2007 January Signature Comic Auction #823

Storm takes center stage on this page as an unseen villain re-programs the Danger Room to attack the X-Man, including Cyclops and the Banshee. This pa

Donald tries to quiet a tantrum-throwing Huey, Louie, or Dewey in this vintage storyboard sketch for an unidentified cartoon. It's a wonderful i...

<B>Donald Duck Storyboard Frame Original Art, Group of 2 (Walt Disney, 1937-38).</B></I> Imaginative set of two storyboard frames ...

This portfolio contains eight hand-painted plates featuring Donald Duck, Daisy, and Pluto. King Features Syndicate apparently had these portfolios on

This gorgeous black and white illustration features the lovely Snow White and two furry household helpers. Hand-painted in watercolor, this vintage bl

Vintage illustration of Dopey and his woodland friends. Rendered in watercolor on a 14" x 19" sheet of heavy illustration board. In Very G...

Briar Rose celebrates her birthday with Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather, in this festive illustration based on the characters from the final fairy tale

This set of production art from the Little Golden Book, <B>The Black Hole</B></I>, features a hand-painted color background render...

This high-flyin' cover illustration, featuring Mickey and Goofy, was rendered in watercolor on a sheet of heavy illustration board. The image ar...

Mickey Mouse stars in dual roles in the classic Disney featurette, "The Prince and the Pauper," as the Pauper and the Prince. These two ha...

Donald Duck attempts to sing "Mary Had a Little Lamb," while an orphan prepares to punch him in the beak with a retractable boxing glove, ...

Hang loose, heroes -- your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is in for a real rumble -- Marvel-style. This bombastic <I>battle royale</B>...

This menacing and mysterious cover illustration creeps from the deft imagination of Luis Dominguez. The art has an image area measuring 10" x 1...

Get ready to slap leather, hombre -- it seems Jonah Hex has been called out, again. When will these sorry punks learn? Bad call! Luis Dominguez'...

Solving a murder is about to get a bit deadly for a puzzle-player, in this "witchly weird" cover illustration by Luis Dominguez. The image...

Hot and heavy romance among the sword and sandal set is spotlighted in this Old World love scene. This lushly painted Luis Dominguez illustration, pos

<B>Stan Drake - The Heart of Juliet Jones Sunday Comic Strip Original Art, dated 7-24-55 (King Features Syndicate, 1955).</B></I> ...

<B>Grace G. Drayton - Dolly Dimples Hand Colored Sunday Comic Strip Original Art (Grace G. Drayton, 1914).</B></I> Grace Drayton w...

<B>Rifts World Book 18: Mystic Russia is filled with magic, supernatural creatures from other worlds and a horde of monsters, demons, and anci...

Michael Dubisch's exceptional black and white drawings balance representational precision with a bold and wonderfully expressive line. This illu...

Michael Dubisch brings this Lovecraftian image to reality with his skilled inkwork. The image area measures 9.5" x 12" and the art is in E...

Outstanding pen and ink illustration by Michael Dubisch for Palladium Books. The image area measures 10" x 13" and the art is in Excellent...

Michael Dubisch brings the Orc pantheon to brutal life in this atmospheric illustration, which was published on page 149 of <B>Faiths and Pant...

This vibrant painting by fantasy illustrator, Michael Dubisch, features a Harper Mage studying a book of arcane knowledge. Rendered in watercolor on h

The wise and powerful Clerics of Magic converge in this arcane illustration by Michael Dubisch. Divinely rendered in mixed media on heavy paper, the a

Although caged, with Aes Sedai guarding him every minute, Logain Ablar is still as dangerous as a wolf! Michael Dubisch captures the defiant lord from

Michael Dubisch's exceptional illustrations are inventively composed, and populated with wonderfully expressive images realized with a deft hand...

Michael Dubisch's powerful use of light, texture and atmosphere, and his instinctive feel for design, make his work unmistakable. This stunning ...

Carl Barks' classic Donald Duck story "The Golden Helmet" was originally published in <B>Four Color Comics</B></I> #...

This cover drawing is based on the Carl Barks story "The Golden Fleecing," which originally appeared in <B>Uncle Scrooge</B>&l...

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Darkseid minion, Tyrus the Tracker, finds himself tracked by Orion, in this splash page from "The Second Pact!," written by Mark Evanier. ...

<B>George Evans - Piracy #3, Complete 6-page Story "Mouse Trap" Original Art (EC, 1955).</B></I> It's treachery most...

Sheena -- eat your heart out! Penciler Rich Larson and airbrush artist Steve Fastner give us an -- ahem -- "well armed, " smoking hot jung...

Al Feldstein was a key player in the success of EC. He was a first-rate editor, writer, and artist, and the science fiction titles showcased many of h

Al Feldstein's eye-popping cover for this landmark issue exemplified the Atomic Age public's fascination with flying saucers. With the publi...

John Wesley Vaughan of Troop 56 comes to the rescue in this thrilling, true-life Boy Scout story "ghost-drawn" by Lou Fine for Al Stenzel,...

<B>Virgil Finlay - Argosy V296#1, January 6, 1940 Illustration Original Art (Munsey, 1940).</B></I> This lushly detailed "dry...

Flattop's daughter raises Cain against "the system" on the TV airwaves and Dick Tracy takes it all in, in panel three of this strip. T...

Hal Forrest, the celebrated creator of <I>Tailspin Tommy</B></I>, one of the best-known aviation strips of the forties, details th...

Tailspin Tommy, the first aviation strip, was a barnstorming success that branched out into a radio series, a dozen Big Little Books, reprint books, a

She may look clean, but she can be a load of trouble! So it was that Bernie Blood was alarmed to discover that his hot date for the evening was none o

While the National Bureau of Investigations' crack agent, Plastic Man, stakes out Agent 260-Z's apartment, something sludgy slithers up out ...

This iconic cover by Frank Frazetta combines two wild west heroes in a split-cover design, with Ghost Rider and his horse standing out against a jet b

These detailed "thumbnail sketch" studies bring into sharp focus what is best about Frank Frazetta's art -- the dynamic action, the br...

In a savage land, mankind struggles to survive. Incredible action and drama are the hallmarks of these pencil and watercolor studies which spotlight d

The modern master of fantasy created three superb preliminary studies in preparation for his painted cover scene for the Jack Williamson paperback, ...

Outlaw bikers rule the road in this "born to be wild" color preliminary piece by fantasy maestro Frank Frazetta. The image area measures 7...

The Lizard-Men leap to the attack in this spectacular color preliminary painting by master fantasy painter Frank Frazetta. The image area measures 8...

Consider this semi-abstract, evocative scene by Frank Frazetta, spotlighting a poor soul who has been impaled on the blade-like spires of a mysterious

<B>Kelly Freas - Mad #70/Alfred E. Neuman Skating Cover Preliminary Painting Original Art (1961).</B></I> Kelly Freas may have had...

Looks like Dagwood should leave the cooking to Blondie, in this tasty cover scene from an unidentified issue. The art is drawn on a sheet of 11"...

Daisy's pups have Dagwood on the run, in this freewheeling cover scene. The art is drawn on a sheet of 11" x 13.75" bristol board, and...

Dagwood is a man on the move, even in his sleep, in this somnambulistic cover scene. The art is drawn on a sheet of 9" x 11.25" bristol bo...

Daisy's pups have Dagwood considering a diet, in this lighthearted cover scene. The art is drawn on a sheet of 10.5" x 12.5" bristol b...

Inspired by Japanese myths, the Magic the Gathering: Champions of Kamigawa card set revolves around the battle between spirits and living beings. Here

A Japanese-themed card set, Magic the Gathering: Champions of Kamigawa features spirits warring with living beings. If a land can be said to have a he

This lovely pen and ink illustration is by internationally syndicated cartoonist, Guy Gilchrist. The image area measures 11.5" x 16", and ...

Get ready for a "necktie party" pod'nuhs -- looks like Billy the kid is about to get himself tied up in a deadly plot in this suspense...

A deadly train robbery sets the stage for this dramatic Billy the Kid thriller. The image area of this page measures 12" x 18", and the ar...

Star Trek was still in production the year this vintage page was drawn. Captain Kirk, Mr. Spock, and Sulu all cameo on this page featuring the telepor

Few comic book artists can top the phenomenal Sam Glanzman when it comes to drawing authentic war scenes. The image area of this moody Silver Age spla

<B>Stan Goldberg - Modeling with Millie #45, Complete 18-page Story "Millie A Go-Go" Original Art (Marvel, 1966).</B></I>...

Vampirella has fueled the passions of "good girl" comics fans everywhere. Many first-rate artists have brought her exploits to life, but f...

Jose Gonzalez, considered by many fans to be the quintessential Vampirella artist, details the darling of Drakulon in a ferociously feral fantasy. The

Ever since its theater debut in 1933, "King Kong" has ruled the roost as the greatest fantasy epic ever made. In this detailed, stunning m...

<B>Chester Gould - Dick Tracy Sunday Comic Strip Original Art, dated 9-21-47 (Chicago Tribune, 1947).</B></I> Autumn Hews invades ...

<B>Chester Gould - Dick Tracy Sunday Comic Strip Original Art, dated 5-8-55 (The Chicago Tribune, 1955).</B></I> The "wild bo...

<B>Chester Gould - Dick Tracy Sunday Comic Strip Original Art, dated 5-14-61 (Chicago Tribune, 1961).</B></I> Chester Gould's ...

<B>Mike Grell - Warlord #100 Cover Original Art (DC, 1985).</B></I> This unchained image of Skartaris freedom fighter, Travis Morg...

<B>Frank Grundeen - Donald Duck Daily Comic Strip Original Art, dated 11-5-74 (King Features Syndicate, 1974).</B></I> Calorie-cou...

<B>Frank Grundeen - Donald Duck Daily Comic Strip Original Art, dated 10-18-75 (King Features Syndicate, 1975).</B></I> You can ta...

In the main Iskonian dome, Captain Kirk and the crew face a bio-mechanical recreation containing the Omnimind, in these two Sundays, dated 1-31-82 and

The crew of the Enterprise investigates the fate of a Bebebebeque colony on Mimit, in this set of Star Trek comic strips, written by Larry Niven, and

This exhilarating, seafaring, action-adventure scene most likely appeared as a thirties pulp or men's adventure story illustration. The fast-swi...

Commissioner Gordon vows justice for policeman Jim McClean in this elegant title page for "the Deadly Go-Between," drawn by Don Heck and w...

Spider Jerusalem takes in the sights while strolling through the City, in this jazzy cover illustration by Jaime Hernandez. The image area measures 10

George Herriman's comic strip, Krazy Kat, which ran in newspapers from 1913 until Herriman's death in 1944, is widely regarded as one of the...

Over ninety years after its inception, Krazy Kat remains one of the finest examples of American comic art. George Herriman’s scratchy and peculiar dra

<B>Stephen Hickman - "Magus Rex" Paperback Cover Painting Original Art (Tor, 1983).</B></I> Take a trip into the dark si...

This fiery duel between dragon and dragon slayer was showcased in <B>Greg Hildebrandt’s Book of Three-Dimensional Dragons</B></I>,...

The X-gang's all here: Bishop, Storm, Rogue, Professor X, Jean, Cyclops, Wolverine, Beast, Jubilee, Sabretooth, Psylocke and of course Remy Lebe...

With its white webs glittering, the snow creature known as the Frostweb Spider is brought to frigid life by master painter, Greg Hildebrandt. This is

The power of nephilim courses through this stunning illustration by Greg Hildebrant for the Magic the Gathering: Dissension card set. This is card num

The taste for blood breaks down what little self-control the dangerous Rakdos possesses, in this formidable illustration by Greg Hildebrant for the Ma

<B>Al Hirschfeld - Looney Tunes Limited Edition Lithograph Print #82/350 (undated).</B></I> Limited edition lithograph by the dean...

Burne Hogarth's title for this figure study reads, "The Principle of Using Perspective Ellipses in Foreshortening with a Joint as a Pivot.&...

Burne Hogarth, perhaps best remembered for his vision of Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan, was also a renowned art teacher. In addition to co-foundi...

Sharky, and Julie Strain, knee-deep in a mythic battle, explode from this startling and sensuous splash page by Alex Horley. With his vibrant light an

The Underworld has its own trade paper and the Golden Age Green Lantern has made front-page news in "The Criminal Call." Issue #38 was the...

Although most celebrated for his horror work, Graham Ingels was equally adept at other genres such as the Western or the high-seas yarns featured in...

Modern fantasy master Jeff Jones presents his own evocative vision of Conan, the Cimmerian, used for the cover of the fanzine, <B>Trumpet</...

Combining classical figure painting techniques with a contemporary sensibility, Jeff Jones has established himself among the first-rank of the fantasy

Disaster has struck in this chilling scene painted by fantasy art legend Jeff Jones. This oil on canvas painting has an approximate overall size of 20

This handsome painting of the Lord of Greystoke features Jeff Jones' lavish brush work and smoldering color, awash with that indescribable light...

Precisionist detail is the order of the day in this rampaging, rapid-fire cover spotlighting the Punisher, U. S. Agent, and Paladin. With rich, vibran

<B>Michael Kaluta - Preliminary Cover "The Books Of Magic" #61 (DC Comics/Vertigo, 1999) and Fairy and Toadstool Scene Pencil Sketch...

John Wayne was at the height of his big-screen popularity when he began starring in his own comic book series, published by Toby Press. This lot featu

Surely one of the most vibrant Conan images ever created, this painting has been used for posters, advertising pieces, collector's cards, and ev...

Caught in another-near-impossible situation, Conan faces death from all sides! Will the snarling lizard get him first, or the evil sorcerer and his mi