Value of Original Tom Mandrake Art

Tom Mandrake art price guide

Tom Mandrake's most famous art was in Batman #386, the first appearance of the Black Mask. He has a decent following of collectors and his art can be valuable.

Facts About Original Tom MANDRAKE Comic Art

Record Sale for Artwork:
$72,000 Batman #386 Complete 23-Page Story

Official Website:
http://www.tommandrake.com

Key Comic Book Issues:

• Batman #399
• X-Men Annual #7
• New Mutants #9
• Suicide Squad #56

How Much is Tom Mandrake Artwork Worth?

Several hundred to several thousand dollars. The Batman #386 story is an outlier.

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Prices For Tom Mandrake Art

Batman #386 Complete 23-Page Story by Tom Mandrake sold for $72,000. Click here to get your original art appraised.

Batman #386 Complete 23-Page Story sold for $72,000
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Batman #389 Cover and Preliminary Cover Art by Tom Mandrake sold for $6,570. Click here to get your original art appraised.

Batman #389 Cover and Preliminary Cover Art sold for $6,570
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Batman #392 Cover Art by Tom Mandrake sold for $4,800. Click here to get your original art appraised.

Batman #392 Cover Art sold for $4,800
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Batman #386 Page 2 by Tom Mandrake sold for $3,600. Click here to get your original art appraised.

Batman #386 Page 2 sold for $3,600
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Batman #479 Page 17 by Tom Mandrake sold for $660. Click here to get your original art appraised.

Batman #479 Page 17 sold for $660
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Batman #660 Splash Page 8 by Tom Mandrake sold for $990. Click here to get your original art appraised.

Batman #660 Splash Page 8 sold for $990
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Batman and Joker Illustration by Tom Mandrake sold for $480. Click here to get your original art appraised.

Batman and Joker Illustration sold for $480
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Batman Confidential #44 Cover Art by Tom Mandrake sold for $4,080. Click here to get your original art appraised.

Batman Confidential #44 Cover Art sold for $4,080
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DC Comics Presents #75 Page 12 by Tom Mandrake sold for $275. Click here to get your original art appraised.

DC Comics Presents #75 Page 12 sold for $275
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Detective Comics #656 Page 19 by Tom Mandrake sold for $410. Click here to get your original art appraised.

Detective Comics #656 Page 19 sold for $410
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Detective Comics Annual #5 Splash Page 32 by Tom Mandrake sold for $430. Click here to get your original art appraised.

Detective Comics Annual #5 Splash Page 32 sold for $430
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Firestorm #91 Cover Art by Tom Mandrake sold for $500. Click here to get your original art appraised.

Firestorm #91 Cover Art sold for $500
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Legends of the Dark Knight #45 and $46 Cover Art by Tom Mandrake sold for $1,020. Click here to get your original art appraised.

Legends of the Dark Knight #45 and $46 Cover Art sold for $1,020
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Martian Manhunter #7 Cover Art by Tom Mandrake sold for $600. Click here to get your original art appraised.

Martian Manhunter #7 Cover Art sold for $600
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Martian Manhunter #12 Cover Art by Tom Mandrake sold for $1,680. Click here to get your original art appraised.

Martian Manhunter #12 Cover Art sold for $1,680
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Marvel Holiday Special Page 1 by Tom Mandrake sold for $1,170. Click here to get your original art appraised.

Marvel Holiday Special Page 1 sold for $1,170
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New Mutants #9 Page 2-3 by Tom Mandrake sold for $1,315. Click here to get your original art appraised.

New Mutants #9 Page 2-3 sold for $1,315
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New Mutants #14 Page 4 by Tom Mandrake sold for $455. Click here to get your original art appraised.

New Mutants #14 Page 4 sold for $455
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New Mutants #16 Page 7 by Tom Mandrake sold for $840. Click here to get your original art appraised.

New Mutants #16 Page 7 sold for $840
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The Mummy: Palimpsest #1 B Variant Cover Art by Tom Mandrake sold for $150. Click here to get your original art appraised.

The Mummy: Palimpsest #1 B Variant Cover Art sold for $150
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Superman and Batman vs. Vampires and Werewolves #4 Page 8 by Tom Mandrake sold for $335. Click here to get your original art appraised.

Superman and Batman vs. Vampires and Werewolves #4 Page 8 sold for $335
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The Spectre #18 Page 19 by Tom Mandrake sold for $780. Click here to get your original art appraised.

The Spectre #18 Page 19 sold for $780
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The Spectre #38 Splash Page 20 by Tom Mandrake sold for $455. Click here to get your original art appraised.

The Spectre #38 Splash Page 20 sold for $455
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X-Men Annual #7 Page 3 by Tom Mandrake sold for $1,740. Click here to get your original art appraised.

X-Men Annual #7 Page 3 sold for $1,740
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X-Men Annual #7 Page 19 Tom Mandrake sold for $835. Click here to get your original art appraised.

X-Men Annual #7 Page 19 sold for $835
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History of Tom Mandrake in Comic Book Art

Tom Mandrake first created a fanzine with his friend L.B. Kellogg called First Flight while the two were still in high school. After high school, Mandrake attended Cleaveland's Cooper School of Art for two years, and then attended The Kubert School for two years, earning his degree there.

Following his graduation, Mandrake took a job with DC Comics, drawing backup stories for the title Sgt. Rock. He also worked for Marvel Comics, providing finished art over Sal Buscema's layouts on the New Mutants series. 

During his time in the mid-1980's at DC Comics, he and writer Doug Moench created the Black Mask in Batman #386, and the Film Freak in Batman #395. 

He and writer John Ostrander launched The Spectre series for DC Comics in 1992 and in issue #54, the duo introduced Micheal Holt, a character who brought forth a new version of Mister Terrific. Once that series came to an end the two collaborated on the series Martian Manhunter.  

In 2007, Mandrake and Ostrander produced the story-arc titled 'Grotesk' which appeared in Batman issues #659-662. He also drew and co-wrote the 2010 crossover series X-Files/30 Days of Night, with creator Steve Niles and Adam Jones. 

In 2011, Mandrake drew the one-shot DC Retroactive: Batman - The '70s, as well as a revival of Night Force by Marv Wolfman the following year. 

From 2013-2014 he collaborated with J. Michael Straxzynski on the series Sidekick.  

Mandrake has also provided artwork for other DC series including 52, Batman Confidential, DC Comics Presents, Detective Comics, Justice League of America, New Teen Titans, The Saga of Swamp Thing, Secret Origins, Suicide Squad, The Warlord and Wonder Woman.

He has also provided artwork for a number of Marvel series like G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, Hulk: Unchained, Ghost Rider / Blaze, Thor, The Punisher, Star Wars and X-Men Unlimited. 

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