Lee B.

Good evening! I just listed four nice pieces of art for sale in my CAF gallery: Luke Cage, Hero for Hire #9, page 21 (NEW PRICE--$1,200) Master of Kung Fu #34, page 11 SOLD Iron Man #92, page 23 SOLD The New Adventures of Superboy #7, page 4 (NEW PRICE--$225) Please let me know if you are interested! Thanks, Lee

Hello! I have a Master of Kung Fu #70 page up for auction on eBay. The auction ends Monday night. The page features art by Pat Broderick and John Tartaglione, and you can see it here: http://www.ebay.com/itm/MASTER-OF-KUNG-FU-70-original-comic-art-Pat-BRODERICK-1978-NR-/112424233366?hash=item1a2d01a996:g:yqgAAOSw3gJZLNhx Thanks! Best, Lee

Thanks for the kind words folks! I thought a lot of the prices were fairly aggressive for 1989. It was an impressive, focused art offering for the time, though.

Good evening! I have posted a 24-page, 1989 catalog of Batman and Batman-related art to www.comicartads.com. This catalog includes some great covers, a beautiful Alex Toth Black Canary story currently in the collection of LB Jeffries, my favorite (complete) Dillin JLA story, and a series of drawings of Robin being lowered into chocolate syrup. Truly, this catalog has it all, and you can see it here: http://www.comicartads.com/content/batman-catalog-1989#overlay-context=content/page-17-4 And if anyone knows the whereabouts of that JLA #130 story, please let me know! Cheers, Lee

Hello! I have some auctions ending this evening on eBay. One auction is for a page from Marvel Two-in-One #15 (1976), by Arvell Jones and Giordano, as well as a 2-page lot of action pages from Untold Tales of Spider-Man #14 (1996) by Pat Olliffe. You can see the auction here: http://www.ebay.com/sch/leebenaka/m.html?item=112407611363&hash=item1a2c0407e3%3Ag%3AXQoAAOSwaeRZGRBI&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562 Thanks, Lee

Bump...ending in less than three hours! Thanks, Lee

Made you look (hopefully)! I have an eBay auction running for a fun Fred Hembeck Marvel Age strip featuring Iron Man, the Black Widow, Hawkeye, Moondragon, Thanos, and....Squirrel Girl. The auction ends Sunday night, and you can see it here: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Marvel-Age-119-original-comic-art-Fred-HEMBECK-Iron-Man-Thanos-Black-Widow-NR-/112399903990?hash=item1a2b8e6cf6:g:LX8AAOSwrhBZD-K1 Current bid is only $15.50. Best regards, Lee

Great work as usual Felix! It's like the Big Lebowski sold a bunch of Frank Miller's Dark Knight artwork on accident. I have one technical question about the podcasts: I tried to "go back" toward the end of the podcast and listen to a segment again, and the podcast kicked me back to the beginning. Is it possible to skip around in the podcast? I hadn't downloaded it, and I wasn't listening from iTunes or anything, just the link you provide in these posts. Keep up the good work! Best, Lee

Apparently you were too much of a cheapskate to even bother.

Good evening! Just wanted to mention that my items end in two hours. The top bids are well under $100 each, so check them out! Thanks, Lee

Good evening! I have two art auctions on eBay that end Sunday night. They are for pages from Untold Tales of Spider-Man #17 (big image of the Black Widow) and Captain America #411 (with a big Batroc image). The artists are Pat Olliffe & Al Williamson on the Spidey page and Rik Levins & Danny Bulanadi on the Cap page. You can see the auctions here: http://www.ebay.com/sch/leebenaka/m.html?item=112391036330&hash=item1a2b071daa%3Ag%3AW6YAAOSww9xZBqjR&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562 Thanks, Lee

I appreciate the thoughtful responses, Benno and Terry. I didn't ask Russ directly because I didn't want to bother him and was worried that perhaps this could possibly be a sensitive subject. But it sounds like it was really no big deal. Thanks, Lee

Good morning! With the ongoing discussions of original art by Jack Kirby and Marvel's return of original art, I wonder why I haven't seen more discussion of the Russ Cochran auctions of EC art beginning in 1980 (e.g., http://comicartads.com/content/russ-cochrans-comic-art-auction-1-1980). Pardon my ignorance, but it seems like Bill Gaines held onto all of the classic EC art, then gave it to Russ Cochran to sell. Did Bill Gaines get most/all of the proceeds, or did he share it with the artists, most of whom were still alive in 1980? Perhaps EC had more clearly worded contract language that gave Gaines uncontested ownership of the physical original art, or perhaps the "older" nature of the EC art makes a difference, but imagine the outrage if Stan Lee consigned complete Kirby Fantastic Four and Steve Ditko Amazing Spider-Man books to an auction house in 1980. Best regards, Lee

Thanks for the kind words everyone! I hope to get busy with another complete catalog soon. If you haven't checked the regular site posts recently (at www.comicartads.com), I have uploaded 15 or so art ad scans for art by John Romita Jr. and Sr. recently. Cheers, Lee

Bump.... My Untold Tales of Spider-Man page ends in less than three hours, and the top bid is $90, less than I paid for it a few years ago. Check it out! Best, Lee http://www.ebay.com/itm/Untold-Tales-of-SPIDER-MAN-original-comic-art-HAWKEYE-Al-Williamson-NR-/112373346151?hash=item1a29f92f67:g:bBIAAOSwHHFY9B6o

Good morning! I have another original art page from Untold Tales of Spider-Man #17 for auction on eBay, ending Sunday night. This page features some nice images of Spider-Man and Hawkeye, again drawn by Pat Olliffe and Al Williamson: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Untold-Tales-of-SPIDER-MAN-original-comic-art-HAWKEYE-Al-Williamson-NR-/112373346151?hash=item1a29f92f67:g:bBIAAOSwHHFY9B6o I have a few other art-related auctions running as well. Thanks for looking! Best, Lee

Hi all! I have pretty much run out of "short" old original art catalogs to scan and post on www.comicartads.com Now I have to turn to the big ones, starting with the 40-page Comic Art Showcase #3 from 1975. You can see every page of this catalog here: http://www.comicartads.com/content/comic-art-showcase-3-tony-dispoto-1975#overlay-context Enjoy! Best regards, Lee

Hello! I am bumping this message to remind folks that this auction ends in around six hours. Thanks, Lee

Good morning! I have a page for sale on eBay now, from Untold Tales of Spider-Man #17, featuring Hawkeye, the Black Widow, and Iron Man: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Untold-Tales-of-SPIDER-MAN-original-comic-art-BLACK-WIDOW-Hawkeye-IRON-MAN-NR-/112357063760?hash=item1a2900bc50:g:ImkAAOSwSlBY4aQc The art is by Pat Olliffe and Al Williamson. Thanks for looking! Best regards, Lee

Thanks for the kind words everyone! I will try to get going on another interview as soon as I can. I liked Glen's comment about feeling like a collector is one of your best friends even though you have never met in person. I have had that feeling about several folks over the years in this hobby. Best regards, Lee

Good evening! Following up on my interview with Mitch Itkowitz from a few months ago, I have now posted an interview with Will Gabri-El on www.comicartads.com: http://comicartads.com/content/will-gabri-el-interview Will has been a supporter of my quest to collect and share old original comic art ads, and he is a great art dealer and proprietor of Will's Comic Art Page (www.comicartpage.com). In this interview, Will shares how he became an art dealer, some of his best finds as an art collector, and some of the great art that "got away" from him over the years. Enjoy, and thanks to Will for his time and support! Best regards, Lee

Hi all! Just a reminder that my Invaders #17 auction ends in a few hours on eBay. Thanks, Lee http://www.ebay.com/itm/INVADERS-17-original-comic-art-Frank-ROBBINS-Frank-SPRINGER-NR-/112317219693?hash=item1a26a0c36d:g:DS4AAOSwWxNYs5de

Hello! I have a nice Invaders #17 page by Frank Robbins and Frank Springer for auction on eBay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/INVADERS-17-original-comic-art-Frank-ROBBINS-Frank-SPRINGER-NR-/112317219693?hash=item1a26a0c36d:g:DS4AAOSwWxNYs5de The auction ends Sunday evening. Thanks, Lee

Hello! I just scanned and uploaded to www.comicartads.com a complete "Cartoon Carnival" catalog from around 1982. This catalog has some animation art but lots of cheap comic art as well. I apologize in advance for the small print: http://comicartads.com/content/cartoon-carnival-stu-reisbord-1982#overlay-context=content/page-11-4 Best, Lee

Hello! I am auctioning a George Perez commission of Batroc the Leaper on eBay this week: http://www.ebay.com/itm/GEORGE-PEREZ-Batroc-ORIGINAL-COMIC-ART-Commission-NR-/112294225866?hash=item1a2541e7ca:g:6IIAAOSwnHZYl-2R The auction ends Sunday evening. Thanks for looking (and even bidding)! Best, Lee