$228K for TOS #39 with one of the best pages from Iron Man's origin seemed cheap compared recent 6 figure comic art.

This is a great example from the story with bullets flying and villains runnin. Surprised it didn't go higher and its twice up.

https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/story-page/don-heck-tales-of-suspense-39-iron-man-story-page-12-original-art-marvel-1963-/a/7279-91013.s?ic2=mytracked-lotspage-lotlinks-12202013&tab=MyTrackedLots-101116

Shadow Strikes #15 page 16-17 by Eduardo Barreto

New Teen Titans #29 page 16-17
By Eduardo Barreto and Romeo Tanghal

DELETE

On 8/16/2022 at 5:46 PM, kbmcvay said:

Great story. Not sure why you had to pay for the last 3 pages. Seems to me they should have been included as part of the original deal and just given to you.

I paid per page from Andy and Matt.

Buy these the cutdown the middle and seal one side.

https://www.amazon.com/50-Newspaper-Sleeves-14-1-Brand/dp/B00HAQBU7E/ref=sr_1_9?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI__iLr-uu-QIVyCZMCh1WkwKqEAMYASAAEgKb8fD_BwE&hvadid=178134220264&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9031936&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=b&hvrand=11473229984545189175&hvtargid=kwd-11862315014&hydadcr=5126_9606502&keywords=newspaper+preservation+sleeves&qid=1659672913&sr=8-9

Store the art in these boxes 

https://www.amazon.com/Gaylord-Archival®-Newspaper-Preservation-Box/dp/B00ZDHEN1M/ref=sr_1_6?crid=3Q0Q9JCNIOS62&keywords=Newspaper%2BComic%2BStrip%2Bstorage&qid=1659673349&sprefix=newspaper%2Bcomic%2Bstrip%2Bstorage%2Caps%2C127&sr=8-6&th=1

On 7/27/2022 at 10:23 AM, Race said:

Someone please explain why one of the most well-known, public faces of our hobby did this at SDCC. Please.

_{I heard a collector paid him $1K to wear it.}

I have 5 people so far for the dinner on Thursday. let me know if anyone else is interested either message here  or email me at mt_rambler@mac.com. I will be making the reservation tomorrow.

Brian

Calling Mr Mandel!

Comic Book art interiors post 1995 which are missing dialog balloons

BWS run on Conan

Frank Miller Dark Knight artwork

Bolland Killing Joke artwork

Founders of Image artwork McFarlane, Rob Liefeld, Jim Lee

I am having the annual (minus the last 2 years) Comic Art Dinner at SDCC on Thursday July 21st.

Let me know if you want to attend and if you will be bring anyone. Message me.

Be seeing you.

On 6/23/2022 at 3:27 PM, grapeape said:

You absolutely should Brian. In fact I always assumed BP was your initials for advising HA, and the 20% was your fee not the House.

 

 

I wish

I always add myself to the value of all the original art in my collection.   

Brian Peck

On 6/20/2022 at 7:40 AM, Bronty said:

thanks for the new episode, halfway through it, entertaining as always Felix.

Found it a little odd that Dave calls it the best piece HA has ever had, and then compares it to a color guide.    Comic collectors do tend to struggle with painted pieces which I always find weird since in the field I collect that's the norm, and black and white pieces are discounted instead.     Just goes to show how arbitrary all these collecting rules we grow up with are, and how fast they can change!     (and are changing, in fact). 

Some interesting insights from Dave in other areas.   Certainly agree with his thoughts on newer collectors being more interested in pumping/dumping/dealing/flipping than "we" were in the past, but I really can't criticize the new collector.     Dave was spending "crazy" money at 1k/page on DKR.    Today's collector has to spend such big amounts in today's marketplace for decent material that I think they have had to adapt and make their money work as much as possible in order to compete.    I.e. if you had dropped our generation into as punishing an environment, I doubt our generation would have done it any differently.   It turns me off, but I believe I understand why the newer guys act that way.

Off to listen to the rest.   Good show as always.

 

I do not consider color guides as painted original artwork. Since color guides are done over copies of inked artwork then not all original. I own some, have a set matching the complete issue I own,  the other I am missing on original inked page but have all the color guides for the book. As for the Dark Knight Returns cover, never was a fan of Frank's art on the book, thought the writing and story was much better. The DKR #1 cover is really bland for me, just a silhouette blob on ink and a lightning bolt. #2 has more art to me and that is Batman taking a dump. That one sold for $478K 5 years ago, wonder what it will do today.

On 6/19/2022 at 1:45 PM, Bill C said:

31.2K for an unpublished golden age Wonder Woman page- seem healthy to our GA collectors? I see tiers of unpublished GA DC often enough, usually not full pages though.

One of the few full pages and the only one I have seen where she changes from Diana to WW. I think that is why it went so high. I figured it would go for less than 1/2 that much. A splash sold at LA Con in 2018 for $20K, most full WW panel pages do not usually hit the open market.

On 6/17/2022 at 4:05 PM, drdonaldblake1 said:

Do you know when and what that sold for?

July 2021 $57,600

On 6/17/2022 at 1:42 PM, G.A.tor said:

I already have a great buscema ss4 recreation ow it would have gone for more

That's what they all say

On 6/17/2022 at 4:15 AM, drdonaldblake1 said:

Another incredible price.......a record for a recreation?

Nope the over sized SS#1 went for more. Both commissioned by the same collector.

Mike Ploog Marvel Spotlight #5 Story Page 9 $50K

What does everyone think of the Wonder Woman Annual #2 Perez cover going for $11,400. Ya just the figures and the lasso but it is similar to the iconic WW #1 George did.