but truth be told, it was a bit of a challenge to find these five examples as most lots in this auction have seen very little movement and are still dirt cheap. Definitely the quietest HA auction I've seen in a long time that's so close to live bidding : Dillon Preacher #3p17 = $5.5K https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/steve-dillon-preacher-3-story-page-17-saint-of-killers-and-cassidy-original-art-dc-vertigo-1995-/a/7166-92084.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515 Heck/Wood Avengers #21p7 = $2.1K https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/don-heck-and-wally-wood-avengers-21-story-page-7-original-art-marvel-1965-/a/7166-92113.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515 Pope Batman Year 100 #3 front/back cover = $5.5K https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/paul-pope-batman-year-100-3-front-and-back-cover-original-art-group-of-2-dc-2006-total-2-original-art-/a/7166-92198.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515 Trimpe Spec Spidey 97p1 splash = $800 https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/herb-trimpe-and-jim-mooney-spectacular-spider-man-97-splash-page-1-original-art-marvel-1984-/a/7166-92237.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515 Ditko/Byrne Avengers Ann 13p14 = $1.2K https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/steve-ditko-and-john-byrne-avengers-annual-13-story-page-14-she-hulk-original-art-marvel-1984-/a/7166-93255.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515

Just about a week to go before Live Bidding begins next Friday and it appears to be the most quiet auction I've see price-wise in some time. Sure, bidders will soon take another look at their tracked items, whittle down their 'must have' list for this auction and prices will start to increase ever so slowly, but I think these are just some of the pieces that have a looooong way to go before hitting FMV. I should note that I don't keep track of art by Kirby, Herriman, Schulz, Raymond, Frazetta, and Crumb so feel free to chime in with your own observations. Here we go: Bill Everett Submariner #51 page featuring Subby vs Byrrah with excellent underwater effects. I have to admit that as much as I like John Buscema Subby pages, this one by Everett is really, really nice and currently sits at only $1.1K. Definitely lots of room upwards for this one: https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/bill-everett-sub-mariner-51-story-page-16-original-art-marvel-1972-/a/7166-92017.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515 NIck Cardy Brave and the Bold 104 cover featuring Batman and Deadman. As always, very nice composition from Mr. Cardy and I stongly suspect the final hammer price will see multiples of the current $2.8K https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/nick-cardy-brave-and-the-bold-104-cover-batman-and-deadman-original-art-dc-1972-/a/7166-92071.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515 Dillon World's Finest 232 complete 18 page story with great Batman and Superman content currently at a miserly $900, thereby averaging $50 a page, including the splash. https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/-dillin-and-john-calnan-world-s-finest-232-complete-18-page-story-batman-and-superman-original-art-dc-1975-total-18-original-art-/a/7166-92083.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515 Steve Ditko and Wally Wood The Stalker #1 cover. OK, admittedly, I picked this up in the quarter bin back at my local comic store because I reasoned the price was right and I had nothing to loose for 25 cents. I thought it was pretty neat to team up two ground breaking artists on a title and I was curious about this particular art pairing, even knowing this wasn't produced with either man at the top of the artistic peak, but I liked it, and I'm certain there are many others reading this who derived a bit of guilty please from this cheap purchase at 25 cents or 50 cents or what have you. Its currently at $3.6K, but I think it will end significantly more than that next week: https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/steve-ditko-and-wally-wood-stalker-1-cover-original-art-dc-1975-/a/7166-92086.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515 Don Heck and Wally Wood Avengers 21 pages. OK, I'm the first to admit I'm not a fan of Don Heck's work, but I simply couldn't skim over the gorgeous top-notch Wally Wood inks on these pages. The Enchantress especially looks wonderful: https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/don-heck-and-wally-wood-avengers-21-story-page-12-captain-america-and-hawkeye-original-art-marvel-1965-/a/7166-92114.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515 Gil Kane Man-Thing 17 cover has a really nice, large image of our hero, with great Tom Palmer inks. Currently at $2.5K, but I'd be very surprised if it doesn't end North of $10K. What do you think? https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/gil-kane-and-tom-palmer-man-thing-17-cover-original-art-marvel-1975-/a/7166-92133.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515 Fred Ray Superman 17 cover. Very charming and patriotic cover with Superman front and centre, with some repairs/resto, but still quite cheap at $29K: https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/fred-ray-superman-12-cover-original-art-dc-1941-/a/7166-92204.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515 Jill Thompson Sandman #45 page with Sandman and Ishtar, the stripper (actually, she's a goddess). I know I mentioned this one before but its got all kinds of cool factor stuff going for it and its currently at $1.4K, which is a small fraction of the final hammer price. Here's the link: https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/jill-thompson-and-vince-locke-sandman-v2-45-story-page-19-original-art-dc-vertigo-1993-/a/7166-92235.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515

See, when I think of Digital Age, I think of the first comic produced by computer called "Shatter", published sometime in the mid to late '80's.

Nice stuff. Good luck with your sale

Just saw the new-ish Thor trailer featuring what appears to be World War Hulk and the Warbound (Hulk's compatriots in the World War Hulk storyline) in battle. A similar scene appears in or is referenced from a DPS in Heritage's auction. https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/john-romita-jr-and-klaus-janson-world-war-hulk-2-double-splash-page-11-12-original-art-marvel-2007-/a/7166-92217.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515 Definitely a very busy page and another example whereby comic storylines influence today's movies.

Part 2 of the fun pieces I'd love to own in this auction: Frank Miller MTU #100p6 has Spidey in every panel, and its a pretty nifty page indeed. At one time, I started a (foolish) quest to complete this issue. I think I got about six pages into it before I became utterly distracted with Keown art. Here's a link to the page: https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/frank-miller-and-bob-wiacek-marvel-team-up-100-story-page-6-spider-man-and-karma-original-art-marvel-1980-/a/7166-92024.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515 Jose Luis Garcia Lopez Batman Legends of the Dark Knight #20 cover. Jose has been known as an artists' artist for a long time but his art speaks to a much wider audience with all of the work he's done for DC/Warner Bros licensed products, T-shirts, etc he should be a household name by now. This cover ends the introduction of the 'Venom' storyline to the DC universe. Yes, the same 'venom' that Bane uses whenever he needs to be supercharged with 'roid rage. https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/jose-luis-garcia-lopez-legends-of-the-dark-knight-20-cover-batman-original-art-dc-1991-/a/7166-92103.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515 Mike Kaluta the Shadow #2p19 with the Shadow, carnival freaks, bondage, etc. all taking place on a train. Kaluta totally captured the pulp era on this page. https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/michael-w-kaluta-the-shadow-2-page-19-original-art-dc-1973-/a/7166-92128.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515 George Perez Inhumans #2 half splash. I've seen a few Perez Inhumans pages here and there over the past few years. I like George's artwork, but never quite enough to pull the trigger on an Inhumans page. This one's kind of neat, with the team defeated at the hands of Blastaar and whatnot, but also shortly after the SDCC trailer. Curious to see if this recent spotlight will have any affect on demand/price to OA as it has with the comics. https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/george-perez-and-fred-kida-the-inhumans-2-story-page-2-original-art-marvel-1975-/a/7166-92194.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515 Bernie Wrightson Swamp Thing #7p4 Batman appearance. No Swamp Thing on this page, just Bruce Wayne and Batman in two panels. Even though the Batman images are really small on this page, I find them quite impactful, especially the last panel...it totally makes the page! https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/bernie-wrightson-swamp-thing-7-story-page-4-batman-original-art-dc-1973-/a/7166-92254.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515

1990's should be called the 'gimmick age' as a reflection of all the chrome, prismsa-Foil, die-cut, chase, and variant covers introduced during the era. an alternate would be the 'Dark Age' as a reflection of the popularity and explsion in titles for characters with a shady morale compass. Some such as Wolverine, Punisher and Ghost Rider were introduced previously, but really came into their own during the nineties: ghost rider re-launch + reprint series + story arcs in MCP and guest appearances galore. Punisher in his own title + punisher war journal + punisher war zone+ punisher POV+ guest appearances galore. And Wolverine, well, too much to list here. But there was also Deathstroke, Spawn, and a host of others to boot.

San Diego has come and gone and the Heritage Summer Auction is in full swing. Looks like there's another stellar batch of OA up for grabs, assuming your wallet can survive the onslaught of 'gotta have it' goodies. I'm tracking approximately half of the 600+ OA lots this time, and there's some really fun pieces I'd love to own (but probably won't be able to outbid my fellow OA fanatics): Lots of Buscema art in this auction. Of all the examples offered, I like the Buscema Thor 197 complete interiors. Just in time for the movie hype, how cool would it be to own a complete Buscema Thor issue, with killer splash page: https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/john-buscema-and-vince-colletta-thor-197-complete-21-page-story-original-art-marvel-1972-total-22-items-/a/7166-92057.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515 There's quite a bit of Byrne art in this auction too, and being a Spidey guy, I like the ASM 206 half splash, mainly because of the (ahem) jovial banter between Spidey and my hero, J Jonah Jameson Here's the linky: https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/john-byrne-and-gene-day-amazing-spider-man-206-page-30-original-art-marvel-1980-/a/7166-92064.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515 Last auction contained a Jill Thompson Sandman stripper page, and another page from the same issue is offered in this auction, from the Brief Lives storyline with lots of Sandman and Ishtar. https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/jill-thompson-and-vince-locke-sandman-v2-45-story-page-19-original-art-dc-vertigo-1993-/a/7166-92235.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515 Dave Cockrum X-Men 94 page. Pretty neat stuff there. https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/dave-cockrum-and-bob-mcleod-x-men-94-story-page-3-original-art-1975-/a/7166-92074.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515 Jeff Jones Psyche illo. Nice page with three intriguing images by a master. https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/jeff-jones-psyche-pin-up-illustration-original-art-c-1970-80s-/a/7166-93391.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515 Romita Jr Hulk 611 wrap around cover featuring Hulk vs Hulk (OK, Hulk vs son of Hulk, but a powerful cover to behold!). https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/john-romita-jr-and-klaus-janson-incredible-hulk-611-wraparound-cover-original-art-marvel-2010-/a/7166-92218.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515 Sienkiewicz Lunatik #2 painted cover featuring the Avengers. I like the muted colors on this one and it doesn't hurt to have the Avengers on the cover, too. https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/bill-sienkiewicz-lunatik-2-cover-avengers-original-art-marvel-1996-/a/7166-92227.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515 Kubert Star Spangled War Stories #138page. There's something alluring about a Kubert Enemy Ace page. This one's no exception, and even though Enemy Ace is only featured in a few panels, the POV style of story telling really works on this page. Its a beauty! https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/joe-kubert-star-spangled-war-stories-138-story-page-7-enemy-ace-original-art-dc-1968-/a/7166-92155.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515 Ditko Strange Tales 141 page. Don't see too many Dr Strange pages by Ditko (where are they hiding?), but this one's got Dormammu, The Ancient One, and Strange. What's not to like? https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/steve-ditko-strange-tales-141-story-page-8-doctor-strange-original-art-marvel-1966-/a/7166-92088.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515 Good luck to all bidders and sellers. I have to go to the bank now and get an LoC.

Thanks Nelson!

Who has the Asm 195 cover?

The classic Archie/Betty/Veronica love triangle permeated throughout those issues.

Sorry, Dave. All of my pages are gone ?

Thanks for the link, SquareChaos. I was able to confirm this is the published Lex Luthor pinup from DC's Rogues Gallery, published in 1996. ?

Ok, so it looks I finally managed to upload the image. Anyone have any idea if/where it was published?

Sorry, the photo was included in a text and I don't seem to be able to post the image because it is formatted. Will try later

Oops, please see below

Howdy, folks. I'm posting this topic because I need help from collectors better versed with Bill's work. I've done some internet searches in hope of identifying if/where this piece was published, but haven't been able to match this piece thus far. ive reached out to Bill and he's confirmed its his artwork, but he doesn't recall anything else about it. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Good luck with the sale ?

Totally agree with you.

The FF haven't been relevant for 30 years. Where you been all this time?

So, it seems like the general line of thinking is that OA prices realized for this auction were on the upper end/ above upper end expectations. just wondering if the results would have been even higher if these pieces were offered on a more user-friendly auction site?

What did the Kirby Hulk page go for, please and thank you?