Value of Original Jock Art

Jock art price guide

A modern artist who is best known for his work on Batman and Detective, Jock (pen name of Mark Simpson) is best-known for the iconic cover of Detective Comics #880.

Facts About Original Jock Comic Art

Record Sale for Artwork:
$7,200 Detective Comics #799 Cover Art

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Key Comic Book Issues:

• Detective Comics #880
• Green Arrow: Year One #4
• The Batman Who Laughs #3
• New Avengers #6

How Much is Jock Artwork Worth?

Jock pieces sell for four figures, but the record will surely be beaten if his most famous cover art comes to market.

The haunting Joker cover of Detective Comics #880. Jock art

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Prices For Jock Art

Detective Comics #799 Cover Art by Jock sold for $7,200. Click here to get your original art appraised.

Detective Comics #799 Cover Art sold for $7,200
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All Star Batman #6 Page 5 by Jock sold for $1,200. Click here to get your original art appraised.

All Star Batman #6 Page 5 sold for $1,200
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The Batman Who Laughs #3 Page 9 by Jock sold for $460. Click here to get your original art appraised.

The Batman Who Laughs #3 Page 9 sold for $460
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The Batman Who Laughs #3 Page 14 by Jock sold for $1,440. Click here to get your original art appraised.

The Batman Who Laughs #3 Page 14 sold for $1,440
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Green Arrow: Year One #4 Cover Art by Jock sold for $600. Click here to get your original art appraised.

Green Arrow: Year One #4 Cover Art sold for $600
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New Avengers #6 Cover Art by Jock sold for $1,080. Click here to get your original art appraised.

New Avengers #6 Cover Art sold for $1,080
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The Losers #19 Page 9 by Jock sold for $160. Click here to get your original art appraised.

The Losers #19 Page 9 sold for $160
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History of Jock in Comic Book Art

Jock, also known as Mark Simpson, started out working in the comic book industry in the UK working for 2000 AD, a British comics magazine. He began working on series like Judge Dredd and Lenny Zero.

Shortly after his time with 2000 AD, Jock was picked up by DC Comics under their Vertigo Imprint to draw on series like The Losers and Green Arrow: Year One.

He also worked on other limited series including Hellblazer and the Faker. From there he began pencilling storylines for Detective Comics, in particular Batman and Batwoman.

In time, Jock gained a solid reputation as a cover artist, providing cover art for numerous titles across every major publisher in the industry.

Jock is also among one of the 62 artists to hold two Guinness World Records, the first being the Fastest Production of a Comic Book and the second Most Contributors to a Comic Book.

He has also provided the artwork for many film productions promotional posters such as Hancock, Battleship, Children of Men, Dredd, Batman Begins and X-Men: Days of Future Past.

Jock won a National Comics Award for Best New Talent in 2001 for his work on Judge Dredd in 2000 AD. In 2006, Jock was nominated for an Eisner Award for Best Cover Artists, and in 2012 he was nominated for a Stan Lee Award for Best Artist for his work on Detective Comics. 

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