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Bernie Wrightson MEAT LOAF ALBUM COVER Original Art '79

Quite a piece…

Sold For: US $37,000.00 Seller: romitaman ( 1014 )

Description:

MEAT LOAF RECORD ALBUM COVER PAINTING (1979)

Media Type: Painting
Art Type: Cover

Artist(s): Bernie Wrightson (all)

WOW! Just feast your eyes on not only the "LARGEST" but arguably the best actual painting Bernie Wrightson ever created! (Not pen and ink with watercolors dropped in as he did on most of his color pieces)…And this masterpiece is most likely the largest painting he EVER CREATED, with an actual art image measuring…31 by 31 inches, and it's framed beautifully! Bernie Wrightson had some HUGE shoes to fill as he was following up Richard Corben's CLASSIC painting cover to the WIDELY successful "Bat Out Of Hell" record album cover painting. THIS record album painting ALSO features the same blond haired "CONAN-LIKE" character from the BAT OUT OF HELL record album cover, but this cover also features 3 beautiful nude women riding on the MONSTER MOTORCYCLE with the Conan-like character as they ride on top of the water while one of the nude women and the male character hold a HUGE banner which I of course reads: "MEAT LOAF" which is promoting the DEAD RINGER record album! So what we ultimately have here is the actual record album cover to meat loaf's second LP album entitled "DEAD RINGER!!" As far as size…….This amazing HUGE piece is close to 1 1/2 to twice the size of anything Wrightson has ever drawn of any significance!…and the quality is far superior…. This is arguably the best Wrightson painting EVER! RUMOR has it that meat loaf bought this painting directly from Wrightson. Meatloaf supposedly sold it when he went bankrupt in the early 80's and the collector who bought it from him had it since then….This painting was done around 1979 about the same time as the Frankenstein plates….But the album got delayed and didn't appear on record stands until 1981. In terms of technique, it's arguably the best painting he ever did….keep in mind… this was done for an "LP cover" for one of the biggest rock artists of THAT time! If you want to own a TRUE piece of Bernie Wrightson, AND "MUSIC" history…….. You REALLY shouldn't pass up this most AMAZING PAINTING! ALL HIGH end pieces of art, including this one, are able to be purchased with VERY fair time payment plan options, and trades are always considered towards this and any other pieces of art on my site here! Just send me an email and we can try to work something out.

I just wanted to put that in writing. A lot of people who write in to get their comic books appraised say things like "it's still in the original plastic."

99.9999% of the time there was no original plastic. The pamphlet inside the plastic is the comic book in its original state. The plastic bag is a later addition.

And there you have it.

P.S. A comic in a bag from the 1980s is actually a BAD thing. It could do more harm than good as regular bags are really only designed to last a few years. Mylar? Sure. Archival. A plastic baggie from the John Byrne era? Not so good.

Winning bid: US $10,100.00 Seller: thefiend (205)

George Perez Batman 439 Cover Art (Nightwing)

Description:

This is the original artwork for one of George Perez's most detailed covers, which is saying a lot!!! This cover features Nightwing hanging from a tower with Batman's shadow in the background. Perez Batman covers never come up for sale, so don't pass on this opportunity to add it to your collection.

****This was featured as Plate Six in the George Perez Portfolio. This is the original art, it is not a copy.*****

Published: September 1989

Pencils: George Perez

Inks: George Perez

And the page:

Detective Comics #33 CGC 3.0 1st told Origin Batman

Sold For: US $10,999.00 Seller: mbhighlander63 (3203)

Description:

Detective Comics #33 CGC 3.0 White pages. Unrestored.

Features the 4th ever Batman cover and the 1st told origin. Classic Batman cover by Bob Kane that shows Batman with a gun holster. This mega golden age key also includes a Batman with a smoking gun panel at end of story. Gerber Rating of 6 (uncommon) estimated between 50 to 200 exist. Most likely there are closer to 80 that may exist with atleast 50% of those are restored. CGC case is clean.
CGC Notes: #0956629001. Universal. White pages. Origin of Batman. Batman has gun holster on cover. 4th Batman cover Bob Kane c/a. One piece of tape on cover & interior cover. 6 pieces of tape on centerfold. Small piece out of margin on last page effects story art. 11/39

And the book:

This Pep 22 showed up on eBay last week and didn't really last very long before it became "unavailable."

It was a low feedback seller, with not a lot of detail about the restoration and it still sold within about 24 hours of the listing. To me, $15,000 was a bit of a gamble. Closer to $10,000 would have been a safer price. Still, its a rare book so if you'd been looking for a while it's a copy and sometimes that's all it takes to make a sale.

TALES OF SUSPENSE #39 CGC 7.5 VF-

Sold For: US $9,000.00 Seller: highgrademagiccards (5013)

Description:

TALES OF SUSPENSE #39

Publisher: Marvel Comics
Date Issued March 1963

Page Quality: Cream to off White Pages

Condition: CGC 7.5 VF-

Description: FROM THE JOE AND NADIA MANNARINO COLLECTION
This issue features the very first appearance of Iron Man, a founding member
of the Avengers and a major player in Marvel's house of heroes since it's 1963
introduction. Iron Man would be featured in this title until 1968, when he would
be moved over to his own title with the release of Iron Man #1. Early Iron Man
issues have been making some serious moves of late, gaining a serious amount
of attention from collectors as a the 2nd feature film is being released May 2010.

SOLID COPY WITHOUT MARVEL CHIPPING,CLEAN WITH SOLID COVER COLOR DEPTH

Historical Inportance: Origin & 1st Iron Man!

And the book:

Tales of Suspense #39 CGC 8.5 VF+TOS First 1st IRON MAN

Sold For: US $14,500.00 Seller: everyonewantsthis ( 1040 )

Description:

TALES OF SUSPENSE #39 CGC 8.5 VF+

Cream to Off Whites pages

CGC # 0053273004

I will probably regret it when in following years it goes for $40K or more like all other silver age books. Xmen#1 now at this price and was $9k, AF#15 sky-rocketed to $100K, ASM#1 over $30K, this is just another under priced Gem.

Called CGC (1877-NM-COMIC) and the notes:Tiny stress on spine,Tiny line abrasions along edges,

Tiny chip on lower back cover and Date stamp on cover. No problem found on interior.

1st Appearance of Iron Man 1963

BLUE LABEL UNRESTORED NO QUALIFIERS

NO MARVEL CHIPPING ANYWHERE

Movie in MAY has made the popularity of Iron-man go up. This will only drive the price up. It is still under priced as for Silver Age high grade first appearance goes.

Proof is in what happened in the past when the first Iron Man movie came

out and it more than doubled in price. Also, what happened to AF#15 after the movies, skyrocketed in price. So why am I selling, I am making money and selling below the futures price, need to consolidate some bills and fixing my home.

SUPER KEY ISSUE! NOT MANY LEFT IN THE WORLD!

VERY HIGH DEMAND & VERY LOW SUPPLY

HUGE INVESTMENT POTENTIAL

Make me an offer and see if it can WIN IT!!

Seller's Grading Comments: New Movie on the way and this will sky rocket again. Invest now and have a solid return of 30% to 50%, maybe allot more.
Item description:
1963, Origin & 1st Iron Man!

Amazing Spider-Man #129 CGC 9.8 1st Punisher Bronze!!

Sold For: US $9,000.00 Seller: 1bwpanda (1833)

Description:

Amazing Spider-Man #129 CGC 9.8

1st Appearance of the PUNISHER

One of the most sought after Bronze Age book

Thank you for checking out my listing. I am an Ebay’s PowerSeller so deal with confidence. If you have any questions of concern, please ask before placing a bid. Thanks.

Up for sale a copy of: Amazing Spider-Man #129 (02/1974) 1st Print

· CGC 9.8 certified

· Designated Off-White to White Pages

· CGC serial #1004481003

· CGC case holder is nice, clean, and completely intact

GREEN LANTERN #1 CGC 6.0 HIGHER GRADE RARE WHITE PAGES!

Sold For: US $8,500.00 Seller: deco-estate-sales ( 1247 )

UP FOR AUCTION IS A VERY HARD TO FIND HIGHER GRADE ISSUE OF GREEN LANTERN ISSUE #1 GOLDEN AGE COMIC BOOK.

GRADED CGC 6.0 UNRESTORED WITH HARD TO FIND RARE WHITE PAGES.

A BEAUTIFUL COPY WITH SUPERB EYE APPEAL THAT RARELY COMES AVAILABLE IN A NICE GRADE. A SOLID TIMELESS INVESTMENT.

Skipping over this result because… it can't be real, can it? I know PGX books take a penalty, but… the last FF#1 in 8.5 sold for 75k. PGX can't be an 80% penalty on one of the biggest books in the hobby, can it? You could make money on that even if it came back from CGC at maybe 6.5.

Anyway, on to the show:

CAPTAIN AMERICA #1 TIMELY GOOD 2.0

Winning bid: US $7,300.00 Seller: eides_entertainment ( 948 )

Description:

CAPTAIN AMERICA #1 TIMELY 1941 GOOD 2.0
Timely Comics, 3/41
Pages Are Off-white.
1 Inch By 2 inch Triangular Chunk Out Of Right Top Front Cover.
Mouse Chews Bottom 3 and 1/2 Inches Of Spine On Back Cover,
Minor Chews Thru Last 4 Pages, Small Punch Middle Bottom
Back Cover Affects Last Two Inside Pages.
Staples Are Solid On Front Cover And Excellent At Centerfold.
Centerfold Is Very Secure.
Guaranteed Absolutely No Restoration On This Book:
No Pieces Added, No Color Touch, No Trimming, No Cleaning,
No Pressing, No Tear Seals, No Glue, No Tape.
Raw From An Original Owner Collection.
Great Candidate For Professional Restoration.
The Pros (Susan Cicone, Tracey Heft, Matt Nelson And
Mike De Chellis) Can Easily Upgrade This To A 6.0 Or Better.
Hitler Cover. Nazi WWII Cover.
1st Appearance Captain America & Bucky.
1st Appearance Red Skull.
100% Joe Simon & Jack Kirby Art.
What is the best Golden Age comic for art and story?

Action #1 has the first Superman story with the usual pedestrian Siegel/Shuster work and a bunch of forgettable filler.

Detective #27 has the first Batman story with the usual plagiarized Bob Kane story and art and a bunch of forgettable filler.

Marvel Comics #1 has the first Human Torch story by hack Carl Burgos, the first Sub-Mariner story (reprinted?) by the under rated Bill Everett, plus a bunch of forgettable filler.

Whiz#2 , Sensation #1, All American #16, Flash #1 etc. same as above.

It wasn't til Superman #1, Batman #1 and (?) that a full comic of quality (?) work appears.

Superman #1 is really just reprints from the first four Action Comics and Siegel/Shuster were not the creme of comic book talent.

Batman #1 is the far better of the two books as it is original and by this time Bob Kane, plagiarist par excellence, was having Batman ghosted by true talents. The artists though were hobbled by having to imitate Bob's style or lack there of.

So what is the pound per pound champ of Golden Age Comics? Captain America #1 with the origin of Cap and Bucky, first apperance of Cap, Bucky and the Red Skull, 4 Cap stories (45 pages) and two filler stories by no less than Simon & Kirby. Hey its 100%Simon & Kirby. Folks, it just doesn't get any better than this.

And, aside from being the best book for art/story from the Golden Age, Cap #1 is probably the most undervalued comic of the Golden Age.

With the possibility of an upcoming quality (think Iron Man) Captain America movie from Marvel, consider the potential of this completely unrestored copy of this great book.