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Oliver Denker
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| Posted: 16 January 2025 at 1:37pm | IP Logged | 1
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Al has sold this piece of art a long time ago. At least the seller shares some of the proceeds with Al. That's nice.
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John Byrne
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| Posted: 16 January 2025 at 2:16pm | IP Logged | 2
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Is the first appearance of the Black Cat that big a deal?
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Michael Penn
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| Posted: 16 January 2025 at 2:18pm | IP Logged | 3
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One million dollars...?
Boy howdy, do some people have money to burn!
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John Byrne
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| Posted: 16 January 2025 at 2:32pm | IP Logged | 4
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The most I’ve ever spent for a single piece of comic book art was for the last page of FF 5, for which I was recently offered SIXTY TIMES what I paid. There is a certain madness that’s fallen upon the collector market.
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Mark Haslett
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| Posted: 16 January 2025 at 5:01pm | IP Logged | 5
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If that’s a million, then a cover for, say, Spider-Man #39 must be worth…
$29,000,000?
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Paul Wills
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| Posted: 16 January 2025 at 5:10pm | IP Logged | 6
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The seller did the right thing in giving a portion of the sale to the original artist. I can't imagine an artist letting a piece go for a few thousand just to have some money to pay bills only to see it years later going for a million!
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Mark Haslett
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| Posted: 16 January 2025 at 5:41pm | IP Logged | 7
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Now they’ve gone and done it, huh?
JBF had a meltdown when John suggested this might be a good idea to
integrate into all original art sales. The very concept caused many longtime
members to burn their membership cards in front of City Hall.
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John Byrne
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| Posted: 16 January 2025 at 6:05pm | IP Logged | 8
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Dave Cockrum died in near poverty while his X-Men art sold for hundreds of thousands of dollars. Art he’d sold for $50 or less.
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Paul Wills
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| Posted: 16 January 2025 at 6:50pm | IP Logged | 9
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Wow! That's just not right
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Eric Jansen
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| Posted: 16 January 2025 at 9:41pm | IP Logged | 10
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Somebody REALLY likes Black Cat!
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Shaun Barry
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Hey, good for him! I do think Al Milgrom doesn't get enough credit for some truly solid, eye-catching covers. And at this point, I can't imagine '70s & '80s comics without him!
Was he considered a "hot artist" at the time? No. But thinking about his artwork brings a smile to my face. Great to see his work getting some love (& money)!
Edited by Shaun Barry on 16 January 2025 at 10:48pm
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Colin Ian Campbell
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| Posted: 16 January 2025 at 11:12pm | IP Logged | 12
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I think Al Milgrom's cover was pretty faithful to a layout by the Black Cat's designer, Dave Cockrum.
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