Massive comic collection fetches huge price at Newcastle auction and here's how much buyers paid
An amazing six figure sum was reached at a Newcastle auction of comics - and it is just the start of the collection’s sell-off.
The sale was described as ‘perhaps the most significant private collection of British comics ever assembled’.
£100,000 realised at Newcastle auction
Spanning decades of collecting by Newcastle born enthusiast and entrepreneur Peter Hansen, the sale attracted strong international interest from collectors, institutions and comic art enthusiasts alike.
Among the standout results was Lot 94, The Beano Annual No. 1, which sold for £3,125, significantly above expectations of its £1000-1800 estimate.
Other notable highlights included Lot 163, Marvelman No. 25 by L. Miller & Son, which achieved £1,750.
‘Decades of careful collecting and an extraordinary passion for British comics’
Original comic artwork also proved highly sought after. Lot 204, an original painted artboard by celebrated comic artist Frank Bellamy for The Happy Warrior: The True Life Story of Sir Winston Churchill, sold for £1,690.
Another work by Bellamy, Lot 205, an original artboard for the Thunderbirds series published in TV Century 21 No. 111, achieved £1,430.
John Bullock-Anderson, Head of Comics and Auctioneer at Anderson & Garland, said: “This result shows just how important Peter Hansen’s collection is. It represents decades of careful collecting and an extraordinary passion for British comics.
“The response from bidders local, nationally and internationally has been tremendous and the prices achieved reflect the historical importance of the material. And the remarkable thing is that we are only at the very start of this series of sales.”
40,000 comics and 20,000 pieces of original artwork
The sale forms the first part of a landmark series that will disperse Peter Hansen’s extraordinary archive, which includes more than 40,000 comics and 20,000 pieces of original artwork charting the complete history of British comics from the early twentieth century onwards.
The next instalment of the collection will be presented by Excalibur Auctions on Saturday, May 9, with Anderson & Garland scheduled to host a further sale in Summer 2026.
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