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Pretty sure I have the newspaper ad for the first convention I attended - early 80's at the Buffalo, NY Playboy Club. Comic books and Playboy bunnies in the same place?! Yes, please....

Yes, thank you. The tiny font I used on the last printed hard copy art list I have doesn't really cooperate with my much older eyeballs.

Yeah, but he pretty much didn't. Note that the following isn't a brag (humble or otherwise), just wanna set the record straight. I think I've posted before when this has come up. I bought my first page of comic art in 1979 and I decided to write to artists via the company (Marvel/DC) and ask about pages for sale. Terry was one of the artists who replied to my inquiry and we became "pen-pals" of sorts where he would send me (USPS) mail with a list of pages/prices (BONUS - he added me to his x-mas card list - YES!) I know I still have those letters/cards and could scan & post but I wouldn't want to be responsible for having your head explode when you see his asking prices for pages he offered way back when. Or have you tell me what an insufficiently_thoughtful_person I was for passing on all the pages I did. I do not need any help to kick my own self in the , thank you very much. I'd have to dig into my records to see which I actually bought from Terry but here's a partial list of Austin inked pages (& purchase dates) I own or have owned. JLA #200 page 10 - B. Anderson pencils (1981 or 85) W. C. Avengers Ann. #4 page 23 - Byrne pencils (1990) X-Men #137 page 19 (I think) - Bryne pencils (it was either this page or the one where Wolverine throws the fake Storm over his head) Alien Legion #2 page13 - F. Cirroco pencils (1984) Capt. Atom #51 page 11 (15) - C. Doran pencils (June 1999) Marvel Comics Presents #36 page 8 - E. Larsen pencils (April 1996) Ultraforce #5 page 24 - Perez pencils (April 1996) Inc. Hulk #350 page 50 - J. Purves pencils (June 1989) Detective #468 page 13 - M. Rogers pencils (Aug. 1982) X-Men/Titans page 26 - Simonson pencils (May 1982) Marvel Premiere #50 page 27 - J. Sinnott pencils (April 1982) I know I bought some of those directly from Terry. As with the old cards/letters, I still have some of the cancelled checks (whatever non-boomers - it was an additional way to get an artist's signature!) I paid Terry with. Again, this isn't intended to be a brag, just want to be clear that, while Terry may keep everything now (or decided to keep at some point), there was a time when he did sell pages via USPS to a goofy little fanboy who wrote to him c/o Marvel Comics. You can't even imagine how much I appreciate his generosity and willingness to trade letters with a fan. Believe me - back before e-mail & social media, that was a really big deal. If you don't know what a SASE is, you have no idea... Now get offa my lawn you younguns!

Great list. Thanks for compiling it. Is there a way to have this thread pinned at the top so it doesn't get lost? What about complete books - anyone have figures for those?

I probably should have qualified my statement about cheap frames. I have plenty of "minor" pieces in cheaper frames. Sketches, cards, commissions and the like. I assume pemart is talking about higher end pages/paintings in which case I agree that you buy the best you can afford for the best pieces you wanna hang.

Ok, thank/curse me later - but best to come clean right now before it drives a wedge. Do not try'n hide it - she'll take all your art in the split. Does she have any interest in comic book/strip art? Maybe buy something she likes to help ease the pain?... And cheap frames are great for display.

Dunno if this is allowed here or if it should be marketplace but Rubinstein fans might wanna check out CGC In-House Private Signing with Award-winning Inker Joe Rubinstein cgccomics.com/news/article/8687/ Remarques and sketches available. If you've had a bad experience with Joe this might be an option.

I bought a number of pages directly from Terry way back when and we exchanged letters often. I'm sure I still have some letters from him with pages/prices on them. He was kind enough to put me on his x-mas card list and those were always a nice little treat.

"Never confuse the Artist with the Art." Probably easier said than done in some cases.

Disappointed. I thought this was a thread about the art of John Sauer (SOUR). johnsauer.com Even so, here's a piece he did for me. Nothing sour about this (other than than artist's name...) silverfishgallery.blogspot.com/2014/01/sours-silverfish.html

Interesting. Not sure how lucky she'll be. I clicked around after reading and found this somewhat related story: Christie’s Sold This Swiss Dealer a Painting Likely Looted by the Nazis. Now He Wants His Money Back "How long after a sale—and under what circumstances—is a buyer entitled to a refund? That’s the question that has surfaced in a dispute between a Swiss art dealer and Christie’s auction house. The dealer, Alain Dreyfus, wants Christie’s to pay him back for a painting he bought in 2008 that later was determined to have been looted by the Nazis during World War II." https://news.artnet.com/art-world/christies-nazi-restitution-1295141

Anyone know what happened to Jim Aparo The Brave and the Bold #188 Page 15? I had it saved in my bookmarks but it now comes back as Invalid Auction/Lot number.

If you zoom in on lower left corner beneath artwork of second image (white border) you can see 380/1000.

I check the Sunday auctions every Monday morning. There are usually only 150 - 200 items so it's no big time waster. Current Sunday ends have Neal Adams and John Byrne pages - probably a nice deal to be had?... I rarely bid tho' I have been tempted by some of the Edgar Church pieces - the retro look of them is so darn appealing.

In the Sotheby's June 28, 1999 catalog, Lots #1 - 111 are from the collection of Kevin Eastman

I'm siding with the folks asking for full disclosure. If it's not in the ORIGINAL (published) condition, why not include that information. Those of you who say "no big deal" just wait until you get a piece that's been altered/enhanced/modified/etc. after publication and see how quick your view changes.

My first comic was Marvel Team-Up #47 (vol. 1 - Jan. 1974). It was given to me on the school bus by a fellow student. Pretty sure I still have it (may even have the kid's name written on it.) I bought my first page of original art in 1979 and hoped one day to find a page from that MTU. I eventually did find page 7 - six panels with Spider-Man and Mr. F in all of 'em. Not sure where/when I found it (Heritage, ebay ?) but I think I posted to comicart-L sharing my story and asking any interested parties if they'd politely refrain from bidding. Added bonus is the Gil Kane art - I love(d) his style and the page is framed on the wall. Not the most expensive piece in my collection but I'd probably sell most every other page I own before letting that one go.

"Good artists copy. Great artists steal." --Pablo Picasso

Yep. (At least he used to.) http://silverfishgallery.blogspot.com/2014/02/john-pounds-silverfish.html

Maybe for the seller but in this day & age the customer has options. Assuming you have been legitimately wronged, create a website such as "dealerxrippedmeoff.com" and use keywords to your advantage. Stay on the safe side of libel laws - be able to back up whatever you post - and you'd be surprised at the results. I finally got fed up with an overdue commission from an artist and can tell you from experience that it is an option. Costs a few buck for a godaddy domain but the payoff could be either the art or a refund. (Or a letter/e-mail form a lawyer. But if you're in the right - and you know it/have proof - DO NOT back down.) In my case I got a much nicer piece than had been originally agreed upon although it did have touch of "Virue" to it.

I think the Duke said it better: It's gettin' to be ri--diculous youtube.com/watch?v=yuBHak_S7bE

I think this is something Dave Sim did way back when. He did not want to sell CEREBUS artwork but when pressed would set a price where he felt comfortable letting a piece go. Probably the best tactic to take as an artist if you're not hurting for cash and really don't care about parting with the art.