Get a chance to be a part of one of the most successful film series in history and also help fight cancer. The nonprofit organization Stand Up To Cancer is offering a once in a lifetime experience for one lucky eBay bidder. Stand Up To Fight is forging a new way to develop breakthroughs that will help end cancer by putting together the best and brightest minds in cancer research.

You and your guest will enjoy:

• A visit to the set of Spider-Man 4 (one shooting day)
  • Location of visit will be determined by Sony Pictures based on scheduling of visit
• A meet and greet with the cast (1 hour)
• A walk-on/ extra role in the film for the auction winner only
  • Role and length of screen time to be determined by Sony Pictures
• Trip to the New York premiere
  • Location of American premiere may be changed at Sony Pictures’ discretion
• Designer outfits to wear to premiere for winner and guest from top designers
  • Designers to be chosen by Sony Pictures
  • Winner and guest may keep the outfits
• Winner and Guest will walk the premiere’s red carpet

Who:

• Any winner or guest under the age of 18 must be accompanied by legal guardian
• Liability and confidentiality contracts must be signed prior to set visit
• Cast at meet and greet based on availability

How:

• Fulfillment arrangements will be made between the winning bidder and a Sony Pictures representative once payment is received and confirmed.
• Any contracts will be submitted by mail
• Arrangements must be finalized 30 days prior to set visit, and 30 days prior to premiere
• Travel and accommodations not included
• A Sony Pictures representative will be available at time of set visit and premiere in case of emergencies
• Availability for set visit will be determined by Sony Pictures representative once shooting dates have been established

Other:

• Seat location during premiere screening will be determined at Sony Pictures’ discretion
• If experience cannot be fulfilled, Sony Pictures will provide alternative set visits/premieres based on the provider’s availability
• Auction winner may bring a personal camera to the set visit, but not the lunch. Sony Pictures requests that winner and guest will heed requests not to photograph cast outside their wishes, or material that may break confidentiality clause.

      To bid in this charity auction visit: eBay.

Besides his appearance in the Punisher movie Marc Macaulay has worked with some of the biggest names in the movie business over the years including John Travolta, Jim Carrey, Kevin Spacey, Colin Farrell, Jamie Foxx, James Gandolfini, Jason Statham, JonVoight, Will Smith, and many others.     

The items up for auction include: The Punisher. Marvel Studios Jacket, Size: Adult XL, Signed by cast members and director from the 2004 Film. John Travolta, Thomas Jane, Will Patton, Marc Macaulay and Jonathan Hensleigh.  Since there was no official Crew Jacket for this production  contrary to eBay listings. This Black Leather Marvel studios jacket with embroidered skulls was purchased and circulated on the last week of filming in Tampa, Florida by Marc Macaulay who played Dante in the film. All signatures are authentic and obtained by Marc from the set.    

A Cast and crew rain poncho given out while filming at Fort Desoto Park during the summer shooting schedule. The front of poncho has the white skull logo designed for the 2004 film. Also the name of actor Marc Macaulay is written on tape across the plastic bag holding the raincoat. Included in this lot will be several call sheets for the working day and production schedules with the scenes to be completed.   

Autographed Comics, The Punisher, Marvel Comics/Lions Gate Films, Official Movie Adaptation. Issues #1, 2 and 3 all signed by Thomas Jane, aka Frank Castle from the 2004 Film. All three signatures were obtained from cast member Marc Macaulay. All three comics were signed on Mr. Jane’s press tour for Stander, in 2004 at the Ft. Lauderdale, Florida screening of the film.   

The Punisher, autographed script signed on the title page only. This is the first page of The Punisher shooting script.  Completely covered in autographs from the actors and director/writer of the 2004 Marvel Comics film. Autographs include the following signatures, John Travolta, Thomas Jane, Will Patton, Eddie Jamison, Marc Macaulay, Tom Nowicki, Hank Stone, Terry Loughlin, and director/writer Jonathan Hensleigh. 

The Punisher, Marvel licensed  grey T- shirt with embroidered white skull. Size: Youth (18) Extra Large. Signed by John Travolta and Thomas Jane on set. film.The original tags still on shirt and it was never worn.   

For more information visit eBay.

A CGC certified 6.0 copy of Showcase #22 with off-white to white pages received 38 bids before selling for $3,250 on eBay. This key Silver Age comic book featured the origin and first Silver Age appearance of the Green Lantern. The most recent CGC Census notes a total of 215 copies of Showcase #22 certified with two copies tied as the highest graded copies grading 9.0.

It is univerally accepted within the vintage comic book hobby that the Mile High pedigree collection is the greatest collection of Golden Age comic books ever uncovered, unparalleled in its mix of quality, completeness, size, and depth of titles.  As is consistent with the quality of this incredible collection, the 62 Mile High pedigrees in the ComicLink Featured Focused Auction are generally in Near Mint condition -- 52 out of the 62 in the auction are graded NM 9.2 or better. And, whether assigned the technical grade of Near Mint in terms of their structure, the Mile High's have a characteristic freshness of deep color covers and superior page quality that is unmistakeable. The variety in this auction run the gamut with superhero, crime, western, funny, and World War II themed covers represented. ComicLink has created a "Mile High montage" for you to enjoy below, and if you get inspired to own some or one of the 62 Mile High treasures in their auction (it has been said that every vintage comic book collector should own at least one), you can go straight to the ones in the ComicLink Auction by clicking here.

If you are ready to sell your vintage comic books or original comic art, ComicLink is taking seller consignments for upcoming auctions as well as for the Comic Book Exchange and Comic Art Exchange.

NJ Power 2000 specializes in collectible comic books selling worldwide. Their inventory ranges from Golden Age and Silver Age superhero, including Amazing Spider-Man, Superman, Wonder Woman, Captain Marvel, and many others, to Modern Age "hot" items. This week they are auctioning a nice group of Famous Monsters of Filmland magazines with many affordable books and some high-grade too. They are also offering a group of Justice League of America and Journey into Mystery. In addition they are also offering some high-grade X-Men, many of them CGC-certified copies.

For more information on the items they are currently offering visit: www.stores.ebay.com/njpower2000.        

A major run of mostly CGC certified 9.6 and 9.8 copies of Sub-Mariner comprising of over 40 issues between #1 and #72 will be listed this weekend. The books will be featured in the New Arrivals section of the Pedigree Comics website. "These books are just killer with almost everyone of them being the highest certified copies on the CGC Census," said Doug Schmell CEO of Pedigree Comics. The offering includes 16 comics that are graded 9.8 including the first two issues of Sub-Mariner. There are 22 books that are certified 9.6 and five comics graded 9.4 in the run of 43 books offered. The books also include several pedigree copies mostly from the Oakland and Don Rosa collections. The books also exhibit superior page quality as 30 books from the offering have snow white pages. According to Mr. Schmell the copy of Sub-Mariner #1 offered is one of the finest he has ever seen as it has snow white pages and no Marvel Chipping or tears.

This is the second incredible run of popular late 1960s to early 1970s title to be featured on Pedigree Comics within the past three months. According to Mr. Schmell this group constitutes the best run of Sub-Mariner comics ever to be offered publicly for sale. If this Sub-Mariner run were added to the CGC Registry, it would likely become the #1 ranked set given the number of 9.8 certified comics.

The first portion of the run featuring Sub-Mariner #1-15 will be available today with the remaining books from the run being launched on the website on Saturday and Sunday. All 43 comics will be available to buy and bid on as none will be sold prior to the listings on the site. To view the books being offered visit http://www.pedigreecomics.com/. If you have any questions or comments or would like additional details you can contact Pedigree CEO Doug Schmell at 561-422-1120 or 561-596-9111 or via email at DougSchmell@pedigreecomics.com.

Classics Incorporated has just announced the launch of their new interactive website. The system allows clients to create their own work orders when submitting books, with email updates sent throughout the process. New services are being introduced as well, including the exPress, which offers a two week turn time on pressings.

"This has been part of an evolution we've been going through the past six months," said Matt Nelson, president of Classics Inc. "As the business progresses, we're getting a feel for our clients expectations, and figuring how we can meet and exceed those expectations." Nelson said to expect more changes in the coming months. "We're constantly working to evolve our techniques. There are some new developments in the works that we believe will considerably improve the services we offer."

For their pressing service Classics Inc. is rolling back the Modern tier cutoff from 1980 to 1975. "There's so many great books in that five year period, and we felt that it was a great area to expand by saving our clients $10 per book. " said Nelson. In addition, Classics Inc. has also rolled back their Bronze Age tier by five years, from 1970 to 1965.

Another change of note is the Proscreen service, which is now optional for the client. A fee of $3 will be applied to all books Proscreened, unless the option is waived. "Waiving the Proscreen is for our more experienced clients who are now comfortable with their own screening ability. Not only does it save them money, but it cuts down on the turn time," said Nelson. The Proscreen service provides a restoration check and estimated grade after pressing. "For submitters of Modern tier books this is the best deal. By waving the Proscreen, their cost is only $12 per book, the lowest we've ever offered for a pressing," said Nelson. Classics Inc. is also offering free Proscreens for all comic book valued over $4,000.

Matt Nelson and Richard Evans will be set up at the Baltimore Comic-Con the weekend of September 27-28, 2008 doing on-site proscreens. He and Richard Evans of Bedrock City will also be conducting their restoration seminar at the show. For more information, please visit http://www.classicsincorporated.com/ or email Matt Nelson at comics@classicsincorporated.com.      

"As can easily be seen by looking at the top results, this auction was about two things: original art and Mile High comics," said Ed Jaster, Vice-President for Dallas-based Heritage. "The entire spectrum of original art collecting was represented here, from Charles Schulz's wholesome, All-American Peanuts strips to the underground greatness of Robert Crumb, and virtually everything in between."

 

"The Peanuts Sunday dated 9-8-57 represents the second time we've cracked six figures for one of these iconic pieces," Jaster said, "and the highly desirable page from X-Men #1, featuring the very first appearance of the X-Men's arch-foe Magneto, which brought $53,775, marks our highest result ever for a single Silver Age page. The Robert Crumb pages from Big Ass Comics #1 performed far above expectations as well, averaging an impressive $17,000 per page, with top honors going to Page 1 of "All Meat Comics," which brought $77,675 all on its own."

"Also offered in this auction were the Mile High copies of Flash Comics #2-24 and #60," Jaster said, "some of the most hotly desired books from the Gold Age of Comics. We offered the remainder of the run in a previous auction, and were proud to bring these beauties to the collecting public. Residing at the very top of the CGC Census, these exceptional books inspired spirited bidding. All told, the impressive run offered in this auction brought a whopping $553,583."

Jaster continued, "Another important part of this auction was the Don Vernon collection, containing comics, original art, and more. Don was a passionate collector of comics, comic art, memorabilia, Big Little Books - literally, anything that brought back memories of his childhood - who passed away recently. We're proud to have been able to memorialize his efforts and present his material to the collecting world. Don's labor of love brought $784,744 in total, including $47,800 for his Carl Barks Uncle Scrooge painting, and a total of $74,090 for the three consecutive Prince Valiant Sunday strips. As impressive as this offering was, there's still quite a lot from the Don Vernon Collection yet to be offered, so those who appreciate the efforts of this dedicated collector should keep their eyes on future auctions."

"We're actively working on putting our next exciting auction together," Jaster said, "and I'd invite all my fellow pop culture enthusiasts to keep an eye on our website at http://www.ha.com/ to watch the auction as it grows."

Heritage's next Vintage Comic and Comic Art Signature auction will be held November 13-14, 2008, in Dallas, Texas. For more information, please visit http://www.ha.com/.

Prospective consignors and sellers of Comics and Comic Art are invited to www.HA.com/Sell. Or simply email Ed Jaster at EdJ@HA.com, or call 1-800-872-6467, ext. 1288. 

To reserve your copy of any Heritage auction catalog, please contact Client Services at 1-800-872-6467, ext. 1150, or visit www.HA.com/Catalog to order by email.