Comics and Animation News: Lord of the Rings, Video Highlights and a 1935 Newsstand from a Different View

Comics and Animation News [Read this newsletter online]( [Heritage Auctions]( [Comics and Animation News]( In This Issue: [Sunday Internet Comics Auction](#spotlight) [Watch a Video of Comics and Comic Art Highlights from Our May Signature Auction](#collectora) [Lord of the Rings Paperback Cover Study in this Friday's Illustration Art Auction](#collectorb) [Wonderful 1935 Newsstand Photo: Don't Tell Me You're Sold Out of Famous Funnies?](#collectorc) [Employment Opportunities]( [Around Heritage Auctions](#around) [Cover of the Week: Who Loves Ya, Baby?](#week) [Current Auctions](#current) May 10, 2017 [Newsletter Archive]( [Last Issue]( []Sunday Internet Auction [Sunday Internet Comics Auction]( Auction Ends: May 14, 2017 Live Session at 6:00 PM CT [A nice selection of Bronze Age keys is being offered this week.]( [Four Superman pages by Curt Swan are included in this week's sale.]( [We have another large selection of Disney Animation drawings from the 1930s-1950s.]( [Green Lantern #76 was the comic that started the Bronze Age, according to some]( Green Lantern #76 was the comic that started the Bronze Age, according to some [Here Superman changes to Clark Kent and back again on the same page]( Here Superman changes to Clark Kent and back again on the same page [Mickey Mouse as the Sorcerer's Apprentice, from Fantasia]( Mickey Mouse as the Sorcerer's Apprentice, from Fantasia Highlights of this week's auction include: [Large Feature Comic (Series I) #7 Hi-Yo Silver The Lone Ranger to the Rescue (Dell, 1939) CGC FN/VF 7.0 Off-white pages]( Large Feature Comic (Series I) #7 Hi-Yo Silver The Lone Ranger to the Rescue (Dell, 1939) CGC FN/VF 7.0 Off-white pages Considered "scarce" by Overstreet and has a Gerber scarcity rating of "7." Based on the radio program. Overstreet 2016 FN 6.0 value = $735; VF 8.0 value = $1,568. CGC census 5/17: 1 in 7.0, 1 higher. [View]( [Al Avison Green Hornet, Racket Buster #45 Cover Original Art (Harvey, 1949)]( Al Avison Green Hornet, Racket Buster #45 Cover Original Art (Harvey, 1949) A dramatic image featuring the Boy Explorers doing their best to keep the Green Hornet from falling into the drink. Paste up is a modern-day replacement, including the boxed text in the lower left corner. Produced in ink over graphite on Bristol board. Matted to 18" x 24" with an inner mat opening of 12" x 17". Board is toned. In Very Good condition. From the Ethan Roberts Estate Collection. [View]( [Wonder Woman #45 (DC, 1951) CGC VF- 7.5 Off-white to white pages]( Wonder Woman #45 (DC, 1951) CGC VF- 7.5 Off-white to white pages Origin of Wonder Woman retold. Irv Novick and Bernard Sachs cover. H. G. Peter art. Overstreet 2016 VF 8.0 value = $1,075. CGC census 5/17: 4 in 7.5, 6 higher. [View]( [Adventure Comics #210 (DC, 1955) CGC GD/VG 3.0 Off-white pages]( Adventure Comics #210 (DC, 1955) CGC GD/VG 3.0 Off-white pages Featuring Superboy. First appearance of Krypto the Superdog. Curt Swan cover and art. CGC notes, "Tape on cover." Overstreet 2016 GD 2.0 value = $420; VG 4.0 value = $840. CGC census 5/17: 15 in 3.0, 42 higher. [View]( [Joe Kubert All American Men of War #53 Night Attack Story Page 3 Original Art (DC, 1958)]( Joe Kubert All American Men of War #53 "Night Attack" Story Page 3 Original Art (DC, 1958) A soldier prepares to receive a night-time assault on this tense page by master war comics artist Kubert. Ink over blue pencil on Bristol board with an image area of 13" x 18". In Excellent condition. From the Ethan Roberts Estate Collection. [View]( [The Amazing Spider-Man #2 (Marvel, 1963) CGC FN+ 6.5 Off-white to white pages]( The Amazing Spider-Man #2 (Marvel, 1963) CGC FN+ 6.5 Off-white to white pages Third appearance of Spider-Man. First appearances of the Vulture and the Tinkerer, both of whom appear in this summer's Spider-Man: Homecoming movie. Steve Ditko cover and art. CGC notes, "Very small amount of dried glue on cover." Overstreet 2016 FN 6.0 value = $1,221; VF 8.0 value = $3,663. CGC census 5/17: 78 in 6.5, 234 higher. [View]( [Fantastic Four #48 (Marvel, 1966) CGC VF+ 8.5 Off-white to white pages]( Fantastic Four #48 (Marvel, 1966) CGC VF+ 8.5 Off-white to white pages First appearances of the Silver Surfer and Galactus. The Inhumans and the Watcher appear. Jack Kirby cover and art. Overstreet 2016 VF 8.0 value = $544; VF/NM 9.0 value = $1,222. CGC census 5/17: 172 in 8.5, 525 higher [View]( [DC Comics Presents #26 Superman and Green Lantern (DC, 1980) CGC NM/MT 9.8 White pages]( DC Comics Presents #26 Superman and Green Lantern (DC, 1980) CGC NM/MT 9.8 White pages First appearance of the New Teen Titans, in a 16-page preview. First appearances of Raven, Cyborg, and Starfire. Jim Starlin cover. Starlin and George Perez art. Overstreet 2016 NM- 9.2 value = $135. CGC census 5/17: 278 in 9.8, 2 higher. From the Gustav Baron Collection. [View]( [Bob McLeod and Joe Rubinstein X-Men #152 Page 21 Original Art (Marvel, 1981)]( Bob McLeod and Joe Rubinstein X-Men #152 Page 21 Original Art (Marvel, 1981) Wolverine and Kitty Pryde re-unite after a raid on their home by the Hellfire Club. Ink and Zipatone over graphite on Bristol board with an image area of 10" x 15". In Very Good condition with clipped corners and discoloration to the word balloons and Zipatone. [View]( [Fantastic Four Original Hand-Painted Color Model Cel (Hanna-Barbera, 1967)]( The Smurfs Gargamel's Castle Painted Master Background (Hanna-Barbera, c. 1980s) Gargamel's run-down castle looks pretty sweet in this original hand-painted Master background, showing a long shot of the castle and surrounding countryside. You don't have to be a Smurfs fan to like this lovely image! The art is in mixed media (including airbrush) on board measuring 14" x 10.5". Fine condition. [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) []Watch a Video of Comics and Comic Art Highlights from Our May Signature Auction [Video]( [Back to Top](#top) []Lord of the Rings Paperback Cover Study in this Friday's Illustration Art Auction [Barbara Remington]( This landmark illustration, part of [Friday's Illustration Art Auction]( was used for a trio of Ballantine Book covers for J. R. R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings series. The covers were designed to create a panoramic scene when laid side-by-side. This 1965 edition was the first authorized U. S. paperback edition, and the books were issued in a slipcase, which also featured the same artwork as a wrap-around image. A hugely popular poster titled "Wilderness" has also been produced using this iconic image. Here are a few other lots that caught our eye: [[John Conrad Berkey] John Conrad Berkey, The Towering Inferno, movie concept art, 1974]( [[Norman Saunders] Norman Saunders, I Take Thee, Death, 15 Mystery Stories pulp magazine cover, August 1950]( [[Kelly Freas] Kelly Freas, Starjammer II: Into the Void, paperback cover, 1991]( [[Arthur Szyk] Arthur Szyk, Hitler and Tojo, World War II cartoon, 1944]( You can [browse the entire auction here](. [Back to Top](#top) []Wonderful 1935 Newsstand Photo: Don't Tell Me You're Sold Out of Famous Funnies? [Berenice Abbott]( Up for auction in our [May 18 Photographs sale]( is this photograph by Berenice Abbott entitled Newsstand, Southwest Corner of 32nd Street and Third Avenue, November 19, 1935. No comics are on display that we're able to see, but you can spot pulps like Doc Savage, Weird Tales, The Spider, and many more. It's not too surprising, since if we're not mistaken, only two comic books were released that entire month: DC's New Comics #1 and Eastern Color's Famous Funnies #17! As with all of our online listings, the one for this lot lets you zoom in and examine it in detail, and [we encourage you to do so here](. [Back to Top](#top) []Around Heritage Auctions Extraordinary Ruth, Mantle, Jackson Cards Highlight Heritage May Sports Collectibles Auction [Babe Ruth Blank Back Rookie]( Some of the rarest baseball cards featuring the biggest names in the sport will be made available by Heritage Auctions as part of the [Sports Collectibles Auction]( May 11-13 in Dallas. Featuring the biggest brands in baseball card collecting from the most elusive sets, collectors will be able to bid on some of the rarest and highest graded trading cards in the hobby. With understandable deference to the T206 Honus Wagner and the 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle cards, the [1916 M101-5 Blank Back (Sporting News) Babe Ruth Rookie #151 PSA NM 7]( (est. $600,000+) might well be the most important card in history. This is the one universally recognized Babe Ruth rookie card and within the population of Ruth M101-5's, this PSA NM 7 specimen counts itself as one of only three, with three superiors (each just a grade higher). In 1956, Mantle was the biggest star in the game and this card, the [1956 Topps Mickey Mantle #135 PSA Gem Mint 10 - Pop Four]( (est. $350,000+), was unquestionably far more popular at the time of its original sale than Mantle's 1952 Topps rookie, which today holds sway as the most coveted card of the post-war era. Only four of over 5,400 submissions to PSA have earned the service's highest rating. One of the rarest cards able to be mentioned in the same breath as the famed Wagner T206 is the [1933 Goudey Napoleon Lajoie #106 PSA Mint 9]( (est. $200,000+). One young Depression-era set builder was undeterred by the fact that card number 106 was not available in standard wax packs but required the collector to mail a letter to the Boston offices of Goudey Gum Co., to earn this toughest of all cards. Just 85 (including qualified grades) Lajoies from the 1933 Goudey issue ever have been submitted to PSA. Nine have garnered a Mint 9 rating and none has scored Gem Mint 10. [More information about Sports auctions]( [Back to Top](#top) []Cover of the Week: Who Loves Ya, Baby? How can we pass up a chance to show you a very tough-looking Telly Savalas? [Golden Age Miscellaneous Comics Group of 12]( This is the original art for an overseas poster for his late-1970s movie Border Cop. Unwrap a Tootsie Roll pop and [place your bid here](. 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