| NEAL ADAMS
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| Jerry Lewis #104 |
| Page 29 |
| Published by DC Comics |
| SOLD |
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A large, bloated sumo-wrestler Jerry, done in the heyday of one of the best artists ever in the history of comics. A couple condition issues,
but still a great Neal Adams piece from his prime period at DC, for a fraction of what you'd pay for any of his superhero art.
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| DAN ADKINS
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Conan #7,
page 1 splash recreation |
| originally published by Marvel Comics |
| Original publication July, 1971 |
| Pencils and inks by Adkins |
$475
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In the early 70's, Barry (not yet Windsor-) Smith set the comics world on fire with his spectacular
art on Robert E. Howard's Conan. He started out by trying to imitate Jack Kirby, but in the space of
just a few issues he became one of the finest artists in the field.
In today's marketplace, the original splash for Conan #7
would sell for thousands of dollars. I was lucky enough to find this re-creation, by the inker who
worked on the book originally. Of course this piece costs only a fraction of what the original would cost, but it displays just as well.
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| ROSS ANDRU
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| Flash #179 |
| page 7 |
| published by DC Comics
| | September, 1968 |
| Pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. |
| $195 |
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Great silver-age half-splash action page. Flash socks it to the bad guys.
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| ROSS ANDRU
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| Flash #190 |
| page 14 |
| published by DC Comics
| | August, 1969 |
| Pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. |
| $245 |
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Great silver-age half-splash action page. Another one of the Flash socking it to the bad guys.
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| ROSS ANDRU
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| Out of the Shadows |
| Published by Standard Comics |
| 1952-1954 |
| Inks by Mike Esposito. |
| SOLD
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Pre-code horror!
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| SGT GEORGE BAKER?
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| Sad Sack #16
| page 21
| | published by Harvey Comics
| | March, 1952
| | $195
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Great golden-age page from back in the days when Sad Sack was out of the army.
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BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
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| AKA Goldfish Joker
| page 2
| August, 1995
| $150
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Bendis? You mean the writer? Yes, that Brian Michael Bendis, who started out as a writer/artist doing some phenomenal crime noir stuff like this.
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BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
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| Jinx #1
| page 23
| published by Caliber Press
| | $175
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BRIAN BOLLAND
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| Animal Man #2
| | cover
| | published by DC Comics
| | October, 1988
| | SOLD to a good home
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The Grant Morrison issues of Animal Man were
some of the best comics ever written. Morrison took an old, silly character that most people had
forgotten about (assuming they had ever heard of him to begin with), and updated the character
to be one of the most relevant heroes of the 80's. If you haven't done so, pick up the TPB which
reprints the first 9 issues. Then you'll be hooked, and you'll want to hunt down the
remainder of #1-24.
Brian Bolland is one of the finest cover artists of the last couple decades. As I understand it,
his work is now done digitally, which means these actual old pen-and-ink covers are getting scarcer
and scarcer, as they disappear into the hands of private collectors who rarely part with them.
This piece was one of my most prized pieces, until it came time to buy a new house for my family. Then, this piece became
an important part of the downpayment on our dream home. I'm glad I owned it, but have no regrets about selling it.
I learned an important lesson from this piece. When you have art framed, be sure to ask a lot of questions
and be sure you know what is being done. Here's why: I bought this piece back in the 90's. Thinking it would stay in my collection
indefinitely, I took it to a framer
in a nearby mall. The framer promised to take good care of it when framing it. I know I paid extra for uv-protective glass. I think I also made sure to order
acid-free matting, and made it clear that this was an important piece of art. Fast forward to 2009. After I sold the piece, I took it out of its
frame for shipping. I was STUNNED to find that the framer had literally glued the art to a foam core board. This wasn't just a drop of glue, but
some sort of adhesive all over the back of the artwork.
This was after I had already sold the art that I discovered the framer had caused irreparable damage to the art. If I knew who the guy was, I'd sue him, and I've never
sued or seriously considered suing anybody in my life. But that frame shop is long since out of business (no wonder).
Thankfully,
the page's buyer was a great guy who said that he'd take care of it. If you ever have any art framed, be sure it's done by somebody you can trust
and who has had experience with archival framing. Nuff said!
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PAT BRODERICK
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| Captain Marvel #56
| | page 23
| | published by Marvel Comics
| | May, 1978
| | $350
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Simply stunning artwork from Pat Broderick. He combined the smooth flowing curves of Wrightson with the intergalactic
sparkle of Starlin for a style that was all his own.
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PAT BRODERICK
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| Captain Marvel #60
| | page 2
| | published by Marvel Comics
| | 1978
| | $275
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More sparkly Pat Broderick. Captain Marvel and Drax.
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PAT BRODERICK
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| Marvel Spotlight v2 #1
| | page 10
| | published by Marvel Comics
| | July, 1979
| | $195
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PAT BRODERICK
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| Master of Kung Fu #70
| | page 14
| | Published by Marvel Comics
| | November, 1978
| | $125
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Shang-Chi tries to make it through a booby-trapped room.
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FRANK BRUNNER
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| Howard the Duck
| | Howard for President in '08
| | Tight pencil work, unpublished
| | 2007
| | $125
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Brunner, who made Howard what he was, does an updated Howard who looks pretty much like the Howard who ran in 1976.
Think he stands a chance in 2012?
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SAL BUSCEMA
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| Avengers #90
| | page 2
| | published by Marvel Comics
| | July, 1971
| | $950
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QUICK! What are Marvel's greatest epic sagas of the silver age and early bronze age? If you grew up on
these Marvels, then you probably mentioned either the first Silver Surfer/Galactus saga, or the Kree/Skrull war.
This storyline was one of the finest Marvel ever created. How did the Kree/Skrull war begin? Here it is, true believer!
A Kree sentry shows up to put Captain Marvel on trial. How'd you like to own a page from the opening shot of the
Kree/Skrull war?
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JOHN BYRNE
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| Superman #1
| | page 31
| | published by DC Comics
| | January, 1987
| | inks by Terry Austin
| | Best offer
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Byrne has redefined dozens of characters. This is from the beginning
of his stint on the best known, most most influential comic book character in
history.
From the Byrne/Austin team that brought you those legendary X-men comics, you we have a page from the
FIRST ISSUE of the current Superman series.
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PAUL CHADWICK
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| Concrete #3
| | back cover
| | published by Dark Horse Comics
| | August, 1987
| | $1350
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Concrete, Larry and Maureen, in a beautiful piece featuring all three main characters from this award-winning legendary series.
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FRANK CHO
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| | University Squared strip
| | pre-Liberty Meadows strip
| | Circa 1994
| | $11,995
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This strip is
the precursor to Liberty Meadows, and introduces Dean and Brandy and many of the usual Liberty
Meadows regulars. Yes, this is Frank Cho original art with Brandy prominently featured. Feast your eyes
and turn green with envy, Monkey Boy.
Frank's Liberty
Meadows is an absolutely hysterical strip, which is collected regularly into the Liberty Meadows
comic book. If you aren't familiar with it, do yourself a favor and pick up the comic, and see
today's strip at www.LibertyMeadows.com.
According to Frank Cho, only about 20 University Squared strips exist. The remaining ones were
destroyed by Frank himself.
As valuable as vintage Frank Frazetta art from early in his career is, imagine just what it would be worth if there were only 20 pages of
it in the world? Ponder that as you consider adding this page to your collection...
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MICHAEL GOLDEN
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| Star Wars #38
| | page 16
| | published by Marvel Comics
| | August, 1980
| | inks by Terry Austin
| | $5995
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Michael Golden was one of the finest artists of the late 70's and early 80's. He is probably best
known for his Micronauts work, which was breathtaking. But for my money, his art got even
better when embellished with the fine lines that Terry Austin's inks added. This is from my all-time
favorite Star Wars story, which was a one-shot filler issue just prior to Marvel's adaptation of
The Empire Strikes Back.
This art is framed, and although I gave the framer specific instructions regarding how this should be archivally framed,
I have reason to believe that this art may be fully mounted to a piece of foam core board within the frame.
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JACKSON GUICE
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| The Flash #4
| | page 2
| | published by DC Comics
| | September, 1987
| | Inks by Larry Mahlstedt
| | $125
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President Reagan appears in this issue of The Flash from the 80's. Check out Back Issue #33, where this page is
prominently featured.
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TIM HAMILTON
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| Trouble With Girls Volume 2, #4
| | back cover
| | published by Comico
| | May, 1989
| | inks by Chuck Austen
| | $225
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Back cover featuring Apache Dick and two gorgeous women.
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TIM HAMILTON
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| Trouble With Girls Volume 2, #5
| | cover
| | published by Eternity Comics
| | July, 1989
| | inks by Chuck Austen
| | SOLD
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The caption reads, "Hey, Look! The hero isn't on the cover!"
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TIM HAMILTON
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| Lester Girls: The Lizard's Trail #1
| | cover
| | published by Eternity Comics
| | November, 1990
| | $275
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TIM HAMILTON
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| Trouble With Girls Volume 2, #21
| | page 4
| | published by Eternity Comics
| | December, 1990
| | inks by Perry Mann
| | $25
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Lester gets a haircut. This series features anti-hero Lester Girls, who keeps getting sucked into numerous adventures even though all he wants to do is sit at home and
read The Red Pony. Funny stuff!
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DAVID LAPHAM
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| Harbinger #2
| | Page 19
| | Published by Valiant Comics
| | $300
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Great stuff from the early days of that Valiant magic! Peter encounters Haradas minions.
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DAVID LAPHAM
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| Harbinger #5
| | Page 5
| | Published by Valiant Comics
| | $225
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Great stuff from the early days of that Valiant magic!
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DAVID LAPHAM
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| Harbinger #10
| | Page 12
| | Published by Valiant Comics
| | SOLD
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Great stuff from the early days of that Valiant magic!
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DAVID LAPHAM
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| Harbinger #12
| | Page 4
| | Inks by John Dixon
| | Published by Valiant Comics
| | $80
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Great stuff from the early days of that Valiant magic!
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DAVID LAPHAM
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| Harbinger #12
| | Page 5
| | Published by Valiant Comics
| | SOLD
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Great stuff from the early days of that Valiant magic! Whole team appears in panel 2.
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DAVID LAPHAM
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| Harbinger #12
| | Page 6
| | Published by Valiant Comics
| | $150
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Great action page from the early days of that Valiant magic!
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DAVID LAPHAM
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| Harbinger #12
| | Page 7
| | Published by Valiant Comics
| | SOLD
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Great all-Harada page from the early days of that Valiant magic!
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DAVID LAPHAM
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| Harbinger #12
| | Page 8
| | Published by Valiant Comics
| | $125
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Great stuff from the early days of that Valiant magic!
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DAVID LAPHAM
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| Harbinger #12
| | Page 14
| | Published by Valiant Comics
| | $125
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Great stuff from the early days of that Valiant magic!
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DAVID LAPHAM
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| Harbinger #12
| | Page 19
| | Published by Valiant Comics
| | $130
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Great stuff from the early days of that Valiant magic!
It looks like the Harbinger movie will get made soon, so here's your chance to get some drop-dead gorgeous Harbinger artwork from
early in the career of
critically acclaimed artist David Lapham!
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DAVID LAPHAM
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| Harbinger #12
| | Page 20
| | Published by Valiant Comics
| | $150
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Great stuff from the early days of that Valiant magic!
It looks like the Harbinger movie will get made soon, so here's your chance to get some drop-dead gorgeous Harbinger artwork from
early in the career of
critically acclaimed artist David Lapham!
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DAVID LAPHAM
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| Harbinger #12
| | Page 21
| | Published by Valiant Comics
| | $150
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Great stuff from the early days of that Valiant magic!
It looks like the Harbinger movie will get made soon, so here's your chance to get some drop-dead gorgeous Harbinger artwork from
early in the career of
critically acclaimed artist David Lapham!
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DAVID LAPHAM
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| Superman Annual 5
| | Page 20
| | Published by DC Comics
| | $45
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From back when Superman was "dead". Two hot chicks in the shower. What more could you want?
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BOB LAYTON
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| X-O Manowar #1
| | Unpublished cover
| | February, 1992
| | $1250
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When Valiant was young and was pumping excitement into the comics industry like hadn't been seen in years,
X-O was a huge it. This is the unused cover for issue number 1. Apparently, Jim Shooter preferred a
less ticked-off looking barbarian for the cover.
See the published cover here
On the back of this piece, Layton did a partially-inked sketch of a barbarian. Is this the original Aric sketch? See it
here
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DAVID MACK
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| Kabuki: Circle of Blood Act 4
| | page 2 splash
| | published by Caliber Comics
| | July 1995
| | SOLD
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Highly recommended series! David Mack's writing and art show just what this medium is capable of.
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RAY MCCARTHY
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| WHAT IF #109
| | page 6
| | published by Marvel Comics
| | $40
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The Puppet Master, Ben Grimm, and Alicia Masters.
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FRANK MILLER
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| Wolverine mini-series #?
| | Page 8 pencil photostat
| | Published by Marvel Comics
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| | $295
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This photostat of Frank Miller's pencils prior to inking came from the production process. If, like me, you'll never be able to afford
an original page from Miller's Wolverine, this is the next best thing at a fraction of the price.
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FRANK MILLER
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| Wolverine mini-series #3
| | Page 21 pencil photostat
| | Published by Marvel Comics
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| | $195
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This photostat of Frank Miller's pencils prior to inking came from the production process. If, like me, you'll never be able to afford
an original page from Miller's Wolverine, this is the next best thing at a fraction of the price.
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JIM MOONEY
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| Ms. Marvel #17
| | Page 16
| | Published by Marvel Comics
| | May, 1978
| | Inks by Tony DeZuniga
| | $550
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The first ever appearance of Mystique. She appears here disguised as Nick Fury. When was the last time
you saw the original art for the first appearance of a major X-men character offered for sale?
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WINSLOW MORTIMER
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| Journey Into Mystery #5
| | page 14
| | published by Marvel Comics
| | June, 1973
| | $125
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Half splash from a Bronze Age horror story from Marvel.
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JOHN ROMITA...
SORT OF
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| Amazing Spider-man #55
| | cover re-creation
| | Artist unknown
| | Original published December, 1967
| | $95
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This is a very well done re-creation of the cover the legendary John Romita did for his best-known character.
I have no idea who the artist is on this piece, but he (or she) did a great job.
$125
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JOHN ROMITA... SORT OF
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| Amazing Spider-man #96
| | cover prelim photostat
| | Original published by Marvel Comics
| | May, 1971
| | $175
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A piece of Marvel history. This is a stat of the original layout for
Amazing Spider-man #96, the issue that marked the
beginning of the classic drug story that the Comics Code Authority refused to approve.
This stat gives some interesting insight into the planning process behind the cover
layout and text blurbs. One notation in the margin indicates that one of the cops on
the cover must be black, indicating Marvel's desire to present racial equality.
Published cover
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BARRY SMITH?
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| Conan #6
| | cover layout
| | Unpublished by Marvel Comics
| | Circa 1972
| | $95
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This is an original sketch of a suggested cover to Conan #6,
on the back of Stan Lee's flimsy paper stationery. I'm not certain of the artist. This doesn't
appear to be by Smith, and MyComicArt.com visitor Jeremy Radisich was kind enough to point out that this is likely by Marie Severin.
Jeremy indicates that Marie's job was to come up with proposed cover layouts for cover layouts for newbies such as Smith and industry
veterans like Jack "King" Kirby as well. The art style on Conan's face is similar to
other such sketches Marie did, and the logo handwriting looks like Marie's.
Altough the art indicates it's for Conan #6, I'm guessing that this is the first proposal for Smith's artwork
to Conan #9. Conan appears to be dangling and stabbing at something. Take a look at the published covers to Conan #6 and #9 and see what
you think.
Reverse of image: Stan Lee's stationery
Published Cover to Conan #6
Published Cover to Conan #9
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TIM TRUMAN
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| Jonah Hex: Two Gun Mojo #3
| | page 13
| | published by DC Comics
| | October, 1993
| | $150
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Tim Truman is one of the finest illustrators of westerns ever. Pencilled breakdowns for another page are on the back of this one.
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MIKE VOSBURG
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| Starfire #8
| | page 25
| | published by DC Comics
| | 1970's
| | $95
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Remember Starfire, the Sword-and-sorcery heroine whose cups ranneth over even more than Red Sonja's? Here she is!
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RON WILSON
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| Spectacular Spider-man #82 |
| page 14 |
| Published by Marvel Comics |
| September, 1983
| | SOLD
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One of the greatest comic book characters of all time. Half splash of Spidey in a classic crouch pose.
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MICHAEL ZULLI
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| Death painting
| | 2006, unpublished?
| | $375
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The best artist ever to work on Sandman, doing the best character the series introduced.
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UNKNOWN ARTISTs
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DESTROYER
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| Destroyer #1
| | Page 6
| | Published by Marvel Comics
| | Nov, 1989 or March, 1991
| | $75
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I used to collect comics that featured appearances of real people (think JFK and Marilyn Monroe in Adventure Comics, for example).
Then I bought some art along those lines, like this one featuring the first President George Bush.
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INCREDIBLE HULK
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| Incredible Hulk #181
| | cover recreation
| | original published by Marvel Comics
| | original dated November, 1974
| | $50
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Recreation of the first ever appearance of the X-Men's most popular character, Wolverine.
The real thing would cost thousands. Maybe even tens of thousands, if somebody were
willing to part with it. This cost me a lot less, and looks
really effing cool.
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IGER/EISNER SHOP
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| Indians #2
| | Page 29
| | Published by Fiction House
| | 1950
| | $200
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The politically correct thing to call this would be a page from an early series about
Native Americans. The politically incorrect thing to call this would be a hot page of
girl-on-girl action.
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IGER/EISNER SHOP
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| Cowgirl Romances #4
| | page 29
| | published by Fiction House
| | 1951
| | $120
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Great Fiction House good girl art. Incredibly clean lines!
Three panels of good-girl art from the
Eiger-Eisner shop.
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IGER/EISNER SHOP
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| Sheena #7
| | page 8
| | published by Fiction House Comics
| | $95
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RANGERS COMICS
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| Rangers Comics #18
| | Page 25
| | Published by Fiction House
| | 1942
| | $300
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Gory scene of a Japanese soldier being burned alive by a flame thrower, published by one
of the best publishers of the 40's.
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RANGERS COMICS
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| Rangers Comics #22
| | Page 14
| | Published by Fiction House
| | April, 1945
| | $350
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A gory scene with soldiers and soldiers' corpses tied to a wall, as the advancing
army perpares to fire on them. This has what that crazy Dr. Wertham would have called a
"headlights" panel. Okay, so Wertham was wrong about a lot of things,
but not everything.
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WAR BATTLES
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| War Battles #6 cover proofs
| | Published by Harvey Comics
| | 1950's
| | $45
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Collection of six color separation proofs from War Battles #6. Pictured is the black-and-white proof.
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I have about a gazillion items to sell. Slowly, as time permits, I'm posting them here and on eBay.
See something you like? Just send me an e-mail.
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I've tried to proofread everything as closely as possible, but I can't be held responsible for typographical
errors on this site. Sorry. If you spot a mistake, I'll gladly fix it, though. If you see a price that looks too good to be true...
odds are pretty good that it's not a typo and it's bargain-priced because I want to sell it! Thanks!
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Shipping in the U.S.A.: For non-CGC comics, $5.00 for shipping. For CGC comics, $9.95 for insured Priority Mail shipping. For artwork, $9.00 for insured Priority Mail shipping.
For everything else and everywhere else, please inquire.
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