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Mia Hamm, the former soccer star of the US women’s national team and two-time Olympic gold medalist, just set a new record for most expensive female sports card. Hamm’s 1992 rookie card PSA Gem Mint 10 sold for $34,440 at Goldin Auctions on June 27, 2021. This sale nearly doubled the previous record for most expensive female sports card that was set by fellow soccer star Alex Morgan, whose rookie card went for $16,000.Hamm’s Sports Illustrated for Kids rookie card was originally available in mag …

Todd McFarlane will introduce the new comic series King Spawn in August 2021, following the events of Spawn’s Universe #1. This is the first ongoing, monthly Spawn series launched in over 28 years.“My goal is to give fans twice as much Spawn to read than they had before… and at the lowest price possible! And by the end of the year, there will be a Spawn-related book available for fans every week of the month,” McFarlane said. “We will be introducing new heroes and villains along with classic cha …

eMoviePoster closed their three-part April Major Auction on April 4, 2021 with a total of $435,799 in sales. Part I contained 275 linen-backed one-sheets that brought in $116,452. Part II was filled with 283 other linen-backed posters of all kinds that realized $115,497. Part III included 232 posters, campaign books, and more with a total of $203,850.The top individual results were a Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs style B one-sheet for $16,450, African Queen linen-backed English one-sheet for $ …

The results are in from Pedigree Comics, Inc.’s just completed CGC-certified May Amazing Spider-Man Auction. The auction ran from Monday, May 3 to Thursday, May 13, 2021, featuring just under 700 CGC-certified comics listed without a reserve. Dubbed the “Southern Mass. Collection,” it was the best and deepest Amazing Spider-Man run that Pedigree has offered with an ending total of $840,466.There were record sales on almost every Silver and Bronze Age issue of the collection. The highlights liste …

Tom Brady capped off the 2020 NFL season with a seventh Super Bowl ring, fifth MVP, and tenth Super Bowl appearance, and now he’s set a new record. On Friday, April 2, 2021, Lelands sold a limited edition Tom Brady rookie card for $2,252,854.The 2000 Playoff Contenders Championship Rookie Ticket #144 Tom Brady rookie autograph 99/100 BGS NM-MT+ 8.5 opened at $75,000 before 67 bids pushed it to the $2.25 million total.Differing from the regular Brady rookie cards, it was signed by the quarterback …

Diamond Comic Distributors, the leading distributor of comics, graphic novels and pop culture merchandise, has announced June 7, 2021 as the official launch of PREVIEWSworld PULLBOX to consumers, a new service that allows comic shop customers a better way to manage their preorders and subscriptions with their local comic book specialty shop.The service, which is currently wrapping up beta testing, already boasts an impressive list of existing users. There are currently more than 300 comic shops …

A scarce first edition of The Shadow has set a world record for most expensive pulp magazine ever sold. The first issue of the hero pulp sold for $156,000 in Heritage’s Rare Pulps & Collectibles Auction on Thursday, May 20, 2021.“The price realized for The Shadow No. 1 is the highest recorded for a pulp of any kind,” Rick Akers, Heritage Consignment Director of Comics, said. “I expected it might pass $50,000, but things got pretty exciting when it surpassed $100,000, with heated live bidding.”“T …