Comics and Animation News: Spider-Man comics and Jim Aparo art

Comics and Animation News [Read this newsletter online]( [Heritage Auctions]( [Comics and Animation News]( In This Issue: • [Sunday Internet Comics Auction](#spotlight) • [Heritage Auctions at Conventions in Chicago, San Jose, and Dallas This Weekend, April 6-8](#collector-a) • [Around Heritage Auctions](#around) • [Cover of the Week: Comic Artist Shoots an Airball, Part IV](#week) • [Current Auctions](#current) April 4, 2018 [Newsletter Archive]( [Last Issue]( []Sunday Internet Auction [Sunday Internet Comics Auction]( Auction Ends: April 8, 2018 Live Session at 6:00 PM CT [We've got 35 CGC-graded Spider-Man lots this week.]( [Five Jim Aparo original art pages are in this week's auction.]( [And we have six issues of the seldom-seen Catholic Comics, and every one is a Mile High copy.]( [The Amazing Spider-Man #101 (Marvel, 1971) CGC NM+ 9.6 White pages]( Morbius the Living Vampire first appeared in #101 [Jim Aparo Adventure Comics #447 Story Page 11 Original Art (DC, 1976)]( An Aquaman story with a Black Manta appearance, from Adventure Comics [Catholic Comics #9 Mile High Pedigree (Catholic Publications, 1947) Condition: VF+]( Unsurprisingly given the title, the covers feature Notre Dame athletes Highlights of this week's auction include: [Wonder Woman #33 (DC, 1949) CGC VF 8.0 Off-white to white pages]( Mickey's Gala Premier Mickey Mouse and Pluto Animation Drawing (Walt Disney, 1933) Mickey's Gala Premier was the first cartoon to show Mickey interacting with animated humans; in this case, a parade of Golden Age Hollywood celebrities who have come to see Mickey's newest film. This is a rare original 12 field 2-peghole animation drawing from that short, featuring Mickey with an early version of Pluto as they arrive at the theater — Pluto is busy sniffing a tree. Burt Gillett directed the short; it was released on 7/1/33. Art is in graphite with full-figure image sizes of 2.5". The number 45 is written in the lower right corner. Very Good condition [View]( [America's Greatest Comics #3 (Fawcett Publications, 1942) CGC FN- 5.5 Cream to off-white pages]( America's Greatest Comics #3 (Fawcett Publications, 1942) CGC FN- 5.5 Cream to off-white pages WW II cover by Mac Raboy. Art by Raboy and C. C. Beck. One hundred pages. Square bound. CGC notes "small amount of dried glue on cover". Overstreet 2017 FN 6.0 value = $339. CGC census 3/18: 3 in 5.5, 11 higher. [View]( [Wonder Woman #23 (DC, 1947) CGC VF+ 8.5 Off-white to white pages]( Wonder Woman #23 (DC, 1947) CGC VF+ 8.5 Off-white to white pages H. G. Peter cover and art. Contains "A Story from Wonder Woman's Childhood." Overstreet 2017 VF 8.0 value = $704; VF/NM 9.0 value = $1,202. CGC census 3/18: 4 in 8.5, 4 higher. [View]( [Dan DeCarlo Barney's Beat Comic-Strip Pilot Original Art (c. 1950s)]( Dan DeCarlo Barney's Beat Comic-Strip Pilot Original Art (c. 1950s) Barney's Beat (with gagwriter Stan Lee) originated during the late 1950s in a surge of activity that found DeCarlo — a veteran of Atlas (Marvel) Comics and a new recruit at Archie Comics — attempting to crack the newspaper-strip market. Barney's Beat languished, but a simultaneous effort called Josie was accepted as a comic-book backup feature — gradually evolving into Josie & the Pussycats. This embryonic example of Barney's Beat introduces some intriguing characters. The figures are pasted in place. Signed at upper right by Lee and DeCarlo. Ink over graphite on illustration board. Image area, 16" x 6". Pronounced toning and adhesive staining. Very Good condition. [View]( [Fantastic Four #1 (Marvel, 1961) CGC VG+ 4.5 Off-white to white pages]( Fantastic Four #1 (Marvel, 1961) CGC VG+ 4.5 Off-white to white pages The origin and first appearance of the Fantastic Four, Marvel's first superhero team. Also featured is the origin and first appearance of Mole Man. Jack Kirby cover and art. Currently rated #3 on Overstreet's list of Top 50 Silver Age Comics. Overstreet 2017 VG 4.0 value = $4,600. CGC census 3/18: 96 in 4.5, 321 higher. [View]( [Justice League of America #6 (DC, 1961) CGC NM- 9.2 Off-white to white pages]( Justice League of America #6 (DC, 1961) CGC NM- 9.2 Off-white to white pages Origin and first appearance of Amos Fortune. Mike Sekowsky and Murphy Anderson cover. Sekowsky art. Featuring Green Lantern, Flash, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, the Martian Manhunter, and the Green Arrow. Overstreet 2017 NM- 9.2 value = $1,125. CGC census 3/18: 7 in 9.2, 3 higher. [View]( [Batman #227 (DC, 1970) CGC VF 8.0 White pages]( Batman #227 (DC, 1970) CGC VF 8.0 White pages Neal Adams classic cover swipe of Detective Comics #31. Robin backup story. Contains hanging panels. Irv Novick, Dick Giordano, and Mike Esposito art. Overstreet 2017 VF 8.0 value = $259. CGC census 3/18: 80 in 8.0, 238 higher. [View]( [Bugs Bunny TV Special Bugs and Elmer Production Cel Setup with Painted Background (Warner Brothers, c. 1970s-80s)]( Bugs Bunny TV Special Bugs and Elmer Production Cel Setup with Painted Background (Warner Brothers, c. 1970s-80s) Bugs and Elmer chat in a restaurant decorated for the holidays, in this original hand-painted production cel setup. The restaurant tables, chairs, decorations, and tree are all on a hand-painted background. Bugs is 6.5" tall here, while Elmer is 6.25". Matted with an opening of 10.5" x 7.5", framed with glass for an overall size of 18" x 15". Fine condition. [View]( [Tales of the Teen Titans #44 (DC, 1984) CGC NM/MT 9.8 White pages]( Tales of the Teen Titans #44 (DC, 1984) CGC NM/MT 9.8 White pages Dick Grayson becomes Nightwing. First appearance of Jericho. Origin of Deathstroke. George Perez cover and art. Overstreet 2017 NM- 9.2 value = $80. CGC census 3/18: 665 in 9.8, 3 higher. [View]( [Bob McLeod New Mutants Commission Painting and Preliminary Art Original Art Group of 2 (2000)]( Bob McLeod New Mutants Commission Painting and Preliminary Art Original Art Group of 2 (2000) With the New Mutants film set for a 2019 release date, and with it based on the original team (the "Demon Bear" story specifically), we expect interest in these characters to uptick. Artist Bob McLeod co-created the team with Chris Claremont in 1982. Here, Mirage, Cannonball, Wolfsbane, and Sunspot battle two Sentinels. The image was created as a personal request commission for a fan, but is as dynamic as any cover that McLeod produced for this fan-favorite team. Created in opaque watercolors on 15" x 20" illustration board, signed and dated in the lower left. Also included is the stunning prelim graphite piece on 11" x 17" paper. It is signed and dated as well. Both are in Excellent condition. [View]( Our MyHeritage: [MyBids]( feature makes tracking your favorite items easier than ever. Just a reminder... our Sunday Internet Comics Auctions end with a Live Session at 6:00 PM CT [Browse the entire auction here](. [Back to Top](#top) []Heritage Auctions at Conventions in Chicago, San Jose, and Dallas This Weekend, April 6-8 Heritage Auctions will be exhibiting at no less than four comic conventions this weekend, in Chicago (two shows), San Jose, and Dallas. All four shows run Friday through Sunday, April 6-8. Heritage will be accepting consignments for its August Comics and Comic Art auction at all four events. Or if you'd like to learn more about how the consignment process works, this is the perfect time to talk to our category experts. You can come by anytime during the show, or if you'd prefer, call or email to make an appointment. At [C2E2, the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo]( at [McCormick Place]( Heritage will be at booth #1550. Contact is Matt Griffin, (214) 409-1694 or MattG@HA.com. We'll also be exhibiting across town at the [Windy City Pulp and Paper Convention]( taking place at the [Westin Yorktown Center]( in Lombard, IL. Contact is Todd Hignite, (214) 409-1790 or ToddH@HA.com. At [Silicon Valley Comic Con]( taking place at the [San Jose Convention Center]( in San Jose, CA, Heritage will be at booth #124. Contact is Aaron White, (214) 409-1763 or AaronW@HA.com. And you'll also find us exhibiting at [Fan Expo Dallas]( at the [Dallas Convention Center]( booth 823. Contact is Barry Sandoval, (214) 409-1377 or BarryS@HA.com. [Back to Top](#top) [] Around Heritage Auctions Mickey Mantle Mint Rookie Cards Lead Heritage Auctions' First Dedicated Sports Card Auction [1952 Topps Mickey Mantle #311 PSA Mint 9]( It's been well over a decade since a PSA Mint 9 example of the hobby's most celebrated post-war trading card was offered at auction, but the inaugural [Heritage's spring Sports Card Auction]( closing April 19-20, will tempt elite collectors with a [1952 Topps example of Mickey Mantle's coveted rookie](. It is estimated at $3,500,000+, and it is expected to compete for the most expensive price ever paid at auction for a baseball card ($3.12 Million) as it leads the nearly 2,000-lot event. "Since the last auction offering of a PSA Mint 9 example over ten years ago, the 1952 Topps Mantle rookie card has exploded in popularity and identified itself as the hobby's ultimate blue chip stock," said Chris Ivy, Director of Sports Auctions at Heritage. In addition to the mint 1952 Topps example, the auction also includes a mint example of Mantle's sought after [1951 Bowman]( rookie card, and Ivy continues, "There are fewer than ten cards equal or superior to each of these examples in the PSA population, so the gulf between supply and demand is truly massive." The recent discovery of a long-forgotten cigar box in a Connecticut attic supplies the auction with a thrilling assembly of 19th century cardboard, including an exceedingly a rare [1888 N338-2 S.F. Hess Mickey Welch]( two representations of 2000 Hall of Fame inductee [Bid McPhee]( and 10 cards portraying players with previously uncataloged teams (including two for [Buck Ewing](. Another single-owner consignment is offered under the title, "The Windy City Collection," featuring 36 graded sets, which reside almost exclusively within the top five on the PSA Registry, and more than 450 single-card lots. There are high-grade 1916 M101-5 Sporting News representations for both [Babe Ruth]( and ["Shoeless Joe" Jackson]( a [1951 Bowman Mickey Mantle]( graded PSA Mint 9, the No. 1 [1895 N310 Mayo Cut Plug Boxers Complete Set]( the SGC registry, and much more. [Heritage's spring Sports Card Auction]( is open for bidding and will close in Extended Bidding format April 19 and 20 at 10:00 PM CT. [More information about Sports Auctions]( [Back to Top](#top) Klingon Killers: Star Trek Visual Effects Master to Auction Private Collection [Star Trek Special #2 Original Cover Painting by Dan Curry (DC Comics, 1994)]( space worms]( and [Klingon-killing weapons]( from the Emmy-winning private collection of Star Trek visual effects master Dan Curry will be offered to collectors and fans for the first time April 15. One of Hollywood's most famous visual effects supervisors, Curry won seven Emmy awards and a cult following for work on Star Trek: Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager and Enterprise. "It took me 18 years to accumulate the memorabilia that's up for auction," said Curry, who serves on the board of the Hollywood Science Fiction Museum. "I was part of the small number of people who made up the '18-year club' — people who worked on Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager and Enterprise." Curry's collection of weapons, creatures, paintings, concept drawings and props cross the block in Heritage Auctions' [Entertainment Auction](. "I never really thought about assembling a collection for sale. They were just things that, for one reason or another, wound up in my possession, and I just kept them because I thought they were cool." Curry's varying roles with the assorted shows afforded him a measure of access that allowed him to acquire the different kinds of lots in his collection. His martial arts experience helped him develop what evolved into the Klingons' fighting style, Mok'Bara, and contributed to his creation of several of the shows' iconic weapons. "Some of the various roles I played on Star Trek included Visual Effects Supervisor, Visual Effects Producer, Second Unit Director, working with the stunt team, developing the Klingon martial arts style," he said. "I invented the bat'leth, the mek'leth. I also designed the main title sequences for Voyager and Deep Space Nine, so I got to wear a lot of hats. That was made possible by the incredible amount of trust between the various departments on Star Trek, which was quite unusual, especially with the art department and production designers, Herman Zimmerman and Richard James, who trusted me to design anything when I would go to them and say, 'hey, I'd like to do this myself,' and they'd say, 'OK.'" He also created elements and props for the purpose of realistic visual effects, such as space flight and assorted creatures. Some were at the suggestions of writers and directors, but many were Curry's own creations. "A lot of the things that the artists on the show created were the result of what the story demanded. If there was a creature — we would get a sense of what it was and what environment it existed in. I would use a Darwinian approach to creature-design. I remember reading that Charles Darwin was visiting an island in the South Pacific, and he saw a particular type of flower. He imagined the type of bird that would feed on that flower, and did a sketch of it. Several days later, they found the bird that looked remarkably like Darwin's sketch. So whenever we had a creature to design — for example, on the Star Trek: Voyager episodes, 'Basics, Part I and II.' We went to a Neolithic planet and encountered a creature that lived in caves with a labyrinth of tunnels. Of course, it was scary and carnivorous so it would threaten and eat some of our people. All designs were driven by the story, discussed with and approved by the producers, who were the final decision makers on everything." The [Sword of Kahless]( (est. $8,000+) could be the top item in Curry's collection. Made of steel, it has Klingon writing engraved into the two protruding side blades and with the Klingon insignia cut into the center, and the center handle wrapped in strips of brown leather. Created by Curry for the 81st episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, the Sword of Kahless was one of only two crafted by Gil Hibben, who also is known for creating "the Rambo knife." Also likely to draw major interest is one of the most recognizable props from the Star Trek franchise: the [1994 Star Trek: The Next Generation Screen Used Enterprise Saucer Model from "All Good Things"]( (est. $8,000). Cast in fiberglass from the original Hero D Enterprise model mold, this model is the saucer top of the Enterprise NCC-1701-D. Made by Oscar-nominated visual effects miniature builder Greg Jein, the model was one of several created to be exploded in TNG's emotional final episode, "All Good Things." Of the three Enterprises blown up for the sequence, this one came apart with the saucer top in one piece preserving all the details of the Enterprise used throughout the series. The model measures 35 by 29 inches, is signed and detailed on the underside in silver paint pen by Curry, and comes with a rolled, 24-by-36-inch cross-section blueprint of the Enterprise. The [Distant Origin Voyager Screen-Used Creature Model]( (est. $3,000+) was designed and painted by Curry, and sculpted from modeling clay by creature sculptor Jordu Schell, who also was the creature designer for Avatar. This creature, inspired by the Eryops, a prehistoric reptile from the early Permian period. Shot against blue screen from matching angles, it was composited into the scene, appearing over six feet long on Voyager's holodeck in "Distant Origin," the 65th episode of the series. [More information about Entertainment & Music Memorabilia Auctions]( [Back to Top](#top) []Cover of the Week: Comic Artist Shoots an Airball, Part IV As we have discussed before [here]( and also [here]( and [here]( Golden Age comic book cover artists were not very familiar with the game of basketball. And alas, Catholic Comics #8 was no exception to this: [Catholic Comics #8 Mile High Pedigree (Catholic Publications, 1947) Condition: FN]( The most obvious issue here is that the ball appears to be larger than the hoop, which would make it very difficult to score a basket. Also, the basketball rim here looks to be only about seven feet off the ground. And unlike baseball stadiums, basketball courts do not have dugouts! Anyway, if you haven't seen this cover it's because this comic is quite hard to find. 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