For the third time this year, the comics department at Heritage Auctions set a new record when its August 5 Sunday Internet Comics, Animation & Art Auction racked up $466,512.20 in total sales. The previous mark was $422,238.16, which surpassed the standard of $418,044 that had stood for exactly one week. `Our bidders know that missing a week could mean missing something really good, as even $10,000 single lots are not a rarity in these auctions anymore,` Heritage Auctions Comics Director of Operations Barry Sandoval said. `We average 800 lots per week, there are no minimum bids or reserves, and most of the material is from fresh-to-the-market personal collections.` The 936-lot auction was led by Amazing Fantasy #15 (Marvel, 1962) CGC VG- 3.5 Cream to off-white pages, which brought $20,400. Other top lots included: · Dick Dillin and Dick
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