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DC Comics cover art painting used for&nbsp;Legends of the DC Universe #20 comic book, 1999.&nbsp;<ul><li>Featuring The Green Lantern. </li><li>Signed by Glen Orbik.</li><li>Oil on illustration board.&nbsp;</li><li>Includes an Orbik Certificate of Authenticity.</li><li>Photo of comic book cover is for reference only and not part of this sale.</li></ul>

Legends of the DC Universe Comic Book Cover Art

Cover art painting used for Marvel's Fantastic Four War Zone comic book, 2005.<ul><li>Featuring Mr Fantastic, The Thing, Human Torch and Susan Storm.&nbsp;</li><li>Signed by Glen Orbik.</li><li>Oil on illustration board.</li><li>Includes an Orbik Certificate of Authenticity.</li><li>Photo of comic book cover is for reference only and not part of this sale.</li></ul>

Fantastic Four War Zone Comic Book Cover Art

Rare Golden Age WWII-era comic with bondage cover, decapitation panel and the first appearance of Mr. Lodge.<ul><li>Cover art by Irv Novick (American).</li><li>Story by S.M. Iger (American).</li><li>Story and art by Bob Montana (American).</li><li>Art by Carl Hubbell (American), Red Holmdale (American), Paul Reinma (American) and Alex Blum (American).</li><li>MLJ Magazines, 9/1942.</li><li>Professionally slabbed and graded by CGC at 3.0.</li><li>CGC Universal Grade.</li><li>CGC Certification ID 2088952004.</li></ul>

Pep Comics #31

Legends of the DC Universe original cover art by Glen Orbik for 1999, "Crisis of Infinite Earths" DC comic book.<ul><li>Oil on illustration board.</li><li>Signed Orbik lower right.</li><li>The late Glen Orbik's art appeared in DC Comics publications such as American Century, Pulp Heroes, Superman, Batman and The Flash.</li><li>His art showcased in Marvel Comics, Image, and Universal, Sony and created art for Star Wars and the Dungeons and Dragons series.</li><li>Includes an Orbik Certificate of Authenticity.</li><li>Photo of comic book cover is for reference only and not part of this sale.</li></ul>

Original Batman cover art for DC Comics' Shadow of the Bat #88, 1999 by Glen Orbik and Laurel Blechman, featuring Ivy and Clayface.<ul><li>Oil on illustration board.</li><li>Signed Orbik + Laurel on lower right.</li><li>The late Glen Orbik's art has appeared in DC Comics publications such as American Century, Pulp Heroes, as well as in Superman, Batman and Flash titles.</li><li>His art has also been showcased in Marvel Comics, Universal and Sony Studios, and he created art for Star Wars and the Dungeons and Dragons series.</li><li>Laurel Blechman often collaborated with Orbik on many pieces and has created significant work of her own.</li><li>Blechman has done work for DC, Marvel, Berkley Books, Scholastic Books, 20th Century Fox and more.</li><li>Includes an Orbik Certificate of Authenticity.</li><li>Photo of comic book cover is for reference only and not part of this sale.</li></ul>

Batman Shadow of the Bat Comic Book Cover Art

Original cover art painting by Glen Orbik used for Marvel, Spider-Man vs Green Goblin compilation book, 1995<ul><li>Gouache on illustration board.</li><li>Signed Glen Orbik '95 on lower right.</li><li>The late Glen Orbik's art has appeared in DC Comics publications such as American Century, Pulp Heroes, as well as in Superman, Batman and Flash titles.</li><li>His art has also been showcased in Marvel Comics, as well as Universal and Sony Studios, and he created art for Star Wars and the Dungeons and Dragons series.</li><li>Includes Certificate of Authenticity.</li><li>Photo of comic book cover is for reference only and not part of this sale.</li></ul>

Spider-Man vs Green Goblin Comic Book Cover Art

Original cover art painting for Shadow of the Bat #79 from DC Comics Batman Aftershock book.<ul><li>Features dramatic image of Batman with the Joker's signature card in the rubble.</li><li>Signed by Laurel Blechman.</li><li>Laurel Blechman often worked with Glen Orbik on many Batman pieces as well as doing significant work, including this piece, on her own.</li><li>Photo of comic book cover is for reference only and not part of this sale.</li></ul>

Batman Aftershock Comic Book Cover Art

Slabbed and graded copy of Journey Into Mystery #1.<ul><li>Cover by Russ Heath (American).</li><li>Art by Dick Ayers (American), Vic Carrabotta (American), Tony DiPreta (American), Jay Scott Pike (American), Cal Massey (American).</li><li>Atlas Comics, 7/1952.</li><li>Professionally slabbed and graded by CGC at 2.0.</li><li>CGC Universal Grade.</li><li>CGC Certification ID 2000992001.</li></ul>

Journey Into Mystery #1

High-grade first issue of the western series Black Rider, featuring the only Golden Age comic with a Stan Lee photo cover, posed as the Black Rider.<ul><li>Art by Syd Shores (American).</li><li>Marvel Comics, 3/1950.</li><li>Professionally slabbed and graded by CGC at 7.5.</li><li>CGC Universal Grade.</li><li>CGC Certification ID 3712172022.</li></ul>

Black Rider 8 (#1)

Passionate chronicle of Ruth, a woman with an “ungovernable temper" who has a nervous breakdown on the road to marrying Edwin, with the classic "Love of a Lunatic" cover.<ul><li>Story by Richard Hughes (American).</li><li>Cover and art by Ogden Whitney (American).</li><li>American Comics Group, 10-11/1954.</li><li>Professionally slabbed and graded by CGC at 5.0.</li><li>CGC Universal Grade.</li><li>CGC Certification ID 0313610002.</li></ul>

Romantic Adventures #50

Beautiful copy of the Golden Age WWII-era tale of the Young Allies from a story continued from Captain America #16 with appearance of Captain America and the Human Torch presented with the classic Red Skull cover.<ul><li>Story by Stan Lee (American).</li><li>Art by Ed Winiarski (American) and Red Holmdale (American).</li><li>Cover and art by Al Gabriele (American) and George Klein (American).</li><li>Timely Comics, Summer 1942.</li><li>Professionally slabbed and graded by CGC at 5.0.</li><li>CGC Universal Grade.</li><li>CGC Certification ID 2094796002.</li></ul>

Young Allies #4

Rare high-grade copy of the third issue of one of the most famous Golden Age superhero stories, which includes the origin and first appearance of Doctor Octopus (Otto Octavius) and the Human Torch.<ul><li>Story by Stan Lee (American).</li><li>Cover and art Steve Ditko (American).</li><li>Marvel Comics, 7/1963.</li><li>Professionally slabbed and graded by CGC at 7.0.</li><li>CGC Universal Grade.</li><li>CGC Certification ID 1393428001.</li></ul>

Amazing Spider-Man #3

Marvel Heroes limited-edition fine art digital print on paper by Alex Ross.<ul><li>An illustration created as a mural for the Marvel Studio’s corporate offices.</li><li>Featured are Human Torch, Namor, Ghost Rider, She Hulk, Silver Surfer, Invisible Woman, Mister Fantastic, Shang-Chi, Vision, Spider-Woman, Scarlet Witch, Thing, Daredevil, Thor, Iron Man, Storm, Spider-Man, Hulk, Captain America, Wolverine, Colossus, Black Widow, Black Panther, Doctor Strange, Phoenix, Night Crawler, Cyclops, Angel, Ice Man, Beast, Falcon, Black Bolt, Medusa, Hawkeye and Punisher.</li><li>Limited edition of 50.</li><li>Signed by Alex Ross.</li><li>Alex Ross worked on Marvel and DC's iconic comic characters Batman, Superman, Spider-Man, Captain America and more.</li></ul>

Marvel Heroes Artist Proof Print

Rare early comic book, one of the highest graded available, with distinguished provenance that includes a Bruce Wayne prototype in "Case of the Missing Heir," which appeared three months before the first Batman appearance.<ul><li>Cover by Fred Schwab (American).</li><li>Art by Bob Kane (American), co-creator of Batman, Paul Gustavson (American), Dick Ryan (American), Martin Filchock (American), Al McWilliams (American).</li><li>Centaur Publications, 2/1939.</li><li>Signed by previous owner Claire Moe, one of the few female Golden Age comic&nbsp;artists.</li><li>Professionally slabbed and graded by CGC at 7.5.</li><li>CGC Universal Grade.</li><li>CGC Certification ID 2109540001.</li></ul>

Funny Pages Vol. 3 #1

Slabbed and graded copy of Fantastic Four #5 that includes the origin and first appearance of Doctor Doom, a full-page ad for&nbsp;Incredible Hulk&nbsp;#1 and a letter from Roy Thomas.<ul><li>Story by Stan Lee (American).</li><li>Cover and art by Jack Kirby (American) and Joe Sinnott (American).</li><li>Marvel Comics, 7/1962.</li><li>Professionally slabbed and graded by CBCS at 1.5.</li><li>CBCS Certification ID 21-3AB05CD-001.</li></ul>

Fantastic Four #5

Detective fiction, spy hunters and stories of notable intelligence officials like J. Edgar Hoover in this high-grade Golden Age comic.<ul><li>Story, cover and art by Harry Campbell (American).</li><li>Art by Paul Gustavson (American) and Will Eisner (American).</li><li>Centaur Publications, 6/1939.</li><li>Professionally slabbed and graded by CGC at 7.5.</li><li>CGC Universal Grade.</li><li>CGC Certification ID 2107755001.</li></ul>

Keen Detective Funnies Vol. 2 #6

First edition of the Classics Illustrated comic book rendition of Great Expectations.<ul><li>Charles Dickens (English).</li><li>Gilberton,&nbsp;1947.</li><li>Multicolored cover with stapled binding.</li></ul>

Classics Illustrated #43: Great Expectations

Series of the illustrated Tales From the Inside #1-11 from the Comix World periodical.<ul><li>Sold as a set of 11.</li><li>Macedonio Garcia (American).</li><li>James Waltman (American).</li><li>Berkeley, Calif.: Comix World, 1981-1983.</li><li>Eleven individual comic books stapled at spine.</li></ul>

Tales From the Inside #1-11

Slabbed and graded copy of Our Army at War #82, a story of a P-38 pilot, a submarine commander, and a combat infantryman, who all believe they are nothing more than gun jockeys.<ul><li>Cover art by Jerry Grandenetti (American).</li><li>Story by Robert Kanigher (American) and Bob Hanley (American).</li><li>Art by Irv Novick (American), Ross Andru (American), Mort Drucker (American).</li><li>DC Comics,&nbsp;5/1959.&nbsp;</li><li>Professionally slabbed and graded by CGC at 3.5.</li><li>CGC Universal Grade.</li><li>CGC Certification ID 3807935003.</li></ul>

Our Army at War #82

Correspondence between Zap Comix author Robert Crumb and publisher Woody Gelman.<ul><li>Sold as a set of 2.</li><li>Robert Crumb&nbsp;(American).</li><li>Woody Gelman (American).</li><li>San Francisco: circa April 1968.</li><li>Crumb's letter is written in blue marker.</li><li>Gelman's letter is on Nostalgia Press, Inc.'s letterhead.</li></ul> Crumb's letter to publisher Woody Gelman of Nostalgia Press, Inc. reads: "I'm sending you the 25 copies of Zap Comics. The bill is 25 x .15 / 125 / 25 / $3.75 / It's selling really well out here. Sold 3500 copies already! We're almost out of the first printing but will go into 2nd printing soon. Mike McInerny never got in touch with me. Should I write to him? Maybe I will. I'd love to get distribution in New York. Think we could sell a lot of copies there! My partner in this venture, one Don Donahue, is buying a multi-lith press. We have big plans! Lots of stuff in the works! Did you give a 'Zap' to Bob Stewart? Like to hear his opinion... Everything going well with the book. Finished front and back cover last weeks. Looks good! By the way! Dana had a baby boy April 1st! Incredible! These are great days for me! Danie sends her love!" Gelman's reply, in carbon copy on Nostalgia Press stationery, reads in part: "Dear Bob and Dana, Congrats on the boy!! I feel like he was in our house. I'm enclosing $3.75. The book plus a small [?] of change for your son from lil and me. I showed the book (Zap) to Bob and Art Spiegelman - They love it..." This letter is of particular interest because it relates to the commercial release of Zap Comix, which debuted in San Francisco in 1968. Anecdotally, the first issue is said to have been sold in the streets of San Francisco out of Crumb's wife Dana's baby carriage. Four issues of Zap were published in 1968: Zap #1, Zap #2, Zap #0 (published third) and Zap #3 (published fourth). Zap, originally an underground comic, and sometimes seen as a model for the later satirical "comix" movement of the 1960s and 1970s, featured content forbidden by the Comics Code Authority, such as sex, drug use and violence.

Correspondence between Zap Comix creator Robert Crumb and publisher Woody Gelman 

Grateful Dead Oakland concert t-shirt on Chinese New Year with spoof on Wizard of Id comic.<ul><li>Front features play on comic strip with use of Wizard of Jed, for Grateful Dead song "Tennessee Jed."</li><li>Chinese New Year, Year of the Dragon graphics on back.</li><li>White t-shirt.</li><li>This item is final sale and not eligible for return.</li></ul> <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2021/from-the-vault-property-from-the-grateful-dead-and-friends" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">From the Vault: Property from the Grateful Dead and Friends&nbsp;auction</a>.

Tennessee Jed T-shirt

A bizarre and notable letter from Ludwig Bemelmans in the late 1940s, when for a time his relationship with Viking was on uncertain terms, and with a remarkable self-caricature on New Yorker letterhead.<ul><li>Sold as a set of 3.</li><li>Ludwig Bemelmans (Austrian-American).</li><li>New York: [n.d., ca. 1947-48].</li><li>Quarto.</li><li>Loose sheets.</li></ul> “here comes some weird nightmusic again — I withdraw ‘Holdiady in Europe’ for a very logic reason and one that will relieve your production department. S&amp;S are equipped for that kind of a Rainbowproduction, they have a subsidiary color outfit called Sandpeper Press and they are going to do it, first printing 150 000, they asked for additional illustrations beside the ones in Holiday, will be able to manufacture the book for about 60 cents, and have offered me a plan, simple and foolproof, whereby I can keep some money (Capital Gains setup). I am greedy enough to like all that very much. … I am telling you this, so that you know, I am thinking of you. On Dirty Eddy’s part, I will not venture my suggestions for advertising, there is a dark rumor going around, to the effect that a publisher has offered me fifteen thousand advance on an unpublished book and a guarantee of 10 000 in advertising, don’t believe that when you hear it, the truth is 25 000 advance, and 15 000 for advertising, But I love you all, and if Dirty Eddie sells 100 000 copies or over, I’ll stay. I’m working … on a new novel, called ‘The One I Loved the Best.’” Holiday magazine had commissioned several illustrated travel pieces from Bemelmans around this time, and “Holiday in Europe” almost certainly refers to The Best of Times, An Account of Europe Revisited, which was published by Simon &amp; Schuster in 1948. Yet Marshall Best and Bemelmans must have resolved their differences, for Dirty Eddie was published in 1947 and Viking continued to publish Bemelmans for years to come. Best was an editor at Covici-Friede and then at Viking, and during a career that stretched into the 1970s, he edited Steinbeck and Bemelmans, Nadine Gordimer, the Viking Portable Library, as well as many other notable authors.&nbsp;With three additional letters, dated early 1962:&nbsp;1) Autograph note, signed, 11 January 1962, concerning a Bemelmans picture “not very happily framed” with suggestions for reframing it with a velvet Marie Louise or mat2) Typed note, signed, 27 February 1962, concerning the proofs for Noah's Ark [On Board Noah’s Ark], “I think this will be a real good sail, all the stars are in their good places for us …”3) Autograph note, signed, March 1962, “I think it’s all right to leave that Picture in that Bar and grill frames with its phony wormholes for the summer.”

Letter from Bemelmans to Viking Publisher

This is Mansfield's first Hollywood contract, coming on the heels of her appearance in 1955 as Playmate of the Month for February 1955, and her portrayal of Rita Marlowe in the Broadway play Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? in 1956, for which she received a Theatre World Award.<ul><li>Jayne Mansfield (American).</li><li>Twentieth-Century Fox.</li><li>Los Angeles: May 2, 1956.</li><li>17 pages, with a 6-page photocopy of the studio's Synopsis of Employment Contract through October 1960.</li></ul> Signed on May 2, 1956, the terms of the one-year contract began on September 17, 1956, in time to allow Mansfield to star as the blonde bombshell Jerri Jordan rock 'n roll classic, The Girl Can't Help It, released at the end of the year, featuring musical appearances by Fats Domino, Little Richard, Gene Vincent, The Platters, Eddie Cochran, et. al. The studio offered her $1,250 per week for the year, with a multi-year options for renewal. The film, a box-office success, was one of the first to feature black artists, and is now a cult classic.

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