Hello, to our fellow collectors and comic book enthusiasts. A very warm welcome to you from God’s country, beautiful sunny San Diego, California. We are now deep in the summer months and thus, the famed San Diego Comic Convention (SDCC) is about to commence next week, which will take place in beautiful San Diego, California from Wednesday July 22 through Sunday, July 26, 2026. If you plan on attending, please make it a priority to stop by and say hello. We always enjoy seeing and speaking with our recurring clients face-to-face, as well as new ones and sincerely thank you all for your continued business throughout the years.

ARCHANGELS is pleased to offer some fantastic brand-new high-grade comic books and original comic artwork. To begin, we are showcasing one of the most important pieces of key and historic Golden-Age pieces of original art to ever surface into the marketplace – the very first drawing of Mary Marvel ever done by her co-creator Marc Swayze, which was likewise published in her origin and first appearance in Captain Marvel Adventures #18 (cover date of Dec. 11, 1942). At present, we are revealing this remarkable artwork as a promotional piece only, not for sale, to share with our client base such an ultra-rare, significantly historic and lovely piece this artwork truly is. In addition, our new offering reflects our love and passion for original artwork with some new and fresh pieces by such artists as Neal Adams, Jim Aparo, Rich Buckler, John Byrne, Gene Colan, Carmine Infantino, Batman creator Bob Kane, Joe Kubert, Greg Land, Shelly Moldoff, Rags Morales, Don Newton, Irv Novick, George Perez, Marie Severin, Ron Wilson and Thomas Yeates. Special attention should be directed toward the opening page one from Batman Son of the Demon – the groundbreaking and very first Batman graphic novel from 1987, that was exquisitely illustrated by the super-talented Jerry Bingham. There is also some gorgeous Pussycat pages herein, which includes a stunning splash page, all rendered in full ink-wash by the impeccable Jim Mooney. Another highlight of this offering would be some pages from the famed Adventure Comics series, which starred the dreaded Spectre by writer Michael Fleisher and artist Jim Aparo. Pages from this terrific, yet very short and controversial series, are very difficult to come by and highly sought after among seasoned collectors. Finally, you will find a brand new offering some high-grade Signature Series comics and a nice selection of gorgeous stellar grade magazines, which include some gorgeous copies of Famous Monsters of Filmland, a super-killer copy of Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #17 that features the classic Enter the Dragon cover art by the master draftsman himself, Neal Adams as well as a killer copy of Warrior #1 (Quality, 1982) that featured the first appearance of V for Vendetta and Marvelman. And to wrap-up this newest offering, take a look at some beautiful Limited Edition sports lithographs in our Related Items Section that includes a stunning LA Lakers Legends along with some impressive Mickey Mantle lithographs – all signed by their respective NBA and MLB stars.

For all you graphic novel enthusiasts, make sure to check out our two books, The Outlaw Prince and Luna Moon-Hunter. Both are epic, fully painted sagas with truly outstanding artwork. The linked images below will take you to each one of the corresponding web-sites, where the books may be purchased.

Again, thank you for taking the time to drop by and if you might have any questions, make sure to shoot us an email.

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Robert Hughes
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Summer / Fall, 2026