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Golden Age mural - Please look and enjoy

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Badger

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kenhaagmural.jpg

 

Wow, words fail me! (worship)

 

Anyone know who the character is to the left of the Black Terror?

 

I second the vote for prints. If you make prints, let me know cost.

 

Thanks!

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Weird Paper

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kenhaagmural.jpg

 

Wow, words fail me! (worship)

 

Anyone know who the character is to the left of the Black Terror?

 

I second the vote for prints. If you make prints, let me know cost.

 

Thanks!

I think that's The Face. (Viewer's left) Blue Beetle is on BT's left.
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Well, I knew 'em all, except for The Face.

 

And I'm Officially Delighted to see Supersnipe more or less dead center, lol

 

Add me to the list of folks that would buy a print...

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Frisco Larson

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Thanks for the kind words gang :) I just thought it was something that would be enjoyed by the group. It never occurred to me to make prints, but I may look into it. My guess is that it would be tricky, as the artwork is done on a rigid, thick foam-core type of board and has a slight curve to it, so it's not totally flat. If I can find the time and make it happen, I'll certainly post it on here and let ya know :)

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The Face is a pretty cool character - one of the reasons I collect Big Shot Comics, along with Skyman who had his own short-lived title, too.

 

In Fantagraphics book (highly recommended, btw) SUPERMEN!, they reprint the first Face story from Big Shot Comics #1 (story by Gardner Fox, art by Mart Bailey).

 

The Face!

 

TheFace.jpg

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I just picked up my first Big Shot comic a few months ago.

 

Cool - what issue?

 

Even many collectors today don't realize that Big Shot was launched by Vin Sullivan (as Columbia Comics Corporation) after he left DC. The books do have a DC 'feel' to them (including Fred Guardineer art) with their line-up.

 

I like 'em a lot. :)

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Hey, I remember that mural! I frequented St. Paul Comic back in the early 80s. Thanks for sharing that.

 

Somewhere I have a "I met Mike Grell at St. Paul Comic" button from his in-store appearance.

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Frisco Larson

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I just picked up my first Big Shot comic a few months ago.

 

Cool - what issue?

 

Even many collectors today don't realize that Big Shot was launched by Vin Sullivan (as Columbia Comics Corporation) after he left DC. The books do have a DC 'feel' to them (including Fred Guardineer art) with their line-up.

 

I like 'em a lot. :)

 

It's issue #54 Steve. I saw it at a local shop and went back and picked it up on one of our (mine and Russ') Sunday geekfest/comic shop search/lunch afternoons. It's a solid mid-grade copy with white pages and was priced at about a third of guide :o The Skyman and Face stories are among the highlights :grin: It's a title that Russ and I had no experience with and enjoyed looking through. It pays to hit the local shops now and then!!

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Frisco Larson

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Hey, I remember that mural! I frequented St. Paul Comic back in the early 80s. Thanks for sharing that.

 

Somewhere I have a "I met Mike Grell at St. Paul Comic" button from his in-store appearance.

 

That's AWESOME!!! I'm glad to hear it. I only made it there right before it's last days and pretty much most of the decent comics were gone :(

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c.haag-migration

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Hey there,

My name is Chad Haag and I'm the son of Ken Haag, the artist who painted this mural. I have been searching for info on this piece and stumbled upon your post. I was about 5/6 years old when my dad painted that. He passed away in 1996 and I haven't seen this piece since sometime in the mid eighties. I would love to know if you still have this piece and know what kind of condition it's in. A photo would be great, as I couldn't see the one you posted. Anyway, let me know. I'm happy too learn it found its way into somebody's home that appreciates it.

 

Chad

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Cat-Man_America

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Through exhausting efforts and incredible amounts of research and soap , I have discovered the location of the mural!!!

 

Psssst, hey Gator. You do realize that Chad is new to the boards and may be confused by your soap reference. :gossip:

 

Note to Chad: Our esteemed Gator hasn't been scrubbing away on your dad's art, ...I'm 99 44/100 % sure that this is purely a euphemism. (thumbs u

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