The eight Buck Rogers covers Frank Frazetta created for Famous Funnies from 1953 to 1955 represent the ultimate pen-and-ink expression of the legendary artist’s mature style. This original art, produced for Famous Funnies No. 214,is one of the most striking from that string of covers and the favorite of many collectors. An iconic science fiction image, the work has inspired scores of homages, and Frazetta himself proudly kept the original in his collection his entire life. 

Frank Frazetta Famous Funnies No. 214 Buck Rogers Cover Original Art (Eastern Color, 1954)
Auction: June 26-29

This 1815 Rainwater Madeira hails from the esteemed Ridgely family cellars at Hampton Mansion, home of Charles Carnan Ridgely, Maryland’s governor from 1816 to 1819 and scion of one of early America’s most powerful families. Likely purchased by the pipe and matured in demijohn or cask on the estate, this 1815 vintage was bottled in 1910, nearly a century after harvest, and bears the “G.G.” mark found in the archival invoice of 200 bottles sold that year to legendary financier J.P. Morgan.  

1815 Rainwater Madeira
Auction: June 20

Kazuki Takahashi, the mastermind behind Yu-Gi-Oh!, conjured a world where friendship, courage and one well-played card could change everything. What began as a manga series in 1996 exploded into a global phenomenon, with anime, video games and a trading card game that holds the world record for best-selling trading card game of all time. Offered here is a one-of-a-kind artwork by Takahashi of Seto Kaiba, one of the main characters of the Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters anime series.

Kazuki Takahashi Yu-Gi-Oh! Seto Kaiba Signed Original Art (2000) PSA/DNA Authentic
Auction: June 27-28