Comic Art Fans Update 244

Thursday, May 29, 2025

We run down all the popular artworks posted to CAF between May 19-25, 2025, and also review highlights from sales reported from original Comic Art Dealers and Auction Houses for the same periods.

I've selected 12 auction lots this week from show sponsor Heritage Auctions current Weekly Comic Art Auction. We start things off with an Batman specialty piece by Jim Lee, a Walt Simonson and Al Milgrom X-Factor #38 page (there are two in this auction!), a Last Ronin cover by Kael Ngu, a Bernie Wrightson Queen of Hearts trading card artwork, a splashy Amazing Spider-Man #13 page by John Byrne, a Silver Surfer painting by Alex Maleev, a great Doctor Strange #20 page by Rudy Nebres, an Astonishing #50 page from 1950 by Don Heck, a Monster Club page by John Bolton, the Nightcap portfolio cover piece by Mike Ploog, a XXXenophile card artwork by Steve Fastner and Rich Larson, and lastly this Alex Toth New Romances #16 page from 1953. As usual, something for everyone's taste in this weekly Heritage auction!

DEALER RESULTS MAY 19-25

$115k this period as compared to $216k last week.

$115,740

RomitaMan Original Art, 2 sales, $30,850
Anthony's Comic Book Art, 7 sales, $27,750
Albert Moy, 2 sales, $12,000

X-Men #11 p 12 (THE ANGEL BATTLES MAGNETO & THE STRANGER AS CYCLOPS & MARVEL GIRL COME TO HELP!) 1964 Page GL
Artist(s):   Chic Stone, Jack Kirby
Sold Date:   5/25/2025
Asking Price:   $28000
Dealer:   RomitaMan Original Art

Avengers #117 p.17 - Sub-Mariner Half Splash - 1973
Artist(s):   Bob Brown, Mike Esposito
Sold Date:   5/19/2025
Asking Price:   $12000
Dealer:   Anthony's Comicbook Art

Batman: Hush 2 Issue 159 Page 15
Artist(s):   Jim Lee, Scott Williams
Sold Date:   5/22/2025
Asking Price:   $11000
Dealer:   Albert Moy

Vault of Horror #26 Vault Keeper End Page - 1952
Artist(s):   Johnny Craig
Sold Date:   5/22/2025
Asking Price:   $8000
Dealer:   Anthony's Comicbook Art

The Authority #4 Painted DC Cover (Apollo, The Midnighter, & Kevin Battle 7 Zombies & Slippery B'eeef The Planet Thief!
Artist(s):   Glenn Fabry
Sold Date:   5/25/2025
Asking Price:   $2850
Dealer:   RomitaMan Original Art

The Big Bad Wolf as Grandma Illustration - Hellboy Sketch On Reverse Side - Signed
Artist(s):   Mike Mignola
Sold Date:   5/19/2025
Asking Price:   $2500
Dealer:   Anthony's Comicbook Art

AUCTION RESULTS MAY 19-25

$232k this period as compared to $239k last week.

$232,180

eBay Weekly Auction

eBay sold 647 pieces of work last week with sales totaling $87,593.53 and 9 exceeding $1,000.

Heritage Weekly Auction

Heritage sold 322 pieces of work last week with sales totaling $144,587.40 and 34 exceeding $1,000.

POPULAR ARTWORK MAY 19-25

Bill's Picks

X-Men 100 final page. The death of Jean Grey and birth of Phoenix.
Posted By Fisch Benz
Artist: Dave Cockrum (All)

THOR 182 Splash page from John Buscema and Joe Sinnott.
Posted By Sam 06
Artist: John Buscema (Penciller)
Joe Sinnott (Inker)

Fable of Venice by Hugo Pratt
Posted By Jeff Singh
Artist: Hugo Pratt (All)

World’s Finest 201
Posted By andrew burton
Artist: Neal Adams (Penciller)

Edge of Spider-Verse Issue 1 page 1 Spider-Man Noir
Posted By Steve Day Vich
Artist: Dustin Weaver (All)

Hulk #421 cover (1994) - Hulk, Roger Red Norvell (Thor)
Posted By James S
Artist: Gary Frank (Penciller)
Cam Smith (Inker)
Peter David (Writer)

Sword of the Atom #4
Posted By Steve Lawrence
Artist: Gil Kane (Penciller)

Infinity Inc #23 Page #1 Splash by Todd McFarlane and Steve Montano! Historic 1st Appearance as New Wildcat!
Posted By Nick - Barry - Matt - Hal - Namor
Artist: Todd McFarlane (Penciller)
Steve Montano (Inker)

Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes 231 page 42 by Nasser
Posted By Miki Annamanthadoo
Artist: Mike Nasser (Penciller)
Michael Netzer (Penciller)
Jack Abel (Inker)

Batman #456 splash page feat. the Scarecrow by Breyfogle
Posted By S Riz
Artist: Norm Breyfogle (Penciller)
Steve Mitchell (Inker)
Todd Klein (Letterer)

Chris Snorek's 10 Picks:

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