Hake’s Sets New Record For Original Star Wars Comic Book Art

YORK, PENN. — Hake’s March 25-26 auction of extraordinary rarities from across today’s most popular collecting categories rocketed to a lofty $2.2 million, with many new world records set along the way. Prior to the sale, Hake’s president, Alex Winter, had predicted the Star Wars original comic art would reach “a new level in the marketplace.” It did exactly that. The greatest prize in the comic book art category was Howard Chaykin’s (b 1950) original p