ComicConnect Event Auction #57 is open for bidding! Ending March 17th and 18th! 2 2

[Micah S.]

ComicConnect’s Event Auction #57 is open for bidding, with one of the best assortments of original comic art we’ve ever offered. Ending on Sunday, March 17^th, we’re offering a selection from the collection of long-time collector, and champion of the hobby, Jon Berk, who sadly passed away last year. People may remember that we auctioned a large part of Berk’s collection several years ago, these are the pieces he held onto at the time, for either historical or sentimental reasons. The collection contains some absolute gems, including many rarities from comics Golden Age, and is not to be missed. The main art session ends on Monday, March 18^th, and is no slouch either, with many top-tier pieces up for bidding. Original comic art continues to be exceptionally strong, and with more collectors than ever before the future is looking bright.

 

Below are highlights from both the Jon Berk session and the original art session.

 

Jon Berk Collection – Ending March 17^th

Al Avison - All-Winners Comics #4 - Cover Recreation

Bernard Baily – 1940 Hour Man Contest Prize Illustration

Carl Burgos - 1939 Marvel Mystery Comics #4 Human Torch Redesign Illustration

Calkins - Buck Rogers 1941 Daily Strip

Will Eisner - Wonder Comics #2 (1939) - Unpublished Wonder Man page

Will Eisner - The Spirit 4/13/1947, page 2

Lou Fine – Wonderworld Comics #10 (1939) - The Flame, page 4

Lou Fine - Crack Comics #17 (1941) - Black Condor, page 5

Lou Fine - Smash Comics #31 (1942) - The Ray, page 1 splash

Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko - Strange Tales Annual #2, page 6 - Spider-Man vs. Human Torch

Scott McCloud - Zot! #15 Cover

Ryan - Funny Picture Stories v2 #3 (1937) - Center Spread

Dave Sim - Cerebus #44, page 6, page 8, and page 10

 

EA57 Art Highlights – Ending March 18^th

Jack Kirby and Joe Sinnott - Fantastic Four Annual #11 cover - FF vs, The Invaders!

Jack Kirby - Journey into Mystery #86, page 7 - 4th appearance of Thor!

John Buscema - Silver Surfer: Judgement Day, page 62 splash - Galactus!

Todd McFarlane - Amazing Spider-Man #298, page 16 - 1st McFarlane issue!

Todd McFarlane - Amazing Spider-Man #319, page 8

Erik Larsen - Amazing Spider-Man #333, page 22

Mark Bagley - Amazing Spider-Man #375, page 19 - Spidey vs. Venom!

Mark Bagley - Amazing Spider-Man #379, page 3 - Maximum Carnage!

Joe Quesada - X-Factor Annual #7 cover

Whilce Portacio - X-Factor #69, page 13 - Wolverine!

Dale Keown - Incredible Hulk #377, page 6

Sam Kieth and Mike Dringenberg - Sandman #1, page 19

Alex Ross - Superman: Peace on Earth, pages 38-39

Marc Silvestri - Wolverine #37, page 28 - 1st Albert!, #40, page 9, and #42, page 27

John Romita Jr. - 1991 Daredevil Portfolio Plate

Billy Graham - Jungle Action #17, page 30 - One of the most iconic Black Panther splash pages!

Bob Layton - Savage She-Hulk #6 cover - Iron Man!

Jim Aparo - Metal Men #55 cover

Jim Aparo - Batman #499, page 5 and page 19 – Knightfall!

Tom Grummett - Adventures of Superman #502, page 15 - Reign of the Supermen!

Dan Jurgens - Superman #81, page 7 - Cyborg Superman - Reign of the Supermen!

Butch Guice - Action Comics #693, page 19

Gene Colan - World's Finest #297 cover - Superman and Batman!

Gene Colan - Daredevil #31, page 1 - Twice-up splash!

Gene Colan - Captain America #118, page 15 splash - 2nd Falcon!

J. Scott Campbell - Gen 13 #5, pages 23-24 DPS

J. Scott Campbell - Gen 13 #0, pages 15-18 prelims and #20, pages 5-8 prelims

Joe Jusko - 1993 Marvel Masterpieces War Machine painting

Bill Sienkiewicz - Ultimate Marvel Team-Up #6, page 1 splash - 1st Ultimate Punisher!

Paul Smith and Barry Windsor-Smith - X-Men/Alpha Flight #2, page 37

Lee Weeks - Hulk 199 Annual cover - Transformation!

Bob Oksner - Action Comics #453 cover

Bob Oksner - Young Love #126 cover - Last issue!

John Buscema - Our Love Story #16, page 1 splash

John Celardo - Secret Hearts #142, page 1 splash

Art Saaf - Falling in Love #100, page 1 splash

George Tuska - Hero for Hire #3, page 1 splash

Curt swan and Murphy Anderson - Action Comics #396 complete 13 page story - RARE Swanderson complete story!

Curt Swan - Action Comics #605 Double Page Spread

Giordano - Strange Sports Stories #2, page 1 splash         

Alex Nino - Rima, The Jungle Girl #2 complete 5 page story

Pablo Marcos - Ironjaw #2 complete 20 page story

Mike Grell - John Sable, Freelance #7 cover

Sam Kieth - Target: Airboy #1 cover

Sal Buscema - Rampaging Hulk #9, page 25

Gene Colan - Tomb of Dracula #53, page 17

Irv Novick - Batman #234, Robin page 1 - All 7 page available separately!

Michael Lark - Captain America #12 variant cover

Adi Granov - New Mutants #6 - Dark Phoenix variant cover

Simone Bianchi - Silver Surfer #4 cover reimagining - Surfer vs. The Thing!

Geof Darrow - Dark Horse Presents #135 cover w/pencils!

David Mack - Neil Gaiman’s Norse Mythology #4 cover

Stuart Immonen - Action Comics #758 cover

Trevor Von Eeden - Nearly Complete 22 page Unpublished Batman story

John Byrne - X-Men: The Hidden Years #7, page 7

Mark Bagley - Heroes Reborn #4 Doctor Spectrum variant cover

Alan Davis - Excalibur Special Edition, page 36

Alan Davis - Excalibur #46, page 29 and #67, page 20

Herb Trimpe - Transformers #12, page 3

Russ Heath - Star Spangles War Stories #128 cover recreation

Russ Heath - Glamourpuss #19 'That Girl #3' illustration

Stephen Hughes - Lady Death/Vampirella #1, page 13

Greg Land - Birds of Prey #11 cover

Artgerm - Ochako Uraraka (My Hero Academia) illustration

Ethan Van Sciver - Cyberfrog 1994 House Ad

Dan Brereton - Marvel Heroes illustration

Gilbert Hernandez - Love and Rockets #23 - Human Diastrophism part 3 title page!

Peter Bagge - Hate #17, page 14

Jim Woodring - Poochytown, page 86

 

Please check out all of the Jon Berk session here, and the regular art session here.

 

Thank you.

[Micah S.]

The Berk session is this coming Sunday, the main art session is next Monday, one week from today!

[Micah S.]

Tonight! 9 PM EST I'll be on Comic Art Live with Bill Cox previewing some of the highlights in the auction. Tune in, it'll be fun.

 

[Bill C]

Some insanely killer stuff in this auction- the Burgos Human Torch being the main attraction for me.

FYI-- I think the Vigil piece is possibly mislabeled-- that looks like Claire from Faust (due to the hair), as opposed to Vampirella.

[Micah S.]

On 3/12/2024 at 10:59 PM, Bill C said:

Some insanely killer stuff in this auction- the Burgos Human Torch being the main attraction for me.

FYI-- I think the Vigil piece is possibly mislabeled-- that looks like Claire from Faust (due to the hair), as opposed to Vampirella.

Thanks, the listing has been updated.

[Micah S.]

The Jon Berk Collection ends tonight, beginning with the artwork, starting at 6 PM eastern. Great stuff from a great collection. 

[Micah S.]

Tonight's the night, 300 art lots end starting at 7 PM eastern. Good luck everyone.