Auction Highlights #61

ComicLink’s January Focused Auction. This is my first Auction Highlight of 2012 and I think it’s a good time to try to  take stock of the market, to see where some of the most heavily traded “blue chip” comic books stand. Perhaps these results are barometers of what’s to...

The Dreaded 6.5

ComicLink just sold a CGC 6.5 Action Comics #1 for $625,000.00 Here is the press release; ComicLink President Josh Nathanson is reporting the recent sale of an Action Comics #1 in CGC 6.5 for $625,000. This is the highest sale ever for an example of Action Comics #1 or any other comic book in...

Big Bucks for Fantastic Four #1

This is great news! A gorgeous (check the pic) CGC graded 9.4 with White Pages copy of Fantastic Four #1 has been sold by Metropolis Comics for $300,000.00. I think Fantastic Four #1 is the most important Marvel ever published and I’ll argue that it’s the second most important superhero...

Auction Highlights #51 – ComicLink February 2011

ComicLink February  Featured Auction I love ComicLink featured auctions, they always have some great books posted for the event and there are always headline earning results to report. Here’s a few highlights from the auction. Action Comics #1, DC Comics (June/1938) Graded by CGC at 0.5...

Auction Highlights #43 – ComicLink August

ComicLink August Featured Auction The ComicLink August Featured Auction has ended. I really like these Featured Auctions because they are not dominated by Silver and Bronze Age Marvels. In last month’s ComicLink Focused Auction 94% of the top 50 comics traded were Marvels. This time around Marvel represents only 42% of the top 50 books. DCs came in at 26%, original art 14%...

Auction Highlights #33 – The 6.5s

One of the toughest grades to get a handle on is the dreaded 6.5. The question is: Are you getting your money’s worth for the ½ grade improvement. Let’s use...

Auction Highlights #23 – Near Mint Minus

The farthest column to the right in the Overstreet price guide. Let’s see how the market is treating some very solid but common comic books.