No single comic was left on the spinner rack, nor a single work of art left hanging on the gallery wall. By the time Heritage Auctions sold-out Jan. 12 to 15 Comics and Comic Art Signature Auction ended, its final total was $13,508,641. For the 1,015 lots, numerous records were realized involving, among others, Spider-Man, the X-Men, Frank Millers take on Wolverine, Captain Marvel, Conan the Cimmerian and Little Dot and her pal Richie Rich, the poor little rich boy himself. By Heritage standards, this was something of a boutique event, yet prices were fantastic across the board as evidenced by the records set for several artists and such landmark titles as Amazing Fantasy No. 15, Batman No. 1 and Whiz Comics No. 1, remarked Senior Vice President Ed Jaster. No matter what happens in the outside world, its clear the vintage comic market remains resilient, while the market for original comic art continues to exceed all expectations. Nearly 4,700 bidders from around the world participated in this four-day event, which kicked off with a Platinum Session that exploded with a bidding war that led to a new auction record for legendary artist-creator Dave Cockrum. He was the man who helped save Marvel Comics X-Men after readers abandoned Stan Lee and Jack Kirbys team of young evolutionary marvels in the 1970s and their books filled with reprinted stories languished on shelves and racks. One of Cockrums earliest original art covers from his legendary X-Men run with writer Chris Claremont made its auction debut with April 1976s X-Men No. 98, featuring Storm, Nightcrawler and Colossus, all Cockrum creations, and an early cover appearance of Wolverine. The art opened live bidding at $120,000, but heated bidding drove its final price to $432,000, shattering the previous record for the beloved artist set just one year ago. The tussle over Cockrums gem was but a prelude to what followed. Moments later, bidders fought it out over one of the most memorable Frank Frazetta originals at auction in a while: the cover for 1973s Signet paperback Flash for Freedom! This Frazetta piece, which renders the anti-hero Harry Flashman more cocksure cowboy than Victorian-era military hero, realized $660,000. This cover painting is now tied for the fifth-most valuable Frazetta piece ever sold at Heritage, which holds all of the artists auction records. Spider-Mans 1962 inaugural swing through Marvel Comics continues to attract collectors: A copy of Amazing Fantasy No. 15 graded CGC Near Mint- 9.2 sold for $810,000, a new record for the grade. And, of course, several landmark titles realized remarkable numbers, including a Superman No. 1 graded CGC Very Good/Fine 5.0 that realized $675,000 and a Batman No. 1 graded CGC Fine 6.0 that sold for $552,000. A copy of Flash Comics No. 1 graded CGC VG/FN 5.0, which opened live bidding at $70,000 and sold for $192,000, the second-highest price realized at Heritage for that Golden Age gem behind only the legendary near-mint-plus 9.6 Mile High copy. Captain Marvel, too, was struck by lightning in this auction when a CGC Very Good- 3.5 copy of his 1940 debut in Whiz Comics No. 1 sold for $120,000. Thats easily a new record for this rare and historical key, whose highest price ever realized was $173,275 for a CGC FN 6.0 four years ago. But it wasnt only superheroes setting records last weekend or, for that matter, comic books and original art. There was nothing little about the Little Dot No. 1 graded CGC Near Mint+ 9.6 in this auction, as this popular book among collectors, featuring the debuts of Richie Rich and his pal Dorothy Polka, led to one of the most heated bidding wars of the entire affair. The result: a new auction record of $78,000 for this Harvey Comics key. Another debut set a new auction record last weekend: Robert E. Howards legendary Conan the Cimmerian made his first appearance in the December 1932 issue of the pulp magazine Weird Tales. Fine copies of that historic title have long been increasing in price, but it took a significant jump in this auction, realizing $19,200. The timing is certainly fortuitous for consignors and collectors: Over the next 14 months, Heritage will offer the historic Jack and Joanie Kump Collection of pulps. For additional information on this Comics and Comic Art Signature Auction, visit www.HA.com.