Heritage Auctions Apr 4-7 2024 5 5

[AlexG_art]

On 4/5/2024 at 10:44 AM, PhilipB2k17 said:

No Ghost Rider image on the page. 

The 50k page didn't have a Ghost Rider image either. 

Edited April 5 by AlexG_art

[PhilipB2k17]

Barry Smith Weapon X page -- $93,000

[batman_fan]

BWS Wolverine 

90k

[PhilipB2k17]

On 4/5/2024 at 1:45 PM, AlexG_art said:

The 50k page didn't have a Ghost Rider image either. 

Maybe this page went to the underbidder on the $50K page?

[PhilipB2k17]

The Zeck Cap page market is ridiculous.

[AlexG_art]

On 4/5/2024 at 10:46 AM, PhilipB2k17 said:

Barry Smith Weapon X page -- $93,000

Thats low right? I thought it would go a little higher. 

[PhilipB2k17]

$8400 for the historic rough draft of the first Lil Abner strip by Al Capp. Seems low. 

[Rob Frey]

that jla page with the jsa appearing.............. wow, if that was a marvel page, the final price would have been multiples

[MyNameIsLegion]

On 4/5/2024 at 12:47 PM, PhilipB2k17 said:

Maybe this page went to the underbidder on the $50K page?

that sold June 2022, when art prices were peak Covid- and it was a better page. Still overpriced. The current owners will die owing them.

[batman_fan]

On 4/5/2024 at 11:50 AM, AlexG_art said:

Thats low right? I thought it would go a little higher. 

I thought it was high but don't know that market very well.

[PhilipB2k17]

On 4/5/2024 at 1:51 PM, MyNameIsLegion said:

that sold June 2022, when art prices were peak Covid- and it was a better page. Still overpriced. The current owners will die owing them.

This one had the motorcycle in it. 

[PhilipB2k17]

That Snarf 6 cover is pretty cool. I'm not a Crumb fan, but that one is nice. Explains why it's going for an insane amount of money. $252,000.

[Grant Turner]

On 4/5/2024 at 10:52 AM, PhilipB2k17 said:

This one had the motorcycle in it. 

That’s a 20k motorcycle drawing!!

[jjonahjameson11]

Thus far,

sal Buscema Cap 137 cover sold for the same price back in 2019

 

Byrne Xmen page went at $30K discount

 

Frenz ASM 252 page … a steal at $174K

 

Hannigan Spec Spidey 64 complete interiors average $7.4K per page seems strong 

 

Heck ToS 39 page - congrats to the seller!

Romita Jr DD 254 cover seemed light by 25%
 

Eisner stuff - good to see prices reflect the importance of his work

[Fischb1]

On 4/5/2024 at 2:07 PM, jjonahjameson11 said:

Byrne Xmen page went at $30K discount

 

Frenz ASM 252 page … a steal at $174K

Have to say I disagree strongly with both of these assessments.

Not sure where you're getting your Byrne comps from but the last Byrne X-Men page was better imo and sold for the exact same price (81k). And before that, the one in 2023, was much better (with prof x and the whole team), and it sold for 90. Where are you comping that this was a 30k discount?

And same for the 252 page. There was one crazy day where 2 black spidey pages sold super high. Outside of that day, if I told you that a 252 page was going to sell for 174k, that would be a HUGE number. Where do you see anywhere except for that one crazy sale of 2 pages that this isn't a GREAT number? 

Sounds like you have a narrative ready to go and you're bending the facts to fit it.

The X-Men page sold for close to expected. The ASM page was a WOW sale.  

Edited April 5 by Fischb1

[PhilipB2k17]

On 4/5/2024 at 2:21 PM, Fischb1 said:

 

The X-Men page sold for close to expected. The ASM page was a WOW sale.  

Not "wow" for the owner of the Secret Wars 8 page. More like an "Ow!" And if I recall, the speculation before the Secret Wars 8-page auction was that it would hit $750,000, max. So from that standpoint, the 252 page is kind of underwhelming.

Edited April 5 by PhilipB2k17

[inovrmihd]

On 4/5/2024 at 11:07 AM, jjonahjameson11 said:

Thus far,

sal Buscema Cap 137 cover sold for the same price back in 2019

 

Byrne Xmen page went at $30K discount

 

Frenz ASM 252 page … a steal at $174K

 

Hannigan Spec Spidey 64 complete interiors average $7.4K per page seems strong 

 

Heck ToS 39 page - congrats to the seller!

Romita Jr DD 254 cover seemed light by 25%
 

Eisner stuff - good to see prices reflect the importance of his work

Re: The Bryne, where are you coming up with a 30k discount?  Is it a previous sale?

[Fischb1]

On 4/5/2024 at 2:22 PM, PhilipB2k17 said:

Not "wow" for the owner of the Secret Wars 8 page. More like an "Ow!"

Yes, but one sale does not a market make. People who base all their expectations off that one sale are being silly. 

[PhilipB2k17]

On 4/5/2024 at 2:24 PM, Fischb1 said:

Yes, but one sale does not a market make. People who base all their expectations off that one sale are being silly. 

If I recall, the speculation before the Secret Wars 8-page auction was that it would hit $750,000, max. So even from that standpoint, the 252 page is kind of underwhelming.

[Fischb1]

On 4/5/2024 at 2:25 PM, PhilipB2k17 said:

If I recall, the speculation before the Secret Wars 8-page auction was that it would hit $750,000, max. So even from that standpoint, the 252 page is kind of underwhelming.

Show me any comp outside of that one day and those 2 pages. Even 1.