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Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction
Auction Ends: September 1, 2021
Live Session at 6:00 PM CT
Highlights of this week’s auction include:
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Al Jaffee MAD #334 Complete 1-Page Double-Truck Story “Real-Life Superheroes at Comic Book Conventions” with Sergio Aragones Cameo – Original Art with Envelope of Loose Captions Group of 2 (EC Publ., 1995) Jaffee brings his inimitable mixture of jolly humor and embittered sarcasm to this panoramic view of the comics-convention scene, depicting the working artists and their publishers as semi-tolerant captives of legions of fanboy nerds and resentful amateurs. Enough frenzied detail, here, for a Botticelli painting of Dante’s Inferno, with innumerable sight-gags and a wealth of goofy, impolite wordplay. A grifter passes off plentiful funnybooks as overpriced rarities. A loudmouthed enthusiast bombards the major publishers with stupid questions. A Batman-maniac intimidates the villainous Penguin. An obsessive collector hauls his possessions in a vault-on-wheels. Fanciful, with a basis in documentary realism. Amidst the madness, real-life cartoonist Sergio Aragones radiates his customary natural serenity. Brilliant. Ink over graphite on conjoined slabs of Bristol board. Image area, 28.75″ x 19″. Loose captions fill the accompanying envelope. The title lettering has been replaced with a matching photocopy paste-in. Very Good condition. View |
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John Sikela and Joe Shuster – Unpublished Superman Story Page 6 Original Art (DC, c. 1945) Produced in approximately 1945 for the story “Secret of the Chinese Dragon”, this story went unpublished. In 1948, the story was completely re-drawn by Wayne Boring and Stan Kaye when it was finally published in Superman #54. Superman appears in almost every panel on this page. The twice-up scale page was created in ink over graphite on Bristol board with an image area of 13″ x 18″. There is toning and handling wear, along with some missing chips out of the right side margin. The story title has been handwritten in blue pencil in the lower margin. There are whiteout corrections in places, and some surface dirt. In Very Good condition. View |
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Alex Raymond Rip Kirby Daily Comic Strip Original Art dated 10-22-49 (King Features Syndicate, 1949) Alex Raymond’s mastery of line and shadow help to develop a unique atmosphere in this dramatic episode from the Rip Kirby story arc “Lost and Found”, which ran from 9-5 to 12-3-1949. Not only could the talented artist create beautifully textured backgrounds, but also created beautiful facial expressions. Created in ink over graphite on Bristol board with an image area of 18.5″ x 5.5″. Toning, an unevenly trimmed upper margin, editorial marks, a rough bottom edge, staining, smudging, and handling wear. In Very Good condition. View |
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Dan Adkins and Vince Colletta Sub-Mariner #72 Story Page 2 Original Art (Marvel, 1974) Full moody panels of the brooding Atlantean Prince, including a great close up of his iconic arched brow, and full flying pose from the water in the middle panel. Ink over graphite and blue pencil on Bristol board with an image area of 10″ x 15″. Moderate overall toning, marginal tape residue, bits of whiteout art correction, some stripped-in text corrections taped from the reverse side, and a production oil stains. In Very Good condition. View |
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DC Artist Complete 1-Page Advertising Story “Subscribe to DC Comics” Original Art (DC Comics, 1982) Superman pitches a subscription deal for DC’s line. The narrative order form appeared in various titles. Ink over graphite on Bristol board (with typeset section). Image area, 10″ x 15″. Adhesive staining, two missing dialogue balloons, and a blank space within the coupon. Very Good condition. View |
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Batman: Mask of the Phantasm Joker Production Cel (Warner Brothers, c. 1993) “Bring in the press, why don’t you? What a photo-op. The councilman and his wacky pal” The Joker can sometimes play detective, as shown in this scene from the cult classic Batman: Mask of the Phantasm. About the 53:03 mark of the highly acclaimed movie, the Joker pays a visit to Arthur Reeves, as he believes Arthur is the one behind “icing” the big crime bosses. This mischievous look for the joker wearing his hat, trench coat, and carrying a cane is not that common for the infamous prankster criminal, what makes this production cel even more appealing is that he measures 7″ tall in the hand-painted 12 field production cel. Numbered A42 in the top right corner, and presenting a WB stamp on the bottom left corner. The production cel is taped to a printed background for presentation purposes and it comes with a Warner Brothers COA. Some very light ink wear is seen close to the Joker’s cane. Otherwise, condition is Very Good. View |
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Mickey’s Service Station Goofy Animation Drawing Sequence of 3 (Walt Disney, 1935) “You break ‘em, we fix ‘em!” Goofy dashes over to Pete’s car to get busy working in this scene from the 1935 short Mickey’s Service Station. Pete brought his car to the service station to get it fixed, but unfortunately for him, the station is staffed by Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and Goofy, and none of them know the first thing about fixing cars! In this great, rare sequence, Goofy wields a hammer and haphazardly hammers away at the car, despite not knowing what he’s doing, a moment which can be seen starting at the 1:46 mark of the short. This cartoon was the first to group Mickey, Goofy, and Donald into the comedic trio that we love today. The drawings are created with graphite and red pencil on 12 field, 2-peghole animation paper. They are labeled in their lower right corners with 12, 14, and 23. The expressive drawings are in Very Good condition, with minor handling and edge wear, and some age-related paper toning. View |
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Peanuts The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show Cel Setup and Animation Drawing Group of 3 (Bill Melendez, c. 1983-85) Snoopy awaits his supper in this charming cel setup. This setup is composed of two original, hand-painted 12 field cels depicting Charlie Brown giving Snoopy dinner from his favorite bowl while Snoopy watches. Also included are two animation drawings of the scene. Charlie Brown measures 3.25″ x 3.5″ and Snoopy measures 2.75″ on their respective cels. The Charlie Brown cel and drawing are both numbered A-36 on their lower right corners, while the Snoopy cel and drawing are both numbered SN-2. The cels are placed in front of a color print background and have slight edge wear and handling, as well as some slight curling on their edges. The cels are in Very Good condition. The drawings have some slight graphite smudging and yellowing on the edges, as well as slight edge wear and handling, but overall are in Very Good condition. View |
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SpongeBob SquarePants SpongeBob Production Cel and Master Background (Nickelodeon, 1999) The second segment of the very first episode of SpongeBob SquarePants, “Reef Blower” was the only one without any dialog. In this lot is an original Master setup from this Historic cartoon. The hand-painted production cel features the title character in full-figure that measures 7″ x 4″ on a 12 field cel. It can be seen at the 01:55 mark. It has been paired with an original hand-painted Master background from the 01:35 mark. The pieces work beautifully together. This popular series stopped using tradition cel animation in its second season, and one-of-a-kind setups like this are becoming increasingly hard to find. Minor handling and condition is Very Good. View |
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