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Hi, I have been digging through some of my old comic art, and I have the complete story "Come Up And See Me Some Crime" from this issue. Overstreet singles it out as not by Messmer, but the Grand Comics Database indicates all the issues surrounding, and including, this issue with Messmer/Oriolo and a question mark. Does anyone here have info about the Overstreet designation? Maybe I have a very early solo Oriolo story, I don't know, but thanks for any help. Reply in the thread or send me a personal message. Thanks! David

I'm quite attracted to that piece. It is a nude print for those who don't want to follow the link. What is lost on the internet is the scale, since it is five feet tall versus original comic book art being an "oversized" seventeen inches. Nice info about the edition limitation of 40 (with 12 artist's proofs). David

I might have missed it on this piece, but, wouldn't it have helped the consignor to re-create the missing text on the cover? Curious, David

Yes, the continual performance of, and interest in, the comic art market has caused me to just hang onto my few best pieces, even though I could net a substantial return. I love the art, and I don't need the money! I will never be able to afford to get them back at the rate prices are rising. Perhaps my kids, but not me, the way it's looking. Unplanned money needs or end-of-life decisions could change my hold position at some point, obviously. Or dramatic world events that send everything tumbling.

This years "overpay" is next year's great find as long as the market for the original comic art keeps climbing. I am surprised how sturdy the comic book market is, and there seems to be new buyers all the time. Some seem to be crossing over to the original art. Hopeful, David

Thanks for checking this out! $100 includes sturdy shipping, US only, thanks. Here is a scarce incomplete copy of Popular Comics #2 by Dell Comics for March 1936. I made a nice copy of the cover for you. The book is missing the cover and the first wrap... and many center wraps. There should be 68 pages, but there are only 52 pages present in this copy. What remains, however is some nice early work. You will get... 8 Tracy pages, none missing 6 Terry And The Pirates pages, none missing 7 Tailspin Tommy all of them 4 Ripley's all of them Skippy, Toonerville's Folks, etc. Nice incomplete book. More pics to follow if required. I accept check, money order, or Paypal. Thanks for your interest, David S. Albright

Nice. David

Some of the beauty of the actual original art is the flaws and production notes in the margins which give it the "panache" (is that a good word here?). The recreations generally don't provide that. David

I know you are just making fun, but my personal experience selling to Mike was ... he bought for around 3K, and immediately listed for around 4K. That's not huge, but when applied to 25K, it goes to over 30K, so this citation is not really an outlier. My piece changed hands a few times with a recent sale around 10K. Best, David

These 300 prelims went for $6000. David

I tried to make a better picture of my Rube Goldberg piece from 1913. It is signed four times. The gag is about cubism. Click on it to read the text. David

Rube Goldberg from 1913. Sorry it is just a cell phone snapshot. David

I have this page, but I need to scan the art...here is a scan of the published art. David Click on the image a couple times to enlarge if you want! David

It's a nicely detailed, but not complicated cover. Plenty of hardware, grids, skull, large main character. A very nice piece! David

Before I joined this forum, I created title and price box replacements for this Judge Dredd cover by Larson and de la Rosa. They are homemade, and just lightly tacked on, but I would never do such a thing today. David

$1300? No worries, you will be OK with Mike Burkey, one of the largest dealers on the planet. David

Cool to see my old ROM cover I sold to a boardie years ago now on EE's site. Hannigan sig fading in the UPC box. Click the image a couple times to embiggen. David

Hard to imagine that is anything but 100% correct and a nice piece. David

Hi, Sounds like you have a pencil piece and are wondering if it is "the" pencil preliminary piece for a page of comic book art. Throw up an image! There's nothing to stop an artist from recreating (over, and over) an image from their past work, other than a stop from the higher-ups. David

So, I have five Jack Kirby Kamandis! (panels) Funny, David

Mr. Monster by Michael T. Gilbert

Pat and Peter from The Berrys since I have a stack of Carl Grubert's comic strip art (poor man's Blondie) from the 1950s. Favorite recurring hero in the top shelf department of my collection, Batman. David

I know, and for high priced items certainly all possible care should be taken. The scammers seem to be working the margins, which is discouraging. David

Sadly, there are plenty of ways to get a bad transaction result just within the US. Expanding the customer base to the rest of the world just makes it even harder, especially with ebay often not siding with the sellers, as has been mentioned. I had a "winner" who claimed my comic book shipment was poorly packed, and wanted some money to compensate. I offered a full refund, including shipping. Crickets. In that case, ebay sided with me to the extent that his negative feedback was removed. But, just a nightmare of managing a scam on an otherwise simple transaction. Some people seem to thrive on this behavior, I suppose, because it pays off for them. David

link to my comicartfans mini gallery Spent money on....Rube Goldberg. Value in the collection...Ed Hannigan. The Hannigan covers are so highly valued that I don't hang them in daylight, they are in safe storage. The Rube Goldbergs (no inventions) i have framed and displayed in indirect light in a north-facing room. David