Super result as comic collection sells for £13k
MORE THAN 1,500 EDITIONS WENT UNDER HAMMER AT A FRADLEY PARK AUCTION
A COLLECTION of vintage comics has sold for £13,150 at an auction house in Fradley Park.
Mainly dating back to the 1960s and 70s, the ‘super’ collection of more than 1,500 comics went under the hammer at The Lichfield Auction Centre on March 25.
Consisting mostly of Marvel comics, the collection was uncovered at a house clearance in Sutton Coldfield by Richard Winterton Auctioneers.
Mr Winterton said: “What a fittingly fantastic result for a marvellous collection which thrilled our comics department.
“After coming to light in a loft during a house clearance in Sutton Coldfield, they were carefully brought down and transported to The Lichfield Auction Centre for the team to carefully check through every single one.
“A huge amount of work went into the cataloguing, and there were some exciting scenes in the saleroom at Fradley as the hammer came down again and again.”
A single lot comprising more than 1,500 comics predominantly from the 1960s and 1970s fetched an amazing £8,400.
This included iconic characters such as The Amazing Spider-man, X-men, The Incredible Hulk, Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Daredevil, Doctor Strange, Avengers, Fantastic Four, Ghost Rider, Silver Surfer, Nick Fury, Captain Marvel, Conan The Barbarian, Red Sonja, Moon Knight, Spiderwoman and The Defenders.
A further 42 lots featured comics sold separately or in small groups. These included such Marvel highlights as Fantastic Four issues #48, #49 and #50, featuring the first appearances of the Silver Surfer and Galactus, selling at £580, and Werewolf By Night #32 and #33, featuring the first appearance of Moon Knight, making £440.
The Silver Surfer #1 – the first solo Silver Surfer comic – sold at £320, and issue #4 made £260.
Other single comics included The Amazing Spider-man issue #50 – featuring the first appearance of the Kingpin – sold at £280, and Sub-mariner #1 – the first Silver Age solo Submariner comic – made £130.
To book a free valuation of items of all types, call 01543 251081 or email office@richardwinterton.co.uk. Free home visits for large collections and house clearance quotations are also available.
There were some exciting scenes in the saleroom at Fradley as the hammer came down again and again
Richard Winterton (above)