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[KPR Comics]

But have Colan Subby pages been strong in the past?

[jjonahjameson11]

On 6/25/2024 at 7:44 PM, KPR Comics said:

But have Colan Subby pages been strong in the past?

Generally speaking, they have been stronger in the recent past.

[mlansdown]

On 6/25/2024 at 4:15 AM, Brian Peck said:

I prefer the top (single panel) and bottom (6 panel) Spy vs Spy gags by Prohias, prior to Mad #126. Done most times of illustration boards in two parts.

In Mad #126 and later it was just one 6 panel gags.

Are any of the Spy vs Spy ones you have Mad #125? Are any Spy vs Spy vs Spy? Proxies only did 20 with the Grey Spy.

All 3 of my Spy pages are done on illustration board in two parts.  The top part is a large single panel title gag, and the bottom part has the multi-panel story layout.  I do have one Spy vs. Spy vs. Spy page.  When I framed these pages, I failed to note the issue numbers, so I would need to take apart the frames to get this info. What is the gag for Mad #125?

[Brian Peck]

On 6/25/2024 at 8:20 PM, mlansdown said:

All 3 of my Spy pages are done on illustration board in two parts.  The top part is a large single panel title gag, and the bottom part has the multi-panel story layout.  I do have one Spy vs. Spy vs. Spy page.  When I framed these pages, I failed to note the issue numbers, so I would need to take apart the frames to get this info. What is the gag for Mad #125?

This is from Mad #98 Oct 1965. Yours is the 2nd to the last Spy vs Spy vs Spy done for Mad magazine. I double check and Proxies did 21 Spy vs Spy vs Spy. You should pick up Spy vs Spy Omnibus- - Antonio Prohias HC. It has all of his published Spy art in Mad magazine plus some earlier art.

No idea why the format was changed after Mad #125 but that was the last issue the two Spy vs Spy gags was used after that is was all done on one smaller board

[romitaman]

On 6/23/2024 at 4:59 PM, BLUECHIPCOLLECTIBLES said:

Definitely more desirable than at least some Ditko covers (looking at you, ASM 30). 

The Spidey 30 cover guy wouldn't sell his cover for a million.....I already tried!

[BLUECHIPCOLLECTIBLES]

On 6/26/2024 at 12:00 AM, romitaman said:

The Spidey 30 cover guy wouldn't sell his cover for a million.....I already tried!

Calculated by the size of the Spider-man image, that works out to what, 350K per inch

[hippiecop]

On 6/26/2024 at 2:22 PM, BLUECHIPCOLLECTIBLES said:

Calculated by the size of the Spider-man image, that works out to what, 350K per inch

I imagine the guy that owns it would probably say "Eh, go find another Ditko Spidey cover then..."

[romitaman]

On 6/26/2024 at 5:59 PM, hippiecop said:

I imagine the guy that owns it would probably say "Eh, go find another Ditko Spidey cover then..."

BINGO!

[Silver Surfer]

How many Ditko Spidey covers are known to existing out there?

[1classics]

On 7/7/2024 at 9:55 AM, Silver Surfer said:

How many Ditko Spidey covers are known to existing out there?

Last I heard there were only 3 covers in the wild…

[delekkerste]

On 6/23/2024 at 10:12 PM, Brian Peck said:

What is it with Spy vs Spy by Proxies the last two years. Most times the pre-Mad #125 dou-strips usually go from $3K-$6K. But since 2022 have gone into 5 figures.  One from this auction , Mad #109 hammered at $15,600 go figured.

 

 

 

 

On 6/23/2024 at 11:09 PM, delekkerste said:

I really liked this one and underbid it. Someone had left an Internet bid of $10K hammer and then either that person or someone else and I duked it out to the final price. I would have gone higher if I didn't already have one that I'm very happy with.

@Brian Peck Those 2 Prohias Spy vs. Spy pieces in the current HA auction both went for less than recent comps (and one was even an uncommon Spy vs. Spy vs. Spy gag). I actually stepped away for an early dinner during this point of the bidding, otherwise I might have thrown in a bid or two more on one or both of these.

Just goes to show that the removal of even one bidder on niche material like this can have an outsized impact on the final price. 

Edited September 15 by delekkerste

[Brian Peck]

On 9/15/2024 at 10:37 AM, delekkerste said:

 

@Brian Peck Those 2 Prohias Spy vs. Spy pieces in the current HA auction both went for less than recent comps (and one was even an uncommon Spy vs. Spy vs. Spy gag). I actually stepped away for an early dinner during this point of the bidding, otherwise I might have thrown in a bid or two more on one or both of these.

Just goes to show that the removal of even one bidder on niche material like this can have an outsized impact on the final price. 

I thought about going after the Spy vs Spy vs Spy two piece (only 21 of those were done) but dropped out at $5K. I already have two with the three spys.

 

Edited September 15 by Brian Peck