Highlights of Heritage Auctions' sale of the Roger Hill Collection from January 2025
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Chamber of Chills #23
Harvey
•
1954
•
Vol. 1
Cover art by Lee Elias, published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
Auction Results
📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]
FILE COPY 7.5 sold for $7,200 [$236 in 2004] +2,951%
Cover art by Lee Elias, published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
Auction Results
📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]
FILE COPY 7.5 sold for $7,200 [$236 in 2004] +2,951%
Suspense Comics #4
Continental
•
1944
•
Vol. 1
Bondage cover art by L.B. Cole
Auction Results
📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]
4.5 sold for $5,280 [$1,009 in 2012] +423%
Bondage cover art by L.B. Cole
Auction Results
📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]
4.5 sold for $5,280 [$1,009 in 2012] +423%
Police Comics #1
Quality
•
1941
•
Vol. 1
1st appearance of Plastic Man
1st appearance of the Human Bomb
1st appearance of Firebrand
1st appearance of Phantom Lady
Auction Results
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1.5 sold for $3,840 [$777 in 2010] +394%
1st appearance of Plastic Man
1st appearance of the Human Bomb
1st appearance of Firebrand
1st appearance of Phantom Lady
Auction Results
📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]
1.5 sold for $3,840 [$777 in 2010] +394%
Venus #19
Timely
•
1952
•
Vol. 1
Iconic horror cover art by Bill Everett published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
Auction Results
📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]
3.5 sold for $6,600 [$1,700 in 2014] +288%
Iconic horror cover art by Bill Everett published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
Auction Results
📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]
3.5 sold for $6,600 [$1,700 in 2014] +288%
Eerie #1
Avon
•
1951
•
Vol. 2
Non-Key
Auction Results
📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]
6.5 sold for $1,260 [$355 in 2012] +255%
Auction Results
📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]
6.5 sold for $1,260 [$355 in 2012] +255%
Crime Does Not Pay #42
Lev Gleason
•
1945
•
Vol. 1
Non-Key
Auction Results
📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]
7.5 sold for $1,080 [$355 in 2014] +204%
Auction Results
📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]
7.5 sold for $1,080 [$355 in 2014] +204%
Black Cat Comics #50
Harvey
•
1954
•
Vol. 1
Iconic horror cover art by Lee Elias published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
Auction Results
📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]
2.5 sold for $11,500 [$3,840 in 2020] +199%
1.8 sold for $9,600 [No Previous Data]
Iconic horror cover art by Lee Elias published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
Auction Results
📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]
2.5 sold for $11,500 [$3,840 in 2020] +199%
1.8 sold for $9,600 [No Previous Data]
Saint, The #1
Avon
•
1947
•
Vol. 1
Non-Key
Auction Results
📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]
7.0 sold for $1,080 [$365 in 2009] +196%
Auction Results
📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]
7.0 sold for $1,080 [$365 in 2009] +196%
Mysterious Traveler Comics #1
Trans-World Publications
•
1949
•
Vol. 1
Comic book adaptation of the Mysterious Traveler radio series of stories in the sci-fi, fantasy, crime drama and mystery genres
Auction Results
📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]
4.5 sold for $780 [$273 in 2020] +186%
Comic book adaptation of the Mysterious Traveler radio series of stories in the sci-fi, fantasy, crime drama and mystery genres
Auction Results
📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]
4.5 sold for $780 [$273 in 2020] +186%
Planet Comics #1
Fiction House
•
1940
•
Vol. 1
1st appearance and origin of Auro Lord of Jupiter
Auction Results
📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]
1.0 sold for $2,640 [$1,000 in 2017] +164%
1st appearance and origin of Auro Lord of Jupiter
Auction Results
📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]
1.0 sold for $2,640 [$1,000 in 2017] +164%
The Mask of Dr. Fu Manchu
Avon
•
1951
•
Vol. 1
Non-Key
One-shot adaptation of the Sax Rhomer novel, with cover and art by Wallace Wood
Auction Results
📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]
5.5 sold for $564 [$230 in 2020] +145%
One-shot adaptation of the Sax Rhomer novel, with cover and art by Wallace Wood
Auction Results
📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]
5.5 sold for $564 [$230 in 2020] +145%
Boy Comics #4
Lev Gleason
•
1942
•
Vol. 1
World War II cover art featuring Hitler, Tojo and Mussolini
Auction Results
📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]
4.5 sold for $1,140 [$466 in 2014] +145%
World War II cover art featuring Hitler, Tojo and Mussolini
Auction Results
📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]
4.5 sold for $1,140 [$466 in 2014] +145%
Black Cat Comics #33
Harvey
•
1952
•
Vol. 1
Non-Key
Electric chair cover
Auction Results
📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]
7.0 sold for $900 [$398 in 2019] +126%
Electric chair cover
Auction Results
📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]
7.0 sold for $900 [$398 in 2019] +126%
Vooda #20
Farrell
•
1955
•
Vol. 1
Non-Key
Auction Results
📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]
6.5 sold for $2,100 [$1,020 in 2023] +106%
Auction Results
📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]
6.5 sold for $2,100 [$1,020 in 2023] +106%
Yellow Claw #1
Atlas
•
1956
•
Vol. 1
1st appearance and origin of Yellow Claw, a descendant of Genghis Khan and a crime lord
1st appearance of Jimmy Woo, a government operative who has worked for S.H.I.E.L.D., Agents of Atlas and other agencies
1st appearance of Jade Claw aka Suwan, the niece of Yellow Claw
Auction Results
📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]
3.5 sold for $2,040 [$1,000 in 2021] +104%
1st appearance and origin of Yellow Claw, a descendant of Genghis Khan and a crime lord
1st appearance of Jimmy Woo, a government operative who has worked for S.H.I.E.L.D., Agents of Atlas and other agencies
1st appearance of Jade Claw aka Suwan, the niece of Yellow Claw
Auction Results
📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]
3.5 sold for $2,040 [$1,000 in 2021] +104%
Punch Comics #9
Chesler Dynamic
•
1944
•
Vol. 1
Cover art depicting extreme violence, published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
Auction Results
📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]
6.0 sold for $15,000 [$9,600 in 2020] +56%
Cover art depicting extreme violence, published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
Auction Results
📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]
6.0 sold for $15,000 [$9,600 in 2020] +56%
Amazing Ghost Stories #14
St. John
•
1954
•
Vol. 1
Cover art by Matt Baker
Adaptation of 'The Pit and the Pendulum' by Edgar Allen Poe
Auction Results
📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]
5.5 sold for $3,120 [$2,100 in 2019] +49%
Cover art by Matt Baker
Adaptation of 'The Pit and the Pendulum' by Edgar Allen Poe
Auction Results
📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]
5.5 sold for $3,120 [$2,100 in 2019] +49%
Baffling Mysteries #7
Ace Magazines
•
1952
•
Vol. 1
Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
Auction Results
📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]
3.5 sold for $1,440 [$1,000 in 2022] +44%
Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
Auction Results
📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]
3.5 sold for $1,440 [$1,000 in 2022] +44%
Marvel Tales #95
Marvel
•
1950
•
Vol. 1
Non-Key
Auction Results
📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]
6.5 sold for $2,640 [$1,850 in 2017] +43%
Auction Results
📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]
6.5 sold for $2,640 [$1,850 in 2017] +43%
Menace #1
Atlas
•
1953
•
Vol. 1
Cover art by Bill Everett
Auction Results
📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]
3.5 sold for $780 [$550 in 2020] +42%
Cover art by Bill Everett
Auction Results
📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]
3.5 sold for $780 [$550 in 2020] +42%
Famous Funnies #214
Eastern Color
•
1954
•
Vol. 1
Cover art by Frank Frazetta featuring Buck Rogers
Auction Results
📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]
4.0 sold for $3,120 [$2,220 in 2020] +41%
Cover art by Frank Frazetta featuring Buck Rogers
Auction Results
📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]
4.0 sold for $3,120 [$2,220 in 2020] +41%
Thun'da: King of the Congo #1
Magazine Enterprises
•
1952
•
Vol. 1
1st appearance and origin of Thun'da, a pilot forced to becomes a warrior after his plane crashed in the jungle
The only original comic book illustrated entirely by Frank Frazetta, from cover to cover
Auction Results
📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]
5.0 sold for $1,800 [$1,306 in 2023] +38%
1st appearance and origin of Thun'da, a pilot forced to becomes a warrior after his plane crashed in the jungle
The only original comic book illustrated entirely by Frank Frazetta, from cover to cover
Auction Results
📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]
5.0 sold for $1,800 [$1,306 in 2023] +38%
This Magazine Is Haunted #7
Fawcett
•
1952
•
Vol. 1
Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
Auction Results
📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]
6.0 sold for $504 [$371 in Mar] +36%
DOUBLE COVER / 6.5 sold for $720 [No Previous Data]
Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
Auction Results
📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]
6.0 sold for $504 [$371 in Mar] +36%
DOUBLE COVER / 6.5 sold for $720 [No Previous Data]
Weird Horrors #7
St. John
•
1953
•
Vol. 1
Non-Key
Auction Results
📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]
4.0 sold for $1,680 [$1,320 in 2023] +27%
Auction Results
📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]
4.0 sold for $1,680 [$1,320 in 2023] +27%
Beyond, The #27
Ace Magazines
•
1954
•
Vol. 1
Referenced in Seduction of the Innocent, led to establishing the Comics Code Authority
Reason: immoral violence for the sake of entertainment - a doctor drinks an elixir, turns into a monster and proceeds to go on a murder spree
Auction Results
📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]
4.5 sold for $1,440 [$1,140 in 2022] +26%
Referenced in Seduction of the Innocent, led to establishing the Comics Code Authority
Reason: immoral violence for the sake of entertainment - a doctor drinks an elixir, turns into a monster and proceeds to go on a murder spree
Auction Results
📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]
4.5 sold for $1,440 [$1,140 in 2022] +26%
Crime Mysteries #2
Ribage
•
1952
•
Vol. 1
Non-Key
Cover art by Al Hollingsworth inspired by Strange Mysteries #1
Auction Results
📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]
6.0 sold for $1,680 [$1,380 in Oct] +22%
Cover art by Al Hollingsworth inspired by Strange Mysteries #1
Auction Results
📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]
6.0 sold for $1,680 [$1,380 in Oct] +22%
Saint, The #4
Avon
•
1948
•
Vol. 1
Non-Key
Auction Results
📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]
5.0 sold for $1,440 [$1,212 in 2023] +19%
Auction Results
📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]
5.0 sold for $1,440 [$1,212 in 2023] +19%
Black Cat Comics #44
Harvey
•
1953
•
Vol. 1
Non-Key
Auction Results
📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]
6.5 sold for $960 [$850 in Nov] +13%
Auction Results
📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]
6.5 sold for $960 [$850 in Nov] +13%
Witches Tales #1
Harvey
•
1951
•
Vol. 1
Early Golden Age horror series by Harvey Comics
Auction Results
📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]
5.0 sold for $456 [$408 in Dec] +12%
Early Golden Age horror series by Harvey Comics
Auction Results
📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]
5.0 sold for $456 [$408 in Dec] +12%
Chamber of Chills #7
Harvey
•
1952
•
Vol. 1
Referenced in Seduction of the Innocent, led to establishing the Comics Code Authority
Reason: morbid fantasies - a man's wife is killed by a giant crab, he then turns into a crab himself and devours her corpse
Auction Results
📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]
7.0 sold for $660 [$595 in 2023] +11%
Referenced in Seduction of the Innocent, led to establishing the Comics Code Authority
Reason: morbid fantasies - a man's wife is killed by a giant crab, he then turns into a crab himself and devours her corpse
Auction Results
📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]
7.0 sold for $660 [$595 in 2023] +11%
Chilling Tales #13
Youthful
•
1952
•
Vol. 1
Cover art by Matt Fox, published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
Auction Results
📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]
3.5 sold for $1,320 [$1,199 in 2023] +10%
Cover art by Matt Fox, published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
Auction Results
📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]
3.5 sold for $1,320 [$1,199 in 2023] +10%
Law Against Crime #1
Essankay
•
1948
•
Vol. 1
Early Golden Age crime series
Auction Results
📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]
7.0 sold for $3,360 [$3,120 in Sep] +8%
Early Golden Age crime series
Auction Results
📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]
7.0 sold for $3,360 [$3,120 in Sep] +8%
Ghostly Weird Stories #122
Star
•
1954
•
Vol. 1
Cover art by L.B. Cole
Auction Results
📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]
4.0 sold for $4,080 [$4,000 in 2023] +2%
Cover art by L.B. Cole
Auction Results
📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]
4.0 sold for $4,080 [$4,000 in 2023] +2%
Journey Into Mystery #1
Marvel
•
1952
•
Vol. 1
Premiere issue of Marvel horror series
Interior panels depict hanging
Auction Results
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3.5 sold for $5,760 [No Previous Data]
Premiere issue of Marvel horror series
Interior panels depict hanging
Auction Results
📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]
3.5 sold for $5,760 [No Previous Data]
Tomb of Terror #16
Harvey
•
1954
•
Vol. 1
Final issue titled Tomb of Terror, numbering continues with Thrills of Tomorrow #17 after the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
Auction Results
📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]
FILE COPY / 7.0 sold for $4,080 [No Previous Data]
Final issue titled Tomb of Terror, numbering continues with Thrills of Tomorrow #17 after the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
Auction Results
📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]
FILE COPY / 7.0 sold for $4,080 [No Previous Data]
Witchcraft #5
Avon
•
1952
•
Vol. 1
Non-Key
Auction Results
📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]
8.5 sold for $4,080 [No Previous Data]
Auction Results
📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]
8.5 sold for $4,080 [No Previous Data]
Eerie #1
Avon
•
1947
•
Vol. 1
First comic book title dedicated to the horror genre
Auction Results
📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]
PG 20-24 MISSING / INCOMPLETE / 0.5 sold for $2,760 [No Previous Data]
First comic book title dedicated to the horror genre
Auction Results
📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]
PG 20-24 MISSING / INCOMPLETE / 0.5 sold for $2,760 [No Previous Data]
Amazing Mysteries #32
Marvel
•
1949
•
Vol. 1
Premiere issue of the first Marvel horror title
Title numbering continues from Sub-Mariner Comics #31
Auction Results
📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]
5.5 sold for $2,400 [No Previous Data]
Premiere issue of the first Marvel horror title
Title numbering continues from Sub-Mariner Comics #31
Auction Results
📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]
5.5 sold for $2,400 [No Previous Data]
Giant Comics Editions #7
St. John
•
1949
•
Vol. 1
Non-Key
Auction Results
📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]
4.0 sold for $2,040 [No Previous Data]
Rated a 9 ('may not exist') in Gerber's guide to comics, this is considered to be one of the rarest romance books of the 1950s
Auction Results
📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]
4.0 sold for $2,040 [No Previous Data]
Rated a 9 ('may not exist') in Gerber's guide to comics, this is considered to be one of the rarest romance books of the 1950s
Mystery Men Comics #9
Fox
•
1940
•
Vol. 1
Stories featuring the Moth begins
Auction Results
📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]
3.0 sold for $2,040 [No Previous Data]
Stories featuring the Moth begins
Auction Results
📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]
3.0 sold for $2,040 [No Previous Data]
G.I. Combat #1
Quality
•
1952
•
Vol. 1
Premiere issue of long-running war series acquired by DC beginning with issue #44
Auction Results
📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]
6.0 sold for $1,800 [No Previous Data]
Premiere issue of long-running war series acquired by DC beginning with issue #44
Auction Results
📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]
6.0 sold for $1,800 [No Previous Data]
Weird Terror #3
Comic Media
•
1953
•
Vol. 1
Cover art by Don Heck, published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
Auction Results
📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]
6.0 sold for $1,560 [No Previous Data]
Cover art by Don Heck, published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
Auction Results
📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]
6.0 sold for $1,560 [No Previous Data]
Black Cat Comics #51
Harvey
•
1954
•
Vol. 1
Non-Key
Auction Results
📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]
FILE COPY 7.0 sold for $1,380 [No Previous Data]
Auction Results
📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]
FILE COPY 7.0 sold for $1,380 [No Previous Data]
Law Against Crime #3
Essankay
•
1948
•
Vol. 1
Referenced in Seduction of the Innocent, led to establishing the Comics Code Authority
Reason: a couple is shown with bullet holes in their heads and stab wounds in their chests
Auction Results
📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]
7.0 sold for $1,320 [No Previous Data]
Referenced in Seduction of the Innocent, led to establishing the Comics Code Authority
Reason: a couple is shown with bullet holes in their heads and stab wounds in their chests
Auction Results
📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]
7.0 sold for $1,320 [No Previous Data]
Crimes By Women #3
Fox
•
1948
•
Vol. 1
Referenced in Seduction of the Innocent, led to establishing the Comics Code Authority
Reason: cover art depicting women engaged in a gunfight with police
Auction Results
📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]
5.5 sold for $1,140 [No Previous Data]
Referenced in Seduction of the Innocent, led to establishing the Comics Code Authority
Reason: cover art depicting women engaged in a gunfight with police
Auction Results
📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]
5.5 sold for $1,140 [No Previous Data]
Beware! Terror Tales #7
Fawcett
•
1953
•
Vol. 1
Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
Auction Results
📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]
7.0 sold for $960 [No Previous Data]
Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
Auction Results
📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]
7.0 sold for $960 [No Previous Data]
Front Page Comic Book #1
Harvey
•
1945
•
Vol. 1
Non-Key
Auction Results
📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]
3.0 sold for $930 [No Previous Data]
Auction Results
📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]
3.0 sold for $930 [No Previous Data]
Law Against Crime #2
Essankay
•
1948
•
Vol. 1
Cover art by L.B. Cole
Auction Results
📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]
6.5 sold for $930 [No Previous Data]
Cover art by L.B. Cole
Auction Results
📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]
6.5 sold for $930 [No Previous Data]
Reptilicus #1
Charlton
•
1961
•
Vol. 1
Non-Key
Based on the 1961 Cinemagic feature film, part of a short-lived rush to capitalize on the fame of Godzilla
Auction Results
📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]
8.5 sold for $840 [No Previous Data]
Based on the 1961 Cinemagic feature film, part of a short-lived rush to capitalize on the fame of Godzilla
Auction Results
📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]
8.5 sold for $840 [No Previous Data]
Real Fact Comics #6
DC
•
1947
•
Vol. 1
1st appearance of Tommy Tomorrow
Auction Results
📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]
8.0 sold for $720 [No Previous Data]
1st appearance of Tommy Tomorrow
Auction Results
📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]
8.0 sold for $720 [No Previous Data]
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