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We recently sold some Gray Morrow artwork. Please see details below:
Large Gray Morrow Original Artwork Measuring 20″ x 27.75″ Published in “The Someday Funnies”
Large original artwork by Gray Morrow, presenting an homage to characters from the 1960s. Artwork was published in “The Someday Funnies” edited by Michel Choquette, 2011. Measures 20″ x 27.75″ on Bainbridge board. Mild handling wear and small pen mark at top edge, overall in very good plus condition. Sold for $1,100.
Gray Morrow Original Artwork for “Cracked” Magazine — Comprising Three Large 15″ x 20″ Sheets for the Story, “How the Future Has Changed” — Sold for $288.
Here are some additional comic art items we have sold:
One of the greatest pieces of artwork by Hal Foster in his career, the original artwork for the 120th ”Prince Valiant” Sunday comic strip from 28 May 1939. In this instantly recognizable piece — featured on the cover of Fantagraphics’ ”Prince Valiant Vol. 2: 1939-1940” and in numerous ”Prince Valiant” publications — Val sees the foreboding castle of Andelkrag in person, surrounded by Huns as they prepare to attack it. The six panel strip measures 26” x 34.5”, (the large Andelkrag panel measures 17” x 21” by itself), with incredible detail showing the seemingly impregnable fortress, the mountains behind it, the flames roiling up aside it and Prince Valiant standing upon a hillside, gazing at its beauty and enormity. In this strip, Val makes his approach and plunges into the river moat at darkness, to find a fire-raft built by the Huns in order to destroy Andelkrag’s bridge. As Prince Valiant destroys their handiwork, the Huns vow revenge in return. Artwork is signed by Foster on the second panel, inscribed to ”Edward W. Larson / with friendly greetings / Hal Foster”. With King Features Syndicate, Inc. label on fifth panel, with 1939 copyright. The date of 28 May 1939 appears on the fourth panel, along with ”120”, the number of this Prince Valiant strip in the life of the series. Artwork is mounted to board and matted to a size of 33” x 41.5”, with matting strips separating the panels. With minute amount of soiling, artwork is in near fine condition. Accompanied by the color newsprint of this artwork and two ”Prince Valiant” books featuring this strip. Sold for $70,461.
Special ”Peanuts” original comic strip, hand-drawn by Charles Schulz for publication on 16 December 1957. Strip is one of the rare examples of Schulz meticulously recreating a musical score by Beethoven, in this case Piano Sonata No. 1. Schroeder whistles the Sonata to call in Snoopy for dinner, who trots in on four legs rather than two, a hallmark of the early ”Peanuts” strips. With United Feature Syndicate label on first panel, strip measures 29” x 7”. Mild toning, overall very good to near fine condition. Sold for $58,954.
Original Sunday ”Peanuts” comic strip, hand-drawn by Charles Schulz. In this ”April showers” themed strip, published 26 April 1970, Snoopy, Woodstock and Peppermint Patty get caught in a downpour, but then little Woodstock is further harassed by a flowing rain gutter. Strip measures 24” x 17”, inscribed by Schulz to Jim Pearson. Near fine condition. Sold for $56,250.
Incredible Robert Crumb original cover art for ”The Complete Crumb Comics”, Volume 6 entitled ”On the Crest of a Wave”, published by Fantagraphic Books in 1991. This fantastic example of original Crumb artwork shows Crumb himself riding the crest of a wave of flesh and humanity, populated with familiar faces from 1960s counterculture, including Jerry Garcia. This piece served as the cover for Volume 6 of a 17 volume exhaustive series of Crumb’s artistic output, with Vol. 6 documenting approximately two years from the late 1960s into the early 1970s. Ink on illustration board, cover measures 13” x 17” with ”The Complete Crumb Comics” header affixed; artwork alone measures 10” x 13”. Artwork is affixed at the top to the backing mat by two pieces of tape, measuring 16” x 20” with mat. Near fine condition. Sold for $41,250.
Sheldon Mayer Original Hand-Drawn ”Scribbly” Comic Art — Four Stories From ”All-American Comics” #6 Published September 1939, & Then Reprinted in ”The Greatest Golden Age Stories Ever Told”
Original ”Scribbly” artwork hand-drawn by comic pioneer Sheldon Mayer, published in ”All-American Comics” #6 from September 1939, and then reprinted in ”The Greatest Golden Age Stories Ever Told” (DC, 1990). These iconic four pages of Scribbly appeared as four complete stories in the #6 issue, chronicling Scribbly Jibbet’s journey of getting hired as a 13 1/2 year old boy cartoonist, a storyline based on Mayer’s own experiences in the comic book industry during the early 1930s. Four large pages each measure 14” x 17”, signed by Mayer on each page, and also signed ”by Scribbly” on the single-panel topper ”Why Big Brudders Leave Home”, the title of Scribbly Jibbet’s series. Mayer also writes a note on the margin of the first page to color match the 1939 #6 issue. Mild wear, overall in very good to near fine condition. From the Sheldon Mayer estate. Sold for $29,845.
”Prince Valiant” Comic Strip by Hal Foster From 5 October 1941
Original “Prince Valiant in the Days of King Arthur” strip in two parts, dated 5 October 1941. In this chapter, we witness the wizard Belsatan cast a powerful spell for the return of his wife and its dramatic aftermath (which is “beyond description!”). In earlier action, Belsatan had concocted a scheme to use Val to get rid of his beautiful, but nagging wife, Acidia. The schemed worked, but the wizard soon grew lonely, leading to the action featured in this strip, a fantastic example by Hal Foster, the strip’s creator, working at the absolute top of his game. Foster inscribes the strip to his “favorite comic artist ‘Chick’ Young”. Hand-drawn strip measures 29″ x 15″ and 29″ x 22″. Both parts of the strip are mounted, with very light toning, overall very good to near fine. From the estate of “Blondie” creator, Chic Young. Sold for $27,981.
Complete issue comprised of twenty-six pages of original ”Sugar and Spike” comic art hand-drawn by creator Sheldon Mayer, from the June 1958 issue #16. Pages include the stories ”How They Began (A Request Number)” (6 pages complete), ”Doll-Boy and the Boy Dolly” (6 pages complete), ”Pint-Size Pin-Ups” with a Batman costume for Spike (2 pages complete), ”The Picnic” (4 pages complete), ”Scribbly’s Cartoon Corner” (1 page complete), ”Spike Rebels” (6 pages complete), and ”The Eating Machine” (1 page complete). Additional copied pages for ”Play Ladder” and ”Rudy Riddles” (which weren’t drawn by Mayer) are also included. Large pages of original artwork by Mayer each measure approximately 12.5” x 21” on thick illustration paper, all with ”Comics Magazine Code Authority” approved stamp at bottom. Also with DC Comics header at top of most pages, and signed or initialed by Mayer throughout. Pages are near fine with exception of slightly larger Scribbly page which has some toning, chipping to left edge and 1.25” closed tear to right edge. From the Sheldon Mayer estate. Sold for $19,899.
Original Cover Art for ”Marvel Tales Starring Spider-Man!” by Sal Buscema
Cover art by Sal Buscema for the September 1972 issue of ”Marvel Tales Starring Spider-Man!” In this issue (Vol. 2, #37), a reprint of the September 1967 edition, Spider-Man saves himself and J. Jonah Jameson after being left to drown in the Kingpin’s cellar. Bold and complex art measures 11.5” x 16” on Marvel illustration board. Dialogue bubbles and titling glued on. Some creasing and chipping to margins, but art itself is very good to near fine. Accompanied by published comic book. An excellent example of Spider-Man cover art. Sold for $12,500.
Complete Hand-Drawn Artwork For Batman Comic “The Demon of Gothos Mansion” Illustrated by Ira Norvick and Dick Giordano — Rare Complete “Bronze Age” Batman Comic With 72 Panels!
Terrific complete set of original Batman comic book artwork by Irv Novick and Dick Giordano for the interior of Batman #227 “The Demon of Gothos Mansion!” Published on 1 December 1979 by DC Comics during the “Bronze Age” of comic books with the story written by Denny O’Neil. This set of 15 sheets containing 72 panels, rendered in ink, tell a harrowing story of Batman in love with a woman in peril at the hands of a cult leader, bent on sacrificing her to resurrect the demon spirit Ballk. Artist Irv Novick held a longtime relationship with Batman publisher DC Comics and illustrated for them over 50 years from 1939 to 1990. Dick Giordano, a DC executive editor, was a multi Shazam comic book award winner best known for Charlton Comics’ “Action Heroes.” The first page of this 15-page full set features a publication slug taped to the bottom with the copyright symbol cut out. Pages are numbered, stamped, dated and often annotated lightly with blue pencil. Comics Code stamped to verso of each sheet. Thick card pages each measure 10.75″ x 15.5″ with stamp and date cut through, else fine condition. A rare complete survival of the “Bronze Age” Batman comic artwork. Sold for $7,286.
Robert Crumb Original Artwork From ”Whiteman Meets Bigfoot”
Robert Crumb original illustration art from the ill-fated ”Whiteman Meets Bigfoot”, a never-produced film based on Crumb’s comic ”Home Grown Funnies”. Crumb created original artwork for the film in 1977, of which this is an example, undoubtedly an important scene in which Yeti is on display for a Bigfoot Days Parade. Pen and ink art measures 9” x 11.75”. Very light toning, overall near fine condition. Sold for $6,600.
Al Capp Ink Portrait of His Voluptuous ”Li’l Abner” Heroine Daisy Mae — 11.5” x 14.5”
Al Capp drawing of ”Li’l Abner” star Daisy Mae. Large ink drawing of the barefoot cartoon bombshell measures 11.5” x 14.5”. Partial ”Li’l Abner” Sunday strip header is printed to verso. Two pinholes to lower right quadrant. Near fine. Sold for $2,500.
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