Going Once . . . Going Twice . . .

As vintage comics and comic book art continue to draw big money from the auction circuit, Angela Watercutter examines some of what may be going on:

“With the advent of electronic versions of comics, [Michael] Zapcic suspects physical print runs will decrease, leading to a whole new reason for scarcity.”

(Image: original cover art for The Amazing Spider-Man #328, January, 1990, Todd McFarlane, Marvel Comics. The piece sold for $657,250 in July of this year.)