The Voord

Influential, no. Irritating, yes.

Well, the rep wouldn't know . . . only Frenz himself (if he remembers). Did you get a reply from the rep (as relayed by Frenz) before starting your thread? Whatever, I'm off to bed (it's late over here in the UK). I feel a migraine coming on . . .

Try waiting for a response.

Instead of casting aspersions, the OP ought to be checking-in with the seller as first port-of-call.

Give a hand to the man You know damn well he's got the super plan He's Misstra Know-It-All

Hang on a minute, Mitch, you're talking to a self-professed expert on all things OA, don'tcha know?

Fairly tame in comparison to some of the stuff Woody produced later on in his career.

Yes, the artboard's been trimmed close to the image, which you can see in one of the two images (and is also mentioned in the description). Such trimming is fairly common with twice-up Marvel covers (I've got one myself that's closely trimmed) and, yes, there does appear to be a tear going through Kingpin's foot. Nothing uncommon about paste-ups and re-jigging of artwork images (all part of the tweaking in the production process). But, hey, what's not to like about a vintage LA Spidey cover? Obviously the taped elements can be removed (never said they couldn't be) but the Romita signature is not ideally positioned (and we've already had discussions about such signatures being placed within the image area - which most folks aren't exactly ecstatic about). Regardless of my observations, I think the cover will do very well in auction.

Oh, I don't doubt that it's original art, but you can also detect the paste-up area extending beyond the logo area if you look closely - around Spidey's head and extended arm, for instance. I also see similar signs around Kingpin's legs.

Top half of Spidey is definitely a paste-up (and maybe parts of Kingpin). If you opt for the larger scan on the Heritage , you can detect all this.

Lots of tape holding the stats/paste-ups together and a badly placed signature might be off-putting to some.

He gone from being a toy boy to a sugar daddy . . .

How about, "Doc Ock Hits the Jackpot!"? * Now he's smiling . . . * With apologies to John Romita and Mike Burkey

Far as I know it's the only surviving dino cover . . . sold to a friend in Los Angeles who still has it (saw it again in person on a visit to LA earlier this year).

Sad news. Rest in Peace, Russ. Three covers I used to own . . .

I agree that Kirby's occasional Spidey drawings left a lot to be desired. On a separate note, I wonder if Ditko had any regrets about his design for Spidey's costume? Must have been a monumental pain-in the-azz penciling and inking all those intricate web designs month after month.

No problem . . . X-Ray Spex (though the Doc's mouth would have to be changed to a big smile).

How about 3-D glasses?

Cool, Mike, thanks for sharing!

Mitch, it might be a less painful option for you to go outside and bang your head against a brick wall than indulge someone who's talked himself into believing his own conspiracy theories.

It was always burning since the world's been turning.

Recently acquired for my collection of original Movie Poster artwork . . . Tom Chantrell's finished painting of the 1962 sword & sandals epic, THE 300 SPARTANS. Image measures approximately 28" x 21". Later re-made, based on Frank Miller's graphic novel adaptation of the (true) story, who in an interview stated, ". . . it was a product of my entire life. I’ve loved the story ever since I saw THE 300 SPARTANS, starring Richard Egan, when I was a young kid in the ’60s, and I researched it as thoroughly as I could. It’s as pure a story of heroism as I could find. Our version would probably be the Alamo, in terms of the overwhelming size of the enemy." Link to a large-scale image of the art, additional images and full write-up: http://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1492747

This is a pretty comprehensive and compelling account. Sometimes when I'm reading threads along the lines we're responding to, I don't want to jump to conclusions and am left wondering what the dealer might have to say in his own defence (there being two sides to a story, and all that). With Gene's account of trying to deal with the same guy, yeah, it does help confirm that the dealer's been acting like a d*ck in the way he does business.

Oh, sure, but if you want to frame the two pieces together then you have to consider keeping the two halves flush with one another and the surface area level.

Looks as though the tape is holding two separate pieces of artwork together. If you can successfully remove the tape (which ought to be do-able) . . . they will no longer be held together in place. So, by rectifying one problem, you'd then be faced with another (though I'm sure there are safer solutions to re-join them).