The Post notices 2 pages 0f Spider-Man art goes for the price of a minor Impressionist painting

Spider-Man comic-book page sells for a record $3.36 million

By Michael Cavna

Washington Post January 14 2022

https://www.washingtonpost.com/comics/2022/01/14/spider-man-art-record/

Young D.C.'s editorial cartoon auction ends tomorrow

Unfortunately, today was the first I'd heard of it.

Less than 24 hours left to bid in "YDC Drawn to the Screen" – our first online auction of editorial cartoons

The Young D.C. Auction closes on June 13, 2013 at 3:00 PM EDT. If your heart is set on a special item, you have less than 24 hours to win. Check Out These Great Buys... You can still bid on any of the special items in our auction right up to the final seconds of this exciting event. Every tick of the clock brings us closer to the deadline, 3 p.m. Thursday. This may be your last chance to win unique artwork, perhaps at a truly affordable price. As long as you don't miss out on your heart's desire or a great bargain, our teens won't miss out on fully funded summer and fall programs. We all appreciate your support so much, so BID NOW! Spread the word and we'll thank you even more Remind your friends the end is almost here! Just Refer your Friends so they have the chance to offer their support and get some great last-minute deals. Don't Forget: Every bid supports the work Young D.C. does with diverse groups of teens from the metro D.C. area. View All Auction Items Your Bids Help Channel Youthful Energy into Lasting Civic Engagement Whether you're looking for something unique for yourself, searching for a gift for a special someone, or looking to add an adventurous icebreaker to your office wall, you're sure to find something in our auction. Every bid helps support First Amendment education for teens who publish their own newspaper. YDC activities contribute to our vision that metro area teens will grow into media savvy adults who embrace the freedom and responsibilities of citizenship, enjoy journalism and reject demagoguery. After 22 years, Young D.C. knows bringing together teens from every quadrant of the city and the surrounding counties to create their own newspaper really does enhance lives–in teen years as well as the years that follow. Make Your Bid to Support Young D.C. It exists to create opportunities for young people from diverse backgrounds to work together to develop a responsible, independent media voice. Your bids ensure that we will continue to meet this mission and realize our vision.  We wish you could glimpse into our newsroom: Young D.C. was a beehive Monday. A rising senior at a small private school, taught HTML for updating www.youngdc.org to three teens from campuses east of the Anacostia River and near RFK Stadium. These four teens would otherwise never work together. Today they know working together productively overrides any differences that might interest demographers, but shouldn't inhibit cooperation. In decades to come they may share a work environment or a voting precinct with the same fine results we witnessed. Last January, two other teens who hadn't previously met worked on stories about Supreme Court decisions that broadened, then curbed freedom of speech for teens. They met Mary Beth Tinker of Tinker v. Des Moines (1969) and a lawyer who worked on Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier (1988). As this week progresses, three teens are writing in the newsroom about HIV education, access to Plan B and the quality of high school fitness programs. A dozen more are working on elements of Young D.C.'s summer issue and relating their progress via email and social media. Bid on Collectible Gems that Resonate with Today's Headlines View All 20 Items Bill Whitehead "I want your calling records for the last six months!" This ink on 11" x 8.5" paper original shows a figure from the NSA addressing a kid with a can-and-string telephone. The figure says, "Hey, kid! I want your calling records for the last six months." Published in the Kansas City Business Journal in... Value $100.00 Current Bid $38.00 Deb Milbrath POTUS GOP Compromise Signs of the times: President Obama offers "compromise," GOP elephant offers "pro 'me.'" Original ink on paper cartoon by Deb Milbrath. Dimensions: image is 11.5" x 8.5" (with matting 16" x 13") Published June 29, 2011 by EditorialCartoonists.com... Value $100.00 Current Bid Bid Now! Dick Locher on North Korean Nuclear Threat This color print of a 2010 editorial cartoon by Dick Locher (born June 4, 1929), reminds us the more things change, the more they remain the same. Dick Locher won the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning. It's a missile log roll featuring... Value $150.00 Current Bid Bid Now! Peters (yes, Mike Peters!) Helms Freezes Over Great example of how action stops in the U.S. Senate. What we saw in 1997 can be just as true today, although the characters have changed. Sen. Jesse Helms (R-NC) blocked Pres. Clinton's nomination of Gov. William Weld (R-Mass.) to be ambassador ... Value Priceless Current Bid Bid Now! View All 20 Items

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Cavna mixes and matches ridiculous auction prices

And here's Michael's summing up of recent auction madness - Batman, Superman comic books set records for sale price, By Michael Cavna, Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, February 27, 2010.

Comic Riffs on silly Batman auction price

1939 Batman Detective Comics No. 27 sells for record $1 million at auction, By Michael Cavna, Washington Post February 26, 2010.

Weldon on the silliness of a million bucks for a comic book

I Found A Million-Dollar Comic (In A 5 and 10 Cent Store) says Glen Weldon, at National Public Radio's Monkey See blog (February 24 2010).

Cavna looks into Superman million dollar comic a bit more closely

Call the Daily Planet! Superman comic book sells for record $1M [UPDATED]
Michael Cavna
Washington Post Comic Riffs blog February 22, 2010

Million dollar action

Both the Express and the Examiner ran stories about somebody paying a million dollars for a comic book with the first appearance of Superman. Here's the wire story they used: Superman's debut comic book issue sells for $1M By JAKE COYLE, The Associated Press, Monday, February 22, 2010.

OT: Would you pay a half of a million dollars for Green Lantern?

The New York Times had an ad last week for an auction at Bonhams for Mel Ramos' 1962 painting The Green Lantern with a pre-sale estimate of $600-800K. Obviously influenced by Gil Kane, the painting sold today for $500,000. Bonhams site has more details including the painting's history.