Marvel Comics #1, graded 9.0 by CGC, brought $161,000.00.

The recent Heritage Signature Comic Auction closed with over $2.4 Million in total sales. With so much offered, the results are still surprising. Many of the lots exceeded early expectations. We can only say that the collectors market is as strong as it has ever been; maybe stronger. Comics, original art, memorabilia and books were all featured and as always, Heritage supplied everyone with plenty of information and images to assist in their decision making process.

Comic Highlights include More Fun #53, CGC 96, sold for $77,625.00. A copy of Captain America #1, graded 8.5 with a Windy City pedigree brought $63,250. For many the highlight was either the 9.0 copy of Marvel Comics #1, which brought $161, 00.00 or the Pay Copy of Motion Picture Funnies Weekly #1 that brought $43, 125.00.

"This is a wonderful wrap-up to a wonderful year," said Ed Jaster, Vice-President, HG&A. "Without a doubt, Golden Age key comics were the focal point of this auction, although we're still seeing increased interest in Silver Age DCs. Original art, as always, brought impressive results, with the Byrne/Austin X-Men #138 cover realizing $37,375, well over its pre-auction estimate of $25,000. Wally Wood's stunning Weird Science #14 cover was another standout, fetching $56,350."

"We're already looking forward to 2006," said Jaster, "and we're hard at work on our next auction, scheduled for January 20 & 21 in Dallas. If 2006 is even half as exciting as 2005 has been, it's going to be a great year!"

You can check out the results at www.heritagecomics.com. All prices listed include a buyer's premium.

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Marvel Comics #1, graded 9.0 by CGC, brought $161,000.00.		More Fun #53, graded 9.6 by CGC sold for $77,625.00.		With a Windy City Pedigree and graded 8.5 by CGC, this copy of Captain America #1 brought $63,250.00
The pay copy of Motion Picture Funnies Weekly #1 realized $43,125.00.		The ashcan for Superman #1, CGC-certified as 9.0, brought $37,375.00.		John Byrne and Terry Austin’s covert art for X-Men #138 sold for $37.375.00.
Wally Wood’s cover art for Weird Science #14 brought $56,350.00.		An original Peanuts Sunday page by Charles Schulz, dated 01-08-61, sold for $25,300.00.		Comics at every range of the spectrum attracted attention. Graded 2.5 by CGC, this copy of Amazing Fantasy #15 brought $1,725.00.
The bound volume of Lone Ranger #12-#132 brought $1,092.50.