Bruneau & Co.s Oct. 17 Sale Packed With Comic Books, Pokemon Collectibles, Toys, And Dolls
Pop Culture Auction Has Over 575 Lots
October 16, 2020
Rare vintage comic books, Pokmon collectibles, and toys and dolls will all share center stage in Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers next major auction, planned for Saturday, Oct. 17, at 10 a.m. Eastern, online and live in the Cranston gallery. Limited in-house seating is by appointment only. To reserve a seat, call 401-533-9980. This auction is definitely filled with all forms of pop culture goodness, said Travis Landry, a Bruneau & Co. auctioneer and the firms 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 Pokmon 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. Its 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 included contemporary and designer dolls into the catalog, and Im sure theyll attract interest. Its not every day a collection that large pops up on the market for auction. All categories combined--comics, Pokmon, 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 (August 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 (September 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 Pokmon collectibles represent a category thats so young and unpredictable, none of the lots have set estimates. They show in the catalog, for appearance sake, as being $20-$10,000. Pokmon lots expected to do well include a year 2000 Korean Pokmon 1st edition Charizard holographic trading card, graded PSA Mint 9, and a group of three1999 Pokmon Base Unlimited holographic trading cards, Blastoise, Charizard and Venusaur, all are graded at BGS 9 Mint. Other noteworthy Pokmon lots include a 1999 Wizards of the Coast Pokmon base set Charizard trading card foil pack, graded PSA 10 Gem Mint, and a 2003 Wizards of the Coast Pokmon Aquapolis Entei trading card foil pack, also PSA 10 Gem Mint. Pokmon has been such a huge phenomenon in the collecting universe, its hard to believe its only been around since 1995. The franchise was created by Satoshi Tajiri in Japan (where, its interesting to note, Pokmon is also known as Pocket Monsters) and is managed by the Pokmon Company, founded by Nintendo, Game Freak and Creatures. Pokmon is centered on fictional creatures called Pokmon, which humans (known as Pokmon Trainers) catch and train to battle each other for sport. Works within the franchise are set in the Pokmon universe. The English slogan for the franchise is Gotta Catch Em All. The Pokmon Red and Blue video games for the Nintendo Game Boy system came out in 1996. Pokmon very quickly grew into a media mix franchise, adapted into various different media, and is now the highest-grossing media franchise of all time, with $90 billion in total revenue. It spawned a hit anime TV series with a hugely successful video game adaptation and, as any collector will tell you, is also into toys, trading cards, books, manga comics and other items. The Bruneau & Co. gallery is located at 63 Fourth Ave. in Cranston, R.I. Internet bidding will be facilitated by LiveAuctioneers.com, Invaluable.com, Bidsquare.com and bidLIVE.Bruneauandco.com, plus the mobile app Bruneau & Co. on iTunes or GooglePlay. To learn more, visit www.bruneauandco.com.
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