Tag: #Comic
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An Original Painting by Tintin creator Herge Could set a New Record for a Comic Book Sale
Paris, Jan 13 (AFP/APP): An original painting by Tintin creator Herge could set a new record for a comic book sale when it goes to auction in Paris on Thursday. The online sale is widely expected to confirm the huge appetite for memorabilia of Tintin, whose adventures have entertained people of all ages since the…
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From 10 cents to $1.3 million, first Marvel comic sets auction record
Washington, Nov 22 (AFP/APP): The first comic book produced by Marvel, the famed US publisher behind Spider-Man, X-Men and The Avengers, went under the hammer Thursday, fetching a record $1.26 million, Heritage Auctions said. “This is a historic copy of a historic comic book,” Ed Jaster, auction house senior vice president, said of the book,…