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Based on the shape of that head, that neck is definitely in need of a "counterweight".

I've heard Ditko had an office or something around the Times Square area. For years, that area was full of people in costumes trying to get $$$ for paid photo-ops. You'd pick one Spidey to pose with. And then a bunch of other costumed people would photobomb. And all of them would want to get paid. Imagine Ditko having to pass by Spider-man on the street. It would be eerie if there was actually a picture of Ditko posing with a bunch of people in Spidey costumes in Times Square.

I like that in idea in general. Although it heavily depends on ebay siding with the buyer (maybe they'd rather keep their commission). And it might start a bidding war for what a few of those bidder consider to be fakes. And that might draw in some dupes thinking something is real. But adding on.. if you think it's a fake, maybe send a message to the seller to confirm the description. That might give you backup in the refund/return process.

Not sure how an old iphone would be collectible. Maybe old rotary/push button wired phones. My flip phone (about 5 years old) is almost on the outs (e.g. no CDMA support). Maybe playing games on phones as a novelty but no actual conversations. However, I'd stock up on Windows 95 and 32bit PCs because I expect an "Order 66" in some effort of world domination.

So far, all the things mentioned in this topic are already collected at some level or another. A long time ago, I was at an antique show and a guy collected vintage barber chairs. It's hard to tell what will become collectible after 10+ years (e.g. pogs). @vodou I did get a couple Shepard Fairey screenprints in HA's October auction. More than a month later, they still haven't shipped.

"American Greed" was aptly named. Although the duper ("bad guy") was framed as being greedy. I think the duped party could also be seen as being greedy.

To sell 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10... 20... 30 "seasoned" pieces to pay for one $100,000+ piece ?? That may mean you're not really all that attached to those pieces... or you've got so much more of them just sitting around. How many people would be willing to sell enough pieces in their collection to raise $100,000+ ?? After all, one should have an attachment to them. There may be a lot of "new money" (new collectors) in the hobby. But even then would their 1st, 2nd, 3rd or 4th acquisition be in the $100,000 range ? Someone would have so much cash that they wouldn't even miss $100,000 ?? I mean... W O W !! There's a very persuasive personal shopper out there. Time will tell how many pieces can will actually fetch $100,000+ without bringing seasoned pieces out of the woodwork.

You should also consider the cost of a professional to get the piece off the board. It might not be worth it. Do you have a guess about what kind of glue was used ? Elmer's ?? Rubber cement ?? Etc ??

https://www.patreon.com/adamwarren/ Just FYI- Adam posts like 5 days a week. A good mix of of sketches/prelims, life drawings (from print or online pics/reference), character designs, old convention sketches, spec projects. And DiD (damsels in distress) drawings That kind of stuff. At the higher ($10 and $20) tiers, you can make requests which Adam may or may not take on. I haven't made a request so I can't say how often your wish would be granted. These are digital drawings, so there's no opportunity to buy them.

Looks like the images are exactly the same. Switching between 2 tabs in the web browser, the images don't move. The signatures (top right corner) seem to be exactly the same. The blemish in the bottom right margin seems to be exactly the same. Uh... buy the cheaper one ??

I don't think I'm attaching "emotion" to categorizing that piece under Original Art. And I'm not "upset" over it. Certainly, no "outrage". I do think HA was making a money play by putting that piece under Original Art. In HA's April 30 - May 3 2020 auction, this Cockrum piece was under Memorabilia, a totally separate category from Original Art: Dave Cockrum Giant-Size X-Men #1 Splash Page 1 All-Stat Production Page (Marvel, 1975). https://comics.ha.com/itm/memorabilia/dave-cockrum-giant-size-x-men-1-splash-page-1-all-stat-production-page-marvel-1975-/a/7229-94143.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515 Without ranking GSX 1 vs Avengers 2, I'd say they're both very significant issues. But given the Cockrum piece (again, filed under Memorabilia) closed at $21,000 (with bp), I think maybe HA was hoping that putting the Kirby piece under Original Art might give it more "oomph" And no deception was involved, both pieces are clearly described as being all stats.

The CL "acetate" piece looks like an exact copy of the HA "original" art piece. Down to Mignola's and Shooter's signatures. It looks like those are in purple or faded black. I've never see a clear acetate with 2 colors on it. I've seen white acetates with the art as published on it but this is new. The CL piece has 2 registration marks, looks like the art is on one acetate and the issue/price are on a separate acetate piece. On the HA piece, the issue/price are on the original. If the pieces are from the same or close to the same period, maybe the issue/price were attached to the original based on the acetate. But the thing with 2 colors on the same clear acetate is weird. EDIT - I was mistaken in thinking the piece was on clear acetate. It appears to be printed on white acetate. So ignore any distinction I've made re: white acetate vs clear acetate.

The threshold for "original art" is really low these days. In HA's November 19-22, 2020 auction, they listed this "all stats" item in the Original Art section. Granted, it was in the Miscellaneous sub-category. https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/jack-kirby-and-sol-brodsky-avengers-2-production-cover-stat-group-of-2-marvel-1963-total-2-items-/a/7236-94175.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515 The description also says: NOTE: All stats, no original art. At least the piece didn't fetch an "original art" worthy price. The Miscellaneous sub-category also features blue lines and prelims which I think are closer to "original art" than an all stat piece.

I feel a good number of the sketches in this thread will someday appear in a "please help identify..." thread. Below is a freebie Wonder Woman from Darwyn Cooke.

Not related to Thanksgiving... but definitely related to American Indians... now known as Indigenous peoples. And who better to memorialize one of the worst tragedies in US history, the Trail of Tears, than National Lampoon magazine ?? Here's Trail of Tiers from the November 1975 issue of National Lampoon Another complete story drawn by Nick Cardy. Written by Brian McConnachie. http://cafurl.com?i=25491

Here's a Thanksgiving tale / tail... this one has it all... a feast for the eyes... pilgrims... Indians... Indigenous peoples... and turkey !!! I have the complete story to The Man Who Came to Dinner from issue 2 of DC's humor title, Plop ! Drawn by my favorite comic artist, Nick Cardy. Written by George Kashdan. http://cafurl.com?i=25490

Not really being a Marvel fan, I'm not really into Stan Lee's "schtick". I once rode in an elevator with him and didn't even acknowledge him. Then again, there's a very short list of "celebrities" I would acknowledge. I don't think OP was asking about Stan Lee as a creator. I think the question was about Stan Lee as "the face" of comics. He definitely was that.

He's on ComicArtFans. You can ask him. https://www.comicartfans.com/gallerydetail.asp?gcat=45044

In general, it may not pay to just bid once with your maximum. During Heritage Live, if you're outbid during early lots, you can reallocate those $$$ to later lots. So, if it's just a matter of bidding and counterbidding and never waiting for the 5 second countdown, we're basically talking about 10 seconds or so.

"punishment bid" will have a totally new meaning starting next weekend.

If the strategy works at all, it only would be if it's 2 live bidders going at it. If the top bid is from an Internet bid then the live bidder has to keep going until the Internet bid has been beaten.

I think "breakdowns" is more of a Marvel term. To me, "layouts" is more of a DC term and not really common. And as far as DC goes, I recall "layouts" usually attributed to Joe Kubert more than any other person. For example, DC war, Ragman, Rima. And the published art sometimes showed a good amount of Kubert's influence. And on occasion, I think Kubert would also go back and touch up the the inks as well, so a little circular.

If you look at the margins of some Kirby pages, you'll see a note: Vinnie, ink the dam fingernails this time.

I see your fingernails and raise you a manicure !!

I would expect the fingernails to be left to the inker. Of course the pencils and inks could've been by the same person. Brave & Bold 79 by Neal Adams