Most expensive comic book cover sold at auction

Cover art for a special edition of Tintin in America sold for a price of 1.3 million Euros (£1m; $1.6m) to an anonymous bidder at an auction event held by the Paris-based auction house Artcurial in June 2012. The art, made in 1932 by Tintin creator Hergé (the pen name...

Jay Clarke Obituary

Jay Clarke, age 61, of Ripon, WI, passed away on Wednesday, May 23, 2012, as a result of a motorcycle accident. Jay was born April 9, 1951, in Ripon, the son of Dr. Orville and Sarah (Watson) Clarke. He graduated from Ripon High School class of 1969, and furthered his...

Most expensive painting sold at auction online

The most expensive artwork sold online is October on Cape Cod by American painter Edward Hopper, which fetched $9.6 m (£6.7 m) in an internet auction organized by Christie’s on 28 November 2012. Hopper produced the oil painting in 1946. He would often drive around the...

Most expensive videogame figure sold at auction

Collectable figure company ESC-TOY created a range of vinyl figures to tie-in with the release of Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception, including an uncoloured Nathan Drake figure that was signed by the game’s staff. This unique item was then auctioned on eBay,...

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