At an event hosted by Secret Headquarters in Los Angeles, California, the first in a series of 100 unique original covers for Ultimate Spider-Man #100 fetched $425 at the auction held by the Hero Initiative. The cover, by artist Mill Morrison, was chosen to kick-off the charitable auction.

“I'm very pleased to be involved in The Hero Initiative's Ultimate Spider Man #100 event, and proud that my cover was chosen to be auctioned for the kick-off. If you've read Spidey at all, you know the credo “With great power comes great responsibility.” Similarly, I feel that with great job opportunity comes the responsibility to pay back the talented professionals who paved the way for us. The Hero Initiative makes it easy and fun to do this, so please support them in any way you can. Did I mention it's fun?” said Bill Morrison in a recent press release.

Also in attendance at the event were Tone Rodriguez, Scott Sava and Mike Kunkel, all of whom also contributed their talents to the auction.

According to the Hero Initiative, the remaining 99 covers will be showcased at MegaCon, with 20 covers auctioned off on February 18. 79 covers will the be showcased at New York Comic-Con with the following 20 covers going up for auction on February 25. The remaining 59 will be auctioned off via eBay.com in the beginning of March.

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