sacentaur Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 It is an interesting question - one has to wonder about the prediction's veracity as compared to homage being made to a lost friend. Whether Maneely could be as prolific as Kirby, I have no clue. But talent-wise, yeah I think he's right up there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirbyJack Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 Maneely was really fast, often doing pencil gestures and then everything else in ink. And, a phenomenal talent as well. However, I'm not sure that his style would have shaped the comic world forever like Kirby's did. He'd have fit in to some amazing niche, tho; I'm certain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forbush-Man Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 Maneely was really fast, often doing pencil gestures and then everything else in ink. And, a phenomenal talent as well. However, I'm not sure that his style would have shaped the comic world forever like Kirby's did. He'd have fit in to some amazing niche, tho; I'm certain. I'm in agreement with you on that. (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Toro Rojo Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 Maneely was a superb draftsman, technically superior to Kirby, but Jack had that "OOMPH" that took Marvel to new heights. I just can't see a Maneely Hulk comparing, for example. Joe's Sub-Mariner covers from the '50s are good examples. Technically nice to look at, but no Avengers #4 cover! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mysterio Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 Here is my weekend haul from the Dallas con plus another gem. I picked up the JIM #63 and 66 from our own Bedrock. Based on the cover writing I suspect they may have come from the same collection (you can't see the writing that well on the #63, but a bit of it does cross the yellow in the title). The #66 is well represented by the scan, while the #63 has a half inch tear and a similarly sized water spot on the top edge of the back cover. Still pretty books. The #82 was a purchase off the internet, graded as a VF- and certainly looks it in hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PsychoJ Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 My 1st and only pre-hero marvel. It could be love Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mysterio Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 My 1st and only pre-hero marvel. It could be love Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacentaur Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 Nice pre-hero books, lads - I hope to pick up a few more (lower grade) copies today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronty Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 delicious books guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronty Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 My 1st and only pre-hero marvel. It could be love A mark wilson buy, no? was he negotiable on pricing? I remember seeing it listed for 4k (?) Big congrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtlasFan Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 (edited) Maneely was a superb draftsman, technically superior to Kirby, but Jack had that "OOMPH" that took Marvel to new heights. I just can't see a Maneely Hulk comparing, for example. Joe's Sub-Mariner covers from the '50s are good examples. Technically nice to look at, but no Avengers #4 cover! I think Maneely would have been a good fit for the pre-hero fantasy stories, but he was not a super-hero artist. Aside from Black Knight and the Yellow Claw (maybe?) I dont think he was ever involved in the creation of a super-hero. Jack, of course, had lots of experience with heroes long before 1961. I am sure that Maneely could have cranked out stories about Kirby-created-heros with no problem - a Maneely Hulk would have been very interesting. Edited May 25, 2012 by AtlasFan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mysterio Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 My 1st and only pre-hero marvel. It could be love A mark wilson buy, no? was he negotiable on pricing? I remember seeing it listed for 4k (?) Big congrats I thought I saw that book in the last Clink auction, but I might be misremembering... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronty Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 I think he would have fit in at or just below ditko in the pantheon, had he been around. Terrific, terrific artist, but not quite kirby. Who was? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronty Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 My 1st and only pre-hero marvel. It could be love A mark wilson buy, no? was he negotiable on pricing? I remember seeing it listed for 4k (?) Big congrats I thought I saw that book in the last Clink auction, but I might be misremembering... Perhaps, wilson was selling it on ebay before and he bought it in a clink auction some time back. I was too busy to even really take notice of this last clink auction. Perused some results and did see that -inducing OOG tos27 original art (killer splash page + 5 panel pages). 25k reserve though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronty Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 Really? "Stiff y" is censored? Eyeroll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PsychoJ Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 My 1st and only pre-hero marvel. It could be love A mark wilson buy, no? was he negotiable on pricing? I remember seeing it listed for 4k (?) Big congrats This was a clink pick up for me. Iv never bought a pre-hero marvel before, but this has long been one of my favourite covers of any marvel comic book. I know it was a big step to take when moving into a new period of marvel books than Iv collected before but I couldn't resist. Unfortunately due to this I'm not sure of the books history before my purchase. Would certainly be interested to find out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronty Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 I can tell you it was bought at clink for about 2500 maybe a year ago, presumably by Mark, and, I guess unsuccessfully, flogged by Mark on ebay at about a 4.2 to 4.4k price point. Super book, congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronty Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 Oh wow, I see you won it for 2250. You lucky SOB great pickup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PsychoJ Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 Oh wow, I see you won it for 2250. You lucky SOB great pickup Thanks for that bit of history it's really appriciated. Like I said being new to the period and unsure of the cost of this book without any GPA or other sales history I was worried I'd seriously let my heart rule over my head and overpaid. I thought it was worth it though. Good to hear that Iv got a great book at a fair price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronty Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 You're welcome! And for just over a couple grand on a 9.4, you really can't go wrong. Most/many of these books aren't even on the census in those kinds of grades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
