The Amazing Covers of Mac Raboy 3 3

[Mr.TawkyTawny]

This is a fun comparison study between Mac's original artwork for Master Comics #27 and the completed printed cover.  Amazing how GA typical coloring brings out the dimensional boldness and depth of field intensity from his flat pencil and charcoal sketches.  Truly magical transformation.

Edited January 4, 2018 by Mr.TawkyTawny

[tth2]

I have it on good authority that some very nice books with Raboy covers will be in the upcoming Heritage auction.

[Straw-Man]

is one a vancouver????

[Straw-Man]

if so, did you forget the dibs i claimed eons ago?

[Straw-Man]

or did you just not care?  that would hurt.

[Straw-Man]

i've been after an upgrade of 27 that wouldn't send me to the poorhouse for years.  this'un will have to do.

[comicjack]

Got this from Dale and has Otto Binder's sig on the inside he said it was cool,and of course Mac Love 

[tth2]

13 hours ago, Straw-Man said:

if so, did you forget the dibs i claimed eons ago?

 Sorry, totally forgot to talk with you first. 

 

[PopKulture]

13 hours ago, Straw-Man said:

i've been after an upgrade of 27 that wouldn't send me to the poorhouse for years.  this'un will have to do.

Congrats! One of the truly classic covers in comics!! It definitely makes my short list with covers like More Fun 54, Superman 14 and Silver Streak 6. 

[Inaflash]

7 hours ago, PopKulture said:

Congrats! One of the truly classic covers in comics!! It definitely makes my short list with covers like More Fun 54, Superman 14 and Silver Streak 6. 

I used to own the Church copy of that one. Wish I still had it.

Ken

[PopKulture]

27 minutes ago, Inaflash said:

I used to own the Church copy of that one. Wish I still had it.

Ken

I can sympathize with you, although I have no experience with torturous decisions like that. I guess that's one advantage to the shallow end of the collecting pool: it means never having to make the tough decisions between keeping a killer pedigree or paying the mortgage or getting your transmission fixed, for instance. At least you got to call it your own for a while...  

[lou_fine]

On 12/30/2017 at 12:55 PM, LearnedHand said:

 

Edited December 3

 

On 12/30/2017 at 2:16 PM, Straw-Man said:

On 12/30/2017 at 1:00 PM, Sqeggs said:

I love Mac, but you may have started with his worst cover! 

"may?"

+2

Most definitely, even though I do have a so-called "file copy" of this book in my collection. 

It would have been better to start off with one of his classic early Master covers such as his stupendous V  for Victory cover for Master 27. 

Edited January 7, 2018 by lou_fine

[LearnedHand]

On 1/4/2018 at 11:50 AM, Straw-Man said:

miss okajima's copy and mr. eldon hamann's copy.

 

Beautiful!  And, let's add the Crowley copy to the mix.  Incidentally, I almost started this thread with this book - aside from the great (understated) WWII cover, the figures, even the leather jackets, are so realistic.  

 

[Straw-Man]

nice!

[Straw-Man]

tony has the o'jima of this one; here's the crippen.   let's get another ped trio, somebody.

[LearnedHand]

Or, let's make it a quad - here's the "D" Copy.  

Hey, Lou Fine, Straw-Man and Sqeggs: so, you gents aren't loving the Green Lama cover even though it's one of Mac's very few painted covers and one he painstakingly did to distinguish it from the typical?  OK, well, Master #27 isn't a flag cover, but if you like Mac's flag covers, maybe these (the last 2 images) will help redeem?  

[Straw-Man]

58 minutes ago, LearnedHand said:

Or, let's make it a quad - here's the "D" Copy.  

Hey, Lou Fine, Straw-Man and Sqeggs: so, you gents aren't loving the Green Lama cover even though it's one of Mac's very few painted covers and one he painstakingly did to distinguish it from the typical?  OK, well, Master #27 isn't a flag cover, but if you like Mac's flag covers, maybe these (the last 2 images) will help redeem?  

l.h., i must admit to ownership of one, as i need it to have the raboy cover-run complete.  but i'm not proud of it.

[Straw-Man]

very fond of this one.

[batman_fan]

On 12/30/2017 at 4:31 PM, dannyboy said:

Just picked this up in the last CC auction.  Haven't got it in hand yet.

He is using the buckle end 

[tth2]

4 hours ago, Straw-Man said:

very fond of this one.

It's a very atypical Raboy cover, which tend to be simpler and cleaner.  It's like his editor asked him to try to emulate that Schomburg guy at Timely.