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Okay, not Mad, but I do have this Jack Davis piece that served as the cover for Sick #24 (November 1963). I also have Joe Simon's cover for Sick #59 (March 1968).

I do not claim to have the expertise on what is FMV for a piece as many in this forum. But I really believe that I originally paid a fair price for this particular panel page. Certainly I saw similar art for the same price (and pick up some at the time). But current value, no it was no where near current value. However I suspect that the 20X figure is still higher than FMV today. But like others have pointed out, I would never be able to replace it with something I like more. And while the financially selling it would be a good deal, it just would not raise enough money to have a significant impact on my current life.

I have been offered almost 20X what I paid for a piece and passed. I do not consider mine a black hole collection because I do post it on CAF. Up until recently I have never sold anything from my collection. I am planning on giving up some of my lesser desirable pieces to streamline my collection a bit but I have no plans to let go what I consider my prize pieces.

Comic book circulations was highest during the Golden Age. I have some OA for some Golden Age covers, but they were published by Harvey, which at that time was a small publisher. Circulations were still high after the war but before the Comic Code. Probably the OA from my collection that was used in the largest print run would have been the Simon & Kirby cover for Headline #25 (July 1947). But now that I think about it Simon & Kirby's Young Romance was an immense seller so my Simon & Kirby splash from Young Romance #20 (April 1940) must have been a big selling issue. I am sure either title sold more comic books than any modern age comic.

At the risk of sounding like I am nit picking, I would suggest that the term monoprint not be used for this so as to avoid confusion. In the art world 1/1 prints would be called a (very) limited edition. On the other hand a monoprint is a print made by painting the inks directly on the printing block. When printed you get a single print. The artist could re-ink the block but he will never get another print identical to the first. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monoprinting

I have a number of pieces of the art Joe Simon did as a newspaper staff artists before his comic book career. A variety of work such as sports, political commentary and story illustration. My favorites are the portraits he did of upstate NY politicians.

Please do not interpret my following comment here as support of the Donnellys. I won that Dark Victory Riddler cover from Heritage and managed to remove the recreated stats without damage to the art. Of course it would have been much better if they were never attached in the first place.

After much thought, I have decided to keep this piece. While I certainly do not support Syaf's beliefs, I find no objectionable references in this particular piece of art. And I very much doubt that the inker Mark Morales shares Syaf's viewpoint. In the end I find it a powerful piece of art and so will keep it. But I understand that some find Syaf objectionable so I have removed it from my CAF galleries. Thanks to those who have shared their opinions. I may not have followed them but I do appreciate them.

I hear you and completely understand. But somehow I cannot get myself to destroy it. I could not in good faith sell it to someone while hiding the true story of the artist. And I would not want to sell it to someone who would want to buy it knowing the back story. So I guess I am stuck with it.

I recently picked up this piece by Adrian Syaf and Mark Morales at the New York Comic Con. I did not know of Syaf's work at the time and it was only when I later googled him that I found out about his being fired from Marvel for his use of Easter eggs with anti-Semitic and anti-Christian references. Or about his later statements about the incident that are also anti-Semitic. I have asked myself if I knew about this at the time would I have bought it, and to be honest I just do not know.

Since OA collecting is so nostalgia driven, IG could reach such high levels as V for Vendetta and Watchman, but I believe aesthetics and historical significance still are part of the equation so I doubt IG will ever reach the OA prices achieved by DKR.

I get that, and at one time also felt that ignoring someone was impolite. However the all too numerous telephone salesman and robo calls has taught me that ignoring is not rudeness when the caller is in fact being rude by frequently intruding on my time. That said I have always answered CAF request politely as they have been not been too numerous and always polite.

Maybe the art I collect (CAF) is not popular enough but I do not get swamped with purchasing requests about pieces from my collection. Those I do get have always been polite. Frankly I do not see why fear of even abundant buying requests would be a problem, you can just ignore them.

I agree with Mr. Machismo. Particularly on the value of a complete book vs breaking it up. This is not just generally true with comic book art but has also been true of Chinese album paintings, Japanese wood block books and old scientific books with lithographic illustrations. However I would warn that if you try to sell the individual pages for your book you may find that there are not that many collectors interested and it may take some time before you manage to sell them all.

Another is the Original Comic Art Collectors, a closed group. https://www.facebook.com/groups/459273764470607/ Comic Art Fans has a page you can follow on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ComicArtFans/?fb_dtsg_ag=AdxGEYee3raoV7vmBw941LZC96Yb5MNlyhdYOLPUVfJnzg%3AAdwoufYNU8Urulj1vBAaoe2-3bRI9hbTX2rO_UZn_dCp2A They periodically post a popular recent addition to the Comic Art Fans site. I am not sure how they select which piece to use in Facebook but I was fortunate to have two from my collection selected. Both times the number of views of the piece on CAF dramatically jumped up to 2 or 3 times as many views.

I wouldn't call them rejects. Some of the Simon and Kirby art I have passed on recently I would have happily picked up earlier in my collecting. There are still some great S&K art to be had although prices have been rising.

I have been collecting since the late 90's and have largely focused on Simon and Kirby (including artists who worked for them). Not so long ago I managed to obtain some very desirable pieces, include my grail. Since then I cooled to purchasing more Simon and Kirby pieces, feeling rather satiated in that department. Now I have been pursuing more modern work. I have been rather pleased with what I have managed to obtain in that area and again feel somewhat fulfilled in that area as well. But we shall see how long that lasts.

I feel that such actions are dishonest. I am sure I will continue to take part in their auctions but I doubt that I will ever purchase anything from their inventory.

I stopped at the Metropolis both at the recent Comic Art NYC show. They had a cover I liked and when asked said the price was $8500. A quick check of their site found that there they were offering it for $7500. Needless to say I passed.

Thanks for all your past efforts, OA Aficionado was greatly appreciated.

Two of these pieces are in my collection. The Police Trap #2 splash is currently hanging in my living room. I bought if off eBay many years ago. As I remember it I paid $1750, the price indicated in the ad. I do not remember who I bought it off of but it was not Thibodeau or any of the Kirby family. I bought the Insanity splash just a couple of years ago at substantially more than the $1750 listed in the ad.

I came across this eBay item: RARE ORIGINAL JOE SIMON ORIGINAL ART DRAWING MISSY SIMON CREATOR CAPTAIN AMERICA The style alone made me think it was a fake, but to be certain I contacted the supposed subject of the drawing, Joe Simon's daughter, and verified as a fake.

I do not have the expertise to comment on whether it is legit or not, but I saw Mignola at the recent MOCCA selling one like it. But his price was something like $600. Would anyone want to sell it at such a loss so soon?

I won that unused Cap #125. The auctioneer did not coax my last bid but having bid $12K I was not about to lose it for $2. So I went with the cut bid. But you are right had you gone for the $13K I would have been out. I understand the rational that published covers go for more than unpublished ones, but the truth is I much preferred the unpublished Cap #125 to the published Cap #132 and way more than the published Cap #125.

As an buyer, I found the two experience similar but there were differences as to who were selling. Since I live in Manhattan I found the NY show much easier to get to than the NJ one.