Heritage held their Signature Showcase Auction this past week, featuring a curated selection of high-grade and key books from the Golden Age up to the present. Below are the key auction results establishing all-time sales records in grade.

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Street and Smith ⋅ 1943
Low
$800
Mid
$2k
High
$8k

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World War II cover art featuring Hitler

Low
$200
Mid
$800
High
$2k

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Iconic cover art by Gil Kane

Story: two boys build snowmen who become avatars for aliens seeking to destroy Earth

Continental ⋅ 1944
Low
$26k
Mid
$72k
High
$200k

Key Facts

Cover art by Alex Schomburg

Considered to be the most valuable non-superhero comic book

Termerson Helnit Continental ⋅ 1946
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Cover art by L. B. Cole

DC ⋅ 1951
Low
$620
Mid
$1.8k
High
$6.2k

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Cover art by Bob Kane featuring the Joker

Joker repeatedly uses the word 'boner' throughout this story, panels that often show up on social media posts

Low
$5k
Mid
$15k
High
$50k

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Cover art by Alex Schomburg depicting the Holocaust

Marvel ⋅ 1953
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Premiere issue

Marvel ⋅ 1982
Low
$1
Mid
$2
High
$10

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Iconic cover art by Frank Miller

Low
$970
Mid
$3.6k
High
$9.8k

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1st cover and 2nd appearance of Two-Face

DC ⋅ 1955
Low
$900
Mid
$2.9k
High
$9k

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1st appearance of Ace the Bat-Hound

Low
$190
Mid
$750
High
$2k

Key Facts

Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

Lev Gleason ⋅ 1941
Low
$1.5k
Mid
$6.2k
High
$18.8k

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1st cover and 2nd appearance of Daredevil, Bart Hill

Origin of The Whiz

Fawcett ⋅ 1940
Low
$34k
Mid
$106k
High
$301k

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1st appearance and origin of Captain Marvel, later renamed Shazam

1st appearance of the Wizard Shazam

1st appearance of Dr. Sivana, a scientific genius and the archenemy of Captain Marvel

1st appearance of Ibis the Invincible and Spy Smasher

1st team appearance of the Seven Deadly Enemies of Man, later renamed the Seven Deadly Sins

While not a precise swipe of Action Comics #1 artwork, this cover and other aspects of Captain Marvel led to DC (formerly National) filing a lawsuit against Fawcett for Captain Marvel too closely resembling Superman

Premiere issue of the series though the copyright notes read issue #2

There exists a scarce Ashcan edition of this issue

Fiction House ⋅ 1940
Low
$485
Mid
$1.4k
High
$6k

Key Facts

Science fiction cover art

Avon ⋅ 1947
Low
$1.6k
Mid
$5.5k
High
$16k

Key Facts

First comic book title dedicated to the horror genre

Fiction House ⋅ 1945
Low
$85
Mid
$250
High
$925

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1st appearance of Mysta of the Moon

Archie ⋅ 1940
Low
$360
Mid
$1.1k
High
$3.6k

Key Facts

Cover art by Charles Biro

Low
$135
Mid
$370
High
$1.4k

Key Facts

1st appearance of Catwoman in the Silver Age, following a twelve-year absence after the establishment of the Comics Code Authority - previously appeared in Detective Comics #211

DC ⋅ 1941
Low
$600
Mid
$1.8k
High
$6k

Key Facts

Cover art by Fred Ray

Timely ⋅ 1950
Low
$170
Mid
$575
High
$1.7k

Key Facts

'End of the World' cover and story

Rural Home ⋅ 1945
Low
$3.5k
Mid
$10k
High
$35k

Key Facts

Cover art by L.B. Cole

Low
$2k
Mid
$8k
High
$26k

Key Facts

1st appearance of the Golden Age Sandman

Fiction House ⋅ 1940
Low
$2.1k
Mid
$8.9k
High
$21k

Key Facts

1st appearance and origin of Auro Lord of Jupiter

Archie ⋅ 1941
Low
$400
Mid
$1.2k
High
$5.2k

Key Facts

1st appearance and origin of Hangman, the brother of Comet

Death of Comet, shot by a gangster - the first death of a superhero in comic history

Low
$2.5k
Mid
$9k
High
$25k

Key Facts

Stories featuring Captain America, Human Torch and Sub-Mariner begin

Low
$6.5k
Mid
$22.8k
High
$89k

Key Facts

First Sub-Mariner solo title

Low
$110
Mid
$300
High
$1.1k

Key Facts

Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

Low
$1k
Mid
$3k
High
$10k

Key Facts

First EC horror comic which, along with Vault of Horror #12, changed the course of the publisher and set into motion future censorship

Low
$500
Mid
$1.5k
High
$5k

Key Facts

Cover art by H.G. Peter

Stanley Morse ⋅ 1953
Low
$145
Mid
$440
High
$1.2k

Key Facts

Cover art by Bernard Baily

Low
$8.1k
Mid
$34k
High
$95k

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1st cover and 2nd full appearance of the Sandman, Wesley Dodds

Low
$10.5k
Mid
$43k
High
$112k

Key Facts

1st cover, 2nd appearance and origin of Wonder Woman

1st appearance and origin of Mr. Terrific, Terry Sloane

1st appearance of Wildcat, Ted Grant

Street and Smith ⋅ 1942
Low
$110
Mid
$325
High
$1.1k

Key Facts

One-shot following the attack on Pearl Harbor

Includes a backup story promoting war bonds

Low
$5.2k
Mid
$18k
High
$52.8k

Key Facts

Advertisement for Detective Comics #27, Batman's first appearance

1st cover appearance of Zatara

Low
$340
Mid
$1k
High
$4.1k

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1st appearance and origin of Citizen V

Timely ⋅ 1940
Low
$2.9k
Mid
$6.8k
High
$23k

Key Facts

1st appearance and origin of Blue Blaze

1st appearance of Dynamic Man

1st appearance of Flexo the Rubber Robot

Hillman ⋅ 1943
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Cover art depicting World War II

Low
$200
Mid
$800
High
$2k

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1st appearance of Bat-Mite, a mysterious impish version of Batman

Comics Magazine Company ⋅ 1936
Low
$3.5k
Mid
$10k
High
$45k

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1st appearance of Dr. Mystic, a Superman prototype

Marvel ⋅ 1947
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Cover art by Syd Shores

Charlton ⋅ 1953
Low
$190
Mid
$750
High
$1.9k

Key Facts

Eye injury cover, published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

Timely ⋅ 1942
Low
$500
Mid
$1.5k
High
$5.5k

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World War II cover featuring the Red Skull

Low
$310
Mid
$975
High
$3.1k

Key Facts

Premiere issue of a sci-fi/horror format, formerly titled A Moon, A Girl…Romance

Low
$1.2k
Mid
$4k
High
$12k

Key Facts

World War II cover art by Al Alvison

Low
$730
Mid
$3.1k
High
$10.4k

Key Facts

Cover art by Al Avison

Low
$1.3k
Mid
$4k
High
$13.9k

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1st appearance of the Scarecrow

Archie ⋅ 1945
Low
$180
Mid
$600
High
$1.8k

Key Facts

1st appearance of Katy Keene, a fashion model

Low
$3.7k
Mid
$14k
High
$37k

Key Facts

Cover art by Alex Schomburg featuring Hitler

Low
$200
Mid
$820
High
$2.2k

Key Facts

218-page, softcover price guide published in 1970 by Robert M. Overstreet

Print run: 1,000 copies

Original retail price: $5.00

Dell ⋅ 1941
Low
$240
Mid
$650
High
$2.4k

Key Facts

Cover art by Irving Tripp

Includes a text story, The Sorcerer's Apprentice featuring Mickey, as seen in Fantasia

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