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Gil Dowling Byrne Robotics Member
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Posted: 14 January 2011 at 8:38am | IP Logged | 1
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The first page I bought was a Steve Dillon Preacher page:
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Still own it!
Edited by Gil Dowling on 14 January 2011 at 8:38am
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Dan Marcoux Byrne Robotics Member
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Posted: 14 January 2011 at 8:44am | IP Logged | 2
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Amazing Spider-Man #193 Splash by Pollard/Mooney. Purchased at San Diego Comic Con in 1980 for $20.![](uploads/DanMarcoux/2011-01-14_084251_asm193.jpg)
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Michael Arndt Byrne Robotics Member
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Posted: 14 January 2011 at 8:45am | IP Logged | 3
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My first page was from Marvel: The Lost Generation #12(1). Don't have a scan of it but it is the page where Pixie and Oxbow discover the wounded Black Fox.
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Fred J Chamberlain Byrne Robotics Member
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Posted: 14 January 2011 at 8:45am | IP Logged | 4
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Wow Dan... just wow.
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Dave Pruitt Byrne Robotics Member
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Posted: 14 January 2011 at 8:46am | IP Logged | 5
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Excellent question. I can't recall which was my first, because once I got the bug, they came in a flurry. I think a convention in the early 90's was the scene of my first buying spree, and I got pages from several artists all on the same day. One of the most memorable pages, and maybe the first, who knows, was the title page from Battlestar Galatica #11, by Walt Simonson and Klaus Janson.
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Matt Wieringo Byrne Robotics Member
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Posted: 14 January 2011 at 8:51am | IP Logged | 6
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Dan, that is QUITE an acquisition! Wow!
I was given a a couple of pages by friends doing house cleaning (a Mignola/Perez page from...I think...ACTION COMICS and a HUMAN FLY page by Frank Robbins) but the first page I paid money for was a Sal Buscema NOVA page inked, I believe, by Frank Giacoia. It's framed and hanging in my living room. I don't have a scan, unfortunately. Soon after, I had a shot at a beautiful NOVA page inked by Tom Palmer but got outbid. I still kick myself for not going higher.
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Dan Parker Byrne Robotics Member
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Posted: 14 January 2011 at 9:00am | IP Logged | 7
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John Byrne wrote:
How about the rest of you collectors? Do you still have/remember your first piece of original comicbook art? |
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For the life of me, I can't remember which came first -- four pages I bought from Ed Hannigan at a local comic book store or three pages I bought at Comicfest 93 in Philadelphia. I have three of the four pages I bought from Ed: Amazing Spider-Man Annual #21, Page 17 Marvel Team-Up Annual #5 Cover What If #35 Cover ... and two of the three pages I bought in Philly: Starbrand #17, Page 20 Starbrand #18, Page 18
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Steve Adelson Byrne Robotics Member
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Posted: 14 January 2011 at 9:01am | IP Logged | 8
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Same day almost 20 years ago, I bought a page of Starlin art from Doctor Strange #26, and a page of She-Hulk #39 directly from the artist, whats-his-name. Still have the former; the latter I was forced to sell during a rough patch.
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Josh Goldberg Byrne Robotics Member
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Posted: 14 January 2011 at 9:04am | IP Logged | 9
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I don't have a picture handy (though I probably have a picture somewhere), and I sold it about a year ago, but the first page I ever bought was "Green Lantern" page by Joe Staton, c.1980
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Laren Farmer Byrne Robotics Member
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Posted: 14 January 2011 at 9:08am | IP Logged | 10
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The first page I ever got was from the Amalgam book - Amazon by JB. It's a great two panel page of Ororo in Poseidon's treasure chamber.
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Sergio Calvet Byrne Robotics Member
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Posted: 14 January 2011 at 9:12am | IP Logged | 11
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My fist page was from Steve Rude's Mr. Miracle Special.
I got it framed and hanging next to my drawing table. I don't have a scan of it but it shows Darkseid proclaming "It'll be done and it'll be done on time!". For me is a nice reminder of how I love deadlines.
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Brian Kelly Byrne Robotics Member
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Posted: 14 January 2011 at 9:17am | IP Logged | 12
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Question for John Byrne: What's the story behind why you bought the Russ Heath, Sgt. Rock piece? Are you a big fan of Russ Heath's work, or that particular comic book...? Just curious.
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