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Charles Schulz - Peanuts Daily Comic Strip Original Art, dated 9-1-51 (United Feature Syndicate, 1951). Snoopy and Shermy star in this very early daily, from within the first year of the feature's start! The starting Peanuts cast included only Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Shermy, and Patty. As time went on, Shermy and Patty were seen less and less in the strip as Violet and Schroeder were introduced in 1951, Lucy and Linus in 1952, 'Pig-Pen' in 1954, and Sally Brown in 1959. Snoopy was inspired by Charles Schulz's childhood pet, Spike, "Snoopy's not a real dog of course -- he's an image of what people would like a dog to be. But he has his origins in Spike, my dog that I had when I was a kid. White with black spots. He was the wildest and smartest dog I've ever encountered. Smart? Why, he had a vocabulary of at least 50 words. I mean it. I'd tell him to go down to the basement and bring up a potato and he'd do it. I used to chip tennis balls at him and he'd catch and retrieve 'em." Those early memories of Spike seem to be the springboard for this gag. The image area of the daily measures 27" x 5". The paper was folded between panels two and three and there are a few small and minor stains; otherwise the art is in Excellent condition. Don't fumble away your chance at winning an superb daily spotlighting Snoopy!
Auction 813 | Lot: 5112 | Oct 2, 2004

Sold For: $16,675.00
Harvey Kurtzman - Frontline Combat #2 Cover Original Art (EC, 1951). Hang on to your helmets, art troopers! Here's an explosive cover by one of the undisputed geniuses of American comic books -- Harvey Kurtzman. Kurtzman poured his heart and soul into his war tales. His scripting, layouts, storytelling techniques, and insistence on historical research and verisimilitude slowed the page output to a point where he was scarcely able to make a living at EC. However, his dedication and talent elevated those war titles into a rarified realm; mere than just throwaway amusements, the stories and covers are timeless classics of sequential art and literature. Harvey's explorations of humanity caught in the terrible circumstances of war, and the fate of the "citizen soldier" was in step with the raw, unvarnished and "truthful" approach pioneered by Bill Mauldin in his fabled "Willie and Joe" army cartoons. In his later career, Harvey's streamlined and precise artwork became subordinate to his scripting, layout art, and editing, so finding a finished piece of pure Kurtzman art can prove to be quite a challenge. The image area of the cover measures 13.5" x 19" and the art is in Excellent condition. Bid accordingly folks, because comic book art just doesn't get any better than this!
Auction 813 | Lot: 5252 | Oct 2, 2004

Sold For: $11,500.00

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Charles Schulz - Peanuts Daily Comic Strip Original Art, dated 8-10-54 (United Feature syndicate, 1954). Patty chides 'Pig-Pen' for already being a muddy mess at seven a.m., but far from being shamed, 'Pig-Pen' is proud of his early start! 'Pig-Pen' had been introduced into the strip only a month earlier, in July of 1954, and this is a superb early example spotlighting the muddy moptop. Finding a strip featuring 'Pig-Pen' can be a bit of a challenge. As Charles Schulz remarked in an interview, "Everybody likes 'Pig-Pen'... He's useful only if you have him involved in dust and being dirty... I don't have many ideas on that; I ran out of these.... Now and then I think I ought to draw him... people are always saying 'Why don't you draw 'Pig-Pen'?'" The image area measures 27" x 5", and the art is in Excellent condition.
Auction 813 | Lot: 5113 | Oct 2, 2004

Sold For: $9,775.00
Elzie Segar - Popeye Sunday Comic Strip Original Art, dated 8-14-38 (King Features Syndicate, 1938). When it comes to mooching burgers, J. Wellington Wimpy is the undisputed champion of the world. Popeye laughs heartily at Wimpy's apparent come-uppance in this great Sunday, but extracting a dime from the wide one proves to be nigh impossible! Wimpy and Popeye star in nearly every panel of this terrific gag. Noted comic strip historian Richard Marschall in America's Great Comic-strip Artists writes,"Segar's technique was manifested in inventive characterizations, like the rough, but good-hearted Popeye, and the baseless scoundrel Wimpy, one of the most memorable figures in comics history." The overall paper size measures 22" x 18", while the image area is 20.5" x 16.75", and the art is in Excellent condition. As Marschall so aptly observed, "Segar fashioned a universe of memorable characters and a remarkable variety of plot structures that went beyond parody and satire to include farce, melodrama, pathos, and even surrealistic absurdities. All in a comic strip? About as likely as a theater the size of a thimble." Here's your chance to win a doozy!
Auction 813 | Lot: 5115 | Oct 2, 2004

Sold For: $9,487.50
Charles Schulz - Peanuts Daily Comic Strip Original Art, dated 5-18-72 (United Feature Syndicate, 1972). Lucy has her first encounter with that BMOC, "Joe Cool." It seems JC and Linus live in the same dorm, and Joe knows all too well the dangers of living in a dorm too long. Snoopy and Linus are featured in every panel of this hilarious daily. Charles Schulz's ability to portray life and emotion with just a few simple pen lines is uncanny. Lucy appears in two of the panels, playing the part of the crabby big sister. The image area measures 5.5" x 17". The art was folded between panels two and three as was the practice back then; otherwise the art is in Excellent condition. Whoa -- Joe Cool art, that's the ticket!
Auction 813 | Lot: 5114 | Oct 2, 2004

Sold For: $9,200.00
Kelly Freas - Original Prototype Sculpture for the Alfred E. Neuman Bust (1960). What, Me Worry?-- Kelly has mounted his Alfred E. Neuman prototype bust on a wood platform, that has been painted silver. The entire protype, including the base stands 7.5" tall. The base is 4"across and 4" deep. Don't pass up a chance at this wonderful prototype portrait of Mad's furshlugginer mascot!
Auction 813 | Lot: 4057 | Oct 2, 2004

Sold For: $8,337.50

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$16,675 or more
Robert Crumb - Two Nude Girls Illustration Original Art (1994). Robert Crumb displays his dazzling virtuosity with a pen in this straightforward drawing of two zaftig nudes standing on an outdoor patio dappled with sunlight. The volumes of the forms are built up carefully with a cross hatched line that rivals the richness of an intaglio etching. The work is a realistic vignette of two "Crumb girls," who are built like brick houses! The overall paper size measures 11" x 14", with an 8.5" x 11" image area, and the art is in Excellent condition. Gurls, gurls, gurls!
Auction 813 | Lot: 5332 | Oct 2, 2004

Sold For: $7,762.50
Gil Kane and Murphy Anderson - The Atom #3 Complete 10-page Story "The Secret of 'Al Atom's' Lamp!" Original Art (DC, 1962). In his private laboratory, Professor Alpheus V. Hyatt has opened a small "Time Pool" to the past, and his former student, Ray Palmer (aka the Atom), uses it to travel to back in time 1100 years, where he is mistaken for a genie in a lamp! Significant as the first of the "Time Pool" stories, this fast-paced adventure pits the Tiny Titan against a ferocious falcon and a mustache-twirling "tarid" (or villain) before he finally discovers the lost treasure of Sinbad. Beautifully crafted by pencil-pusher Gil Kane and ink-slinger Murphy Anderson (a Silver Age "dream team" if ever there was one!), this is a classic of the era, and considering how few stories have remained complete and intact from those glory days, this is a rare opportunity indeed. Although the title page is missing the "Atom" logo and the credit paste-up, these twice-up pages are generally in Excellent condition, measuring 14.5" x 21.5", with an image area of 13" x 18".
Auction 813 | Lot: 5235 | Oct 2, 2004

Sold For: $7,475.00
Al Williamson - Weird Fantasy #16 Complete 7-page Story "Skeleton Key" Original Art (EC, 1952). Al Williamson is a legend among comic fans for his graceful drawing of SF and fantasy stories. "Skeleton Key" showcases Al's life-long love for detailing dinosaurs and lizards, and this yarn, a very early EC effort, followed hot on the heels of his debut in Weird Fantasy #15. Early in his career Al got artistic help from his friends, soon dubbed "The Fleagle Gang" by Harvey Kurtzman. Several of the panels show touches of work by Frank Frazetta, Roy G. Krenkle, and perhaps George Evans. Editor Al Feldstein turned a blind eye to these collaborations. As long as Al turned in a superb job, he deemed it a Williamson job! Another legend of fantasy, author Ray Bradbury, cited Al Williamson as one of his favorite EC artists. Ray wrote, "...at the risk of alienating all the hired artistic help, I must give the special nod to Al Williamson for his delicate and sensitive evocation of 'I, Rocket.' A superb job." Evocative -- that fits Al's work to a tee. The image area of each page measures 13" x 18". Several of the pages were drawn on Craft-Tint duo tone paper, and the pattern remains vivid and clear; the condition of the art is Excellent. The key to happiness for a EC SF fan-addict is this spectacular Al Williamson story for his or her collection!
Auction 813 | Lot: 5324 | Oct 2, 2004

Sold For: $6,900.00

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$112,291 or more
Kelly Freas - "Godiva Goblin" Illustration Original Art (199o). Acrylic on board with an 18" x 18" image area. In Excellent condition and signed at the lower right. Frank wrote in Kelly Freas A Look Back, "In the Xanthe world, all the goblin women are beautiful and the goblin males are -- well, you can see for yourself. Godiva is in the process of snaring herself a husband. With his looks, you wonder, why?" This work was commissioned for a Xanthe calander, based on fiction by Piers Anthony and was an unpublished plate for February.
Auction 813 | Lot: 4175 | Oct 2, 2004

Sold For: $6,037.50
Harry Houdini Tribute Specialty Piece with 13 Sketches Original Art (1918). Here's a spectacular specialty piece; thirteen of America's greatest newspaper cartoonists paid tribute to the super-escape artist and entertainer, Harry Houdini. Included in the drawing's all-star line-up are: Jack Callahan, creator of Freddie the Sheik; Clarence D. Batchelor, who went on to be an editorial cartoonist for New York Daily News, New York Journal, New York Mail and New York Post; Hal Coffman, editorial cartoonist for the Milwaukee Leader; T. E. Powers, creator of Joys and Glooms and Ike and Mike They Look Alike; Tom McNamara, cartoonist for the NY Journal and creator of Us Boys, and Sandlot League; George McManus of Bringing Up Father fame; Harry Hershfield, New York Journal and Abie the Agent cartoonist; Thomas Aloysius Dorgan aka "Tad," cartoonist for New York Journal and Silk Hat Harry; Winsor McCay, creator of Little Nemo, and for a time, a fellow performer on the same vaudeville circuit as Houdini; Ed Wheelan, Minute Movies; Walter C. Hoban, creator of Jerry on the Job (who around this time was serving in Europe as a second lieutenant in the artillery); and Paul Arnot, who drew How Do They Do It?. The image area measures 21.75" x 20"; and the art is in Very Good Condition. This piece may have been done to commemorate some sort of early military service entertainment performance as several military references are made, including two caricatures of Germany's Kaiser Wilhelm II. This piece is a show-stopper -- guaranteed to bring down the house!
Auction 813 | Lot: 5081 | Oct 2, 2004

Sold For: $5,751.15

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$11,502 or more
John Byrne and George Perez - Colossus Pin Up Original Art (1993-2003). Bozhe moi, tovarich! Colossus of the X-Men is being burned at the stake in this scorching mise en scene. On the reverse side of the paper is an inscription written by John Byrne, "This completely original piece of artwork was penciled in 1993 by John Byrne for the X-Men Portfolio produced by Editions Deesse. It was published in its pure pencil form as part of plate seven in the portfolio. This board having the original John Byrne pencils was then inked over in 2003 by George Perez, (signed) John Byrne, Date April, 15, 2004." The image area measures 10" x 15.75". The art has been signed at the lower right by John Byrne, and George Perez. Heat up your X-Men collection with this superb pin up!
Auction 813 | Lot: 5168 | Oct 2, 2004

Sold For: $5,750.00
Hal Foster - Prince Valiant Sunday Comic Strip Original Art, dated 7-8-62 (King Features Syndicate, 1962). Prince Valiant Sunday #1326 is a light-hearted family affair. "Mr. Whiskers," a frolicsome sea otter, goes a courtin' with a shiny bauble -- Queen Aleta's stolen gem! Hal Foster imbues the two otters with mischevious personalities, and their amusing antics are intercut with detailed naval scenes and portraits of the Valiant clan. Val, Aleta, Arn, Karen, Valeta, and Galen all cameo. The image area is 22.75" x 34". Panel tier one was cut from the page and rejoined with tape on the back of the paper, while the paper was scored and folded between panel tiers two and three; otherwise the art is in Excellent condition. This will be a superb acquisition for any collector seeking a Hal Foster Prince Valiant!
Auction 813 | Lot: 5075 | Oct 2, 2004

Sold For: $4,600.00
Wally Wood - Mad #16 Complete 7-page Story "Wreck of The Hesperus" Original Art (EC, 1954). Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's seafaring poem gets a Mad-men send-up from Harvey Kurtzman and Wally Wood. The nutty, cuckoo parody presents the satire with Longfellow's straightforward text in the captions, while the lampoonery takes place within the panels. Wally packs in the comedic detail, using what he dubbed "clutter," and Kurtzman termed "chicken fat." In fact, there is a crate of chicken fat in the splash panel. The Mad works led a cultural revolution that was as profound for print as that of the furshlugginer Marx Brothers was for film. Page six demonstrates Kurtzman's genius at orchestrating sound effects and Woody's at lettering them -- a perfect combination! The image size of each page measures 13" x 18". There is some mild paper aging and a bit of edge wear in the margins of the pages; otherwise the art is Very Good condition. Don't miss your chance to win this sensational story, a tale calculated to drive you Mad!
Auction 813 | Lot: 5326 | Oct 2, 2004

Sold For: $4,600.00

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$38,000 or more
Nick Cardy - Secret Origins #7 Cover Original Art (DC, 1974). One of the most fondly-remembered aspects of the Bronze Age was DC's almost constant reprinting of Golden Age stories, both as back-ups in their superhero books, and in specialty reprint titles such as Wanted and Secret Origins. This spectacular Nick Cardy cover, from the final issue of the latter, showcases both Batman and Robin (in a recreation of the legendary Detective #38 cover by Kane and Robinson) and Aquaman. If this cover doesn't jolt your nostalgia, you need to replace the batteries. Truly terrific. The artwork measures 11.5" x 17.25" and is in Excellent condition. There is a 1/2" tear in the right margin which does not touch the art.
Auction 813 | Lot: 5171 | Oct 2, 2004

Sold For: $4,370.00
John Romita Sr., Don Heck, and Mike Esposito - Amazing Spider-Man #59, page 18 Original Art (Marvel, 1968). A Silver Age page that spotlights Spider-Man shellacking an underworld crew while Mary Jane bops around in go-go boots and a sequined mini-skirt?!! -- face it, tigers, it's an art jackpot! The image area measures 10" x 15". There are a very few small printer's oil stains in panel three; otherwise the condition of the art is Excellent. This pulchitrudinous page has it all, so bid accordingly, MJ fans!
Auction 813 | Lot: 5294 | Oct 2, 2004

Sold For: $4,140.00
Kelly Freas - "Time Keeper" Fantasy and Science Fiction Magazine Cover Original Art (1990). Acrylic and mixed-media collage on board with an 11.5" x 18.5" image area. In Excellent condition and signed at the lower right. Kelly commented in Frank Kelly Freas As He Sees it, "With appropriate changes, more hair, a more noble jaw, a more generous nose and a moustache I wished I had, the model was me." Laura Freas was the model for the doll and also created the clocks. This terrific tableaux serves as a double portrait of the Freas.
Auction 813 | Lot: 4176 | Oct 2, 2004

Sold For: $4,025.00
Dick Sprang - Detective Comics #118 Cover Recreation Original Art (1990). Batman's nemesis, the Joker, that Harlequin of Hate, has stacked the deck against the Caped Crusader by hitting him with a pair of murderous face-cards. Dick Sprang inscribed a detailed note on the back of his sensational painting, "I drew this cover for Detective Comics #118, published in December, 1946. It served as the lead-in to the Joker story, 'The Royal Flush Crimes,' which I did not draw. In April, 1990, I drew this re-creation in the size of the original art, except for eliminating the top portion which carried the logo. The image size is 13" x 13.25". I painted it specifically as my contribution to the Chicago Comicon's auction for the benefit of the literacy volunteers of Chicago. (signed) Dick Sprang." The art is in Excellent condition and Dick Sprang signed the art at the lower right. You'll be the big wnner, if you manage to outbid the other Bat-fans on this comic art by one of the Batman's finest artists!
Auction 813 | Lot: 5310 | Oct 2, 2004

Sold For: $4,025.00
Richard F. Outcault - Buster Brown Sunday Comic Strip Original Art (undated). Buster first appeared in The New York Herald on May 4, 1902. Buster's companion in mischief was his bulldog, Tige, and the pup is said to be the first talking pet in American comics. Young Mr. Brown was just as mischievous as those other Sunday hellions, The Katzenjammer Kids. Buster was created by R. F. Outcault, who originated The Yellow Kid, a feature often cited as the original American comic strip. In 1906, Outcalt defected to another newspaper with Buster, and The Herald sued Hearst, whose papers were the new home for Buster. As had been the case a decade earlier, when Outcault brought The Yellow Kid to Hearst, the court ruled that the while the characters could go with the cartoonist, the name of the feature must remain with the publisher. As a result, from then on, Outcault produced the strip without using Buster's name in the title, while the original strip continued on at the Herald under a succession of less talented artists. Buster Brown remains one of the most impressive merchandising successes in the history of comics. Millions of people have purchased Buster Brown brand shoes which were first introduced at the 1904 World's Fair. The Sunday has been cropped close to the borders and hand colored using watercolor. This art measures an overall 21" x 22", and is in Very Good condition. Resolved: to put in a bid on this classic feature of American comics!
Auction 813 | Lot: 5098 | Oct 2, 2004

Sold For: $3,910.00
George McManus - Bringing Up Father/Rosie's Beau Sunday Comic Strip Original Art, dated 3-3-40 (King Features Syndicate, 1940). The Bringing Up Father characters took a tour of the United States in the late 1930s and early '40s, and the strip featured landmarks of famous American cities. Proving that he's not just a master of comical faces and figures, George McManus pulled out all the stops on the backgrounds of this stunning Sunday, drawing cathedrals, statues, and all the ships at sea in meticulous detail. This is certainly one of the nicest Sunday strips we've ever offered from this feature, and the Rosie's Beau topper is icing on the cake, with its amusing gag on the fleetingness of fashion (not to mention an extremely cute shot of Rosie in the last panel). This is McManus at his finest. The artwork consists of two panels that have been taped together, the top piece measuring 17.5" x 10.75", and the bottom measuring 17.5" x 12". Both are exceptionally clean and in Excellent condition.
Auction 813 | Lot: 5094 | Oct 2, 2004

Sold For: $3,795.00
Doug Beekman - Savage Sword of Conan #148 Cover Original Art (Marvel, 1988). An outstanding cover from the fan-favorite black and white magazine has Conan battling a horde of demon-creatures. It's beautifully rendered in earth tones, you can almost feel the axe slicing through the dank air to bring doom to all who oppose the savage Cimmerian. The overall size is 21" x 30", and the art is in Excellent condition.
Auction 813 | Lot: 5139 | Oct 2, 2004

Sold For: $3,450.00
Joe Orlando - Tales From the Crypt #37, Complete 7-page Story "Pleasant Screams" Original Art (EC, 1953). Joe Orlando had teamed with Wally Wood early in his career to produce a mountain of pages for Fox and Avon Comics. Orlando recalled, "Wally was fascinated with how fast I could pencil something he could ink." Joe launched a solo career when Wood married. At first the new direction was a bit rocky for him, "The publishers liked the look of our work, and that was due, a great deal, to Wally's inks. On Wally's suggestion I went up to E.C. When I turned in my first job Gaines and Feldstein said 'Great - another Wally Wood!'" Indeed, Joe Orlando proved himself quite capable at lighting the scenes of this finely detailed horror yarn. Felix Purdy, a high school teacher is tormented in turn by a werewolf, a vampire, the living dead, and child-monsters, dying a half-dozen deaths, before the twist ending is finally revealed. The image area of each page measures 13" x 18", there are taped-on art corrections found on each age, often taped to the back of the paper; otherwise the art is in Very Good condition. Through hard work, talent and professionalism, Joe Orlando went to build a highly successful career in every aspect of the comic book field, as an artist, editor and teacher -- offered here, is a superb example of his EC work!
Auction 813 | Lot: 5279 | Oct 2, 2004

Sold For: $3,450.00
Kelly Freas - "The Left Hand of Darkness" Frontispiece Illustration Original Art (Easton Press, 1992). The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin, acrylic on board with an 12" x 18" image area. In Excellent condition and signed at the lower left. The beautiful solitude of the frozen planet, Winter, is captured spectacularly in this Freas landscape. Ursula K. Le Guin's award-winning, groundbreaking science fiction classic introduced us to Winter's inhabitants, the Gethenians.
Auction 813 | Lot: 4181 | Oct 2, 2004

Sold For: $3,220.00
Simon Bisley - Mutant Chronicles #3 Cover Original Art (Acclaim, 1996). It's mutant mayhem, Biz-style! The overall paper size of this painting measures 11.5" x 16.5", and the art is in Excellent condition. The Mutant Chronicle Universe was created for the gaming world, and it spawned this femme fatale for the comic books. And who better than Simon Bisley to paint her ferocious battle? Take care of Biz with a bid on this bodacious bombshell!
Auction 813 | Lot: 5148 | Oct 2, 2004

Sold For: $3,220.00
Dave Cockrum and Dan Green - X-Men #107, page 15 Original Art (Marvel, 1977). Mein Gott! D'ken has broken a sacred trust and unleashed the soul-drinker on his sister, the Princess Lilandra of the Shi'ar. Only Nightcrawler stands between her and imminent destruction. Can anyone say "BAMF?!" Dan Green's inks add a handsome finish to Delightful Dave Cockrum's dynamic pencils. The image area is 10" x 15" and the art is in Excellent condition. As a bonus, Dave Cockrum has penciled a lovely lass's portrait on the reverse side of the paper. Don't let this uncanny page pass you by, X-fans!
Auction 813 | Lot: 5175 | Oct 2, 2004

Sold For: $3,105.00
Kelly Freas - "Armada" Amazing Stories Cover Original Art (1991). Acrylic on board with an 10.75" x 16" image area. In Excellent condition and signed at the lower right. This detailed cosmic attack scene was created for the cover of the relaunch issue of Amazing Stories. When asked what his remarkable career cover totals were, Kelly Freas responded in an interview, "There were a couple hundred Astounding/Analog covers over more than 25 years; about 90 to 100 paperbacks for DAW; 60 or so Laser Books; a dozen for Starblaze, which I also edited ; count also Ace, Ballantine, Columbia, the older pulps, which came and went like bubbles...anyway, you get the idea. No one knows for sure. Must be in the thousands by now." No SF art collection could be considered complete without a Freas example!
Auction 813 | Lot: 4029 | Oct 2, 2004

Sold For: $2,990.00
Simon Bisley - The Melting Pot, Book Two, page 7 Original Art (Kitchen Sink, 1994). Simon Bisley paints a richly colored splash of Lord Tyler delivering his coup de grace as he battles for his life against an enraged mother of a monster! Bisley is world famous for his painted work for Heavy Metal, Satanika, and Monster Massacre, among so many other titles. Beautiful use of warm and cool hues in the figures' forms to give the work deep volume, create savage textural effects, and make the color blaze. This page measures 14.25" x 23" and is in Excellent condition. As a bonus, the backside of the paper has several pencil sketches of Daredevil and Raphael, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle. Lord Tyler will not die -- this is a killer splash for Biz fans!
Auction 813 | Lot: 5144 | Oct 2, 2004

Sold For: $2,990.00
John Romita Sr., Don Heck, and Mike Esposito - Amazing Spider-Man #59, page 15 Original Art (Marvel, 1968). Hold on to your web-spinners, Spidey art-fans! The bidding is sure to be spirited on this scarce and sensational Silver Age page showcasing everyone's favorite wall-crawler in action. Gwen Stacy, Harry Osborn, and Peter Parker cameo in panel one. The image area measures 10" x 15". There are a very few small printer's oil stains in panels three, four and five, and some white-out in panel six; these do little to affect the tremendous eye-appeal of this page; otherwise the art is in Very Good condition. Hop to it and throw out your bid on this beauty!
Auction 813 | Lot: 5293 | Oct 2, 2004

Sold For: $2,990.00
Kelly Freas - "Thinking Beyond the Edge" Book Cover Original Art (Agamemnon Press, 1993). Acrylic on board with an 19.5" x 26" image area. In Excellent condition and signed at the lower center. Kelly comments, "Sitting at the edge of a flat earth, man visualizes a spherical one... Well, maybe he did. Most of us probably wouldn't have been able to make that mental/emotional jump, but obviously someone, at some time did." This cover was used for the book Thinking On the Edge by Richard Kapnik, and Aidan A. Kelly. You can ponder this painting's beauty and implications endlessly.
Auction 813 | Lot: 4190 | Oct 2, 2004

Sold For: $2,875.00
Jerry Ordway - All-Star Squadron #28 Cover Original Art (DC, 1983). The Justice Society of America faces a king-size challenge as it battles a berserk Spectre. Answering the clarion call are Hawkman, Starman, Dr. Mid-Nite, Wonder Woman, Johnny Thunder and his Thunderbolt, and the Sandman. The Society would be well-advised to call in their big guns, Superman, Dr. Fate, and Green Lantern, for this battle royale! The image area measures 10" x 15",and the art is in Excellent condition. Jerry Ordway has signed and dated the cover at the lower left. This is a sensational cover for you Justice Society of America aficionados -- but you won't have a ghost of a chance of winning unless you bid!
Auction 813 | Lot: 5277 | Oct 2, 2004

Sold For: $2,875.00
John Romita Sr., Don Heck, and Mike Esposito - Amazing Spider-Man #59, page 3 Original Art (Marvel, 1968). Spider-Man uses his spider-abilities to sneak into a hospital and visit his ailing Aunt May, because with great power comes great responsibility -- even if it means visiting with your relatives! For a Real Frantic One, nothing shouts Silver Age like a Stan Lee and John Romita Sr. Spider-Man page! Wah-Hoo! The image area measures 10" x 15". There are a few areas of white-out, used for lettering corrections; otherwise the art is in Excellent condition.
Auction 813 | Lot: 5292 | Oct 2, 2004

Sold For: $2,875.00
Bernie Wrightson - Creepy #113 Original Art (Warren, 1979). For many, Bernie Wrightson's work on the adaptation of H. P. Lovecraft's classic chiller "Cool Air" represents the pinnacle of his career. Offered here is a moody page from that landmark tale, certain to be a holy grail for any Wrightson collector. Rendered with rich, florid linework and augmented with craftint washes, this page practically drips with the icy terror of Lovecraft's famous story. The page has been tightly trimmed, with virtually no margins on three sides, but is in Excellent condition overall, with moderate use of white-out and one missing paste-over. The page measures 11.25" x 16.5" and has been signed by Wrightson at the bottom.
Auction 813 | Lot: 5330 | Oct 2, 2004

Sold For: $2,875.00
Jack Davis - Unused Time Magazine Cover Original Art (undated). The mascot for "The Grand Old Party" looks a tad haggard and roughed up in this Jack Davis portrait, done for an unused Time magazine cover. Typically Time commissioned four covers for each issue from several different artists, and after the works were completed, the editors would choose which one to use as the final cover. The overall size of the art board measures 22" x 29", while the elephant stands approximately 16" tall, and about 14" wide. There are light areas of foxing ; otherwise the art is in Very Good condition. Here is one of the grand symbols of American politics getting a hilarious send-up from that Mad-man draftsman, Jack Davis!
Auction 813 | Lot: 5182 | Oct 2, 2004

Sold For: $2,530.00
Frank Frazetta - The Beasts of Tarzan Cover Preliminary Original Art (Ace, 1963). Frank Frazetta's graphite and colored pencil preliminary study for The Beasts of Tarzan has been handsomely matted alongside a copy of the final, printed cover. The preliminary was done the "same size" as the printed piece, giving the presentation maximum eye-appeal. Frazetta's dynamic design captures all the excitement of the Jungle Lord's adventures, "Scorning the cloak of humdrum civilization, the famous white savage, the mighty Tarzan of the Apes, returns to the jungles of untamed Africa, determined to prove once again to scheming men and vicious beasts his authority as Lord of the Jungle." The image area of the drawing is approximately 4.5" x 6". The art is in Excellent condition and is signed by Frazetta at the lower left. Kreegah!
Auction 813 | Lot: 5204 | Oct 2, 2004

Sold For: $2,300.00
Joe Orlando - Weird Science-Fantasy #23 Complete 7-page Story "Fair Trade" Original Art (EC, 1954). What goes around, comes around, as any EC fan-addict knows, and once again, that simple adage is the springboard for "Fair Trade." Joe Orlando hit his stride on this highly detailed yarn, packed with all the classic SF trappings -- rocketships, spacemen, and devolved, primitive savages. At Wally Wood's suggestion Joe Orlando applied for work at EC and soon he was contributing to their SF, horror, and suspense titles in a style that was heavily influenced by Wood. William Gaines and Al Feldstein were thrilled. They felt they now had "two Woods." As Steve Duin and Mike Richardson's book Comics Between the Panels recounts, "The first time EC asked Orlando to prove he could ink like his old buddy, he almost died. 'But they liked it,' he said. 'I was surprised. It went on from there. I even tried to break away from Wally Wood.'" The image area is 13" x 18", and the art is in Excellent condition. Put your bid in out this Joe Orlando EC fantasy classic today!
Auction 813 | Lot: 5280 | Oct 2, 2004

Sold For: $2,300.00
Jack Kirby and Chic Stone - Journey Into Mystery #109, page 13 Original Art (Marvel, 1964). This historic issue features the very first crossover appearance by the X-Men's arch-nemesis Magneto, and this superlative page by King Kirby (with an able assist from ink-slinger Chic Stone) features a stunning portrait of the magnetic menace. The Scarlet Witch and her brother Quicksilver make an appearance in the last two panels, and there's plenty of Kirby-tech machinery to tickle your eyeballs as well. What more do you need? Silver Age gems from historically important stories don't come along every day, so get your bidding mojo working, baby! The page measures 13.5" x 21", and is in Excellent condition overall, with very minor creasing at the corners and staple holes in the top margin.
Auction 813 | Lot: 5241 | Oct 2, 2004

Sold For: $2,012.50
Simon Bisley - Thump'n Guts #1 Splash Page Original Art (Kitchen Sink, 1993). Simon Bisley's maniacal energy was given free reign on this splash from Thump'n Guts, also sometime known as Project X. The fully-detailed painted artwork is awesome to behold, with rendering and depth that can only be fully enjoyed in person. The overall board size measures 18" x 26" and the art is in Excellent condition. Boldly signed at the lower right, this charging behemoth is "takin' care of Biz."
Auction 813 | Lot: 5141 | Oct 2, 2004

Sold For: $1,955.00
Jack Cole - Playboy, July, 1956 Illustration Original Art (Playboy, 1956). A "Femme Fatale" has cut victory-notches in her thigh and the bodycount is rapidly mounting! Jack Cole's drawing was published on page 71 of the July, 1956 issue of Playboy This work was created two years before Jack Cole's tragic death in 1958. After creating the wildly successful superhero maverick Plastic Man, and drawing the feature for sixteen years, Cole moved on and conquered a new world of "girlie magazine" cartoons. In 1955, with the growing success of Playboy, and a lucrative offer from Hugh Hefner, Jack Cole relocated from New York City to Chicago. Jack Cole's work for Playboy was essential and helped establish the magazine's style and verve. The image area is approximately 7" x 11", and the art is in Excellent condition.
Auction 813 | Lot: 5178 | Oct 2, 2004

Sold For: $1,840.00
Jack Kirby and Chic Stone - Journey Into Mystery #109, page 6 Original Art (Marvel, 1964). Doctor Don Blake is not making much time with his pretty nurse Jane, but a superhero's work is never done -- and the Mighty Thor has some investigating to do! This classic Silver Age story boasts the first Magneto crossover, and the artwork showcases the King at his energetic best, not to mention the slick, smooth inks of Mr. Chic Stone. A truly stunning page with iconic shots of the Thunder God. This page measures 13.5" x 21", and is in Excellent condition overall, with very minor creasing at the corners.
Auction 813 | Lot: 5240 | Oct 2, 2004

Sold For: $1,840.00
Kelly Freas - "Cosmic Express" Amazing Stories Illustration Original Art (Amazing Stories, 1994). Acrylic on board, with an image area of 13" x 17.5", signed at the lower right. Excellent condition. This story by Jack Williamson was first published by Amazing Stories in 1930. In 1994 it was reprinted and Amazing Stories hired Kelly to add his magic to this scene.
Auction 813 | Lot: 4194 | Oct 2, 2004

Sold For: $1,782.50
Dick Calkins - Buck Rogers Bond Promotion Comic Strip Original Art (1940s). Buck Rogers receives an urgent call-to-arms in this outstanding wartime Bond promotion. This four-panel beauty features great shots of Buck, including him flying over a futuristic city with his jet-pack. This historic piece has excellent crossover potential for World War II collectors, as well as being a fascinating artifact of the time. The artwork measures 12" x 11" and is in Excellent condition, with minor overall wear.
Auction 813 | Lot: 5051 | Oct 2, 2004

Sold For: $1,782.50
Graham Ingels - Modern Love #2 Complete 8-page Story "A Night Away from Home" Original Art (EC, 1949). Fay Carr is on her way to a dance to meet her beau, Jimmy Garland, on a dark and stormy night, having hitched a ride with Bill Summers, "the boy down the block." When the heavy downpour washes out the road, Fay and Bill are forced to spend the night in a hotel -- and scandal races through the town! This torrid tale of love and deception is possibly the earliest complete story by "Ghastly" Graham Ingels ever offered in a public auction, and it's fascinating to see one of EC's top talents in the formative years of his career. The inking may be looser than in his horror days, but the rock-solid talent is still evident in every panel. The pages measure 15" x 22", with an image area of 13" x 18" and are in Excellent condition.
Auction 813 | Lot: 5227 | Oct 2, 2004

Sold For: $1,782.50

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Kelly Freas - "From the Dust Returned" Frontispiece Illustration Original Art (Easton Press, 2001). From the Dust Returned by Ray Bradbury, acrylic on board with an 10.75" x 17" image area. In Excellent condition and signed at the lower right. From Ray Bradbury's book liner, "In the attic where the rain touched the roof softly on spring days and where you could feel the mantle of snow outside, a few inches away, on December nights, a thousand-time great grandmere existed. She did not live, nor was she eternally dead, she -- existed."
Auction 813 | Lot: 4210 | Oct 2, 2004

Sold For: $1,725.00
Winsor McCay - Little Sammy Sneeze Sunday Comic Strip Original Art, dated 12-25-05 (New York Tribune, 1905). This early page of Winsor McCay art can be considered as the "birth" of McCay's most famous creation, Little Nemo, in that Nemo would share Sammy Sneeze's characteristic of being devoid of personality beyond his disruptive functions. This single pattern of art and story development dominated both strips. Little Sammy Sneeze was a big success, and McCay's principal vehicle when, in 1905, he introduced Little Nemo in Slumberland. Beyond the graphic mayhem in both strips lies a superb sense of design, detail, composition, and perspective. This strip does seem to be a forerunner of the better-known Nemo; both characters were involved in circumstances beyond their control. Winsor McCay was born in 1869. By 1898, he was working as a cartoonist for a number of New York papers. Among his creations are the Jungle Imps, a science fiction strip, The Spectradome, Mr. Goodenough, A Pilgrim's Progress, and Poor Jake, before he made a hit of Sammy. This page is unusual in that it was once a two-sided strip, with art on both sides of the board. The second strip was professionally removed, and this page was reinforced with archival paper. The page measures approximately 22.5" x 13.5", and is in Very Good condition. Not bad for a piece of art almost 100 years old!
Auction 813 | Lot: 5092 | Oct 2, 2004

Sold For: $1,725.00
Warren Kremer - Little Dot #2 Cover Original Art (Harvey, 1953). No longer the tall, gangly gal of her early appearances, Little Dot was re-invented as a pint-sized cutie with a mad love for all things spotted and dotted. This early cover from the second issue of her solo series features a fairly generic gag, a situation that wouldn't last long before the cover focus shifted to Ms. Polka either celebrating or decorating every thing on earth with dots. This historic piece features the legendarily crisp linework of Harvey's main cover man, Warren Kremer, who gives new life to the term "panache." The art measures 8.25" x 13" with an image area of 7" x 10.5". The art is in Excellent condition, with the logo stat being a recent replacement.
Auction 813 | Lot: 5243 | Oct 2, 2004

Sold For: $1,725.00
Neal Adams and Vince Colletta - The Brave and the Bold #81, page 4 Original Art (DC, 1968). Neal Adams took the opportunity of a brief assignment on the long-running Brave and Bold series to polish his sinewy, realistic version of Batman, and soon his revisionist take on the Dark Knight had spread to the main Bat-books, and was sweeping the comics industry, transforming the Caped Crusader back into the bold and mysterious crimefighter he'd once been. This spectacular page exemplifies Adams' approach, portraying Batman as a sleek, powerful creature of the night. Vince Colletta lends tight inks to Neal's muscular storytelling, and the result is a classic of the era. The artwork is in Very Good condition, there are two missing paste-ups in the last panel, one of which leaves behind a cut-out hole where a word balloon should be. There is a moderate amount of white-out and punch-holes in the margins, but none of these things detract from the heady experience of a Batman-in-action page by the legendary Adams; pages by Neal from this era are hotly coveted, so don't miss your chance to pick up this Silver Age gem. The art measures 10.5" x 16.25".
Auction 813 | Lot: 5134 | Oct 2, 2004

Sold For: $1,667.50
Hal Forrest - Tommy Tailspin Handcolored Sunday Comic Strip Original Art, dated 1-4-31 (Bell Syndicate). It's high-flying action-adventure romance. all the way, on this beautiful hand-colored Sunday. Tommy and Skeets race to rescue Princess Nada from her impending sacrifice to the blood-thirsty Rain God, Za Chin. This strip is loaded with thirties atmosphere: exotic locals, scantily clad maidens, and those magnificent flying machines -- you can't beat it! This Sunday is numbered #116, and Jerry Weist's The Comic Art Price Guide notes, "Only the first 150 Sunday pages are hand-colored by creator Hal Forrest." The image area measures 29" x 22", and the art is in Excellent condition. Return to those thrilling days of yore with this sensational Sunday!
Auction 813 | Lot: 5073 | Oct 2, 2004

Sold For: $1,610.00
Dave Sim - Cerebus #16, page 2 Original Art (Aardvark-Vanaheim, 1980). Cerebus arrives just in time for Lord Julius's masquerade ball, but all is not as it seems... and the Earth-Pig knows it. A truly amazing page showcasing Sim's gift for eccentric characters and eye-catching compositions, elements which quickly lifted this book beyond the Conan-pastiche that dominated its first few years. Despite Sim having routinely sold the original art for these early issues at conventions, early pages (and, indeed, any pages) from this long-running series are difficult to find on the open market, but a title splash page is virtually unheard of. We cannot recommend hesitation as a bidding strategy in this case. The artwork measures 11" x 17" and is in Excellent condition.
Auction 813 | Lot: 5306 | Oct 2, 2004

Sold For: $1,610.00

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