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Heritage August Auction

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Nexus

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Killing Joke page went for $107,550.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

 

Insane!

 

Interesting for a couple of reasons:

 

1. Not the best page in KJ.

 

2. "Fresh-to-market" doesn't mean what it used to.

 

 

 

 

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Jesusjon

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Killing Joke page went for $107,550.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

 

Insane!

 

Interesting for a couple of reasons:

 

1. Not the best page in KJ.

 

2. "Fresh-to-market" doesn't mean what it used to.

 

 

 

 

Yeah this is much more than I would have predicted but the counter point on it not being amongst the best KJ pages is that it's an "important" page.

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Brian Peck

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This had nothing to do with best page and all to do with a pivotal moment in DC/Batgirl history. Not exactly a first appearance but very infamous scene. It is the biggest scene of the whole story for many.

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Wonder what Big John would think of this. Spider-man was the character he liked the least. He never understood his appeal. But that didn't stop him from doing some fantastic work on the series.

 

I'd call this a Mooney page, & in my opinion the price must have been driven entirely by the huge Spidey figure/ silver age time frame.

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Nexus

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Killing Joke page went for $107,550.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

 

Insane!

 

Interesting for a couple of reasons:

 

1. Not the best page in KJ.

 

2. "Fresh-to-market" doesn't mean what it used to.

 

 

 

 

Yeah this is much more than I would have predicted but the counter point on it not being amongst the best KJ pages is that it's an "important" page.

 

Never would have pegged it as a six-figure page. Amongst friends, I've always said that if any '80s DC panel page would break six-figures, it'd be this one:

 

batman-thekillingjoke33.jpg

 

What's this page "worth" now?

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Nexus

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I'm with jesusjon on this. That page is the "origin" of Oracle. Great piece. Wish I could have made a serious run at it :(

 

An "origin" which has now been retconned out of existence, if I'm not mistaken.

 

Clearly, two other people valued it much more than I do. Another interesting point: This page was readily available for months on CAF. I've been told there are deep-pocketed players who don't really follow the hobby on a day-to-day basis (inconceivable to those of us obsessed with this stuff) and only emerge at auction time. Anyway, that's apparently true.

 

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Brian Peck

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John Buscema Avengers #57 Cover Recreation

 

$4,481.25 (BP)

 

I know its a recreation but with the new movie and it being in his top 10 covers. Not a bad price. The published cover would have been in the 6 figures

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John Buscema Avengers #57 Cover Recreation

 

$4,481.25 (BP)

 

I know its a recreation but with the new movie and it being in his top 10 covers. Not a bad price. The published cover would have been in the 6 figures

 

Very much agreed. For the price of the SB avengers cover I can only imagine what the original 57 would go for. Dare I say 200k. It is one of the most popular covers of all time.

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I'm with jesusjon on this. That page is the "origin" of Oracle. Great piece. Wish I could have made a serious run at it :(

 

An "origin" which has now been retconned out of existence, if I'm not mistaken.

 

Clearly, two other people valued it much more than I do. Another interesting point: This page was readily available for months on CAF. I've been told there are deep-pocketed players who don't really follow the hobby on a day-to-day basis (inconceivable to those of us obsessed with this stuff) and only emerge at auction time. Anyway, that's apparently true.

 

I own 4 and 5 figure pieces and only buy off HA auctions. I don't do CAF. Doubt that you would consider me deep-pockets but there are people out there who don't venture to CAF

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John Buscema Avengers #57 Cover Recreation

 

$4,481.25 (BP)

 

I know its a recreation but with the new movie and it being in his top 10 covers. Not a bad price. The published cover would have been in the 6 figures

 

That went dirt cheap in comparison to other Buscema recreations!

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delekkerste

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Killing Joke page went for $107,550.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

 

Insane!

 

Interesting for a couple of reasons:

 

1. Not the best page in KJ.

 

2. "Fresh-to-market" doesn't mean what it used to.

 

Yeah this is much more than I would have predicted but the counter point on it not being amongst the best KJ pages is that it's an "important" page.

 

I also don't think that everybody heard about the private sale the 1st time around. Or, even if they did, it's not the same as seeing the image in a Heritage catalog and in a big scan online with people talking about it. Also, with a piece like this being sold in a private sale, there's not much price discovery and transparency that emboldens people to bid as aggressively as in a public auction format where you can see other bidders competing against you and theoretically providing you with an underbid cover. Few would have guessed this was a 6-figure piece without it going to the auction block and price discovery taking it there. 2c

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