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mxs7

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  1. Chuck, thanks for this, even if it does make me more confused! The printed comic cover is much darker than the image you show of the original painting from Kevin's book, so the painting image is different from the printed cover (assuming the image is color correct in Kevin's book). The image from Kevin's book is darker than the image from Heritage, and the purple is largely absent from the Heritage image. The photo below is of the original art taken before it was sent to Heritage and appears to be somewhere between the image in Kevin's book and the Heritage image (although purple is largely absent in this photo as well). I know at least one color image of a different original for this Heritage auction had to be corrected after it was posted, so I suspect the Heritage image is too light. I hope at some point the buyer will weigh in, having the original art in hand to look at. On another point, I think part of the reason for the price difference between the TMNT 5 color cover and the 8 is the 8 is all original art while the 5 is a hand painted photocopy. Again, Chuck, thanks for the info!
  2. The colors weren't just darkened when printed. As Gene mentions, in some areas they were also changed, so there were some drastic divergences from the original art. So the fading is speculation, the suggestion of which I hope did not impact the bidding. The original is certainly gorgeous and presents much better than the printed cover.
  3. When I was researching Ditko Marvel art, rumors were the complete Spider-Man 5 either ended up with the guy who had issues 1-4 or it was returned to Ditko. So the chances of it being in buried in some thrift shop just waiting to be discovered are practically zero.
  4. Update: A friend of mine is considering attending the Ditko exhibit. He emailed the creative director to ask specifically about original art on display versus copies, and here is the pertinent part of the response: "It is believed that issue 5 is a "lost" issue though, meaning that no one knows if any of the original pages are still around. Our prints are copies of the original inks." So when it comes to Marvel original art mysteries, I guess it's still about a bajillion and one to go...Mike
  5. Glen, thanks for providing the final pieces of this puzzle. Concerning the original Spider-Man art Ditko received back from Marvel, I knew he got back two complete issues and another missing 3 pages, which is issue 35. For decades I've strongly suspected he got back issue 38, but there were four possibilities for that second complete issue, which we now know was ASM 5. One Marvel original art mystery down, about a bajillion to go...Mike
  6. I bet that's it!! The "paper" source looks like photo stock but the art doesn't look like a photograph to me--too sharp/vivid with some texture. Thanks, Chuck! Much appreciated. Mike
  7. Here is part of a Kevin Eastman drawing from 1985. Anyone know the backstory on this? Thanks...Mike
  8. To my knowledge everything has been recovered, but the police still have a substantial amount of it, perhaps until the trial is over.
  9. Sorry, just saw this recently. The Lone Ranger art was misfiled and found. Believe it or not, the case has not quite yet come to trial. The wheels of justice do indeed grind slowly.
  10. You are correct. Makes sense not having to whiteout inked art if someone decided to move word balloons/captions around, word balloons/captions became a different size, etc. Mike
  11. I personally knew a guy back in the 1980s Austin used to sell originals to on occasion, and I seriously doubt he was the only one. While it's true Austin hung onto a lot of the art he inked, he did sell some, including some of his best panel pages and at least one X-Men cover. Mike
  12. Annnnnd just now discovered it was auctioned at one time through Heritage. Here's the link to a quality image of the art. https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/bernie-wrightson-and-mike-kaluta-frankenstein-illustration-original-art-circa-1980s-2005-/a/827-43581.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515 I think I'm finished padding my posting total for now Mike
  13. Found this barely "better than nothing" image online of the Wrightson/Kaluta Frankenstein art. Mike
  14. I'm not Glen, but I believe Kaluta inked a Wrightson pencil version of the Monster going down a cliff with the doctor in the background. Note that the published version in the Frankenstein book of this image is all Wrightson. Mike
  15. it was framed when Henry Huie owned it. Mike
  16. Frazetta The Gauntlet rough also withdrawn. Mike
  17. I can't go into detail at this time, but I am thrilled to report it appears all of the comic books have been recovered, although it will take some time to get a full accounting due to various circumstances. The Strange Tales 154 cover has been recovered as well. The Lone Ranger piece is still missing, but outside of that, the news is about as good as could be hoped for. Mike
  18. I can't go into detail at this time, but I am thrilled to report it appears all of the comic books have been recovered, although it will take some time to get a full accounting due to various circumstances. The Strange Tales 154 cover has been recovered as well. The Lone Ranger piece is still missing, but outside of that, the news is about as good as could be hoped for. Mike
  19. I can't go into detail at this time, but I am thrilled to report it appears all of the comic books have been recovered, although it will take some time to get a full accounting due to various circumstances. The Strange Tales 154 cover has been recovered as well. The Lone Ranger piece is still missing, but outside of that, the news is about as good as could be hoped for. Mike
  20. I can't go into detail at this time, but I am thrilled to report the Strange Tales 154 cover has been recovered. It appears all of the comic books have been recovered as well, although it will take some time to get a full accounting due to various circumstances. The Lone Ranger piece is still missing, but outside of that, the news is about as good as could be hoped for. Mike
  21. Lobbyists for the real estate industry got a carve out. So as a wise man once said, to answer most questions, follow the money. Mike
  22. Sure thing. It's easy to miss details in some of the Heritage descriptions. Personally, I'd be more interested to know if the logo was on an overlay or attached directly on top of some original artwork. if it's directly attached, which I'm guessing is the case, that's a shame, although it may have been done to avoid seeing or cleaning unsightly rubber cement stains. Mike
  23. From the item description: "The Hawkman logo is a modern day replacement." Mike
  24. Bought this years ago without knowing what, if anything, it was used for. Later discovered it was both a Marvelmania Catalog cover and a pin-up in a Marvel Treasury Edition. But the most insane fact about this piece, discovered with the indispensable assistance of Glen Gold, is this is Sal's try-out art that landed him the Avengers gig! I apologize for the poor image...Mike
  25. There are identifying conditions on many of the books, as well as scans for a good number of them. For example, there are scans of all of the Marvel first appearance comics. Mike