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2 hours ago, AnkurJ said:

Albert Moy.

I don’t believe the Superman was by Tim Sale.

The Superman is by BWS. I believe it's from either the Superman:The Man of Steel Gallery #1, or one of the Superman anniversary issues from the mid 90's.

--Mark T.

8 minutes ago, stinkininkin said:

Thank you!  How about a single piece by a single artist with the only blue line component being the layout, with the final pencils and inks on a single page/board?  That' really my main question of the moment.

 

I don't think there would be many people that had a problem with that Scott, assuming they were one-off pieces and the same blue lines weren't used for multiple pieces. 

--Mark T.

18 minutes ago, stinkininkin said:

Thanks Mark!  I probably should have also asked about age and relative collecting experience people have.  I'm assuming older fans are less open to any blue line/digital elements?  (and I have no idea how old you are Mark, I was just thinking out loud after reading your post).  And for the record, I don't think there are any right answers.  The heart wants what the heart wants.

 

Yeah Scott, I'm old.....  20+ years collecting art. The differences of opinion will be more of a generational thing I'm sure.

--Mark T.

I'm definitely in the camp of having everything "original" on one page. I want the whole process to be on the piece I own (even with the understanding that after inks, and erasing pencil lines I probably couldn't tell the difference). I won't buy a piece that is inked (by a different inker) over blue line pencils. I'm absolute on that. I'd maybe consider buying the pencils, but have no interest in the published, inked, blue line piece.

Now when you're talking about inks over blue lines by the same artist, that's another matter. I wouldn't rule that out completely, but it's a bit less desirable to me. 

I certainly understand all of the advantages to the artist by using more computer assistance. But from strictly a collectors view I don't like it.

--Mark T

Great Peanuts example from the absolute prime era of the strip. Huge congrats!

--Mark T.

6 hours ago, comix4fun said:

They do ok generally, but you've got great examples of Herriman selling recently for less than or (best case) equal to sales from 10-15 years ago. That's why I mentioned treading water against inflation or worse.

I don't really follow Segar but I didn't notice much spike in the public auction. 

I guess every artist/title/strip has their day in the sun.

 

10-15 years ago Herriman KK Sundays were plentiful at $6K. Tom Horvitz was selling a bunch (which I believe were from a Herriman relative) for that price. Comparable ones are 3X-4X that today. So while not as good a return as most Marvel art from that time, a 3X-4X price increase is certainly a nice return. Same could be said for Raymond Flash Gordon strips, Frazetta Johnny Comets, and Foster Tarzan strips as well. 

--Mark T

None of the above. (But the inkings nice!  ). 

Jim Lee's just never done much for me. The #617 cover is really nice though. But Nightwing's legs on #615?! Come on!

--Mark T

34 minutes ago, Panelfan1 said:

The fact that you can see it means most of us can see it.  If I were bidding on this one I would have already emailed to comfirm.  

Recently there was a piece at HA that may have been fake - but it sold anyway for a nice sum.  I think as collectors we cant put 100% trust in the auction company.  We need to pay attention to the details and ask questions where there are doubts.

Yeah, I can see it. I've been collecting long enough to tell it's most certainly a stat. But maybe not everyone can.

With a $10,000+ piece ,wouldn't you think the auction house could at least make note of it in their description and not expect every potential bidder to have to contact them to ask about it? 

--Mark T

8 minutes ago, Twanj said:

 

13 minutes ago, Khazano said:

Wow. Good eye!  Yeah it's minor. But it's a pricey page, and all things considered, now would be the time to be extra diligent about these things. 

What Heritage does should be the standard. 

The condition of the art should be disclosed. Full stop. It isn’t that hard. 

 

I realize that most condition issues are pretty clear from a picture. But a stat (and I'm assuming it's a photo stat and not an original art paste over) of the main character? That does effect value, and should be disclosed.

--Mark T.

I'm a bit surprised that with the recent "misunderstanding" involving the Conan #1 story, that Comiclink doesn't make note of what looks to be a stat of Spider-man in the first panel of the McFarlane ASM #308 page. Instead of describing the latest Spider-man movie in the description, it seems it would be better to devote a few words to the condition of the page. 

--Mark T.

5 minutes ago, artdealer said:

Mark,

I have a different page from a different issue on my site. I never had the page that Borock is flipping.

MI

Sorry Mitch. I got my pages confused. Love the page on your site BTW. Amazing last panel of Ant Man!

--Mark T

18 hours ago, lobrac said:

Kirby TTA #40 page with Ant-Man, sold in the HA Signature this past Friday, Nov. 17.

https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/jack-kirby-and-sol-brodsky-tales-to-astonish-40-story-page-9-original-art-marvel-1963-/a/7169-93127.s?ic4=OtherResults-SampleItem-071515&tab=ArchiveSearchResults-012417

Now “offers” on CAF:

http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Piece=1436763&GSub=186745

Quite a nice page though. And you can make offers via HA as well. So maybe this isn’t exactly why this thread started. But since it was just listed on CAF, figured I’d post to keep the thread alive.

Wasn't this page on Mitch's site, and at San Diego, just a few months ago at (I believe) $9500? If it didn't sell there, why does someone buy it for an extra $650+ on Heritage and expect someone to pay even more on top of that?  Mitch's site is very well known so it wasn't exactly hidden....... Great page BTW. 

--Mark T.

Congrats on the Herriman daily! Great price for a really nice example. I guarantee you'll be even more pleased with it after seeing it in person. Krazy Kats are far more impressive in person than most other originals.

--Mark T

Hi Chris,

  Good to hear from you.........Yeah, I'm still looking for the ads. I guess neither us is having much luck. I've exhausted all the possibilities that I can think of, so I thought I'd post to the list again.

  I've never had any luck with a "looking for" post to the Forum, but I try again every now and then. Does anyone have much success with Wanted posts in the Forum? Just curious.

--Mark

Thanks Drewsky. I contacted Brent last year about that piece, but he said it's no longer available. Appreciate the heads up though.

--Mark T.

....still looking to buy, or trade, for Marvel or DC Hostess ads....... and still not having any success.

If anyone has any that are possibly for sale (or leads), please LMK. Thanks!

--Mark T.

I'm looking for the cover to Hulk #273 by Al Milgrom. I'm trying to re-unite it with the complete story. If anyone knows of its whereabouts (even if not for sale) please LMK. Thanks!

Mark T.

2 hours ago, jjonahjameson11 said:

I completely agree that Tuesday is not a good day to wrap up an auction and  I hope they revert back to Thursdays going forward.

Not sure why Tuesday is a worse day to end an auction on than Thursday. I know a lot more people go out on Thursday nights than Tuesdays. Thursday's the new Friday.

Thanks for passing along the info.....I should have mentioned that I'm only looking for Mike's earlier work, and not the later pencil pieces, or blue line covers. I've owned an FF cover that he did, and unfortunately Mike pencilled so lightly that it was really hard to even see the image. Appreciate the heads up though.

--Mark T.

Looking to buy Mike Wieringo Flash covers (and some Spider-man covers). Please contact me with any that may possibly be for sale. Thanks,

--Mark T.

31 minutes ago, drewincanada said:

Not sure if animated GIFs work here, but I'll give it a try. Here are some comparisons of the original strip and the fake. The original has the United Features credit and the Schulz signature is inset from the frame. In the fake, the Schulz sig overlaps the frame edge.

Also, in the fake, there is much more space between the panels.

 

 

Actually there's no original Schulz here from either auction. The first auction was a fake too. A better looking fake than the second, but a fake nonetheless.

--Mark T

NOT Schulz Mike...Not even close.

--Mark T

The JLA piece sold for $12.2K

--Mark T

...yes, thanks for taking the time to share the pictures Gene!

--Mark