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John Byrne
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Posted: 21 September 2018 at 2:24pm | IP Logged | 1
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This is the only page I own from a published comic: Look at all that argle-bargle!!
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Rebecca Jansen Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 12 February 2018 Location: Canada Posts: 4410
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Posted: 21 September 2018 at 3:51pm | IP Logged | 2
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One nice thing, even if you have to sell your original art, you can still at least make yourself a quality photocopy.
I would think something in pencil (especially a really soft lead pencil) you might want to spray with acrylic fixative. Most architectural art supply stores stocked it. But then again, if it's framed where the surface is not in any contact with the glass that might be unnecessary.
I own a genuine Japanese woodblock print from the early 1800s and I framed it myself and just slipped one sheet of mylar under the glass (from a damaged Bill Cole Ent. mylar comic sleeve).
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Samuel P. Barden Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 19 April 2004 Location: United States Posts: 236
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Posted: 21 September 2018 at 8:35pm | IP Logged | 3
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I had to get a page from Marvel The Lost Generation.
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Steve Adelson Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 24 May 2009 Location: United States Posts: 1204
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Posted: 21 September 2018 at 9:27pm | IP Logged | 4
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This somewhat worse-for-wear Starlin Doctor Strange page. Purchased in the late 80s for around $70, I think. Might have been a little less; it's been a while now.
Not the most pristine page ever, but I loved the art.
Edited by Steve Adelson on 21 September 2018 at 9:33pm
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Joe Boster Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 29 April 2004 Location: United States Posts: 3160
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Posted: 22 September 2018 at 9:03am | IP Logged | 5
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FIrst page and first oversized page was Reggie Beyers Robotech: New Generation. Comico had some of the best printed books at the time but it was amazing how much detail got lost in the production process.
First JB was Starbrand
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John Byrne
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Joined: 11 May 2005 Posts: 132133
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Posted: 22 September 2018 at 9:06am | IP Logged | 6
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My apologies.
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Sam Parker Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 01 September 2006 Location: United States Posts: 562
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Posted: 22 September 2018 at 9:51am | IP Logged | 7
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Sensational She-Hulk #5, page 20Bought it from inker Bob Wiacek at a convention in 1990 or '91 for $20.00. I've been meaning to share it here for a while...
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Eric Sofer Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 31 January 2014 Location: United States Posts: 4789
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Posted: 22 September 2018 at 12:55pm | IP Logged | 8
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As memory serves, my first comic art page was a Curt Swan/Vince Colletta page from the second (third?) Radio Shack comic - "Victory by Computer." I paid $30 for it. I wanted it because it had both Superman and Supergirl on it. I thought it was a hell of a bargain - ANY Curt Swan art, let alone Superman and Supergirl? OH YES.
Sadly, it's buried away somewhere, so I can't put up an image. But I was glad to own it in any case.
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John Byrne
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Posted: 22 September 2018 at 1:31pm | IP Logged | 9
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Sadly, it's buried away somewhere, so I can't put up an image. But I was glad to own it in any case. Ah, the sad case of my Neal Adams Deadman sketch! Put it inside a book for safety cant remember which book!!
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Bert Kruger Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 26 June 2012 Location: Canada Posts: 266
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Posted: 22 September 2018 at 7:11pm | IP Logged | 10
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Captain America #291 Cover by JBBought in the mid late 80;s for $120 Nice clean page with no logo, corner box or wording It does have a blank UPC box though
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Dave Pruitt Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 16 April 2004 Location: United States Posts: 6142
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Posted: 22 September 2018 at 7:42pm | IP Logged | 11
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Jason, $7,000 for the FF page?! Holy cow. I didn't realize a sort of standard JB page of FF would go for that kind of dough. I guess it is over 30 years old. I sold a page last year from a higher number issue with Reed and Johnny only and it went for $700.
I'm thinking my first page was a splash page from Battlestar Galactica by Walt Simonson inked by Klaus Janson, that I ordered from an ad in the Comic Buyer's Guide. The only reason I got a Simonson I think was because it must have come from Klaus. Walt doesn't sell his pages. I paid $15 for it in the early 90s.
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Steve Gumm Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 10 May 2004 Location: United States Posts: 1452
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Posted: 22 September 2018 at 9:06pm | IP Logged | 12
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From what I heard the corners were cut off of the original art at the printers. The pages were taped to a drum for scanning, after the scanning process the scanner operator would cut the taped corners off to remove them.
Kind of a reminder of how the pages were viewed as just work product by many back then.
Edited by Steve Gumm on 22 September 2018 at 9:10pm
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