OA or production art? - DC comics The Merchants Of Venus by Neal McPheeters 0

[Carl Elvis]

Need advice; picked these up on eBay, love the style, I’m a fan of Frederik Pohl’s Heechee book series and didn’t even know DC comics had made a graphic novel in the 80s.

So I don’t know if I have OA or production art. Anyone familiar with Neal McPheeters work that could tell me?

Edited November 6, 2023 by Carl Elvis

[Rick2you2]

Looks like it is just an overlay of word balloons on what is probably a copy of the art. Not much value there, but interesting.

[Carl Elvis]

On 11/6/2023 at 5:38 PM, Rick2you2 said:

Looks like it is just an overlay of word balloons on what is probably a copy of the art. Not much value there, but interesting.

That was my first thought as well, but as I look closer it almost looks painted. 

[Bronty]

No idea as to value but almost certainly OA.   His estate was recently sold at a small auction house in TN. 

[Carl Elvis]

On 11/7/2023 at 6:54 AM, Bronty said:

No idea as to value but almost certainly OA.   His estate was recently sold at a small auction house in TN. 

Looks like you solved it Bronty, thank you!

I googled his name and estate and I see other pages from this comic in the estate sale. He did some very cool work on book covers too.

[Bronty]

welcome

[cstojano]

Crazy sale. I learned of it too late from a FB post in the gaming art group. 

[Carl Elvis]

On 11/7/2023 at 10:57 AM, cstojano said:

Crazy sale. I learned of it too late from a FB post in the gaming art group. 

I’m sure there were some amazing deals. Even the 4 pages I got second hand on eBay were only $50 each buy it now.