Jack Kirby and Russ Heath Tales of Suspense #28 Splash Page 1 Original Art (Marvel, 1962)....

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Jack Kirby and Russ Heath Tales of Suspense #28 Splash Page 1 Original Art (Marvel, 1962). A fantastic splash page that could easily have been used as one of Kirby's famous "monster" covers of the day! This one's extra special with inks by Russ Heath, renowned as one of the great Silver Age pencilers in his own right. This piece of original art differs from the published page, as a Marvel Bullpen artist created an art patch covering the destroyed buildings when it was decided the original image was too violent. This patch was most likely a paste-up that left glue residue, which was subsequently removed and new art added to fill in the blank areas. Rendered at twice-up scale in ink over graphite on Bristol board with an image area of 12.5" x 18.5". The slightly toned board has adhesive residue along the back edges, with light smudging and staining from handling wear. There are scratches and abrasions (from where the glue is thought to have been scratched off) that have been re-inked. In Very Good condition. From the Estate of Jeff Gorrell.

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