Marvel sold original art in 1973

[Ferran Delgado]

http://comicsbeat.com/marvel-sold-original-art-in-1973/

 

http://seanhowe.tumblr.com/post/41199284762/untold-stories-marvel-sells-stash-of-original-art

[lb jefferies]

Conan 22?? Ughhhh ...

[Pete Marino]

$1000 for those pages I would expect to be some major cash in the early 70's.

 

IMO, it's not like they let them go cheap either.

[stinkininkin]

Conan 22?? Ughhhh ...

 

I know, right? Unbelievable. And if you look at the art list, a last minute hand written inclusion of 20 pages from Spiderman #11 is included. Sigh....

 

So, does anyone know if all of this art is still intact and owned as part of the permanent collection at the Winnipeg museum?

 

This is now a seven figure collection by the way.

 

Scott

 

[Bronty]

^ 20 pages from #115, not #11. You have to look at little more closely to see the 5 on the end of 115, but its there.

[stinkininkin]

^ 20 pages from #115, not #11. You have to look at little more closely to see the 5 on the end of 115, but its there.

 

That's an important correction. Thank you!

 

Scott

 

[Bronty]

It does change things! Welcome.

[MachoGrande]

So, does anyone know if all of this art is still intact and owned as part of the permanent collection at the Winnipeg museum?

 

Good question. The article was amended to say that the exhibition was last displayed in 2006.

[Koa]

there are few solutions that will never happen

 

1Marvel can pay the artists current market value of their original art

 

2Marvel could attempt to buy the work back and return it.

 

Since Stan lee was the one who approved the sale and named the price, he could attempt to do the above.

 

3 The art could be put up for auction and museum should split the proceeds with the artists. The return on the thousand dollar investment will still be a windfall of profit for them

 

 

 

[bocaratondefense]

Is there anything online about the Silver Age original art stolen from Marvel decades ago?

 

 

 

 

[Ferran Delgado]

Glen Gold wrote this article about the subject:

http://www.twomorrows.com/kirby/articles/19stolen.html

[Bronty]

outstanding article, thank you. I've only read a few of Glen's pieces but they have been consistently excellent!

[bocaratondefense]

Thanks for the link to Glen Gold's article. That is exactly what I was looking for.

 

 

[Ferran Delgado]

You're welcome!

[spider9698]

I believe the complete book to ASM 115 is in a private collectors hands.

 

[jjeanius]

Wasn't that the book that caused all of the problems between Burkey and Glen Brunswick...? Maybe I have the wrong issue number.

[MB1952]

Ferran Delgado:thanks posting very good read.

[clemso]

Glen Gold wrote this article about the subject:

http://www.twomorrows.com/kirby/articles/19stolen.html

 

A Fabulous article, well done Glen. If only someone had Dr Strange's powers, we would soon find that stack of covers.

[Dan.Adrians]

Great article! Is the general consensus that much of the art from those early days was stolen? If so, wouldn't that be something that was traceable? Very interesting article, thanks Ferran!

[jbud73]

So, does anyone know if all of this art is still intact and owned as part of the permanent collection at the Winnipeg museum?

 

Good question. The article was amended to say that the exhibition was last displayed in 2006.

 

That is so I grew up in Winnipeg and volunteered at the WAG when I was in School. For its size and the size of the city the WAG is a top notch gallery with great curators and conservationists on staff (well at least it was in the 90s). I remember hearing that they had some illustration art in the archives, but I always thought it was strip art, or Sundays. Too bad I didn't inquire further as it would have been cool to see the art in person.

 

As an aside, if anyone here is just a fan of art in general, or wants to enrich the cultural content experience for their children to include something outside of XBox 360. I highly recommend having them volunteer at an Art Gallery. I had a really great experience doing it that I only appreciate more as I get older.