LOT #92109 |
Sold on Aug 2, 2013 for: Sign-in
or Join (free & quick)
Steve Ditko Tales to Astonish #42 "I Am Not Human" Page 3 Original Art (Marvel, 1963)....
Click the image to load the highest resolution version.
Sold on Aug 2, 2013 for:
$3,226.50
Bid Source: HA.com/Live bidder
Description
Steve Ditko Tales to Astonish #42 "I Am Not Human" Page 3 Original Art (Marvel, 1963). No collection of great comic book art could be considered complete without a fine example from Hall-of-Fame and Marvel legend Steve Ditko. And the Spider-Man fan will find some familiar elements here: panel 5 is reminiscent of the famous last panel of the first Spidey story in Amazing Fantasy #15, and the characters bear a resemblance to Peter Parker and the Chameleon! This issue, cover-dated April 1963, was released just a month after Amazing Spider-Man #1. Those notes aside, this is a great sixties sci-fi yarn in which a humanoid robot escapes his creator's lab with an artificial face and clothes in order to live among humans as a man. He is so disillusioned with humans' inhumanity to their fellows that he removes the mask and allows his creator to bring him back to the lab. His maker chides him, "You must have known you could never have passed for human for long." To which the robot rebuffs the startled engineer, "Has the thought never occurred to you that no robot would want to?" This piece has an image area of 12.5" x 18.5", and it has been matted and framed alongside two printed pages from the comic to an overall size of 25" x 25". The art is in Excellent condition.More information about Steve Ditko. See also: Ditko, Steve, Stephen Ditko, Ditko, Stephen Artist.
Auction Info
2013 August 1 - 3 Comics Signature Auction - Dallas #7079 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
August, 2013
1st-3rd
Thursday-Saturday
Bids + Registered Phone Bidders: 18
Lot Tracking Activity: N/A
Page Views: 2,010
Buyer's Premium per Lot:
19.5% of the successful bid per lot.
Jerry Weist's Comic Art Price Guide 2011
Want to know more about this artist? Dates, history, background, and value ranges are covered in the comprehensive new guide. Order Now!
Want to know more about this artist? Dates, history, background, and value ranges are covered in the comprehensive new guide. Order Now!
Shipping, Taxes, Terms and Bidding
This item cannot be shipped using standard methods. Please contact us for more information. Sales Tax information
Terms and Conditions | Bidding Guidelines and Bid Increments | Glossary of Terms
This item cannot be shipped using standard methods. Please contact us for more information. Sales Tax information
Important information concerning Sales Tax and Resale Certificates. Learn More
Terms and Conditions | Bidding Guidelines and Bid Increments | Glossary of Terms