To celebrate its 30th anniversary of protecting the First Amendment rights of the comics community, CBLDF and Heritage Auctions are now offering 11 important works at auction. The original art is being offered now, during Heritage Auctions’ autumn Comics Auction Nov. 17-19 live in Beverly Hills and on HA.com.
Most of the pieces in the auction are originals from the 1987 “A Benefit Portfolio in Defense of the First Amendment” that led to the creation of CBLDF. Important works by Frank Miller, R Crumb, Stephen Bissette, Sergio Aragones, Reed Waller, and more are up for grabs.
Keep reading to take a look at some of the pieces in the auction, and don’t forget to bid on your favorites now! The auction of these important works ends tomorrow!
Bob Burden A Benefit Portfolio In Defense of the First Amendment
Flaming Carrot Original Art (CBLDF, 1987)
Also included is an original piece by Howard Cruse (himself a contributor to this classic portfolio) that was created in support of a later CBLDF case, the Florida prosecution of Michael Diana in 1992-94 (est. $2,000) and Eric Vincent’s original piece from the benefit portfolio.