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Ed Jaster
VP of Heritage Auction Galleries
EdJ@HA.com
1-800-872-6467 x1288
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| From the very beginning, Ed Jaster seemed destined for the art business. His parents met while attending the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in the 1940s, the same school their son would later attend. Subsequently, for some 20 years, Ed owned his own commercial art firm in Chicago, acquiring, trading, and selling world class collections of American photography, illustration art, and vintage comic books. Ed brought his vast experience and expertise in collectibles to Heritage Auctions in 2002. |
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Jim Halperin
Co-Chairman
Jim@HA.com
1-800-872-6467 x1255
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| Born in Boston in 1952, Jim formed a part-time rare coin business at age 15 after discovering he had a knack (along with a nearly photographic memory) for coins. Jim scored a perfect 800 on his math SATs and received early acceptance to Harvard College, but after attending three semesters took a permanent leave of absence to pursue his full-time numismatic career. In 1975, Jim supervised the protocols for the first mainframe computer system in the numismatic business, which would catapult New England Rare Coin Galleries to the top of the industry in less than four years. In 1982, Jim's business merged with that of his friend and former archrival Steve Ivy. Their partnership has become Heritage Auctions, the third-largest auction house in the world. Jim is also a well-known futurist, an active collector of EC comics and early 20th-century American art (visit www.jhalpe.com), venture capital investor, philanthropist (he endows a multimillion-dollar health education foundation), and part-time novelist. His first fiction book, The Truth Machine, was published in 1996, became an international science fiction bestseller, and was optioned for movie development by Warner Brothers and Lions Gate. Jim's second novel, The First Immortal, was published in early 1998 and immediately optioned as a Hallmark Hall of Fame television miniseries. |
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Todd Hignite
Consignment Director
ToddH@HA.com
1-800-872-6467 x1790
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| Todd is the founder and editor of the critically lauded publication Comic Art, which has been nominated for Eisner Awards every year of its existence and won a 2004 Harvey Award. He has extensive experience working in the art world, has been collecting original comic art and illustration art for the past 20 years, and is the author of The Art of Jaime Hernandez/The Secrets of Life and Death, and In the Studio: Visits with Contemporary Cartoonists, among other publications. He has also curated numerous exhibitions on comics and illustration art, including R. Crumb's Underground, which recently toured museums across the country. |
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Lon Allen
Director of Sales
LonA@HA.com
1-800-872-6467 x1261
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| Lon attended Truman State University from 1991-1995, and, while there, entered the comics business part-time. His successful part-time business became a successful full-time business In 2000 when he started J.L.A. Comics. Lon joined Heritage in 2002 and became Director of Sales for the Comics Division in 2005. He is an advisor to both the Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide and to GPAnalysis.com. |
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Don Mangus
Illustration Art and Comics Cataloger
DonM@HA.com
1-800-872-6467 x1331
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| Don Mangus brings his experience as a published writer and former college-level Design, Drawing, and Painting instructor to his catalog descriptions in Comics and Illustration Art. He is an artist/cartoonist, with both a BFA and a MFA from Southern Methodist University. His articles on comic art have been published in Comic Book Artist, Robin Snyder's the Comics, and The Charlton Spotlight, as well as on numerous comics-related Web sites. |
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Barry Sandoval
Director of Operations, Comics
BarryS@HA.com
1-800-872-6467 x1377
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| In addition to managing Heritage's Comics division, which sells some $15 million worth of comics and original comic art each year, Barry helps evaluate collections and helps write and research catalog descriptions of high-profile lots. Prior to Heritage, Barry was in book publishing, where he edited the award-winning "The Encyclopedia of Photographers, 1900 to Present," as well as books on digital and conventional photography, and several reference books. |
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Steve Borock
Consignment Director
SteveB@HA.com
1-800-872-6467 x1337
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| Steve Borock was a key figure in introducing third-party certification to the comic book hobby. Having owned many of the hobby's most important comic books, and due to his spotless reputation in the collecting community, he was hired by CGC (Comics Guaranty Corporation) as its Primary Grader and Restoration Detection Expert when it started up in 1999. He was promoted to President of CGC soon thereafter, a post he held until retiring in late 2008. Steve had the final word on every grade that CGC assigned, and his reputation was a key component in CGC's gaining acceptance among the collecting community. Along with colleague Mark Haspel, Steve established the grading standards used by CGC and these days most of the collecting community as well. |
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Greg Holman
Cataloger
GregH@HA.com
1-800-872-6467 x1386
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| After attending Southwest Texas State University and serving a tour in the Dallas art gallery community, Greg Holman turned his love of comics into a full-time career, learning the ins and outs of selling comics from one of the largest comic dealers in the Southwest. Greg's duties at Heritage include Consignment Direction as well as describing and cataloging consignments for auction in the company's Signature and weekly Internet auctions. |
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Jim Steele
Chief Cataloger
JimSt@HA.com
1-800-872-6467 x1328
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| Jim Steele gleaned his expertise and encyclopedic knowledge of comic books the old-fashioned way - he worked the comic convention circuit as a dealer for over 20 years while owning a collectibles bookstore. The years in the collecting trenches paid off in 2002 when he joined Heritage, and by 2003 he had become Chief Cataloger for the Comics and Comic Art Division. Jim also assists with the production of Heritage's Entertainment Memorabilia catalogs. |
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Jerry Stephan
Grader/Consignment Director
JerryS@HA.com
1-800-872-6467 x1595
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| Jerry Stephan received his BA from the University of Missouri at St. Louis. He became a comic dealer after his time in the Navy, attending shows all over the mid-west. Jerry owned a comic shop from 1985 to 1987, and from 1994 until 2002 he hosted close to a dozen comic shows in St. Louis under the More Fun Conventions banner. In 2002, he moved to Sarasota Florida where he spent the next five years as a grader for Comics Guaranty Company. He joined Heritage in 2007 and is having a blast! |
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David Tosh
Comics Cataloger
DavidT@HA.com
1-800-872-6467 x1232
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| Veteran cataloger David Tosh, now entering his sixth year at Heritage, is a trained graphic designer with more than 30 years experience in advertising and printing. His experience as a Nostalgia dealer in the 1990s, gave him extensive experience with vintage toys and memorabilia, which is valuable in his work at Heritage with comic-related collectibles. |
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Aaron White
Consignment Coordinator/Auction Operations
AaronW@HA.com
1-800-872-6467 x1763
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| Aaron has been with the comic division of Heritage since Spring 2008. As a Consignment Cooridinator, Aaron has the opportunity to truly immerse himself in the hobby of comic collecting, at the same time, using his experience to ensure that clients find the consignment process with Heritage is a smooth one. Prior to his move to Dallas, Aaron received his B.A. from the University of Kentucky and spent several happy years in New York City. |
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