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Totally counts! I should also say pinups like She Hulk or Emma Frost totally count as sports!!!

I used to own this original art page from Spider-Man Chapter One # 2 by John Byrne. Spidey goes Pete Alonso on the Human Torches 100 MPH flame balls. Wouldn’t mind getting this one back.

https://www.cbr.com/spider-man-peter-parker-mets-fan/ I’m thinking there has to be storylines right? 1) show me your pages or sketches 2) show me pages or drawings that you find and please attribute them as best you can to the owner This could be fun #LFGM

Another nice piece inked by Sam over Herb Trimpe on the Incredible Hulk.

🚩🚩🚩💀🚩🚩🚩 Relisted... For our Newbies: when dealing with eBay, when you see an item “sell” on eBay and then it very quickly gets Relisted....most likely the sellers friendly shadow bidders accidentally “bought” the item trying to drive the price up. Not saying that’s what happened here. 🚩

I don’t know the answer to that. I just remember turning to my friend (fellow art collector) and giving him a high five in the movie theater when SLJ sent the dad home without the artwork for his young son! Mr. Glass could never work for Los Bros.

H A P P Y B I R T H D A Y A N K U R J. The grape always appreciates your contributions to the board. Have a special 40th today! About your card couldn’t find Batgirl so I give you.,. Cats. In Space.

Lee a great guy. Great gallery of art and his efforts to archive the history of art coming to market is unparalleled. Mitch also has an inventory of his Graphic Collectibles Catalogs. Always one of my favorites and a great lesson on the origins of our hobby.

Another reason to share art. Making contacts. Again I truly understand the desire to go it alone. Still what a boost it’s been to my collection, the people I’ve met through networking CGC, CAF etc. I’ve scored beautiful pieces of art I wouldn’t have located otherwise. I’ve tracked down treasures not listed publicly. I’ve also traded and sold pages to nurture my addiction.

Why should anyone else avoid the initial shock and keyboard involuntarily sprayed with coffee that we all experienced? I vote leave it as is

Concerns of time would certainly be a legit reason to not display art. Avoiding predators, I assume unscrupulous or pushy inquiries into the availability of your art also a legit reason not to display. “Not the kind of demographic that many people are willing to serve with shared beauty.” Absolutely disagree with that sentiment but respect your opinion none the less. Not wanting to be part of a group. Legit although I can think of twenty characters on this board right off the bat who mainly keep to themselves but chime in as they feel compelled to do so: Examples: point out fake artist attributed work Correct misinformation with facts Address outlandish or unscrupulous behavior I’m glad you chimed in. You almost sound like a collector that would be open to posting some art under the right conditions. Even if that never happens I look forward to any further contributions you’d like to make on the boards. Cheers, Grapeape

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.