Bidders’ Spidey-Senses Tingling with Sale of Rare Spider-Man No. 1

Superheroes continue to have collectors trapped in their web of popularity. A beautifully clean copy of Amazing Spider-Man #1 (Marvel, 1963) – one of only five of its issue grade known to exist – set off a bidding war at Hake’s July 25-26 auction of pop culture memorabilia, climbing to a staggering final price of […]

Frazetta Fantasy Art Sets Record

Frank Frazetta’s name may as well be synonymous with fantasy art. Frazetta (1928-2010) became a professional artist at a young age, with his first comic, a collaboration with another artist, published in 1944 when he was just 15. In the 1960s, he got his first commission for the kind of work he is best known […]

Original “Calvin & Hobbes” Comic Sells for Hundreds of Thousands

Comic art is no laughing matter for collectors. It can bring top dollar in auction sales. More than 25 years after it was last published, Calvin and Hobbes is still popular in reruns. Original art of a Calvin and Hobbes Sunday strip sold for $480,000 on November 17 at Heritage Auctions, setting a new auction record for its creator, […]