PBA Galleries has announced the upcoming “Spidey Sale” auction, which features Spider-Man co-creator and artist Steve Diko’s collection of Spider-Man comics. Each book for sale is certified by the third-party grading company. Pre-bidding is open now on the PBA galleries site, and the live auction takes place Thursday, December 8 at 11:00am PST.
Here’s some of the items up for auction:
- “Amazing Fantasy” #15: Origin and first appearance of Spider-Man. As the reclusive artist’s only intact copy of this milestone book, this is the single most important copy of the most coveted comic book of the Silver Age
- “Amazing Spider-Man” #1: Following Spidey’s successful debut in “Amazing Fantasy” #15, the character was spun off in his own title (from the personal collection of Steve Ditko)
- “Amazing Spider-Man” #3: Origin and first appearance of Dr. Octopus, familiar to moviegoers due to Alfred Molina’s portrayal in the movies “Spider-Man 2” (2004) and “Spider-Man: No Way Home” (2021) (from the personal collection of Steve Ditko)
- “Amazing Spider-Man” #14: First appearance of the Green Goblin, familiar to moviegoers due to Willem Defoe’s portrayal in the movies “Spider-Man” (2002) and “Spider-Man: No Way Home” (2021) (from the personal collection of Steve Ditko)
- Group of original photos of Steve Ditko, the reclusive artist who co-created Spider-Man; Ditko refused to do interviews, make public appearances and have his photo taken and these photos are a very few images of the artist known to exist (from the estate of Eric Stanton, Steve Ditko’s studio mate)
- Copies of “Amazing Spider-Man” #s 1-300+ from other consignors, vintage Spider-Man toys and collectibles, and original Spider-Man art by Daniel Clowes, the greatest alternative cartoonist of his generation
For more information on how to bid or future sales, visit www.pbagalleries.com.
