Comics and Animation News: Signature Auction Week! Over 1400 Lots Thur-Sat; Another 850 on Sunday

Comics and Animation News [Read this newsletter online]( [Heritage Auctions]( [Comics and Animation News]( In This Issue: • [Sunday Internet Auction](#spotlight) • [Signature Comics and Comic Art Auction This Thurs-Saturday](#collector-b) • [Frank Frazetta Masterpiece Joins Superman, Batman and Captain America in our May Comics & Comic Art Auction](#collector-c) • [Around Heritage Auctions](#around-1) • [Cover of the Week: What's a Little Sibling Rivarly/Murder?](#week) • [Current Auctions](#current) May 15, 2019 []Sunday Internet Auction [Sunday Internet Comics Auction]( Auction Ends: May 19, 2019 Live Session at 6:00 PM CT [Three great selections of original art from The Amazing Spider-Man Daily Comic Strip.]( [A large offering of Smilin' Jack Daily Original Comic Strip Art.]( [A rare selection of pre-superhero All American Comics is available this week.]( [Larry Lieber The Amazing Spider-Man Daily Comic Strip Original Art dated 12-3-92 (King Features Syndicate, 1992)]( A great pose page. [Zack Mosley Smilin' Jack Daily Comic Strip Original Art Group of 2 (News Syndicate Co., Inc., 1969)]( Air action and a pinup. What more could you want? [All-American Comics #10 (DC, 1940) CGC FN+ 6.5 Cream to off-white pages]( Santa clearly doesn't know if they are naughty or nice! Highlights of this week's auction include: [Dan DeCarlo Willie Lumpkin #15 and Other Daily Comic Strip Original Art Group of 3 dated 12-23-59 (Publisher's Syndicate, 1959)]( Dan DeCarlo Willie Lumpkin #15 and Other Daily Comic Strip Original Art Group of 3 dated 12-23-59 (Publisher's Syndicate, 1959) Stan Lee and Dan DeCarlo's obscure treasure! This was only episode #15 of this wonderful hidden-gem of Marvel Comics' lore! The Willie Lumpkin comic strip series was created by Stan Lee and Dan DeCarlo, and Stan Lee was the writer. When Willie Lumpkin was introduced as the mailman for the Baxter Building in Fantastic Four #11 in 1963. Stan Lee would even play Willie Lumpkin in a cameo role of the 2005 Fantastic Four movie. But wait! There's more... You see, before they created Willie Lumpkin, Stan Lee had first created Barney's Beat. It was about a New York City cop and the wacky denizens of his district. DeCarlo worked up some samples that they shopped around. Also included in this very group is one of those sample strips. Note the "Lumpkin's Butcher Shop" window. That's where Willie would soon get his name! Barney's Beat was not picked up, as people in rural areas may not identify with a big city cop. Both of these strips were an experiment in using a single long panel instead of multiple panels. Around this same time, DeCarlo created a strip of his own title Buzz and Bunny . He shopped it around, but it was not picked up either. There is a wonderful example of that strip as well. This concept was eventually repackaged into Josie and sold to Archie Comics as a comic book series. These three historic strips were created in ink (some with Zipatone) over graphite on Bristol board. Buzz and Bunny has an image area of 20" x 6.5". The other two are 15.75" x 5". There are some stains and handling wear on each. There is missing Zipatone on the Willie Lumpkin strip. They are in Very Good condition with great eye-appeal. [View]( [Al Milgrom and Jim Mooney Spectacular Spider-Man #95 Story Page 2 Original Art (Marvel, 1984)]( Al Milgrom and Jim Mooney Spectacular Spider-Man #95 Story Page 2 Original Art (Marvel, 1984) Black Cat helps a battered Spidey stumble back into bed after he was pummeled by Silvermane. This page is from the early days of Spider-Man's first black costume era. Ink over graphite on Bristol board with an image area of 10" x 15". Signed by Jim Mooney and Al Milgrom in the bottom margin. The page is toned, Some blue pencil editorial markings, and some white-out text corrections. There is glue residue in panels four and five from paste-up adjustments. In Very Good condition. [View]( [Tom Grindberg and Bill Anderson Silver Surfer #108 Story Page 15 Original Art (Marvel, 1995)]( Tom Grindberg and Bill Anderson Silver Surfer #108 Story Page 15 Original Art (Marvel, 1995) Silver Surfer stands tall over a cosmic powered Doombot that dared to challenge him before finishing him off. Ink over graphite on Marvel Bristol board with an image area of 10" x 15.25". The text is all hand-lettered text paste-up and there is production tape on the page number (20, due to ads, but story Page 15). In Excellent condition. [View]( [Ernie Chan The Savage Sword of Conan #35 Page 36 Original Art (Marvel Comics, 1978)]( Ernie Chan The Savage Sword of Conan #35 Page 36 Original Art (Marvel Comics, 1978) Chan, one of the more soulful illustrators of Robert E. Howard's Conan the Cimmerian, does himself proud with this sequence from "Black Tears." The warrior seeks a longtime enemy, but finds a rude surprise, instead. Signed within first panel. Ink over graphite on Bristol board. Image area, 10.5" x 15". Moderate toning, with marginal editorial markings. Excellent condition. [View]( [All Star Comics #48 Davis Crippen (]( All Star Comics #48 Davis Crippen ("D" Copy) Pedigree (DC, 1949) CGC NM- 9.2 Off-white to white pages Johnny Peril backup story. Irwin Hasen cover. Arthur Peddy and Howard Purcell art. Overstreet 2018 NM- 9.2 value = $2,000. CGC census 5/19: 2 in 9.2, none higher. [View]( [Archie Comics #50 (Archie, 1951) CGC GD+ 2.5 Off-white to white pages]( Archie Comics #50 (Archie, 1951) CGC GD+ 2.5 Off-white to white pages An early Archie issue featuring a Classic Betty cover by Bob Montana makes this a hot book. CGC notes, "Cover detached." Overstreet 2018 GD 2.0 value = $161. CGC census 5/19: 4 in 2.5, 83 higher. [View]( [Eerie #4 Cosmic Aeroplane Pedigree (Avon, 1951) CGC VF 8.0 Off-white to white pages]( Eerie #4 Cosmic Aeroplane Pedigree (Avon, 1951) CGC VF 8.0 Off-white to white pages Wally Wood skull and zombie cover and art. Overstreet 2018 VF 8.0 value = $518. CGC census 5/19: 2 in 8.0, 4 higher. [View]( [Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos #13 (Marvel, 1964) CGC VF+ 8.5 Off-white pages]( Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos #13 (Marvel, 1964) CGC VF+ 8.5 Off-white pages Captain America and Bucky appear. This was the second solo Captain America crossover outside of The Avengers. First meeting between Nick Fury and Captain America. Jack Kirby cover and art. Overstreet 2018 VF 8.0 value = $311; VF/NM 9.0 value = $706. CGC census 5/19: 69 in 8.5, 121 higher. [View]( [Virgil Ross - Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam Drawing (Warner Brothers, c. 1990s)]( Virgil Ross - Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam Drawing (Warner Brothers, c. 1990s) This scene inspired by the 1948 short "High Diving Hare" was animated by Virgil Ross, who worked in the Friz Freleng (1906 -1995) unit. Mr. Ross was in fact part of the team that produced the first official Bugs Bunny cartoon," A Wild Hare" in 1940. After 30 years with Warner Brothers, he moved on to television work with Hanna-Barbera, Filmation, and DePatie-Freleng studios. This is an original drawing rendered in blue pencil and graphite by Virgil Ross on a sheet of 12 field animation 3-peghole paper with a combined image area of approximately 11" x 8.5". The drawing is signed, and and shows minor handling. Fine condition. [View]( [Double Dragon II: The Revenge (NES, Acclaim, 1990) Wata 9.6 A+ (Seal Rating)]( Double Dragon II: The Revenge (NES, Acclaim, 1990) Wata 9.6 A+ (Seal Rating) Second game in the Double Dragon series for the Nintendo Entertainment System. Designed by Yoshihisa Kishimoto. Music composed by Kazunaka Yamane. [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) []Signature Comics and Comic Art Auction This Thurs-Saturday [May 16 - 18 Comics & Comic Art Signature Auction - Chicago #7209]( Signature Floor Platinum [Session 1]( Lots 91001-91092 12:00 PM CT Thursday, May 16 Signature Floor [Session 2]( Lots 92001-92234 2:30 PM CT Thursday, May 16 Signature Floor [Session 3]( Lots 93001-93246 12:00 PM CT Friday, May 17 Signature Internet [Session 4]( Lots 94001-94471 1:00 PM CT Saturday, May 18 No Floor or Phone Bidding Signature Internet [Session 5]( Lots 94472-94844 5:30 PM CT Saturday, May 18 No Floor or Phone Bidding [Back to Top](#top) []Frank Frazetta Masterpiece Joins Superman, Batman and Captain America in our May Comics & Comic Art Auction [Frank Frazetta Egyptian Queen Painting Original Art (1969)]( The most serious of collectors have a rare opportunity to acquire an unquestioned collection centerpiece when one of the most popular paintings by iconic artist Frank Frazetta crosses the block in [Heritage Auctions' Comics & Comic Art Auction]( May 16-18 in Chicago. [Frank Frazetta Egyptian Queen Painting Original Art (1969)]( (estimate: $5,000,000+) is arguably the most famous piece by Frazetta, the legendary American fantasy and science fiction artist whose paintings and illustrations have been used in a multitude of media, including comic books, paperback book covers, posters and album covers. The image is so popular that it has inspired other artists to try to create their own versions as an homage to Frazetta. "In the late 1960s, Frank Frazetta completely reinvented and massively expanded the entire field of fantasy illustration, as his paintings single-handedly sold hundreds of thousands of books and scores of wildly popular posters," Heritage Auctions Vice President Todd Hignite said. "Dating from this peak period, his masterful Egyptian Queen is indisputably one of the greatest and most important paintings the artist ever created ... and it is by far the absolute best Frazetta painting to ever be offered at auction." [Superman #1 (DC, 1939) CGC VG/FN 5.0 Cream to off-white pages]( (estimate: $400,000+) is the finest unrestored copy Heritage Auctions ever has offered of the issue that ranks No. 3 on Overstreet's "Top 100 Golden Age Comics" list. The demand for this issue is such that it is more difficult to find in this grade (or better) than older prized DC issues like Action Comics #1 and Detective Comics #27. Not surprisingly, more restored copies of the 80-year-old issue have survived than unrestored copies like the one offered here. The story and art are from Superman co-creators Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. The issue retells the origin of Superman, and features the first pin-up of the Man of Steel on the back cover. Ranked No. 5 on Overstreet's "Top 100 Golden Age Comics" list, and a candidate to elevate to at least a tie for the No. 4 spot, [Batman #1 (DC, 1940) CGC FN- 5.5 Cream to off-white pages]( (estimate: $300,000+) is a must-have issue for any serious collector. The Caped Crusader got his own title in this issue about a year after he first appeared in in Detective Comics #27, and the two titles ran concurrently for more than 70 years. The issue, which includes the first appearances of both the Joker and the Cat (who later was known as Catwoman), features a pin-up of Batman and Robin on the back cover, includes art by Bob Kane and Jerry Robinson. Egyptian Queen is one of 23 works by Frazetta in the auction. Also offered is [Frank Frazetta Jaguar God #2 Cover Painting Original Art (Verotik,1995)]( (estimate: $250,000+), one of two paintings the artist did in 1995. Incorporating many of the elements expected in a Frazetta image, the Jaguar God protects his damsel in distress against a horde of half-ape minions. This oil on canvas is a great example from the era by Frazetta, whose work has enjoyed a surge in popularity and demand in recent years. [Captain America Comics #1 (Timely, 1941) CGC FN/VF 7.0 Cream to off-white pages]( (estimate: $250,000+) leads the finest run of Captain America comics that Heritage Auctions ever has offered in a single sale. Copies of this issue, which includes the origin and first appearance of both Captain America and Bucky, are extremely scarce on the market, and when they do become available, demand soars. Red Skull makes his first appearance in the issue, which features Captain America knocking down Adolf Hitler on the cover by Jack Kirby and Joe Simon. [Back to Top](#top) []Around Heritage Auctions Hall of Fame Uniforms, Championship Rings and The Enos Slaughter Collection Anchor Heritage Sports Collectibles Auction [Roy Campanella jersey at auction Brooklyn Dodgers]( [Largest Super Bowl Ring ever made NFL]( Nearly 2,000 lots feature the finest game used gear, autographs and general sports ephemera in the marketplace packs the most important sports memorabilia auction of the season. Heritage Auctions' Spring Memorabilia Auction is open for bidding at HA.com/50013 and will close in extended bidding format, May 16-17. The auction event may draw more than $4 million in bids and the beloved backstop of the Brooklyn Bums is positioned to notch the top result in the sale: [Roy Campanella's 1956 home white flannel jersey]( likely to surpass its $100,000-up pre-auction estimate. [The largest Super Bowl ring ever designed]( - issued to members of the 2016 New England Patriots - bears a pre-auction estimate of $60,000-up. It is the first of its kind to see the hobby's auction block. [Hall of Fame outfielder Enos Slaughter]( best remembered for scoring the winning run in the 1946 World Series with his legendary "Mad Dash," supplies over 200 lots for consideration, each accompanied by a letter of provenance from his family. Best in the grouping are rings issued for his [1985 Hall of Fame induction]( and a replacement for his lost [1946 World Championship model](. Important game worn jerseys include specimens from the lockers of [Warren Spahn]( [Dick Butkus]( [Lance Alworth]( [Sonny Jurgensen]( and [Guy LaFleur](. Modern examples include the jersey worn by [Colin Kaepernick for his first NFL regular season appearance]( and the [very last ever worn by unanimous 2019 Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Mariano Rivera]( before his retirement. Championship rings include player models from the 1994 San Francisco 49ers, the 2013 Seattle Seahawks and every World Series ring of the New York Yankees issued between 1996 and 2009. [More information about Sports Auctions]( [Back to Top](#top) []Cover of the Week: What's a Little Sibling Rivarly/Murder? Little Johnny and Jack would grow up to be best of friends. Had they ever made it past their sibling rivalry years that is. We couldn't help but notice how clueless Mom is. We are pretty sure they weren't really "little angels" and Mom looks a little more haggard than this usually, but she was posing for the picture. Why even go to such lengths guys? Just face off in 10 paces for a duel! [All-American Comics #6 (DC, 1939) Condition: FN]( This is All-American Comics #6 in a beautiful FN shape. These pre-hero books do not come around every day and [you can bid on this one here](. 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