Excalibur Auctions latest Marvel, DC and Independent Comic Books Auction coming up

By John Freeman on August 2, 2021

The catalogue for the next Marvel, DC and Independent Comic Books Auction from Excalibur Auctions, taking place on Saturday 7th August, is now up on the website, offering over 400 lots, all starting from just £10.

Here’s just a few of the gems they have lined up, in an auction that includes original art by DaNi, an Eaglemoss-published DC superhero magazine and figure set collection, and more…

AVENGERS #4 - (1964 - MARVEL - UK Price Variant) - KEY MARVEL BOOK - First Silver Age appearance of Captain America — *AVENGERS #4 – (1964 – MARVEL – UK Price Variant) – KEY MARVEL BOOK – First Silver Age appearance of Captain America*

AVENGERS #25 (1966 - MARVEL) - Fantastic Four and Dr. Doom appearances - Jack Kirby cover with Don Heck interior art — *AVENGERS #25 (1966 – MARVEL) – Fantastic Four and Dr. Doom appearances – Jack Kirby cover with Don Heck interior art*

FANTASTIC FOUR #3 (1962 - MARVEL - UK Price Variant) — *FANTASTIC FOUR #3 (1962 – MARVEL – UK Price Variant)*

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #22 (1965 - MARVEL - UK Price Variant) - First appearance of Princess Python + The Ringmaster, Circus of Crime appearances - Steve Ditko cover and interior art — *AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #22 (1965 – MARVEL – UK Price Variant) – First appearance of Princess Python + The Ringmaster, Circus of Crime appearances – Steve Ditko cover and interior art*

DETECTIVE COMICS #301 - (1962 - DC - UK Cover Price) - J'onn J'onzz returns to Mars + Batman cover by Sheldon Moldoff with interior art by Moldoff and Joe Certa — *DETECTIVE COMICS #301 – (1962 – DC – UK Cover Price) – J’onn J’onzz returns to Mars + Batman cover by Sheldon Moldoff with interior art by Moldoff and Joe Certa*

GODZILLA #1 - (1977 - MARVEL) - First US comic book appearance for Toho's famous monster - Nick Fury, Jimmy Woo, Dum-Dum Dugan appearances - Herb Trimpe cover and interior art — GODZILLA #1 – (1977 – MARVEL) – First US comic book appearance for Toho’s famous monster – Nick Fury, Jimmy Woo, Dum-Dum Dugan appearances – Herb Trimpe cover and interior art

LOVE AND ROCKETS #1 - (1982 - Fantagraphics Books) Cult Classic Comic Book - Jaime Hernandez cover with a Gilbert Hernandez back cover and interior art by both Jaime & Gilbert — *LOVE AND ROCKETS #1 – (1982 – Fantagraphics Books) Cult Classic Comic Book – Jaime Hernandez cover with a Gilbert Hernandez back cover and interior art by both Jaime & Gilbert*

MARVEL SPOTLIGHT #28 - (1976 - MARVEL - UK Price Variant) - Moon Knight's First solo story — *MARVEL SPOTLIGHT #28 – (1976 – MARVEL – UK Price Variant) – Moon Knight’s First solo story*

STAR WARS: MARVEL TREASURY EDITIONS # 1 & 2 (2 in Lot) - (1977 - MARVEL - US Price & UK Price Variant) - Full colour large format special Treasury Editions presenting the comic book adaption of George Lucas' blockbuster sci-fi movie "Star Wars" — STAR WARS: MARVEL TREASURY EDITIONS # 1 & 2 (2 in Lot) – (1977 – MARVEL – US Price & UK Price Variant) – Full colour large format special Treasury Editions presenting the comic book adaption of George Lucas’ blockbuster sci-fi movie “Star Wars”

UNCANNY X-MEN #99 - (1976 - MARVEL - UK Price Variant) - First appearance of Black Tom Cassidy + Sentinels appearance - Dave Cockrum cover and interior art — *UNCANNY X-MEN #99 – (1976 – MARVEL – UK Price Variant) – First appearance of Black Tom Cassidy + Sentinels appearance – Dave Cockrum cover and interior art*

BLACK CAT - Original artwork by DaNi (Dani Strips) - Pencil & graphite drawing SIGNED & DATED 2015 by DaNi of the popular Marvel character and sometime Spider-Man partner The Black Cat (Felicia Hardy) — BLACK CAT – Original artwork by DaNi (Dani Strips) – Pencil & graphite drawing SIGNED & DATED 2015 by DaNi of the popular Marvel character and sometime Spider-Man partner The Black Cat (Felicia Hardy)

DC COMICS SUPER HERO COLLECTION: 1-75 - Includes Issues #1-75 of the Eaglemoss magazine with the matching hand painted, lead figures (unboxed) (75 figures and 75 magazines in lot) — *DC COMICS SUPER HERO COLLECTION: 1-75 – Includes Issues #1-75 of the Eaglemoss magazine with the matching hand painted, lead figures (unboxed) (75 figures and 75 magazines in lot)*

Excalibur Auctions is a family-owned auction house established in February 2016 by husband and wife Jonathan and Sarah Torode, which runs frequent auctions of interest to downthetubes readers, including comics, movie collectibles and more. They’ve been running successful comic auctions since January 2019, after entering the marketplace with a fairly large ‘Kapow’ with some key titles including an Amazing Fantasy #15, featuring Spider-Man’s first appearance, which sold for a staggering £17,900 (including Buyers Premium).

• Check out the Marvel, DC and Independent Comic Books Auction here – Saturday 7th August 2021 | Excalibur Auctions Limited, Unit 16 Abbots Business Park, Primrose Hill, Kings Langley WD4 8FR

You can also find details on how to bid online if you can’t join in person. For an additional fee they can ship to you after the event too

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John Freeman

John is the founder of downthetubes, launched in 1998. He is a comics and magazine editor, writer, and Press Officer for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He also runs Crucible Comic Press.

Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine and Overkill for Marvel UK, Babylon 5 Magazine, Star Trek Magazine, and its successor, Star Trek Explorer, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics; and has edited several comic collections and graphic novels, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”, and Hancock: The Lad Himself, by Stephen Walsh and Keith Page.

He’s the writer of comics such as Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs”, with Dave Hailwood.