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C’mon man! You could buy two Finch X-Men Covers with that kind of dough!

Well that’s kind of the point of dragging the fine art museums down into our dirty little world of comic art appreciation. You see museums are crying about a number of issues including lack of funding, lack of diverse art and “egads” a general loss of interest in patronage of the fine arts. So a Jackson Pollock can be liquidated to fund a broader sampling of work from around the world. A once roundly regarded modern masterpiece will disappear into a private collection in exchange for funds to buy the new masterpieces. Pollock exchanged for Banksy? Or funds to put together a show for a chimpanzee who throws dung at a blank canvass. Kirby exchanged for Finch? Hell...Andrew Wyeth cast aside for Jackson Guice 😂 Whose to say in the near future the new and improved museum won’t include our trashy gems? Think on it my friend. The Phantom Stranger alongside Da Vinci.

Haha that was a softball trigger to activate Vodous WTF Alarm. I know how much Ramen you ate for that run my friend!!! Dedication.

Altruistic sentiment and admired truly. However you’re speaking to a crowd that goes a year eating only Ramen so they can take down a Finch X-Men cover. Not sure most folks ready to leave their property er art to the “care” of a museum for the benefit of mankind. Especially when they don’t keep their word sometimes to those that donate. Syracuse Art Museum 2020 Berkshire Museum 2018

John had successful surgery on one of his eyes. Goal to raise is $15K currently at $4800. Anyone that can donate that’s great and also let’s share the Go Fund Me with everyone we know. Lets keep this topic up on the top of the first page gang. Props to Yoram for bringing this to our attention. Johns a great artist and a swell guy. This is a worthy cause. 🍇🦍

9 ASM pages in the side pocket! Holy balls that’s a power packed display. What amazing pages of course I’ve told you that before! Thanks for sharing this

He said children play here not Los Bros. Nothing to fear!

So glad you feel this way. I never understood those who have art just to privately “self worship.” I understand tactical reasons: make it disappear so it looks “fresh” when it comes to market. That’s a Wall Street heart. I understand security concerns: still with great power and great collections comes great personal responsibility. Display but protect. But I’ll never understand the selfish heart that won’t share beauty (perceived) with others. You have given us a great gift Dinesh and plenty to laugh, drool dream and worry about! 🍇+🦍

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In 1993-1994 Jack Kirby and Ayers made a recreation of the cover. In August 2008 the recreation came up for sale again (I don't believe it reached the reserve)as it originally sold at Sotheby's I believe. It could be that pic is of the recreation cover. STRANGE TALES #89 COVER RECREATION - THE AUCTION HAS ENDED THE ULTIMATE KIRBY MONSTER COVER! Current Bid: * $9,900 Number Of Bids: 29 Primary Artist Name: JACK KIRBY Secondary Artist Name: AYERS Condition: EXCELLENT Year: 1993 End Date: 8/29/2008 9:36:00 PM ComicLink Comments: FIN FANG FOOM, the greatest of all Marvel monsters, reigns supreme in this superb cover art recreation by the men who drew the original -- Jack Kirby and Ayers. Executed in the Winter of 1993-94, this piece brought the two masters back together to create an exact duplicate of the most memorable and beloved cover of Marvel's "Pre-Hero" period. Jack Kirby and Ayers were two of the guiding forces behind Marvel's groundbreaking comic books of the Silver Age. Fin Fang Foom is the most prominent and popular of the horde of giant monsters that inhabited the pages of Strange Tales before Marvel launched its landmark line of superheroes in the early 1960s. Jack Kirby passed away in February of 1994, so this was certainly one of the very last pieces that he undertook. Kirby and Ayers signed the image at the bottom, but Rosalind Kirby, Jack's widow, signed in his stead on the certificate which is attached to the back of the mat (see image below). This piece is as close as you can come to the original and it presents beautifully with a whopping 14" x 21" image area. In addition to being even larger than standard "twice up", it has a clean, solid surface, free of the paste-ups and corrections often found on cover art. This is truly a prestige piece and it would certainly serve as an anchor in just about any Pre-Hero Marvel art collection.

Yes Mitch is on the CGC Board. Lee B. I believe has this in his archive of items for sale/sold over the last 30+ years.

Ok gang you’ve triggered all my fears in this thread: 1) Someone teabagging my art 2) Spilling paint on my art 3) bleeding on my art 4) Taking a photo that causes spontaneous combustion and starts a fire 🔥 5) Scott selling me an X-Men cover.then playing soccer with Jim Lee to see who can kick my cover into the shipping package first ( or the “goal” as they call it.) before they ship it to grapeape.

I think Carl Elvis is on to something!!! And Bronty my friend. Is there any better reason to look cool ? Then for no reason at all ??

Oh man do I ever remember that one!

That's a pretty significant page predating the 1st Ra's al Guhl by a month.

They told Rob Liefeld that once and he simply refused to draw feet.

E T P.........This doesn't fit at all in my collection. So why do I hear a voice in my head say, " buy me GrapeApe, buy me my darling." everytime I look into her....uhh...... eyes.

Sweet Christmas comes early for one lucky bidder. Arthur Adams Whilce Portacio. color the grape purple with envy

Gooch congratulations from grape+ape. That's one of the coolest covers ever and Arthur Adams simply one of the finest artists.

I want to ask batman_fan what he thinks a 1950 page would hammer at but I'm afraid his alter-ego P-Nutz has designs on said treasure. And remember "off" anatomy only adds to the value of art....see BWS 81, Finch X-Men Cover....

Sending up the Gene Signal. I only pray he sees this.....in time?”

Did Sal Buscema ink any of the Jim Lee X-Men covers? That would be a million dollar cover! Signed The Our Pal Sal Fan Club h8 h8 h8 h8 h8 h8 h8 x 120 seconds

I think I’ve only seen 1 page come up for sale (eBay) maybe ten years ago? The artwork in that issue is excellent. Good luck.