NEW YORK CITY — Frank Frazetta’s “The Norseman” took top honors at Heritage Auctions’ May 13-14 comics and comic art Signature auction, which was held at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. Realizing $454,100 including premium, and driving a $6.55-plus million auction, which had a 99.9 percent sell-through rate by both value and total lots offered, the 1972, 17½ by 23½ inch, vibrantly colored, oil on board also set a record price at auction for the legendary artist.

“We had 20 lots in this auction sell for more than $50,000,” Barry Sandoval, director of operations for comics and comic art at Heritage said. “That’s enough to impress even the most seasoned collector.”

No piece in the auction garnered more attention than Frank Frazetta’s original art, “The Norseman,” which soared amidst spirited bidding.

Todd Hignite, vice president at Heritage said, “This has everything you would expect in a Frazetta barbarian masterpiece and it was a personal favorite of the artist.”

A full review of the auction will be in a future issue.