mking78

Thank you Sir!

Any link for those of us that refuse to use Facebook? Or maybe banned🙂? Thanks either way for your efforts.

Stunning, especially the Daredevil. Thanks for sharing!

Posted these a few times before, from 1971. Two very nice sketches done free for a teenage fan at a small Atlanta convention. What a great memory.

One of my favorite "framed comic art" photos ever....splash behind Wally

And please don't quote my message with the scans to reply, that would cause much scrolling

I see art posted here all the time, so I am going to experiment. I have hundreds art scans I have captured over many years, is it against the rules to post them here to share? Here goes a small dump of FF Splash pages. If this is against the rules, I hope the moderators will simply tell me and I will stop. If this works, and is legal, I will start a new thread and start posting my scans. If not, my original offer stands for those interested. Mark

First, thanks for all the kind responses. And to this question: "Sorry to hear about the last minute price change. One would assume that if a price was agreed upon then it would be honored. Any reason for the last minute price increase?" That indeed is how my post may read, but truth is it was a very low key transaction. Keith was beyond reproach, and I have no reason to believe Joe Sinnott was anything else. I can only guess Keith saw an opportunity for a transaction, he was a (my) dealmaker for many years. Maybe Joe was having trouble parting with the piece, who knows. But to be honest I was also just as relieved at "not" paying the $7000 as I was losing the deal. Nice we can all now enjoy a scan of that FF page in this wonderful digital age. I have "collected" digital original comic art scans for almost 2 decades, about 1.5Gs worth. Would be happy to share with anyone if told how to do so. And would be happy to mail a memory stick of my scans to a reasonable number of people if asked. Another small regret is not buying more of those auction catalogs in the 90's. But for their day, they were pricey. They are a treasure trove of artwork sales pre internet, collectables in themselves. And I bet Alan Light's publication in the early 70's would reveal a lot of "lost" art. Using my wayback machine (if I ever get it working) to return to those days I would buy almost every comic page in every issue for sale....of course using todays dollars. Mark

Don't know why I am telling this story. Maybe sometimes it just great to get near a piece of art, and/or have a brush with one of the masters. Back in the early 90's I was selling some of my silver age keys and buying art. My friend the late (great) Keith Contarino was brokering a deal with me to buy page 5 of FF5 directly from Joe Sinnott. Joe asked for 7K and I agreed. Then the price went to 8K and I backed out. 7K for any interior page at that time was really high, guess I just reached my limit. Wish I had gone higher, but decisions are made in the light of current day. No regrets, rather no regrets any different than not buying Amazon or Apple stock on offering. Anyone know what this went for at auction?

I was a little harsh in my last post. The book indeed looks like a great buy.

I had the cardstock cover book from the 70's, threw it away long ago as the poor printing had not held up, faded....really not a great quality book from the start. Not that I don't appreciate the efforts to bring this to a new audience, but what value (no offence meant) are the signatures of individuals other than Frazetta? I don't want these very familiar (and to be honest) way too often published artworks to be split page over page. Give me an large artist size book with EVERY print fully clear and complete.. not carried over a spine. The history of each work is appreciated, but I only really need to see what Frazetta considered his final product. I will pass, but understand the appeal to others. And the efforts of all involved appreciated.

Well, any transaction involving an interior AF15 Spidy page would probably soon lead to a swat team at your door.🙂

Both Kirby FF books, Kirby Thor, Steranko Fury, Best of EC 1 & 2, Wood, Marvel Heroes and Monsters. And the important thing is I look at them often, a poor man's way to own original art! And as I have mentioned here before, hoping for the next Steranko book after 7 years of waiting. And hoping for a Ditko Spidy book someday. Mark

What a great dilemma to have. You cannot make a wrong choice. I personally think the FF World's Greatest twice up is one of the finest collectables I have purchased in the last 30 years. It's stunning. My suggestion is buy the twice up and then (for now) buy the other book in the Artisan Edition (soon to come according to IDW) for around $50. Then save all your lunch and allowance moneys for the next year and buy the second one :) Its modern size, and wonderful. But something about twice up rules..... I own 8 IDW Artist's Editions. I only buy titles I want to own, not completing any type of set. I think they are way overlooked as a means for those of us not willing/able to spent the tens, or even hundreds of thousands required now to purchase prime Silver and EC original art. The twice up FF book is by far my favorite IDW edition, only slightly ahead of the stunning Wally Wood book (also available in a smaller paperback edition.) I don't know if IDW sells hundreds or thousands of these books, but they represent a soon to be lost art... being printed on actual paper in such a large format. I have no connection to IDW, but I think some of these editions are really true collectables/investments on their own. Mark in Pittsburgh

Thanks for this thread and heads up, and thanks to vodou for the steer to instocktrade. They are 30% cheaper than Amazon, and actually shipped my oversize book in real packing, arriving in mint condition. Took me two iterations with Amazon to get my FF Galactus Saga book without bent corners. This Spidey oversize book is a collectable treasure, really a must own for any Ditko fan. And the fact it reprints original art to AF 15 and some pencils to another book really makes its mention here in the original art forum appropriate. Looking at the "Kirby is Fantastic" book, but do I really need FF 25, 26, 52, 53, and Annual 6 in the large format? Nope, and I especially don't need any Kirby featuring the "birth of Franklin." For gosh sakes, how about FF 51, simply one of the best comic stories ever. Ever. Icing on the cake to the three historic issues that it followed. Should have been included in the Galactus Saga book, its really a part of that story arc. The Kirby downslide at the end of his FF run was opposite his early work peaking in the 70 numbered books. Going to reference my Thor Omnibus to see if I want the "Kirby is Mighty" oversize..that might be one to buy. And coming out in Spring is a Steranko oversize...already going UP in price on Amazon. Since Steranko cannot seem to get his IDW Vol. 2 book(s) to print 7 years after solicitation, this one might end up a true collectable. There has to be a story behind that epic publication fail. Hope to hear it someday here.