RUSS COCHRAN'S COMIC ART AUCTION ending 28 December 2017 1 1

[The Voord]

I have consigned a total of 9 original artworks to Russ's December 28 auction.

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First up . . .

MARINES IN ACTION # 14 (1957) cover by John Severin

A rare surviving cover example by the great John Severin from the time Marvel Comics was known as Atlas. Artwork has not been trimmed as most of these covers were created as edge-to-edge artworks with no border surrounds. The two speech balloons are replacement stats and there is a missing caption box at bottom right. General condition is very good.

20" height x 13½" width

Edited December 25, 2017 by The Voord

[The Voord]

Next up . . .

Frank Bellamy's long-running UK comic-strip for TV21 magazine, as based on the famous Gerry Anderson THUNDERBIRDS puppet series, was a high point of the publication and his originals remain highly sought-after. This particular artwork had the right-hand part of panel three cut-out for re-use elsewhere (approximately half of the panel, where 'Brains' is rising from his chair saying, "Look out! Seize him"). The missing artwork element was later recreated and re-instated into the artwork and is a perfectly blended match that is barely noticeable. Fully painted artwork.

Art area: 15" h x 12" w

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Edited December 25, 2017 by The Voord

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GUNFIGHTER # 6 cover (1948) by Johnny Craig.

Art area:  19" h x 13½" w

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Edited December 25, 2017 by The Voord

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UNEARTHLY SPECTACULARS # 2 cover (1966) by Joe Simon and Jack Sparling.

Please note that the 'Miracles, Inc.' inset at bottom right is a stat of Wally Wood artwork taken from one of the comic book's interior story pages.

Art area: 19½" h x 13½" w

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Edited December 25, 2017 by The Voord

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John M. Burns
THE SEEKERS
Original Daily Strip Art
1967

THE SEEKERS (United Kingdom) was John Burns' first major comic strip and the themes of the strip somewhat resemble MODESTY BLAISE, which he was to draw later in his career. The art for this daily from near the end of "The Irish Caper," one of only two stories from which SEEKERS art is known to have survived, is in excellent condition. Signed by the artist.

Art area: 4¼" h x 15" w

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Edited December 25, 2017 by The Voord

[John S.]

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Jose Delbo
BILLY THE KID #73
Original Cover Art
Carlton Comics
1969

Art area: 19" h x 12½" w

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17 hours ago, John S. said:

Can you provide a direct link?

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Allesandro Biffignandi
EAGLES FLY HIGH
Original Comic Book Cover Art
1965

Fully-painted cover artwork originally created for publication under the title, BORN LEADER, in 1965, but later re-used in the early 1970s for a reprint edition and re-named, EAGLES FLY HIGH. The original painting remains exactly how it was created in 1965 with the change of title being made via an acetate overlay that contains the revised title and publication caption. From the long-running UK War Picture Library series (fronting self-contained comic-book stories) that ran for many years throughout the 1960s and 70s.

Art area: 14" h x 10" w

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Edited December 25, 2017 by The Voord

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Desmond Walduck
DAN DARE "Prisoner of Space"
Original Cover Art
1954

From the United Kingdom's EAGLE magazine comes this front page painted artwork from the 1954 DAN DARE story, 'Prisoners of Space', with artwork by Desmond Walduck (a freelance artist who would sometimes be called upon to help out with the strip during times regular artist Frank Hampson was busy with other projects). This particular story was later reprinted during the 1960s where the original artwork had to be re-formatted to comply with a narrower page image. The original has now been re-instated close to its original 1954 printing (with some tape residue noticeable along the left hand edge of the first panel). The EAGLE masthead is in the form of an overlay - as all the cover originals from the DAN DARE serial had logos incorporated during the printing process and never present on the original artwork.

Art area: 18½" h x 14"w

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Edited December 25, 2017 by The Voord

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William Stobbs
CORTEZ CONQUEROR OF MEXICO
1950

From the first year of the UK's much-loved EAGLE magazine comes this fully-painted single-page episode from the 1950 strip, CORTEZ, CONQUEROR OF MEXICO. Artwork is in very good condition and is in two halves (as was drawn).

Art area: 19" h x 14" w

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