Twanj Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 That first Keown Hulk page at 16.8k https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/panel-pages/dale-keown-and-marie-severin-incredible-hulk-367-story-page-1-original-art-marvel-1990-/a/7234-95131.s?ic2=mytracked-lotspage-lotlinks-12202013&tab=MyTrackedLots-101116 exitmusicblue 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjonahjameson11 Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 2 minutes ago, Twanj said: That first Keown Hulk page at 16.8k https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/panel-pages/dale-keown-and-marie-severin-incredible-hulk-367-story-page-1-original-art-marvel-1990-/a/7234-95131.s?ic2=mytracked-lotspage-lotlinks-12202013&tab=MyTrackedLots-101116 That’s a very aggressive result! 😳 Twanj 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfilosa Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 1 hour ago, jjonahjameson11 said: I thought Schomberg also did the cover painting for the Overstreet Price Guide #10, circa 1980? It has Subby , the Torch and Cap prominently featured. He did. It's a painting, therefore not really comic art. I actually remember buying that guide when it came out and it is a great cover. And he did other comic paintings also, but once again not really comic art (e.g. black and white) and definitely not for a story. Either way, his art is extremely rare to find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ESeffinga Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 Funny. I was offered that Arak cover privately very recently (I left a comment on CAF about the nostalgia of it in a previous owner’s gallery and they contacted me with a private offer, as they were selling), not sure if this was the same person or a short flip, but I wanna say it they were looking for like $500-750 or something in that range. Somebody did ok. And the humor of owning that almost made me do it, before returning to my senses. I do remember getting that comic during a summer vacation road trip, and being sprawled out in the back of the station wagon with pillows, as dad was driving the family to wherever we were headed. I think the only Arak book I ever read, and I have no recollection of the interior story at all, but vivid memories in grabbing it off the spinner rack before we left, with 4 or 5 other titles, (ROM, Conan, GI Joe) and looking at it a bunch during the trip. Heh. BuraddoRun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zhamlau Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 Bad run for me, underbidder on 10 lots and blown out of water on 5. ShallowDan, exitmusicblue and grapeape 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exitmusicblue Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 10 minutes ago, zhamlau said: Bad run for me, underbidder on 10 lots and blown out of water on 5. Just more ammo for the next run! zhamlau 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Peck Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 I won the Rudy Nebres Flash Gordon unpublished cover, but lost out on two nice Superman splashes including the series of baby, Superboy to Supermen, plus the Deadman Splash. Some strong hammers, I am satisfied with my one win. grapeape and Twanj 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjonahjameson11 Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 29 minutes ago, zhamlau said: Bad run for me, underbidder on 10 lots and blown out of water on 5. You need to MANNUP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vodou Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 Firestorm #1 couldn't even make $20k, years after selling for $25k (famously offered at the same time/price as Gene's New Mutants #1 cover). Sideshow Bob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfilosa Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 2 hours ago, zhamlau said: Bad run for me, underbidder on 10 lots and blown out of water on 5. 10 underbidder is a lot. Would like to know some of those if you care to share. I picked up a Michael Kaluta Lucifer cover. Wanted something from him and this is the time to buy (lots of options). He didn't leave much empty space on the cover .Paid more than I thought it would go for, but I had three pieces I was very interested and when you don't get the first two, the "bid again " has a lot of influence. exitmusicblue 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delekkerste Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 10 hours ago, stinkininkin said: It was the best piece in the entire auction for me. A best of the best, one and done example. When it comes to Kamandi, I'm good with none and done. jjonahjameson11, buttock and ESeffinga 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batman_fan Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 5 minutes ago, delekkerste said: When it comes to Kamandi, I'm good with none and done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delekkerste Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 (edited) On 9/12/2020 at 8:13 PM, vodou said: Firestorm #1 couldn't even make $20k, years after selling for $25k (famously offered at the same time/price as Gene's New Mutants #1 cover). You know, that's how I remember it as well, that both pieces were offered at the same price ($25K), but, I have had several people tell me I was wrong and that the Firestorm was offered at $15K or $20K. I think you and I are right - they were definitely both initially offered at the same price ($25K), but, the buyer got the Firestorm at a discount. I think people may be conflating what he actually paid for the piece as the offered price when it was first offered (or maybe the seller dropped the price later on). In any case, I'm sure that both pieces both started off at the same level. Even at the lower initial buy-in, he didn't recoup his outlay in this sale, 5 years later. I'm actually surprised by this - the art/collectibles market is molten now due to boredom and money printing, and I thought a reasonably prominent '80s #1 cover from a mainstream Big Two superhero title would have done better than $15.5K hammer in this environment. Edited September 14, 2020 by delekkerste vodou and Sideshow Bob 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delekkerste Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 (edited) 8 minutes ago, batman_fan said: I only half-jokingly say to friends these days that "nobody cares about Conan" [referring to younger collectors]. No need to add the "half-jokingly" qualifier when talking about Kamandi - if you're under 50 and are interested in Kamandi, chances are that you're just looking for any kind of Big Two Kirby art that fits in the budget, because few in that age group will have read the series and fewer still will have any genuinely strong affinity for the character. Edited September 13, 2020 by delekkerste grapeape and Twanj 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batman_fan Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 Just now, delekkerste said: I only half-jokingly say to friends these days that "nobody cares about Conan" [talking about younger collectors]. No need to add the "half-jokingly" qualifier when talking about Kamandi - if you're under 50 and are interested in Kamandi, chances are that you're just looking for any kind of Big Two Kirby art that fits in the budget, because few in that age group will have read the series and fewer still will have any genuinely strong affinity for the character. You definitely nailed me. Over 50 and grew up loving the series. Bad thing as a kid was I could never get a run of the book put together and the stories continued through several issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuraddoRun Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 11 minutes ago, batman_fan said: You definitely nailed me. Over 50 and grew up loving the series. Bad thing as a kid was I could never get a run of the book put together and the stories continued through several issues. And I'm under 50, and yep, never really cared for Kamandi, though I do have an issue or 2 in my comic collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronty Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 2 hours ago, vodou said: Firestorm #1 couldn't even make $20k, years after selling for $25k (famously offered at the same time/price as Gene's New Mutants #1 cover). Ouch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exitmusicblue Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 What's a Kamandi? Conan, Tarzan and the like at least are enshrined in film (beyond the comics space)... Kamandi for the younger gen would require a mindblowingly epic reboot. Paging Tradd. grapeape 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post stinkininkin Posted September 13, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 13, 2020 1 hour ago, delekkerste said: When it comes to Kamandi, I'm good with none and done. Oh, Kamandi is a total nostalgia trip. LOVED KAMANDI! I was 12 years old and it was the ONLY book I ever considered getting a subscription for! It is squarely in the sweet spot of my prime nostalgia years. You notice I said earlier that it was the best piece at this auction for me. It's a very well done Kirby piece done during a period when I think he was still not past his prime, but it's not Capt America or Avengers or Fantastic Four. So yeah, it's a perfect Kamandi piece. Is it a long term smart buy at that price? That's another conversation. batman_fan, grapeape, Twanj and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tth2 Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 12 hours ago, RBerman said: I loved that Flash Gordon was wearing the suit that would become the Silver Age Flash costume. Apparently others loved it too! That's not in this auction. RBerman 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...