Overview

• Online bidding opened Thursday for Part One at Heritage Auctions, with the live sale scheduled for Sept. 26.
• Del Toro moved to sell following January’s Los Angeles wildfires, when he had only hours to evacuate and removed about 120 of roughly 5,000 pieces.
• The first installment features more than 100 lots from his films and renowned comic artists, with further tranches planned for next year.
• Top items include Bernie Wrightson’s Frankenstein originals with starting bids of $200,000 and $100,000, and H. R. Giger’s The Tourist concept at $150,000.
• Hellboy offerings include Ron Perlman’s screen-worn jacket at $40,000 and the “Big Baby” shotgun at $50,000, plus Pan’s Labyrinth preproduction art and an early Cronos sketch.