Comics and Animation News: Marvel Meets Weird Tales Meets Nintendo

Comics and Animation News [Read this newsletter online]( [Heritage Auctions]( [Comics and Animation News]( In This Issue: • [Sunday Internet Auction](#spotlight) • [Corrections and Apologies Department: Mr. Wilson](#collector-b) • [Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide -Regular-Issue Hardcovers (Third Article in a Series)](#collector-c) • [Help Wanted: Comics Grader](#collector-e) • [Around Heritage Auctions](#around-1) • [Cover of the Week: That Pillow Won't Trouble You Anymore](#week) • [Current Auctions](#current) January 9, 2019 []Sunday Internet Auction [Sunday Internet Comics Auction]( Auction Ends: January 13, 2019 Live Session at 6:00 PM CT [Our first-ever selection of classic video games, certified by the experts at Wata Games.]( [The pulp Weird Tales is well-represented this week.]( [And we've got 15 Marvel panel pages from the 1960s to present.]( [The Legend of Zelda (NES, Nintendo, 1987) Wata 9.4 B+ (Seal Rating)]( This copy of Zelda is graded 9.4 with a seal rating of B+. [Weird Tales - July 1936 (Popular Fiction) Condition: FN]( This issue had the famous Conan story "Red Nails." [Gene Colan and George Klein Sub-Mariner #11 Story Page 18 Original Art (Marvel, 1969)]( From Sub-Mariner #11, by Colan and Klein. Highlights of this week's auction include: [Batman #8 (DC, 1942) CGC VG- 3.5 Cream to off-white pages]( Batman #8 (DC, 1942) CGC VG- 3.5 Cream to off-white pages Fred Ray and Jerry Robinson infinity cover. Joker appearance. Overstreet 2018 VG 4.0 value = $1,060. CGC census 1/19: 6 in 3.5, 70 higher. [View]( [Marvel Mystery Comics #35 (Timely, 1942) CGC FN- 5.5 Off-white to white pages]( Marvel Mystery Comics #35 (Timely, 1942) CGC FN- 5.5 Off-white to white pages D-Day cover by Alex Schomburg, featuring the Sub-Mariner and the Human Torch. Text feature by Mickey Spillane. Overstreet 2018 FN 6.0 value = $1,131. CGC census 1/19: 3 in 5.5, 12 higher. [View]( [Lady and the Tramp Animation Drawing by Ollie Johnston (Walt Disney, 1955)]( Lady and the Tramp Animation Drawing by Ollie Johnston (Walt Disney, 1955) Splendid original 16 field animation drawing of the lovely Lady, from the hand of Disney Legend and one of Walt Disney's "Nine Old Men," Ollie Johnston. The full-figure drawing of Lady has an overall measurement of approximately 5" x 5". Love that happy expression! The number 49 is written in the lower right corner, with "Sample" written in the upper right. Condition is Very Good with some handling wear. [View]( [Fantastic Four #2 (Marvel, 1962) CGC VG 4.0 Off-white to white pages]( Fantastic Four #2 (Marvel, 1962) CGC VG 4.0 Off-white to white pages First appearance of the Skrulls, who will appear in the upcoming Captain Marvel movie. Second appearance of the Fantastic Four (not yet in costume). Contains a Thing pin-up. Jack Kirby cover and art. Currently tied at #23 on Overstreet's list of Top 50 Silver Age Comics. Overstreet 2018 VG 4.0 value = $900. CGC census 1/19: 82 in 4.0, 403 higher. [View]( [Zap Comix #1 First Printing - Plymell Edition (Apex Novelties, 1967) CGC VF+ 8.5 Off-white pages]( Zap Comix #1 First Printing - Plymell Edition (Apex Novelties, 1967) CGC VF+ 8.5 Off-white pages The cornerstone of any Underground Comix collection! This edition was printed in February 1968 (the 1967 date inside was when artist Robert Crumb finished the book) in Charley Plymell's apartment in San Francisco on Charley's pre-war Multilith press, printing on whatever paper stock could be found. Robert Crumb stories, cover, and art. Adult content. Fogel's 2015 Underground Price & Grading Guide NM- 9.2 value = $10,000. CGC census 12/18: 8 in 8.5, 37 higher. [View]( [The Incredible Hulk #180 (Marvel, 1974) CGC NM- 9.2 Off-white to white pages]( The Incredible Hulk #180 (Marvel, 1974) CGC NM- 9.2 Off-white to white pages Cameo first appearance of Wolverine. Hulk vs. Wendigo. Herb Trimpe cover and art. Overstreet 2018 NM- 9.2 value = $725. CGC census 1/19: 243 in 9.2, 397 higher. [View]( [John Byrne Space: 1999 #6 Splash Page Original Art (Charlton Comics, 1976)]( John Byrne Space: 1999 #6 Splash Page Original Art (Charlton Comics, 1976) A seminal page for Byrne, just a few years before his breakout to the big time on Marvel Comics' X-Men series. Brilliantly composed, deep-perspective space scenery, embellished with a variety of shading-film textures and white-paint spattering. Ink, watercolor, and Zipatone over graphite on Bristol board. Image area, 10" x 15". Marginal tape residue. Excellent condition. [View]( [Who Framed Roger Rabbit? Production Cel with Color Photo Background (Disney/Amblin, 1988)]( Who Framed Roger Rabbit? Production Cel with Color Photo Background (Disney/Amblin, 1988) Hand-painted production cel of Roger Rabbit, placed over a color photo print of Alan Tivern as R. K. Maroon and Bob Hopkins as Eddie Valiant. This cel was part of the historic Sotheby's sale on 6/28/89. The color backgrounds were only used with cels from this auction; the balance of released cels were on black and white backgrounds. Roger, holding the glass R. K. Maroon is pouring a drink into, measures about 4" x 4" overall. Cel and print setup is matted, with an opening size of 15.75" x 11.75", and framed with glass; frame size is 23" x 19". Frame has some handling wear; cel is in Fine condition. [View]( [George Pérez and Al Vey The Avengers #20 Double-Spread Pages 2 and 3 Original Art (Marvel, 1999)]( George Pérez and Al Vey The Avengers #20 Double-Spread Pages 2 and 3 Original Art (Marvel, 1999) The Avengers meet the Major in the bustling headquarters of the Pentagon to discuss the events unraveling around their menacing mechanical target, Ultron. Masterfully rendered in a top-down perspective, Perez breathes life in every square inch of this meticulously detailed double-page spread featuring Captain America, Thor, Iron Man, Black Panther, and many more! Rendered in ink over graphite on two sheets of Bristol board with a total image area of 19.75" x 15.25". Signed in the bottom left of Page 2. There's production tape residue in the top right corner of Page 2 and top Left corner of Page 3, along with light corner wear, and graphite smudging. Overall, in Excellent condition. [View]( [Venom: Lethal Protector #1 Group of 50 (Marvel, 1993) Condition: Average NM]( Venom: Lethal Protector #1 Group of 50 (Marvel, 1993) Condition: Average NM 50 copies of issue #1. Spider-Man appearance. Red holo-grafx foil cover. This story is the basis for the recent Venom movie. Approximate Overstreet NM- 9.2 value for group = $900. [View]( Our MyHeritage: [MyBids]( feature makes tracking your favorite items easier than ever. Just a reminder...our Sunday Internet Comics, Animation, and Art Auctions end with a Live Session at 6:00 PM CT. [Browse the entire auction here](. [Back to Top](#top) []Corrections and Apologies Department: Mr. Wilson [Dennis the Menace Mr. Wilson] We take our comics seriously, so a reader was right to be outraged when he read our [recent rundown of the greatest Wilsons in comics](. We had humorously noted that we are strictly on a last-name basis with Mr. Wilson of Dennis the Menace fame, but the gentleman who wrote to us noted that the character does indeed have a full name, George Everett Wilson Sr. As for Mrs. Wilson, her first name is one that people who have seen Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice know all too well: Martha. [Back to Top](#top) []Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide -Regular-Issue Hardcovers (Third Article in a Series) By David Stone, Heritage Auctions Bob Overstreet began publishing regular-issue hardcovers with his second edition in 1972 (see the separate article on hardbound OPG #2 in our next segment). The hardbound editions have always been much scarcer and more valuable than their softbound counterparts, especially the early issues. Collector demand for the hardbounds was hard to judge in the early years, resulting in a recurring cycle of over- and under-ordering on the print runs throughout the first decade. Number 3 had a small print run of 75 copies and it was difficult to fill all the orders, so Overstreet increased the print run dramatically (to 1,000 copies) for hardbound number 4. This proved too optimistic, and many copies went unsold, so he cut back on the print run for number 5. The print runs continued to oscillate through the first 10 issues, as Overstreet fine-tuned his operation to calculate the optimum number of copies to produce. Accordingly, editions 3 and 5 are rare, while numbers 4 and 6 are relatively common in today's market. The same holds true, to a lesser extent, for editions 7 and 9 (scarce) and numbers 8 and 10 (common), but the advent of eBay and Amazon has made all these books more available in recent years. At first (editions 2 and 3), the hardcover editions had simple blue cloth covers with gilt lettering on the front and spine (see below). The hardbound OPG #2 had two print runs that featured slightly different cover designs, with varied arrangements of the gilt text. [The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide] Pictorial front covers began with OPG #4 and the books usually featured paid advertising on the back cover (for some reason, the back cover of hardbound #5 was blank). Regular editions featured only one cover design for both hard and softcover OPGs for editions 2 through 26. Beginning with the 27th edition, two cover variants were produced each year, both available in hard or softcover format (see the two cover variants for OPG #27, featuring the Flash and Green Lantern, below). [The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide] [The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide] This practice continues through the present day, with the exception of the 45th edition, which offered four cover variants featuring Captain America, Superman, Captain Action, and X-O Manowar, all available in both formats. This was done to celebrate the 45th edition of the OPG and made possible by the cooperation of four different comic book publishers. For some reason, the Captain Action and X-O Manowar cover versions are seen with less frequency in public offerings. With the 46th edition, Overstreet produced a joint cover concept for its regular-issue Guides, where the two independent cover designs, both produced by artist Amanda Conner, could be combined side-to-side to produce a larger picture (see below). [The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide] [The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide] There have been a few extra OPG give-away gimmicks included with the Guide over the years. For instance, the two-sided ONE/OWL grading card was issued with the 22nd edition (both hard and soft cover), but the cards were easily lost and few copies on the secondary market include one today (see image below). [The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide] Quality control has always been pretty good for the hardbound editions, but a few errors have slipped by over the years. At least one copy of hardbound number 16 is known with the contents bound in upside down with respect to the covers. As of 2018, including the first and second printing versions of hardbound OPG #2, there are 72 different cover variants in the regular-issue hardbound series. Sources: - Carter, Gary, "A Price Guide for Price Guides", Comic Book Marketplace, Vol. 1, #2 (1991), pp. 65-67. - Carter, Gary, "A Price Guide for Price Guides 1992", Comic Book Marketplace, Vol. 1, #16 (August 1992), pp. 53-55. - Carter, Gary and Mallette, Jack, "A Price Guide for Price Guides 1995", Comic Book Marketplace, Vol. 2, #25 (July 1995), pp. 64-67. - Wilbur, Mike, Director of Operations at Gemstone Publishing, emails on various topics over the last two years. To be continued in a future newsletter. The previous articles in this series can be found [here]( and [here](. [Back to Top](#top) []Help Wanted: Comics Grader Do you have knowledge of Silver and Golden Age comic books? Then apply your analytical and research skills in our unique and fun environment. Heritage Auctions, a well-established auction house with over 40 years of longevity, is seeking a talented Comic Grader to join our Comics Department in Dallas. Heritage Auctions (HA.com) is the third largest and one of the fastest growing auction houses in the world. Heritage Auctions sales in addition to fine jewelry include: luxury accessories, watches, wine, coins, books and manuscripts, modern & contemporary art, American and European art, decorative arts, entertainment, music, and many more. More information about this position [can be found here](. Apply with us today online or via email at [Experts@HA.com](mailto:Experts@HA.com?subject=Comics Grader Position) [Back to Top](#top) []Around Heritage Auctions [1933 Goudey PSA Set Registry]( One of the Finest 1933 Goudey Baseball Set in Existence to be Sold as Individual Lots in January 24 Heritage Sports Auction It was the greatest expression of optimism in the history of the trading card industry, launching the Bubble Gum Era of card collecting during the darkest days of the Great Depression. As banks failed and desperate men waited for hours in bread lines, the Goudey Gum Company broke new ground with a 240-card issue featuring such pre-war legends as Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig and Mel Ott. Heritage Auctions will scatter those 240 parts to the collecting winds with the presentation of the [Number One Current Finest assembly in the PSA Set Registry, the fourth finest of all time](. Bidding is now open for the Jan. 24 auction. "Everybody loves the 1933 Goudey issue," said Chris Ivy, Director of Sports Auctions at Heritage. "It's a real thrill to bring the best set in the hobby to our bidding audience." Calculated to a combined rating of a remarkable 8.68, the set is broken down into its individual components in this single-consignor event, surrendering the PSA throne in the process, most likely to an active bidder in this sale. Nearly half of the thirty-four cards graded PSA Mint 9 feature subjects immortalized in the Baseball Hall of Fame, including [Grove]( [Ott]( [Hubbell]( one [Gehrig]( two Ruths [(#144]( and [#181]( and one of the hobby's foremost "grails," the elusive [Nap Lajoie #106](. The [1933 Goudey PSA Set Registry Catalog Auction]( and will close in Extended Bidding format at 10 p.m. Central time Jan. 24 on HA.com. [More information about Sports Auctions]( [Back to Top](#top) []Cover of the Week: That Pillow Won't Trouble You Anymore [Black Terror #19 (Nedor Publications, 1947) Condition: VG]( This is The Black Terror #19, with cover art by the great Alex Schomburg. [You can bid on a VG copy here](. [Back to Top](#top) []Current Auctions Comic & Comic Art Auctions [Sunday Internet Comics Auction]( [Sunday Comics]( January 13 Live session @ 6PM CT OTHER SIGNATURE AUCTIONS • [FUN US Coins - Jan. 9-14]( • [FUN World Currency - Jan. 9-14]( • [FUN World Currency - Jan. 10-14]( • ["Say it Loud" The John Silverstein Collection of African American Social History - Jan. 15]( • [Internet World Coins - Jan. 15-16]( • [Online Photographs - Jan. 16]( • [Watches & Fine Timepieces - Jan. 22]( • [Salado, TX Estate - Jan. 23]( • [1933 Goudey PSA Set Registry Catalog - Jan. 24]( • [Long Beach Expo US Coins - Jan. 31-Feb. 3]( OTHER INTERNET AUCTIONS • [Weekly US Coins - Jan. 8-9]( • [Wed. 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