Finding Heaven in Sin City

[spider9698]

Just got back from Vegas with my wife who was attending a conference. Spent Friday with DocDave, world's expert on all things Frazetta. I was treated to a morning of UNBELIEVABLE Frazetta artwork. Dave is one of the true gentlemen in the collecting world. He has more Frazetta knowledge in his little finger than all other collectors combined. It was a morning I will not soon forget. Dave took a picture of me in his study in front of some of Frank's pen and brushwork.

Enjoy

 

[krazykat-migration]

Move outta the way Big guy,..your blocking da art

 

: )

[spider9698]

He told me he was going to shoot with a wide-angle lens!

[krazykat-migration]

Cool Stuff Spider.

 

Any Super Hero art on the other walls ?

[comicartfan]

Stephen,

Unbelivable stuff......It would have been hard to leave without a "token"....

[heartened]

Hi Stephen,

 

Sounds like a great trip! So, which one did you try to get? Come on, I'm sure you tried to make a play for one of them. I mean, how could a true Frazetta fan resist!!!

[Sharkey]

Thanks a lot. Now I gotta replace my keyboard cuz of the drool....

 

Stunning stuff!!

[spider9698]

The wall shown (Pellucidar and Kubla Khan plates) is simply breathtaking!!

I told Dave, I gotta find me a Pellucidar plate!!

[desertdogg]

spidy, you lucky dogg. . did you leave with a nice parting gift after the grand tour.

 

 

larry ;]

[Mister Trent]

The wall shown (Pellucidar and Kubla Khan plates) is simply breathtaking!!

I told Dave, I gotta find me a Pellucidar plate!!

 

Yeah, you gotta concentrate on Frazetta and forget about that EC stuff!

[spider9698]

Terry

If I could find the original art to Squeeze Play, I could kill two birds with one stone!!

[Stronguy]

Ya know, I'd be happy with just 1 Frazetta. Looks to me like someone's hogging all the cool art.

[desertdogg]

spidy. that frazetta story squeeze play was sold complete by russ cochran years ago from his auctions to this guy that lives in fla. he bought tons of ec complete story.s

from russ. the guy was top dog then. he also had the complete story to barry smths conan red nails minus 2 pages.

 

i my self have never met the guy. but some of the olders dealers know who iam taking about.

larry ;]

[Mister Trent]

spidy. that frazetta story squeeze play was sold complete by russ cochran years ago from his auctions to this guy that lives in fla. he bought tons of ec complete story.s

from russ. the guy was top dog then. he also had the complete story to barry smths conan red nails minus 2 pages.

 

i my self have never met the guy. but some of the olders dealers know who iam taking about.

larry ;]

 

Off the top of my head, "Squeeze Play" has changed hands a few times. When Cochran initially auctioned the story off, it carried a minimum bid of $7,000 and sold for $15,000 (November 14, 1984). Later on, it re-appeared in another Cochran auction with a minimum bid of $20,000 - which it sold at (November 25, 1986). Then I saw it listed in Jerry Weist's COMIC ART PRICE GUIDE (Summer, 2000 edition) as selling for $60,000.

 

My CAF Galleries (including a humble JOHNNY COMET Daily by Frazetta) at:

 

http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryDetail.asp?GCat=1865

[desertdogg]

mr.t thanks on the update on the frazetta story. i did not know it change hands that many times. wonder what happened to red nails story does the same guy still have the story. i never heard or seen any info about this story changing hands or popping up on the market.

 

larry

[spider9698]

I made inquiries about the Squeeze Play story and several sources have told me it's not for sale.