Comics and Animation News: First-Ever Tintin Cover Comes to Auction

Comics and Animation News [Read this newsletter online]( [Heritage Auctions]( [Comics and Animation News]( In This Issue: • [Sunday Internet Auction](#spotlight) • [Very First Tintin Cover Selling June 8-9 at Heritage Auctions](#collector-b) • [Mike Friedrich, E. Nelson Bridwell to Receive 2019 Bill Finger Award; Heritage is Supporting Sponsor](#collector-c) • [Around Heritage Auctions](#around-1) • [Cover of the Week: Say "Greene!"](#week) • [Current Auctions](#current) May 30, 2019 []Sunday Internet Auction [Sunday Internet Comics Auction]( Auction Ends: June 2, 2019 Live Session at 6:00 PM CT Highlights of this week's auction include: [Terror Tales - April 1935 (Popular) Condition: FN]( Terror Tales - April 1935 (Popular) Condition: FN Classic cover. Complete cover and spine, tan pages. Bookery's Guide to Pulps FN value = $250. [View]( [Amazing-Man Comics #17 (Centaur, 1940) CBCS VG 4.0 Cream to off-white pages]( Amazing-Man Comics #17 (Centaur, 1940) CBCS VG 4.0 Cream to off-white pages Louis Glanzman cover. Bob Lubbers art. CBCS notes, "One piece of tape on interior cover." Overstreet 2018 VG 4.0 value = $264. [View]( [USA Comics #5 (Timely, 1942) CGC VG- 3.5 Cream to off-white pages]( USA Comics #5 (Timely, 1942) CGC VG- 3.5 Cream to off-white pages Hitler, Mussolini, Tojo, and Churchill cover by Al Gabriele. Origin of the American Avenger and Roko. Victory Boys cover appearance. Hitler story. Mike Sekowsky art. Overstreet 2018 VG 4.0 value = $994. CGC census 5/19: 1 in 3.5, 16 higher. [View]( [The Spirit Weekly Newspaper Sections Short Box Group (Will Eisner, 1940-52) Condition: Average GD/VG]( The Spirit Weekly Newspaper Sections Short Box Group (Will Eisner, 1940-52) Condition: Average GD/VG Grades range from FR to FN, but average GD/VG. The Sections included run from 1940 to 1952, with some duplication, but no more than two or three copies of any individual issue. The majority of box is dated from 1941 to 1943. Approximately 250 Sections. Will Eisner art. Approximate Overstreet value for group = $4,575. From the Philip M. Levine Collection. [View]( [Reform School Girl #nn (Realistic Comics, 1951) Condition: Apparent VG-]( Reform School Girl #nn (Realistic Comics, 1951) Condition: Apparent VG- The infamous Seduction of the Innocent said of this book that it "blends sex, violence and torture in its context." That, plus the exploitative lingerie photo cover of Canadian ice skating star Marty Collins, sealed this comic's status as a highly sought-after collectible. Overstreet says "prices vary widely on this book," and every sale we've seen has substantially eclipsed the Guide value. Gerber "7" or "scarce." Everett Raymond Kinstler art. Restoration includes color touch, tear seals, and pieces added. Overstreet 2018 GD 2.0 value = $1,100; VG 4.0 value = $2,200. [View]( [The Avengers #1 (Marvel, 1963) CGC VG/FN 5.0 Cream to off-white pages]( The Avengers #1 (Marvel, 1963) CGC VG/FN 5.0 Cream to off-white pages The origin and first appearance of the Avengers (Thor, Iron Man, Hulk, Ant-Man, and Wasp), as well as appearances by Loki, the Teen Brigade, and the Fantastic Four. Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers cover and art. This issue is currently #11 on Overstreet's list of Top 50 Silver Age Comics. Overstreet 2018 VG 4.0 value = $1,680; FN 6.0 value = $3,360. CGC census 5/19: 210 in 5.0, 704 higher. [View]( [The Sub-Mariner #1 (Marvel, 1968) CGC NM/MT 9.8 White pages]( The Sub-Mariner #1 (Marvel, 1968) CGC NM/MT 9.8 White pages Origin of the Sub-Mariner retold. Story is continued from Iron Man and Sub-Mariner #1. John Buscema cover and art. Overstreet 2018 NM- 9.2 value = $560. CGC census 5/19: 59 in 9.8, none higher. [View]( [Gene Colan and Tom Palmer Daredevil #79 Story Page 18 Original Art (Marvel, 1971)]( Gene Colan and Tom Palmer Daredevil #79 Story Page 18 Original Art (Marvel, 1971) Daredevil attempts to rally one last attempt at stopping the Man-Bull after battling across the city on this page from "'Murder!' Cries The Man-Bull!". Ink and Zipatone over graphite on Bristol board with an image area of 10" x 15". Signed by Gene Colan in the bottom right margin. The page is slightly toned and there is production tape on the page number (27, due to ads, but story Page 18). In Excellent condition. [View]( [Batman #251 (DC, 1973) CGC NM 9.4 Off-white pages]( Batman #251 (DC, 1973) CGC NM 9.4 Off-white pages Classic Joker cover and art by Neal Adams. Currently ranked #18 on Overstreet's Top 25 Bronze Age Comics list. Overstreet 2018 NM- 9.2 value = $925. CGC census 5/19: 119 in 9.4, 99 higher. [View]( [Sal Buscema, Mike Esposito, and Frank Giacoia Marvel Two-In-One #7 Thing and Valkyrie Story Page 17 Original Art (Marvel, 1975)]( Sal Buscema, Mike Esposito, and Frank Giacoia Marvel Two-In-One #7 Thing and Valkyrie Story Page 17 Original Art (Marvel, 1975) You get a great "It's Clobberin' Time!" scene on this page, as the Fantastic Four's blue-eyed idol o' millions shared his book with Valkyrie from the Defenders title. A tear-jerker of an ending that involved Skurge, the Executioner, and a harmonica. Hey, "Name that Doom!" was a Steve Gerber story, so why not? Created in ink over graphite on Bristol board with an image area of 10" x 15". The toned page has some production tape residue, water stain discoloration on the right side, and the lower margin is irregularly trimmed. In Good condition. [View]( [Metal Gear (NES, Ultra, 1988) Wata 8.0 CIB (Complete in Box) Box 8.0, Cart 8.5, Manual 8.0, GSI: Metal Gear Map 6.5]( Metal Gear (NES, Ultra, 1988) Wata 8.0 CIB (Complete in Box) Box 8.0, Cart 8.5, Manual 8.0, GSI: Metal Gear Map 6.5 Port of the 1987 MSX2 computer game. First game in the Metal Gear series and first appearance of Solid Snake. [View]( [Disney Stamp Collectors Safety and Health Book Preliminary Illustrations Group of 10 (Walt Disney, c. 1990s)]( Disney Stamp Collectors Safety and Health Book Preliminary Illustrations Group of 10 (Walt Disney, c. 1990s) This is a fantastic collection of ten preliminary illustrations from a Disney stamp collectors book about health and safety. The center piece in this assortment features the Fab Five characters: Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy, and Pluto on a vigorous walk for health. The artwork measures a colossal 17" x 14" with an image area of 15" x 12". We have eight drawings used to create the stamps for the collector's stamp book. These images show the Fab Five teaching safety lessons on crossing the street, bicycle safety, aerobics, eating breakfast and of course, no smoking, as Bad Pete tries to light up. We also have one image that was taken out which shows Goofy and Clarabelle the Cow dancing, with the caption "Get High on Life Not on Drugs." The last image is an overlay of tropical foliage. Each of these pieces measures 7.5" x 5.5." The bicycle safety drawing has Mickey's nephews Morty and Ferdie Fieldmouse with a copy/print of their heads on their hand-drawn bodies. Each piece was created using graphite with red and blue pencil on Vellum paper. The detail work on these one-of-a-kind drawings is exquisite! Note: There are 10 pieces in this lot. The artwork has minor handling, some corner tears which are away from the image and edge wear; otherwise, artwork is in Very Good condition. [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) []Very First Tintin Cover Selling June 8-9 at Heritage Auctions [Herge: Les Aventures de Tintin, Tome 1 Tintin au Pays de Soviets]( The 1930 first cover appearance of Tintin, from artist [Hergé's The Adventures of Tintin Vol. 1: Tintin in the Land of the Soviets]( is expected to sell for more than $1.2 million when it crosses the auction block [June 8]( at Heritage Auctions. The original artwork surfaced in Europe. It is a remarkable discovery of one of the few known privately owned cover illustrations signed by Hergé, and also the oldest. In addition, the artwork also is the first cover image featuring both Tintin and Snowy, his faithful canine companion. The rare scene is expected to appeal to collectors worldwide and is estimated to sell for $1.2 million. However, it may set a world record for the highest price ever paid at auction for a piece of original comic art, said Joe Mannarino, a Director of Comics and Comic Art at Heritage Auctions. "Tintin is a seminal character, who has been loved and admired for generations the world over," Mannarino said. "His popularity is as great now as it has ever been." The original cover art is 21 by 26 centimeters. It incorporates Hergé's unique artistic style and his reflection on the political scope of the time depicting arguably the most popular comic character worldwide. The title character is shown carving a makeshift propeller for his plane from a tree trunk, under the watchful eye of a bandaged-but-attentive Snowy. Hergé, born May 22, 1907 in Brussels, is considered the star of European comics. His success is global. His pseudonym "Hergé" is derived from reversing the initials "R" and "G" of his real name: Georges Remi. Most of Hergé's existing original cover art featuring Tintin is the property of the Hergé Museum in Louvain-la-Neuve, near Brussels. The special piece will be offered on the first day of Heritage Auctions' June 8-9 [European Comic Art Auction]( in Dallas, Texas. Worldwide online bidding for the Dallas, Texas, auction is available through HA.com. [Back to Top](#top) []Mike Friedrich, E. Nelson Bridwell to Receive 2019 Bill Finger Award; Heritage is Supporting Sponsor [The Bill Finger Awards][Mike Friedrich]( and [E. Nelson Bridwell]( have been selected to receive the 2019 Bill Finger Award for Excellence in Comic Book Writing. The selection, made by a blue-ribbon committee chaired by writer-historian Mark Evanier, was unanimous. "Once again, we have two winners who are way past-due for some rightful recognition," Evanier says. "Both were among the first human beings who went from reading comics to writing letters-to-the-editor that were published in comics and then on to writing the comics themselves. And both wrote some very fine comics that were appreciated at the time and appreciated in reprints-but, we think, not enough." The Bill Finger Award was created in 2005 thanks to a proposal by the late comic book legend Jerry Robinson, who knew and worked with Finger. As Evanier explains, "We need to point out those wonderful bodies of work by writers who have not received their rightful reward and/or recognition," "When this award began, the late Bill Finger received almost no credit for his role in the creation of Batman. He does now, but there are still plenty of writers who have not received their proper rewards and/or recognition." The Bill Finger Award honors the memory of William Finger (1914-1974), who was the first-and, some say, most important-writer of Batman. Many have called him the "unsung hero" of the character and have hailed his work not only on that iconic figure but on dozens of others, primarily for DC Comics. In addition to Evanier, the selection committee consists of Charles Kochman (executive editor at Harry N. Abrams, book publisher), comic book writer Kurt Busiek, artist/historian Jim Amash, cartoonist Scott Shaw!, and writer/editor Marv Wolfman. The major sponsor for the 2019 awards is DC Comics; supporting sponsors are Heritage Auctions and Maggie Thompson. The Finger Award falls under the auspices of Comic-Con International: San Diego and is administered by Jackie Estrada. The awards will be presented by Evanier along with Bill Finger's granddaughter Athena Finger during the Eisner Awards ceremony at this summer's Comic-Con International on Friday, July 19. [Back to Top](#top) []Around Heritage Auctions [Charles van Meer The larder, 1844]( Victoria's birthday present to Prince Albert featured in Heritage Auction's December 7th Fine European Art Auction in Dallas On Prince Albert's 25th birthday in 1844, his wife Queen Victoria of England presented him with this beautiful painting of a kitchen maid peeling apples by the Belgian artist Charles van Meer (1810-1868). The painting, entitled [The larder]( bears Albert's personal collector's mark, PA surmounted by a crown, on the reverse of the panel. Prince Albert was an avid art collector not only of historical but contemporary art, of which this work by van Meer, dated 1844, is a particularly fine example. Van Meer's paintings were prized for their meticulous craftsmanship, and the artist's ability to render the variety of textures on full display in the present panel. The painting has the quality of a Dutch 17th-century Golden Age effort. It is just as much a still life as it is a genre subject, with gleaming copper pots and a cornucopia of vegetables of every variety at the serene young woman's feet. As someone keenly sympathetic to the plight of the lower classes, and who in his official role as Consort instituted, for example, a pension plan for servants who previously would have been abandoned by the royal household in old age, Prince Albert was particularly fond of works of art depicting working class or domestic subjects. As Heritage's European Art Specialist Dr. Marianne Berardi noted, "Van Meer's presentation of this young scullery maid with her fresh face and neat costume conveys a feeling of nobility of purpose, as though she's a queen in her own domain. The image must have been irresistible to Queen Victoria, knowing her husband's mind as she did." Following Albert's untimely death in 1861, the painting remained among the Queen's Personal Property (so indicated by another stamp on the reverse) until her own death in 1901, when it was given to Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein (Helena), Victoria and Albert's third daughter. The painting emerged on the art market during the 1960s, when it passed out of the hands of Princess Helena's family. [More information about Fine Art Auctions]( [Back to Top](#top) []Cover of the Week: Say "Greene!" [Bonanza #01-070-210 File Copy (Dell, 1962) CGC NM+ 9.6 Off-white to white pages]( The Cartwright boys, being residents of the Old West, must not have known you're supposed to look at the camera! This is a no-number Bonanza issue that came after the Four Color appearances but before Bonanza #1. 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