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On July 28, 2021, ComicLink produced two record sales in grade for Amazing Fantasy #15 in their first day of closings for the current Focused Auction. An Amazing Fantasy #15 CGC 6.0 went for a record $90,000 and a CGC 4.0 went for a record $54,000. “ComicLink has a long history of setting records in grade for Amazing Fantasy #15, which of course is the first appearance and origin of Spider-Man. Just last month we auctioned a CGC 7.0 example for a record $191,000 and back in February of 202 …

With all the energy and record prices in the marketplace, from the Golden Age to the recent past, we’ve seen a lot of collectors looking for sleepers, hidden gems, or buried treasure. If you’re looking to connect with those buyers, we have just the book for you!As we announced last week, The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide to Lost Universes is the new price guide from Gemstone Publishing. Full page ads in this full-color book start at just $1,000 and for those who had full pages in …

Heritage hosted their first Trading Card Games Auction on July 24-25, 2021, and it proved that the TCG market is thriving. The auction bested preauction estimates and had a 100% sell-through rate on its way to a total of $3,473,102.The auction’s top seller was a Pokémon First Edition Base Set Sealed Booster Box that realized $384,000. The highly coveted base set features 102 cards, including the popular highly-sought Charizard.“We are thrilled with the results of this auction,” Heritag …

The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide #51 arrives in comic book stores on Wednesday, July 28, 2021, kicking off its sixth decade of service to comic book collectors and retailers. The Bible of serious enthusiasts since it was first published in 1970, the Guide is compiled by founder Robert M. Overstreet with contributions from an extensive roster of Overstreet Advisors.In addition to the latest prices, The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide #51 will feature an extensive array of market rep …

Comic history is filled with imprints, initiatives, and small publisher avenues that were quickly completed or sometimes sidelined for other projects. They are the lost universes. Some are well known and others are more obscure, but each represents a collecting niche for completionists and fans of the more esoteric offerings. These worlds are featured in The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide to Lost Universes, the new price guide from Gemstone Publishing.It will be featured in the Sept …

Hake’s Premier Auction #232 was a resounding success, setting a new house record at $3.6 million. This auction, which closed on June 29-30, 2021, marked their second consecutive auction to set a new house record. Offering some incredibly rare pieces and the most desirable pop culture collectibles, the auction set multiple new records.The auction was led by a 1999 Pokémon Shadowless Holographic Uncut Proof Sheet with 99 cards, including 7 Charizard cards, that netted $234,171. The Base Set’s firs …

Comic-Con announced that six writers will posthumously receive the 2021 Bill Finger Award for Excellence in Comic Book Writing. The recipients are Robert Bernstein, Audrey “Toni” Blum, Vic Lockman, Robert Morales, Paul S. Newman, and Robert “Bob” White. The selections were made by a committee, chaired by writer-historian Mark Evanier.“Since we are not yet in a position to honor a writer who is still with us in a proper ceremony, we’re going to a long list of comic book writers from the past who …