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Thank you! I just ordered a copy of that Marvel Holiday Special, though it sounds like I might have to adjust my artistic taste sense-o-meter. I really like these early pages. Here's a link to a pretty cool Grindberg interview transcript...... https://ohdannyboy.blogspot.com/2009/12/looking-back-with-tom-grindberg.html David

LINK TO FUN GRINDBERG INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT Hi, I have these Ghost Rider pages, one is signed Grindberg '82. Anyone recognize them? Click to enlarge the photo once it loads. Best, David S. Albright

Link to peanuts.fandom.com showing this March 19, 1962 strip Seems to be a published gag from 1962. No idea if it is authentic. David

Rob Liefield's GLORY #6 page 2 art by Mike Deodato, with colors by Scott Rockwell 3-part acetate film color key separations. David

Really quite remarkable considering the abundance of strips being made available all at once. David

Thanks, fun read! I also enjoy hunting down information about original comic art, and I have been looking into the background of my Milt Story archive of an unpublished daily strip, "Adam Bumm" which consists of 24 dailies and some character studies. Milt Story was a bullpen artist and idea man for Al Capp Enterprises, and wanted a daily of his own. Turns out he had created a 4-page story "Planet Pete" in the back of Li'l Abner #87 (thanks, comics.org) which inspired Adam Bumm. Cool! I picked up a reader copy of the book to see for myself. Best, David S. Albright

That's a nice note about your perspective on NFTs, technology, monetization, and ultimate disallusionment! As you step back and smell the roses for a while, you may rediscover the "artistic" touches in all the fine man-made work being done around us, from landscape excavating to car restoration; artists exist in all fields of endeavor and can be appreciated. Be sure to check back here once in a while. I always enjoy your messages, David

Looks a lot like Gene Byrnes Reg'lar Fellers, Adams Syndicate? David

Bump for auction ending Thursday during the day, in case this went off anyone's radar... update, and the Ripley's will sell with the opening $500 bid having been met! More pics at the auction on eBay or send me a message. LINK TO THE RIPLEY'S EBAY AUCTION ENDING THURSDAY Nice opportunity for someone. Best, David S. Albright

Even though I have been selling off and on for twenty years, my collecting has continued apace. I have sold many pricier pieces to help out my heirs, but I will likely die with a few pieces that will have instructions and provenance, estimates, etc. to help the family. And, a heck of a yard sale, I imagine. My mother tried to sell off stuff for years before she died and still managed to retain enough for a long weekend of selling at yard sale prices. We also have a good local auction house who uses Live Auctioneers for halfway decent material, though comic art is a little too specific to expect a good result for mill run art. I will suggest Heritage to the family for high-end comic book art, and even small piles of low-mid comic art stuff like strips, copper/modern interior pages, etc. (weekly auctions). My wife knows the drill and will be happy to box it up and make it disappear! That plan involves her surviving me. Me surviving her is another story, because I would be in charge of dispatching hundreds of oil paintings by a deceased artist. David

I just got the color key film separations for TTA #7 (1980) Sub-Mariner showing the new version of the cityscape in the background. Original book shown on the right. Cool! David After the pic loads, click a couple times to zoom in. Sorry about the glare.

Winner, and the artist is Tom Lyle circa 1988. Check cat yronwode's wiki page for what she is up to! David

PM sent, don't want to spoil the guessing game for other collectors! David

I bought a page from a dealer's site which had been posted ten years ago. I feared the worst in terms of lost, delayed, already sold or removed from inventory, price changed, etc. Result.......shipped the next day! YAY! Thanks to Anthony. To celebrate, and in anticipation, I created an oversized reference print. Happy New Year, David S. Albright

LINK TO SAVAGE SHE-HULK #1 EBAY AUCTION Thanks for checking this out! I was looking for something else in the attic, and ran across this book. Nice! Just a very small defect on the back cover at the top left edge see pic and click on it a couple times when it has loaded for full magnification. Best, David

Tom Lyle detail scan above. Ripley's front and back detail scans below. When they load, click a couple times for enlargement.

LINK TO TOM LYLE COHAAGEN MODEL SHEET AUCTION LINK TO CURRENT $500 RIPLEY'S SUNDAY ART AUCTION $150 start, $250 BIN, on this cool Tom Lyle model sheet drawn in tight pencils on DC Bristol board SOLD $50 from the 1990 DC Movie Special #l TOTAL RECALL starring Schwarzenneger, and featuring actor Ronny Cox as the villain COHAAGEN. Cox also played the guitarist inn "Deliverance" Signed lower left. Plus RIPLEY'S BELIEVE IT OR NOT Sunday by Walter Frehm 1962. $1500 start. NOW $500 SOLD $500, thanks! Check my other listings while you are there (eBay) for another eight or so original comic art pieces! Best, David S. Albright

Done, thanks.

Same as the differences between virtual galleries and brick and mortar galleries, I guess. I was just referencing the use of the word museum in the context of Felix original remark and the explosion of the internet. Did you know you can create your own gallery right here on the CGC boards? David

Virtual museums exist on the internet, and may even be a more common use of the term, as time goes by, than brick and mortar usage. The Sleepwalker cover art I sold went to such a museum dedicated to the Sleepwalker character, and that collection is curated on Instagram. Best, David

LINK TO DECICCO PEPOY MAN AGAINST TIME ART AUCTION ON EBAY Thanks for checking this out! I just listed a cool page with a $150 start that includes the minty book for MAN AGAINST TIME #1. Nice page with some condition issues, just go to eBay for details! Two panels were added at the top as corrections or revisions, and some word balloons are missing. Questions and comments always welcome in the thread or send me a personal message or message jyba@comcast.net Best, David S. Albright

Really got me wondering about the attempt to get books slabbed to achieve the maximum auction results. Fees and shipping keep most single books in a grey zone for slabbing. Thanks for showing your efforts! David

Looks like maybe you got your money back, but not a lot of extra love for the signature and all the work that went into the process. Fun to watch, and thanks for the heads up. David

Great Linus blanket story! It was always about the blanket. David