I'll Show You Mine If You Show Me Yours: I tripple dog dare you to show just one of your treasures that is not posted anywhere else 4 4

[grapeape]

I tripple dog dare you to show just one of your treasures that is not posted anywhere else but debuts right here on this thread. FMV is irrelevant. It can be a Frazetta painting in your closet or a small drawing by an artist that doesn't get a lot of attention. The only rules is it has to be original comic related art in the spirit of the OA thread. And you are debuting it for the first time publicly after acquiring it.

Why do this? Simple. I'm bored. I'm hoping to overcome some of the obstacles to sharing art.

* Keeping it hidden so later it's fresh to market * seems to be a big reason art is hidden from the world. Security is another. I've heard it all and very valid concerns. But this thread is meant to pry at one of the motivations within you as I suspect motivates me also. That is, to brag and feel good about showing off a treasured piece of art. Come on, just one hidden object of desire revealed here for the first time. I'm here to confront your inner Gollum....let go of that golden ring but for a moment....share the joy of your possession with your fellow boardies. Remember, to me cash and trade value are irrelevant. This is about getting you to show just one (or more) of your hidden treasures. Make its DEBUT right here.

I'll go first. Bill Everett 1965. Daredevil and Matt Murdoch. High resolution scan by Tom Kraft. Published in the CFA/APA #118 Fanizine. I spent well over a year researching and interviewing/coresponding with Bill's daughter Wendy Everett to write and publish the article  The Bill Everett Treasure Hunt Discovery Gets to the Heart and Mind of a Genius. Been collecting a long time and can't find another original drawing of Daredevil by Everett. I have overcome my inner Gollum to share this with you. At some point I will update my CAF with this art and a full description of obtaining and getting to know Wendy Everett. She is a wonderful human being and I'm a better person for getting to know her.Gollum be darned.... Bill Everett from his sketch pad (1965) 11x16.

 

 

[Wolvie_Fan]

From "The Studio", a killer piece by Michael Kaluta.  Intolerance, 1978. page 67.  

Edited April 15, 2023 by Wolvie_Fan

[grapeape]

On 4/15/2023 at 1:51 PM, Wolvie_Fan said:

From "The Studio", a killer piece by Michael Kaluta.  Intolerance, 1978. page 67.  

Thank you for this. We don't love enough on the great Michael Kaluta. You understood the assignment

[Drummy]

I'll play!  I've slowly (read that word with emphasis) been gathering a few Marvel Bronze Age superhero splashes, and here's one I haven't posted anywhere -- Hulk #202 splash by Sal B./Staton:

 

 

[Unstoppablejayd]

I’ll play along… I post most everything so this was a tough one for me… but I bought this from a pretty black hole collections couple months ago and haven’t posted it anywhere yet Brent Anderson and Bob Wiacek from uncanny X-men 160

the issue where illyana gets aged and powered up to the Magic we all know and love! 
couple things I love about this page Belasco breaking the forth wall calling Illyana and of course a fastball special!

 

 

[delekkerste]

Got this one back in 2016 and never posted it - love it, though! A killer title splash page from Conan the Barbarian #79 by Howard Chaykin & Ernie Chan featuring Belit, Neftha and multiple images of Conan.  

 

[cloud cloddie]

Never posted this, partly because I still haven’t done a good scan of it. Oversized recreation from 2017 Bill did.

[grapeape]

On 4/16/2023 at 3:36 PM, Bill C said:

First off, absolute killer piece, congrats that you acquired it!

Second- I'm confused. Maybe a couple years ago, someone came on these boards and showed this image, along with ones of Namor, Namora, and the Torch- was that you? They were all from the same notebook.

I acquired two of the three. My friend got hold of the Human Torch+Namora.

 

[grapeape]

On 4/16/2023 at 5:45 PM, delekkerste said:

Got this one back in 2016 and never posted it - love it, though! A killer title splash page from Conan the Barbarian #79 by Howard Chaykin & Ernie Chan featuring Belit, Neftha and multiple images of Conan.  

 

Chaykin is outstanding gee what a splash! I appreciate you sharing that Gene.

[grapeape]

On 4/16/2023 at 3:10 PM, Unstoppablejayd said:

I’ll play along… I post most everything so this was a tough one for me… but I bought this from a pretty black hole collections couple months ago and haven’t posted it anywhere yet Brent Anderson and Bob Wiacek from uncanny X-men 160

the issue where illyana gets aged and powered up to the Magic we all know and love! 
couple things I love about this page Belasco breaking the forth wall calling Illyana and of course a fastball special!

 

 

Yes. This is great. Exactly what I hoped for when I put up the thread thank you.

[grapeape]

On 4/16/2023 at 7:17 AM, Drummy said:

I'll play!  I've slowly (read that word with emphasis) been gathering a few Marvel Bronze Age superhero splashes, and here's one I haven't posted anywhere -- Hulk #202 splash by Sal B./Staton:

 

 

I truly love Sal but Joe Staton is a real comic art unsung hero. What a tremendous splash thank you.

[grapeape]

On 4/16/2023 at 7:04 PM, cloud cloddie said:

Never posted this, partly because I still haven’t done a good scan of it. Oversized recreation from 2017 Bill did.

Is that Demon Bear?? Reminds me of seventies begging our dad to take us to the drive in to see Grizzly. He did. We regretted it. 👍 

[cloud cloddie]

On 4/16/2023 at 8:57 PM, grapeape said:

Is that Demon Bear?? Reminds me of seventies begging our dad to take us to the drive in to see Grizzly. He did. We regretted it. 👍 

Yeah, it’s a recreation of his first NM page. It hangs over my bed like an evil dream catcher. Lol

[vodou]

Ian Gibson, early Dredd.

Covers are wonderful, but sequential art really means panel pages.

[GreatEscape]

Folks know I'm a fan of 1970s Treasury comics.   Here's a cool half-splash from the 1978 DC Treasury “Superman vs. Shazam”, the epic battle between DC's most powerful superheroes! Superman and Shazam (Captain Marvel) appear together in four panels along with Lois Lane.  Beautifully drawn by Rich Buckler and D. Giordano.

Edited April 17, 2023 by GreatEscape

[davidtere]

I'll take the tripple dog dare. I've had this for several years now. The previous owner who sold it to me had it posted on his CAF page, but I haven't done that (so still within the Grape-ish ones rules).

This is one of the original designs by Steranko for Harvey Comics in 1966. Later on he did other more detailed variations. 

[thethedew]

Oh, all right.  For YOUR sake, Grape, I'll do one.

Probably not much of a surprise that I have this page, but hasn't been publicly confirmed before now.

 

[Will_K]

On 4/17/2023 at 6:35 PM, thethedew said:

Probably not much of a surprise that I have this page, but hasn't been publicly confirmed before now.

I KNEW it !!! ! ! !  Actually, I didn't.

OK, here's a big "get" in my collecting niche.  Alex Ross' character design for Black Canary III from Kingdom Come, The figure really is that close to the bottom of the paper.  I was an underbidder for a great page featuring the character, maybe I'll get another shot some day.

 

Edited April 18, 2023 by Will_K

[Fischb1]

I haven't had this for too long, but I haven't posted it anywhere either (though it was seen briefly in a flip I did for Bill). Keith Pollard drawing a great Mephisto vs Thor scene. 

[trimpehulk]

On 4/17/2023 at 6:35 PM, thethedew said:

Oh, all right.  For YOUR sake, Grape, I'll do one.

Probably not much of a surprise that I have this page, but hasn't been publicly confirmed before now.

 

Gentlemen are showing the goods on this thread