Fantastic Four #37, page 8, original art, Jack Kirby

To editorialize, I wish original art finished atop the tables more often than it does. Especially Kirby art. He's the King after all.

Sold For: US $10,300.00 Seller: jofeman ( 4191 )

Description:

Up for auction is an original comic book art page by the legendary Jack Kirby. It is page 8 of the Fantastic Four comic book, issue #37, from 1965. It was inked by Chic Stone, and has been autographed by Stan Lee. Overall the page is in really nice shape for a 44 year old piece, but I will try to describe it as best as I can. This is an 5 panel action page, featuring all four members of the FF in action against the Skrulls. The page measures 21 x 13 1/2, and the art itself measures 18 1/2 x 12 1/2. I don't see any flaws on the artwork itself. Along the top margin, on the left is written "F. Four 37". On the right is written the number 10. I believe that was the number of the page including advertisements. Also on the top margin, is Stan's autograph in ball point pen. It reads: Stan Lee '76. Also in the top margin, on the left, right next to the book title and number, is written in very faint pencil "FF ATTACK SKRULLS". A line has been drawn along the right margin in red pen from top to bottom, with a three inch break in the middle. Inside the break is a small scribble done with pencil. Along the bottom of the page is taped "CONTINUED AFTER NEXT PAGE". The left hand side of the tape doesn't stick anymore, and is pulling up. In very faint pencil along the bottom left is "SKRULLS GET FF". There are a few tiny occasional pieces of tape along the edges of the page. The page is slightly yellowed from age, but surprisingly not too bad for a 44 year old piece. There is a slight scent of cigarette smoke, and there is an extremely faint bend along the middle of the page, but it is practically unnoticable at first glance. Again, as I said, overall, the page is in really great shape, with the only flaws being pretty much the normal wear of age that you would find with any comic art page that's 44 years old. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me, and check out my other auctions!

And here's the page:

What's cool out there? Here's a quick scan. What am I missing?

Heritage

How about a couple of Mile High Detectives?

Detective Comics #26 Mile High pedigree (DC, 1939) CGC VF

Detective Comics #114 Mile High pedigree (DC, 1946) CGC NM/MT 9.8 Off-white to white pages

Now? How about a killer run of Flash?

This won't sell for enough:

The Flash #105 (DC, 1959) CGC NM- 9.2 Cream to off-white pages.

Neither will this:

The Flash #123 (DC, 1961) CGC NM 9.4 Off-white to white pa…

Dare I say, Hulk Smash!

This will sell for silly money

The Incredible Hulk #1 (Marvel, 1962) CGC NM- 9.2 Off-white pages.

And of course, the Joe Kubert collection

wow

ComicLink

Two books caught my eye. Your mileage, etc.

GREEN LANTERN #76 CGC 9.4 NM

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Jack Kirby!

Jack Kirby/Joe Sinnot Fantastic Four Original Art FF Issue #70 Page 7–Sue Storm, Crystal & Human Torch

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Gene Colan Iron Man

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BRIAN BOLLAND Vertigo:Winters Edge ORIG. PAINTED COVER

Winning bid: US $13,950.00 Seller: chesslove ( 3003 )

This auction is for an original painting by modern master BRIAN BOLLAND for the wraparound cover to VERTIGO: WINTER'S EDGE #1. This is (as far as I know) the ONLY painted wraparound cover that Bolland ever produced, and to make it even better it is not only a wraparound cover, it is actually circular, the right side of the image mirrors the left (see photo mock-up). This cover also features 13! characters from various Vertigo titles, including HOUSE OF SECRETS, Neil Gaiman's SANDMAN, THE MINX, SANDMAN MYSTERY THEATRE, THE DREAMING, HELLBLAZER, NEVADA, BOOKS OF MAGIC, Grant Morrison's THE INVISIBLES, and PREACHER. This is truly a unique and extraordinarily beautiful piece of art. Also of note, Bolland no longer produces originals on paper, he creates all of his artwork digitally, so there will be no more pieces available. Pen and ink w/watercolor paints on paper (21 x 17 inches), excellent condition. Signed by Bolland.

And here's the killer piece:

Swan/Perez 1986 SUPERMAN #423 Original Comic Art. Page 28 – "Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?"

Super cool. This page represented a nice surprise this week. not only is it not another Robojo special, but it's a page of art from one of the best Superman stories ever written.

Winning bid: US $5,750.00 Seller: jryanj1 ( 3344 )

Description:

This page is from the final issue of the SUPERMAN series under its original print run. The page was penciled by CURT SWAN and inked by GEORGE PEREZ. The artwork measures 11" x 16" and is in excellent condition.

And here's the page:

I was on vacation, so this is a week late. To prove that I wasn't simply being lazy, here's a picture of me in Italy from the day when this would normally have been posted:

Fun times.

Anyway, on with the show. And what a show it is. This is a cool piece of art. Yes it is.

Comics Original Art Cover to Captain Marvel #28 Starlin

Winning bid: US $25,877.77 Seller: cpauer( 64 )

Description:

Original Art to the Cover of Captain Marvel #28

On the cover, Thanos hovers above Captain Marvel and the dead Avengers, including Iron Man and Captain America. Wonderfully drawn by Jim Starlin, a prime creative force in the Marvel stable of comics talents. Thanos was created by Starlin.

This is a beautiful, key collectible from 70's comic book art. It is archivally mounted and framed and ready to hang for display.

You get the original art, including mounted word balloons and the Thanos acetate, which must have been used for a separate color run to make Thanos's face as part of the background color.

A near mint copy of the comic itself.

A write up on the significance of the work.

Acid free backing board, matte, with UV glass and matching frame.

Note the spelling error on Thanos's word balloon (feel vs. fell). This was corrected before the printing, probably by John Romita who was the Marvel cover reviewer at the time (who would famously redraw the face on Captain Marvel for the next issue, #29). If you find a copy of the Life of Captain Marvel, which reprints the Starlin Captain Marvel's, the reproduction of the cover in there retains the spelling error. Also note the white out that was used to obscure some of the detail of the rubble, I assume to make the colorists life easier.

I don't like reserves, but this a highly prized piece, and a key piece. Also, I don't know really how much shipping will be, we can work that out, but it has to be shipped and packed carefully. I can get insurance if you like as well

And here's the image:

BRIAN BOLLAND Judge Dredd Full color cover

Winning bid: US $15,100.01 Seller: motherchucker( 1958 )

Here's the Description:

Absolutely gorgeous piece penciled, inked and hand colored by Brian Bolland in inks on board. Piece is 11X17 and is a stunning iconic image of Judge Dredd by the man who is considered his ultimate portrayer. A real piece of comics history!

Art is in excellent condition with no markings, notes, paste-ups or any other addition that might mar this fantastic piece.

From JUDGE DREDD: MEGA-SPECIAL 1988.

On May-06-09 at 08:46:27 PDT, seller added the following information:

Piece is signed “BOLLAND” in white along the back of Dredd’s arm.

There are stamps from Fleetway indicating issue number and date of publication on the back.

Here's the piece:

The memory of Mike Wieringo and the welfare of cats and kittens.

ORIGINAL WALT SIMONSON ART FEATURING MARVEL THOR

ORIGINAL WALT SIMONSON ART FEATURING LOKI THORs Brother

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X-MEN #137 CGC 9.8 White Pages

Common. Yes. Hoarded. I can guarantee it. All that said, I still like the book.

BARRY WINDSOR SMITH ORIGINAL COMIC ART BATMAN JOKER

BWS + Batman. All I need to know. It's a cool piece.

Batman Year 100 Issue 4 pg 17 by Paul Pope

Not the best listing, but Paul Pope is the stuff, so who cares? Not me. Killer series from a killer artist.

Special Edition Comics #1 CGC 9.4 NM Universal

I just like the cover.

While I'm here, I'd be remiss if I didn't point out I'm selling a ton of cool stuff this week on eBay myself. Check it out.

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.

• FANTASTIC FOUR #163 COMPLETE ORIGINAL 18 PAGE STORY

  Complete books are where it's at.

• **FRANK FRAZETTA DEATH DEALER ORIGINAL ART / COMMISSION

  

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  I need to get me one of those.

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  Sean Philips is a master