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Can't imagine a better one than this: https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/lee-weeks-and-al-williamson-daredevil-300-story-page-25-original-art-marvel-1992-/p/7204-89006.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515

Hey guys looking for 1 killer Garcia Lopez Jonah Hex interior page. Ready and willing to pay 2x FMV for the right example. Drop me a line at fenderjazzz@yahoo.com with anything!

Really enjoying these Felix! Looking forward to many more man! Ken

I think the composition on the ASM 98 is exceptional - much better than standard Kane for the era. The GL 76 cover is just way too sparse for my liking - it loses a ton in B&W vs. the published cover, whereas the Spidey cover is dripping with some of Giacoia's best inks. Hanging on a wall, the ASM cover would display a lot, lot better. Unless your audience is Albert Moy, Scott Williams, yourself and tth2. I know you're an Adams guy, Mike, but, from a purely composition/content/aesthetic basis, this cover isn't even remotely close to his best. Wonky anatomy, way too much blank space...it's all about the significance of the book itself. If this was the cover to GL #77 and another cover had kicked off the run, the for this cover would be a lot, lot less than it is. Some random thoughts, now that I've been singled out as one of the crazy kool-aid drinking Adams fans that inoculates Gene from taking anything I have to say on this subject seriously... I seriously love the GL76 cover. Love it artistically and for what it represents. The sparseness critique is, well, a little silly to me, but whatever. I think it's powerful and some of my favorite covers are VERY simple and sparse and in my opinion display very well. They have a quick read immediacy. I think of some of the Miller Daredevil covers in this same light, among many other examples. We'll have to agree to disagree on this. Having said that, I have never thought this cover is Neal's absolute best cover job. And contrary to Mike's view, I don't even think it's hands down the best Adams GL cover. I argue that the GL 76, along with the cluster of 85, 86 and 87 are the best artistically (full disclosure--I own the 87). It's a "tie" IMO, for lack of a better description. Not gonna argue the merits of each here, and I don't expect others to agree with me in lockstep. Not only that, I've said a zillion times that the unpublished (and unfinished) GL76 cover is MUCH better than the published GL76. I've never heard why it was rejected by Neal or DC and would make an interesting conversation to have with Neal. Regardless, if the unpublished GL76 cover had been the published cover, it would be the best Adams GL cover alone and one of if not the best Adams cover period. Again, IMHO. But because the cover in question is the GL76 cover that was published, it's artistic, nostalgic and historic merits make this cover the Adams GL cover to own, which is reflected in the final hammer price. And while there is no competition for me on owning and displaying either the GL76 cover or the Spidey 98 cover (I'd take the GL cover), I would definitely get a new and better logo made for the GL cover. You need the logo to complete the cover and give it balance and the current bright white one shown in this auction is god awful. Without the logo change, the Spidey 98 shows better, even with the glue stain (which I would also have professionally cleaned). So yeah, I'd happily add either one of the these covers to my collection, but thought I'd bring some nuance to that position with this kool-aid induced post. Scott Mike and Gene, you know I love you both but for what it's worth (and i'm a huge Spidey guy) the GL #76 is simply incredible to me. That run was all about "relevance" and challenging the socio-economic/political norms of the day usually by way of angry Ollie slapping around golden boy Hal. This dynamic runs through every single issue of that run. So the cover with GA shooting the Arrow through GL's Lantern is quite simply the perfect representation of that symbolically (and in this way an improvement over the original unpublished version). Such a thoughtful composition and as it's purely symbolic and never actually happens in the issue, it's one of the few pieces that sways towards contemporary art as opposed to the garden-variety comic cover with a dramatic action scene inspired by one of the interior pages. Just thought i'd chime in, Ken http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryDetail.asp?GCat=19201

Definitely a fun thread Felix, and congrats on the Nexus piece man. This thread definitely hits very close to home for me. I fell in love with comics probably in 1983 or so at about the age of 8. My grandmother used to take me along to do the weekly food shopping and in the very same "mall" was a small comic shop called "Heroes World" that many LI collectors will remember i'm sure. Thus every week for the hour or so that she would shop, she would let me go hang at Heroes World (Anyone calling CPS yet?). So for that much awaited hour every week I would joyously thumb through the thousands of back issues they had there (That my 8-year old bankroll could never afford of course), just taking in all the great covers, art work and larger than life characters that the Bronze Age had to offer (the Silver-Age stuff was up on the walls of course). In fact to this day every time I read an old comic, I close my eyes, breathe in deep and that smell instantly takes me back the that magical time (I know you all sniff old comics too, cmon, admit it!). Anyway, the title I was always most drawn to was Master of Kung Fu. At the time the Kung Fu craze of the early 80's was at its height. Saturday afternoon Kung Fu movies with the bad dubs, Kung Fu mags at 7-11, Chineese Stars and Nun-Chuks at home, it was an 8 year old's dream come true, haha. Now fast-forward another 8 or 9 nine years into the future, being a 17 year old comic geek running to the monthly Holiday Inn comic shows (ebay was in its infancy of course), where among other things I was always looking the fill the gaps in my beloved MOKF run (many from Mankuta's infamous "dollar boxes"). By this time I was actually reading the comics of course, and was completely captivated by the incredible Gulacy-Moench run on the title from issues 29-50. Now the Zeck-Day run later and of course the Day run by himself were also great, it was those Gulacy issues, with all the inter-continental James Bond-esque drama, the bits of Eastern philosophy and of course the incredible artwork that sucked me in hook, line and sinker. Now fast forward another 4 or 5 years to the headstrong 22 year old punk, who moved out of mom and dad's cozy home, to rent a room while bartending to make ends meet. Things were rough in those days and as such my ASM run from 2-300, my Vinatage Star Wars Collection and many other things went to put food in my mouth, a roof over my head etc, etc. However the one thing that always stayed with me, from room to apartment was my long box of MOKF comics. Through those years (22-27) I probably read the entire run (17-125) three or four times, never getting bored and always discovering new little nuances in the artwork, stories etc. FInally another 5 years into the future, having managed to find my way into a respectable, adult lifestyle (haha) I caught the OA bug. And of course a prime, definitive Gulacy MOKF example was very high on my want-list. When I discovered the whereabouts of the following page, through a friend of a friend, I was prepared to run through a brick wall to coax it away from the previous owner. It was one of those pages that, no matter how much time went by, was always stamped into my memory. Needless to say, the piece is now in my collection and I proudly own a most cherished albeit small part of my childhood. I still have that long box handy too! Sorry for the long winded nature of this guys, but when I saw the thread it really struck a chord. Not a "grail" in the objective sense, but subjectively, it's as good as it gets! Have a great weekend Gents! Ken Rodgers http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryDetail.asp?GCat=19201

Thanks for the kind words guys! -Ken http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryDetail.asp?GCat=19201

Probably the only published Frazetta Conan piece i'll ever own! A detailed scan of the art can be seen here... http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Piece=526387&GSub=83339 Thx for looking! -Ken

Just got this in from the frame shop! Watchmen is carved out of the black matte to reveal the yellow matte underneath, and the smiley is an actual pin I had him inset. Thanks for looking! Ken http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryDetail.asp?GCat=19201

The McFarlane wall! My Fan-Boy dreams fully realized! Ha! Again...thanks for looking! -Ken http://comicartfans.com/GalleryDetail.asp?GCat=19201

Just got this in and I find myself retiring to the spare room to stare a bit too often! Sorry for the poor quality pic! Thanks for looking! Ken http://comicartfans.com/GalleryDetail.asp?GCat=19201