Lee B. Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 On 11/21/2023 at 11:09 AM, malvin said: Now that you mention it, I do recall. Maybe the inker did it? Don't recall any specifics though Malvin That sounds familiar to me Malvin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fsumavila Posted November 22, 2023 Author Share Posted November 22, 2023 On 11/22/2023 at 10:21 AM, Lee B. said: That sounds familiar to me Malvin. I've seen a great recreation by the inker, Pablo Marcos, but not one by Perez. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Surfer Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 This piece would be pretty cool to have on the wall. That whole run from #154-189 is pretty awesome, some of my best comic memories as a kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Browning Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 On 11/21/2023 at 11:03 AM, Lee B. said: I seem to recall from years ago that a very high-quality recreation of this cover by George Perez came up for sale privately or at auction. The recreation was so good that some Perez collectors momentarily thought it was the real thing. I could be having false memories here, but it seemed to cause a brief sensation. Anyone else recall this? If I remember correctly, wasn't that the #162 Ultron cover? There are two versions of the #162 cover, the one Perez did and the published cover, which is almost exactly the same, that was done by the inker. There was a kerfuffle over it when the published cover went up for auction and a dealer sold one from his site that was the exact same image but wasn't technically by Perez. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee B. Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 On 12/2/2023 at 6:04 PM, Michael Browning said: If I remember correctly, wasn't that the #162 Ultron cover? There are two versions of the #162 cover, the one Perez did and the published cover, which is almost exactly the same, that was done by the inker. There was a kerfuffle over it when the published cover went up for auction and a dealer sold one from his site that was the exact same image but wasn't technically by Perez. It could have been the #162 cover. There certainly was some excitement and confusion at the time. I agree that Perez didn't do the art for the alternate, almost-identical version, but that it was probably Pablo Marcos. Michael Browning 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shemp Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 On 11/21/2023 at 8:03 AM, Lee B. said: I seem to recall from years ago that a very high-quality recreation of this cover by George Perez came up for sale privately or at auction. The recreation was so good that some Perez collectors momentarily thought it was the real thing. I could be having false memories here, but it seemed to cause a brief sensation. Anyone else recall this? Yes, Lee you were correct. It was the 161 cover. The brief sensation was caused by the way it presented. Lee B. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christosgage Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 On 11/22/2023 at 10:09 AM, The Voord said: Did they ever do a MTU of Ant-Man and Spider-Man? Yes, vs Taskmaster. Maybe around #103? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronty Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 On 12/5/2023 at 10:31 AM, christosgage said: Yes, vs Taskmaster. Maybe around #103? The Voord and christosgage 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronty Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 ugh, not sure what's up with that stupid thunderbolts logo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christosgage Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 On 12/5/2023 at 12:04 PM, Bronty said: I've still got it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wombatman42 Posted December 10, 2023 Share Posted December 10, 2023 Love everything about the MTU 103 cover except for Taskmaster's face. Looks more scarecrow than skull. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Surfer Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 Already at $87K right out of the blocks. With the recent $250K X-Men #122 cover sale do you think more great covers from this era will start to hit the market? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gumbydarnit Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 (edited) I got bored and bid up many items to tens of dollars, so I can say I was active in the Jan auction. Don't mess with me I'm a such a big player... a true minnow of the hobby! Edited December 20, 2023 by gumbydarnit delekkerste and Dr. Balls 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAR1979 Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 (edited) On 12/19/2023 at 11:08 PM, Silver Surfer said: Already at $87K right out of the blocks. With the recent $250K X-Men #122 cover sale do you think more great covers from this era will start to hit the market? Seems a reasonable thought. Edited December 20, 2023 by MAR1979 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RBerman Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 I noticed that the "MARVEL COMICS GROUP" on the cover was originally black-on-white, but a white-on-black was pasted on to it for publication. Now only the initial "M" remains from the top stat., and a fragment of pure black under the CCA logo. Dr. Balls 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Marwood & I Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 On 1/3/2024 at 8:36 PM, RBerman said: I noticed that the "MARVEL COMICS GROUP" on the cover was originally black-on-white, but a white-on-black was pasted on to it for publication. Now only the initial "M" remains from the top stat., and a fragment of pure black under the CCA logo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Surfer Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 Looks like the M was taped on, not the rest of the lettering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Balls Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 On 1/3/2024 at 1:36 PM, RBerman said: I noticed that the "MARVEL COMICS GROUP" on the cover was originally black-on-white, but a white-on-black was pasted on to it for publication. Now only the initial "M" remains from the top stat., and a fragment of pure black under the CCA logo. I agree: it looks like it may have been a last-minute change to do the 'Marvel Comics Group' in reverse, like you stated. I imagine it's easy to discern with the art in-hand. Balance-wise, the reversed logo in the final version visually works better, I'm sure that was the call that was made at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Browning Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 On 1/10/2024 at 10:22 AM, Dr. Balls said: I agree: it looks like it may have been a last-minute change to do the 'Marvel Comics Group' in reverse, like you stated. I imagine it's easy to discern with the art in-hand. Balance-wise, the reversed logo in the final version visually works better, I'm sure that was the call that was made at the time. The black strips were done o a lot f Marvel covers from that era and were used when necessary for the printing process. That one has been glued on in production and all but the M has been torn off at some point, maybe during production. Dr. Balls 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
