Comics and Animation News: Kirby Art and An Auction for a Good Cause This Week!

Comics and Animation News [Read this newsletter online]( [Heritage Auctions]( [Comics and Animation News]( In This Issue: • [Sunday Internet Auction](#spotlight) • [Sunday Internet Comics Auctions Moving One Hour Earlier](#collector-e) • [Martin Shamus, RIP](#collector-b) • [Larry Shell Benefit Art Auction on Heritage is Now Live!](#collector-c) • [August 1 - 3 Comics & Comic Art Auction](#collector-d) • [Around Heritage Auctions](#around-1) • [Cover of the Week: Water is on Strike](#week) • [Current Auctions](#current) July 17, 2019 []Sunday Internet Auction [Sunday Internet Comics Auction]( Auction Ends: July 21, 2019 Live Session at 6:00 PM CT [Over 130 Animation Lots up for auction this week.]( [Three beautiful copies of DC Comics Presents #26]( [Ten different Archie themed pieces of original art this week.]( [Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Production Cel (Murakami-Wolf-Swenson, 1987)]( TMNT Production Cel [DC Comics Presents #26 Superman and Green Lantern (DC, 1980) CGC NM/MT 9.8 White pages]( First appearance of Raven, Cyborg, and Starfire in very high grade. [Dan DeCarlo She's Josie #6 Pin-Up Page 32 Original Art (Archie, 1964)]( Dan DeCarlo pinup page. Highlights of this week's auction include: [Jack Kirby and Vince Colletta Spirit World #1 Story Page 10 Original Art (DC/Hampshire Distribution, 1971)]( Jack Kirby and Vince Colletta Spirit World #1 Story Page 10 Original Art (DC/Hampshire Distribution, 1971) From the story "House of Horror", this page features Leopold Mass being assaulted by spectral apparitions. A dynamic page with dark, moody shadows, it was rendered in ink over graphite on Bristol board with an image area of 11" x 15.25". The reverse side of the board has a decent amount of "Kirby seasoning" (i.e. graphite rubbed off of Jack Kirby's old, much-used drawing board). A stunning page from one of Kirby's two "side project" magazines that were produced as part of the deal he made with DC Comics. In Excellent condition. [View]( [Neal Adams - Batman Illustration Original Art (c. 2010s)]( Neal Adams - Batman Illustration Original Art (c. 2010s) Neal Adams' Batman art is remembered fondly by his fans, and with good reason. Here is a striking piece crafted edge-to-edge in ink and marker over graphite on bright white 8.5" x 11" Bristol board. It bears a holographic authentication sticker. In Excellent condition. Auctioned on behalf of longtime comics professional, Larry Shell, whose artist friends have donated this and other pieces to assist him in this time of need. [View]( [Kevin West and Tom Christopher Silver Surfer #67 Page 29 Original Art (Marvel, 1992)]( Kevin West and Tom Christopher Silver Surfer #67 Page 29 Original Art (Marvel, 1992) A tie-in from "Infinity War", this issue see the Devourer of Worlds, Galactus, needing the assistance of the Sorcerer Supreme and the Silver Surfer intends to find out why. Created in ink over graphite on Marvel Comics Bristol board with an image area of 10" x 15". There are production whiteout marks, and holes in the margin, soft corner bumps, and light smudging. In Excellent condition. [View]( [Action Comics #2 (DC, 1938) CGC Apparent FN/VF 7.0 Slight/Moderate (A-2) Cream to off-white pages]( Action Comics #2 (DC, 1938) CGC Apparent FN/VF 7.0 Slight/Moderate (A-2) Cream to off-white pages The second appearance of Superman. Currently #17 on Overstreet's Top 100 Golden Age Comics list. Gerber lists as a "7" ("scarce") in its Scarcity Index. CGC notes, "Restoration includes: small amount of color touch on cover, pieces added to cover, tear seals to cover, cover cleaned, cover reinforced." Overstreet 2018 GD 2.0 value = $10,800; VG 4.0 value = $21,600; FN 6.0 value = $32,400. [View]( [All Winners Comics #19 (Timely, 1946) CGC FN- 5.5 Off-white to white pages]( All Winners Comics #19 (Timely, 1946) CGC FN- 5.5 Off-white to white pages Both Overstreet and Gerber list this issue as "scarce." Origin and first appearance of the All Winners Squad, Marvel's first superhero team. Artists include Al Avison and Syd Shores. Overstreet 2018 FN 6.0 value = $2,676. CGC census 7/19: 3 in 5.5, 21 higher. [View]( [Best Comics #2 (Better Publications, 1939) CGC Apparent VG- 3.5 Slight (C-1) Off-white to white pages]( Best Comics #2 (Better Publications, 1939) CGC Apparent VG- 3.5 Slight (C-1) Off-white to white pages Second appearance of the Red Mask, believed to be the first Black superhero in comics. Gerber's Photo-Journal Guide to Comics lists this as an 8 ("rare") in its scarcity index, meaning fewer than 20 copies may be in existence. (This is the first one we've seen, and one of six certified by CGC to date.) CGC notes, "Restoration includes: tear seals to cover." Overstreet 2018 GD 2.0 value = $155; VG 4.0 value = $310. [View]( [Our Army at War #112 (DC, 1961) CGC VF 8.0 White pages]( Our Army at War #112 (DC, 1961) CGC VF 8.0 White pages Roll-call cover featuring Sgt. Rock and Easy Company. Joe Kubert cover and art. Overstreet 2018 VF 8.0 value = $560. CGC census 7/19: 5 in 8.0, 2 higher. [View]( [Fantastic Four Daredevil Production Cel with Painted Background and Animation Drawing (Marvel Studios, 1995)]( Fantastic Four Daredevil Production Cel with Painted Background and Animation Drawing (Marvel Studios, 1995) Daredevil, the Man Without Fear, helps a powerless Fantastic Four in the Season Two opener, "And a Blind Man Shall Lead Them." This is an original hand-painted production cel from that episode, paired with an original hand-painted background from an unidentified cartoon. Daredevil's full-figure image size is 7". The matching animation drawing, in graphite with red and blue pencil highlights is included; both it and the cel are hand-signed by series Supervising Producer Tom Tataranowicz. Very Good overall condition, with tape on the cel, edge wear on the background, and a few flyspecks on the drawing. [View]( [Scouting Magazine September 1954 (Boy Scouts if America, 1954) Condition: VG]( Scouting Magazine September 1954 (Boy Scouts if America, 1954) Condition: VG The September 1954 issue, containing an interview with Dr. Frederic Wertham regarding the evil nature of comic books. Measures 8.5" x 11", with 24 pages printed in black and white. In Very Good condition. From Philip M. Levine Collection. [View]( [Mario Kart 64 (N64, Nintendo, 1996, USA) Wata 7.5 B (Seal Rating) Variant: Red Label]( Mario Kart 64 (N64, Nintendo, 1996, USA) Wata 7.5 B (Seal Rating) Variant: Red Label Red label indicates this example is from one of the earlier print runs of the game, prior to hitting the million copies sold mark to have the "Player's Choice" emblem added. Red label variants of million sellers are more difficult to find than the player's choice variant -- not to mention sealed examples! Mario Kart 64 on the Nintendo 64 is the second best-selling game on the system at 9.87 million copies sold. Second installment in the Mario Kart series. Produced by Shigeru Miyamoto and directed by Hideki Konno. [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) []Sunday Internet Comics Auctions Moving One Hour Earlier Please note that beginning with [auction 121931]( (which ends Sunday August 4) the start time for our live sessions of the Sunday Comics, Animation, and Art Weekly Online Auctions will be an hour earlier each week. The new starting time will be 5 p.m. Central. Of course, you will still be able to place Internet bids anytime during the week! [Back to Top](#top) []Martin Shamus, RIP [2012 July 26-28 Vintage Comics & Comic Art Signature Auction- Beverly Hills #7063]( We doubt any comic art collector has forgotten the incredible ["Shamus Modern Masterworks" auction of July 2012]( when two record-shattering Todd McFarlane covers combined to sell for over a million dollars, among many other highlights. We were saddened to hear that the man behind that stunning collection, Martin Shamus, recently passed away. Martin was a true gentleman; it was both a joy and an honor to work with him and his family. His son Stephen sent us the following tribute: Martin Shamus was loved by his wife, children, grandchildren and all those closest to him. Martin was a big fan of comic book art, especially drawn by Todd McFarlane. He was McFarlane's biggest fan on the planet, which led to a twenty-five year friendship with perhaps the most highly-acclaimed comic book artist of the modern era. Even though Todd had a "3 piece purchase limit" rule for artwork in the hands of collectors, he suspended that rule for only one person - Martin Shamus. Todd also never took requests or commissions, except for one person - Martin Shamus, and that art would later become the cover to Wizard Magazine #1. Heritage Auctions helped Martin fulfill his dreams back in 2012 to share his collection with fellow McFarlane art fans when they began auctioning off the largest McFarlane art collection ever assembled. These are treasured to this day, as many had never been publicly seen before. We thank him for being the great man that he was! - Stephen Shamus [Back to Top](#top) []Larry Shell Benefit Art Auction on Heritage is Now Live! Raise The Roof / Home Repairs Longtime collector and comics professional, Larry Shell, is having a difficult time right now. Due to his being slightly disabled from two spinal surgeries over the past seven years, he is unable to work and earn a living anymore. This has caused his home of close to 45 years to fall into disrepair and the township he lives in has given him 30 days to make at least some of the repairs or face consequences which could ultimately lead to the house being condemned. It is livable and just needs a lot of exterior work. To this end, Larry has contacted many of his comic book and strip cartoonist friends to donate a piece of Original Art for an auction to help pay for the repairs, starting with his roof, which has a large hole in it and is leaking into two rooms, one of which is his bedroom! This needs to be dealt with asap! Among the artists and collectors who have generously donated an original to help Larry are: Neal Adams, Daniel Clowes, Rick Parker, Dave Sim, Michael W. Kaluta, Mark Schultz, Timothy Truman, Butch Guice, Mort Walker Studio, Joseph Michael Linsner, Art Spiegleman, Mark Newgarden, Thomas Yeates, Denis Kitchen, Rick Veitch, Tom Morgan, Mitch O'Connell, Ron Randall, Howard Chaykin, Rich Tommaso and many others! The auctions are now [live on the Heritage Auctions site]( and end on Sunday July 21st. You can access the pieces [here](. [[Ron Randall - Supergirl Speciality Illustration Original Art (undated)] Ron Randall - Supergirl Speciality Illustration Original Art (undated)]( [[Tom Yeates Prince Valiant #4221 Sunday Comic Strip Original Art dated 12-31-17 and Episode #3996 Signed Limited Edition Print #54/89 (King Features Syndicate, 2017)] Tom Yeates Prince Valiant #4221 Sunday Comic Strip Original Art dated 12-31-17 and Episode #3996 Signed Limited Edition Print #54/89 (King Features Syndicate, 2017)]( [[Dave Sim 'The Strange Death of Alex Raymond' Preliminary Artwork Original Art Group of 3 (2013)] Dave Sim "The Strange Death of Alex Raymond" Preliminary Artwork Original Art Group of 3 (2013)]( [Back to Top](#top) []August 1 - 3 Comics & Comic Art Auction [2019 August 1 - 3 Comics & Comic Art Signature Auction - Dallas #7211]( Session Times [Signature® Floor Session 1 (Platinum Session)]( Lots 91001-91100: 12:00 PM CT, Thursday, August 1 [Signature® Floor Session 2]( Lots 92001-92241: 2:30 PM CT, Thursday, August 1 [Signature® Floor Session 3]( Lots 93001-93181: 12:00 PM CT, Friday, August 2 [Signature® Internet Session* 4]( Lots 94001-94404: 1:00 PM CT, Saturday, August 3 [Signature® Internet Session* 5]( Lots 95001-95556: 6:00 PM CT, Saturday, August 3 * No Floor or Phone Bidding [Back to Top](#top) []Around Heritage Auctions Shoot for the Moon: One-of-a-Kind Meteorite Pistols Could Bring $1 Million+ In Heritage Auctions' Nature & Science Auction [Model 1911 Meteorite Pistol Set]( A one-of-a-kind set of [Model 1911 Meteorite Pistols]( is being offered in Heritage Auctions' [Nature & Science Auction]( July 20 in Dallas. The auction, celebrating the Golden (50th) Anniversary of the first man to walk on the moon, features the most impressive collection of large Meteorites and Gold ever offered at auction. "The pistols are made almost exclusively from the Muonionalusta Meteorite, which is likely the oldest known meteorite on Earth," Heritage Auctions Nature & Science Director Craig Kissick said. "They are a spectacular lot for the most serious collectors, an opportunity that comes along once in a lifetime, but they're not the only appealing lot. The lots we're offering represent some of the largest known lunar and Martian Meteorites ever offered in the same sale." The .45-caliber pistols (estimate: $1,000,000-1,500,000) are fully functional, having fired 35 rounds each, although the metallic content was not designed for them to be everyday sidearms. The pistols were designed by gunsmith Lou Biondo of Business End Customs. Each is a right-handed gun - one a GI model, the other a Custom model. They are made from the Muonionalusta Meteorite, which fell in Sweden probably about a million years ago and was discovered in 1906; it is likely the oldest Meteorite on Earth, dated to about 4.5 billion years. The auction includes two Meteorites from Mars, each of which carries a pre-auction estimate of $500,000-700,000. Found in 2018, [NWA 12262 Martian Meteorite Martian (shergottite)]( is a one-of-a-kind offering, the main mass (3.2 kilograms / 7 pounds) of the Meteorite that is one of the largest pieces of Mars on Earth. There are just 235 classified Martian Meteorites and less than 300 pounds of Martian material on earth, meaning anything from the Red Planet is rare, and dramatically increasing the demand for a sample like this. [NWA 8159 Martian Meteorite Martian (augite basalt)]( was launched from the surface of Mars as a result of impact between the planet and other Meteorites. Consider that the 235 Martian Meteorites make up less than .004 percent of all known Meteorites, making it impossible to oversell the scarcity of examples like these. The Meteoritical Bulletin lists two meteorites from Mars that exist all by themselves, one of which is NWA 8159, which yielded this extraordinary sample. [NWA 12335 Martian Meteorite Martian (shergottite)]( (estimate: $300,000-500,000) is a one of the largest (2.29-kilogram) Martian Meteorites ever discovered, very similar in composition to the famous Shergotty Martian Meteorite for which the variety was named. Weighing more than five pounds, this sample tells the story of the early geological history of Mars. Fusion crust has mostly disintegrated, but relict sections show flight markings and direction. This is the largest piece of NWA 12335 in existence and accounts for a significant portion of the total of all Martian material on Earth. [NWA 8641 Lunar Meteorite: Large Piece of the Moon Lunar (feldspathic breccia)]( is a matchless end piece of a lunar Meteorite that was ejected as a result of an asteroid colliding with the lunar surface. The sample (estimate: $250,000-350,000) bears significant similarity to several lunar samples that returned to earth by Apollo astronauts, but those are the property of the U.S. government and controlled by NASA or at the Smithsonian. Less than 0.5% of all recovered Meteorites are lunar, and there is less than 750 pounds of lunar material on earth, making the moon among the most rare and exotic substances on Earth. The auction also features an exceptional array of Gold, including: - [Crystallized Gold Eagle's Nest Mine (Mystery Wind Mine)]( is a spectacular specimen that stands out even among Gold mined from its famous locality of origin. This impressive sample (estimate: $200,000-300,000) weighs 9.9 troy ounces and measures about 6 inches in length. - Another dazzling specimen that measures more than 5-1/2 inches in length is a [Crystallized Gold Round Mountain District]( (estimate: $120,000-180,000). Weighing in at more than 20 troy ounces, it features a highly textural surface with sharp, granular crystallization from its famous locale in Nevada. - A [Gold Nugget Bendigo Goldfields]( (estimate: $100,000-150,000) is one of fewer than 300 nuggets that weighs in at 50 or more troy ounces. This sample tips the scales at 50.7, which automatically qualifies it as an undeniable rarity. But its allure is increased by its powder horn shape that could make it a stunning centerpiece of any collection. The majority of all Gold ever mined is refined, so natural nuggets like this one are absolute rarities. Other top lots include, but are not limited to: - [NWA 12368 Lunar Meteorite Lunar (feldspathic breccia)]( - estimate: $120,000-180,000 - [Gold nugget Australia]( - estimate: $60,000-80,000 - [Gold Nugget Ballarat City, Victoria, Australia]( - estimate: $50,000-70,000 [More information about Fine Art Auctions]( [Back to Top](#top) [2225 Donice Ct, Cedar Hill, TX 75104]( 2255 Donice Ct Cedar Hill, TX AUCTION WITHOUT RESERVE August 27, 2019 [HA.com/CedarHill]( Finely crafted Luxury Home with Entertainer's Backyard Paradise Comfortably elegant. French Tudor-style estate has all the amenities you want and a flexible floor plan to accommodate your needs effortlessly. Currently arranged with 5455 sf/4 beds/3.2 baths/2 living areas/2 offices/2.5+ acres. Large property bisected by creek creates an incredibly private backyard. Attention to detail! Unfinished spaces could be converted to increase overall square footage up to 7,455 sf. Never before listed for sale, this luxurious property can be yours ay our auction without reserve. Highlights include: - Main residence 4377 sf - 4 bedrooms, 3 full baths, 2 half baths - Cul-de-sac lot in a quiet neighborhood; home has no visible rear neighbors - Large motor court with attached two-car garage, attached two-car carport with oversized spaces, 21 X 38 Parking with privacy gate, for recreational vehicles - Gorilla professional basketball goal - 2.5+ acre creek lot includes manicured grounds, fenced garden, wooded area - Waterfall diving pool and spa - Cabana with fireplace, outdoor shower and changing room - Master suite with coffee bar, refrigerator, custom closet - 977 sf workshop with half bath, overhead door could easily be converted into guest house - 2000 sf walk up attic could be finished to create additional bedrooms, media room and more - Integrated whole house sound system - 268 sf maintenance building To aid buyers in evaluating this property, a comprehensive Due Diligence Package (DDP) has been created. To request a DDP, please call 855-261-0573 or visit [HA.com/CedarHill](. Preview Schedule Friday, August 23 - Monday, August 26 | 1 PM - 4PM Online Auction Tuesday, August 27 | 3 PM Central or when bidding slows Phone and proxy bidders are welcome. Must be a registered bidder or a representative of a registered bidder to attend the auction. [More information about Real Estate Auctions]( [Back to Top](#top) []Cover of the Week: Water is on Strike [Star Spangled War Stories #6 (DC, 1953) CGC FN+ 6.5 Cream to off-white pages]( We at Heritage Auctions can only assume H2O is on a labor strike if both dynamite and car engines suddenly work underwater. This is Star Spangled War Stories #6 and can be found [here](. 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