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I think this same seller had the cover of Wonder Woman #1 for sale a while back. I've got a bridge in Manhattan available cheap if anybody has a wad of money in their pocket that's making their butt hurt when they sit down.

Didn't Kirby actually draw that cover?

Just added a mix of new pieces to my CAF: 2 1905 comic strips, a Jim Mooney Thundercats page, a killer painted Gray Morrow 1960s book cover, and, best-for-last, a John Bolton Kull page from his classic Bizarre Adventures 26.

http://www.comicartfans.com/gallerynew.asp?GCat=3878

Bernie was and will remain one of my all-time favorites. It certainly doesn't hurt his legacy that he was such a nice and approachable person. Much like another of my art heroes, Ralph Steadman, his furious and frightening art belied a gentle soul.

My favorite of a handful of encounters with Bernie was a few years ago -- 2013, I believe -- at Comicpalooza. Artists' Alley was somewhat quite and I struck up a conversation with Bernie while nobody was in line at his table. I asked him what I always thought about asking him, but had not up to that point. The whole thing with the studio guys... four larger-than-life rock stars who were legends in their own times... begged the comparison to the Beatles. So, I asked him if the four of them had ever considered that and, if so, who was whom? His response was that they really didn't like the comparison because nobody wanted to be Ringo.

I respect that, but I still have my idea of who would be whom. Jeffrey Catherine would certainly have been George -- that was the clearest to me. But Bernie... I think Bernie was John... soft-spoken, approachable, brilliant. And like John, he's gone. Too early.

RIP, Bernie. You were one of my art heroes for the past 45 years, and you still will be for the next 45 years.

I spent an afternoon at Jon's back in 2015 looking through his comics and art. I can attest, this is an unbelievable collection! It makes me sad to see it scattered.

Lou Fine, Eisner, Wolverton, all manner of covers and recreations, complete pedigree runs of GA Fox books. Wow... I think my single favorite page was his Jack Burnley Starman page, but the sheer volume is overwhelming.

Good luck, Terry. It's great stuff. Love the Captain Atom cover. I always dug Mastroserio's inks over Ditko.

Try this on for size. Not necessarily my favorite 4, but the ones who defined the medium (Comic Books only)

Joe Schuster

Bob Kane (yeah, I know...)

Jack Kirby

Will Eisner

On February 16, 2017 at 7:57 AM, MrBedrock said:

We are also working with the promoters to create some incentives to attract more vintage comic dealer participation. I would love for this show to become a necessary calendar addition for collectors.

You mean Weird Paper Enterprises isn't enough?

Just added a couple of prime interior pages to my CAF

Joe Kubert Hawkman (Hawkgirl) from Brave & Bold 44

http://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1376350

Bernie Wrightson Swamp Thing 6 page

http://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1376351

This past year, I picked up an original owner collection of 40,000+ books from an ex-military guy who had spent a number of years overseas. There are tons of MJ and the earlier inserts, going back to 15 centers. I don't have the MJ books broken out as such, but if there are any collectors trying to fill in runs, feel free to PM me and I will check our boxes. The collection was stronger on DC than Marvel, but there's tons of everything, especially DC war books (which, if you think about it, is kind of cool for MJ inserts, coming from military bases and such.)

 

Do you expect war books to be better taken care of by guys in the military, or are they usually utterly destroyed from being read so much? Just curious on what you've seen.

Marshall Rogers loved him some zip-a-tone! It probably took as long to cut zip for this page as it did to ink it.

http://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1351444

This past year, I picked up an original owner collection of 40,000+ books from an ex-military guy who had spent a number of years overseas. There are tons of MJ and the earlier inserts, going back to 15 centers. I don't have the MJ books broken out as such, but if there are any collectors trying to fill in runs, feel free to PM me and I will check our boxes. The collection was stronger on DC than Marvel, but there's tons of everything, especially DC war books (which, if you think about it, is kind of cool for MJ inserts, coming from military bases and such.)

I love seeing these MJ threads bumped.

I've only a Marvel Spotlight #5(good one to have) Still hope to find a The Cat #1 in the wilderness (Or mysteriously sitting at my door!)

Anyone ever come up with a Double Cover MJ?That would be ultra tres cool!

I had one last year -- an Amazing Adventures in the 20s (24?). Sold it to a boardie at a show.

Any guests announced? I only see 2016 guests.

Just picked up this sweet vintage BWS Conan page the other day!

http://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1367992

Here's my Old School 2016 Lowry - Nothing newer than the early 1970s (but all new to me.)

http://www.comicartfans.com/mylowry.asp?gsub=1516

Here's the year, overall. I checked a few boxes with nice examples by some artists I was missing.

http://www.comicartfans.com/gallerydetailsearch.asp?yr=2016&gcat=3878

Looking forward to it: I will bring lots of fun show-and-tell: Frazetta, Kubert, Adams, Wood, Jeff Jones...

Been saving up my pizza calories for Saturday.

Just picked up a new piece....take a look at

 

 

http://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1353526

Lemme guess..."Banned in 23 states. And Canada."?

 

Is it up to 93,000 views yet?

Just added a nice, extra-large-art Marshall Rogers page to my CAF.

http://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1351444

Just added a nice vintage Kubert and semi-vintage Crandall page to my CAF. NSFW on the Crandall.

http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryDetail.asp?GCat=3878

Weird Paper

any chance of seeing Buck Rogers pop ups?

It's in a cabinet with the opening against the wall, so it's kind of hard to get to. Next time I have it pushed away from the wall and open, I'll take some pics.

 

 

Hummmm, I love that picture!

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any chance of seeing Buck Rogers pop ups?

I knew that Scott (BOOT) had a fabulous collection, but I had no idea Roger that you had these.

 

I'm especially interested in the Special War Cartoons, if you'd care to share more about them.

The Special War Cartoons are WW1 era. They're either Australian or British, but I believe they were purchased in Australia. I don't have them in front of me, but, as I recall, they are all the same artist throughout, but nobody I had ever heard of. I love WW1 stuff, but there's just not a lot of it out there.

I like Plats because you can still find them in odd places, cheap. Same goes for old comic strip (post-Plat) books.

Here is the set up that caught my eye.... tucked away at the far end of the show.....

And books I pulled before Weird paper joined in the fun....

 

 

 

 

And the big boys......Sold the 1st and 3rd book at the show.

 

 

and other $1 finds through out the show....

 

 

More dollar books and the Harvey digests were .25 cents each.....

 

 

The Australian comics and Astro Boy came from Weird Paper the Laugh was $8(looks VF),Punisher $2 and Supes $15 so I figured why not?