Comics and Animation News: The Most Desirable Blackhawk Comic of All

Comics and Animation News [Read this newsletter online]( [Heritage Auctions]( [Comics and Animation News]( In This Issue: • [Sunday Internet Comics Auction](#spotlight) • [Blackhawk Movie Tie-Ins in May Comics Auction](#collector-a) • [Around Heritage Auctions](#around) • [Cover of the Week: Are You Sure About This, Fred?](#week) • [Current Auctions](#current) April 26, 2018 [Newsletter Archive]( [Last Issue]( []Sunday Internet Auction [Sunday Internet Comics Auction]( Auction Ends: April 29, 2018 Live Session at 6:00 PM CT Highlights of this week's auction include: [Fantasia Mickey Mouse as the Sorcerer's Apprentice Animation Drawing (Walt Disney, 1940)]( Fantasia Mickey Mouse as the Sorcerer's Apprentice Animation Drawing (Walt Disney, 1940) An exceptionally large image of Mickey in what many consider his finest role, as the Sorcerer's Apprentice in Fantasia. This is from the beginning of the sequence, as Mickey watches Yen Sid create a flash of light to end his magic tricks. The art is in graphite with yellow, red, and green pencil highlights. Mickey is an impressive 6.5" tall, with the number 11 written in the lower right corner. Fine condition, with light handling wear. [View]( [Blue Bolt #113 Northford Copy (Star Publications, 1952) CGC FN 6.0 Cream to off-white pages]( Blue Bolt #113 Northford Copy (Star Publications, 1952) CGC FN 6.0 Cream to off-white pages L. B. Cole cover. Basil Wolverton's Spacehawk. Jay Disbrow art. Northford Copy. Overstreet 2017 FN 6.0 value = $219. CGC census 4/18: 1 in 6.0, 6 higher. [View]( [Dark Mysteries #17 (Master Publications, 1954) CGC VF- 7.5 Off-white to white pages]( Dark Mysteries #17 (Master Publications, 1954) CGC VF- 7.5 Off-white to white pages This issue was hosted by "The Old Gravedigger." Hy Fleishman cover and art. Overstreet 2017 VF 8.0 value = $334. CGC census 4/18: 4 in 7.5, 2 higher. [View]( [Space Adventures #12 (Charlton, 1954) CGC NM- 9.2 Cream to off-white pages]( Space Adventures #12 (Charlton, 1954) CGC NM- 9.2 Cream to off-white pages Classic sci-fi cover by Steve Ditko. Overstreet 2017 NM- 9.2 value = $2,100. CGC census 4/18: 2 in 9.2, 2 higher. [View]( [Joe Kubert All-American Men of War #20 Story page 3 Original Art (DC, 1955)]( Joe Kubert All-American Men of War #20 Story page 3 Original Art (DC, 1955) Pencil and ink work for the story "Cannon Camera" was handled by Joe Kubert. The script has been credited to "Causin", which is thought to be a pseudonym for Robert Kanigher. This page was created twice-up scale in ink over graphite on Bristol board with an image area of 13" x 19" (including the stat header paste-up). There is a paste-up text correction in Panel 2. There is a small bit of water stain on the top left corner and top right margin (just into the paste-up header). The page is in Excellent condition. From the Ethan Roberts Estate Collection. [View]( [Harry Lucey Archie's Pals 'n' Gals #17 Complete 7-Page Story ]( Harry Lucey Archie's Pals 'n' Gals #17 Complete 7-Page Story "Danger At Cobb's Cavern" Original Art (Archie Comics, 1961) A very serious Archie story that finds our favorite redhead goofball, along with Reggie, Betty, and Veronica as they trek into danger. Jughead Jones is also featured in the exciting story. The pages were created twice-up scale in ink over graphite on Bristol board with an image area of 12" x 17.5". The logo is a discolored printed paste-up, with glue residue near it. The lightly discolored pages are in otherwise Excellent condition. [View]( [X-Men #1 (Marvel, 1963) CGC VG/FN 5.0 Off-white to white pages]( X-Men #1 (Marvel, 1963) CGC VG/FN 5.0 Off-white to white pages Origin and first appearance of the X-Men (Angel, Beast, Cyclops, Iceman, and Marvel Girl). First appearances of Professor X and Magneto. Jack Kirby cover and art. Currently listed as #8 on Overstreet's list of Top 50 Silver Age Comics. Overstreet 2017 VG 4.0 value = $2,500; FN 6.0 value = $4,375. CGC census 4/18: 192 in 5.0, 730 higher. [View]( [Fantastic Four #52 (Marvel, 1966) CGC VF+ 8.5 White pages]( Fantastic Four #52 (Marvel, 1966) CGC VF+ 8.5 White pages First appearance of the Black Panther, whose feature film opened in February, 2018. Inhumans and Wyatt Wingfoot appearances. Jack Kirby cover and art. Overstreet 2017 VF 8.0 value = $856; VF/NM 9.0 value = $1,928. CGC census 4/18: 137 in 8.5, 191 higher. [View]( [Batman #227 (DC, 1970) CGC NM 9.4 Off-white pages]( Batman #227 (DC, 1970) CGC NM 9.4 Off-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 NM- 9.2 value = $900. CGC census 4/18: 46 in 9.4, 24 higher. [View]( [The Incredible Hulk #181 (Marvel, 1974) CGC VF 8.0 White pages]( The Incredible Hulk #181 (Marvel, 1974) CGC VF 8.0 White pages First full appearance of Wolverine. Wendigo appearance. Herb Trimpe cover and art. Currently #3 on Overstreet's list of Top 10 Bronze Age Comics. Overstreet 2017 VF 8.0 value = $1,750. CGC census 4/18: 751 in 8.0, 2794 higher. [View]( [Jim Aparo The Brave and the Bold #152 Page 9 Original Art (DC, 1979)]( Jim Aparo The Brave and the Bold #152 Page 9 Original Art (DC, 1979) Ray Palmer turns into the Atom while Batman hides out from Commissioner Gordon. A fantastic page with great art in every panel, including the Atom's signature transformation in simple line art that always looked so cool! Produced in ink over graphite on Bristol board with an image area of 10" x 15". Production tape residue in margins. Slight toning. In Excellent condition. [View]( [Virgil Ross - The Grinch as Santa ]( Virgil Ross - The Grinch as Santa "Model Sheet" Drawing (MGM, c. 1990s) "You're a mean one, Mr. Grinch!" The red-eyed "bad" Grinch is in his homemade Santa suit, ready to steal Christmas from Whoville, in this 16 field model sheet-style original illustration by Virgil Ross (1907 - 1996). Mr. Ross was a long-time animator who worked in the Bob Clampett, Tex Avery, and Friz Freleng Units at Warner Brothers. He was famous for his action and dance sequences, as well as his facial expressions. He worked on three Looney Tunes shorts that received Academy Award nominations — Tweety Pie, Birds Anonymous and Knighty Knight Bugs . Mr. Ross began releasing hand-painted Limited Edition cels of progressions of his famous Looney Tunes scenes as part of the "Masters Collection" for the Warner Brothers Studio Stores and animation galleries. He began making personal appearances where he created one-of-a-kind drawings of the Looney Tunes characters as well as other cartoons he worked on for other studios. He received the prestigious Winsor McCay Award in 1988. There are seven images of the Grinch, with sizes ranging from 5" to 7.5". The art is signed, and in Fine condition with minor edge wear. [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) []Blackhawk Movie Tie-Ins in May Comics Auction [[Military Comics #1 Mile High Pedigree (Quality, 1941) CGC NM 9.4 White pages] The highest-graded copy of Blackhawk's first appearance]( The news that Steven Spielberg plans to direct a Blackhawk movie has revived interest in the character, to say the least! And we're happy to say that our [May auction]( features what must be the most desirable copy of any Blackhawk comic, the highest-graded copy of his first appearance in [Military Comics #1]( We also have plenty of other high-grade copies of the Blackhawks' other Military appearances as well as their outings in Modern Comics and their own Blackhawk title. And better still, almost all of them are pedigree copies. [You can browse the whole list here](. [Back to Top](#top) [] Around Heritage Auctions Mint Mickey Mantle 1952 Topps Baseball Card Sells for $2.88 Million at Heritage Auctions [1952 Topps Mickey Mantle #311 PSA EX-MT 6]( [1952 Topps Mickey Mantle #311 PSA EX-MT 6]( A [mint condition 1952 Mickey Mantle baseball card]( sold for a world record $2,880,000 in a [public auction of rare sports cards]( on Thursday, April 19, by Heritage Auctions. Consigned directly from the private collection of former NFL lineman and Super Bowl Champion Evan Mathis, the card's superb condition fueled vigorous bidding resulting in the most expensive price ever paid at auction for a post-war baseball card. "The 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle card captures the attention of baseball fans, serious collectors, and investors alike and this auction made it one of the most valuable sports collectibles in existence," said Chris Ivy, Director of Sports Auctions at Heritage. "It's a phenomenal price, a world record, but it's also the natural progression of a trend we've seen building for years." Said Ivy, "More and more investors understand that elite collectibles are an asset with that rare tandem of low risk and high reward. As more investment capital has entered the market, record prices have self-perpetuated." Issued as part of its first set of baseball cards by Topps, the card is one of just six examples graded Mint 9 by PSA, the leading third-party authentication service. The winning bid surpassed the card's previous auction record when a NM-MT+ 8.5 example sold for $1,135,250. Mathis considered the card the best of his high-grade card collection. He offered it through Heritage Auctions for one simple reason: to finance a new home in Tennessee so his wife and daughters may live closer to family. [More information about Sports Auctions]( [Back to Top](#top) Crystallized Gold Could Bring $100K at May 5-6 Nature & Science Auction [rare mineral crystallized gold Michigan]( A stunning [Crystallized Gold on Quartz]( (est. $70,000-100,000) is expected to vie for top-lot honors in Heritage Auctions' [Nature & Science Auction]( May 5-6 in Dallas. The specimen comes from a preeminent source of fine American gold specimens, Eagle's Nest Mine (Mystery Wind Mine) in Sage Hill in Placer County, California, and features a magnificent leafy sheet of gold sitting atop a shapely matrix of white quartz. The gold "spray" exhibits good octahedrons, adding to the charm of the piece that would fit well in any serious collection. The gold sheet measures a full five inches at its longest point. "Beautiful gold specimens always draw shrewd collectors, and this auction has eight gold lots for collectors at all levels," said Craig Kissick, Director of Nature & Science at Heritage Auctions. "We also have a really wide array of collector-grade mineral specimens, including numerous colorful crystal examples that show the range of ways in which nature can produce stunning art." [Gold Nugget]( A massive [Gold Nugget]( (est. $30,000-50,000) from the Bendigo Goldfields in Victoria, Australia, is exceptionally attractive from any angle. The color is brilliant, which is the result of a beautiful luster and expert preparation. Weighing a hefty 22 troy ounces, it includes minor embedded white quartz within a few crevices. A [Rhodochrosite with Quartz & Sphalerite]( from the Hedgehog Pocket in the Sweet Home Mine in Mount Bross, in Park County, Colorado (est. $30,000-50,000) is considered a world-class sample. This cluster features numerous rhombohedral crystals of the "gemmy" watermelon-red mineral, including a relatively large and complete crystal centrally located in the association that also includes an amazing crop of fibrous quartz crystals and other metallic minerals, including Sphalerite and Pyrite. In a merging of nature and art, [Quartz "The Shard"]( from Brazil's Minas Gerais (est. $30,000-50,000) brings to life the vision of artist Lawrence Stoller, who is very well known in the collecting community for his work with geological specimens. This massive (six feet tall) crystal, featuring white quartz, smoky quartz and feldspar presents on a metal armature integrated into the form of this extraordinary work of natural art. [Rhodochrosite]( Another striking [Rhodochrosite]( from the N'Chwaning Mines in the Kalahari manganese field in Northern Cape Province in South Africa (est. $30,000-50,000), boasts an elegant cluster of cherry-red Rhodochrosite crystals from South Africa. These well-formed crystals display amazing luster, color and "gemminess." The large scalenohederal crystals have a truncated termination, where the tips are flattened. The intense red hue is due to a high concentration of manganese inclusions. When this "flower" is flipped over, the backside also is appealing, as the contact point is visible, and it becomes evident how this stunning piece grew. Also worth noting is the internal visible structure in the transparent crystals, which appear almost as white phantom crystals. An extraordinary specimen of [Aquamarine]( (est. $30,000-50,000) from the Shigar Valley in Pakistan boasts two large aquamarine crystals that have grown into an aesthetic "V" shape on a bed of tabular creamy Albite. The crystals have gorgeous form with sharp, lustrous "gemmy" faces, and are tightly inter-grown to the point that they effectively form a single crystal. "One appealing aspect of this auction is the fact that the specimens in the second, non-floor day of this auction also are exceptional examples which simply are being offered in a second session," Kissick said. "They are not inherently of lesser quality or value than the pieces in the front of the catalog." [More information about Nature & Science Auctions]( [Back to Top](#top) []Cover of the Week: Are You Sure About This, Fred? We don't doubt that Fred Bear was skilled with a bow, but could he really drop a rampaging elephant from a distance of five yards? [Bowhunting with Fred Bear in Africa nn (Bear Archery Company, 1963) CGC VF 8.0 Off-white to white pages]( Bowhunting with Fred Bear in Africa is a promotional comic we had never seen before now, and the copy we're auctioning is the only one CGC has certified to date. 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