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Several original art lots in the June 2021 Heritage Signature auction have been previously offered for sale over the past few decades.  Check out some of these pieces, and their asking prices...before they went to Heritage:

Barry Smith Conan #2 cover

https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/barry-smith-conan-the-barbarian-2-cover-original-art-marvel-1970-/a/7244-91044.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515

http://www.comicartads.com/content/conan-2-cover

Gil Kane Green Lantern #11, page 9 (prices are pretty close at this point!)

https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/gil-kane-and-joe-giella-green-lantern-11-story-page-9-original-art-dc-1962-/a/7244-95257.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515

http://www.comicartads.com/content/green-lantern-11-page-9

Gil Kane The Atom #26, page 1

https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/gil-kane-and-sid-greene-the-atom-26-splash-page-1-original-art-dc-1966-/a/7244-92088.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515

http://www.comicartads.com/content/atom-26-page-1

John Romita Sr. Captain America #148 cover

https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/john-romita-sr-captain-america-148-cover-red-skull-original-art-marvel-1972-/a/7244-91040.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515

http://www.comicartads.com/content/captain-america-148-cover

Johnny Craig Gunfighter #6 cover (prices are also pretty close at this point!)

https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/johnny-craig-gunfighter-6-cover-original-art-ec-publ-1948-/a/7244-92046.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515

http://www.comicartads.com/content/gunfighter-6-cover 

Pat Broderick Captain Marvel #58, page 1

https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/pat-broderick-and-bob-mcleod-captain-marvel-58-splash-page-1-marvel-1978-/a/7244-95062.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515

http://www.comicartads.com/content/captain-marvel-58-page-1

Werner Roth X-Men #21, page 5

https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/werner-roth-as-jay-gavin-and--ayers-x-men-21-story-page-5-original-art-marvel-1966-/a/7244-95356.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515

http://www.comicartads.com/content/x-men-21-page-5

And there will be a couple more to come, so stay tuned!

 

 

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1 hour ago, Lee B. said:

Several original art lots in the June 2021 Heritage Signature auction have been previously offered for sale over the past few decades.  Check out some of these pieces, and their asking prices...before they went to Heritage:

Barry Smith Conan #2 cover

https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/barry-smith-conan-the-barbarian-2-cover-original-art-marvel-1970-/a/7244-91044.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515

http://www.comicartads.com/content/conan-2-cover

Gil Kane Green Lantern #11, page 9 (prices are pretty close at this point!)

https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/gil-kane-and-joe-giella-green-lantern-11-story-page-9-original-art-dc-1962-/a/7244-95257.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515

http://www.comicartads.com/content/green-lantern-11-page-9

Gil Kane The Atom #26, page 1

https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/gil-kane-and-sid-greene-the-atom-26-splash-page-1-original-art-dc-1966-/a/7244-92088.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515

http://www.comicartads.com/content/atom-26-page-1

John Romita Sr. Captain America #148 cover

https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/john-romita-sr-captain-america-148-cover-red-skull-original-art-marvel-1972-/a/7244-91040.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515

http://www.comicartads.com/content/captain-america-148-cover

Johnny Craig Gunfighter #6 cover (prices are also pretty close at this point!)

https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/johnny-craig-gunfighter-6-cover-original-art-ec-publ-1948-/a/7244-92046.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515

http://www.comicartads.com/content/gunfighter-6-cover 

Pat Broderick Captain Marvel #58, page 1

https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/pat-broderick-and-bob-mcleod-captain-marvel-58-splash-page-1-marvel-1978-/a/7244-95062.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515

http://www.comicartads.com/content/captain-marvel-58-page-1

Werner Roth X-Men #21, page 5

https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/werner-roth-as-jay-gavin-and--ayers-x-men-21-story-page-5-original-art-marvel-1966-/a/7244-95356.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515

http://www.comicartads.com/content/x-men-21-page-5

And there will be a couple more to come, so stay tuned!

 

 

That Conan 2 cover asking price of $600 in 1979 is pretty shocking! Pretty sure that $600 is at least double what I would have estimated at that time. Of course, $600 doesn't seem like much today, but that was an astronomical number for a cover like this in '79. 

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9 hours ago, stinkininkin said:

That Conan 2 cover asking price of $600 in 1979 is pretty shocking! Pretty sure that $600 is at least double what I would have estimated at that time. Of course, $600 doesn't seem like much today, but that was an astronomical number for a cover like this in '79. 

But Barry Smith was so hot back then, and perhaps there would've been perception of scarcity since the number of Conan issues that he worked on was relatively small, and the number of covers even smaller.

The Smith Conan run is one of the first runs I remember being broken out in price lists because of the artist.

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32 minutes ago, tth2 said:

But Barry Smith was so hot back then, and perhaps there would've been perception of scarcity since the number of Conan issues that he worked on was relatively small, and the number of covers even smaller.

The Smith Conan run is one of the first runs I remember being broken out in price lists because of the artist.

You might be right, but I remember good Neal Adams Batman covers and Bernie Wrightson Swampthing covers going for about $300 (or less) in 1979, so those BWS Conan covers at $600 a pop feel extra pricey by comparison.

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The September 2021 Heritage Signature Auction features a few pieces that have been offered in comic art catalogs or Comic Buyer's Guide advertisements over the years, including the following:

Johnny Craig Crime SuspenStories #6 cover

https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/johnny-craig-crime-suspenstories-6-cover-original-art-ec-1951-/a/7246-95028.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515

http://www.comicartads.com/content/crime-suspenstories-6-cover

Gil Kane Atom #11, page 1

https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/gil-kane-and-sid-greene-the-atom-11-splash-page-original-art-dc-1964-/a/7246-95056.s?ic4=ListView-Thumbnail-071515

http://www.comicartads.com/content/atom-11-page-1

George Perez Wonder Woman #32 cover

https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/george-perez-wonder-woman-32-cover-original-art-dc-1989-/a/7246-95096.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515

http://www.comicartads.com/content/wonder-woman-32-cover

Adam Hughes Justice League America #42 cover

https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/adam-hughes-justice-league-america-42-cover-original-art-dc-1990-/a/7246-97218.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515

http://www.comicartads.com/content/justice-league-america-42-cover

Steve Lightle Classic X-Men #41 cover

https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/steve-lightle-classic-x-men-41-cover-original-art-marvel-1989-/a/7246-97289.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515

http://www.comicartads.com/content/classic-x-men-41-cover

Al Plastino Action Comics #294, page 1

https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/al-plastino-action-comics-294-splash-page-1-original-art-dc-1962-/a/7246-97342.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515

http://www.comicartads.com/content/action-comics-294-page-1

Cheers, Lee

 

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One more update from yesterday's Heritage session:

Mike Mignola, Batman #428 cover

https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/mike-mignola-batman-428-cover-original-art-dc-1989-/a/7274-91073.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515

http://www.comicartads.com/content/batman-428-cover

This cover, plus another cover, plus 132 interior pages, sold for $4,400 in 1992.  Cheers, Lee

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The Signature auction ends in a few days, and here are some more lots that have been offered for sale in decades past:

Jack Kirby, Journey into Mystery #125, page 11

https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/jack-kirby-and-vince-colletta-journey-into-mystery-125-story-page-11-hercules-original-art-marvel-1966-/a/7279-93079.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515

http://www.comicartads.com/content/journey-mystery-125-page-11

Murphy Anderson, Hawkman #18, page 15

https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/murphy-anderson-hawkman-18-story-page-15-original-art-dc-1967-/a/7279-95019.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515

http://www.comicartads.com/content/hawkman-18-page-15

Ross Andru, Superman Family #214 cover

https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/ross-andru-and-MR.-giordano-the-superman-family-214-cover-dc-1982-/a/7279-95043.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515

http://www.comicartads.com/content/superman-family-214-cover

Gene Colan, Daredevil #37, page 19

https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/gene-colan-and-john-tartaglione-daredevil-37-story-page-19-original-art-marvel-1968-/a/7279-95166.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515

http://www.comicartads.com/content/daredevil-37-page-19

Luis Dominguez, DC Special Series #7 cover

https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/luis-dominguez-dc-special-series-7-ghosts-cover-original-art-dc-1977-/a/7279-95193.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515

http://www.comicartads.com/content/ghosts-special-7-cover

Gil Kane, Green Lantern #26, page 7

https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/gil-kane-and-joe-giella-green-lantern-26-story-page-7-original-art-dc-1964-/a/7279-95260.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515

http://www.comicartads.com/content/green-lantern-26-page-7

More likely to come!  

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