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Auction Name: Spring is in Bloom Romance Comics and Comics Art Showcase Auction
Auction Date: 04/17/2025 - 04/17/2025
Sale Number: #40303
Total Lots: 262
Sold Lots: 255
Lots Sold: 97.33%
Unsold Lots: 7

Total Sales (USD): 98,562.00
Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD): 0.00
High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD): 0.00
Low Estimate of All Lots (USD): 0.00
High Estimate of All Lots (USD): 0.00
Total Sales as a % of High Est.: Inf%

Top twenty five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
81236	Bill Draut (attributed)	Bill Draut (attributed) Girls' Love Stories #184 Cover Original Art (DC, 1970).	1970	Not Available	USD 2,880.00
81248	Win Mortimer and Henry Scarpelli	Win Mortimer and Henry Scarpelli Young Love #123 Splash Page 1 Original Art (DC, 1977).	1977	Not Available	USD 1,980.00
81208		True Love Pictorial #11 (St. John, 1954) CGC VG/FN 5.0 Cream to off-white pages.	1954	Not Available	USD 1,920.00
81254	Jorge Badia Romero	Jorge Badia Romero Just Married #112 Story Page 1 Original Art (Charlton, 1976).	1976	Not Available	USD 1,920.00
81021		Dark Mansion of Forbidden Love #3 (DC, 1972) CGC NM/MT 9.8 White pages.	1972	Not Available	USD 1,800.00
81241	Stan Goldberg	Stan Goldberg Modeling with Millie #48 Story Page 18 Original Art (Marvel, 1966).	1966	Not Available	USD 1,680.00
81092		Lovers #49 (Atlas, 1953) CGC GD+ 2.5 Off-white to white pages.	1953	Not Available	USD 1,680.00
81243	Stan Goldberg	Stan Goldberg Modeling with Millie #48 Story Page 9 Original Art (Marvel, 1966).	1966	Not Available	USD 1,560.00
81033		Diary Secrets #29 (St. John, 1955) CGC VG- 3.5 Off-white to white pages.	1955	Not Available	USD 1,560.00
81212		Wartime Romances #17 (St. John, 1953) CGC VG+ 4.5 Cream to off-white pages.	1953	Not Available	USD 1,560.00
81002		Archie Comics #50 (Archie, 1951) CGC VG 4.0 Off-white pages.	1951	Not Available	USD 1,560.00
81247	Win Mortimer and Jack Abel	Win Mortimer and Jack Abel Young Love #86 Story Page 1 Original Art (DC, 1971).	1971	Not Available	USD 1,560.00
81253	Romance Artist	Romance Artist - Romance Comic Story Pages Original Art Group of 4 (c. 1960s-1970s).	c. 1960s-1970s	Not Available	USD 1,440.00
81250	Jay Scott Pike (attributed) and Vince Colletta	Jay Scott Pike (attributed) and Vince Colletta Girls' Love Stories #172 Splash Page 1 Original Art (DC, 1972).	1972	Not Available	USD 1,440.00
81226	Nick Cardy	Nick Cardy Popular Romance #24 "Last Chance for Love" Story Page 1 Original Art (Pines, 1953).	1953	Not Available	USD 1,320.00
81249	Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia	Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia Secret Romance #44 Story Page 1 Original Art (Charlton, 1979).	1979	Not Available	USD 1,320.00
81039		Fox Giants: Book of Love #nn (Fox Features Syndicate, 1950) CGC VG- 3.5 Cream to off-white pages.	1950	Not Available	USD 1,320.00
81104		Modern Love #1 (EC, 1949) CGC FN/VF 7.0 Off-white pages.	1949	Not Available	USD 1,200.00
81193		Teen-Age Temptations #8 (St. John, 1954) CGC VG/FN 5.0 Off-white to white pages.	1954	Not Available	USD 1,200.00
81245	Pete Morisi and John Celardo	Pete Morisi and John Celardo Intimate Love #23 Story Page 1 Original Art (Pines, 1953).	1953	Not Available	USD 1,200.00

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