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VINTAGE ORIGINAL HAND-PAINTED MARVEL & DC COLOR GUIDES & PRODUCTION ART

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Take these 2 for $850 :news: ($19 per page)

 

P PARKER SPIDER-MAN #10 ORIGINAL COLOR GUIDE ART (23 PAGES) JOHN ROMITA JR VENOM $600

 

P PARKER SPIDER-MAN #16 ORIGINAL COLOR GUIDE ART (22 PAGES) JOHN ROMITA JR VENOM $425

 

I've often mentioned the profit that can be made by those who split my color guides up and re-sell them by the page, but here's a great example.

 

These two guides were offered to the boards at $850 for 44 pages = $19 per page.

 

HERE'S WHAT THEY RE-SOLD FOR BY THE PAGE.......! :o

 

The buyer re-couped over $2,000 for just half the pages.

 

 

As a comparison to what I'm asking for the JLA #30, here's what single pages from the JLA 27 I sold have been re-selling for.

 

 

As a comparison to what I'm asking for the Wonder Woman guides, here's what single pages from the Wonder Woman 89 I sold have been re-selling for. (though the #89 is certainly a more "conventional" issue :) )

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FOR SALE...

 

$550 $450 ($20 per page)

 

SUPERMAN 80 (1993) ORIGINAL COLOR GUIDE ART (22 PAGES)

 

"Reign Of The Supermen !" featuring superb Dan Jurgens artwork and story.

 

A great guide for selling by the page, many superb action pages and splash pages in this guide and I've been offered $100 for 2 different pages already.

 

:gossip: Isn't this Cyborg guy in the new Superman movie ?

 

These are the actual, and only, hand-colored color guide pages used to produce this published issue.

 

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Many people consider John Romita JR's best work to be on Iron Man.

 

Personally I disagree, but I will have some nice Bronze Age Iron Man guides coming up today with John Romita JR artwork alongside Bob Layton.

 

These are from 1981 and 22 pages complete. I last sold a guide from this run for $500 but these will be much less.

 

 

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FOR SALE....

 

$350 ($16 per page)

 

IRON MAN 142 (1981) ORIGINAL COLOR GUIDE ART (22 PAGES)

 

Still in the original folder from the classic colorist Bob Sharen.

 

It's becoming tough to find vintage Iron Man color guides from this era.

 

These are the actual, and only, hand-colored color guide pages used to produce this published issue.

 

Bob Layton plot with awesome John Romita Jr artwork.

 

Features Nick Fury and S.H.I.E.L.D.

 

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FOR SALE...

 

$350 ($16 per page)

 

IRON MAN 146 (1981) ORIGINAL COLOR GUIDE ART (22 PAGES)

 

Still in the original folder from the classic colorist Bob Sharen.

 

It's becoming tough to find vintage Iron Man color guides from this era.

 

These are the actual, and only, hand-colored color guide pages used to produce this published issue.

 

Bob Layton plot with awesome John Romita Jr artwork.

 

Versus Backlash !

 

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FOR SALE...

 

$350 ($16 per page)

 

IRON MAN 147 (1981) ORIGINAL COLOR GUIDE ART (22 PAGES)

 

Still in the original folder from the classic colorist Bob Sharen.

 

It's becoming tough to find vintage Iron Man color guides from this era.

 

These are the actual, and only, hand-colored color guide pages used to produce this published issue.

 

Bob Layton plot with awesome John Romita Jr artwork.

 

Versus Backlash Part Two ! Origin of Vic Martinelli.

 

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FOR SALE.....

 

$425 ($14 per page)

 

JOKER LAST LAUGH 1 ORIGINAL COLOR GUIDE ART (30 PAGES)

 

Part 1 "Stir Crazy" - with Pete Woods artwork and Chuck Dixon plot.

 

Several stunning splash pages here including an amazing Page 30 Batman image.

 

These are the actual, and only, hand-colored color guide pages used to produce this published issue.

 

Includes a copy of the published comic (shown below).

 

 

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FOR SALE...

 

$895 ($19 per page)

 

SUPERMAN: DOOMSDAY WARS 3 (1999) ORIGINAL COLOR GUIDE ART (47 PAGES)

 

"DEATH".....the final, climactic issue of Doomsday Wars with awesome Dan Jurgens artwork and story.

 

Many superb Superman v Doomsday action and splash pages in this guide.

 

I was offered almost $600 on Ebay, but after fees that was close to what I paid.

 

Features Brainiac & JLA (Aquaman, Flash, Green Lantern, Huntress, Martian Manhunter, Orion, Plastic Man, Wonder Woman)

 

Beautiful, hand-painted color guides, by respected color artist Gregory Wright on high grade, watermarked paper. Comes with a letter of provenance.

 

These are the actual, and only original color guides used to produce this published issue.

 

 

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Please feel free to make offers if there's anything of interest.

 

There are definitely deals to be made here, particularly for those buying more than 1 guide.

 

Let me know if there are any characters or titles you are looking for that you don't see here.

 

 

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The next few guides will be X-Men, to celebrate the new movie, including some guides that haven't been seen here yet...

 

FOR SALE...

 

$600 $475 ($22 per page)

 

UNCANNY X-MEN 297 ORIGINAL COLOR GUIDE ART (22 PAGES)

 

It's becoming tough to find vintage X-Men color guides from this era.

 

These are the actual, and only, hand-colored color guide pages used to produce this published issue.

 

Epilogue to "X-Cutioner's Song", with Scot Lobdell plot and Brandon Peterson artwork.

 

Many superb splash pages in this guide.

 

 

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Man, the Iron Man are sweet! :)

 

I think I have read the Whiplash story as a kid… :cloud9:

 

Romita Jr. Iron Man is probably not his best work (being it Daredevil, with the mastery of Al Williamson doing the finished inks), but it is very lovely compared to the "declining homogeneization" which his style suffered from afterwards. :(

 

Please don’t post Armor Wars II issues or you will be tempting me and… no way I have the $$$ to afford a guide now! lol

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FOR SALE...

 

$600 $495 ($22 per page)

 

UNCANNY X-MEN 301 ORIGINAL COLOR GUIDE ART (22 PAGES)

 

It's becoming tough to find vintage X-Men color guides from this era.

 

These are the actual, and only, hand-colored color guide pages used to produce this published issue.

 

Featuring awesome John Romita Jr artwork.

 

Several superb double splash pages in this guide.

 

 

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I've finally got round to scanning the hand-painted color guide pages (as opposed to the proofs) to X-Men Hidden Years #1 with John Byrne artwork.

 

I wonder how much some of these double splash pages would sell for ? hm

 

FOR SALE....

 

$1,000 ($27 per page)

 

X-MEN HIDDEN YEARS 1 ORIGINAL COLOR GUIDE ART (37 PAGES)

 

Stunning X-Men artwork from the legendary John Byrne.

 

Features Hulk, Magneto, Sentinels, Sauron, the Savage Land and the X-Men ! Many superb action pages in this guide.

 

These are the actual, and only, color guides used to produce the published issue.

 

Comes with a letter of provenance from the respected color artist Gregory Wright.

 

 

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FOR SALE....

 

$350 ($18 per page)

 

X-MEN #88 (VOL 2) ORIGINAL COLOR GUIDE ART (19 PAGES)

 

Alan Davis story and artwork.

 

This is the issue (often quoted by fanboys on the comic battle boards) where Juggernaut is out of control and has become so powerful he can punch through dimensions. :insane:

 

These are the actual, and only, color guides used to produce the published issue.

 

 

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I've been asked a couple of times whether these next guides I had on Ebay are still available.

 

They weren't cheap to acquire but I am sorry to say they have SOLD and I will definitely miss them.

 

I figure with the X-Men theme we have going on and the fact there's some X-Men movie out next week this is the perfect time to show these (with my Ebay blurb).

 

 

SOLD....

 

$5,000 $4,500

 

X-MEN #141 (1981) ORIGINAL COLOR GUIDE ART (22 PAGES)

 

"Days Of Future Past" Part 1 by John Byrne, Chris Claremont and Terry Austin from Jan 1981.

 

These are the actual and only original color guides used to produce this issue and are signed by the legendary Marvel colorist Glynis Wein.

 

Includes handwritten notes from the creative team on color and mood that shaped the published issue of one of the all-time classic, Marvel storylines with page after page of stunning Byrne artwork at his peak.

 

These are probably the most important and significant complete color guides ever offered for public sale.

 

Includes the 1st Appearance of Mystique in an X-Men comic on Page 18.

 

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SOLD...

 

$5,000 $4,500

 

UNCANNY X-MEN #142 (1981) ORIGINAL COLOR GUIDE ART (22 PAGES)

 

"Days Of Future Past" Part 2 by John Byrne, Chris Claremont and Terry Austin from Feb 1981.

 

These are the actual and only original color guides used to produce this issue and are signed by the legendary Marvel colorist Glynis Wein.

 

Includes handwritten notes from the creative team on color and mood that shaped the published issue of one of the all-time classic, Marvel storylines with page after page of stunning Byrne artwork at his peak.

 

These are probably the most important and significant complete color guides ever offered for public sale.

 

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3 more Captain America guides coming up.

 

FOR SALE.....

 

$425 ($19 per page)

 

CAPTAIN AMERICA #333 ORIGINAL COLOR GUIDE ART (22 PAGES)

 

Intro and Origin of new Captain America (Super Patriot).

 

These are the actual, and only, hand-colored color guide pages used to produce this published issue.

 

"Who will be the next Captain America ?"

 

Written by Mark Gruenwald with Tom Morgan pencils.

 

Plus additional letters page.

 

 

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FOR SALE...

 

$350 ($16 per page)

 

CAPTAIN AMERICA #334 ORIGINAL COLOR GUIDE ART (22 PAGES)

 

"Introducing the new Captain America"

 

These are the actual, and only, hand-colored color guide pages used to produce this published issue.

 

Written by Mark Gruenwald with Tom Morgan pencils.

 

Several nice Taskmaster pages with an awesome Steranko-esque panel of him training the new Cap.

 

Plus additional letters page.

 

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FOR SALE...

 

$350 ($16 per page)

 

CAPTAIN AMERICA #336 ORIGINAL COLOR GUIDE ART (22 PAGES)

 

"The search for Steve Rogers"

 

These are the actual, and only, hand-colored color guide pages used to produce this published issue.

 

Written by Mark Gruenwald with Tom Morgan pencils.

 

Plus additional letters page and copy of the published comic.

 

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