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Michael, with all respect, a John Buscema Silver Surfer page and a John Buscema Avengers page with the Silver Surfer drawn 27 years later is a really good example of apples and oranges. The question the original poster asked was what kind of value they could expect if they sold the page. The price a dealer would put on a page and carry from show to show for years isn't a real data point. If they want to sell, certainly no dealer is going to give them the numbers you've suggested, right? If the page is consigned to an auction - to the original poster that's what I would strongly suggest - we'll find out what the market thinks.

And, they're off!!! Bidding is open.

Sky Masters was simply lightning in a bottle. The strip was written by two brothers, Dave and Richard Wood (they are the "Wood" of Kirby and Wood credited on the strip) and penciled by Jack Kirby with inks initially by the amazing Wally Wood. The comic strip was a "quasi-realistic" space adventure that was a little before it's time. The space race was just beginning and Sky Masters was gone before the Russians got Yuri Gagarin into orbit. Although promising at the start, Kirby had agreed to pay a portion of his royalties to someone else. He tried to fight that arrangement, but lost in court. Shortly before that decision, Wally left, presumably for more money. Kirby inked himself for a while, and then had Richard Ayers take over the inking chores. But, by then his heart wasn't in the strip and by February of 1961 it was over. I suppose we should be happy about that because if it was successful, Kirby would have had no reason to find himself back in comics to help start the Marvel Universe. Still, when they were cooking, they were cooking. This is a one panel strip from very early in the run. As a friend told me, there are other Sky Masters out there, but none better. The link: https://cafurl.com?i=29640 As always, feel free to look around. Ron

I think covers, which I believe were returned separately, are different stories than interiors.

To the best of my (admittedly limited) knowledge, interiors exist, but no one has seen any covers pre-1964. I may be off on the exact date, but it's questionable that those early covers exist.

The Cartoon Art Museum is auctioning off Dave Stevens/Rocketeer tribute pieces on eBay. "The Cartoon Art Museum, in cooperation with The Rocketeer Trust, announces an all-star tribute to Dave Stevens and The Rocketeer, the Museum's latest original art auction fundraiser. Original artwork created for this auction will be exhibited at the Cartoon Art Museum this spring and will be featured in an exhibition catalog. We already have an impressive list of creators lined up, and as the pieces come in they will be posted here, and at our Cartoon Art Museum page on CAF. Twenty percent of the auction proceeds will go to the Hairy Cell Leukemia Foundation in honor of Dave Stevens. Dave's sister has graciously given us permission to do this show/auction." I just picked up the Harry Bliss tribute piece. More elections on going!! Take a look. Neat art - great cause!! Ron

I just picked up the Harry Bliss tribute piece. More elections on going!! Take a look. Neat art - great cause!! Ron

Thanks for sharing!!

I don't attend enough of these events, but what's the difference between a dealer posting a high price and the piece sitting for a while, and something not selling on a show because it's priced too high? Where is the bait and switch? Is Nick's show an auction show with no reserve? Sorry for the question if it's obvious.

This.

I'm thinking you meant "bottom" but no judgment here....

I don't know that the market for books is a leading indicator of the art market.

I believe the one in the auction is a reproduction.

For whatever it's worth, Sal's Hulk is my Hulk. He was on the title forever and he is a solid storyteller. I'm not in the deity crowd, but I associate him with the Hulk, and I'm not sure if anyone had a longer run on that character.

Really, how about frozen concentrated orange juice futures? Sorry, I didn't want to be snarky (so sorry if I offended anyone). I don't think the price of comics or most any other commodity have more than a passing correlation to the OA market. Ron

Hmmmm. One piece is tough! I'm going to go with Tales of the Teen Titans #67 by George Perez, a talent gone much too soon. This cover jumped out at me as being everything George Perez, and I couldn't pass it up.

Nice!

A little late, but a talent gone much too soon.

It's a great one. I love the WWII strips.

“Sgt. Fury and the Howling Commandos” was a key part of the early Marvel line up. It was essentially a World War II book, and as a result, not really initially tied into the Marvel Universe. That all changed with issue #13. In issue #13, we were treated to a story showing how Nick Fury met Captain America and Bucky, “Fighting side by side with Captain America and Bucky!” In this issue, probably the only one in twice up size that has Bucky in costume, we’re shown a newsreel announcing their meeting and jump into the story from there. This comic was released in October of 1964, 9 months after Cap’s re-emergence in issue #4 of The Avengers. This page has Cap and Bucky taking on some Nazis – from a wonderful time in the beginning of the Marvel Universe, a nice example of the King at work. The link: https://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1861296 Ron

For what it's worth (and that may not be much), I'm not sure I see how adding another 10 or however many different message boards automatically helps new collectors. If anything, communication about the hobby becomes more fragmented and it's easier for newer collectors to fall into a smaller group where they get preyed upon. I would encourage (as I often do as I welcome) new collectors to join as many different avenues for communication as they can. In that way, they can learn about the hobby before they start plowing too much money on "this can only go up" or "this is an amazing deal" schemes. Ron

I was a fan of the New Teen Titans from their first appearance in DC Comics Presents #26. Written by Marv Wolfman and pencilled by George Perez, the book quickly became part of my top 5 on the pull list. It's popularity grew by having one amazing story line followed by another. We got Gods, Demons, Cults, Aliens, and Terrorists, and on and on. A special nod to "The Judas Contract", one of the most consequential storylines of the last 50 years, and one, in my opinion, that changed comics. For that matter, I believe this book was one of the most important DC titles in the last 40 years. Disagree? Then, let's discuss. It introduced Starfire, Raven, Cyborg, Jericho and Nightwing! Villains? We met Deathstroke, the Fearsome Five, Brother Blood, H.I.V.E. and of course Terra! How many other books have had such a lasting impact on the DC Universe? This cover is from the Tales of the Teen Titans #67. The New Teen Titans changed it's name to Tales of the Teen Titans with Issue 41. DC then started Volume 2 of The New Teen Titans with an Issue #1 around the time of Issue 45, and the two titles ran concurrently with new material until Issue 59, at which point Tales of the Teen Titans became a reprint book until it's cancellation with issue 91. Issue 67 reprints Issue 8 of The New Teen Titans (Volume 2). Simple, right? This cover is Perez at the height of his powers. It's got so much jammed in there in such amazing detail that you can't help but stare at the piece for some time. Very happy to have this one in my collection. The link: https://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1857735 Ron

They haven't sold yet. I assume he's talking about the bidding thus far. They're in Sunday's session.

I think that might be the first appearance of Normandie Drake. Strip art, like comic art is story dependent.

Or, you could start another thread and keep this one on it's original topic....