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Q: Does the death of an artist cause a jump in prices?

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minutekev@50

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Just wondering. It seems that Kirby's stuff has seen a pretty large increase. I don't know if you can attribute that to him being the 'King' (as in King of Comics' Artists) or the 'King' (as in Elvis, seeing they're both long gone).

 

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AlexH

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When J Buscema, Carl Barks & Charles Schulz passed away, their original b/w artwork or paintings spiked up, especially Peanuts. acclaim.gif

 

I can imagine on originals. But what about comics featuring popular artists?

 

I can see some books going up if they were autographed. But I don't know about books (in general) that featured that artist.

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aardvark88

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Would agree that comics/art/portfolio prints autographed by deceased artists/creators Kirby, Wally Wood, etc. would be more valuable after their passing. Stan the Man is not getting any younger. That is why is Signature Series auctions are doing well.

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lighthouse

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More importantly... Does the jump of an artist cause a death in prices?

 

And the answer to that question is YES... tongue.gif

 

I remember when I found out Gil Kane passed away and my wife was kind enough to tell me that my Daredevil pages just went up in value... Yeah... But so did the 13 I didn't own... frown.gif

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Mushroom

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More importantly... Does the jump of an artist cause a death in prices?

 

And the answer to that question is YES... tongue.gif

 

I remember when I found out Gil Kane passed away and my wife was kind enough to tell me that my Daredevil pages just went up in value... Yeah... But so did the 13 I didn't own... frown.gif

 

But I am sure that winning that Action #43 has eased all that pain. grin.gif

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