Bruneau & Co.'s October 17 Auction Features Vintage Comic Books, Pokémon Collectibles, Toys, Dolls

2024-04-25 08:01:22 Art & Entertainment

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Cranston, RI, USA, September 30, 2020 -- Rare vintage comic books, Pok?mon collectibles, toys and dolls will all share center stage in Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers? next major auction, planned for Saturday, October 17th, at 10 am Eastern, online and live in the Cranston gallery. Limited in-house seating is by appointment only for active bidders. They can reserve a seat by calling 401-533-9980.

?This auction is definitely filled with all forms of Pop Culture goodness,? said Travis Landry, a Bruneau & Co. auctioneer and the firm?s Director of Pop Culture. ?The comic selection offers affordable copies of important key issues, including Amazing Spider-Man #1 and Journey Into Mystery #83. The Pok?mon too is going to be a surprise. The complete set of all four Aquapolis packs in Gem 10 condition are going to drive people crazy. It?s going to be a real fun auction.?

Bruneau & Co. president Kevin Bruneau added, ?The toy auction always brings fun to the gallery. This is the first time we include contemporary and designer dolls into the catalog and I?m sure they?ll attract interest. It?s not every day a collection that large pops up on the market for auction.? All categories combined ? comics, Pok?mon, toys and dolls ? total over 575 lots.

Comic book collectors will be dazzled by the selection on offer. The copy of Marvel Comics Amazing Spider-Man #1 (March 1963) is graded CGC 1.0, with cream and off-white pages, and has an estimate of $1,500-$2,500. The book features the second appearance of Spider-Man, the first appearance of J. Jonah Jameson and Chameleon, and the first Fantastic Four crossover.

The copy of Marvel Comics Journey Into Mystery #83 (Aug. 1962), featuring the origin and first appearance of Thor, graded CGC 1.8, with off-white pages, carries an estimate of $2,000-$3,000.

A copy of Timely Comics Human Torch #32 (Sept. 1948), featuring a Sub-Mariner back-up story and appearances from Sun Girl and Namora, graded CGC 4.5, should hit $1,000-$1,500.

A copy of Marvel Comics Amazing Spider-Man #300 (May 1988), featuring the origin and first full appearance of Venom, and the last time Spider-Man was depicted in a black costume, graded 9.8, with white pages, is expected to realize $1,800-$2,400. All comics are contained in cases.

The Pok?mon collectibles represent a category that?s so young and unpredictable, none of the lots have set estimates. They show in the catalog, for appearance sake, as being $20-$10,000.

Pok?mon lots expected to do well include a year 2000 Korean Pok?mon 1st edition Charizard holographic trading card, graded PSA Mint 9; a group of three1999 Pok?mon Base Unlimited holographic trading cards ? Blastoise, Charizard and Venusaur ? all graded well at BGS 9 Mint.

Other noteworthy Pok?mon lots include a 1999 Wizards of the Coast Pok?mon base set Charizard trading card foil pack, graded PSA 10 Gem Mint; and a 2003 Wizards of the Coast Pok?mon Aquapolis Entei trading card foil pack, also with a tip-top grade of PSA 10 Gem Mint.

Pok?mon has been such a huge phenomenon in the collecting universe, it?s hard to believe it?s only been around since 1995. The franchise was created by Satoshi Tajiri in Japan (where, it?s interesting to note, Pok?mon is also known as Pocket Monsters) and is managed by the Pok?mon Company, founded by Nintendo, Game Freak and Creatures (names familiar to all gamers).

Pok?mon is centered on fictional creatures called ?Pok?mon?, which humans (known as Pok?mon Trainers) catch and train to battle each other for sport. Works within the franchise are set in the Pok?mon universe. The English slogan for the franchise is ?Gotta Catch ?Em All?. The Pok?mon Red and Blue video games for the Nintendo Game Boy system came out in 1996.

Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers is always accepting quality consignments for future auctions, with commissions as low as zero percent. Now would be a perfect time to clean out your attic. To contact Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers about consigning a single piece or an entire collection, you may send an e-mail to info@bruneauandco.com. Or, you can phone them at 401-533-9980.

To learn more about Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers and the Comic, Pok?mon, Toys & Dolls auction on Saturday, October 17th, visit www.bruneauandco.com. Updates are posted often.

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