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If I were an inker, I'd be very insulted by this comment. It's the old "inkers are tracers" line. I suspect you may not realize what good inking is really about.

I hated Infantino when I was a kid - and still not a huge fan of his stuff, but I owned a DD page that he did which was inked by Janson. It was a great combo and made me appreciate Carmine a bit more.

Quote: "So in that case if hypothetically the "finished" published stat version of the Captain America #100 cover emerged for sale would you consider that the inked piece." I'm confused about this sentence - published "stat" implies it's not original - so I would never consider that the inked piece. I don't know if this cover is a good example of what we've been talking about, but it's unfortunate that the b&w art does not match the printed cover. If I owned this, I'd want the original redrawn Cap image to go along with it. Without it, the value of the cover takes a big hit IMO.

Inkers are consistently paid less than pencilers - it's just that Scott is a superstar.

Thank you!

After about a 15 year search, I was able to turn up one of the paperback covers I've been looking for. Probably the biggest art day of my life! http://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1448856 Tony, www.comicinkking.com

As old as their toes, and a little older than their teeth.

I agree that the penciler does most of the heavy lifting in comics - it's a much bigger skill set than inking. And I would agree that in general, they are more "important" than the inker in that sense. But as a collector - I want the art that was published - bottom line. Traditionally, the finished product of comic book art is an inked page in which the pencils have been obliterated. In the case where the pencils and inks are separate - the finished product is going to be the same - the inked page. It's the pencils which are now "unfinished" in a sense. I'd want the inked piece.

Very interesting topic - I was just thinking about this the other day. I am surprised at the number of people who said they'd pick pencils. I would take inks - that's what gets published, and that is what I like so much about the hobby - owning the original art used to print the comic. Technically, the pencils get destroyed anyway when an inker inks over them. Typically, original comic art is an ink based medium. If I could have both, I would take them. But if I had to choose, inks all the way. Regards, Tony www.comicinkking.com

I concur with everything you said, but I put Kirby inkers at Sinnott #1, Royer #2

Very happy to hear those last few responses. I guess I just got unlucky. Getting cynical in my old age...

Maybe this has been covered before (couldn't really find anything in the archives though), but there are a few auction houses, who shall remain nameless, who use the practice of extended bidding. So if you bid in the last minute or so of the auction, it automatically extends the auction for a set amount of time (minutes to hours longer). I just won an item through one of these auction houses. I put my bid in with about 20 seconds to go - not realizing that they were going to extend. Once entered, mine was the highest bid at that point - and not much higher than the prior bid. The auction was then extended a few minutes, and suddenly, within that extended period, the bid increased by about 45% - quite a bit higher than my current bid, but just below my max bid. I thought that was strange - if someone had that level of interest, why hadn't they bid in the last seconds as I did? It seems very fishy to me. With this kind of bidding practice, what's to stop the auction house from going in during those extended minutes and pushing up everyone's bid to below the max? It's an easy revenue stream. I don't think that's legal, but I think I read long ago that Heritage was set up in Texas because it was one of the states that allows the auction house to bid on their own auctions. They don't do the extended bidding period, so it's probably less likely that they do that. But, with these other auction houses, you have to wonder. Anybody have thoughts on this? Do you avoid these types of auctions? It certainly makes me uneasy and suspicious. Regards, Tony

Hello! I had the biggest update ever to my website this past week with some really great art! I put most of the older stuff on sale, and added new art from: Neal Adams Art Adams John Byrne Alan Davis Frank Cho Joseph Michael Linsner Chris Sprouse Wayne Boring Frank Godwin Leonard Starr David Wright Stop by and check it out: www.comicinkking.com Thanks! Tony

Absolutely his own best inker. That said, quality varies over the years. But when he was on his game, he was his own best inker. This is true of most artists IMO. Edit: Added "proof"! See attached image. Edit #2: If the owner wants to sell this cover, contact me. Regards, Tony

I'm not getting notified when someone replies to my post! Just saw these now. The first one I believe sold long ago. I was aware of Burkey's. Thanks for helping!! Regards, Tony

Art update at comicinkking.com!! We've got some great new comic book and comic strip art for sale by: John Byrne Alan Davis David Mazzucchelli Joseph Michael Linsner Alex Toth Alex Raymond Stan Drake Frank Godwin David Wright Stop by and check it out! www.comicinkking.com Long live the King!!

Peanuts Fake on Ebay Peanuts listed on eBay - 7/2/88. Compare to published version here: https://outside-affiliatelinksnotallowed.com/lkpyv5o clearly a fake. Seller claims they won it in a contest - how do you win a fake Peanuts strip?? Seller never mentions details about alleged contest and even states the piece is "in the style of...". I've reported to eBay - more people should to get this shut down. Looks like my link is prohibited?? You can google the published daily.

Yes Brian, I am following on Facebook - thanks for the tip! Hoping someone is hoarding a few and will part with one.

Linsner Art Wanted Looking for a nice Sinful Suzi full color pinup by Linsner. Email me if you've got one to sell. Thanks! p.s. I'll be updating my website soon. Stay tuned...!