WATCHMEN ORIGINAL ART ALAN MOORE DAVE GIBBONS #9 PG 27

A few weeks late? Yeah, probably. but it's still Watchmen art, so there's still a lot to love.

Batman 1 1940 DC 1st app Joker. Signed by Bob Kane !!

filter81 is clearly the "clean" king of eBay. Batman #1 is an underrated book, by the way. 1st Catwoman. 1st Joker.

X-Men#3 Splashy Magneto art by Jim Lee & Scott Williams

It's amazing to see how far Jim Lee has progressed from this work. There's still a lot of cool energy and dynamism in his earlier work, but he's been getting better all the time.

Of course, I know some of you probably hate him. To that I say- to each his own

STARLIN Warlock # 10 page 14 Adam in all panels WOW

Talk about dynamism. Starlin is the man. Cosmic comics are the top of the heap for me. I love 'em. And Warlock is one of the best cosmic characters.

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Anything else out there? What did I miss? Leave it in the comments.

Go Ted.
Barry SMITH, ORIGINAL ART, CONAN#1, PG 12-13

Barry SMITH, ORIGINAL ART, CONAN#1, PG 12-13
Superb battle page from the landmark issue from 1970. Conan must overcome his fear of the supernatural to save his own life. This is page 12 & 13 put back together the way Smith laid it out and drew it, before the published version appeared as two half pages with ads beneath. 11" X 16"
These outstanding pages were collected by our great friend Tom Massarelli many years ago, and are going to be offered for sale for the first time in more than a decade! He acquired singular examples of pages by many of the top artists, as you'll see. To learn more about "Maz" visit our website at http://www.superworldcomics.com

Dave Cockrum GIANT SIZE X-MEN #1 Original Comic Art

Winning bid: US $25,000.00
Seller: drjdre( 746)

Description
"This beautiful piece of original comic book art was created by the late DAVE COCKRUM. This is page 47….the final page of the story that introduced The New X-Men…. from issue #1 of the GIANT SIZE X-MEN. Characters on this page include: NIGHTCRAWLER, COLOSSUS, STORM, Jean Grey as MARVEL GIRL, WOLVERINE, and ANGEL. There are no rips, tears, or creases …. excellent condition!! "

What terrible news. Roger's Detective is one of the great Batman runs of all time…

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eBay: Marvel Fantastic Four original comic cover art #115 (item 260073306745 end time Jan-13-07 13:33:13 PST)

Winning bid: US $13,856.99 Seller: wozney2007( 0 )

"Marvel Fantastic Four issue #115, October, 1971. This is the original inked cover art/production paste-up for this cover. The art board has been trimmed, but the excess border extends one-half inch beyond the actual art. There is some lifting of the paste-up—the speech balloons, marvel corner logo, Fantastic Four type, and the title are separate pieces that were originally rubber cemented in position. These compress flat when tightly framed. There is just a little yellowing in spots due to the rubber cement and age, but the art is very clean and in great condition. It has been stored, framed, under glass. The printed comic is included with the art. The cover has separated from the staples but is in good condition."

Here's the art:

If you're down with X-mas – merry X-Mas! If you're not down, nothing to see here, skip down to the comic.

GIANT-SIZE X-MEN 1 CGC 9.8 NEAR MINT/MINT NO RESERVE

Winning bid: US $11,211.00 Seller: thevaultofcomics( 1006)

Description:

"Hello and welcome to THE VAULT OF COMICS annual NO RESERVE Christmas auction! You need to be involved in the bidding in this once in a life time auction so stay up late, don't sleep at all for that matter, and don't miss a minute of this auction for GIANT-SIZE X-MEN 1 CGC 9.8 NEAR MINT/MINT with off-white to white pages WITH NO RESERVE! NOT AN ILLUSION, NOT A HOAX, NOT AN IMAGINARY TALE, THE HIGHEST GRADED GIANT-SIZE X-MEN 1 IN EXISTENCE OFFERED WITH NO RESERVE! Additional full front cover and back cover scan:

http://bunkybrothers.com/scans/gsxmen_1_cgc98.jpg

http://bunkybrothers.com/scans/gsxmenbc_1_cgc98.jpg

"The GPA average sale price for GIANT-SIZE X-MEN 1 CGC 9.8 (the highest ever graded, best known GSXM 1) is $10, 521.20. the GPA high sale price for GIANT-SIZE X-MEN 1 CGC 9.8 (the highest ever graded, best known GSXM 1) is $12,750.00. This auction has no reserve and starts at cover price. Please view all 3 pictures. This comic is outstanding and I know the high winning buyer will be thrilled to own this, the HIGHEST GRADED EXTANT! "

GHOST RIDER #1, 1973, CGC 9.8 NM/MT, HIGHEST GRADED, NR
THE HIGHEST GRADED COPY!!! CHECK THE CGC CENSUS!!

Final Bid: US $6,412.00 Seller: turboterri( 3967)

Description:

"Ghost Rider #1, September 1973, Marvel Comics Group. This is THE HIGHEST GRADED COPY, and a virtually flawless book! Professionally graded by the CGC as a universal blue label (unrestored) NM/MT 9.8, with OFF-WHITE TO WHITE PAGES. According to the current CGC census, only one copy has received a 9.8 grade, and none higher! An absolutely stunning, flawless copy!! "

WTF does that even mean?

Here's the book:

GIANT-SIZE X-MEN 1 CGC 9.8 NEAR MINT/MINT NO RESERVE

Still plenty of time to get in a thrill bid. You know you want to…

Dave Cockrum, 63, Comic Book Artist, Dies

"Dave Cockrum, an illustrator who in the mid-1970s helped invent a dynamic new look and intriguing new characters for the moribund “X-Men” comics, paving the way for what became America’s most popular comic books and a billion-dollar movie empire, died on Nov. 26 at his home in Belpon, S.C. He was 63."

The new look is an important thing to note. Cockrum's character designs were greater than stuff.

Sad to see him go.

PAD posted this morning:

With a heavy heart, I regret to inform you that Dave Cockrum passed away this morning…."

Back in the day, I was mildly distrustful of him because he wasn't John Byrne and John Byrne was all my 12 year old X-Men obsessed brain wanted to see. Since then I've grown a real fondness for Cockrum's work- to the point where the most "fun" I have with re-reading the classic X-Men stories might be with the issues Cockrum drew. That's at least partially because I'm less familiar with them, but it's also because I see things in Cockrum's art now that I never saw when I was a kid.