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Who was the donated the the Library of Congress the Amazing Fantasy #15 art?

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WEBHEAD

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I'm sure this has been discussed before but I still find it hard to belive that the "Holy Grail of Comic Art" was hidden away for over over 40 years doh!

 

Someone somewhere must have known or suspected. Was it Lee? Was it Ditko?

Back in the dark ages of Marvel art was used for everything but what it was created for. Who back then thought of saving it? This was a fill in for the last issue of a dieing :angel:

 

When I first read this article I was sure it was an "April's Fools" joke but it wasn't.

 

 

Ok Sherlock..... what's your theory? :gossip:

 

 

WEBHEAD

 

PS next time I'm in D.C. I really want to schedule a viewing. :cloud9:

Has anyone taken a picture of every page yet?

 

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PS next time I'm in D.C. I really want to schedule a viewing. :cloud9:

Has anyone taken a picture of every page yet?

 

I have. I was there with DocWatson and Timmay a few days ago.

 

Check out this thread I posted yesterday for a full review Comic odyssey

 

 

 

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I asked the curator if it was Marie Severin as I also though it was here because of her ties to Ditko and the fact there are only a few comic pages in the Library and a few of them were drawn by Marie...I figured Marie donated them together with the Ditko pages... But the lady told me she couldn't deny or confirm if it was Marie and to the best of her knowledge Marie had never donated any art to the museum...

But Watson and Timmay thought she was blowing smoke up our arses.

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PS next time I'm in D.C. I really want to schedule a viewing. :cloud9:

Has anyone taken a picture of every page yet?

 

I have. I was there with DocWatson and Timmay a few days ago.

 

Check out this thread I posted yesterday for a full review Comic odyssey

 

 

 

th_day14-07.jpgth_day14-08.jpg

 

I asked the curator if it was Marie Severin as I also though it was here because of her ties to Ditko and the fact there are only a few comic pages in the Library and a few of them were drawn by Marie...I figured Marie donated them together with the Ditko pages... But the lady told me she couldn't deny or confirm if it was Marie and to the best of her knowledge Marie had never donated any art to the museum...

But Watson and Timmay thought she was blowing smoke up our arses.

 

How difficult was it to get access to the art? I think my wife and I are going to be in DC this summer and I'm interested in checking this out.

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PS next time I'm in D.C. I really want to schedule a viewing. :cloud9:

Has anyone taken a picture of every page yet?

 

I have. I was there with DocWatson and Timmay a few days ago.

 

Check out this thread I posted yesterday for a full review Comic odyssey

 

 

 

th_day14-07.jpgth_day14-08.jpg

 

I asked the curator if it was Marie Severin as I also though it was here because of her ties to Ditko and the fact there are only a few comic pages in the Library and a few of them were drawn by Marie...I figured Marie donated them together with the Ditko pages... But the lady told me she couldn't deny or confirm if it was Marie and to the best of her knowledge Marie had never donated any art to the museum...

But Watson and Timmay thought she was blowing smoke up our arses.

 

How difficult was it to get access to the art? I think my wife and I are going to be in DC this summer and I'm interested in checking this out.

 

You should ask Timmay, he set it all up, Doc and me just made an appearance.

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PS next time I'm in D.C. I really want to schedule a viewing. :cloud9:

Has anyone taken a picture of every page yet?

 

I have. I was there with DocWatson and Timmay a few days ago.

 

Check out this thread I posted yesterday for a full review Comic odyssey

 

 

 

th_day14-07.jpgth_day14-08.jpg

 

I asked the curator if it was Marie Severin as I also though it was here because of her ties to Ditko and the fact there are only a few comic pages in the Library and a few of them were drawn by Marie...I figured Marie donated them together with the Ditko pages... But the lady told me she couldn't deny or confirm if it was Marie and to the best of her knowledge Marie had never donated any art to the museum...

But Watson and Timmay thought she was blowing smoke up our arses.

 

How difficult was it to get access to the art? I think my wife and I are going to be in DC this summer and I'm interested in checking this out.

 

You should ask Timmay, he set it all up, Doc and me just made an appearance.

Hopefully you didn't get CCE filling on those treasures.
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http://comicsdc.blogspot.com/2008/04/spider-man-1-original-artwork-given-to.html

 

 

The article states "certainly in the six figures"....try "certainly in the seven figures". I would guess that each page could be sold at auction for six figure amounts!

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That was the first time I ever the read the book... and probably the last. How can any other time compare?

 

It was my second time and was miles better than the first time :eek:

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That was the first time I ever the read the book... and probably the last. How can any other time compare?

 

It was my second time and was miles better than the first time :eek:

I'm sure you were just nervous your first time. :foryou:

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That was the first time I ever the read the book... and probably the last. How can any other time compare?

 

It was my second time and was miles better than the first time :eek:

I'm sure you were just nervous your first time. :foryou:

 

That's the best avatar you've ever had.

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That was the first time I ever the read the book... and probably the last. How can any other time compare?

 

It was my second time and was miles better than the first time :eek:

I'm sure you were just nervous your first time. :foryou:

 

That's the best avatar you've ever had.

 

I introduced him to the "real" stuff last week...

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That was the first time I ever the read the book... and probably the last. How can any other time compare?

 

It was my second time and was miles better than the first time :eek:

I'm sure you were just nervous your first time. :foryou:

 

That's the best avatar you've ever had.

 

I introduced him to the "real" stuff last week...

 

Good on you, I really need to head back to Belgium for some more. And Leffe. And Stoofvlees :cloud9:

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I'm sure this has been discussed before but I still find it hard to belive that the "Holy Grail of Comic Art" was hidden away for over over 40 years doh!

 

Someone somewhere must have known or suspected. Was it Lee? Was it Ditko?

Back in the dark ages of Marvel art was used for everything but what it was created for. Who back then thought of saving it? This was a fill in for the last issue of a dieing :angel:

 

When I first read this article I was sure it was an "April's Fools" joke but it wasn't.

 

 

Ok Sherlock..... what's your theory? :gossip:

 

 

WEBHEAD

 

PS next time I'm in D.C. I really want to schedule a viewing. :cloud9:

Has anyone taken a picture of every page yet?

 

2iavozn.jpg

 

 

 

Who donated it? Why, it was none other than Chuck R. of course!! He spirited it away from the Marvel dumpsters all those years ago and has had it in his possession ever since, safe and sound. In fact, for three years he kept the artwork in an old burlap sack and would use it as a hippie bedroll while hitch-hiking across the country from comic con to comic con.

 

I read all about it in Tales from the Database part DCXXVVIII

 

:insane:

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